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European World Cup Instagram influencers can stay after backing the blue, Caitlin attacked & a steak rack!
It's a cloudy, dark morning here in NW Ohio, but today is my last Screencaps until next Friday, so it's actually a sunny day in my brain. It's not that I need a break writing America's Best Daily Column. But, it's really good to get a break to go explore the world and develop new stories in my brain.
That said, there's work to do today and we get things rolling with European World Cup influencers thanking the blue keeping them safe at these events that are taking place around the country. Stop and think about how you haven't heard about any problems at these events.
Things are going so well with the World Cup that the purple hairs have focused their attention on the Reflecting Pool. Meanwhile, you have Twitter legend Leah Ray and Elsa Thora singing the praises of this great country and our first responders.
These two can stay. Ladies, you're welcome to make Marblehead, Ohio, your summer home while wintering in Miami, or wherever you'd like.
Trade proposal: Woke Sweden, where Elsa is from, can take 100 of our worst wokes and we'll take Elsa. If the Swedish lefties, where the birth rate is lower than the United States, would like even more wokes to bump their population, then that's fine. We'll give you an entire woke village in Vermont. Take your pick.
Oh, and if you want that America-hating idiot politician in New York who was rooting for Senegal to win the World Cup instead of the U.S., you can have her. Please sign her to an NIL deal and get her out of here ASAP. You'll love her.
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– Matt in Oklahoma reacts to my upcoming golf trip: Joe, enjoy your trip! We went up there in September of last year and had a great time. We stayed at the Highlands (Boyne) and played Quarry/Preserve, Preserve/Links and Arthur Hills. Not sure if you’re playing any of those. It was all gorgeous. I’m a 16 handicap. Was lucky to break 100! Have fun.
Kinsey: My goal, as I wrote, is one round in the 80s. I was able to do it last year at Forest Dunes on The Loop, so it's not out of the question. Friday afternoon makes the most sense just based on the body starting to break down as the week goes on, but the course, The Legend, is going to chew me up. I actually like my chances Saturday morning when we play Cedar River. I shot a 93 there in the fall after a slow start. My plan remains to stay focused, play to bogey and sneak in a few pars.
– Red in western New York reacts to German soccer fan Freddy driving through Elmore, OH: Been through Elmore many times (wife is from nearby Graytown, in-laws still reside there). Have played several rounds of golf at Sugar Creek Golf Course. Between Elmore, Genoa and Oak Harbor you'll get that small town feel that you describe. Definitely a good part of the world ("God's country" as my late grandmother-in-law would say).
Kinsey: Where I grew up in SW Ohio, they would call the hills of Kentucky and Tennessee God's country, but who am I to argue with Red. I'll allow it, Red.
– Craig in New Mexico is a new emailer: As a fellow Ohio boy, now in NM, I hope you have a great trip trip to Northern Michigan- pains me to say this, but, they do have good golf.
Kinsey: It sounds like Craig is an Ohio State fan. I've never had an issue being an Ohio State fan once I get above the Zilwaukee bridge on I-75. That seems to be a dividing line between the Michigan mob and the Michigan State fans who seem to heavily populate northern Michigan.
– Michael C. in Utah checks in: I am extremely envious of your Michigan golf trip. Northern Michigan in the summer is amazing. Are you playing Arcadia Bluffs. I have only played the Bluffs course there, and not the South Course, but it was extremely fun and worth your time and money.
Kinsey: As I told Michael C., Arcadia is on my list. I'll never play Pebble Beach, but I can afford to play along the shores of Lake Michigan and then stay in some roadside motel because Michigan is still reasonable, so Arcadia will definitely happen at some point soon.
You guys don't hate the WNBA and the militant lefty morons who run this organization enough. These idiots start flying on private jets because Caitlin Clark bumps up the TV ratings to historic levels and they thank her over and over by disrespecting what she has meant to the league financially.
Now, it is just some stupid poster, but this just shows how big of morons we're talking about here. They could make 4X, 5X, hell, maybe 10X the money (I'm not a chief financial officer) if they actually promoted Clark as the face of the league. But, we know the black players and lesbians would absolutely lose their minds over a straight, white, American female playing such a role.
Can't have that.
– Kevin in Frederick shares: Joe, I get it it’s late. You’re probably gonna skip over this. But I can’t tell you how important it is to pay attention to what private equity companies are doing to you online.
I was messing around thought I’d go to Bear Lake on the boarder of Idaho and Utah in July. Supposed to be beautiful - Like Torch Lake beautiful, but in the mountains (And if you haven’t been a Torch, like don’t go because you want to keep that a secret).
Long story short log on Southwest.com I find a flight to Salt Lake City. It says 268 out 165 back. Cool I got that. When I go to book a ticket, I’m sorry "but things happen fast" your seat prices changed. It’s now 298. There were 12 seats available at this rate.
No problem I choose a different outbound flight at 268. Because there’s a bunch. Flight back is still 165… Go to book it. " I’m sorry but things happen fast" you’re outgoing flight is now 298.
Joe, this happened four other times. I went to the low flight Calculator on Southwest. It showed 270. I clicked 270. I selected 270 when I went to check out I’m sorry your flight is now 298. We’re a month out Joe, a month. Additionally, with Southwest, apparently now you have to opt out of pre-selected tickets they choose for you so you can select your own flight times (Even though they’ve changed the price).
This used to be one of the best companies in America. And now you’re getting effed over by private equity.
It’s like they want you to buy with Priceline (et al) and other third parties so they can sell their tickets wash their hands and be clean. Oh, there was a problem on your flight? Sorry you have talked to Priceline. I posted it on Twitter both videos. It’s about a 10 minute watch but I’m telling you at 1:28 in the morning on June 25 Southwest is screwing you over.
– Travel Ball Hardo Chris B. in Houston sent this one:
Queen of Rust popping off.
As we close down June, I want all of you to remember how important next week will be. Think about what sort of memory you want to leave for future generations. That July 2 mow will be your America 250 mow. Get dialed in.
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And with that, I'm done with Screencaps for a week. SeanJo will take control on Friday. Saturday, the column will be dark. Sean needs time off. I need time off. We're taking time off. He'll be back Sunday. I'll be back next Friday.
Stay safe. Have a great weekend and let's go celebrate summer.
Dianna Russini pulled pathetic move with an officer to get out of a ticket, and it should have the NFL nervous
The Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel scandal grew new legs this week in the oddest of ways.
The New York Times, which owns The Athletic, published a scathing report on their former NFL insider Wednesday morning, to the tune of 5,000 words.
The novel included several eyebrow-raising items, including Russini's reported salary at The Athletic ($800,000), a tense back and forth between Russini and the writers of the story (her former co-workers), and an ESPN source telling the Times that Russini and Vrabel were operating "very flagrantly."
No clue what that means, but it doesn't sound great!
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Anyway, one of the juicier nuggets from the report centered around Russini getting pulled over earlier this year. According to the Times, she tried to get out of the ticket by FaceTiming the officer's favorite NFL team's head coach.
It worked.
"Do you want to talk to the coach? You should talk to the coach," Russini asked the officer, according to The Times.
Russini essentially verified the story earlier this year during an appearance on the "Stugotz and Company" podcast.
Take a look:
"I FaceTime the head coach," she said. "Head coach is in his office. He said, ‘What’s up?’ I go, ‘I just got pulled over and I just wanted you to meet my friend, Officer Joe.’ What a nasty play. But it worked."
Lordy. This Dianna Russini is a piece of work. Perhaps we should've seen this coming, though. She was saying this kind of stuff on podcasts MONTHS AGO. I've seen some shady clips that date back years.
And we all just glossed over them, or fake-laughed like the podcast crew in the above clip. In hindsight, Russini had been dropping hints for years.
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As for this particular incident ... I'd imagine it has some folks in the NFL sweating today.
Ever since the Russini-Vrabel scandal erupted back in March, we've heard at various times that the rest of the league is nervous. It's almost like there's more meat on this bone, and folks know what it is, but nobody has actually said it yet.
Take the above clip, for instance.
She FaceTimed an NFL head coach during a traffic stop to get out of a ticket, he allegedly answered, and it worked. It seems harmless on the surface, but why in the world is an NFL head coach answering a FaceTime from Dianna Russini? That doesn't just happen by accident.
It's not a great look for the NFL, which, I'm quite sure, would love this story to go away.
"I think the entire league is nervous," two-time Pro Bowler Mark Schlereth, now an NFL on FOX analyst, said in a social media post last week.
Training camps open in less than a month. The season is just over two months away. The New York Times has still not concluded its investigation into Russini, but this story is probably a sign that it's coming.
And if this was any indication, it's probably not good.
For Russini, or the NFL.
Centuries-old pirate mystery deepens after wrecks are found near Bahamas haven
A group of filmmakers and archaeologists say they've found the first shipwrecks linked to the real-life pirates who once operated from Nassau in The Bahamas.
In a joint statement in early June, the New Providence Pirates Expedition and Wreckwatch TV announced that they had discovered six shipwrecks near Nassau, including three from the Golden Age of Piracy.
"Until now, not one of their ships has ever come to light in their home waters," researchers said.
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The Golden Age of Piracy took place between the 1650s and the 1730s — when pirates operated throughout the Caribbean and other trade routes.
The Bahamas emerged as a center of piracy in the late 17th century, and the release noted that 1,000 pirates and sailors lived in the Nassau port at its peak.
One wreck yielded iron cannons, lead musket balls and a sword sharpener — items researchers said were consistent with piracy during the era.
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The team also found hull planks, rigging and cargo remains, including glass bottles and bricks from the ship's galley.
At another wreck, divers found clay tobacco pipes bearing the royal crest of England, suggesting it was an English trading vessel from the 1740s.
"The survival of the wreck, heavily smashed by urban construction, is a miracle," the release said of the find.
"The trader’s cargo of wine in glass bottles and fancy smoking pipes sheds rare light on Nassau becoming a normal port of trade, bouncing back from the pirate anarchy."
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Project co-director Michael Pateman said "crystal-clear visibility" at one site helped researchers identify key features of an armed wreck.
"The whole wreck was laid out before us," Pateman said in a statement. "The ship was heavily armed, especially with swivel guns, the cannon of choice for pirates. Slotted onto deck rails, these anti-personnel weapons raked devastating fire on enemy crews."
For another wreck, Kingsley said a combination of artifacts and structural evidence suggested it was likely a pirate vessel.
"For one site, the smoking gun was literally its iron cannon, a swivel gun, the weapon of choice for pirates, lead musket balls and a sword sharpener," he said.
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"The absence of cargo like pottery and the narrow width of the ballast mound all point toward a wrecked sloop, the small and swift pirate 'hot wheels' of choice."
Sean Kingsley, a marine archaeologist who co-directed the expedition, told Fox News Digital that no specific pirate crew has been identified, though researchers uncovered several signs of piracy.
One wreck, a large burned wooden hull discovered in Nassau Harbor, sparked speculation that it could be linked to Henry Avery, one of history's most notorious pirates.
Kingsley said the vessel's wooden treenails suggest it was built during the late 1600s or early 1700s, though further research is needed to identify the wreck.
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"All we can say for sure is right place, right date, right size," said Kingsley. "The ship needs a lot more science before we can prove that."
Though pirates are often portrayed as villains, the researchers said many sailors turned to piracy to escape harsh conditions and low pay in the Royal Navy and merchant fleets.
"Piracy offered rebels a chance to escape whipping, poor food and worse on navy warships and to earn up to 1,000% more than sailing on regular merchant vessels," the statement said.
Pateman said, "It might have been a short life, but for a brief period of mayhem, sailors found freedom and wealth unmatched anywhere on earth. That escape was the pirate dream."
The expedition was documented by Wreckwatch TV for an upcoming documentary series.
Kingsley hopes to map the entire harbor with an underwater drone — "especially the more dangerous areas," he said.
"We’re certain more secrets are hiding there," Kingsley said.
"The cannon wreck needs recording with multibeam or 3D photography. The wooden hull needs digging to crack its full story and look for cargo and small finds to fine-tune its date."
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He added, "There’s so much unfulfilled potential, all the while collaborating with Bahamian custodians to help them protect their sunken history."
Joy Behar defends democratic socialism, claims Social Security and first responders prove it works
"The View" co-host Joy Behar defended democratic socialism Wednesday, arguing that programs including Social Security and public services such as fire departments, ambulance services and garbage collection are examples of the political ideology at work, as the panel discussed the growing influence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his allies.
"I’m not scared of the term," Behar said during the ABC daytime show after the panel debated the victories of three congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani in New York’s Democratic primaries.
"Social Security is a democratic socialism," Behar said. "Partly unemployment insurance is. The people who pick up your garbage, the people who take the fire out of your house. All of these are democratic socialism."
The discussion came one day after all three New York congressional candidates backed by Mamdani prevailed in Democratic primary contests, further cementing the democratic socialist mayor's influence over New York's progressive wing and prompting renewed debate about the direction of the Democratic Party.
Behar argued that many Americans already benefit from government-funded programs and should not fear the label. She added that New Yorkers aren't afraid of democratic socialism, and compared it to government first responders.
"If I fall down, I want an ambulance," she said. "If my house is on fire, bring your hose. You know what I mean?"
Behar also suggested Republicans have turned the phrase into a political weapon.
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"I think they're scared of the term in this country," she said.
She went on to argue that political momentum was shifting away from President Donald Trump and Republicans.
"There is a major reaction formation going on," Behar said. "Republican senators are turning, congressmen are turning on Trump and people have had it with this right-wing nasty politics that we've had to subject ourselves since this guy got into office."
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The comments came during a broader debate among the co-hosts over whether Mamdani's growing influence strengthens or weakens Democrats heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
Former Trump White House communications director, and co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin warned the victories reflected a leftward shift that could hurt Democrats in competitive districts.
"These were left-wing extremists that were elected last night at the expense of moderate Democrats," Griffin said. "I've seen this happen in my party, where the extreme right wing takes over, and you can't get your party back. I would warn you all this is very dangerous, and it could risk you losing the House."
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Sunny Hostin disagreed, arguing the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) had become a significant political force.
"I think that New York is the nation's cultural and political capital," Hostin said. "The Democratic Socialists of America is a force to be reckoned with at this point."
Whoopi Goldberg urged viewers to reserve judgment until November's general election.
"Let's see what happens," Goldberg said. "I'm going to wait like everybody has asked me to do with every candidate that wins."
Senate Republican pushes overhaul to cut red tape and speed up American energy projects
FIRST ON FOX: The Senate’s newest member is reviving an issue that has echoed through the halls of Congress for years, and one that, if successful, could turbocharge energy production in the U.S.
Sen. Alan Armstrong, R-Okla., who was appointed to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin earlier this year, has one priority in the few months that he has been the Sooner State’s junior Senator: permitting reform.
It’s not one of the sexy, bombastic issues on the Hill, but it’s one that has percolated among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for years. And one that has never quite made it to the finish line.
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But for Armstrong, who stepped down as CEO of the Oklahoma-based natural gas processor and transporter Williams Companies before joining the Senate until the end of the year, the only issue that matters is gutting red tape and legal hurdles for new energy infrastructure projects that proponents argue, in the long run, could provide a boom in America’s economic competitiveness, particularly against China.
"There’s no magic, overnight fix to lower prices, but comprehensive, meaningful permitting reform will ensure that the U.S. remains the global leader in energy," Williams said in a statement. "When we can build our own infrastructure and produce our own supply, our allies will be far less reliant on adversarial sources for their energy."
"The U.S. cannot afford to remain idle while our global competitors move ahead, and the cost of inaction will be paid directly by American consumers through higher utility bills," he continued.
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Williams has produced a package of bills geared toward permitting reform that combines ideas from the House and Senate, dubbed the American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026.
The package would ultimately alleviate time and money spent on the permitting process for pipeline developers, liquid natural gas (LNG) export companies and natural gas producers, among others, as they navigate the dense and slow-moving permitting process.
Armstrong’s legislation, which so far has the backing of Republican Sens. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Rick Scott of Florida, and Katie Britt of Alabama, along with nearly two dozen oil and gas companies, would make the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency (FERC) the lead agency in approving interstate pipelines and LNG terminals, a change in current law that would prevent a single state from blocking a federally approved interstate project.
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It would also require "evidence-based" review when it comes to environmental-based decisions in the permitting process, and would expand the usage of Nationwide Permits under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a broader standardized approval process for certain projects.
The package also creates standardized requirements for projects that affect wetlands and waterways and would make it easier for mining, particularly of critical minerals, to take place on federal lands.
And it would broadly reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that requires federal agencies to study environmental impacts before approving many projects to narrow what agencies analyze, clarify that NEPA is largely a procedural law, limit expansive environmental analyses and establish clearer rules for review in court.
"America has got to be able to build again, or else we are leaving our kids a worse country than the one we inherited from previous generations," Armstrong said. "I’m glad that my presence in the Senate these last few months has reinvigorated this conversation, and rest assured, I won’t be stepping off the gas."
John Barrymore's biographer challenges the Hollywood corpse party legend Drew Barrymore once confirmed
John Barrymore’s biographer refuted a rumor that the legendary Golden Age actor’s body was stolen from the morgue by his friends in 1942 so he could join them for one more party.
Drew Barrymore, the "Grand Hotel" star’s granddaughter, even confirmed the story six years ago, saying "Not only yes, but there have been cinematic interpretations of that."
Terry Chester Shulman, who wrote the biography "Barrymore: The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America's Prince of Players," about John Barrymore told Fox News Digital: "I would like nothing more than to tell you that it's true, because it's such an outrageous story, but it isn't, and it couldn't be because both of the participants, Raoul Walsh, the director, and Errol Flynn, who the trick was supposedly played on, told totally different stories."
He continued, "In their autobiographies, you think they would have gotten their story straight. But, you know, in one story … Raoul Walsh's story, Flynn runs out of the house screaming and hides behind an oleander bush, and Flynn's story, he does something else: He runs out into the porch."
He added that in one account, Barrymore’s body is propped in a chair in front of a door and in another it’s on a sofa.
"The other thing is that Walsh says that he asked Malloy, the owner of Malloy's funeral home, if he could borrow Jack's body," Shulman said. "And Malloy said, ‘Yes.’"
But Barrymore’s body was actually at the Pierce Brothers funeral home, not Malloy, he added.
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"So, I hate to dispel that great story," he lamented. "And finally, Jack's great friend Gene Fowler and his son Will sat up with Jack's body all night and said it absolutely wasn't true. So I'm sorry to be a killjoy."
Barrymore was an alcoholic, which contributed to his death at 60 years old.
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But Shulman noted that while drinking "destroyed" his personal life, it actually helped his career.
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Golden Age performers such a W.C. Fields and Jack Benny often created a signature caricature of themselves they would portray in movies, Shulman explained, saying that Barrymore’s was "kind of boozy Shakespearean ham that was hugely successful. He was a huge star on radio, and it kept him working right up until his death."
But his drinking ruined his marriages, he said.
"He was married four times, and this horrible combination of his alcoholism with pathological jealousy made for some very bad marriages," Shulman said. "He would interrogate his wives like it was a police interrogation, have a light on them because he was --- some man may have smiled at them, but he just went ballistic."
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Barrymore had a really "destructive childhood," Shulman explained, saying that he had lost his virginity at 15 to his stepmother after his mother died at 11 and his grandmother, who was his "emotional rock," also died.
"He was suspicious of women," Shulman said, "and I think perhaps mostly because of his sexual abuse from his stepmother. I mean, imagine the guilt that he would feel about his father. He was cuckolding his father with his wife. So that and the combination of his alcoholism and all of this really created a really destructive person to be married to."
Still, despite his personal problems, Barrymore "changed the world" of theater and was incredibly "innovative in film."
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"Serious drama died during World War I, and he brought it back to life with these four smash hit Broadway plays, which opened the door for Eugene O'Neill and kind of lit the spark for this great age of American drama and dramatists and great dramatic actors that followed," he explained.
"If he'd just done that, it would have been incredible," he continued. "But then he reintroduces Shakespeare to the 20th century … It's not an exaggeration to say that he taught the British how to play Shakespeare in a modern way."
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Shulman said when Barrymore brought his production of Hamlet to London, John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier — who went on to be great Shakespearean actors — were there as young men "and they were just transformed."
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Barrymore "tried" to spend time with his kids — including Drew Barrymore’s father, John Drew Barrymore – but Shulman said that his exes had seen him at his worst, and they were afraid of him being alone with the children.
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"It did terrible damage to Drew's father," he said. "You know, he would tell the story that he met his father, remembers being with his father several times. He wasn't."
He agreed that Drew had succeeded in softening the image of the Barrymore family.
"Arguably, I was going to say she's been the most successful [Barrymore], but in a modern context, but they were known as the royal family of the stage and screen," he said. "Because of her, people are aware of the Barrymore name, It's still in the public eye and it's still current. So yeah, I think she's done wonderful things for their legacy and I think they would think so."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Barrymore for comment.
"Barrymore: The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America's Prince of Players" will be released on July 21.
Former NFL star says he 'would definitely be' frustrated with NFL letting FIFA bring grass to turf fields
NFL players have asked for years to make grass fields mandatory at their stadiums -- this summer, they are, but for another reason.
Seven NFL stadiums that use artificial turf have transformed their playing surfaces to grass for FIFA regulations during the World Cup.
Half the league’s stadiums use turf, despite NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell saying that 92% of the league’s players prefer grass.
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Understandably so, Super Bowl champion offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth said he "would definitely be" annoyed with the league if he were still playing.
"I don't think there's any doubt about it, only because we've voiced so much that we'd love to have it," Whitworth admitted.
"I get it. Here's the reality -- when you look at these stadiums, they're entertainment venues. They're not just for football. From the Taylor Swift tour to you name it, everything happens there. So when you say, all right, from an owning-a-building standpoint, from this being able to operate as a venue like that, I get it. To be able to have concerts, to be able to have all the events they want to have there, you need a harder surface. So you understand that part of it."
But one of the reasons that Whitworth was "jacked up" to be a Ram was that his division opponents played on grass in their home stadiums. Even when he first signed, the Rams were on grass at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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At this point, plenty of studies about injuries and playing surfaces are conflicting, but Whitworth said it goes far beyond actual injuries.
"We could nitpick every surface in the world of injury rates, right? But I'll tell you this -- ask the people who actually stand on the grass and the turf, what would you rather play on? There's no other discussion," he said. "The reality is everyone wants to play on grass because you feel better.
"At my age, older age or younger, you feel it in your body and in your bones. Forget injuries. You feel it for days after that game. Days and days. You can just feel the difference. I always tell this to people. Go out and take a long walk on concrete in your neighborhood, then go take that same walk on a rubber surface at a track and see how much different you feel in your body. That's the reality. You play grass games, dude, I would bounce back in a second. Even at 40, I'd play a grass game and be like, 'Dude, I'm ready to go lift tomorrow. I feel great.'
"But a turf game almost zaps you of all your energy and your bones and all that. So I think whenever we get into it, it's not just about data. It's about when these players are saying it's that extra feeling of another three, four days of, man, I just feel terrible. I feel awful."
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It was announced late last year that each NFL team will be provided with "a library of approved and accredited NFL fields" before the 2026 season begins. Any new field will immediately have to meet those standards, and all teams will have two years to achieve them. Both grass and synthetic turf fields will be subject to the new standards.
The NFL has no plans to require natural grass fields.
The league’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said there are no "statistically significant differences" in lower-extremity injuries or concussions that can be attributed to the type of playing surface or a specific surface, despite widespread preferences by players for grass fields and complaints about surfaces such as the one at MetLife Stadium, where the New York Giants and Jets play and where the World Cup final will be held on July 19.
Fox News' Chantz Martin contributed to this report.
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Mamdani and Hochul announce cash infusion for New York City Abortion Access Hub expansion
New York City and New York state are funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars in new funding toward the New York City Abortion Access Hub.
Press releases from the offices of Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Empire State Gov. Kathy Hochul declared that the two figures were announcing that the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the state's Department of Health are infusing $495,000 to expand the program's "referral network."
"The expansion will allow the Hub to connect callers with a broader network of abortion providers and support organizations outside the five boroughs, helping more people access reproductive health care regardless of where they live," the releases noted.
The releases say "New York State's annual investment... will support the Hub’s coordination with abortion providers outside New York City and organizations that assist patients with travel, financial support and lodging associated with obtaining care."
While the city's press release places this "annual investment" from the state at $220,000, the state's press release puts that figure at $250,000.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the mayor's and governor's offices about the discrepancy.
The announcement about the funding came on the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
"The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives," that ruling declared.
The press releases note that "The NYC Abortion Access Hub is a confidential hotline that connects callers to abortion care and related services, including financial assistance, insurance enrollment, transportation and lodging. The Hub was launched in response to the Dobbs decision. Since its launch, the Hub has answered more than 10,400 calls and nearly 5,000 live chat messages. More than half of callers seek medication abortion services, while one-quarter of calls come from outside New York state."
"Four years ago, the disastrous Dobbs decision stripped away a fundamental right and put reproductive health care out of reach for millions of Americans across this country," Mamdani said in a statement. "Since then, New York has led the fight to protect abortion care. On this anniversary, we are expanding the successful Abortion Access Hub so that anyone seeking care can more easily find it. Together with New York State, we are strengthening a lifeline that connects people to abortion care, medication, transportation, lodging and support. Because abortion is health care. And health care is a human right."
"As we commemorate four years since the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision, New York is sending a clear message to the rest of the country: We’re not going to let Washington Republicans take us backwards," Hochul noted in a statement. "Thanks to our support, we are expanding the reach of this vital resource so more people have access to safe reproductive health care."
Protesters gather outside coffee shop that banned Jewish congressman over Israel support
NEW YORK — Israeli flags and accusations of antisemitism were flying outside a Brooklyn coffee shop on Wednesday morning as protesters slammed the café owners for banning a Jewish congressman over his pro-Israel beliefs.
"We're here today to show that we're not going anywhere. We're standing proud in our identity. We're proud to be Jewish. And we're not going to be intimidated by businesses who believe that there is a right or wrong view that Jews should hold on Israel," Jayne Zirkle, a protest organizer who serves as Director of Communications and Outreach for The Lawfare Project, told Fox News Digital.
Poetica Coffee, which has several locations in New York City, recently became a flashpoint after it viciously blasted Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., on social media. The Jewish congressman said that he went into the cafe because his daughter had to use the restroom and that he bought a coffee in thanks for the establishment's hospitality, noting the barista had been especially kind.
Goldman, who describes himself as a liberal Zionist according to the New York Times, has been critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He has also objected to the idea that Israel committed a "genocide" in Gaza.
On its now-deleted Instagram page, Poetica Coffee posted a photo of Goldman in the café and said that they had refunded the congressman.
"Hey @repdangoldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?" the cafe wrote in its post.
"See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between. Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund—we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica," the post read.
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Goldman responded, saying that his experience at the café was pleasant, and he hoped the barista who helped him would still receive her tip, despite the shop refunding his purchase.
"I’m sorry to see this post. The barista could not have been nicer to my 7-year-old daughter and me — allowing her to use the bathroom even though we had not purchased anything. I made sure to buy a coffee in return for her kindness. I hope you at least make sure she gets the tip that she deserved," Goldman wrote in response.
The controversy unfolded as Goldman was fighting to keep his House seat. On Tuesday, he lost his Democratic primary race in a landslide to former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who was backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Goldman told CNN's Laura Coates that the post was starkly different from his experience at Poetica Coffee. He also noted the absurdity of the café claiming that he supported genocide.
"And the idea of accusing someone who you don't know of supporting a genocide, I mean, it's crazy. It's crazy," he told Coates. "Now, I may disagree as to whether or not there's a genocide. But, come on, we're better than this. And we need to be better than this."
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Poetica Coffee's post quickly drew outrage, and even the attention of the Justice Department's Office for Civil Rights. The DOJ announced that it opened an investigation into the coffee shop over alleged "denial of service taunts" aimed at Goldman. However, the congressman has said that he did not think the incident warranted an investigation.
On Wednesday, protesters gathered on either side of Lorimer Street, some with Israeli and American flags and others with Palestinian flags. The pro-Israel protesters held their demonstration next to Poetica Coffee, hurling accusations of antisemitism as anti-Israel protesters shouted slogans back.
Zirkle rejected the idea that the shop's decision to ban Goldman had anything to do with politics.
"This person didn't walk in with an Israeli flag looking for foreign policy debate. He walked in to buy a cup of coffee," she said.
Another protester argued that attempts to separate antisemitism and anti-Zionism are often futile.
"It's horrible because they say it's anti-Zionism, but anti-Zionism could [equate to] antisemitism because most Jewish people are Zionists," the protester said.
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Ramon Maislen, a Jewish Brooklyn resident who recently helped lead a discrimination complaint alleging antisemitic harassment at the Park Slope Food Coop, said that he sees the incident at Poetica Coffeee as reflective of a broader trend he has seen throughout the borough.
"I think that what we have right now, especially in Brooklyn and some progressive places, is that people are willing, or the anti-Zionists are willing to accept Jews as long as they claim that they're anti-Zionists or that they are against Israel in some capacity," Maislen told Fox News Digital.
"I've talked to people and Park Slope and Williamsburg and other places in Brooklyn that fully support Hamas," he later added.
Many of the protesters criticizing Poetica Coffee's treatment of Goldman cited the coffee shop's website where the owners painted the establishment as a space where all are welcome regardless of their beliefs.
The coffee shop's website states it's a place where "the door doesn't close on anyone, where tea gets poured before anyone asks who you are." Critics pointed out that the language contradicts the coffee shop's treatment of Goldman.
For Zirkle, it comes down to whether patrons of businesses should have to pass an ideological test before making a purchase.
"There shouldn't be a political test that anybody should have to pass to be treated with dignity," she said.
Goldman's office and Poetica Coffee did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Conservatives flip script on Swalwell pal's family man image with reminder on pregnant ex-wife
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., was immediately reminded of how he served his 9-month pregnant wife with divorce papers in 2016 as he now attempts to fend off campaign finance scrutiny with family-friendly characterizations.
"My daughter Isla was born right in the middle of my Senate campaign. One of the most competitive races in the country. And instead of staying out there campaigning, I took two months off," Gallego said in a video he posted on social media.
"My wife had just been through an unplanned C-section. I wanted to be there for her, and for our newborn because being a husband and a father matters more to me than any campaign, or any job," he continued.
Conservatives and a former Jill Biden spokesperson quickly fired back on his portrayal, which comes amid a whirlwind of questions around whether he used donor cash as a personal slush fund, and comes as Gallego is reportedly eyeing a presidential 2028 bid.
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"He’s either terribly arrogant or has zero self awareness," White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said on X. "Probably both. And who’s running his comms operation that thought this post would go over well?
"Just unbelievably bad instincts to post this given what everybody knows about his history. The ratio was entirely predictable and now even more people will learn about his behavior," GOP consultant Matt Wolking said on X.
"Do you think people are unaware that you left your first wife when she was about to deliver your baby?" Matt Whitlock, a former adviser to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said on X.
The campaign account for Kari Lake, once a Republican challenger to Gallego, also fired back.
"To clarify: this child is from your second marriage, after you left your first wife nine months pregnant to be with your lobbyist mistress — correct?" the account said in a post.
Gallego's controversial divorce was exposed after the Washington Free Beacon spent almost a year in court to get his divorce records unsealed. Court records reveal that Gallego's then-wife was "likely to give birth any day" when he served the divorce papers.
"You literally gave your wife divorce papers when she was 9 months pregnant. You think people are just not gonna call you on that???" Matt Van Swol, a former nuclear scientist at the Department of Energy, said on X.
Katie Miller, the wife of White House policy advisor Stephen Miller, also chimed in.
"Ruben Gallego served his wife divorce papers when she was nine months pregnant. He then entered into a relationship with a 25-year-old lobbyist," Miller said.
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Shortly after Fox News Digital reached out to Gallego's office Wednesday, Gallego's current wife, Sydney Gallego, told Miller on X to "Check your facts."
"Ruben & I didn't even meet until years later. Our whole family has a strong relationship. Wish I was surprised that Katie Miller's lying about us. But these are the same sick people who want ICE ripping families apart. It's not about family at all."
"Thanks Katie for providing that clarification that Ruben and I met over a year and a half after his divorce, not while he was still married. Maybe once and for all the lies about the origin of our relationship will subside. Appreciate your help making that happen," Gallego's wife wrote in a separate post.
In addition to conservatives, former Jill Biden spokesperson Michael Larosa ripped Gallego on X.
"Yes, Ruben Gallego was so vital to his wife's maternal health that when she was pregnant, he didn't take time off to support her—he served her with divorce papers ahead of delivery," he said. "What man doesn't do that to improve his wife's recovery?"
Gallego has fended off allegations of donor-funded travel and luxury purchases by arguing that he is a regular parent who sometimes brings his kids and family to fundraising functions.
"Are these at nice venues? Yes, it’s where the donors are and it's part of campaigning," Gallego wrote online on Monday.
But observers noted that recent reporting from Politico suggested Gallego used campaign funds for family travel, Disneyland and Super Bowl tickets — items that don’t seem to fall neatly under campaign activities.
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"The Super Bowl was in Arizona, I represent Arizona," Gallego told Fox News Digital. "We threw a Super Bowl fundraiser in Arizona where we raised money for my election in 2023. That's what you do."
"You have to go where the money is to raise money," Gallego added.