Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski, who won eight Gold Glove awards while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has passed away. He was 89. Mazeroski is known for his memorable walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series to defeat the Yankees. “It is with a heavy heart that we relay the news of the passing of legendary Pirates and National Baseball Hall of Famer, Bill Mazeroski. Maz was a 7-time All-Star who hit the greatest home run in baseball history. He was a beloved member of the Pirates family and he will be deeply missed,” the Pittsburgh Pirates announced. pic.twitter.com/d8OcD8GZh0 — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) February 21, 2026 ESPN shared further: Elected to the Hall by the Veterans Committee in 2001, he was, by some measures, no superstar. Mazeroski had the lowest batting average, on-base percentage and stolen base total of any second baseman in Cooperstown. He hit just .260 lifetime, with 138 homers and 27 stolen bases in 17 years, and had an on-base percentage of .299. He never batted .300, never approached 100 runs batted in or 100 runs scored and only once finished in the top 10 for Most Valuable Player. His best qualities were both tangible and beyond the box score. His Hall of Fame plaque praises him as a “defensive wizard” with “hard-nosed hustle” and a “quiet work ethic.” A 10-time All-Star, he turned a major league record 1,706 double plays, earning the nickname “No Hands” for how quickly he fielded grounders and relayed them. He led the National League nine times in assists for second basemen and has been cited by statistician Bill James as the game’s greatest defensive player at his position — by far. “I think defense belongs in the Hall of Fame,” Mazeroski said during his Hall of Fame induction speech. “Defense deserves as much credit as pitching, and I’m proud to be going in as a defensive player.” But his career’s signature moment took place in the batter’s box, as the square-jawed, tobacco-chewing Mazeroski, a coal miner’s son from West Virginia, lived out the dream of so many kids who thought of playing professional ball. The Pirates had not reached the World Series since 1927, when they were swept by the New York Yankees, and again faced the Yankees in 1960. While New York was led by Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, Pittsburgh had few prominent names beyond a young Roberto Clemente. It relied on hitters ranging from shortstop Dick Groat to outfielder Bob Skinner, and the starting pitchers Vernon Law and Bob Friend. Mazeroski, who turned 24 that September, finished the season with a .273 average and usually batted eighth. The series told one story in the runs column and another in wins and losses. The Yankees outscored the Pirates 55-27, and 38-3 in the three games they won. Mazeroski’s counterpart on New York, Bobby Richardson, drove in a record 12 runs and was named the Series MVP — even though he was on the losing team. Yankees ace Whitey Ford shut out the Pirates twice on his way to a then-record 33⅔ straight scoreless World Series innings. “We are saddened by the passing of Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski, who hit one of the greatest home runs in baseball history. On Oct. 13, 1960, Game 7 of the World Series, bottom of the 9th inning, Mazeroski smashed a walk-off home run to lead the Pirates to a 10-9 win over the Yankees for the championship,” MLB stated. “Mazeroski’s most famous moment was just a snapshot of his brilliant career. A 10-time All-Star and 8-time Gold Glove winner in 17 seasons with Pittsburgh, Mazeroski was considered one of the finest defensive second basemen of all time. He hit .323 in 12 Postseason games and won 2 World Series rings with the Pirates. A statue depicting Mazeroski’s famous trip around the bases in 1960 stands outside PNC Park in Pittsburgh,” it continued. We are saddened by the passing of Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski, who hit one of the greatest home runs in baseball history. On Oct. 13, 1960, Game 7 of the World Series, bottom of the 9th inning, Mazeroski smashed a walk-off home run to lead the Pirates to a 10-9… pic.twitter.com/HTeQtd1MF4 — MLB (@MLB) February 21, 2026 More from the New York Post: There is a 14-foot, 2,000-pound statue of Mazeroski rounding the bases with his arms in the air and one foot on the ground outside of the right-field gate at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. It was unveiled in 2010 as part of the 50th anniversary of the iconic home-run trot. The ball sailed over the left-field wall as Yogi Berra pursued it. Mazeroski turned a MLB record 1,706 double plays and became a 10-time All-Star. He hit .260 with a .299 on-base percentage and 138 home runs and 27 stolen bases over 17 regular seasons. “Bill Mazeroski was synonymous with one of the greatest home runs in baseball history for more than 65 years,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “While his bat delivered the first walk-off, series-ending home run in the history of our Fall Classic in 1960, it was Bill’s glove that earned him recognition from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. The career Pirate was an eight-time Gold Glove second baseman, a position he played upon the guidance of Hall of Fame executive Branch Rickey. Bill understood that a run saved in the field was as important as a run driven in. Watch the legendary home run below:

The Justice Department is seeking to strip a former mayor of his U.S. citizenship, accusing him of lying during the naturalization process. Federal authorities allege that former North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime “willfully misrepresented his identity and immigration history throughout the naturalization process,” NBC 6 South Florida reports. “The Justice Department filed a civil complaint to revoke the U.S. citizenship of former North Miami mayor, Philippe Bien-Aime, alleging he fraudulently obtained naturalization by concealing material facts about his past,” U.S. Attorney Reding Quiñones said. “The case underscores that U.S. citizenship is a privilege—not a right—and those who lie or hide the truth to obtain it will be held accountable. If proven, the defendant faces denaturalization, reinforcing the Department’s commitment to protecting the integrity of the immigration system and ensuring that fraud carries serious consequences,” he continued. The Justice Department filed a civil complaint to revoke the U.S. citizenship of former North Miami mayor, Philippe Bien-Aime, alleging he fraudulently obtained naturalization by concealing material facts about his past. The case underscores that U.S. citizenship is a… pic.twitter.com/YZrSc0EMOR — US Attorney Reding Quiñones (@USAO_SDFL) February 20, 2026 NBC 6 South Florida has more: Court documents state that Department of Homeland Security records — including fingerprint comparisons — show that the person who naturalized as Philippe Bien-Aime is the same individual who was previously ordered removed from the United States under the name Philippe Janvier. The complaint alleges that on July 31, 2000, an immigration judge determined that Janvier gained entry into the United States by fraud, specifically through the use of a photo-switched passport. The judge ordered him removed to Haiti. However, the filing states there is no indication he ever left the United States as ordered. The complaint further alleges that Bien-Aime was not eligible to obtain a visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen because his marriage was invalid. “He appealed the deportation order, then withdrew the appeal, claiming he had moved back to Haiti, when in reality, he remained in the U.S. and took on a new name, Philippe Bien-Aime, and new date of birth, then married a U.S. citizen to obtain permanent resident status. But DOJ says that marriage was fraudulent, because he was already married to a Haitian citizen,” Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin said. “DOJ says after making a serious of fraudulent statements to immigration authorities, he was eventually naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2006 under the new identity. DOJ says federal investigators at DHS/USCIS discovered the fraud & confirmed it through a comparison of fingerprints that he provided under the two identities. That review is part of an ongoing national initiative designed to find fraud in partnership between DOJ & USCIS,” he continued. NEW: In a rare denaturalization case, DOJ has filed to strip U.S. citizenship away from the former mayor of North Miami, FL, who they allege is a Haitian fraudster who used two identities & committed marriage fraud to obtain American citizenship after illegally entering the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/8YzBbIxEFg — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) February 19, 2026 NBC News shared further: Peterson St. Philippe, an attorney for Bien-Aime, told NBC Miami in a statement that they are in the process of reviewing the complaint and will be responding to the allegations “through the appropriate legal channels.” “As this is a pending litigation, we will not be commenting further at this time,” St. Philippe said. The case against Bien-Aime comes as the Trump administration is expanding its efforts to revoke U.S. citizenship for foreign-born Americans as part of the president’s broader agenda to curb immigration. Denaturalization is lengthy and time-consuming process and has a high legal bar. Even when federal authorities are investigating someone with the aim to denaturalize, it could take years, and a subsequent deportation would take even longer. If the government ultimately succeeds in its effort to strip Bien-Aime of his U.S. citizenship, it could raise legal and political questions about his time in office. North Miami’s city code states that candidates seeking office must be qualified electors — meaning they must be citizens eligible to vote and registered at the time. To register to vote, a person must be a U.S. citizen.

A Virginia judge dealt a significant setback to Democrats and their effort to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2026 midterm elections. A Tazewell County Circuit Court judge granted an emergency injunction to block the planned April referendum while the case moves through court. Democrats are attempting to pass a congressional map expected to give the party four additional U.S. House seats. Judge Temporarily Blocks Democrat-Backed Referendum To Redraw Virginia's Congressional Map https://t.co/5EzvPJXSrZ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 20, 2026 More from the Associated Press: Virginia Democratic Attorney General Jay Jones has already vowed to appeal the ruling by a Tazewell Circuit Court, which granted a temporary restraining order requested by the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee. The plaintiffs argue that the ballot referendum’s timing and phrasing are illegal. The court’s decision on Thursday, while temporary, could kill the referendum for this year if it withstands appeal. The restraining order is in effect until March 18 and early voting is slated to start March 6. The Republican request for a restraining order — also signed by Republican U.S. Reps. Ben Cline and Morgan Griffith — argued that Democrats were ramming redistricting-related bills through the legislature despite legal hurdles that prevent such a rushed process. In a statement, the GOP national committee said the latest ruling was “a massive win in defending honest representation for every Virginian.” It’s the second time Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. has ruled against Democrats’ redistricting agenda. In January, he ruled that a resolution for a constitutional amendment was illegally passed in a special legislative session and taken up too close to an intervening election. That case has been appealed to the state Supreme Court, and justices had said they would allow the referendum to proceed while they review the appeal. According to Virginia Mercury, Hurley found the plaintiffs have an “extraordinarily high likelihood of success on the merits.” The plaintiffs claimed that the “referendum violates the timing requirement of Article XII, Section 1 of the Virginia Constitution because early voting is set for ‘sooner than 90 days after’ the January passage of House Joint Resolution 4,” the outlet stated. If successful, the proposed congressional map drawn by Democrats would likely give them a 10-1 advantage in the state’s congressional delegation. Virginia’s congressional delegation currently consists of 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans. Just in: A judge has issued an emergency injunction halting voting on the referendum to redraw Virginia’s Congressional maps The map is below is 10D-1R pic.twitter.com/SKYkVYV4q7 — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) February 19, 2026 Virginia Mercury explained further: Hurley also found the ballot language — particularly the phrase “restore fairness” — is likely misleading and violates the Constitution because it “would lead a voter to believe he or she were doing something unfair by voting against the proposed amendment.” The order states that “the equities of this case warrant temporary relief ‘for the limited purpose of preserving the status quo between the parties pending a hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction.’” The court denied the commonwealth’s motions to transfer venue and to stay the case, and ordered that defendants are “temporarily restrained” from administering or taking action to advance the referendum. The order remains in effect until March 18, unless modified or extended.

“Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi announced on Friday that she has been diagnosed with Stage 1 cervical cancer. Snooki revealed her diagnosis during a TikTok video. “Obviously not the news that I was hoping for, but also not the worst news just because they caught it so early. Thank freaking God!” she said in the video, according to CBS News. Snooki is sharing that she’s been diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer. https://t.co/BqpI3aghNT pic.twitter.com/5AmWvp1d7n — TMZ (@TMZ) February 20, 2026 CBS News explained further: Prior to her diagnosis, Polizzi said she was “struggling with abnormal pap smears for three or four years now.” “That’s why I’m literally telling you guys to get your pap smears done. I’m 38 years old … and now look at me,” she said. “And instead of just putting it off because I didn’t want to go and it hurt and I was scared, no, I just went and did it. And it was there, cancer is in there. But it’s only stage 1 and it’s curable.” Watch the announcement below: Snooki reveals she’s been diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer. pic.twitter.com/qkIrHNlLHT — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 20, 2026 PEOPLE has more: Polizzi then explained that cervical cancer is “very common” in women and encouraged others who are going through similar experiences to connect with her on social media. “A lot of women go through it silently without anyone to talk to and they’re scared by themselves. And that was me until I decided to upload the video about what was happening with me,” the mom of three said. “I like that we have a platform here to talk about it with each other,” Polizzi continued. “I appreciate all of the love. Everything’s going to be fine. I’m going to tackle this and get it done.” “I gotta keep attacking this and everything’s gonna be great,” she ended. The A Shore Thing author first opened up about needing a colposcopy and biopsy in a TikTok shared on Jan. 23. “Results come back. Doctor calls me and he’s like, ‘Not looking great.’ He found cancerous cells on the top of my cervix,” she said in the video, before explaining she was waiting on results from an additional biopsy. “The reason why my doctor’s on my a** all the time is because I waited. I waited on my d*** appointments because I knew I might not get great results, but also because I didn’t want to feel the pain. I didn’t want to deal with the stress of having to deal with all of this,” she explained.

According to reports, the Trump-Kennedy Center was the target of a “calculated, malicious attack” after a vandalized outdoor ice rink forced the cancellation of a performance. A “toxic chemical” was poured onto the rink, Fox News reports. “Today, a targeted attack on the Trump Kennedy Center vandalized and destroyed our outdoor arena, causing severe damage that we unfortunately must cancel tonight’s performance, but we are working feverishly to complete repairs so programming can resume tomorrow,” said Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations for the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to the outlet. “We have turned over video footage to the authorities who are investigating this calculated, malicious attack and hold those responsible accountable,” Daravi added. SLICK SABOTAGE: The Trump-Kennedy Center was the target of what officials described as a “calculated, malicious attack” after a “toxic chemical” was poured onto its outdoor ice rink, severely damaging the arena and forcing the cancellation of a scheduled performance. pic.twitter.com/lYU3u6B5AO — Fox News (@FoxNews) February 21, 2026 Fox News explained further: Trump-Kennedy Center officials said a brown-black substance was poured across the ice early Friday morning. Images from the scene show the material spread widely across the rink, with what appears to be a gallon-sized milk container visible on the ice. Leadership at the venue said the substance was “toxic.” The exact chemical has not yet been publicly identified. The vandalism forced the cancellation of a scheduled performance at the Trump-Kennedy Center by Montreal-based skating company Le Patin Libre. The incident comes amid a broader transformation of the Trump-Kennedy Center following a leadership overhaul and significant funding secured for long-deferred infrastructure improvements. The board of trustees voted unanimously in December 2025 to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” “Help us find this terrorist suspect who attacked the Trump Kennedy Center. Notice his shoes and his umbrella. Do you know who this is?” Richard Grenell wrote on X. Help us find this terrorist suspect who attacked the Trump Kennedy Center. Notice his shoes and his umbrella. Do you know who this is? Call 202.416.7900 with any tips. pic.twitter.com/V0TJTaBZRI — Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) February 22, 2026 More from the New York Post: Grenell went on to accuse Democrats of calling artists and “urging them to cancel” and “attacking the Center non-stop.” “It’s a calculated campaign,” he fumed. “And now they have mentally unstable people taking action — and vandalizing the Center.” Grenell said the iconic performing arts venue has received “serious death threats and constant harassment,” and he urged “Commonsense Democrats” to “speak up before this violence takes a life.” The center has faced a flurry of performance cancellations in recent months in response to President Trump’s move to oust former leadership and affix his name to the venue’s facade. Earlier this month, Trump announced the venue would be closing for two years, beginning on July 4, to undergo massive renovations.