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Lindsey Vonn ditches her undershirt in a fiery red pantsuit, Maggie Sajak is a force & coach attacks umpire!
First Monday of May? Don't mind if I do! A new month, boys and girls. A big month, too. This is the month, for me at least, that the year really starts to crank up.
I hate winter. I'm not a huge spring guy. I love summer, mainly because it's the final bridge to the fall, which is easily the best time of the year. It's not even close.
For me, summer starts this month. I know it's technically not right, but summer goes from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day Monday. That's summertime. Memorial Day to Labor Day. The little calendar in the upper right corner of my computer tells me that we're exactly three weeks away from Memorial Day, which means we're 19 days away from the beginning of Memorial Day weekend.
And that means, folks, that we're 19 days away from summer. Let's roll.
Welcome to a big Monday — the one where Lindsey Vonn still has a fastball despite being on not one, but two crutches. Doesn't matter. This is why she's a Hall of Famer.
What else? I've got plenty of #content from a big weekend, I'm somehow in pretty good shape today after my brother's wedding, and is this Fenway Park proposal the toughest thing you'll sit through today? Maybe! We'll see.
Grab you whatever Star Wars-themed drink your local bar is serving today to celebrate May the Fourth, and settle in for a Monday 'Cap!
So, we'll go ahead and jump right into the wedding weekend before we check in with Lindsey and get this week started.
A good weekend. As far as weddings go, there were no real disasters. I've been a part of some doozies. This one was pretty seamless from start to finish.
And hey! We even had a few readers in attendance. This class cleans up well. Well done to all.
OK, let's get to the best #content from a big weekend, and allow a recovering Lindsey Vonn to lead us off:
Another excellent weekend. A good way to end April. A better way to start May. A couple thoughts ...
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OK, let's rapid-fire this Monday class into a big Monday night. First up? Let's head to the diamond and check in on today's youth!
Goodness gracious. I was never part of a game that included a coach/dad throwing hands with the umpire, but we've been close a few times.
Imagine, just for a second, getting THAT fired up over an 11U baseball game. Also, it's 8-0 in the third inning. At that point, you're just running out the clock and praying for the mercy rule so you can get to the Beef 'O' Brady's down the street before the bar closes.
And hey! Beef 'O' Brady's! Another one of those former establishments up in foreclosure heaven. Is Beefs still a thing? We used to have one in our town years ago, but it's been a while. Sad.
Next? Let's head on up to Fenway and tie the knot!
Good Lord.
She looks pissed. He looks humiliated. They force a kiss at the end, but that's clearly just for the cameras. They're just trying to save face at that point. It had to be the most uncomfortable moment at Fenway Park this season, and that's saying something given the team is (in)arguably the worst team in baseball.
Which brings me to my next point ... why schedule a proposal at Fenway right now? Has this guy not followed the team this season? They are an embarrassment. They stink.
They've already fired half the team, and they've been in the American League cellar for a month now. The players are fighting. The coaches don't even know half of them by name. The team flat out STINKS.
And you schedule a marriage proposal?! That's on you. You dug your own grave on that one.
OK, that's it for today. Excellent start to (almost) summer. Let's finish strong with Maggie Sajak as the world's hottest Jedi, and have a big week.
See you Wednesday.
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Disgraced Dem cut off from doing business with government after alleged ‘outright fraud’ uncovered
After resigning in the face of a House ethics probe, disgraced former Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been cut off from doing business with the federal government or receiving federal grants, aid or contracts.
This comes as Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, is charged with stealing $5 million in COVID-19 FEMA funds and making illegal campaign contributions. Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress in late April after Republicans vowed to force a vote to expel her from the chamber. Though she resigned, Cherfilus-McCormick has denied any wrongdoing and is still running to regain her congressional seat this November.
Now, the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, announced that Cherfilus-McCormick has been suspended, a federal designation that temporarily bars her from receiving contracts, grants or other federal funds. Her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, along with other associates and affiliated entities named in the federal indictment, has also been suspended by DHS.
"Former Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick abused Americans’ trust in the most egregious way possible," DHS General Counsel James Percival said in a statement. "She manipulated the COVID-19 crisis to funnel over $5 million of FEMA relief funds to her and her family members."
"This is outright fraud," Percival added, continuing, "That’s exactly what a federal grand jury and the U.S. House of Representatives found."
Percival said he is "proud that my office is taking the first step to ensure she is held accountable and American taxpayers’ money is protected from further misuse."
Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted by a Miami grand jury in November 2025 for allegedly stealing $5 million from FEMA. The decision to resign from office came just before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to recommend she be punished for misusing disaster relief funding that she allegedly funneled through several companies into her campaign coffers.
The committee found that she had committed 18 campaign finance violations, five counts of false financial disclosures, three counts of misusing official funds and one count of lack of candor.
Cherfilus-McCormick maintained her innocence, asserting that "This was not a fair process."
She said in a press release that the House Ethics Committee "refused my new attorney’s reasonable request for time to prepare my defense." She wrote, "I simply cannot stand by and allow my due process rights to be trampled on, and my good name to be tarnished."
"Rather than play these political games, I choose to step away so that I can devote my time to fighting for my neighbors in Florida’s 20th district. I hereby resign from the 119th Congress, effective immediately," she wrote.
DHS said that Cherfilus-McCormick’s suspension aligns with President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. The Trump Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which is led by "fraud czar" Vice President JD Vance, has been directed by the president to combat fraud, waste and abuse in federal benefit programs, "restore integrity to taxpayer-funded safety-net programs" and ensure that benefits go only to eligible Americans.
Vance said last week that the task force has been "working around the clock to root out fraudsters who have taken advantage of Americans' generosity for far too long."
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He pointed out that since the task force was launched, it has exposed 447 California hospices suspected of more than $600 million in fraud, while the U.S. Small Business Administration has referred more than 560,000 fraudulent COVID-era loans totaling $22 billion to the Treasury for collection.
Fox News Digital reached out to Cherfilus-McCormick's campaign for comment.
Tarik Skubal to undergo elbow surgery, sidelining Tigers ace for months ahead of free agency
Tarik Skubal, the Detroit Tigers’ ace and two-time defending AL Cy Young Award winner, is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow that will keep him sidelined for months, manager A.J. Hinch said on Monday.
Skubal isn’t done for the season, but he is expected to be out two to three months following the surgery to remove loose bodies in his left elbow, ESPN reported.
Hinch called it an "easy process and procedure" while delivering the news, but it’s certainly a blow to the Tigers’ staff and Skubal personally that he is sidelined for months.
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Skubal’s arm locked up during a bullpen session on Sunday ahead of his scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Now, he will undergo the surgery, with Hinch providing no specific timeline for his return.
Skubal’s last start came in a 4-3 win over the league-leading Atlanta Braves this past Wednesday, where he allowed two runs on five hits across seven innings of work. He struck out seven Braves hitters during his outing.
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However, in that game, Skubal was spotted rubbing his left arm, leading to Hinch and a Tigers trainer going to the mound to check on the pitcher. Skubal, though, remained in the game after tossing a warm-up pitch, and he went on to pitch seven strong innings.
As a result of Skubal being out, the Tigers recalled Ty Madden to the big leagues. Tyler Holton will also be making the spot start on Monday night, serving as the Tigers’ opener before Hinch needs to get creative with his bullpen.
Skubal is the latest Tigers starter to be placed on the injured list, joining Casey Mize and Justin Verlander. That leaves Framber Valdez and Jack Flaherty as the only healthy starters at the moment.
For Skubal, the timing isn't great, especially with impending free agency looming.
Skubal won a record-breaking arbitration case this offseason, where the Tigers were told to pay the left-handed ace $32 million for the 2026 campaign after they proposed a $19 million salary. The victory beat Juan Soto’s arbitration pay by the New York Yankees in 2024 by $1 million.
But, with no long-term deal in place for Skubal, the electric starter is set to be one of the top free agents after the season, unless he and the Tigers don’t figure something out before then. It seems unlikely that will happen at this point.
All teams interested in Skubal will be watching his recovery and eventual return closely. Until then, Hinch and the Tigers will need others to step up in the meantime for the starting rotation.
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Red Sox now dealing with locker room issues after publicly blaming each other as Boston sinks into last place
In sports, there's going in the right direction, and then there’s going in whatever direction the Boston Red Sox are going.
Boston entered the 2026 season with high hopes of returning to the postseason for the second consecutive year. The front office seemingly fixed their pitching problems, bringing in Ranger Suarez, Patrick Sandoval and Sonny Gray to support team ace Garrett Crochet.
While Alex Bregman departed in free agency, Roman Anthony, Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Marcelo Mayer formed a good young core around veteran stars like Willson Contreras and Trevor Story. Top prospect Kristian Campbell struggled in 2025, but at just 23-years-old, still offered plenty of upside.
They returned 2018 World Series-winning manager Alex Cora, providing stability as one of the three longest tenured managers with the same team.
Fast forward about six weeks and Boston’s buried in last place, 10 games behind the first place New York Yankees. They’ve been outscored on the season. And Cora and the entire hitting side of the coaching staff is gone. Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow has effectively cleaned house, hoping that a change in leadership would fix some of the team’s problems.
After this past weekend, not only has it not worked, but several players are now publicly disagreeing with each other in the media. The exact opposite of fixing problems.
The Houston Astros came into Fenway on Friday as one of the worst teams in baseball through the early part of the season. Their pitching staff has been decimated by injury, with Hunter Brown, Cristian Javier, and Josh Hader all out with various arm-related problems. Framber Valdez is in Detroit, and replacement Tatsuya Imai looked overwhelmed in his first few starts, before blaming that the adjustment to living and traveling in the US for arm fatigue.
Boston took game one on Friday, but a 6-3 loss on Saturday and 3-1 loss on Sunday were a continuation of the team’s issues. Sunday’s was particularly tough for Red Sox fans to take, as Rafaela had a chance with the bases loaded to tie or win the game in extras, only to ground into a game ending double play.
And in the aftermath, players have started blaming each other. Contreras, according to MassLive, said that it’s "different" without Cora in the dugout.
"It’s different with Alex not here," he said. "But after Cora got fired, the guys got loose a little more because I feel like the tension was gone…That’s what I felt. That’s my own opinion. When Alex wasn’t in the dugout (anymore), the team was kinda like loose. But that doesn’t matter. We have to play better. We have to find consistency. We have to get better, we have to be better."
He then got even more specific, calling out the younger players in the lineup for a lack of experience.
It "probably doesn’t help that the lineup has a number of young players who don’t have much experience in dealing with slumps," he added.
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One of those younger players, Marcelo Mayer, heard those remarks and clearly did not appreciate them.
"To me, that’s just kind of an excuse: blame the young guys," Mayer said, responding to Contreras’ criticism. "But at the end of the day, we’re all playing baseball, we’re all pros. We all know what we need to do. I don’t think we’re doing a good job with runners in scoring position. When you don’t do that, you don’t score runs."
So key players are underperforming. The rotation has been hammered by injuries, with Crochet now out with shoulder inflammation. They fired the manager and much of the coaching staff, and there’s public disagreement between veterans and younger players. Playoff odds have dropped to just 24%, despite being one of the richest and most successful organizations in the sport and playing in one of the league’s largest markets. Exactly what you want to see, a month and a half into the season.
Mayer is right too, to call out the lineup’s struggles with runners in scoring position. Boston has just a .695 OPS collectively in those situations so far this season, which puts them 23rd among the league’s 30 teams. The team’s batting average is .243, while the league-leading Braves are hitting .300 collectively. How much of that is just random variance and small sample size? Red Sox fans better hope that’s most of the explanation, because if not, this early-season swoon and a dysfunctional dugout can quickly end any hope of a postseason run.
Spirit Airlines chaos could be big loss for budget travelers as they fight for answers
Spirit Airlines' sudden shutdown ahead of the summer travel season is stoking fears of higher fares — and raising questions about what comes next.
The airline, which had more than 4,000 domestic flights scheduled through May 15, abruptly halted all flights on Saturday morning.
"This is tremendously disappointing and not the outcome any of us wanted," Spirit CEO Dave Davis said in a company statement.
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"All flights booked with credit and debit cards are in the process of being automatically refunded," a spokesperson for Spirit previously told FOX Business.
"The majority of guests who booked travel on a credit or debit card were refunded as of Saturday evening, with a small percentage continuing to process. Refunds may take time to appear in a guest’s account."
Travelers who purchased tickets through third-party vendors will need to reach out to those providers to request refunds, the airline said, FOX Business reported.
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Passengers who booked using vouchers, travel credits or loyalty points face looming questions.
The news of Spirit's demise was "a blow to air travelers across the United States," according to Lee Abbamonte, a New York-based travel expert.
Abbamonte told Fox News Digital that Spirit "almost singlehandedly kept pricing competitive in many markets in the country."
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"With Spirit being no longer viable, there is no pressure on legacy carriers to keep prices lower, especially with skyrocketing fuel costs," he said, citing increased fuel prices tied to the war with Iran.
Fox News Digital reached out to Spirit Airlines for comment.
"This is going to have a ripple effect across airfare pricing all over the country," he said.
"You may not like Spirit … but you cannot argue with their pricing model," added Abbamonte.
"Without Spirit, there's no reason for airfare to ever come down, especially with fuel costs skyrocketing."
Hunter Shkolnik, a New York-based attorney and aviation expert, told Fox News Digital that he expects fares to go up "across the board."
"Legacy airlines win here, budget travelers lose," he said. "Spirit kept prices honest, and without it, fewer choices and higher baseline fares are almost inevitable."
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Michael Boyd, the Colorado-based CEO of aviation consultancy Boyd Group International, disagreed about fare hikes. He told Fox News Digital that the concerns are "absolute nonsense."
"By this point, Spirit is not really a factor," he said. "They’re not in a lot of major markets and the ones they are in are mostly focused in Florida."
Major U.S. airlines — including United, Delta, JetBlue and Southwest — are capping their rebooking fares.
Affected Spirit customers may be eligible for one-way tickets priced at around $200, provided they can verify their original booking, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a Saturday morning press conference.
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"I would recommend that if you have a ticket with Spirit that you actually try to book with these airlines as soon as possible," Duffy said.
American and Delta are also offering reduced fares on high-traffic Spirit routes, while Allegiant has frozen prices on overlapping routes. Frontier is offering up to 50% off base fares through May 10, Duffy wrote on X.
Spirit passengers had mixed reactions to the shutdown.
"My thing with Spirit was your ticket could be $75, but by the time you [added] your bag, seat and gas for the plane, you [were] paying $300 like any other airline," one person said.
"The only thing Spirit was good for is if you were flying with the clothes on your back and nothing else," another chimed in.
"The way airline prices have doubled overnight because of Spirit shutting down," a third X user wrote. "Legit it's too expensive to literally exist nowadays."
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New evidence surfaces in Northeast Ohio Bigfoot flap including alleged tracks and unexplained howls
We're coming up on two months since the first of what turned out to be a total of eight "high-credibility" Bigfoot reports across Northeast Ohio. Shortly after the Ohio Bigfoot Flap had taken place, boots were on the ground to investigate.
Folks with the Ohio Squatch Project had been deployed to investigate the sightings in person, while being assisted by the Bigfoot Society that had been tracking the activity since it got underway March 6.
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The activity in the area has since quieted down. The Bigfoot Society issued a final report on the matter in early April and it looked like another set of unexplained Bigfoot sightings were bound for the pages of the history books.
That was until Sunday when FOX 8 reported that it had obtained "exclusive new evidence tied to recent sightings in Northeast Ohio." They went out and met with witnesses and Mike Miller, the co-founder of Ohio Night Stalkers Bigfoot Research Group.
They came back with video of alleged Bigfoot tracks, audio of unexplained howls, and a story about how this recent Bigfoot Flap wasn’t the first one in Ohio.
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The last such event took place back in 1978. Much like this recent one, the one 48 years ago is said to have happened after a brutal winter. Miller theorizes that the Bigfoot could have been flooded out of their normal dwellings and forced to look for new homes leading to their sightings.
Miller also says it's possible that "it could be rearing young in that area or it’s just, you know, you’re in their area and they want you to go."
He has evidence of howls that he claims don't match any "known animal in North America." He added, "Some of those screams pegged higher than a baboon on the spectrograph, and that is evidence."
You can decide that for yourself. See the tracks, hear the howls, and listen to the full story told during the FOX 8 interview, about the prior Ohio Bigfoot Flap from 1978, here.
Car plows into pedestrian zone killing 2 as police detain driver and investigate motive
A car plowed into a pedestrian zone in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday, killing two people and leaving several others seriously injured, officials said.
Reuters reported that police detained the driver, identified as a 33-year-old German man. Officials said there was no ongoing threat to the public as investigators work to determine what led to the incident.
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Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said the city was "mourning two deaths" and at least three people were seriously hurt, calling it a "horrific attack."
"We are mourning two deaths, currently three seriously injured people, and many others who were injured," Jung told journalists at a media briefing on Monday evening, according to Leipziger Volkszeitung.
"It’s impossible to find the right words for this horrific attack," he added.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Fake traffic violation text scam uses QR codes to steal payment info
Your phone buzzes. A text message pops up saying you have an outstanding traffic violation, and if you scan the attached QR code immediately, you can pay a $6.99 balance and avoid a court appearance.
It looks official. It sounds urgent. And it is completely fake.
Scammers are now targeting drivers across the U.S. with text messages that impersonate state courts, demanding payment for traffic violations that never happened. This campaign has already hit residents in New York, California, North Carolina, Illinois, Virginia, Texas, Connecticut and New Jersey, and it shows no signs of slowing down.
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You might remember the wave of smishing scams in 2025 that we reported on, which pretended to be from state toll agencies. Those texts pushed people toward phishing websites through direct links. This new variation takes a different approach, and a more convincing one.
Instead of a plain text link, these messages include an image that looks like an official court notice. It carries formal language, official-sounding headings and a QR code embedded directly in the document. The shift from a clickable link to a scannable code makes it harder for automated security tools to flag the message as dangerous.
One example Bleeping Computer shared claimed to be from the "Criminal Court of the City of New York." The notice warned that an unpaid parking or toll violation had entered the "formal enforcement stage" and demanded immediate payment, or else an in-person court appearance. Real courts communicate through official mail, not unsolicited text messages with QR codes.
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Scanning the QR code takes you to an intermediary page with a CAPTCHA. That step is intentional. Scammers use it to filter out security researchers and automated scanners so their phishing infrastructure stays under the radar longer.
Once you complete the CAPTCHA, you land on a site designed to look like your state's DMV or another government agency. It presents an "unpaid balance," always $6.99 in every case documented so far. That suspiciously round number creates urgency without raising an immediate alarm.
Clicking to pay takes you to a form that asks for your name, address, phone number, email address and credit card information. Everything you enter goes directly to the scammers. That data can fuel follow-on phishing attempts, identity theft, financial fraud or be sold outright to other bad actors.
For reference, fake New York DMV sites in this campaign have used hostnames like "ny.gov-skd[.]org" or "ny.ofkhv[.]life," neither of which has anything to do with actual New York state government infrastructure.
These scams are sophisticated enough to fool a lot of people, but a few smart habits can keep you well ahead of them.
The most important thing you can do is also the simplest: do not scan QR codes from unknown senders. If a text arrives from a number you don't recognize, and it asks you to scan something or make a payment, treat it as suspicious until proven otherwise. State agencies across the U.S. have made their position clear. They do not send text messages requesting personal information or payment details. If you genuinely owe a fine, you will receive official correspondence through the mail with verifiable contact information.
Never enter credit card information on a site you reached through a QR code in a text message. Go directly to your state's official .gov website instead, type the address manually into your browser and look up your actual account status there. If a charge is legitimate, it will show up when you log in through the real site.
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Strong antivirus software adds a critical layer of protection that works even when you don't. A good security app can detect phishing attempts, flag malicious sites before you enter any information and alert you to threats that arrive through text or email. Make sure your antivirus is active and updated on every device you use to open links or scan QR codes. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com.
If your personal information has already been exposed through a scam like this one, a data removal service can help limit the damage. These services scan data broker databases and request the removal of your name, address, phone number and other personal details that scammers rely on to target you. It won't undo what happened, but it can reduce your exposure going forward and make it harder for bad actors to reach you again. Check out my top picks for data removal services and get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web by visiting CyberGuy.com.
This scam collects exactly the kind of information that makes identity theft possible: your name, address, phone number, email address and credit card details. An identity theft protection service monitors your accounts, credit file and personal information for suspicious activity and alerts you the moment something looks off. Some services also provide recovery assistance and insurance if your identity does get compromised, which can make an overwhelming situation a lot more manageable. See my tips and best picks on Best Identity Theft Protection at CyberGuy.com.
If you already entered your payment information on one of these sites, contact your bank or credit card issuer immediately to dispute charges and request a new card number. Check your credit reports for any unusual activity and consider placing a fraud alert with one of the major credit bureaus.
If you receive one of these texts, report it. Forward the message to 7726 (SPAM), which is the carrier reporting shortcut used across major U.S. networks. You can also file a complaint with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and alert your state's attorney general's office.
This scam works because it exploits something real: the anxiety most people feel when a government notice shows up demanding action. The fake court language, the formal tone and the embedded QR code all contribute to an experience designed to short-circuit your skepticism. But the tells are there if you look. No legitimate court sends text message ultimatums with QR codes. No state DMV asks you to scan an image from a stranger's phone number to pay a $6.99 balance. When something feels urgent and slightly off, that combination is usually the scam talking.
If a court could send you a text message threatening legal action for less than the cost of a coffee, and millions of people might actually pay it, what does that tell us about how little most of us actually trust ourselves to spot a scam in the moment? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com.
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Pro wrestling stars leading showcase to benefit Tunnel to Towers, share what being an American means to them
Pro wrestling stars Steve Maclin and Deonna Purrazzo are set to bring the pain for a live viewing audience in New Jersey next month – for a good cause.
Maclin, who performs for TNA Wrestling (TNA), and Purrazzo, Ring of Honor (ROH)’s current women’s pure champion, will host the Battle for the Brave: Wrestling Showcase for Heroes, which will benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
The bell will ring at 7 p.m. ET at the Rahway Rec Center in Rahway on June 6. Purrazzo said she and Maclin got the idea to put on a wrestling benefit show after working with Josh Lentin of the Heroes Cup Hockey Tournament. Being wrestlers for over a decade, Purrazzo told Fox News Digital she wasn’t sure if promoting an event would really be their cup of tea but took the challenge head on especially for a great cause.
Purrazzo said she wasn’t exactly sure how the pro wrestling world would respond to the event, but added the support has been tremendous.
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"It’s a great cause just because that entire New York/New Jersey area, the Tri-State area, has really been affected by 9/11. It affected both of our lives," Maclin told Fox News Digital. "I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2005. It just affected everyone. So, especially a lot of the talent that’s on the card as well, everybody has some type of story or link toward 9/11.
"And with Tunnel to Towers, a lot of people in that area love the cause and love what Tunnel to Towers does for the community by giving back to first responders’ families, paying off mortgages, smart homes for veterans who have been wounded and now paying off college tuitions for first responders’ and veterans’ families who have lost some loved ones."
Maclin shed light on his service as a U.S. Marine. He served in the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines Weapons Company as a machine gunner. From 2007-2011, he did tours in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
"Like I said before, 9/11 was a big part of my life as a kid growing up," he explained. "I grew up just outside of New York City. So, when 9/11 happened, I was in home room. It just pulled me in that direction. It changed a lot of people’s lives. And for me, for the better, because it instilled what I always knew I needed to do and that was to go serve and fight for my country no matter what.
"I chose the Marines because the Marines are the best. And that’s just how I’ve always been. I just try to work hard and put one foot forward and keep moving forward and it’s been a roller coaster ever since. Now, here we are, almost 25 years later, and we’re running a wrestling show in honor of 9/11 and our first responders"
The Battle for the Brave will coincide with America’s 250th birthday and America 250 celebrations across the U.S. The UFC is hosting an event at the White House in June, while IndyCar is set to race on the streets of Washington, D.C., in August.
Purrazzo and Maclin shared what being an American meant to them as pride in the U.S. starts to come into full focus.
"Growing up in New Jersey as well, 9/11 was such a big deal. For me, I was in second grade. I didn’t understand what was going on but in the days after, I felt a sense of unity in that everyone came together, everyone was proud to be an American, and we were going to fight back and stand together and be one, united country. And I think that, that feeling has always stuck with me but being a veteran’s wife, it’s taken on a completely different role.
"Steve opening up about his service and things he’s seen and experienced with me has given me a new passion to let veterans know that, yes, war will always come home with you but it doesn’t have to define you. Steve was so lucky that he was able to find wrestling right after he got out of the Marine Corps and it saved him, in a way, from falling down the unknown path of ‘What am I? Who am I next?’
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"And I think that’s something that our veterans deal with unbeknownst to the rest of the public. It’s not talked about enough. They say 22 veterans but right now the math is leading toward 44 veterans a day lose their lives to that battle – an identity crisis of who am I after service. So, that’s what it means to be American for me now, is showing that support for our veterans, showing that our country is here for them and we’re here to support them and we’re here to give them the resources that they need to live healthy and successful lives after service."
Maclin recalled working at some of the Tunnel to Towers events earlier this year, which underscored what he had fought for in Afghanistan.
"No matter who it was, male, female, Black, White, it didn’t matter the race, gender, nothing. It was everybody praising our country, waving the American flag – that red, white and blue," he said. "I know there’s an animosity toward certain views nowadays, and for me, that’s what I fight for, that’s what I still fight for.
"And once we do have children in this world, however, we can pass knowledge onto others, I always, no matter what, want to keep that pride in our country and fight for what we’re actually fighting for and that’s for our brothers and our neighbors."
Americans’ pride in their country is declining, a Gallup poll revealed last June, while a Fox News poll showed that about six in 10 are proud of the U.S. today.
Fox News Digital asked Purrazzo and Maclin how can Americans get that pride back.
"I think like Steve said, the connotation of having American pride is so negative in our country right now. And I think that having patriots who stand up and say, no I believe in our country, I believe in the ideals of it, I believe in the foundation of what we were built on – fighting for our freedom, fighting for what we believe in, fighting for our neighbors, fighting to support one another. I think just being able to be comfortable and vocal in that is the first step.
"We shouldn’t be ashamed to be American. We shouldn’t be ashamed to support our military, to support the ideals of this country and what it was founded on."
Maclin told Fox News Digital exclusively that he will be a part of the Battle for the Brave Cup Gauntlet Match. He said he will be the first competitor in the match, which will also feature Richard Holliday, Megan Bayne, BDE and others.
"Everybody’s been asking me, ‘Why would you not want to wrestle on your own show, especially for such a great cause?’ So, as of now, officially, I am entering as the No. 1 entrant in the Battle for the Brave Memorial Cup," he said. "I’ll be taking on 12 other competitors. It’s an over-the-top battle royal and the final two competitors turns into a match.
"I’m going to take the tough road and the hard road of going No. 1 and trying to make my way all the way through to be the (last) one."
Purrazzo said she, as of now, isn’t in a match. But didn’t rule out getting involved in commentary in some way.
Legendary pro wrestling tag team Jeff and Matt Hardy, known as the Hardy Boyz, will also be a part of the event.
"My brother and I are both very excited to be headlining Steve Maclin and Deonna Purrazzo's very special Tunnel to Towers event. Tunnel to Towers is a very special organization that helps take care of people who have been injured on the job protecting us - people like the military, first responders and police," the Hardys said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "We are very grateful for all of these people's services and efforts in keeping us all safe and healthy. We look forward to raising as much money as we possibly can."
Floor seats for the event are completely sold out. There are still general admission tickets and meet-and-greet tickets with the Hardy’s still available.
Marlins pitcher Janson Junk's scoreless streak makes Miami the pick against struggling Aaron Nola
It has not been the most impressive stretch from me on the diamond lately. I had a play on the Braves superstud Ozzie Albies yesterday, and despite him getting a pair of hits, he didn't cash my bet. Seems almost difficult to do, but that was because I needed him to get three total bases instead of two. I knew the parlay was a long shot, so I'm not disappointed in that. Still, I need to get back on track and I have a look here between the Phillies and Marlins.
The Philadelphia Phillies are considered one of the bigger disappointments to start the MLB season. Now that we are more than 30 games into the season, I think we have to accept that this is who the team is. However, the Phillies didn't sit around doing nothing. They saw that the team was underperforming and abandoned their plan. They sent away their manager and have gone 5-1 since that dismissal. They won yesterday's game and have assured themselves of at least a mutual 2-2 split of this four-game set.
Tonight, they turn to Aaron Nola in hopes of getting a series win. It has been a rough start to the year for Nola, going 1-3 with a 6.03 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. He has been worse on the road than at home this season, giving up 15 of his 21 runs as a visiting starter. He has allowed five or more runs in both of his last road outings. The Phillies have overall lost five of his six starts for the year. Marlins hitters have been very good against Nola in the past, going 11-for-26 against him.
The Miami Marlins are a bit of a surprise to start the year. They are under .500 at the moment at just 16-18, but have a winning record at home. Collectively, the team is hitting better than expected, posting a .252 batting average with 146 runs scored for the year. They only have 25 homers, so there is some reason to believe this is sustainable, as power tends to come and go for a lot of clubs. Their pitching has even been reliable with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP.
PHILLIES FIRE ROB THOMSON, MAKE DON MATTINGLY TO INTERIM MANAGER AFTER DISMAL START TO THE SEASON
Janson Junk takes the pill tonight for the fish, and he has been solid this season. In six starts, Junk has turned in a 2-2 record with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. He has been very strong at home with a 2.86 ERA over 22 innings. He only made one start this season where he allowed more than three earned runs. Currently, he is the proud owner of 11 straight scoreless innings. He has allowed only four hits and two walks over that stretch as well. Phillies hitters are batting just 4-for-20 against him with no extra-base hits.
In this game, we have the hot Phillies, taking on the very talented Marlins team. This is a young and hungry Miami squad against a Philadelphia team that is looking for a turnaround. Of the two starters, I think the better one, at least right now, is Junk. Nola has been reliable for years, but this has been a rough start.
I'm going to take the Marlins through five innings in this game. Although the team looks a bit more rejuvenated, I think Nola needs to shift his mechanics a bit. I'm going to take Miami at -120.
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