Month: July 2019

The United States will start the World Cup semifinal matchup with England on Tuesday without their purple-haired hero Megan Rapinoe. USA coach Jill Ellis has inserted Christen Press in Rapinoe’s place, joining Alex Morgan and Tobin Heath on the front line. Fox Sports reported at halftime that it was a hamstring injury that kept RapinoeRead moreRead more

Although the publicly traded Howard Hughes Corp. is testing the waters for a possible corporate sale, the offering is unlikely to have any impact on its nearly finished South Street Seaport redevelopment. The $751 million project is on track to be completed well before any possible sale of the larger real estate company. And asRead moreRead more

June was defining in New York baseball. The Yankees posted the best record in the AL to surge to the overall best record in the AL. The Mets produced the worst record in the NL to fall 11 under .500 and 12 out of first place. Their first games of July were against each otherRead moreRead more

TV’s favorite comic book is dead. “The Walking Dead,” the post-zombie apocalypse comic book series and source material for AMC’s blockbuster show, is ending abruptly with the 193rd installment of the morbid thriller. “Dead” author Robert Kirkman, a Marvel alum, announced the conclusion of the graphic drama, which is sold in over 60 countries inRead moreRead more

Adidas kicked off a humiliating social media campaign to promote its new jersey for a British soccer team – by inadvertently tweeting out images of the shirt bearing anti-Semitic and racist messages. The German sportswear goliath launched its #DareToCreate campaign on Monday to market the shirt for the Arsenal team in London, according to theRead moreRead more

New York City’s top cop has no problem with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s debate remarks about teaching his biracial son to “protect” himself from the NYPD – or with son, Dante, writing in USA Today that he felt “fear” of the police. “What a father says to his son, that’s in their family,” NYPD CommissionerRead moreRead more

Nobody really talks about winter songs, but summer songs are another story. In addition to typically being tunes that sound good with fewer clothes on (the better to let your body heat mix with someone else’s), they also tend to capture the carefree, pass-the-rosé spirit that comes with being in vacation mode. We assembled aRead moreRead more

Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking the wheel at the MTA — by testing out cars that don’t use them. The governor on Friday toured the Jerusalem offices of Intel subsidiary company Mobileye, which produces the video technology used to guide self-driving cars — suggesting that the same technology could be valuable on New York’s subways.Read moreRead more

The top ranks of the National Rifle Association have formed a circular firing squad, and NRATV is the latest victim. It’s a welcome blow to the lucrative “nonprofit” racket of milking moral outrage. Known for insanely over-the-top talk and stunts, the 24-hour live streaming network was run by the NRA’s advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen Inc.Read moreRead more

Cori “Coco” Gauff made history last week by becoming the youngest qualifier for Wimbledon in the Open Era at 15 years and 122 days old. She did not stop there. Her young age didn’t stop her from toppling one of the game’s icons on Monday, an icon who first inspired her to play tennis. GauffRead moreRead more