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“World Wide Wes” is coming to New York. The Knicks are hiring William Wesley as executive vice president/senior basketball adviser, the team announced Wednesday, adding another boost to Tom Thibodeau’s head coaching candidacy. Wesley, a longtime friend of Knicks president Leon Rose and former consultant at CAA, is known for his connections with stars around …
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When spring training was suspended in March, the Mets were still trying to configure their rotation and get multiple rehabbing players ready for the season. More than three months later, as they prepare to resume workouts next week — this time at Citi Field with MCU Park in Brooklyn as a potential overflow site — …
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Wait … is the coast clear? Have the warring parties really retreated to their bunkers at last? Have we actually typed the words “pro rata” into laptops for the last time? Is it really OK to start talking about baseball again? You remember baseball, don’t you? Pastoral game. Nine to a side (well, 10 for …
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The popular pseudonymous blogger behind Slate Star Codex claims that he’s been forced to delete the blog after a New York Times reporter threatened to reveal his identity. It is the latest example of the paper’s willingness to grant anonymity according to inconsistent, ideologically self-serving criteria. In the only post remaining on the site, Slate …
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DeAndre Baker’s representation remains steadfast and confident the Giants cornerback will be cleared of any wrongdoing and the serious criminal charges against him will be dismissed. “We have at least two witnesses that will testify as to Baker’s innocence,’’ Patrick Patel reiterated to The Post on Tuesday. Baker’s attorneys, New Jersey-based Patel and Florida-based Bradford …
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Rosanna Scotto’s husband has taken to clipping her toenails. The “Good Day New York” anchor and Fresco by Scotto owner tells Page Six that without her usual pedicurist, Louis John Ruggiero “saw me one day struggling to clip my toenails” and “took pity on me.” Meanwhile, she said it’s important that unruly nails don’t nick …
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Mike Francesa blasted Jamal Adams on Monday, saying the All-Pro safety who has publicly asked for a trade, isn’t a “great player” who makes “life miserable” for the Jets. The WFAN host thinks the team should either have Adams — who has been frustrated by a lack of extension talks — play out his rookie …
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Just five out of the 125 stores in the Bronx looted on June 1 during unrest following George Floyd demonstrations have been approved for city aid so far. After the riots, which saw looters target small Bronx businesses, New York mayor Bill de Blasio said emergency grants would be approved for those affected. The details …
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Nikole Hannah-Jones, lead writer of the 1619 Project, apologized for promoting the online conspiracy theory that “government agents” are setting off fireworks in Brooklyn and Queens “to disorient and destabilize the #BlackLivesMatter movement.” “I should not have retweeted that tweet thread. I was curious about what other people thought of it as I have seen …
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pushed back against accusations that his nursing home coronavirus policies resulted in dozens of unnecessary deaths, instead blaming the federal government for not relaying information about the pandemic soon enough. “Let’s look at the facts, right? Rather than the political rhetoric. Yes, we had more people die in nursing homes …
“World Wide Wes” is coming to New York. The Knicks are hiring William Wesley as executive vice president/senior basketball adviser, the team announced Wednesday, adding another boost to Tom Thibodeau’s head coaching candidacy. Wesley, a longtime friend of Knicks president Leon Rose and former consultant at CAA, is known for his connections with stars around …
