Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s book, The ...

The Westfield, N.J., native managed the Mets for less than two seasons and had an extended coaching career with the Yankees ...

It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for us Angelenos, but the resiliency, the love, the creativity, and even the humor in the face of tragedy have been nothing short of astounding. I was ...

He lived on Grenola Street with a front porch that overlooked the ocean where he’d sit and listen to a young Vin Scully calling Los Angeles Dodger games. This was back when a common working man ...

Elvis Presley, whose career predates the Hot 100’s launch, became the first artist to tally 100 total hits. He scored his 100th (of an eventual 109 total) in May 1975 with “T-R-O-U-B-L-E.” ...

Harbaugh referred to Herbert as “an artist.” For example ... The 49ers’ victory, with Vin Scully on the call for CBS, ended one dynasty and started another. Herbert’s throw merely ...

When he stands behind the line of scrimmage during practice, when he stalks the sideline during games and when he watches and re-watches the game film, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Tuesday he sees ...

Dwayne has only got one Vin in his life. Dwayne Johnson only has one big brother in this film world and that’s me.” In 2023, The Rock said that he and Diesel “put all the past behind us.” ...

Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson came face to face at the 2025 Golden Globes when Diesel took the stage to present the prize for cinematic and box office achievement to “Wicked.” Diesel took a ...

Diesel and Johnson harbored a feud for years, after costarring in several movies in the Fast & Furious franchise. Diesel has played Dominic ("Dom") Toretto, street racer and family man, since the ...

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Rich Polk/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Vin Diesel is extending an olive branch with a small gesture. Before presenting the award for film cinematic and box office ...