NEW YORK — Taylor Townsend couldn’t covert eight match points in a second set that ended with a 25-minute tiebreaker and was eliminated from the U.S. Open on Sunday with a 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 loss to Barbora Krejcikova. With fans chanting “Let’s go Taylor! Let’s go Taylor!” for a player who became a fan… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) — So much has happened for Naomi Osaka — in tennis, away from tennis — since she first played Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open back in 2019. Over that time, Osaka has won two Grand Slam trophies to raise her career total to four, helped spark a global conversation about mental health by revealing she… Read More »
A 21-year-old woman was killed and five others were injured, including an 11-year-old girl, in a car crash Saturday in New Jersey, state police said. Genna Spina, a Danville resident, was ejected from her vehicle in the four-car wreck on Interstate 78 in Hillside around 2 a.m., NJ.com reported. State police said the chain-reaction disaster… Read More »
Three men were shot and wounded by a gunman in a red hoodie outside an East Village public housing complex early Sunday, cops said. The victims were standing outside NYCHA’s Lillian Wald Houses, on E. 6th St. near Avenue D when the shooter opened fire about 3:30 a.m., police said. One man, 41, was shot… Read More »
The disgruntled Bronx tenant accused of shooting to death the super of his building and wounding two others had in recent months filed criminal complaints against his neighbors, made multiple calls to 311 about building issues and sued his landlord over a bedbug infestation, the Daily News has learned. The legal deluge murder suspect Jimmy… Read More »
The Powerball jackpot will reach $1.1 billion for Monday’s drawing after no one won the grand prize on Saturday night. The Labor Day jackpot will be the fifth largest in Powerball history and the largest since April 2024. “America has waited all year for the chance to play for a billion-dollar jackpot, and what better… Read More »
A teenager was shot in the legs riding in a vehicle on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx Sunday morning, cops said. The 18-year-old victim arrived at Jacobi Medical Center by private means after he was shot while riding north on the parkway through Pelham Bay about 6:50 a.m., cops said. He is expected… Read More »
A new regime and different vibes surround the Jets as a new season begins. Two years ago, the Jets made a bold move to acquire future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers. There were high expectations and a lot of build-up with Rodgers on the roster. The NFL even gave… Read More »
Mike the guard at the Sea Girt Army Camp had his radio tuned to a Fantasy Football broadcast when I drove up to the gate last week. We talked about his Fantasy team and I asked him what it was called. He said, “It’s kind of embarrassing. I have to change it.” When I pressed,… Read More »
The Jets’ defense has been a top-five unit the last three seasons. But a new regime is in place with coach Aaron Glenn and defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. And they know what type of unit they desire to be. “Physicality, number one,” Wilks said. “Playing smart, not beating ourselves. “Our talent level and the things… Read More »