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Sandy Alderson’s Tim Tebow signing as Mets general manager was deemed by some as purely a publicity stunt. But that doesn’t come close to another move Alderson tried to make that didn’t come to fruition. With Michael Jordan a constant topic these days as ESPN airs “The Last Dance” documentary about the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, …

A fourth-round pick?! That’s all the New England Patriots were able to acquire for Rob Gronkowski on Tuesday, when they traded perhaps the best tight end in NFL history to Tom Brady’s Buccaneers. It seems Bill Belichick and the Patriots had no other options but to pull the trigger on the deal that also featured …

Knicks legend Walt Frazier doesn’t remember making this remark about Michael Jordan in 1984, but he isn’t surprised he did. During “The Last Dance’’ ESPN documentary premiere Sunday, a snippet showed Frazier opining about Jordan after he was drafted by the Bulls with the No. 3 pick. “He’s not 7-foot. So he’s not going to …

Chipotle is paying a record $25 million fine to settle criminal charges that its burrito joints sickened more than 1,100 people over a three-year period because of lax food-safety practices, the Department of Justice said Tuesday. The fast-food chain made headlines repeatedly between 2015 and 2018 for multi-state food-borne illness outbreaks — including one that …

Gucci sales were hit hard at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis due to its strong reliance on Chinese customers, owner Kering said on Tuesday, though it added that the Italian brand should be well positioned for a recovery. Kering sales fell 15.4 percent, to $3.47 billion, in the first quarter, affected, like its rivals, …

There is a growing protest movement across the country in response to the draconian and blatantly illegal lockdown orders being flung about by various governors and mayors who seem to have forgotten a) how they got in office and b) that there is a Constitution. At RedState, we’ve covered the protests in Michigan (colleagues Betsy …

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announces her Democratic running mate in Lansing, Mich., August 20, 2018. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer likened those protesting the state’s social distancing restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus to Americans who protested the World War II production effort in the 1940s. “President Trump called this a war, and it is …

Draymond Green felt like he was having flashbacks. When Green watched the first two parts of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary — focusing on the final season of the Bulls’ 1990s dynasty, during which the team knew coach Phil Jackson wouldn’t return, prompting the end in Chicago for Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and …

Maya Hawke, the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, says her parents’ generation “f - - ked us.” Maya Hawke in NylonLuc Coiffait The 21-year-old admits Thurman warned her about the dangers in Hollywood: “This industry is so much tougher on women, my mom had reservations,” Hawke told Nylon’s April digital issue. “The emphasis that the business …

Magnolia Network, Discovery’s joint venture with “Fixer Upper” stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, has delayed its launch, originally slated for Oct.4, due to production shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The network, which will take over Discovery’s DIY Network after a rebrand, also has unveiled its inaugural slate of original series. It includes eight new …