PORT ST. LUCIE — The baseball calendar says the Mets have about two weeks until Opening Day, but Francisco Lindor’s mind is on another timetable as these dog days of spring training pass. Lindor’s wife, Katia, is due to give birth to the couple’s third child (and first son) on April 9. Lindor is thinking … Read more
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers are spending $399 million on player payroll nearly as perfectly as possible, and for their money possess quite likely the best collection of baseball talent since the draft started to equalize things 50-plus years ago — and maybe ever. Of course, they are not only the greatest assemblage of ability … Read more
The Ravens are giving star quarterback Lamar Jackson another weapon. Baltimore is bringing in former Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on a one-year deal that could be worth up to $6 million, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Tuesday night. The deal comes with a $5 million value that includes an extra $1 million of … Read more
Looks like this premiere won’t be the fairest of them all. After suffering intolerable backlash over the forthcoming live-action “Snow White,” Disney has decided to scale back its usual over-the-top premiere in Los Angeles, reported Variety on Tuesday, March 11. Instead, the studio has allegedly opted for a quiet, laid-back pre-party and screening at the … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Brett Baty was back at third base for the Mets on Tuesday against the Astros, a position he was expected to take last season, but now won’t see much of after the emergence of Mark Vientos. So if Baty is going to play a role on this year’s team, his … Read more
TAMPA — What are the Yankees going to do in the wake of a worst-case scenario in which their ace’s elbow has been opened up for an operation that will knock him out for at least a year? Nothing major immediately, in all likelihood. With Gerrit Cole undergoing Tommy John surgery, Brian Cashman signaled that … Read more
Elon Musk kicked off his appeal to try to restore his $56 billion payday from Tesla on Tuesday, claiming a lower court judge made multiple legal errors in rescinding the record compensation. The 2018 pay package resulted in spectacular growth for the electric vehicle maker and yet it was determined by the lower Court of Chancery to … Read more
Junior Bridgeman, a former college basketball star who went on to have a lengthy career in the NBA and became a billionaire businessman following his playing days, died on Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency during a downtown Louisville event. Multiple outlets reported that Bridgeman, 71, had grabbed his chest and said he believed he … Read more
In a game of chicken with President Trump, Ontario Premier Doug Ford blinked first. The populist politician, 60, backed down from a 25% energy surcharge ahead of talks with the US — after threatening to “shut off electricity completely” if the trade war escalated on Sunday. Ford has drawn comparisons to President Trump, 78, in … Read more
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Brett Berard has displayed both a fiery passion and an admirable patience in the last six months of his hockey career, which reached the NHL level for the first time at the end of November. He’s played 23 games with the Rangers so far this season and scored four goals, each appearing … Read more