Starbucks announces a new line of frozen lemonade drinks with the introduction of new Frozen Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverages.

The new line of frozen icy beverages combines the Starbucks Refreshers flavors with a swirl of strawberry puree and pieces of real fruit.

Here’s a closer look at the three new Frozen Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverages:

• Frozen Strawberry Açai Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverage: Reminiscent of a classic strawberry lemonade, with an icy twist, combining the flavors of sweet strawberry and acai notes blended with lemonade, real strawberries and ice.
• Frozen Pineapple Passionfruit Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverage: A sunset in a cup with tropical flavors of pineapple and passionfruit blended with real diced pineapple and lemonade.
• Frozen Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverage: Features flavors of sweet mango and dragonfruit blended with real pieces of dragonfruit, lemonade and ice for a refreshing summer vibe.

Frozen Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverages can be found at participating locations nationwide.

Last place was theirs for the first time this season on Sunday, but the Mets finally showed up against their chief NL East tormentor and promptly relinquished it.

The embarrassment stopped, at least for a day. 

The Mets received a solid pitching performance from Kodai Senga and  in a flashback to last season grinded at-bats in a fruitful sixth inning that sparked a 7-6 victory over the Braves at Citi Field.

In losing the first three games of this series the Mets had been outscored 34-3, but on this night contributions throughout the lineup —  No. 9 hitter Rafael Ortega went 3-for-4 with two RBIs — added even the smallest semblance of decency to the weekend; the Braves had never swept a four-game series in Queens.

The Mets (53-65) were a percentage point below the Nationals for last place in the NL East as the night began, but clawed back to fourth. 

The team’s mission for the final 44 games of their season might be summed up as such: find rest for the veterans, get experience for the rookies and avoid the NL East cellar.

The Dudley Boyz (also known as Team 3D) is one of the most decorated tag teams in wrestling history. 

Bubba Ray Dudley, aka Bully Ray, and D-Von Dudley have held titles in every promotion they’ve worked for, including WWE, ECW, and TNA Wrestling. 

They also had some classic matches, including their TLC bouts against The Hardys and Edge & Christian.

They worked in TNA Wrestling from 2005 through 2014, where they were inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2014. While in the promotion, they held the TNA Tag Team Titles twice while they were once the NWA Tag Team Champions.

D-Von Dudley and Bubba Ray Dudley went their separate ways in 2016 as D-Von stayed with WWE to transition into a producer while Bubba Ray went to ROH.

Impact Wrestling announced today that Team 3D will reunite under the Impact banner for the first time in 7 years on the 1000th episode of Impact Wrestling on September 9 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY.

If the Mets aren’t going to get to the playoffs, they can at least make it more difficult for teams still in the race.

That’s what they did against the Cubs, who had won five of six after the trade deadline before they arrived Monday at Citi Field. The Mets beat them Wednesday night, 4-3, to win the series after they came in having lost six straight games.

And as long as the Mets have Pete Alonso in the lineup, they have a chance to make waves. Alonso homered for the fourth time in three games against the Cubs with a fourth-inning, two-run blast that tied the score at 2-2.

Jeff McNeil then hit a go-ahead homer to lead off the sixth after Alonso’s 35th blast of the season put some life into what had been another quiet night at Citi Field.

Alonso could make a run at 50 homers for the second time in his career, despite what has been an inconsistent season.

Quiznos offers its own unique twist on a classic Korean dish with the introduction of the new Kimchi Philly.

The new Kimchi Philly features thin-sliced steak, spicy Korean gochujang sauce, tangy kimchi from Cleveland Kitchen, melted white American cheese, and sautéed green peppers and onions on toasted artisan bread.

In addition to the Kimchi Philly, the Classic Philly sandwich will also be available alongside the trend-driven Kimchi Philly for fans who prefer a more traditional take. The Classic Philly is made with thin-sliced steak, melted white American cheese, sautéed green peppers and onions, and banana peppers on toasted artisan bread.

You can find the Kimchi Philly at participating Quiznos locations nationwide starting at around $10. Kimchi is a staple Korean dish traditionally made of salted, seasoned and fermented cabbage.

Heinz introduces four fiery additions to the spicy sauce category with the launch of new Heinz Hot Varieties.

Featuring unique pepper bases with varying heat levels, new Heinz Hot Varieties include a new lineup of three Spicy Ketchup flavors alongside the brand’s first-ever Heinz Hot 57 Sauce.

Here’s a closer look at the new Heinz Hot Varieties:

• Heinz Spicy Ketchup Chipotle (medium) features the brand’s signature thick and rich ketchup blended with chipotle.
• Heinz Spicy Ketchup Jalapeño (hot) features classic thick and rich ketchup blended with jalapeño.
• Heinz Spicy Ketchup Habanero (hotter) features thick and rich ketchup blended with habaneros to create a flavorful and very hot twist on a classic sauce.
• Heinz Hot 57 Sauce features classic 57 Steak Sauce blended with real jalapeño peppers for a simple way to add zest and heat to proteins and sides.

Heinz Hot Varieties are rolling out now to select major retailers nationwide, including Heinz Spicy Ketchup for a suggested price of $3.99 per 14-oz squeezable bottle, and Heinz Hot 57 Sauce for a suggested price of $5.59 per 10-oz bottle.

Justin Verlander was traded by the New York Mets. The club sent the ace starter back to his former team, the Houston Astros, in exchange for two outfield prospects. The next day, Verlander sent a classy message to Mets fans after the trade.

“Thank you to the Mets and the incredible fans for my time here in NY. You welcomed me and my family with open arms and I can’t thank you  enough for the opportunity to play for this amazing city,” Verlander wrote.

Verlander, 40, signed a two-year, $86 million contract with the Mets this past offseason. The three-time Cy Young award winner pitched to a 3.15 ERA and was worth 2.1 Wins Above Replacement in the first half, which represented his only time with New York.

The Mets, in fourth place in the National League East, underachieved massively after an offseason of spending and high expectations following a 101-win 2022 season.

Luis Severino had another disastrous outing, giving up six runs before recording an out and never giving the Yankees a chance as they fell to the Orioles, 9-3, to drop the series on Sunday night at Camden Yards.

“Right now, I feel like I am the worst pitcher in the game, no doubt about it,” said Severino, who gave up a career-high nine earned runs  across 4 innings and now owns a 7.49 ERA through 12 starts.

Coming off the kind of game they believed they were capable of playing more of on Saturday night, an 8-3 win, the Yankees (55-50) returned to playing the kind of game that has left them in last place in  the AL East. 

The first-place Orioles (64-41), meanwhile, continued to look the part and dealt the Yankees a series loss on a weekend when Aaron Judge returned from the injured list in encouraging fashion but was given a breather for Sunday’s finale to properly build up his workload.

With the Blue Jays losing earlier in the day, the Yankees missed a chance to make up ground in the AL wild-card standings, remaining 3 games back of the final playoff spot.

Justin Verlander earned his 250th career victory as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Sunday after trading Max Scherzer to Texas.

Francisco Lindor homered and had three hits for the fourth-place Mets (50-55), who took three of four from last-place Washington. Pete Alonso drove in two runs.

Verlander (6-5) allowed one run in 6 innings to become the 49th major league pitcher to reach 250 wins.

Alonso had an RBI single and lifted one of New York’s two sacrifice flies in a three-run third against former teammate Trevor Williams (5-6).

Lindor homered in consecutive games for the fourth time this year. He reached base four times. Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead triple and Omar Narváez also had a sacrifice fly in the third.

Making his 498th career start, Verlander gave up five hits in his third straight win. He walked off the mound to a nice ovation and tipped his cap to the crowd of 33,861 before accepting handshakes from teammates in the dugout.

Mountain Dew announces the arrival of new Baja Blast Caribbean Splash and new Baja Blast Passionfruit Punch.

New Baja Blast Caribbean Splash features Mountain Dew with a blast of natural and artificial guava flavor.

Meanwhile, new Baja Blast Passionfruit Punch features Dew with a blast of natural and artificial passionfruit flavor.

In addition to the new Baja Blast flavors, Mountain Dew is also welcoming back seasonal fan-favorites, including classic Baja Blast, Baja Blast Zero Sugar and Mountain Dew Energy Baja Blast.

The new MTN DEW Baja Blast lineup is now available in 20-oz bottles and 12 pack cans, as well as 16-oz 6-packs, 16.9-oz 8-packs and 7.5-oz cans.