SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s easy to forget this time of year: There’s still a hockey season going on and still hockey games to play. And for the Islanders, there is still a playoff race. They started Thursday just four points below the cutline, albeit with five teams to jump. Whatever their team looks like … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — The opinion of several personnel around the Mets: It’s about time Jose Iglesias found a job. The 2024 sparkplug, a .337 hitter and “OMG” singer, agreed to a minor league pact with a camp invite with the Padres, with whom he figures to have a strong chance at cracking the roster. … Read more
They wouldn’t want it any other way. Two Nassau girls basketball rivals will duke it out at noon Saturday at Farmingdale State College in a true David vs. Goliath county championship. It’s the first title appearance for the fourth-seeded Plainview-Old Bethpage Hawks as they go up against the No. 2 seed, nearby rival and defending … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The Knicks loss on the scoreboard Thursday night was made worse by the sight of Jalen Brunson limping off the court. The star point guard was injured with 1:24 remaining in overtime of the 113-109 defeat to the Lakers, crumbling under the basket after absorbing multiple fouls on a drive. Brunson remained … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — Edwin Díaz was wild in his spring debut. The Mets closer recorded one out in 19 pitches and was charged with two runs on two hits and a walk in a third of an inning during a 5-1 loss to the Astros at Clover Park. Five of the first six pitches … Read more
Brock Nelson is no longer an Islander. The star American forward was traded to the Avalanche along with prospect William Dufour in exchange for forward Calum Ritchie, a first-round selection in the 2026 or 2027 NHL Draft, a conditional third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft and defenseman Oliver Kylington. The Isles then flipped Kylington … Read more
Stephen A. Smith didn’t stay silent for too long after Charles Barkley eviscerated ESPN and, in particular, Kendrick Perkins. Perkins responded to the quips about him, but Smith also felt the need to jump into the fray and responded to Barkley’s critiques in a post on social media. “Yo Chuck, stop the b.s. with the … Read more
Prepare to be air-mazed! Delta Air Lines revealed plans to revolutionize air travel with a new fighter jet-style passenger plane that aims to lower emissions and fuel costs – and could take flight as early as 2027. The airliner is partnering with JetZero, a California-based startup, to bring the innovative and sustainable blended-wing-body aircraft to … Read more
TAMPA — When Aaron Bone revealed earlier this week that Luis Gil had a high-grade lat strain that would come with at least a six-week shutdown, he mentioned that the Yankees were still getting additional opinions from doctors. That has happened and while Gil’s diagnosis did not get any worse, it did not get any … Read more
She sidestepped catastrophe. Zariel Macchia, the star William Floyd runner and future Olympic hopeful who was banned from the upcoming winter season state championship because of an obscure technicality, will race after all, a court ruled Thursday. “I was relieved at first,” Macchia, who spent the past two days in legal proceedings after her family … Read more