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Berry and Martinez, who share son Maceo, married in France in 2013 and have a roller coaster relationship.

Here are five things to know about the regular-season series between the Yankees and Rays, which saw Tampa Bay win seven of 13 games, as they meet in the ALDS.

“Aaron did everything the law asks of a parent who is trying to protect his child. He trusted the courts. He followed every order. He waited for the process to work," said an attorney for dad Aaron Savella.

Breece Hall will get the most attention, but the Jets will be without a litany of other key players as they look to avoid a three-game losing streak. 

CBS Dumps Tony Romo Two Months After OWI Arrest With Roughly $72 Million Left On His Deal

CBS Sports and Tony Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback turned lead NFL analyst, are done.

"CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways. We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine years and wish him the best moving forward."

J.J. Watt has been named as Romo's replacement.

Romo joined CBS in 2017 and signed a 10-year, $180 million deal in 2020, one of the richest contracts in sports broadcasting. About four years and roughly $72 million remained on it. Neither side disclosed the terms of the separation, so how much of that CBS actually pays out is anyone's guess.

The exit comes a little more than two months after Romo was arrested for operating while intoxicated on July 23 in the Milwaukee area, after competing in the Wisconsin Amateur Championship. Body camera footage showed him telling deputies he was visiting relatives before he failed field sobriety tests, and police found an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. He later pleaded no contest.

In a statement, Romo said he developed a reliance on pain medication after back surgeries from his playing days, which led to an "over-reliance" on alcohol. "None of this is an excuse. These are my failures, and I take responsibility for them," he said, adding that he plans to step away and focus on his health and family before pursuing another job.

Reviews of Romo's work in the booth had waned in recent seasons, AP noted. An OWI arrest is a convenient off-ramp from the back half of a contract signed at the top of the market.

CBS's parent, Paramount Skydance, is days from closing its $31-a-share cash takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with the deal expected to close Tuesday, Oct. 6. A newly merged media giant will be looking hard at every nine-figure talent contract on the books.

Former Houston Texans star J.J. Watt takes Romo's seat next to Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on CBS's top NFL crew, while Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn stay together on the No. 2 team. Early reviews of Watt's fill-in work were mixed, praising his preparation while questioning his feel for big moments.

Tyler Durden Fri, 10/02/2026 - 18:50

The case of the woman alleging she was gang raped by seven Cornell frat students could be difficult to prosecute in part because of the accuser’s evolving account of what happened.

The nation's second-largest school district in the country, LAUSD, has endured thousands upon thousands of fights in recent years as the community raises concerns about bullying-related suicides.

So, Dylan Garand will be the Rangers backup goalie in October after all.

Here are five things to know about the Rays as the Yankees get ready to open the 2026 ALDS in St. Petersburg.

The pair's alleged plot coincided with the anniversary of last year's attacks at a UK synagogue which left two dead.

The Dodgers’ biggest strength might lead them to their biggest flaw during the most critical part of the season. The strength? The starting pitching. The flaw? Their bullpen. The reason? A brutal heat wave that is set to hit California this weekend. When Tarik Skubal takes the mound for Game 1 of the NLDS against...

All you need is … Skattebo.

It’s unclear why the FBI determined that these communications were “pertinent” to their investigation.

LA speed demons are about to get a very costly Halloween surprise.

My assignment was simple: film a video about the street vendors who’ve, once again, descended on Canal Street like locusts to hawk duped designer duds. 

The proof is in her trophy case that’s bursting at the seams. 

"Stop using my name against him," she told Steve Hilton.

Waste Of The Day: Defunct Veterans' Hotline

Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations,

Contractors working at the Department of Veterans Affairs' suicide-prevention hotline earned $11.2 million without answering a single phone call, according to a Sept. 1 report from the VA inspector general.

Key facts: The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24 hours per day for veterans experiencing a mental health emergency. Trained government staff answer calls, provide support and send a medical team if there is an immediate risk of harm.

In 2019, a contractor was hired to establish a backup crisis line. If the main Veterans Crisis Line was unavailable because of a power outage or some other emergency, contractors at the backup center could answer calls.

The backup center hired new staff in 2022, but the government assumed they would not need security clearance to do their job. They were wrong; the contractors needed to record calls and document veterans' identity and mental health issues. That requires authorization from the General Services Administration, which typically takes 12 to 18 months to obtain.

Without clearance, the contractors were left to essentially sit and twiddle their thumbs. They did not answer a single phone call from a veteran from July 2022 until the contract ended in June 2023.

But a bureaucratic mess allowed the contractor to keep getting paid. Some employees said they did not realize the contractor was not doing any work. Others said they were waiting for a formal notice from a supervisor instructing them to cease payments. In March 2023, one employee even rated the contractor's work as "satisfactory."

Even with proper security clearance, the contractors might have failed to do their job properly. The company was required to staff the backup center with 92 employees, but there were less than 50 people actually assigned.

Before the contractor was hired, the VA started making its own in-house backup call center, raising questions about why the company was hired in the first place.

Summary: According to the audit, veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide compared to other Americans. Taxpayer resources must be used to provide them the resources they need, not to pay contractors without a purpose.

The #WasteOfTheDay is brought to you by the forensic auditors at OpenTheBooks.com.

Tyler Durden Fri, 10/02/2026 - 18:25

“Experience in the playoffs definitely matters,” Breanna Stewart said Friday as the Liberty prepare for their second-round series vs. the Dream.

For almost the entirety of the Aaron Boone era, the faces of the Yankees have been Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.