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David Matthews

David Matthews is a digital staff writer for the New York Daily News.

Fox Sports apologizes after putting Yankees, Red Sox logos over 9/11 memorial reflecting pools

July 18, 2022 at 3:44 a.m.

Fox Sports apologized Sunday after the graphics department superimposed images of the Yankees and Red Sox logos over the 9/11 memorial reflecting pools during Saturday's "Baseball Night in America" broadcast....

Several members of the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels scuffle after Mariners' Jesse Winker was hit by a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Eight ejected after benches-clearing Angels-Mariners ‘basebrawl’

June 27, 2022 at 4:26 a.m.

There was mayhem outside the Magic Kingdom on Sunday when the Angels and Mariners had a benches-clearing throw down in Anaheim. The fun started in the second inning when Seattle's...

FILE - This 1997 image provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the right arm and torso of a patient, whose skin displayed a number of lesions due to what had been an active case of monkeypox. As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox outbreak beyond Africa, in 2022, some doctors are acknowledging an ugly reality: The resources to slow the disease's spread have long been available, just not to the Africans who have dealt with it for decades. (CDC via AP, File)

CDC raises monkeypox alert level, recommends masks during travel

June 7, 2022 at 2:20 a.m.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its monkeypox alert level on Monday and recommended travelers wear masks while cautioning that it was not on the same level...

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes (65) throws during the fifth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Twins commentator Jim Kaat gives Yankees hurler Nestor Cortes an offensive nickname

June 3, 2022 at 2:27 p.m.

Whether it's the Sultan of Swat, the Splendid Splinter or The Big Unit, baseball has a storied history of nicknames for its stars. Minnesota Twins color commentator Jim Kaat tried...

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams, left, greets, Chris Paul (3) at the bench after Paul fouled out in the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Mavericks fan harassed, pushed members of Chris Paul’s family during Game 4: report

May 9, 2022 at 4:43 a.m.

A Dallas Mavericks fan was ejected from the American Airlines Center during Sunday's Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns. After the game ended, Paul tweeted "Wanna fine players for saying...

James Madison catcher Lauren Bernett during a NCAA softball game on Friday, May 28, 2021 in Columbia, Mo.

James Madison University cancels remainder of softball season after player’s apparent suicide

May 2, 2022 at 9:57 p.m.

James Madison University is canceling the rest of its softball season in the wake of the death of star player Lauren Bernett. The school announced that Bernett, 20, who was...

Kobe Bryant (izq.), de los Lakers posa con el trofeo de campeones de la NBA junto a Shaquille O'Neal (der.) con el trofeo de MVP de las finales de la NBA 2000.

Vanessa Bryant comparte foto de recuerdo en aniversario de muerte de su esposo Kobe

April 18, 2022 at 8:06 p.m.

Vanessa Bryant publicó una foto de ella y su difunto esposo Kobe en Instagram el lunes en honor a lo que habría sido su 21 aniversario de bodas. La foto...

7. Jack Grealish (Manchester City): 18,600,000 euros.

Muere uno de los hijos gemelos de Cristiano Ronaldo

April 18, 2022 at 7:40 p.m.

La estrella del Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo, reveló en una publicación en sus redes sociales el lunes que uno de sus bebés gemelos con su pareja Georgina Rodríguez murió después...

Activistas de #FreeBritney protestan en Los Angeles Grand Park el 23 de junio de 2021 en Los Angeles, California.

Britney Spears anuncia en Instagram que está embarazada

April 11, 2022 at 9:34 p.m.

La cantante superestrella Britney Spears anunció un nuevo embarazo el lunes en Instagram. "Perdí tanto peso para ir a mi viaje a Maui solo para recuperarlo", escribió, junto con el...

Philadelphia 76ers' Matisse Thybulle plays during an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

76ers guard Matisse Thybulle explains why he’s unvaccinated

April 11, 2022 at 5:50 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Matisse Thybulle spoke after Sunday's win over the Detroit Pistons. After Sixers coach Doc Rivers reiterated Thybulle would be ineligible for parts of the team's upcoming playoff...

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