Maybe in five years, 15 years, it won’t be possible to write a story like this. Maybe in the next five years, 15 years, there will be many more trips to the Big East finals for St. John’s, which battled Creighton on Saturday night for the right to carry the league’s automatic bid into Selection … Read more
A coalition of Ukrainian allies agreed Saturday to keep the “collective pressure” on Russia to accept President Trump’s ceasefire proposal, as they vowed to protect the embattled nation “on the land, at sea, and in the sky” once a deal is reached. The leaders of 26 countries – dubbed the “coalition of the willing” — … Read more
John would appreciate this, I know he would. As his longtime friend and co-worker, Dan Steinberg, said Friday on X, “Just about every piece he wrote about a retiring or dead sports great flashed back to a tale involving John Feinstein, by like the fifth graf. It was a running joke: how many grafs in … Read more
“Novocaine” took the No. 1 spot at the box office on its debut in theaters Friday, earning $3.9 million, according to The Numbers. The action comedy, which the Los Angeles Times called “brutal yet weightless,” stars Jack Quaid, the son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, as a bank exec who can’t feel pain. The … Read more
The Nets will be without one of their top stars for the rest of the season. Cam Thomas suffered a left hamstring strain during Thursday’s 116-10 loss to the Bulls and is expected to miss the remainder of the campaign given the number of games remaining (16) and time needed to recuperate, the team announced … Read more
Two food products from two different companies have been recalled over the past 24 hours due to the presence of “undeclared eggs,” according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s website (FDA). Small Bites Macaroni & Cheese packages were recalled on Friday by C.H. Guenther & Son LLC of San Antonio, Texas, due to the … Read more
Making back-to-back starts for NHL goaltenders has become the equivalent of recording complete games for major league starting pitchers: long ago and forgotten, other than in ballads of glory. Friday, I had suggested in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Igor Shesterkin, who has started on consecutive days four times in his NHL career … Read more
No need to chase the jingle – Mister Softee is now stationary. The iconic ice cream man has parked in Long Island, putting down roots with its first-ever brick-and-mortar shop earlier this month – in a move that was mint to be, according to its franchise owner. “People love Mister Softee. And sometimes when the … Read more
The party’s no longer popping. The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on “poppers,” a recreational party drug popular within the LGBTQ+ community, multiple outlets report. Poppers, made of alkyl nitrates, have operated in a legal gray area for decades — masquerading as cleaning solvents and nail polish remover, according to Fast Company — but … Read more
It has been a magical year for St. John’s, a season of so many firsts. First outright Big East regular season title since 1985. First 25-win season and trip to the Big East Tournament championship game since 2000. First time a Johnnie won Big East Player of the Year honors since 1986. The Post’s Zach … Read more