• Steven Matz, Amed Rosario remain big Mets teases: Sherman

    Steven Matz, Amed Rosario remain big Mets teases: Sherman

    Put shorts and a t-shirt on Steven Matz and Amed Rosario and run them through a tryout camp and they will wow even seasoned scouts. Just the speed alone, the 95 mph from Matz’s left arm, the elite get-up-and go from Rosario’s legs would impress. It explains, among other things, why they receive so many …
  • Will Smith’s company settles suit over biopic on Serena, Venus Williams’ father

    Will Smith’s company settles suit over biopic on Serena, Venus Williams’ father

    Will Smith’s movie-production company and Warner Bros. have ended a legal battle that threatened the release of their “King Richard” biopic about Richard Williams, the father of tennis powerhouses Venus and Serena Williams. A multimillion dollar breach of contract lawsuit alleged that Richard Williams cut a deal to be portrayed by Smith in the upcoming …
  • Knicks hire Kentucky’s Kenny Payne as first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s staff

    Knicks hire Kentucky’s Kenny Payne as first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s staff

    The Knicks confirmed Kenny Payne as the first addition to Tom Thibodeau’s new coaching staff, prying away John Calipari’s longtime right-hand man and bringing him from Kentucky to the Garden. “I’m thrilled that Kenny has joined my staff as an assistant coach. He has an outstanding ability to forge relationships with players and improve their …
  • Portia de Rossi says wife Ellen DeGeneres is ‘doing great’ amid show drama

    Portia de Rossi says wife Ellen DeGeneres is ‘doing great’ amid show drama

    Portia de Rossi gave an update on her wife Ellen DeGeneres amid the ongoing drama and investigation into claims of a toxic work environment at her daytime talk show. On Sunday, de Rossi, 47, told a photographer that DeGeneres is “doing great” while out on a walk with her mom Margaret and their dogs in …
  • Astros, A’s brawl after Ramon Laureano is hit by second pitch

    Astros, A’s brawl after Ramon Laureano is hit by second pitch

    The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros engaged in a bench-clearing brawl Sunday that defied MLB’s coronavirus protocols and will likely lead to multiple suspensions. A’s outfielder Ramon Laureano charged the Houston dugout after being hit by a pitch in the back for the second time during his team’s 7-2 win, in the bottom of the …
  • Robinhood app luring and robbing amateurs — like in the dot-com era

    Robinhood app luring and robbing amateurs — like in the dot-com era

    The 1990s were simpler times. The news was dominated by Bill Clinton’s various sexual escapades, but also a bubble in internet-related stocks that was partly fueled by the democratization of stock trading. The latter inflated the stock market generally, and if you’re old enough to remember, pretty much crashed it. Newbie investors took the brunt …
  • Andrew Yang: Knicks may have gotten it all wrong again

    Andrew Yang: Knicks may have gotten it all wrong again

    Andrew Yang is concerned the Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau coaching hire might not be the right fit. Nor is Yang convinced the Knicks new administration can change the team’s fortunes with James Dolan as owner. The former Democratic presidential candidate who participated in seven debates believes he has reason for skepticism. The 45-year-old Westchester native had …
  • Mets flop vs. severely-depleted, surging Marlins

    Mets flop vs. severely-depleted, surging Marlins

    More than a decade has passed since the Marlins had a winning season. They’ve spent the past two years buried at the bottom of the National League. They have the second-smallest payroll in the league. They endured a COVID-19 outbreak, afflicting 18 players, suspending their season for eight days and keeping them from home since …
  • Bob Greenblatt out at HBO-parent WarnerMedia as larger layoffs loom

    Bob Greenblatt out at HBO-parent WarnerMedia as larger layoffs loom

    WarnerMedia’s new chief executive is wasting no time putting his stamp on the film and TV giant behind “Game of Thrones” and “Aquaman.” Jason Kilar, best known as founding CEO of Hulu, sent three top WarnerMedia executives packing on Friday after his third month on the job, including Bob Greenblatt, chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment. Also …
  • TikTok threatens legal action against Trump’s executive order to ban app

    TikTok threatens legal action against Trump’s executive order to ban app

    TikTok has threatened legal action following President Trump’s late-night executive order banning transactions beginning in 45 days between American firms and the Chinese parent company of the popular social media app. In an unsigned blog posted on its website, TikTok said that it was “shocked” by the president’s order, which it said was “issued without …