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The Mets are close to signing catcher Bruce Maxwell, who was the first MLB player to kneel during the national anthem, to a minor-league contract Tuesday, The Post’s Mike Puma confirmed. The 28-year-old Maxwell slashed .182/.207./309 with one home run during the 2018 season, his last in the MLB with the Athletics before he elected …
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Bethenny Frankel isn’t ready to hold an apple again, despite fans hoping she’ll return to the franchise that made her famous. The former “Real Housewives of New York” star, 49, told Fortune in a recent interview that while she is “humbled by the threads and comments” that beg for her return, she has no desire …
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The Yankees are leaving Philadelphia. The Post’s Joel Sherman reported on Tuesday morning that the Yankees-Phillies game has been postponed for a second straight night. The Yankees are leaving Philadelphia and will practice Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The Phillies played their season-opening series against the Marlins, who had 11 players and two coaches test …
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A number of media outlets have distorted Senator Tom Cotton’s (R., Ark.) recent comments about the American founding to make it seem as if he believes the institution of slavery was “necessary” in a general sense. The controversy began after Cotton introduced a bill that would ban federal funding to schools that incorporate the New …
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ESPN’s NBA restart conference call was hijacked by questions about the Knicks coaching search and their new hire Tom Thibodeau. And Jeff Van Gundy took full advantage to fiercely defend his buddy and former assistant in New York and Houston about allegations he overplayed his top players and was too demanding, calling it “great slander.’’ …
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The son of former Rangers’ star defenseman Barry Beck was fatally stabbed over the weekend, according to Hamilton, Ontario police. Police responded to reports of a disturbance around 2 a.m. Sunday in nearby Binbrook, Ontario, where officers found the 20-year-old Brock Beck and an unidentified 16-year-old injured. Beck was later pronounced dead at a hospital …
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PHILADELPHIA — Instead of preparing for Monday night’s game against the Phillies by undergoing saliva tests for COVID-19, attending meetings and watching video of their at-bats at the team hotel, the Yankees spent the day locked down waiting to see how the same tests taken by the Phillies earlier in the day turned out. The …
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Jets general manager Joe Douglas explained Monday how safety Jamal Adams went from “Jet for life” to jettisoned to Seattle. “It certainly wasn’t the plan when I first arrived,” the GM told reporters in his first comments since the trade on Saturday. “It was just the circumstances of how it happened, how it played out. …
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DeAndre Baker, the Giants cornerback entangled in a serious legal battle, has been placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List, allowing the Giants to prevent any possible distraction while Baker gets paid to stay away from the team. Baker, 22, is facing four counts of armed robbery with a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault …
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Jamal Adams will have to wait for his big payday with the Seahawks. After a drama-filled showdown with the coaching staff and front office, the Jets sent the star safety along with a fourth-round pick to the Seahawks in exchange for two first-round picks, a third-round pick and safety Bradley McDougald. Before they finalized the …
The Mets are close to signing catcher Bruce Maxwell, who was the first MLB player to kneel during the national anthem, to a minor-league contract Tuesday, The Post’s Mike Puma confirmed. The 28-year-old Maxwell slashed .182/.207./309 with one home run during the 2018 season, his last in the MLB with the Athletics before he elected …
