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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks at a news conference regarding the first confirmed case of coronavirus in New York, March 2, 2020. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have agreed to close all movie theaters, gyms, bars, restaurants, and casinos in the states …

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York. January 4, 2018. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Wall Street took another hit on Monday as the Dow Jones plunged 2,250 points, or 9 percent, while the S&P 500 fell 8 percent and the Nasdaq 6 percent. Trading was halted …

The Giants did not trade for Leonard Williams to let him walk. That was the thinking back on Oct. 28 when they made the controversial deal with the Jets and that is the thinking now. The Giants will place the franchise tag on Williams, The Post confirmed, and have every intention of signing him to …

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a news briefing at City Hall in New York City, March 14, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) New York City mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced the closure of all bars and restaurants in the city except for takeout services, as well as the closure of the …

USA GAG — In this age of coronavirus, a safer locale Friday can transform to a less safe place by Sunday. A sound strategy can turn unsound in fewer than 48 hours. Yet everyone can agree on the greater reality, which chose George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday as its latest declaration: Right now, nowhere …

Brian Cashman addressed the Yankees players on Sunday morning about the new work rules that were to go into effect immediately to further reduce usage of spring training facilities and that motivated players to begin disbanding, a source told The Post. The Yankees had said initially they would stay unified and work out regularly as …

USAGAG — The Yankees have reported the first known case of coronavirus to hit baseball. The team confirmed a minor-league player tested positive for COVID-19. The unidentified player, according to the Yankees, was quarantined Friday morning after experiencing a fever. He was on the minor-league side of the Yankees’ spring training complex in Tampa, which …

MLB issued guidelines Sunday telling clubs to cease any organized informal workouts, further closing down camp activity and, thus, making it more and more obvious that regular-season games will not be played before May — if then. MLB is saying that this is being done to further honor governmental requests for social distancing during the …

Before he broke out of Shawshank, Andy Dufresne gained inspiration by convincing himself of this: “Get busy living, or get busy dying.’’ It is sort of the same way in NFL free agency. Get busy signing, or get busy crying. Yes, the contracts handed out in the coming days will not be commensurate with the …

Though health officials do not believe Jazz stars Rudy Gobert or Donovan Mitchell were contagious on their March 4 game at Madison Square Garden, a new coronavirus exposure has emerged for the Knicks. The Pistons announced Saturday one of their players tested positive for COVID-19. According to The Athletic, that player is Christian Wood, who …