The Amed Post

Almost nothing has gone as planned for the Mets this season, which is how they ended up with Kodai Senga entering Friday’s game in the top of the ninth, trying to close out a win over Washington as Michael Jackson’s ”Beat It” blared over the Citi Field sound system. The Mets right-hander, whose first three short-inning relief appearances came on the road, picked up the save with a scoreless inning in a 4-1 victory over the Nationals.

Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look an artwork that a local landlord found while cleaning out a vacant apartment. DeLind immediately recognized the stolen “Torero” print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso. “I was overwhelmed,” DeLind said Friday. “I was at a loss for words.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday President Donald Trump has helped her deliver for the state, pointing to a specific fighter jet mission she tried to secure during the Biden administration but couldn’t. Whitmer spoke to Newsom on his podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” and said she needed to figure out how to conduct herself after the 2024 presidential election because her state had voted for Trump again.

Nazeeh Johnson has been suspended. But he now says his positive test for a performance-enhancing drug had nothing to do with football but with growing his family. The Titans defensive back, who spent his last four seasons with the Chiefs, has been suspended without pay for the first six games of the 2026 regular season for violating the NFL’s PED policy. Nazeeh Johnson stands on the sideline during the second half of the Titans’ 19-13 preseason win over the 49ers on Aug.

Gotham FC overcame a tie for the fastest goal in NWSL history Friday night by receiving goals from Midge Purce and a landmark tally by Sam Kerr to give the hosts a 2-1 NWSL victory over the Kansas City Current Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J. Gotham FC improved to 13-3-4 with 43 points and increased their first-place lead over the idle Washington Spirit to seven points.

A Tennessee teacher who was named Teacher of the Year has quit after accusing the school district of directing her to change a failing student’s grade. Samira Hardcastle, named the 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Antioch, Tenn., submitted her letter of resignation in May after eight years teaching art in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

A Georgia financial advising CEO was sentenced Friday to 20 years behind bars for masterminding a $380 million Ponzi scheme to fund his lavish lifestyle of yachts, private jets and luxury shopping. Todd Burkhalter, the founder of Atlanta-area Drive Planning LLC, orchestrated one of Georgia’s largest schemes and stole millions from over 2,000 investors in the years-long con. Burkhalter, 59, was ordered to serve two decades in federal prison by US District Court Judge Tiffany R.

October came early. Fans were treated to an outright spectacle and thrilling end to the Little League World Series Metro regional tournament with New Jersey’s Bayonne Central launching an epic, 8-6 championship comeback over Darien, Conn., advancing to Williamsport for the first time in the league’s 75-year history. Neither side would budge an inch in the barn burner on 60-foot basepaths.

A Tennessee death row inmate executed by lethal injection on Thursday directed his last words to his son, who witnessed his killer dad’s execution. “Tell my son ‘hello,’” Anthony Hines, 66, said before he was put to death for callously murdering mother of four, Catherine Jean Jenkins, 54, in 1985, according to the Associated Press. Hines last saw his son when he was 3-years-old and the two reconnected four days before the execution at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.

So what if it was the Bucs reserves. The Kid was ready. Kid Klubnik was ready. Cade Klubnik was ready for his preseason NFL debut Friday night when Geno Smith’s sore ankle prevented him from being ready for his preseason Jets homecoming.