Eid 2025: As Muslims across the world prepare for one of the major festivals of the year—Eid-ul-Adha—it is time to learn key details about the Islamic festival, such as its exact date, history, and significance. The festival, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice or Bakrid, will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia a day before celebrations kick off in India.
Eid-ul-Adha holiday: June 6 or 7?
The second holiest festival of the year for the followers of Islam will be celebrated on Saturday, 7 June, in India. This major festival holds profound significance in Islam and is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour by Muslims across the world. As per the Islamic calendar, the festival falls on the 10th day of Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. This year, Arafat Day will be observed on Friday, 6 June, a day before Eid. Arafat Day, or Yaum al-Arafah, marks the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah and is considered the holiest day in the Islamic calendar.
History of Eid-ul-Adha
The origin of the Eid-ul-Adha festival is traced back to the story of Ibrahim and Isma’il’s sacrifice as mentioned in the Quran (Surah As-Saffat, verses 99-113). The religious epic emphasises the profound act of submission and devotion to the divine.
It is believed that Ibrahim received a divine command in his dream. He was asked to sacrifice his beloved son, Isma’il (Ishmael) — a measure to test of his faith. Ibrahim proceeded to show his devotion and submission by sacrificing his son, who was replaced with a sheep.
Significance of Eid ul-Adha
The festival is not just about sacrifice; it has deeper relevance and significance. It symbolises generosity, advocates charity and values of compassion, humility and gratitude. Coinciding with the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca — one of the Five Pillars of Islam — Eid ul-Adha commemorates Ibrahim’s sacrifice, celebrates unity and solidarity. Traditionally, Muslims mark the festival with morning prayers at the mosque, which is followed by animal sacrifice — usually a goat, sheep, buffalo or camel.
On this day, Muslims exchange gifts and greetings, host grand feasts, and distribute meat to relatives, friends, and family, as well as to the needy and less fortunate.
Nothing says so much about a superyacht or its owner, writes Evan Osnos, as its LOA. The initials stand for “length over all” – or what one aficionado he interviewed calls “phallic sizing”. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, before he got the idea of sending celebrities like Katy Perry into space, commissioned a $485m yacht called Koru. With its towering masts, the 127 metre-long boat proved too tall to pass beneath Rotterdam’s famous Koningshaven Bridge, and while its manufacturers suggested dismantling the bridge, rather than the yacht, the heroes of that particular story – the Dutch – refused.
I had a similar problem recently. Delivery people couldn’t remove our old fridge because we had, in the interim, narrowed the hall with an understairs cupboard. In that moment, I identified with Bezos. True, as Osnos reports, one well-stocked diesel yacht can produce as much greenhouse gas as 1,500 passenger cars, while my broken fridge produces none, but the parallel remains.
In this droll and timely analysis of extreme wealth, New Yorker staff writer Osnos notes that superyacht demand is outstripping supply. In some countries you have to wait for bread, water or inoculations; in others for giant sea-going vessels. In 1990, there were 66 US billionaires; by 2023 there were over 700, an increase of more than 1,000%. In the same period, the number of US yachts measuring longer than 76 metres has gone from “less than 10 to more than 170”. Median US hourly wages, in contrast, have risen by just 20%. Maths is not my strong suit, but this suggests inequality is spiralling.
There’s also a spiralling inequality in political power. Trump postures as a president for blue-collar Americans, but the people who shared the stage when he took his oath of office on 20 January tell another story. In that symbolic moment Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bezos and Sergey Brin showed their influence was rising with their net worth. “The world watched America embrace plutocracy without shame or pretence,” writes Osnos.
Meanwhile, shame and pretence are in plentiful supply elsewhere. One yacht owner tells Osnos: “No one today – except for assholes and ridiculous people – lives on land in what you would call a deep and broad luxe life. Yes, people have nice houses and all of that, but it’s unlikely that the ratio of staff to them is what it is on a boat. Boats are the last place that I think you can get away with it.”
In other words, the modern versions of Hearst Castle and Blenheim Palace are discreetly mobile, able to whisk themselves out of sight at a moment’s notice. It dovetails nicely with a political agenda best articulated by Peter Thiel. The venture capitalist, Osnos reports, gave start-up capital to the Seasteading Institute, which seeks to create floating mini-states – part of his libertarian project to “escape from politics in all its forms”. And, presumably, to “get away with it”.
In any event, it’s not just how big your superyacht is, but what you put inside it. The latest fashions include Imax theatres, ski rooms where guests can suit up for a helicopter trip to a mountaintop, and hospital equipment that enables onboard pathogen tests. That last detail is key: Covid accelerated the desire of the super-rich to get away by any means necessary from, with due respect, plebs like you and me.
The have-yachts seem to be following the Thorstein Veblen playbook. When the economist wrote The Theory of the Leisure Class in 1899, he argued that the power of “conspicuous consumption” involved revelling in showy wastefulness. You’ll be wanting a personal submarine for your yacht, not to mention eel and stingray leather for its upholstery. Osnos lists what can be delivered to your watery fastness: Zabar’s bagels, rare melons from Hokkaido, Dom Pérignon, sex workers. Ocado needs to up its game.
There’s just one problem. Superyachts are a terrible asset class in that they lose value faster than you can say bonfire of the vanities. “Owning a superyacht is like owning a stack of 10 Van Goghs,” argued the Financial Times, “only you are holding them over your head as you tread water, trying to keep them dry.” But then again, as Veblen understood, maybe that’s part of the point?
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Scattered light showers through daybreak in Las Vegas won’t amount to much. There’s a 10% chance of additional showers today through evening.
Readings begin in the 70s and climb to the mid 90s this afternoon, with plenty of humidity.
Lows tonight drop to the mid 70s.
Tuesday brings scattered thundershowers during the daytime, but the chance is just 20% in any one spot around Las Vegas. Highs return to the mid 90s as humidity lingers.
Wednesday also sees scattered thundershowers, to the tune of 30%, as highs linger in the mid 90s with continued mugginess.
Thursday’s rain chance is only 10%, and highs remain in the mid 90s.
Friday sees highs return near 100° as humidity dips and sunshine increases.
The weekend ahead looks sunny and hot, with afternoon highs of 101° Saturday and 105° Sunday.
Highs hover near 105° early next week, then settle closer to 100° starting around the middle of next week as we head into mid-June.
Lows at night will be in the 70s during the next week or two.
A reminder that the UV index is “very high” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (sunburn in 15 minutes). Sunscreen, a hat, and light-colored, lightweight clothing are a good idea if you’re outside for any length of time between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The forecast pollen levels are “medium” the next four days, with ragweed, grass, and olive listed as the predominant pollen types.
The air quality forecast is “moderate” today and tomorrow due to ozone.
Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor hits a solo home run during the first inning of a game against the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The New York Mets’ Brandon Nimmo is forced out at second base as Dodgers second baseman Hyeseong Kim throws to first to complete a double play during the first inning on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets starting pitcher Paul Blackburn throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani reacts during his at bat in the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani strikes out during the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani sits in the dugout after he struck out during the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets starting pitcher Paul Blackburn throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The Dodgers’ Max Muncy is forced out at second base as New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor throws to first to complete a double play during the second inning on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani claps in the dugout during the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani gets ready to bat during the third inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani looks on from the dugout during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani watches the flight of his solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani gestures as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is congratulated as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrate in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrate in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrate in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The Dodgers’ Hyeseong Kim reacts after a strike during the seventh inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets relief pitcher Ryne Stanek throws to the plate during the eighth inning of a game against the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
A fan of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani watches during the 10th inning of the Dodgers’ game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits a sacrifice fly to score a run during the ninth inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The Dodgers’ Tommy Edman, right, steals second base before New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor can apply a tag during the ninth inning on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor singles to drive in a run during the 10th inning of a game against the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The New York Mets’ Starling Marte scores on a single by Francisco Lindor during the 10th inning of a game against the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers shortstop Hyeseong Kim, left, takes a late throw from home as the New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor steals second base during the 10th inning on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The New York Mets’ Juan Soto grounds out during the 10th inning of a game against the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
The Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman reacts as he gets out of the way of an inside pitch during the 10th inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets relief pitcher Jose Butto, front, celebrates as he earns a save after a ground out by the Dodgers’ Tommy Edman for the final out of the 10th inning on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets relief pitcher Jose Butto, left, is congratulated by catcher Luis Torrens after the final out of their 4-3, 10-inning victory over the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets outfielders Brandon Nimmo, left, Tyrone Taylor, center, and Juan Soto celebrate after their 4-3, 10-inning victory over the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets infielders celebrate after the final out of their 4-3, 10-inning victory over the Dodgers on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers infielder/outfielder Hyeseong Kim warms up before a game against the New York Mets on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman signs autographs for fans before a game against the New York Mets on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy warms up before a game against the New York Mets on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas looks on during batting practice before a game against the New York Mets on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor warms up before a game against the Dodgers on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
Dodgers infielder/outfielder Hyeseong Kim warms up before a game against the New York Mets on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
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Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May throws to the plate during the first inning of a game against the New York Mets on Monday night, June 2, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have five potential closers on the injured list. The healthy one is their bigger problem.
The Dodgers rallied to tie the score against New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz in the bottom of the ninth inning only to lose it in 10 innings when their own closer, Tanner Scott, gave up two runs and the Dodgers lost, 4-3, on Monday night.
“A loss is a loss, but when you feel that you’ve done enough to win a game late and then to not come away with it, it stings a little bit more,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Scott has been the stinger far more often lately than the dominant reliever he came advertised to be. It was his second loss (to go with three blown saves) over his past seven appearances, a stretch during which he has given up 12 runs in six innings.
“Missed locations especially down in the zone against hitters that I’m supposed to be in different spots. I’m just not hitting my locations and it’s costing us,” Scott said.
“It’s definitely probably mechanics. It’s happened too much. It’s frustrating especially when we battle back and it didn’t go my way.”
A two-pitch pitcher who relies exclusively on his fastball and slider, Scott’s fastball has been unreliable. He left a 1-and-1 fastball over the plate to Francisco Alvarez to start the 10th and Alvarez doubled over Teoscar Hernandez’s head in right field. Francisco Lindor followed with an RBI single off a 2-and-0 fastball from Scott.
“It’s getting hit a lot. It sucks right now,” Scott said. “Last year, I relied on it a lot. This year, it’s getting hit and I’m missing locations.
“If it’s in the right spot, it usually doesn’t get hit. If I miss location, it usually gets hit.”
Asked what he needs to do to turn things around, Scott said, “Keep working. Keep looking at everything. … And figure it out until it stops.”
Roberts has other alternatives – avoid sending Scott out in the high-leverage situations he was signed to handle. But his other options are inexperienced and limited. Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen and Kirby Yates all have closing experience, Brusdar Graterol and Michael Kopech less so – but all are on the injured list with Phillips out for the season.
Asked directly if he had an option other than Scott to close out games, Roberts said a lot of things before saying the Dodgers currently have “no dedicated closer” – a statement more about the team’s approach to the role than it is about any lack of faith in Scott.
“We’re still trying to win games, and obviously you have to look at who’s available and who can handle leverage and things like that,” Roberts said. “To be quite honest, we’re relying a lot on two rookies, and so you got to give credit to Jack and Ben. But it’s the other guys’ responsibilities as well, who’ve been through the trials and had a lot more experience than those two players. I just don’t feel it’s right to put everything on those two young players, I don’t.”
Despite their inexperience, Dreyer (who retired all six batters he faced Monday) and Casparius have been the Dodgers’ two most reliable relievers.
“Right now, it’s kind of how the game plays out,” Roberts said. “You have to kind of pick matchups, and who’s throwing the baseball well, and who you believe in, who can kind of manage that situation. There’s not one particular closer right now. I think I’ve shown that, using different guys in leverage and finishing games and things like that.”
Dodgers starter Dustin May did his job, holding the Mets to two runs over six innings. But the Dodgers’ offense was late to get started for the second game in a row.
After bombing the New York Yankees for 18 runs on Saturday, the Dodgers have been stymied by Ryan Yarbrough and Paul Blackburn, the latter holding them to three hits in five scoreless innings for the Mets on Monday night in his 2025 debut.
“The common thread is you got guys that don’t throw the ball hard, that pitch backward, that use a breaking ball, changeup, cutter,” Roberts said. “Guys are timed up for velocity. No excuse. You still got to find a way to hit those guys. And we had some bad at-bats tonight. There were some bad strikeouts.”
It wasn’t until the seventh inning that the Dodgers could score.
Shohei Ohtani struck out twice against Blackburn, chasing curveballs out of the strike zone each time, and grounded out softly with two runners on in the fifth inning.
But the first pitch he saw from someone else (Mets reliever Max Kranick in the seventh inning), Ohtani crushed – 113.9 mph off the bat and 424 feet into the night for his 23rd home run of the season (tied for the MLB lead).
Two innings later, the Dodgers were still trailing 2-1 as Diaz came in to close it out for the Mets.
Tommy Edman led off the ninth with a single off Diaz then stole second base to get into scoring position. Rookie catcher Dalton Rushing struck out, but Hyeseong Kim hit a hard ground ball up the middle. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor made a spectacular diving stop but couldn’t throw out the speedy Kim, putting runners at the corners for Ohtani, who tied the score with a sacrifice fly, coming just a couple feet short in the left-field corner of his second home run of the night.
That sent the game into the 10th, where Scott promptly gave up an RBI double and an RBI single. Over his past seven appearances, batters are hitting .419 (13 for 31) against him.
“I just think it’s just sort of just missing in the big part of the plate or the wrong part of the plate, given a particular hitter,” Roberts said. “My eyes, and talking to our pitching guys, the stuff’s good. It’s just the command just isn’t where it needs to be right now.”
The Mets took that 4-2 lead into the bottom of the 10th and Andy Pages cut into it with an RBI single. With two runners on, the Dodgers brought Will Smith off the bench to pinch-hit. The best hitter in the majors this season with runners in scoring position (22 for 47), Smith flew out to center field.
That put the tying run on third base and lined Edman up to follow Ohtani’s script and play hero on his bobblehead night. He couldn’t, grounding out to end the game.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) — Light rain and scattered showers moved through eastern and southern Clark County early this morning as the remnants of Tropical Storm Alvin tracked eastward.
Expect scattered showers to taper off in the evening hours. Afternoon highs will warm up to 94 feeling muggy at times. Winds throughout the day will remain breezy, with gusts ranging between 15 and 25 MPH.
Tuesday will start on the mild side with lows in the upper 70s. A low-pressure system approaching from the California coast will keep a slight chance of showers in the forecast through Wednesday. Tuesday and Wednesday bring the highest potential for additional precipitation, especially over higher elevations.
By Thursday, a ridge of high pressure will rebuild across the region, drying out the area and bringing temperatures back above seasonal norms — meaning the return of triple-digit heat is likely by the end of the week.
Stay tuned to FOX5 for the latest updates as conditions evolve.
The Yankees expect to place closer Luke Weaver on the 15-day injured list, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Weaver injured his hamstring while warming up during Sunday’s game. Passan notes that the team has yet to finalize a timetable but suggests it may be a four-to-six week absence.
Weaver has been one of baseball’s best relievers since landing in the Bronx. He turned in a 2.89 ERA while ranking third in MLB with 84 relief innings last year. Weaver punched out more than 31% of opponents. He recorded 22 holds and supplanted Clay Holmes as Aaron Boone’s closer in September. Weaver saved four more games while adding 15 1/3 frames of three-run ball in the postseason.
The offseason Devin Williams trade was supposed to push Weaver back into the setup role he’d held for the bulk of 2024. That arrangement lasted for around a month. Williams allowed three or more runs in three of his first 10 appearances. The Yankees pulled him from the ninth inning by the end of April, hoping that a setup role would allow him to find his footing in his new home.
Weaver drew back in as closer and has gone 8-9 in save chances. Despite a six-point drop in his strikeout rate, Weaver has been as effective as he was last season. He has only surrendered three runs in 25 2/3 frames. Boone will presumably provide an update on the team’s plans for the ninth inning when he meets with the New York beat before tomorrow’s series opener against the Guardians.
Williams has been far better of late, reeling off scoreless appearances in 10 of his last 11 outings. He’s striking out almost 40% of opponents in that time. Giving him the ninth inning is the most straightforward option. If the Yankees don’t want to do that, perhaps if they’re set on returning the role to Weaver once he’s healthy, then Mark Leiter Jr. or Fernando Cruz would be the other options. Cruz is expected back from shoulder inflammation tomorrow.
If Weaver does wind up requiring a 4-6 week recovery, the Yankees would get him back around the All-Star Break. They’d have a couple weeks to evaluate how their bullpen looks leading up to the trade deadline. Weaver is on track for free agency at the end of the season. He should have plenty of time to return and cement his status among the top two or three relievers in the class. He’ll probably be limited to a three-year deal as he enters his age-32 season, but he should command a strong annual value if he comes back without issue.
A stretch gone wrong made Luke Weaver unavailable to the Yankees for the ninth inning Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.
It likely will for the next few weeks, too.
Weaver is expected to land on the injured list Tuesday after tweaking his hamstring while stretching following the completion of his warmup on Sunday night, as ESPN reported the closer could miss four to six weeks.
“Hoping it’s not too serious,” manager Aaron Boone had said Sunday night, while Weaver was still getting treatment on the hamstring, before the Yankees flew home.
Luke Weaver throws a pitch during the Yankees’ game against the Rangers on May 22. Robert Sabo for the NY Post
Weaver was off to a dominant start this season, posting a 1.05 ERA with eight saves and 24 strikeouts in 25 ²/₃ innings.
The blow to the back end of the Yankees bullpen is likely to thrust Devin Williams back into the closer’s role after he had lost it to Weaver in late April following a rough first month.
Williams has mostly been better since then, not giving up a run in 13 of his past 15 appearances.
His only save opportunity in that stretch came last week against the Angels, when Weaver was unavailable after pitching on back-to-back days, and Williams gave up a pair of runs before finishing off the 3-2 win.
Williams pitched the eighth inning Sunday in what was then a 6-3 game and was sharp, striking out Hyesong Kim and Teoscar Hernández around Shohei Ohtani’s groundout.
Luke Weaver throws a pitch during the Yankees’ game against the Dodgers on May 31. Getty Images
After his swing-and-miss ability went missing in the first month of the season, Williams rediscovered it in May — he now has a 34.8 percent whiff rate, good for the 95th percentile — which should help if he goes back to closing games on a regular basis.
“[Williams] pitches with an edge out there,” Boone said last week. “But I would say that even early on when he had some struggles. It felt like a similar edge, I just think he’s commanding the ball and now into the rhythm and flow of the season and has gotten into a good groove.”
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The Yankees are also expected to get Fernando Cruz back in the bullpen on Tuesday, when he is first eligible to return from the injured list for shoulder inflammation, which will give them another late-inning weapon that they missed over the past two weeks.
Mark Leiter Jr. has been throwing the ball well, too, which leaves the door open for Boone to mix and match based on matchups in the ninth inning if he chooses.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Saint Mary’s coach Eric Valenzuela knew who he didn’t want to beat him.
Before Saturday night’s matchup with USC, Valenzuela named Ethan Hedges as the scariest hitter in the Trojans’ lineup even though the midseason All-American hadn’t played to the same standard in the second half of the season.
Hedges was hitting .415 with 22 extra-base hits, including 11 home runs, and 39 RBIs through USC’s first 32 games. Since April 8, Hedges had lacked the same electricity. Over a 25-game span, he batted .247 with just five extra-base hits and 17 RBIs.
Still, the fear was there for opposing coaches. Hedges showed why Saturday.
He broke out with a two-homer performance, including the go-ahead long ball, to power USC to a 6-4 victory and into the Corvallis Regional final. The Trojans (37-21) are one win away from their first super regionals appearance since 2005.
USC’s Adrian Lopez forces Saint Mary’s Diego Castellanos out at first base on Saturday.
(Shotgun Spratling / For The Times)
“He was just in situations where we really had to go after him a little bit,” Valenzuela said. “I mean, if you make a mistake to a good player like that, he’s going to make you pay for it, so he hurt us today.”
Hedges provided the opening salvo, sending a hanging slider clanging off the barely occupied metal bleachers in left-center field for a first-inning solo homer. USC coach Andy Stankiewicz saw it as a positive sign Hedges may be rounding back into his first-half form at the right time.
“He uses the middle of the field so well. That’s his strength,” Stankiewicz said. “But we’ve been talking about if a slider or off-speed stays middle in, go ahead and get some good ball flight to the pull side.”
When Hedges recognized the pitch’s spin and saw it up in the zone, he punished it, driving the ball an estimated 399 feet to the left-center field bleachers.
USC left-hander Mason Edwards pitched an efficient 5⅓ innings, needing just 64 pitches before he was removed after giving up his sixth hit.. Two of those cleared the Goss Stadium wall, giving Saint Mary’s (36-25) an early 3-1 lead, but USC showed the resiliency that has been a key element of the program under Stankiewicz the last three years.
“Throughout this year, we’ve had a lot of ups and downs,” Hedges said. “But we know with each other, we’re right where we want to be and have the guys to do it.”
With two outs and seemingly no momentum in the fourth inning, USC’s Abbrie Covarrubias got on base by beating out a high chopper to shortstop. Freshman Augie Lopez tied it two pitches later when he demolished a fastball, putting it on top of the scoreboard in right-center field.
USC pitcher Mason Edwards delivers against Saint Mary’s in the Corvallis Regional on Saturday.
(Shotgun Spratling / For The Times)
Hedges’ second blast of the game — a fifth-inning fastball he smacked over the right-center field — gave USC a 4-3 lead.
The Trojans led 5-3 heading into the eighth when things got dicey. Saint Mary’s loaded the bases with a pair of soft singles to right field and a four-pitch walk. A sacrifice fly brought Gaels three-hole hitter Aiden Taurek to the plate. USC ace reliever Brodie Purcell got Taurek to ground into a fielder’s choice, but then Stankiewicz made the intriguing decision to pull the right-handed Purcell, the Trojans’ workhorse out of the ‘pen all season, in favor of left-hander Caden Hunter despite a right-handed hitter due up.
“When he came to the mound, I said, ‘This is why you came here.’ He had a big smile on his face and said, ‘Absolutely man, let’s go.’ said Stankiewicz, who mentioned Hunter’s ability to attack with more velocity as an impetus for the move.
USC’s Abbrie Covarrubias tags out Saint Mary’s Cody Kashimoto on a stolen base attempt on Saturday.
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Hunter, who had worked as a starter this season until the last couple weeks, struck out Saint Mary’s cleanup hitter Ryan Pierce on a 95-mph fastball after pumping multiple 96- and 97-mph offerings — his hardest pitches of the season — earlier in the count. The Trojans added an insurance run in the bottom half of the inning before Hunter dismissed Saint Mary’s final three hitters to collect his first Division I save, putting the Trojans on the doorstep of advancing to a super regional and being one of the final 16 teams remaining.
“We’ve heard coach say 1,000 times that it’s time to get this program back to where it has been,” Hedges said, “and I think this year we’ve really got all the pieces to do that. We’ve shown that we have the talent to do that.”
USC advances to the Sunday night regional final at 7 p.m. PDT, where it will await the winner of Sunday afternoon’s 3 p.m. matchup between top-seed Oregon State and No. 4 seed Saint Mary’s. If USC were to lose Sunday, a winner-take-all game will be played Monday.
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Gov. Greg Abbott is facing intense political pressure over a bill that would ban products containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, as hemp industry leaders mount a full-court press urging the governor to veto the measure while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and his allies urge Abbott to sign it into law.
The issue has sparked backlash from both sides of the aisle, including from conservatives ordinarily supportive of Patrick’s hardline agenda. An April statewide survey by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin found that 55% of Republicans believe Texas’ marijuana and cannabis laws should be less strict or left as they are now, compared to 40% who said they should be stricter.
Less than one-third of voters of all political persuasions said the state should stiffen its THC laws. Yet, should he break out the veto pen, Abbott would likely incur the wrath of Patrick, the powerful Senate leader who made the ban one of his top priorities, calling THC-infused products — such as gummies, beverages and vapes — a “poison in our public.”
In a sign of the intense fallout since lawmakers approved the ban, Patrick called a news conference last week to renew his criticism of the hemp industry and the products they are pushing, which he said are designed to appeal to children.
Patrick, brandishing a THC-infused lollipop and standing before a table covered in cannabis products, said, “You might go into a store and buy ‘em and not even know that you’re getting your kid high on drugs and hooked for life.”
The hemp industry supported an alternative to the ban that would have restricted THC products to Texans 21 and older, barred sales within a certain distance of schools and outlawed marketing the products in ways that are “attractive to children,” which they said would make people less likely to develop a dependency on the drug.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick displays various THC and CBD products during a press conference in the Texas Capitol on May 28, 2025.
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Asked if he was calling the news conference over concerns about an Abbott veto, Patrick said he was “not worried about the governor.”
“I’m worried about the pressure on the media and the general public to try to keep this going in some way and bring it back,” Patrick said, adding, “I’m not going to speak for the governor. He will do what he is going to do. I have total confidence in the governor.”
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Meanwhile, as the Legislature prepared to gavel out for the session on Monday, hemp industry leaders held their own news conference to call for Abbott to veto the bill — underscoring the competing pressures now facing the governor.
Abbott has three options for how to handle the THC ban, known as Senate Bill 3. He has 20 days after the end of the session to sign or veto the measure. If he does neither, it will become law without his signature. An Abbott spokesperson declined Monday to say what he would do, saying only that the governor “will thoughtfully review any legislation sent to his desk.”
On Monday, the Texas Hemp Business Council reported that it delivered 5,000 letters to Abbott’s office, along with a petition signed by some 120,000 people, urging the governor to veto the bill.
The group organized a news conference in which industry leaders, business owners and a sixth-generation Texan farmer — along with a pair of military veterans — blasted lawmakers who pushed the ban, accusing them of putting politics and power above sensible policy.
Dave Walden, a Texas VFW senior vice commander who served multiple combat deployments in more than a decade with the U.S. Army, shared a story about how his life was saved by a veteran-founded company that makes THC gummies. The cannabis helps Walden manage the chronic pain and PTSD that’s plagued him since he returned from service, he said.
“I live with the scars that you can see and the ones that you can’t and like thousands of us, I went through the government’s solution: a never-ending parade of pills,” Walden said. “Those drugs nearly destroyed me.”
Thanks to the legal, hemp-derived consumable products he found, Walden said that he has not touched an opioid since 2018.
“THC gummies brought me back,” he said. “Let’s stop pretending this is about public safety. This is about control and veterans are caught in the crossfire.”
Industry leaders, meanwhile, tried to appeal to Abbott by arguing that a ban would hurt Texas’ business-friendly reputation and weaken its border security by giving rise to a black market in place of legal dispensaries.
State Sen. Charles Perry, the Lubbock Republican who authored the THC ban, said those businesses were “forewarned,” when lawmakers approved 2019 legislation authorizing the sale of consumable hemp, that the measure was only intended to boost agriculture.
“If you’re doing hemp that ultimately ended up as a Delta 8 or a Delta 10 [product], going forward, you’re out of business,” Perry said. “And you should be.”
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On Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) said that two more cases of measles have been recorded, bringing the total to four cases so far this year.
The additional cases come amid a nationwide surge in measles cases in 2025.
An unvaccinated child in Dakota County is one of the cases, which has health officials concerned as they say the child has not traveled outside of Minnesota in the last month and had no known exposure.
Additionally, MDH says the child was infectious while at the Mall of America theme park on May 24. Because of this, MDH is giving a warning to anyone who was at Nickelodeon Universe on that date between the hours of 5-9 p.m. that they may have been exposed to measles and to watch for symptoms.
“Anytime we confirm a case of measles unrelated to travel that has no known source, it is worrying,” said Jessica Hancock-Allen, infectious disease division director at MDH. “This is because it could be a sign that measles is spreading in the community undetected by public health and healthcare systems. It is uncertain where the child was exposed and whether others may have been exposed.”
The other case is an adult in Washington County who was exposed during domestic air travel out of state. The vaccination status of this person is unverified, MDH says.
The adult and child are each recovering at home.
“There’s the very high risk of transmission. One infected person could infect eight or nine or 10 other people,” Dr. Eric Barth, Allina Health pediatrician, said. “It’s not like a lot of other viruses where you need to have someone right up in your face, maybe coughing on you for you to get it and that’s the risk with this virus. It’s very contagious.”
Measles symptoms start with things like a fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes followed by a rash that usually spreads from the head to the whole body. It often takes eight to 12 days from exposure to develop symptoms, with the rash appearing a few days after a fever starts.
People who develop symptoms should call their health care provider before going to a clinic, MDH says, to avoid accidentally exposing other people to the disease.
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According to Minnesota Department of Health Data outlining how many kindergarten students are fully vaccinated for measles, back in 2015 about 93 percent of kids were vaccinated, but about 10 years later that number dropped.
In 2024, 86 percent of children got the vaccine, according to MDH.
“There are children who have died from measles, so it can be very serious,” Dr. Barth said.“There have been many, many studies that have shown that there is no connection between the MMR vaccine and autism. I would ask parents to trust their medical providers, trust their pediatricians and get their children vaccinated.”
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