• Jets tease more moves around ‘explosive’ Breshad Perriman

    Jets tease more moves around ‘explosive’ Breshad Perriman

    Breshad Perriman is a playmaker, not a consolation prize. At least that’s how coach Adam Gase views the Jets’ newest veteran wide receiver. “I’m excited to see what he can do in this offense,” Gase said Monday, in his first comments about the former first-round draft pick. “His skill set fits in well with what …
  • New York City to Provide Half-a-Million Free Halal Meals to Muslims During Ramadan

    New York City to Provide Half-a-Million Free Halal Meals to Muslims During Ramadan

    New York City will provide over 500,000 free halal meals to Muslims during Ramadan, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced this week. The city will distribute 400,000 halal meals at 32 specific Department of Education sites in areas where there are “large Muslim communities,” de Blasio announced on Thursday. Another 100,000 will be distributed through …
  • Joe Judge talks up Markus Golden after Giants use rare tactic

    Joe Judge talks up Markus Golden after Giants use rare tactic

    It sure sounds as if new head coach Joe Judge is extremely interested in having Markus Golden as a member of his first Giants roster. The Giants on Monday put the rare unrestricted free agent tender on Golden, meaning if he is not signed by another team by July 22, he’ll play for the Giants …
  • Rangers mailbag: Why Neil Smith faded out of the NHL

    Rangers mailbag: Why Neil Smith faded out of the NHL

    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 Rangers. Larry, how is it possible that Neil Smith has never really had a run as GM of …
  • N.Y. Board of Elections Strike Sanders from Ballot, Effectively Canceling Dem. Primary

    N.Y. Board of Elections Strike Sanders from Ballot, Effectively Canceling Dem. Primary

    The New York State Board of Elections on Monday struck Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) from the Democratic primary ballot, leaving only Joe Biden on the ballot and effectively canceling the state’s primary. Board of Elections co-chairman Doug Kellner said that while removing the senator from the ballot was difficult, the primary would be “frivolous” …
  • Yankees’ title dependency on Zack Britton is getting bigger

    Yankees’ title dependency on Zack Britton is getting bigger

    Part II in a series analyzing the New York Yankees When Major League Baseball ended spring training on March 12 due to COVID-19, Zack Britton and his teammates were faced with a decision: Stay in Tampa where Hal Steinbrenner welcomed the defending AL East champions to work out at George M. Steinbrenner Field or flee …
  • Giants place UFA tender on Marcus Golden in unusual move

    Giants place UFA tender on Marcus Golden in unusual move

    Perhaps Markus Golden will return to the Giants, after all. In an unusual move, the Giants are using the seldom-seen unrestricted free agent tender — or “May 5 tender’’ — on Golden, the outside linebacker who led them in sacks last season. Golden remains on the open market but if he is still unsigned past …
  • NFL considering major schedule changes to 2020 season

    NFL considering major schedule changes to 2020 season

    The NFL might be ready to admit this coming season could be as unprecedented as the virtual draft that concluded Saturday. Schedule-makers are in the process of designing several versions of the 2020 slate, some of which include a Super Bowl on Feb. 28, the regular season starting as late as Thursday, Oct. 15 and …
  • NBA delaying plan to reopen facilities in states lifting lockdowns

    NBA delaying plan to reopen facilities in states lifting lockdowns

    Even after Georgia governor Brian Kemp reopened his state, the Atlanta Hawks aren’t going to reopen their facilities prematurely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two days after reports stated the NBA planned on allowing players to return to team facilities in states with loosened stay-at-home restrictions, the league sent a memo pushing back the reopening date …
  • Bill De Blasio Appoints Wife as Co-Chair of Coronavirus Racial Inequality Task Force

    Bill De Blasio Appoints Wife as Co-Chair of Coronavirus Racial Inequality Task Force

    New York mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced that he would appoint First Lady Chirlane McCray as co-chair of a task force on coronavirus racial inequality. De Blasio will form the “Task Force on Racial Inclusion and Equity” as part of the city’s plan to reopen businesses that have been closed during the pandemic. …