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A new power duo has emerged as potential suitors to buy the Mets. Private equity billionaires Josh Harris and David Blitzer are now serious about making a run at the Amazins, adding the baseball club to their portfolio of teams that already includes the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. The interest …
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The scene would have been hard to believe a decade ago: the head coaches of the Jets and the Patriots emerging from the same car in front of their Indianapolis hotel. But there Adam Gase and Bill Belichick were in late February, splitting an Uber after a night of watching drills at the NFL Scouting …
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Matt Harvey still might get another shot in major league baseball, but any thought the Mets are interested is misguided at this point. Amid speculation the right-hander could be headed toward a reunion with his former team, an industry source on Monday indicated the Mets aren’t considering Harvey at this point. Harvey, 31, has explored …
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Some Yankees WAGs seemed to have taken a swing at consoling the girlfriend of Aaron Judge, Samantha Bracksieck, whose February DUI arrest was publicized last month. “Blessed with the sweetest friends around,” Bracksieck posted to her Instagram story, according to screenshots taken by SportsGossip.com. A note to Bracksieck, 26, was signed by Nicole Holder and …
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The editor of the New York Times opinion pages resigned following a staff revolt over the publishing of Senator Tom Cotton’s (R., Ark.) op-ed calling for President Trump to use the military to put down riots in the nation’s major cities. A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher, said in a Sunday note to staff that James …
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New York will redirect some portion of the NYPD budget to other initiatives in the wake of massive George Floyd demonstrations, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday. The mayor did not indicate how much of the NYPD’s funding would be cut. The department operated on a budget of $6 billion in 2019. “The details …
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The final installment in a series by Joel Sherman chronicles how the Yankees’ fiasco of 1990 laid the groundwork for a dynasty. Deion Sanders wheeled into the parking lot at the Yankees’ minor league complex driving a $100,000-plus Mercedes. Across the street was Tampa Stadium, where the Buccaneers played. That felt right on March 14, …
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Remember in “Breaking Bad” when Walt rehired Jesse at the lab just so Jesse wouldn’t sue Hank for assaulting him? The arrangement met everyone’s short-term needs. It also produced considerably more long-term agita. Which brings to mind the 50ish-game Major League Baseball regular-season schedule that Rob Manfred, on behalf of his owners, has threatened to …
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The link has started to form, remotely for now, during this strange time. Eventually, it will graduate to live and in person. There is strong sentiment Jason Garrett will be good for Daniel Jones, a former Giants opponent coming down from the head coaching mountain top and a young quarterback trying to rise in his …
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The Knicks were ambivalent about being part of the NBA restart in Disney World, as they didn’t want to significantly delay their head-coaching search. However, in lieu of playing in the Mickey Mouse tournament, James Dolan’s club is anxious about having an elaborate “OTA” restart structure of their own, according to an NBA source. “The …
A new power duo has emerged as potential suitors to buy the Mets. Private equity billionaires Josh Harris and David Blitzer are now serious about making a run at the Amazins, adding the baseball club to their portfolio of teams that already includes the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. The interest …
