Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black holehttps://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/scientists-find-closest-star-to-the-milky-ways-central-black-hole/Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.
Aug 19, 2026 3:56 PM
Ariana Grande Outsells Her Closest Competition 10 Times Overhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/08/17/ariana-grande-outsells-her-closest-competition-10-times-over/Ariana Grande's 'Petal' outsells the rest of the titles inside the top 10 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart combined.
Aug 17, 2026 12:00 PM
Gary Woodland's toughest year recovering from brain surgery is also his proudesthttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gary-woodlands-toughest-recovering-brain-191919762.htmlGary Woodland has strong memories of Bellerive, the closest tournament to his Kansas home. “I'd never seen anything like that,” Woodland said. Woodland is convinced that experience is what enabled him to win the U.S. Open the following year at Pebble Beach, which stands as the biggest moment of his career.
Aug 18, 2026 7:19 PM
What Scottie Scheffler has done on the PGA Tour this year which even Tiger Woods was never capable ofhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/scottie-scheffler-done-pga-tour-173000264.htmlScottie Scheffler’s form over the past four years has been the closest thing we’ve seen to sheer and utter dominance since Tiger Woods’ prime years. Since February 2022, Scheffler has won 21 PGA Tour titles, including four major championships.
Aug 17, 2026 5:30 PM
Mackenzie Dern a bit disappointed with UFC 330 win: ‘I could’ve finished this fight for sure’https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mackenzie-dern-bit-disappointed-ufc-173106727.htmlMackenzie Dern won her first title defense at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, earning a one-sided if not particularly entertaining decision over fellow jiu jitsu expert Gillian Robertson in the co-main event. Robertson came into the fight with the women’s record for most submissions in the UFC but Dern was the one who came closest to […]
Aug 16, 2026 5:31 PM
Mercedes reveals development 'strategy' for remainder of 2026 seasonhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mercedes-reveals-development-strategy-remainder-130100451.htmlMercedes technical director James Allison has outlined the development strategy the team intends to follow during the second half of the season, after the W17 deliberately received far fewer upgrades than those of its closest rivals during the opening half of the campaign. Mercedes has so far been able to rely on the W17's clear performance advantage, which was evident from the very first race of ...
Aug 16, 2026 1:01 PM
H.S GOLF: Tamaqua’s Vinc leads the day with a 66 in action-packed Fridayhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/h-golf-tamaqua-vinc-leads-224700125.htmlBlue Mountain 336, Lourdes 337 In the closest matchup of the day, Blue Mountain (2-0, 2-0) eked out Our Lady of Lourdes Regional (1-1, 1-1) by one stroke at Indian Hills Golf Course. Lourdes’s Vivian Reiprish led all golfers in the match with a 75. Blue Mountain’s Connor Roeder led the Eagles with an 81. Owen Crossen finished the day at 83, Dylan Knittle an 84, and Zane Morgan finished at 88. ...
Aug 15, 2026 10:47 PM
Powerful earthquake kills dozens in eastern Indonesiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/indonesia-earthquakeQuake struck Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher ground for fear of a tsunamiA 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia has killed at least 47 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly seismic events.Rescuers have yet to reach Nagekeo, the area closest to the epicentre, because roads were blocked by...
Aug 15, 2026 3:34 PM