Nestor Cortes’ mindset after defying odds to make World Series roster

This is as close to a Jeffrey Maier or Steve Bartman incident as you're going to get.

Dave Roberts’ decision to have Enrique Hernandez sacrifice bunt in the seventh inning backfired big time. 

In a highly-anticipated public vs. private matchup, the visiting Crusaders handled the Hawks from the opening kick.

“The vast majority of our team decided this is something we wanted to take a stand on,” Liilii told the website. “We didn’t want to play against a male player."

With spooky season here, many families are getting into the Halloween spirit by decking out their homes, buying candy in bulk and gearing up for trick-or-treating. Instacart has revealed a list of the top destinations in the U.S. that are the “Halloweeniest” in its “America’s Haunts” report.  The grocery delivery and pick-up service company created...

The Michigan State commit had two interceptions, leading his team to a 24-17 victory.

The "Cowboy Carter" singer addressed the crowd during the vice president's campaign rally in her hometown of Houston.

The Knicks look a lot better when they’re not playing the Celtics.

The vice president's visit to Texas on Friday night reportedly became her most-attended presidential campaign rally.

Comedian Joe Rogan released his highly-anticipated sit-down with former President Donald Trump on Friday night, just hours after they recorded it in Austin, Texas. The interview, released on “The Joe Rogan Experience” YouTube channel, is two hours and fifty-eight minutes long. It drew nearly 300,000 views less than 30 minutes after it went up.  Trump begins...

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally in Traverse City, Michigan, on Friday, October 25. The post Watch Live: Donald Trump Rally in Traverse City, Michigan appeared first on Breitbart.

Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on April 1, 2024 in Hollywood, California. | Amy Sussman/Getty Images Beyoncé wasn’t just on the playlist at Vice President Kamala Harris’s Houston rally on Friday, she was also a special guest. The question is just how much Beyoncé can help Harris. The rally in deep-red Texas comes as the vice president finds herself in a dead heat nationally (and in most swing states) against former President Donald Trump, and as Democrats’ Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred narrows the gap with his GOP rival, Sen. Ted Cruz.  Friday, Beyoncé became the latest influential celebrity to make a splashy endorsement of Harris — someone she’d already implicitly backed by allowing Harris to use a track from her album Lemonade as her campaign song. She joins the likes of Taylor Swift and Oprah, both of whom threw their weight behind the Harris campaign earlier this year, alongside other celebrities like Megan Thee Stallion, Quavo, and Charli XCX.  While celebrity endorsements haven’t necessarily been found to sway voters from one candidate to another, Beyoncé’s endorsement could motivate her fans to participate in the election. That could come in the form of increased voter registration, or higher turnout among young voters, women, and Black voters — all of whom are both key members of Beyoncé’s audience and critical Democratic constituencies that the party needs to show up in large numbers. Given how closely contested this election has been, any advantage — including just the boost in attention from a Beyoncé endorsement — could prove important. More than others in recent memory, polls suggest this race could come down to small numbers of votes in key states. “Even though the effects are generally thought of as modest, in elections that turn on a small number of votes in a handful of swing states, any effect could be significant,” Bowling Green State University professor David J. Jackson previously told Vox.  The impact Beyoncé’s endorsement could have  Celebrity endorsements haven’t necessarily been found to persuade voters — though they can gin up enthusiasm among people who follow them.  Oprah Winfrey’s support of former President Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary is the rare example of a specific endorsement having a tangible, scientifically studied impact on candidate choice. According to a 2013 Northwestern University study, her endorsement — one of just a few political statements of support she’s made — translated to an uptick in turnout, donations, and approximately a million votes in favor of Obama. A key caveat of that study is that it centered on a Democratic primary, when voters were choosing from candidates with the same party affiliation, rather than a general election, when candidates tend to have major partisan differences. Additionally, experts note that endorsements could provide voters with more useful information in a primary when there may be a broader mix of new and familiar options. In a general election, if the candidates are more well-established, endorsements could be less likely to offer novel insights. “That was a different environment because that was a primary election between Democrats where Oprah weighed in to that contest,” University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Barry Burden previously told CBS 58, a regional affiliate in Wisconsin. “So everyone participating is essentially a Democrat or sympathetic to a Democrat and that’s where an endorsement could really matter.” That case study, though, shows how a prominent celebrity could wield their cachet. They might strengthen a candidate’s connection with a specific age group or demographic, and they could help pique people’s interest.  “If you suddenly see it in your social media feed or on TikTok or wherever, and see your favorite celebrity has done an interview or had a conversation with a politician, that politician is much more likely to get traction just by having that entry into people’s attention spans,” Josephine Harmon, an assistant professor of political science at Northeastern University in London, previously told Northeastern Global News. Beyoncé’s endorsement could bolster Harris’s credibility among her listeners and add to her appeal given the singer’s popularity and clout. A fan who was already leaning Democrat could be motivated to register to vote, or attend a rally, because of her endorsement. Swift’s September endorsement made some of these effects clear. Following Swift’s Instagram endorsement of Harris, which urged people to register to vote, 406,000 people clicked on the link to Vote.gov, which directs people to different state voting websites. It’s not clear how many followed through with their registrations, but the spike in interest, alone, was notable.  Beyoncé, given her sizable following and reach (she boasts 314 million Instagram followers to Swift’s 283 million), could well have a comparable effect. 

ORLANDO — The Nets are just starting their own teardown and tank. Friday they got an up close look at what a rebuild should look like. And the Nets can only hope it goes anywhere near as well. The Nets didn’t so much get outworked as outclassed late by Orlando, 116-101, before a sellout crowd...

El mundo se dirige a calentarse 1,8 grados Celsius (3,2 Fahrenheit) más de lo que está ahora, pero podría recortar medio grado de eso si los países hacen todo lo que prometen para combatir el cambio climático, de acuerdo con un informe de Naciones Unidas dado a conocer el jueves.

It didn’t take long for the ump show to take over in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. 

Swift, 34, received a warm welcome to New Orleans with a massive, 140-foot-long inflatable friendship bracelet hung outside the Caesars Superdome.

That’s more like it. 

For its next fit of genius, the City Council is poised to outlaw charging an incoming tenant the broker's fee for landing an apartment, as if it were that simple.

NASA said that one astronaut remains hospitalized Friday, hours after a four-person crew from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast of Florida.

A routine excavation turned out to be a historical one for archaeologists in Britain when they came across a well-preserved ancient tool from the Bronze Age.

Welcome to the World Series, Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton hit a booming two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead against the Dodgers in Game 1 in his first career World Series game Friday night. Giancarlo Stanton watches his homer. Stanton gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead. The slugger pulled a...

Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary called out the Democratic Party establishment, arguing that they have "circumvented democracy" multiple times in picking a nominee.

A defense official told CBS News that the U.S. was given a heads-up in advance of Israel's retaliatory attack against Iran. The U.S. is not involved in the strikes, but President Biden has been briefed on the situation. Ed O'Keefe, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent, and Sam Vinograd, CBS News national security contributor, have more.

The postal worker came under suspicion after returning from a delivery route earlier than expected.

Green Bay Packers quarterback legend Brett Favre will appear as a guest speaker at a rally for former President Trump next week in Wisconsin.

Political analyst Jonathan Alter commented Friday on CNN's "The Situation Room" on President Donald Trump‘s rise in the polls, which he attributed to voters not grasping "fascism." The post Alter: Trump Polling Well Because ‘Some People Don’t Understand What Fascism Is’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Fox News host Jesse Watters takes a look at the 2024 presidential race and breaks down why Democrats are worried about Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

Bryan was also arrested for DUI in Riverside, Calif., in February.

Before the Dodgers and Yankees battled in the World Series Friday night, fans left early -- and battled traffic -- to make it to the game on time, knowing that the trip home was going to be a mess.

Republican lawmakers and leaders reacted after Israel unleashed a targeted strike against Iran in response to the Islamic State's attack earlier this month.

Israel launched its long-anticipated retaliatory attack on Iran on Friday night. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio and Charlie D'Agata have the latest.

The ClemsonLIFE program gives students with intellectual disabilities a chance to learn life skills. But as much as the program offers, junior Charlie McGee wanted the whole college experience.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said its retaliatory attack on Iran was limited to "precise strikes on military targets." CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd CBS News and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan join to break down what it means.

An illegal alien is accused of killing 29-year-old Grayson Christopher Davis in a drunk driving crash in Bastrop County, Texas. Davis's family says his death should have never happened. The post Illegal Alien Accused of Killing 29-Year-Old Grayson Davis in Texas Crash appeared first on Breitbart.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a second wave of airstrikes against Iran early Saturday morning, as hits were reported across the entire breadth of the country. The post Second Wave: Israel Strikes Iran Nationwide; Hits near Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, Mashhad appeared first on Breitbart.

Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed building three million new homes and rental units, while former President Donald Trump has said he will reduce mortgage rates by slashing inflation.

When Aaron Boone landed in Los Angeles, he sent Dave Roberts a text message. 

Dave Annable revealed that Kevin Costner required him to dye his gray hair while starring on "Yellowstone." Annable portrayed Lee Dutton, John Dutton's ill-fated son.

Syria's state-run news agency announced that airstrikes were happening around the country's capital of Damascus, according to the Wall Street Journal. The post WSJ: Syria’s State-Run News Agency Says Airstrikes Happening Around Capital appeared first on Breitbart.

Ready to get into the holiday spirit? From horror flicks to family-friendly haunts, Fandango managing editor Erik Davis joins CBS News to highlight movies to get you pumped for Halloween.

Angel Mom Patty Morin says Vice President Kamala Harris's failures at the United States-Mexico border cost her daughter her life. Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five children, was murdered allegedly by an illegal alien MS-13 gang member. The post Rachel Morin’s Mother: My Daughter Didn’t Get a Chance at Life Because of Kamala Harris’s Failures appeared first on Breitbart.

In parts of the U.S., it's been spooky warm, with some places setting records for heat. As we get ready for Halloween, CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has been taking a closer look at these records and how climate change is heating up trick or treating.

Aaron Judge began the World Series 0-for-2, striking out swinging in both at-bats against Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty.

How does your state compare to others when it comes to Halloween? ConsumerAffairs is out with their rankings of the most festive states for the spooky holiday. Alexis Curls, content marketing director for ConsumerAffairs, joins CBS News to unpack the metrics.

Lily Allen revealed she earns more income from selling photos and videos of her feet on OnlyFans than from streams of her music on Spotify.

Activision's highly-anticipated "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" debuted on all major gaming consoles at midnight Friday. But even on day one, the company already expects online cheaters to be an issue. Gene Park, reporter for The Washington Post covering video games and gaming culture, joins CBS News to explain how Activision hopes to use artificial intelligence to kick cheaters off its platform.

Journalists on the ground at Trump's event in Michigan shared videos of rallygoers leaving ahead of Trump's arrival.

A Hawthorne man was charged Friday with sexually assaulting and attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old girl as she was walking home from school in Wilmington, authorities said.