• Inside the competition that has potential to be Giants crushing weakness

    Inside the competition that has potential to be Giants crushing weakness

    At some point — most likely, at the very end of July or early in August — the Giants will assemble and hit the field. When they do, someone has to line up at center and snap the ball to Daniel Jones. The identity of that player is one of the unknown elements to a …
  • Five Mets who could gain most from a shortened MLB season

    Five Mets who could gain most from a shortened MLB season

    The 162-game marathon is headed toward becoming something more than a sprint, but much less of a grueling endurance test. Will it be 80 games? Sixty games? Even fewer? As MLB and the players association try to find common ground that will deliver a season following the layoff from the COVID-19 outbreak, the Mets await …
  • Police Chief: Arrested Looters in NYC Are Immediately Released Because of Bail-Reform Law

    Police Chief: Arrested Looters in NYC Are Immediately Released Because of Bail-Reform Law

    Most of the looters and rioters arrested by the NYPD over the past several days are immediately released as a direct result of New York’s new bail-reform law, New York City police chief Terrence Monahan told the New York Post on Tuesday. While the city police made over 650 arrests on Monday night alone, Monahan …
  • SUV Barrels Over NYPD Officer in the Bronx in Apparent Hit-and-Run

    SUV Barrels Over NYPD Officer in the Bronx in Apparent Hit-and-Run

    An NYPD officer was struck by a vehicle in the Bronx early Tuesday morning after the city endured another night of riots in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Video footage of the incident posted on social media shows a vehicle moving rapidly towards an intersection and passing several other cars before driving …
  • ‘Not the Same Question’: De Blasio Says Businesses, Churches to Remain Closed Even as Demonstrators Flout Lockdowns

    ‘Not the Same Question’: De Blasio Says Businesses, Churches to Remain Closed Even as Demonstrators Flout Lockdowns

    New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday said that although mass protests had erupted in the city, religious institutions and small business owners would still be closed until Monday. “When you see…an entire nation, simultaneously grappling with an extraordinary crisis seated in 400 years of American racism, I’m sorry, that is not the …
  • Saquon Barkley posts image of himself in ‘I can’t breathe’ jersey

    Saquon Barkley posts image of himself in ‘I can’t breathe’ jersey

    Saquon Barkley is the latest professional athlete who has spoken out on the killing of George Floyd. The Giants running back posted a Photoshop image on Instagram on Tuesday that shows him wearing a jersey that reads, “I can’t breathe.” Floyd, 46, died last week after police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, pressed his knee into …
  • James Dolan tries to ‘clarify’ Knicks’ silence on George Floyd

    James Dolan tries to ‘clarify’ Knicks’ silence on George Floyd

    Knicks owner James Dolan sent a second email to staffers Tuesday to “clarify’’ his stance on why the club didn’t issue a statement regarding the police-related death of George Floyd, according to a source. Dolan attempted to pacify unrest within the organization with the Knicks just one of two NBA teams not to issue a …
  • Pete Alonso calls out troll over ‘All Lives Matter’ comment

    Pete Alonso calls out troll over ‘All Lives Matter’ comment

    Pete Alonso continues to speak out amid the police brutality and social inequality protests across the country that were sparked by the killing of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis. After posting a black-screen photo to his Instagram Tuesday for the #bblackouttuesday movement that has swept social media in solidarity with the protests, Alonso …
  • Knicks follow their players’ lead with BlackOut Tuesday post

    Knicks follow their players’ lead with BlackOut Tuesday post

    While the Knicks are one of two NBA teams that haven’t released statements on George Floyd’s police-related death, their players have been active. Knicks shooting guard Damyean Dotson has been the most vocal on social media, revealing a personal connection to Floyd as they both attended the same Houston high school. Dotson tweeted Sunday: “Honestly …
  • Jets capable of late splash with Trumaine Johnson’s $11 million off the books

    Jets capable of late splash with Trumaine Johnson’s $11 million off the books

    The Jets gained $11 million in salary cap space Tuesday as a chunk of Trumaine Johnson’s contract came off the books. The Jets designated Johnson as a post-June 1 cut when they released him in March. That allows them to spread the dead money from his contract over two years. He carries a $4 million …