• Logan Ryan splash that must happen would reveal Giants’ true feelings

    Logan Ryan splash that must happen would reveal Giants’ true feelings

    There never was — and still is not — an urgency for the Giants to do anything. They can be patient and let their pups on defense grow during a season when no one expects them to be in any kind of playoff chase. But should they decide to sign veteran Logan Ryan for their …
  • ‘Black Panther’ director pens heartfelt tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    ‘Black Panther’ director pens heartfelt tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    The director of “Black Panther” reveals in an emotional tribute to late star Chadwick Boseman how even the filmmaker didn’t know about the actor’s terminal cancer till after his death Friday. Ryan Coogler, who also co-wrote the hit Marvel movie, described meeting Boseman in 2016 during a press push for another flick and said he …
  • Logan Ryan’s agent change could lead him to the Giants

    Logan Ryan’s agent change could lead him to the Giants

    The Giants throughout the offseason expressed more than casual interest in cornerback Logan Ryan, engaging in multiple conversations with Ryan’s agents about him. The two sides could not come close to an agreement based on money, as Ryan was looking at one point for $10 million a year, a price the Giants were not going …
  • LeBron James calls 2020 ‘s—tiest year’ after Chadwick Boseman, Kobe Bryant deaths

    LeBron James calls 2020 ‘s—tiest year’ after Chadwick Boseman, Kobe Bryant deaths

    Much like the masses, LeBron James is over 2020. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar didn’t mince words this weekend, calling 2020 the “s—tiest year,” in the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s death on Friday, and Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing in January. Lakers’ LeBron James w/ tribute to Chadwick Boseman: “It actually felt like we had our …
  • ABC to air ‘Black Panther’ as tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    ABC to air ‘Black Panther’ as tribute to Chadwick Boseman

    ABC will pay tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman with a commercial-free broadcast of “Black Panther” and special on his life following his death from colon cancer, according to a report. The Marvel Studios hit — which starred Boseman as King T’Challa — will air without interruption at 8 p.m. Sunday then will be followed by …
  • Chadwick Boseman appeared to hint at cancer battle in resurfaced interview

    Chadwick Boseman appeared to hint at cancer battle in resurfaced interview

    Chadwick Boseman seemingly alluded to his cancer battle in a 2017 interview, which resurfaced Friday in the wake of the “Black Panther” star’s death at the age of 43. Matthew Jacobs of the Huffington Post tweeted a snippet of an interview he had done with Boseman three years prior, in which they discussed the actor’s …
  • Carmelo Anthony’s Trail Blazers prayer makes Knicks reunion unlikely

    Carmelo Anthony’s Trail Blazers prayer makes Knicks reunion unlikely

    Sorry Leon Rose, Tom Thibodeau and Mike Woodson. Carmelo Anthony’s first choice is returning to Portland. Following the Blazers’ first-round elimination late Saturday night against the Lakers, the 36-year-old Anthony emphatically stated he wanted to return to the franchise that “revived” his dead career. “I pray that it could be Portland,” Anthony said on Zoom. …
  • Hollywood tributes continue to pour in for Chadwick Boseman

    Hollywood tributes continue to pour in for Chadwick Boseman

    Fans traded favorite “Black Panther” clips and photos, sending them viral. Stars and dignitaries — a former president, media moguls and a who’s who of A-list entertainment luminaries — posted heartfelt RIPs. And even across the Atlantic, a British soccer star celebrated a key goal by flashing the “Wakanda Forever” salute, his hands in fists …
  • Daniel Jones already showing he’s different kind of Giants leader

    Daniel Jones already showing he’s different kind of Giants leader

    Daniel Jones stood out. He was impossible to miss. There he was, his “no contact” jersey looking like a red dot at the center of a mass of blue and white, breaking down the team huddle before Friday night’s team scrimmage at gray and empty MetLife Stadium. Sometimes quarterbacks do this, but usually they do …
  • Chris Drury bows out of star-studded Panthers GM search

    Chris Drury bows out of star-studded Panthers GM search

    Chris Drury is a rising star who soon enough will be an NHL general manager. But it won’t be next season. Slap Shots has learned the Rangers’ assistant GM has withdrawn from consideration for the vacant spot in Florida following an initial interview with the Panthers’ upper management conducted the week of Aug. 16. The …