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The Islanders couldn’t finish off the series sweep for the second time this postseason. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals as the Capitals took a 3-2 win over the Islanders on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, forcing a Game 5 in the best-of-seven first-round series after the Isles had taken a commanding 3-0 lead. …

Two years in Tampa Bay apparently caused Jason Pierre-Paul to forget how his Super Bowl ring was won. Pierre-Paul’s reaction to Tom Brady joining him with the Buccaneers this offseason is difficult to interpret as anything other than a dig at former teammate and Giants legend Eli Manning. “I always [asked] myself, “If I had …

The stars of “Pitch Perfect” reunited Monday to raise funds for relief efforts around the globe. Anna Kendrick, 35, the newly svelte Rebel Wilson, 40, and Hailee Steinfeld, 23 — who last performed as a musical group in 2017’s “Pitch Perfect 3” — reunited as the Barden Bellas, belting out a new cover of Beyoncé’s …

UPDATE: The star-studded cast of the “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” table read got even starrier with the addition of Brad Pitt and Jimmy Kimmel. They join previously announced Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Henry Golding, Shia LaBeouf and Spicoli himself, Sean Penn and Dane Cook. Exes Aniston and Pitt previously appeared …

A deep-pocketed venture-capital firm run by Jared Kushner’s brother watched some of its tech startups rake in millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief loans — despite the fact that it urged them not to take the cash, The Post has learned. Five tech firms backed by Thrive Capital — whose 35-year-old, Harvard-educated founder Joshua …

Love it or hate it, Robinhood is now worth more than $11 billion. The controversial trading app announced on Monday that it raised a new $200 million round of funding that now values the startup at $11.2 billion. Robinhood’s newest windfall, its second major round this year, comes months after the app and its more …

Pepperoni prices are reportedly skyrocketing because of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has forced meat processors to “streamline” operations and hampered their ability to produce pepperoni, leading to higher prices for small pizzerias around the country, according to Bloomberg News. Charlie’s Pizza House in Yankton, South Dakota, for instance, is now paying $4.12 a pound for …

The Islanders finally found a strong start to match their strong third period. But it took overtime Sunday to put them 60 minutes away from finishing off the series. Mathew Barzal delivered the winner 4:28 into overtime to lift the Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Capitals, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the …

COVID-19 is hitting home for employees of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s production company, Westbrook Inc., as at least 10 have tested positive for the virus. LA County’s public health website lists nine staff members with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases at the company’s Calabasas office, The Jasmine Brand reported. In a moment of transparency, Westbrook Inc. …

Alex Ovechkin welcomed himself to the postseason Friday night, but the Islanders took a 2-0 series lead anyways. Barry Trotz’s crew withstood a two-goal game from the dangerous Ovechkin, finding a quick response to his second strike and imposing their will late to come away with a 5-2 win at Scotiabank Arena. Brock Nelson provided …