Jordon Hudson posts sarcastic comment in wake of Bill Belichick HOF snub

Former New England Patriots head coach was a surprisingsnub from the Pro Football Hall of Fameafter failing to reach the 40 of 50 votes needed for enshrinement.

Jordon Hudson, Belichick's girlfriend, has reportedly planned tothrow a bash for the future Hall of Fameron Thursday, Feb. 5, the date of the NFL Honors and Awards show, where Hall of Fame inductees will be named.

Ahead of that, she (somewhat) broke her silence onBelichick's Hall of Fame snub, posting a screenshot to her Instagram page of a canceled Pro Football Hall of Fame online purchase with a sarcastic caption to accompany it on Wednesday, Feb. 3.

"Hey @profootballhof, what were the "unforeseen circumstances"?" she posted with a laughing emoji.

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The order seemed to include three Pro Football Hall of Fame patches. The automated email from the Pro Football Hall of Fame says that the order was "canceled because of unforeseen circumstances."

It's unclear if the order was canceled by the retail arm of the Hall or by Hudson.

Photos of legendary football coach Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson

Hudson and Belichick have been attached at the hip since 2024, with the pairing appearing in public together beginning in December 2024.

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Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85

DETROIT (AP) — Mickey Lolich, who had three complete-game victories for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, the last Major League Baseball pitcher to post the incredible feat, died Wednesday. He was 85.

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The Tigers said Lolich's wife told them that he died after a short stay in hospice care. An exact cause of death was not provided.

Denny McLain was the star of Detroit's pitching staff in 1968, winning 31 regular-season games. But Lolich was the Most Valuable Player of the Series, with a ERA of 1.67 and a Game 7 road victory over Bob Gibson and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Bill Freehan threw off his catcher's mask and caught a foul pop-up by Tim McCarver for the final out. Lolich jumped into Freehan's arms — an iconic image of Detroit's championship season.

"It was always somebody else," Lolichtold the Detroit Free Pressin 2018, "but my day had finally come."

He is No. 23 in career strikeouts with 2,832, ahead of many others who, unlike Lolich, are in the Hall of Fame, and fifth among all lefties, according to baseball-reference.com.

Lolich was an unlikely hero in 1968. During a reunion of the World Series team, he recalled how manager Mayo Smith had sent him to the bullpen for much of August. He returned to the Tigers' starting rotation and was 6-1 in the final weeks.

"I was having a few problems, but I had been a starting pitcher ever since 1964," said Lolich, who was upset about the bullpen move. "I remember telling him, 'If we win this thing this year it's going to be because of me.' But I was only talking about the season. I wasn't talking about the World Series.

"I got my revenge back in the World Series," he said.

Lolich pitched Game 7 after only two days of rest. He figured he would get a Corvette from General Motors for being the Series MVP but had to settle for a Dodge Charger GT because Chrysler was the sponsor in 1968.

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"Nothing against Chargers, nothing at all," Lolich said in his book, "Joy in Tigertown." "It's just that I already had two of them in my driveway."

Since Lolich, only Arizona's Randy Johnson in 2001 has won three games in a World Series, though Johnson pitched about 10 fewer innings and was a relief pitcher, not a starter, in Game 7.

Lolich had a record of 220-192, including the postseason, over a 16-year career, all but three with Detroit. He left baseball after playing for the New York Mets in 1976 but returned with San Diego in 1978-79.

The left-hander was 25-14 in 1971, striking out 308 batters over 376 innings and finishing second in AL Cy Young award voting. He followed that up with a 22-14 record and 250 strikeouts in 1972.

In a statement, the Tigers expressed condolences to Lolich's family and said his legacy "will forever be cherished."

After his baseball career, Lolich, a native of Portland, Oregon, was in the doughnut business in suburban Detroit, making and selling them for 18 years.

"I doubt any other ballplayer has ever made that transition — from the diamond to doughnuts. But I did," he wrote in his book.

AP Sports Writer Larry Lage contributed to this report. Follow Ed White athttp://twitter.com/edwritez___

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Artemi Panarin trade grades: Rating Rangers-Kings deal

TheNew York Rangersbeat theOlympicroster freeze deadline and traded the biggest player in their retool, withArtemi Panarinheading to theLos Angeles Kings.

In return, the Rangers receive forward Liam Greentree and conditional third-round (2026) and fourth-round (2028) picks, the Kings announced. The Rangers retain half of Panarin's salary, and he received a two-year extension from Los Angeles with an $11 million cap hit.

The struggling Rangers had sent a letter to fans that that they were going toretool their rosterand that it might mean saying "goodbye to players that have brought us and our fans great moments over the years."

Panarin was told that the team would not be offering him a contract extension. He was in the final year of a seven-year contract averaging $11.6 million and had a full no-movement clause. Last week,they held him out of the lineupto prevent him from getting hurt as they worked out a trade.

Here are grades for theLos Angeles KingsandNew York Rangersin the Artemi Panarin trade:

Dec. 12: The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.

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Dec. 12: The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.

Los Angeles Kings: B+

The Kings need offense, ranking 28th in the league, and Panarin provides plenty, leading the Rangers every year in scoring since he arrived as a free agent in 2019. Even in a down year, he has 57 points in 52 games. Los Angeles is third in goals-against average, so a little extra boost on the scoring side could translate to more wins. That's important with the Kings sitting one point out of a playoff spot and trying to go on a postseason run in captainAnze Kopitar's final year. Getting the 34-year-old signed for another two years will help the Kings after Kopitar retires.

New York Rangers: C

Panarin was the Rangers' best trade asset and the return seems low. Greentree is 20, 6-foot-3, 216 pounds and was a 2024 first-round pick. He had 119 points last season with the Windsor (Ontario) Spitfires. But there was no first-round pick in the deal. Thethird-rounder can move to a secondif the Kings win a playoff round and a fourth-rounder comes into play if they win two rounds. Panarin had to choose where he went, so that limited the Rangers' options. Also hurting their return: New York made clear it was moving him and he was a pending unrestricted free agent.

Devils acquire Nick Bjugstad

The New Jersey Devils acquired bottom-six forward Nick Bjugstad from the St. Louis Blues for forward Thomas Bordeleau and a conditional fourth-round pick.

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Trump says Iran’s supreme leader ‘should be very worried’ amid rising tensions

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In an exclusive interview with Tom Llamas, President Trump discussed the impact of striking nuclear sites in Iran and whether in his view Tehran is trying to restart the nuclear program.

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Ryan Routh sentenced to life for attempting to assassinate President Trump

The man convicted of attempting to kill PresidentDonald Trumpwhile he played golf in Southern Florida has been sentenced to life in prison.

RyanWesley Routh, 59, was found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump at one of his golf courses in West Palm Beach in the fall of 2024.

A federal jury on Sept. 23, found Routh guilty of trying to kill the then presidential nomineeat Trump International Golf Club. A Secret Service agent spotted the gun and shot at Routh chasing him off.

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Routh, who is originally from North Carolina.

Routh's attorney suggested a 27-year sentence would be punishment enough for the crime citing no one was hurt in the melee, but prosecutors disagreed.

The incident took place onSept. 15, 2024, just months after a bullet grazed Trump's ear in anotherattempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Jurors convicted Routh of attempted assassination (which carries a maximum life sentence by itself), assaulting a federal officer and several other firearm offenses.

Prosecutors described the assassination attempt as a narrowly averted, while Routh suggested his actions were a peaceful protest, the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network reported. During the trial inU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Routh told jurors he was incapable of pulling the trigger and had been guilty only of "caring too much."

"To merely have a weapon in the presence of another is not intent," said Routh, who fired his attorneys ahead of the trial and had represented himself.

After his conviction, Routh tried tostab himself in the neck with a pen. Routh had asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon for a "just punishment," in hopes of avoiding life in prison.

Contributing: Hannah Phillips with the Palm Beach Post,part of the USA TODAY Network

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.

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