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Baseball, the once national pastime, stood apart from all other major sports as the clock did not tick nor matter. After 150 years, this is changing as Major League Baseball is implementing a pitch clock for the season starting today. Early feedback from spring training is mostly positive as proponents of the change highlight that the clock forces the hitters to hit and the pitchers to pitch, instead of wasting time fixing batting gloves and stepping on and off the mound, while games averaged 2:35, 26 minutes faster than last year. But for this Mets die-hard and baseball purist, this is a change the game and its fans will soon regret. It is worth noting that the World Baseball Classic did not incorporate the pitch clock, despite the significant number of Major League players participating and the league’s desire to engage a global audience. For the title game, 4.5 million watched Japan defeat the United States, and the ratings for the tournament exceeded expectations — all … [Read more...] about Baseball strikes out with its new pitch clock: Putting a timer on changes the game in bad way

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Katy Perry has said that she has given up drinking alcohol as part of an agreement with her fiancée, Orlando Bloom . Speaking at an event in New York City this week, th e American Idol told the crowd: “I’ve been sober for five weeks today.” “I’ve been doing a pact with my partner and I want to quit,” she added. “I can’t cave,” she continued, reports People . “I made a promise. Three months.” The “Teenage Dream” singer and the Carnival Row actor Bloom share a two-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove. The pair are thought to have been dating since 2016. They became engaged in 2019. Recommended Brooklyn Beckham mocked after fans spot bizarre cooking technique: ‘Cork in your pot & dog hair about to join’ From Emily Ratajkowski to Olivia … [Read more...] about Katy Perry says she is five weeks sober as she strikes ‘pact’ with Orlando Bloom

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Exercise can counter some of the negative effects of sleeping too little or very long, according to a new study that assessed over 90,000 adults. While previous studies have revealed that both sufficient exercise and healthy sleep can prolong life expectancy , it has remained unclear how physical activity interacts with sleep duration to promote health, said researchers, including those from Guangzhou Medical University in China. The new research, published recently in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, examined the joint effects in 92,221 adults between 40 and 73 years of age in the UK who wore an accelerometer wristband for one week in 2013-15. Scientists classified sleep duration per night as short (less than six hours), normal (six to eight … [Read more...] about Exercise counters negative effects of unhealthy sleep habits, study suggests

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Daisy May Cooper has revealed that she doesn’t own a phone because she has a “phobia” of them. The Gloucestershire-born actor and writer, 36, is best known for her West Country comedy series This Country , which she wrote and starred in. In a new interview with the Evening Standard , the Am I Being Unreasonable? actor opened up about the poverty she experienced as a child. “I don’t actually own a phone any more,” she said. She explained that she got a phobia of phones while she was growing up, because debt collectors would be “constantly ringing” her house phone. Recommended Kate Hudson addresses ‘lies’ about her in early days of stardom: ‘They were so mean to women’ Katy Perry says she is five weeks sober as she strikes ‘pact’ … [Read more...] about Daisy May Cooper has a phone ‘phobia’ because of debt collectors

Kari Lake, the Republican gubernatorial candidate for Arizona in the 2022 midterms, has posted a defiant pro-guns message just days after a deadly school shooting, telling a gun control activist to "come and take it." The Trump-endorsed nominee, who lost to her Democrat rival, but continues to claim the election was subject to fraud, campaigned on a platform of protecting Second Amendment rights and vowed to defy federal laws on gun ownership. Her social media post came just three days after the shooting of six people—three nine-year-old children and three members of staff—at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale , who had previously attended the school. She arrived that day with three guns including two assault weapons. On Wednesday, David Hogg, a 22-year-old March for Our Lives activist who survived a school shooting in 2018, tweeted: "Thank god I graduate in a few … [Read more...] about Kari Lake posts defiant “come and take it” gun message days after shooting