Mysterious metal spheres washed ashore on a northern Australia beach, and officials say the unidentified floating objects are literal space balls — although there’s no known affiliation with the Mel Brooks comedy classic “Spaceballs.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Several of the metallic objects were … Read more
BOSTON — Generations of Boston families played and picnicked on the grassy, sloping lawns of the Bunker Hill Monument. Musket balls and other artifacts from one of the American Revolution’s most consequential battles were buried just below their feet the whole time. Inspired by a centuries-old map, archaeologists have been digging in the park that … Read more
It’s opening day for Major League Baseball, and for the first time in the history of the sport, players who disagree with a called ball or strike will have something they can do other than holler and kick dirt. Kris Van Cleave has details. Source link
For more than a century, baseball’s home plate umpires have called a ball or strike based on interpretation of a vague, loosely defined strike zone. These subjective calls decided at-bats, games, seasons and pennants — and, naturally, stirred endless debate. Now, for the first time, this season Major League Baseball is instituting a review system … Read more