Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1912, William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (died 2011) was born. In 1951, Ed Ott, American baseball player and coach (died 2024) was born. In 1963, Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1967, Andy Ashby, American baseball player and sportscaster was born. In 1975, Willie Anderson, American football player was born. In 1977, Brandon Short, American football player and sportscaster was born. In 1984, Yorman Bazardo, Venezuelan baseball player was born. In 1994, Lucas Ocampos, Argentinian footballer was born. In 1997, Ryan Rolison, American baseball player was born. In 2020, Frank Bolling, American baseball second baseman (born 1931) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Michael Kay: Mets GM David Stearns’ moves have amounted to ‘steaming sack of poop’
On Friday, the New York Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza amid a disastrous 2026 season. While the Mets have indeed been pretty terrible under Mendoza’s watch over the last season and a half, many were quick to point out that he was the “least culpable” for the state of the franchise when compared to others
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Argentina beat Switzerland to set up World Cup semifinal against England

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇦🇷 Argentina officially advances to the FIFA World Cup semifinal after defeat [...]

Argentina set up titanic World Cup semifinal against England with extra-time victory over Switzerland after Breel Embolo's embarrassing red card

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Phillies Nation
· Jun 28, 2026
Defense spoils solid Alan Rangel outing: ‘I was pretty upset about that play’
NEW YORK — Alan Rangel went back out for the sixth inning with a 2-0 lead and the top of the order due up. He had allowed only one hit and one walk in what was a solid outing against the New York Mets. But things unraveled from there as the Mets scored four in []
Aish
· Jul 9, 2026
LOL Mets
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KMJNow – Fresno
· Jul 9, 2026
Ben Rice homers twice, drives in five runs as Yankees topple Rays
Ben Rice bashed a two-run homer in a six-run third inning, and the New York Yankees split their four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays in a 12-4 wal...
CBS Sports
· Jun 26, 2026
What's next for the Mets? What big spenders need now and this offseason to compete in 2027
The Mets are 34-47 and just fired their manager; the path to contention next year includes better health... and maybe Tarik Skubal
Awful Announcing
· Jun 30, 2026
Gary Cohen, Ron Darling can’t believe Mets’ ‘comedy of errors’ on little league homer
The New York Mets recently made a change at manager with the firing of Carlos Mendoza, but they continue to make brutal mistakes in what’s been a disastrous season. And those mistakes came as soon as the first batter they faced in Monday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Toronto’s George
Yardbarker
· Jun 27, 2026
Pressure on David Stearns to turn Mets around with 'fall guy' Carlos Mendoza fired
The pressure is on New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns to salvage the 2026 season.
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