MLB

Hondo teeing it up

Hondo, who had the good splitter working Tuesday night with the Mets and Dodgers, came right back Wednesday and hit a bomb with the Rangers as they smacked Sale to cut the debt to 1,245 boroses.

Thursday: Mr. Aitch again will side with deGrom Reaper — 10 units on the Metamucils to slay the Nats. Also, he will take a swing at the PGA with 10-unit investments on Rickie Fowler at 20-1 and Sergio Garcia at 16-1.


CNN is standing by Arwa Damon, its gnaw-some international correspondent, even though she is being sued for allegedly biting two EMS workers while inebriated last month at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. That’s only fair, since network execs did the same for international business reporter Richard Quest when he was arrested in Central Park with a sex toy in his boot and a rope tied from his neck to his ’nads. Apparently, their rationale is: What’s good for the deviant is good for the drunk. … Joe “The Gaffe Machine” Biden cranked out yet another gaffe Wednesday at the U.S.-Africa summit, referring to the continent as a nation. On a positive note, skinny-dipping Joe kept his clothes on throughout the speech. … According to a source, newlyweds RFK Jr. and Cheryl Hines gave out bath towels with their initials and the wedding date on them to guests last weekend. Rumor has it many of the Kennedys put the gifts to good use right away, using them to mop up after a messy night of drinking.