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Longtime Yankees broadcaster John Sterling dies at 87
John Sterling, Edgewater, NJ resident and the voice of the Yankees on radio on Aug. 17, 2012 in Bronx, New York. Legendary New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling has died at 87.
Sterling joined the team in 1989 and spent 36 years in the booth, calling 5,420 regular-season games and 211 playoff games before retiring in April 2024. He worked 5,060 consecutive games from 1989 to 2019.
“We are devastated to hear about the passing of John Sterling, a WFAN and Yankees radio icon whose voice was synonymous with an entire generation of Yankee fandom,” WFAN said in a statement.
Sterling suffered a heart attack in January. The announcement of his death from WFAN and confirmation by the Yankees did not include where or how he died.
The Yankees mourn the loss of legendary broadcaster John Sterling. Our thoughts are with John’s family, friends and loved ones at this time. pic.twitter.com/1rCeRC1D61
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 4, 2026
The New York native was known for his enthusiastic delivery and signature catchphrases like “It is high, it is far, it is gone!” and “Thuuhhh Yankees win!”
“Through his unique style and passionate play-by-play calls, Sterling endeared himself to generations of players and fans as radio voice of the Yankees from 1989 to 2024,” Major League Baseball said in a statement. “His signature punctuation of Yankees victories included calling the final out of five World Series championships.”
Sterling was on the air for seven World Series with the Yankees, including championships in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009. His career spanned every single game played by shortstop Derek Jeter and every pitch thrown by fellow Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera.
“He’s synonymous with those five championships (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009),” longtime broadcast partner Michael Kay said, per The Athletic. “If you’re coming into people’s homes, at the beach, the pool or their car, and you’re constantly telling them good news – it made him part of the Yankee firmament. He became a part of forever, because those championships are never going to go away.”
Sterling was a 12-time Sports Emmy Award winner and a member of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
“I am a very blessed human being,” Sterling said in a statement announcing his retirement. “I have been able to do what I wanted, broadcasting for 64 years. As a little boy growing up in New York as a Yankees fan, I was able to broadcast the Yankees for 36 years.”
–Field Level Media
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Blues re-sign F Oskar Sundqvist to 1-year contract
Apr 14, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist (70) congratulates goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Connor Hamilton-Imagn Images The St. Louis Blues brought back forward Oskar Sundqvist, who was an unrestricted free agent, on a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.
Sundqvist signed a deal worth $850,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the American Hockey League level.
He recorded 17 points (five goals, 12 assists), a minus-18 rating, 26 penalty minutes, 26 blocks and 69 hits in 52 games with the Blues last season.
Sundqvist, 32, has 181 career points (67 goals, 114 assists), a minus-40 rating, 231 penalty minutes, 288 blocks and 651 hits in 545 regular-season games with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2015-17), Blues (2017-22, 2023-present), Detroit Red Wings (2022-23) and Minnesota Wild (2023).
A native of Sweden, Sundqvist also has 13 points (six goals, seven assists), a plus-4 rating, 16 penalty minutes, 18 blocks and 126 hits in 44 playoff games, winning Stanley Cup championships with Pittsburgh in 2016 and St. Louis (its first) in 2019.
The Penguins selected him in the third round of the 2012 NHL Draft.
–Field Level Media
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Conor McGregor weighs in at 170.5 for UFC 329 bout vs. Max Holloway
Jul 10, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Conor McGregor reacts during weigh ins for UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Conor McGregor is officially ready for his first UFC fight in five years after he weighed in at 170.5 pounds Friday for his bout with Max Holloway.
McGregor vs. Holloway 2 is the headliner for Saturday’s UFC 329, which will cap International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas.
The Irishman has not competed since sustaining a broken tibia against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. McGregor returns to the welterweight division for the first time in six years as he sets out to re-establish himself as a title contender.
Holloway, the 34-year-old Hawaii native, weighed in at 170 pounds. He’ll try to even the series 1-all, 13 years after losing via unanimous decision to a then-up-and-coming McGregor on a UFC Fight Night card.
The theatrics at Thursday’s press conference faceoff were no surprise, as McGregor snatched sunglasses off Holloway’s head and threw them to the ground. It turned out Holloway’s shades were Oakley Meta glasses and they captured video of McGregor tossing them aside.
“Man I’m going to miss those sunglasses,” Holloway posted to Twitter.
Man I’m going to miss those sunglasses @oakleymeta #UFC329 pic.twitter.com/m0HG7nvFaU
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) July 10, 2026
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Tristan Peters hits for cycle as White Sox blast Athletics
Jul 10, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters (29) hits an RBI single during the fifth inning against the Athletics at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Tristan Peters finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs while hitting for the cycle and Sean Burke pitched seven sharp innings as the host Chicago White Sox routed the slumping Athletics 14-1 on Friday.
Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak while sending the Athletics to their season-high seventh straight defeat.
Andrew Benintendi, Sam Antonacci and Peters delivered RBI hits in a decisive four-run fifth inning for the White Sox, who remained in a first-place tie with Cleveland atop the American League Central.
Peters bookended an eight-run seventh with a two-run home run and two-run triple to become the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle since Jose Abreu in 2017. He’s the third player to hit for the cycle in the majors this season.
Burke (6-4) benefited from the support to notch his third victory in five starts. He limited the Athletics to one run and four hits in seven innings, with Tyler Soderstrom’s solo home run in the seventh the lone blemish.
Burke set down the first 13 batters of the game before Jacob Wilson singled with one out in the fifth. The right-hander struck out nine without a walk.
Wilson finished with two of his team’s five hits.
Athletics opener Jacob Lopez needed just 12 pitches to retire the first five White Sox before yielding to bulk reliever Aaron Civale, who set down seven of the first nine batters he faced.
Things turned sharply in the White Sox fifth. Chase Meidroth and Benintendi (two hits, four RBIs) opened the inning with consecutive doubles to produce the team’s first run. After a Kyle Teel walk, Peters and Antonacci contributed successive RBI singles to make it 3-0 with no outs.
Civale (5-7) spaced four runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
Chicago’s Miguel Vargas belted a solo home run among his three hits and three RBIs. Meidroth added two hits.
White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 with four strikeouts and an RBI double in his first game since suffering a right hamstring strain on May 29.
The Athletics have lost 15 of 18 overall and six straight on the road.
–Field Level Media
Blues re-sign F Oskar Sundqvist to 1-year contract
Conor McGregor weighs in at 170.5 for UFC 329 bout vs. Max Holloway
