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NBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- NBC News
CC Sabathia and his family have a bumpy ride to Cooperstown
COOPERSTOWN, NY — For CC Sabathia, getting elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame was much easier than actually getting to the Hall of Fame. Sabathia, whose career spanned 19 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees, was voted in on his first year of eligibility. Getting to Cooperstown for Hall of Fame weekend activities to be capped by his induction Sunday proved a tad more difficult. "It was an adventure," Sabathia said Saturday. Sabathia, wife Amber and their four children left their Alpine, New Jersey, home at about 4 p.m. Thursday. They traveled in two vehicles as is their family custom and were about 75 miles (120 kilometers) into their 177-mile trip when things got interesting. "We stopped to get food. Everything's going great," Sabathia said. "We tried to get on the on-ramp on (Route) 17 and the car just stopped. I was behind her (Amber). Most of the time when we're driving, I'm gone. I'm never driving behind her, but for some reason I was taking my time riding behind her." Sabathia had a clear view of what was happening. They called for assistance. The family piled into Sabathia's car and returned home to grab another vehicle as a tow truck towed their broken-down Escalade back to Alpine. The Sabathias arrived in Cooperstown at about midnight. What should have been a drive of about three hours became an eight-hour journey. "It was pretty funny. I was taking pictures. My kids were doing TikToks and Amber was in the back like the super serious person she is getting everything done," Sabathia said. "People were honking at us and recognizing us on the side of the road. It was fun for us.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
CC Sabathia and his family have a bumpy ride to Cooperstown
COOPERSTOWN, NY — For CC Sabathia, getting elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame was much easier than actually getting to the Hall of Fame. Sabathia, whose career spanned 19 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees, was voted in on his first year of eligibility.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
CC Sabathia and his family have a bumpy ride to Cooperstown
COOPERSTOWN, NY (AP) — For CC Sabathia, getting elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame was much easier than actually getting to the Hall of Fame. Sabathia, whose career spanned 19 seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees, was voted in on his first year of eligibility. Getting to Cooperstown for Hall of Fame weekend activities to be capped by his induction Sunday proved a tad more difficult. 'It was an adventure,' Sabathia said Saturday. Sabathia, wife Amber and their four children left their Alpine, New Jersey, home at about 4 p.m. Thursday. They traveled in two vehicles as is their family custom and were about 75 miles (120 kilometers) into their 177-mile trip when things got interesting. 'We stopped to get food. Everything's going great,' Sabathia said. 'We tried to get on the on-ramp on (Route) 17 and the car just stopped. I was behind her (Amber). Most of the time when we're driving, I'm gone. I'm never driving behind her, but for some reason I was taking my time riding behind her.' Sabathia had a clear view of what was happening. They called for assistance. The family piled into Sabathia's car and returned home to grab another vehicle as a tow truck towed their broken-down Escalade back to Alpine. The Sabathias arrived in Cooperstown at about midnight. What should have been a drive of about three hours became an eight-hour journey. 'It was pretty funny. I was taking pictures. My kids were doing TikToks and Amber was in the back like the super serious person she is getting everything done,' Sabathia said. 'People were honking at us and recognizing us on the side of the road. It was fun for us. 'For her it was a nightmare.' The Sabathias, including Amber, will certainly be all smiles Sunday. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Donald Trump Is Demanding The Return Of Offensive Sports Team Names, And People Are Absolutely Losing It Over His "Batsh** Crazy" Truth Social Rant
Donald Trump has continuously tried to assert his power as president in the sports world, and most recently, he's taken to Truth Social to demand that two professional sports teams bring back their controversial team names, "immediately." Related: In a recent Truth Social post, Trump wrote: "The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past." "Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!" Related: Here's the full post: For context, the NFL team Washington Commanders (formerly known as the Washington Redskins) officially retired their 87-year-old team name on July 13, 2020, due to public pushback about the term "redskins" being offensive to the Indigenous community, who viewed it both as a "slur" and a "stereotype." Suzan Harjo, an advocate who fought for the name change and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, spoke to NPR about why it was so important: "If it's permissible to say such things to us, such names, then it is permissible to do anything to us," she said. "I had lots of things in my personal life using that word. When I was a girl, you barely could make it through your young life without getting attacked by a bunch of white people, whether they were boys or girls or men or women. And they would always go to that word." Related: Similarly, the major league baseball team, the Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Cleveland Indians), officially changed its team name after the 2021 season. The team's owner, Paul Dolan, credited the "social unrest" in 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, with making him want to change his organization's name. "We do feel like we're doing the right thing and that's what's driving this,'' Dolan said, according to ESPN. "I know some people disagree, but if anything, I've gotten more and more comfortable that we're headed in the right direction." Here's what people had to say about Trump's most recent rant: One person called it a "desperate attempt to distract," seemingly from all of the recent news surrounding Trump and the Epstein files. Related: "hes gonna convince his base that the natives want the old names back instead of telling u THEY are the reason the names were changed. telling natives they are 'loosing their heritage' over these names is laughable nobody talks about that shit anymore. nobody fucking cares but him." "The President of the United States going on about the name of a Football Team this Sunday morning is just another example of how batshit crazy this shitshow is." What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below. Also in In the News: Also in In the News: Also in In the News:
Miami Herald
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Trump says NFL's Washington Commanders must change name. But do Americans agree?
President Donald Trump has called on two professional sports teams to revert to their former names. But, do Americans agree? In a series of posts on Truth Social on July 20, the president took aim at the NFL's Washington Commanders and MLB's Cleveland Guardians. Both franchises rebranded several years ago due to concerns about the use of Native American names and imagery. Referring to the former, he said, 'I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders.'' He also threatened to block a deal allowing the team to construct a new stadium in Washington, D.C. 'Cleveland should do the same with the Cleveland Indians,' Trump added. 'MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN (MIGA)!' However, while Americans are divided over the name changes, a majority oppose the president's statement and his involvement in the matter, according to a new YouGov poll. Agree or disagree with Trump statement? In the survey — which sampled 4,162 U.S. adults on July 21 — 58% of respondents said they strongly (48%) or somewhat (10%) disapproved of Trump's statement. Meanwhile, one-quarter said they strongly (13%) or somewhat (12%) approve, and 16% said they were unsure. The question prompted a significant partisan divide. Most Democrats and independents — 84% and 62%, respectively — said they opposed the statement, while 55% of Republicans said they favored it. Should president get involved? Additionally, nearly two-thirds of respondents, 65%, said it is unacceptable for the president 'to tell a professional sports team to change its name.' Just 15% described this as acceptable, and 21% said they weren't sure, according to the poll, which has a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points. Here, again, there was a noticeable divide across the political spectrum. Most Democrats and independents — 88% and 65% — said the president's weighing in is not acceptable. Republicans were more evenly split, with 38% calling it unacceptable and 32% labeling it as acceptable. Should teams have changed names? Despite widespread opposition to Trump's involvement in the matter, pluralities of respondents said they were against both teams changing their names. Forty-three percent of respondents said they strongly (29%) or somewhat (14%) disapproved of the Washington Redskins — who played as the Washington Football Team during the 2020 and 2021 seasons — rebranding as the Commanders. Meanwhile, 34% said they strongly (21%) or somewhat (13%) approved. Similarly, 42% of poll respondents said they strongly (28%) or somewhat (14%) disapproved of the Cleveland Indians being renamed the Guardians. In contrast, 30% said they strongly (16%) or somewhat (14%) approved the decision. On both counts, Republicans were far more likely than Democrats and independents to oppose the name changes. The rebrandings were the result of years of deliberations. In 2020, the two teams announced they would review their names, following nationwide racial injustice protests, prompted by the death of George Floyd, according to USA Today. In 2021, Cleveland picked its new name, the Guardians, inspired by the stone traffic guardians on a bridge in the city, according to the Associated Press. The following year, Washington's football team followed suit, announcing its new name, the Commanders, in honor of the capital's military ties.
