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Josh Hart’s ‘fierce’ rebounding prowess fueling Knicks run
The Eastern Conference’s leading rebounder isn’t a big man. Technically, he’s not even a forward. Here’s a hint: The player loves Mike and Ike candy and making fun of his superstar teammate. Yes, Josh Hart, the Knicks’ do-everything 6-foot-4 guard, has the most rebounds in the postseason of anyone in the East. Knicks compare Jalen Brunson’s late-game heroics to Damian Lillard “Sometimes I don’t understand how he does it, but he just flies [in] out of nowhere,” teammate and close friend Jalen Brunson said Thursday, as the Knicks prepared for Friday’s Game 6 holding a 3-2 series lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series...
Defending champ Brooks Koepka off to strong start at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Danger lurks on the PGA Championship leaderboard. Brooks Koepka is Danger. Look out below. The other 155 players in the field at Valhalla after Thursday’s opening round should brace for what may be ahead from Koepka, the biggest of big-game hunters in the sport. Koepka is natural-born killer, an assassin at major championships, particularly the PGA Championship. He’s not only the defending champion but a three-time winner of this major. If he were to win this week, it would the second time in his career he’s gone back-to-back winning the Wanamaker Trophy. There, of course, is a long way to go before...
Sounding off on latest ridiculousness plaguing sports
My life is an open notebook: Extraordinary sight, last Friday. The Brewers, stuck for a starter, called up Robert Gasser, who’d been injured and hadn’t pitched more than four innings in a game — all in the minors. Well, he pitched six innings, allowing two hits, striking out four, no walks. All he did was throw assorted pitches into assorted areas of the strike zone. A 24-year-old, smallish — by modern standards — lefty with no discernible flash, he was what today is easily missed or dismissed. He threw easily and breezily, as if he were Whitey Ford. He shut out the Cards...
America’s fastest-growing cities—and their home prices—might surprise you
The latest US Census Bureau figures on population growth reveal the cities that are growing the fastest. However, the places that made the list might be ones you’ve never even heard of. Just look at Celina, TX, which ranked No. 1 for fastest-growing cities with a population of 20,000 or more. From July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, Celina, part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area, saw its population grow by 26.6%, more than 53 times that of the nation’s growth rate of 0.5%. “The list of fastest-growing cities includes a lot of smaller cities that are not likely to be on many people’s radar,” says Danielle Hale, chief...
NFL had to take Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour into account for 2024 schedule
So maybe everything isn’t about Taylor Swift… But what if it is? The NFL has made way in its schedule for Swift’s second U.S. leg of her Eras Tour during the 2024 season, the league said this week after the schedule was released Wednesday. Mike North, NFL vice president of broadcast planning, said the league needed to factor in her American tour dates when deciding the season schedule and locations, per Fox Sports. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have dreamy Lake Como date as Eras Tour resumes The Eras Tour is scheduled at Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the Miami Dolphins, during...
Why this couple decided to rent out rather than sell their old home: ‘It’s a gem’
When Chris L. and his husband bought their first home together in September 2023—a beautiful midcentury modern in Concord, CA—the next question became what Chris should do with the townhouse he’d bought on his own nine years earlier. While his old home was certainly more modest than his new property, it has one huge thing going for it: a 2.65% mortgage rate. “My mom used to always say, ‘Once you sell something, you can’t get it back,’” Chris says. While many homebuyers sell their first property when moving onto their next, Chris was reluctant to part with such a stellar mortgage rate. “It’s...
Ritzy Washington country club with $150K initiation fee torn apart over plans to upgrade no-gals-allowed ‘Men’s Club’
Bold-face names at a ritzy DC-area country club are revolting against the organization’s plan to upgrade its men-only lounge as part of a major renovation project. More than 100 members of the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, Virginia — which reportedly has initiation fees of up to $150,000 and a years-long waiting list — demanded that the club’s board reconsider its $5 million renovation project that preserves the outdated gender segregation at the Men’s Grill. “Dozens among us have shared our objection to perpetuating a gender-restricted Men’s Grill at WGCC,” the members state in the letter, obtained by Politico Influence. Signatories include...
‘West Point’ for Democratic operatives hired director who called terrorism the ‘dream of politics’
The “West Point for Democratic operatives,” which credits itself for aiding President Biden’s victory, hired a digital director, who previously shared that “terrorism is the dream of politics.” Johannah King-Slutzky landed the digital director gig at the Democratic-aligned The Arena during the Fall in 2019, a few years after she had made a post discussing “terrorism” on her personal blog. “Terrorism is the dream of politics — ultimate togetherness, ultimate realness — in a way that neuters criticism,” the post on JKS’s personal blog said prior to her hire. “The point is this: Terrorism (and American anti-terrorism) are compelling because they assert...
Queens lawmakers demand more MTA bus service to Manhattan before $15 congestion toll begins
Queens lawmakers who voted for the unpopular $15 “congestion” toll to enter parts of Manhattan are demanding that the MTA increase express bus service to their neighboring borough before the new fee is imposed. But opponents of the new toll to enter Midtown south of 60th Street scoffed that the Queens legislators are scrambling because they’re feeling the wrath from constituents over the congestion pricing law. The call for more express bus service into Manhattan from ten Queens senators and assembly members came after the borough was excluded from similar mass transit expansions announced for Brooklyn and Staten Island bus...
How an ‘epic fart’ helped get Knicks ready for Game 5 rout of Pacers
Teams find a lot of ways to motivate themselves for big games. A fart, though, might just be a first for any professional sports team, but for the Knicks, it might have just been the secret to their success in their Game 5 win on Tuesday night. The Athletic’s Fred Katz revealed on the “Knicks Film School” podcast on Thursday that an “epic fart” helped loosen up the Knicks’ locker room ahead of the blowout win that put them on the cusp of clinching the second-round series. While the exact player who let out the crucial toot was not revealed, Katz appeared on...
We now know the likely truth about COVID, and how scientists lied
COVID-19, which killed 1.1 million Americans and destroyed the lives and livelihoods of millions more, is a man-made virus that escaped from a Chinese lab partly funded by the US government. Even today, you’re not suppose to say that — even though it’s the only plausible scenario. No, “fact checkers” will rush in to claim that eminent scientists deny this. Which is because those scientists have too much invested — in money, in time, in their own beliefs — to admit the truth. But as Congress continues to probe, that truth is coming out, little by little, and the lies are being exposed: LIE: COVID...
Carlos Mendoza reassured Mets in meeting with slumping team: ‘Stay the course’
PHILADELPHIA — After the Mets’ sloppy performance Wednesday night, manager Carlos Mendoza felt the need to address the team for the first time since the season started. The tone was reassuring, according to Mets players, and welcomed following a performance in which the team committed two errors that led to three unearned runs that contributed to a third straight loss to the Phillies. “It was just to make sure they know that it’s 162 [games]. … We just have to continue to keep going and making sure that we all believe we are a good team,” Mendoza said before the Mets’ 6-5...
NYC Council speaker claims Israel-Gaza signs could damage ‘historic’ desks — from the 1980s — as she defends ban
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Thursday claimed her edict barring lawmakers from hanging political posters wasn’t sparked by tensions over the Israel-Hamas war, but is about aiming to protect “historic” desks — which the The Post has learned were built in the 1980s. Adams — who is not related to Mayor Eric Adams — assured reporters that the memo that went out Wednesday, telling council members to no longer “affix on furniture or otherwise display signs or flags” was in line with rules for other legislative bodies. “Truly this is a common type of regulation observed by many legislative bodies. It’s...
Joe Biden claims he has ‘executive privilege’ against anyone finding out just how addled he is
The Biden White House is proclaiming a new prerogative for presidents: They may suppress any evidence of their unfitness for office. The battle over five hours of audio tapes could settle President Biden’s fate or pave the way for perpetual presidential secrecy in coming years. In August 2022, Biden’s FBI launched a massive, heavily-publicized raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago headquarters to seize classified documents that the former president allegedly illegally possessed. After classified documents were also discovered in several of President Biden’s homes and offices, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Special Counsel Robert Hur to investigate. Hur interviewed Biden last October and released a report...
Michael Cohen was actually whining about 14-year-old prankster when he said he was speaking to Trump about Stormy Daniels payoff: lawyer
Michael Cohen was actually whining about a 14-year-old prank caller when he claimed to have had a key conversation with Donald Trump about the hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the ex-president’s attorney argued during a fiery moment in court Thursday. The heated exchange about a phone call placed on the eve of the 2016 election came during a second day of a grueling cross-examination at Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial — in which defense lawyers continued trying to paint Cohen as a lying turncoat out for revenge against his ex-boss. “We are not asking for your belief. This jury does not...
Caitlin Clark’s Indianapolis debut comes with 150-foot Gatorade banner
Caitlin Clark received a huge welcome from Indianapolis ahead of her home debut for the Indiana Fever. Gatorade installed a 150-foot banner to commemorate Clark’s home game on the side of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Indianapolis before her first game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday night against the Liberty. The banner featured Clark in head-to-toe Nike gear — another one of the brands she has a deal with — and a Gatorade towel around her neck with the slogan “It is just getting started” written across the top. Clark signed an endorsement deal with Gatorade in December of her final...
Biden’s latest border ‘fix’ is nothing but more kabuki theater
In yet another bid to seem like it’s doing something about the border, Team Biden says it’s getting faster in processing some asylum claims for some illegal migrants. Without any hard sign that it’ll actually be rejecting those claims, which are overwhelmingly bogus and have been from the start. Cue the world’s tiniest trumpet. NYC Comptroller Brad Lander calls for end of migrant shelter limits as thousands continue to pour in each month This is the kind of inside-the-Beltway kabuki theater that may well convince the Washington press corps that Biden’s actually doing something — but only because they’re already in the tank for...
How Donald Trump can use the debates to put Joe Biden away
In deciding to debate ex-President Donald Trump on June 27 and Sept. 10, President Biden tacitly admitted he’s losing right now; this is a Hail Mary gambit to turn the race around. Trump needs to figure out how to seal the deal instead. That means practicing so he can keep his cool, and pull off a performance more like the second 2020 Biden-Trump faceoff than the first. Biden’s goal will be to goad Trump into shooting himself in the foot on things like abortion and early voting. Michael Cohen was actually whining about 14-year-old prankster when he said he was speaking to Trump about...
Stop trying to cancel KC kicker Harrison Butker — it’s more American to just disagree with him
What a great country, this America. You can disagree with the — checks notes — kicker from the Kansas City Chiefs, and your life still moves on! With your career prospects intact. Your college diploma not ripped up. Yet disputation isn’t enough for some Americans, who want payback simply because they find someone else’s personal values offensive. According to the news cycle and social media hysteria, the Chiefs’ three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker, Harrison Butker, has outed himself as a misogynistic guardian of Gilead from “The Handmaid’s Tale.” He might even be the manufacturer of the robes. And he needs to be punished. All this spilled forth...
Ex-Chiefs cheerleader goes scorched earth on Harrison Butker: ‘Stay in your f–king lane’
Harrison Butker’s recent commencement address at Benedictine College has been criticized by a number of people across the sporting spectrum. But now, one former Chiefs employee is speaking out. Stefanie Hills, who said she had been a cheerleader with Kansas City’s NFL team, posted a video on TikTok on Wednesday in response to Butker’s weekend speech, which had discussed topics ranging from President Joe Biden to criticizing the government’s COVID-19 response to working women. Hills, who in her TikTok bio said she had been an NFL cheerleader from 2018-24, addressed her video directly to the Chiefs kicker. “First and foremost,...
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