• Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers future hazy after ‘personal discussion’

    Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers future hazy after ‘personal discussion’

    John Davidson didn’t wait long to begin one of the most important conversations facing the Rangers this offseason. When they got off the plane from Toronto last week, after getting swept by the Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup qualifiers, Davidson got together with Henrik Lundqvist for what the team president called a “personal discussion,” as …
  • Steven Matz, Amed Rosario remain big Mets teases: Sherman

    Steven Matz, Amed Rosario remain big Mets teases: Sherman

    Put shorts and a t-shirt on Steven Matz and Amed Rosario and run them through a tryout camp and they will wow even seasoned scouts. Just the speed alone, the 95 mph from Matz’s left arm, the elite get-up-and go from Rosario’s legs would impress. It explains, among other things, why they receive so many …
  • New York Comic Con 2020 going virtual due to coronavirus crisis

    New York Comic Con 2020 going virtual due to coronavirus crisis

    Sorry, costume lovers: Your cosplay has been canceled. New York Comic Con announced Tuesday that its in-person 2020 event at Jacob K. Javits Center will instead be held virtually on YouTube from Oct. 8-11 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It follows in the wake of San Diego Comic Con and other fandom frolics that have …
  • Knicks hire Kentucky’s Kenny Payne as first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s staff

    Knicks hire Kentucky’s Kenny Payne as first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s staff

    The Knicks confirmed Kenny Payne as the first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s new coaching staff, prying away John Calipari’s longtime right-hand man and bringing him from Kentucky to the Garden. “I’m thrilled that Kenny has joined my staff as an assistant coach. He has an outstanding ability to forge relationships with players and improve their …
  • Amazon, Google join pledge to hire minority New Yorkers

    Amazon, Google join pledge to hire minority New Yorkers

    Leaders of Amazon, Google, JPMorgan Chase and two dozen other giant companies have pledged to hire 100,000 New Yorkers from disadvantaged backgrounds by 2030. The 27 corporate titans formed the New York Jobs CEO Council to create paths to in-demand jobs for low-income, black, Latino and Asian workers, including 25,000 CUNY students, according to a …
  • Knicks mailbag: Dennis Smith Jr. at crossroads with Tom Thibodeau’s arrival

    Knicks mailbag: Dennis Smith Jr. at crossroads with Tom Thibodeau’s arrival

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. What are [Tom] Thibodeau’s and new management’s thoughts on Dennis Smith Jr.’s future as a Knick? He …
  • Cuomo Rejects Independent Investigation of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths, Saying It Would Be ‘Political’

    Cuomo Rejects Independent Investigation of N.Y. Nursing Home Deaths, Saying It Would Be ‘Political’

    New York governor Andrew Cuomo rejected calls for an independent investigation into deaths of coronavirus patients in state nursing homes, saying such an investigation would be “political.” The state has seen over 32,000 deaths from coronavirus, with at least 6,500 of those deaths among residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. However, if a …
  • Yankees’ trade deadline strategy becoming increasingly clear

    Yankees’ trade deadline strategy becoming increasingly clear

    People involved in making decisions about what the trade landscape will look like as the Aug. 31 deadline approaches believe the Yankees won’t add a difference-maker to their lineup. With 16 teams making the postseason, a sub .500 club at the deadline could believe it has a chance to play in October even if it …
  • Alexis Lafreniere lottery stunner shouldn’t nix Rangers’ plan

    Alexis Lafreniere lottery stunner shouldn’t nix Rangers’ plan

    First-overall pick to Edmonton in 2010. First-overall pick to Edmonton in 2011. First-overall pick to Edmonton in 2012. Seventh-overall pick to Edmonton in 2013. Third-overall pick to Edmonton in 2014. First-overall pick — who was Connor McDavid, by the way — to Edmonton in 2015. Fourth-overall pick to Edmonton in 2016. And do you know …
  • Hilary Tisch, daughter of Giants co-owner, dead at 36

    Hilary Tisch, daughter of Giants co-owner, dead at 36

    Giants co-owner Steve Tisch announced Monday the death of his daughter Hilary Anne Tisch following a bout with depression. She was 36. “Hilary was a kind, caring and beautiful person,” Tisch said in the statement. “Her mother, sisters, brothers and I are devastated by her passing. It leaves a hole in our hearts and our …