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ATLANTA — Mets players aren’t sure what to believe surrounding Yoenis Cespedes’ strange departure from the team other than the fact the veteran outfielder has opted out from the season, citing COVID-19 concerns. Brandon Nimmo raised the possibility Monday that team officials actually knew before Sunday’s game that Cespedes had opted out. As it was, …

The Mets have produced a better-than .500 record just three times in the past 11 seasons. On each occasion they were mediocre or worse for much of the schedule, then were among the majors’ best teams down the stretch. This year is pretty much all stretch. By late July or early August of 2015, 2016 …

A surprise appearance by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande at the Rose Bowl in LA was canned on Thursday due to fear of crowds not following social-distancing rules. The pop stars were expected to appear at Voss Events’ Drive ’N Drag show Friday, but the venue pulled the plug after the Chainsmokers’ Hamptons concert made …

The nominees for the 2020 MTV VMAs were unveiled Thursday, with Lady Gaga and defending artist of the year Ariana Grande topping the list with nine VMA noms apiece. Following the two singers are The Weeknd and Billy Eilish, bringing in six nominations each. All four are up for the show’s marquee video of the …

Blue jean baby. Miranda Lambert gifted fellow country music star Maren Morris and her 4-month-old son, Hayes Andrew, with a pair of adorable matching mommy-and-me denim jackets. “Thank you @mirandalambert for this sparkly number,” the “Girl” singer, 30, captioned a cute Instagram photo of her husband Ryan Hurd holding up their baby in his pint-sized, …

After months of silence, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Denise Richards is finally responding to rumors that she hooked up with Brandi Glanville. On Wednesday’s episode of the Bravo show, Richards, 49, broke down in tears as the women confronted her about the affair, which Glanville claims took place during an April 2019 trip …

A slew of classic black comedies including “Sister, Sister,” “Moesha” and “Girlfriends” are heading to Netflix. The streamer has picked up seven library titles as part of its push of its Strong Black Lead strand. In addition to “Sister, Sister,” “Moesha” and “Girlfriends,” it has bought the rights to “The Game,” “One on One” and …

Brandi Glanville has shared alleged text messages with Denise Richards in an attempt to back up her claim that they had an affair. Glanville, 47, shared an alleged text conversation between herself and “RHOBH” star Richards, 49, in which the actress told Glanville that if she wanted to stay with her in her hotel room …

Lala Kent and Randall Emmett may have almost broken up “a dozen” times in quarantine, but the couple is doing just fine now. The “Vanderpump Rules” star, 29, shocked fans on Sunday night when she deleted Instagram photos of herself with her fiancé, “The Irishman” producer, Randall Emmett. The couple was not following each other …

Christopher Jackson, who played Washington in “Hamilton,” first heard about the show from Lin Manuel Miranda — while they were on stage in a different Broadway show. Jackson said during MSG Networks Summer Speaker Series that there was a moment in every performance of Miranda’s first hit, “In The Heights,” where they were on stage …