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(CNN) Last year, President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Bill Hagerty, his former ambassador to Japan, to be the next Senator from Tennessee before he even announced his campaign. That should've been enough in a conservative state where Republicans overwhelmingly approve of the President. But the GOP's primary election on Thursday to replace retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander has turned into a bitter, competitive contest between Hagerty and a conservative challenger, Dr. Manny Sethi, over who can be Tennessee's Trump. Hagerty and Sethi have campaigned as Trump loyalists, even though they've both found things in each other's backgrounds to try to suggest...

@marklevinshow1. Hagerty has spent millions recreating himself to try to fool Tennessee Republicans about himself. He’s a McConnell RINO with strong ties to Romney. He should never have been appointed ambassador to Japan. Sending him to the Senate would be a huge mistake. 2. His character-assassination of Manny Sethi is typical of McConnell RINOs in GOP primaries. Why do you think McConnell is spending a fortune trashing Sethi to get Hagerty elected?

.... He took a few minutes to make his short stump speech about his parents coming to this country legally and how he has lived the American dream. He then addressed two issues, with the first being the COVID crisis, which he said is real and serious. “But this Fauci guy,” said Sethi obviously connecting with his audience, “I’ve had about enough of this guy.”Over the cheering and applauding crowd, Sethi continued, “It’s time for the president to bring him into the board room and say ‘You’re fired!’” With regard to hydroxychloroquine, Sethi said we’re not sure, but it saved...

Former MLB slugger Manny Ramirez — as well-known for his "Manny being Manny" antics as his powerful home runs — has apologized for his career missteps in a Boston Globe interview, explaining that he has a renewed relationship with God and has been in seminary for the past five years. From the Globe article: All these years later, Manny Ramirez wants you to know that he loves you and that he is sorry for mistakes he made while playing in Boston. He is sorry he knocked down Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick over a ticket issue when the Sox...

Manny Ramirez has retired from Major League Baseball. MLB made the announcement on Friday afternoon. The league said it notified Ramirez of an "issue" with him regarding the MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, and rather than undergo the process, Ramirez opted to retire. Ramirez, 38, got off to a slow start for Tampa Bay this season, going 1-for-17 in five games. Ramirez, who's made more than $200 million in his career, signed a one-year, $2 million deal with Tampa Bay this offseason. While the league didn't say explicitly that Ramirez failed another drug test, he would have been...

Tampa Bay Rays slugger Manny Ramirez has notified Major League Baseball that he is retiring after being notified of an issue under MLB’s drug policy. The commissioner’s office issued a statement Friday that said Ramirez decided to retire rather than go through MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

CLEVELAND In his last act as a Los Angeles Dodger, Manny Ramirez lived down to his reputation for disrespectful, immature behavior. On Sunday, he was ejected after arguing a called strike on the lone pitch of his only at-bat. Within hours of Ramirez’s all-too-predictable exit, the baseball world learned that he was bound for the Chicago White Sox. Great news for Manny, right? Here was his latest — maybe final — chance at reputation salvation. Hop on the next flight, say how excited you are to play in Chicago, get in the lineup as quickly as possible and gap a...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rafael Furcal and Matt Kemp combined for seven hits with a home run each and Vicente Padilla earned his first victory since beating the Giants on April 16 as the Dodgers completed a series sweep with an 8-2 rout of San Francisco on Wednesday. Furcal had four hits (a homer and three singles) and scored three runs. Kemp, starting for the first time since Saturday, homered and had a pair of singles for three RBIs. Jamey Carroll, spelling third baseman Casey Blake, doubled twice, walked twice and scored three runs. The Dodgers played without Manny Ramirez, who...

The federal appeals court ruling against the government Wednesday in the long running Major League Baseball drug-testing case has several far-reaching ramifications. The decision means that leaking the names of steroid-tainted players to Sports Illustrated and The New York Times likely constituted crimes, and that an investigation could be launched to identify the leakers. It also means that the blockbuster revelations about steroid cheating by Alex Rodriguez(notes), Sammy Sosa(notes), Manny Ramirez(notes) and David Ortiz(notes) were based on evidence gathered in an illegal search by lead BALCO investigating agent Jeff Novitzky. Unless the Ninth Circuit decision is successfully appealed to the...

Boston's erstwhile slugging duo reportedly on list of 104 According to lawyers who spoke to the The New York Times, and whose names were not revealed, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez are on the list of 104 players who tested positive in Major League Baseball's 2003 survey testing for performance-enhancing drugs, testing that was agreed to and conducted only on the condition that the results would remain anonymous. Ortiz and Ramirez were members of the Boston Red Sox at the time and helped the club end an 86-year streak in which they hadn't won a World Series. Results from the...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — All-Star Orlando Hudson homered twice, Clayton Kershaw won his fifth consecutive road start and the Los Angeles Dodgers capped the best first half in the majors with a 7-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Manny Ramirez went 3 for 3 and scored twice to help the Dodgers finish a 6-3 road trip for their best start in 32 years at 56-32. Backup catcher Brad Ausmus also homered and James Loney drove in two runs with two singles. Hudson, who had been in a 3-for-41 slump, homered in the sixth and eighth. The Dodgers continued their...

POSTED: 7:41 pm MDT June 23, 2009 UPDATED: 12:06 am MDT June 24, 2009 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The crowd for Tuesday night's Isotopes game could be a record one and those fortunate enough to have tickets are already getting into the ball park. Fan Kyle Morrow made sure he didn't miss his chance. "I came in at 9 o'clock this morning, because I live baseball and I love Manny Ramirez" Morrow said. Morrow was one of thousands in a standing room only crowd who will pack into Isotopes Stadium for a glance at Manny Ramirez," said Morrow. "He gave this...

Manny Ramirez is scheduled to return to the field next week for the first time since his May 7 suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. And Manager Joe Torre said Wednesday that Ramirez's first game would likely be with Inland Empire, the Dodgers' affiliate in the Class-A California League.

A prominent New Mexico Republican complained Thursday about a sendoff party for Manny Aragon, a former Democratic legislative leader who reports to federal prison next week. Pat Rogers, a New Mexico member of the Republican National Committee, said it was inappropriate to throw a party for Aragon, who faces a 5 1/2-year prison term after pleading guilty in an Albuquerque courthouse fraud scandal. "It makes me sick," said Rogers, an Albuquerque attorney. "I can't believe there are people who are so stupid, brazen or whatever ... who would go to a party for a person who epitomizes corruption."

Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and will be suspended 50 games starting today, The Times has learned. The test result and suspension is expected to be announced later today.

Sox take lead on #500 by Manny! The huge Red Sox contingent at Camden Yards celebrates

With questions being asked about her parenting skills, and reports circulating that her husband has walked out on her, Britney Spears could definitely use a man about the house right now. So it is perhaps no surprise to find this newest staff member - a male nanny - on Miss Spears' payroll. The 24-year-old pop star has hired the male nanny, or "manny" as American showbusiness observers are calling him, to carry out such tasks as lugging around her eight-month-old baby Sean Preston, unload the shopping and wheeling the pram. He is also a trained bodyguard and more than capable...

I have been given the opportunity of a life time. My friend has tickets to sit right behind the Yankees dugout at Fenway on Sunday Sept 26, 2004. I would be every interested in ideas on signs that you think might make a lasting impression on the Yankees, since I am a Redsox fan. Post away and look for the signs on ESPN.