All season, the Mets‘ starting rotation has been a reminder of how difficult it is to get big league hitters out. Nolan McLean never got that memo. In only his third start on a major league mound, and in yet another crucial rivalry game in the middle of a playoff chase, the rookie righty absolutely… Read More »
Carlos Alcaraz’s accidental buzz cut is moving on at the U.S. Open thanks to an easy-as-can-be victory in the second round Wednesday night, a year after he lost at that stage in the Grand Slam tournament. The No. 2-seeded Alcaraz — who shaved his head after his brother messed up his hair — needed a little more than 1 1/2… Read More »
A former New Jersey bowling alley owner who already did time for torching his competition has been convicted of scheming to kill the prosecutors and judges who helped put him behind bars for arson. Steven Smink, 62, of Philadelphia, began plotting their demise while still serving his 15-year arson sentence, the New Jersey Attorney General’s… Read More »
A New Jersey man accused of attacking his wife on the Atlantic City Boardwalk fought with an off-duty cop who attempted to intervene, as another off-duty officer drew his gun on the armed suspect. The woman identified her husband as the man who was arrested Sunday morning, and said she blames the cops for causing… Read More »
A Yonkers, N.Y., man was arrested on Wednesday for “intentionally” ramming a rental truck loaded with stolen cooking oil into a Maryland deputy who had tried to pull him over for erratic driving, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta, 21, was arrested at an apartment in New Rochelle, N.Y., just… Read More »
The Trump administration’s plan to begin rebuilding Penn Station in 2027 doesn’t officially involve a rebranding — though Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was coy when asked about that possibility Wednesday. “I imagine you’re asking, ‘is this going to be Trump Station?’” Duffy replied when asked if the newly redesigned station would keep the name that’s… Read More »
A former border patrol agent in upstate New York was sentenced Wednesday to one year in federal prison after admitting that he ordered several women to show him their breasts while processing their admissions into the U.S. Shane Millan, 53, of Jefferson County, was accused of telling four women to remove their shirts and expose… Read More »
Giants general manager Joe Schoen likes what he’s seen from Jaxson Dart thus far, but that doesn’t mean the rookie quarterback is close to a finished product. Even after an impressive preseason, Dart remains behind starter Russell Wilson on the Giants’ quarterback depth chart, and Jameis Winston is still in the mix as well. “There’s… Read More »
Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to beat Zachary Svajda 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday, remaining unbeaten for his career in the first two rounds of the U.S. Open. Djokovic appeared to be laboring physically early in the match, as he was at times in his first-round victory. But after getting broken to… Read More »
Hulk Hogan’s daughter, Brooke, viewed her father’s body Tuesday after learning he may be cremated while questions remain regarding the circumstances of his death. The 71-year-old wrestler died in his Florida home on July 24. While his official cause of death was listed a heart attack, Florida police said last week that medical malpractice may… Read More »