The Lakers have agreed to terms on a two-way contract with former Vanderbilt forward AK Okereke, a source confirmed to the California Post on Wednesday night.  Okereke, who went undrafted in the 2026 NBA Draft, averaged 9.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2 assists in his lone season with the Commodores after three seasons at Cornell. He started his college career with the Big Red in 2022 as a walk-on, playing four games as a freshman before becoming a fixture in the rotation during his sophomore season.  Okereke was a full-time starter at Cornell as a junior in 2024-25, averaging 13.9…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Connecticut man accused of murdering his girlfriend months after she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase had a separate pending domestic violence case in which another woman told police he strangled, threatened and assaulted her after meeting her on a dating app, court records show.Cole Theodore Werhan, 28, of Burlington, Connecticut, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder in connection with the death of 26-year-old Janina Brooke Murphy, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, according to Connecticut State Police.Murphy, who went by Brooke, was found in March at the bottom of…

Christina Ricci paid tribute to her husband, Mark Hampton, for Father’s Day before her legal drama with ex James Heerdegen came to light. “Happy Father’s Day!!!!!! The best dad we could have ever hoped for,” Ricci, 46, wrote to Hampton, 41, via Instagram for the holiday on Sunday, June 21. The Yellowjackets actress shared a sweet photo of her second husband cuddling with both her and Heerdegen’s son Freddie, 11, as well as with her and Hampton’s 4-year-old daughter Cleo. “I honestly didn’t know they made them like you, babe,” she added in the Father’s Day message. “I am so…

After the Mets royally failed to take care of business on the field in a doubleheader against the Cubs on Wednesday, they decided to do some business off it.  The Mets traded pitcher David Peterson to Chicago in exchange for the Cubs’ No. 13 ranked prospect Cole Mathis, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported after a disastrous night for the Amazin’s at Citi Field.  The trade came in just hours after the Cubs swept the Mets by a combined score of 20-8 in a doubleheader.  Peterson could be just the first of many players on their way out of Flushing as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan lawmakers are investigating a childcare provider that received more than $1.1 million in taxpayer-funded childcare reimbursements despite allegations that it does not appear to operate at its listed address.The investigation centers on 1st Premier Learning Academy & Daycare in Clinton Township and was launched by the Michigan House Oversight Subcommittee on State & Local Public Assistance Programs.According to an investigative report, the facility received $1,121,641 in Child Development & Care (CDC) Program reimbursements between fiscal years 2023 and 2026, yet committee staff said repeated site visits found no evidence that children…

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger denied that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended from his ABC late-night show last year to prove the network’s allegiance to President Donald Trump. “That was not the case,” Iger, 75, told the Financial Times in an interview published on Saturday, June 20. “We thought [Kimmel’s joke] was in bad taste.” Iger pointed out that Kimmel’s suspension lasted less than a week, noting,“We just wanted him to acknowledge that it was an ill-timed and probably inappropriate comment.” (Iger stepped down as Disney CEO in March, turning over the role to successor Josh D’Amaro.) Controversy erupted last fall…

MINNEAPOLIS – Five days after his wife gave birth to their second child, Shohei Ohtani revealed the sex of the newborn. It’s a boy. Ohtani hinted that was the case when he announced the birth on his Instagram account. He posted a below-the-neck photo of the child wrapped in a blue blanket. Asked if he wanted his son to take an interest in baseball by watching him play, Ohtani said in Japanese, “I wonder. I don’t know how long I can play. For now, I want to do my best until this contract (with the Dodgers) expires.  “I think children…

Delaware Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester avoided answering where socialism has been “beneficial” when giving her thoughts on the recent New York primary elections. Blunt Rochester was asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Wednesday morning about the results of the primaries where three socialist candidates not only won their elections but defeated two incumbent lawmakers.  Rather than comment on what impact this could have on the broader Democratic Party, Blunt Rochester celebrated the wins as a whole. “I think that, first of all, the fact that people are engaged at a level they’ve never been engaged before is a positive thing, especially in the 250th anniversary of…

Supreme Court sides with marijuana user in gun case, protecting Second Amendment rights The Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling siding with a marijuana user in a gun case, asserting that the government cannot prosecute individuals for firearm possession simply due to cannabis use. Fox News contributor Joey Jones highlights the ruling’s importance for Second Amendment rights, drawing a comparison to alcohol and emphasizing responsible gun ownership by marijuana cardholders in Florida. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice warned California on Wednesday that it would file a lawsuit against state officials if they do not…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three former surgical-services leaders at an Illinois hospital allege in a whistleblower lawsuit that a neurosurgeon fell asleep during surgery, patients were left anesthetized on operating room tables without surgeons present and hospital administrators retaliated against employees who reported the incidents.The 18-page lawsuit, filed in Winnebago County Circuit Court, accuses OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois, of ignoring repeated patient-safety complaints involving the hospital’s neurosurgery service line and instead targeting employees who raised concerns.According to the complaint, Sofia Gudino, Tina Peppers and Cindamon Proffitt held leadership positions responsible for operating-room…