• Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez Mets bid gets boost from Mike Repole

    Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez Mets bid gets boost from Mike Repole

    Vitamin Water co-founder Mike Repole is going to bat for Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez in their bid for the Mets, two sources told The Post. He is one of two investors working with investment bank Galatioto Sports Partners who are considering investing up to a combined $250 million with A-Rod and J.Lo for their …
  • MLB 2020 season on verge of painful Rob Manfred resolution

    MLB 2020 season on verge of painful Rob Manfred resolution

    The most influential players huddled virtually all weekend to discuss where they stood on MLB’s last offer, including with slight modifications that came Sunday. But all indications were they remained resolved against accepting the current version of a proposed 60-game season. That will only push commissioner Rob Manfred to more seriously move toward pressing the …
  • Baseball’s bickering looks silly as coronavirus news gets worse

    Baseball’s bickering looks silly as coronavirus news gets worse

    “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.” — Stuart Smalley What the hell are we doing here? Are Rob Manfred and Tony Clark still cursing the day the other was born? Are owners still crying poverty? Are players still lathered up over their counterpart’s wrongdoings of the past decade? Or might we pay attention to …
  • MLB may enforce ties in potential 2020 season

    MLB may enforce ties in potential 2020 season

    With Father’s Day upon us, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are discussing a holiday-appropriate gift for their remaining fans: Ties. An industry source confirmed a report by USA Today that, in their recent discussions to restart the 2020 season, the owners and players have agreed to contemplate calling games as ties after …
  • Kellyanne Conway and other celebs who look like they had plastic surgery

    Kellyanne Conway and other celebs who look like they had plastic surgery

    It’s the coronavirus refresh. By the looks of some virtual appearances from celebs and public figures, quarantine may have been prime time for secretly getting a little work done. Now is the sweet spot for famous folk to “hide and heal” after treatments including Botox and facelifts, especially as doctors’ offices are starting to open. …
  • Mets’ Pete Alonso part of sports’ growing vulgarity problem

    Mets’ Pete Alonso part of sports’ growing vulgarity problem

    Some wrongs are not difficult to right. As my friend Mark Morley says, “It’s not rocket surgery.” Yet, and for no good reasons, we inexorably sink lower, every day, by pathetic design. Meanwhile, the modern marketing and TV content rational has become, “It’s no worse than this” or “It’s no worse than that.” But what …
  • I’m not counting on MLB 2020 season happening just yet: Sherman

    I’m not counting on MLB 2020 season happening just yet: Sherman

    Read More: MLB 2020 season threatened by utter compensation nonsense Clock is suddenly ticking on MLB’s 82-game season proposal MLB doesn’t make economic proposal in lengthy union meeting MLB blew its chance to lead sports’ coronavirus return
  • Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez get another backer for Mets bid

    Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez get another backer for Mets bid

    Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez appear to have at least one new backer in their quest to make an Amazin’ bid on the Mets. The Galatioto Sports Partners investment bank is working with two investors who are considering investing up to a combined $250 million with A-Rod and J.Lo for their Mets bid, a source …
  • MLB stars pressure owners with ‘tell us when and where’ campaign

    MLB stars pressure owners with ‘tell us when and where’ campaign

    It may be orchestrated. It could be social media momentum. Or, possibly, it is simply players expressing their desire to get back on the field. Whatever the case may be, several of baseball’s big names have taken to Twitter with a simple message: “Tell us when and where.” From Mike Trout to Pete Alonso, Blake …
  • Wilpons trying to buy time on Mets sale with $250 million maneuver

    Wilpons trying to buy time on Mets sale with $250 million maneuver

    With the market to buy a baseball team cooling, are the Mets looking to turn down the heat? Sportico reported on Tuesday that the Mets’ owners, who have been shopping their team for a lengthy period (and announced plans to sell to hedge-fund magnate Steve Cohen before those talks fell apart), are trying to extend …