Category: Sports
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Governor orders transit agency to drop bid to charge NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge
Runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File BAY RIDGE — New York’s governor on Thursday ordered the state’s transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New York City Marathon for using the…
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Brunson, Hart help Knicks rally from 21-point deficit to beat Kings, snap three-game skid
New York Knicks’ Josh Hart (3) drives against Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis (10) and Trey Lyles (41) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 35 points and 11 assists, Josh Hart scored a season-high 31…
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Scholastic Roundup: Dan Lynch Jr. causes a stir
But there is an NIT pre-season event. The NIT Season Tip-Off is an annual tournament that takes place in November of each year, toward the beginning of the season. The first two rounds are held at campus sites, while the semifinals and the finals are held during the week of Thanksgiving in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.…
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Carlos Mendoza finally gets 1st win as Mets manager: ‘It’s a special feeling’
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza acknowledges fans after the team’s 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers in the second game of a baseball doubleheader Thursday, April 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray) QUEENS, N.Y. — New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza needed a shower directly after picking up his first-career managerial win…
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Dobson scores go-ahead goal, Islanders beat Blue Jackets 4-2 to keep playoff hopes alive
New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson (8) celebrates after his goal with defenseman Alexander Romanov (28) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Noah Dobson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period…
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Adrian Houser gets short leash in Mets debut
Adrian Houser (Screenshot) QUEENS, N.Y. — Adrian Howser wasn’t given much leeway during his Mets debut on Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. The 31-year-old right-hander was sterling through five scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader, allowing just two hits and two walks with three strikeouts. “It was just about…
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Mets squander 3-run lead, fall to Tigers 6-3, drop to 0-5 in 2024
QUEENS, N.Y. — The Mets found a way to fumble their first of two chances on Thursday to win a game in 2024, allowing three runs in the 11th inning to fall to the Detroit Tigers 6-3 in Game 1 of their doubleheader at Citi Field. Colt Keith put the Tigers up 4-3 with…
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Pete Alonso ties it, Tyrone Taylor walks it off for Mets’ 1st win of 2024, split doubleheader with Tigers
QUEENS, N.Y. — All it took was one inning to salvage the New York Mets’ day and, for those who enjoy inhabiting dramatics, save the 2024 season already. After being no-hit for seven innings in the second game of their doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers and 13 ranging back to the sixth inning of the first,…
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Athletics announce plans to play the next 3 seasons in minor league park near Sacramento
The Oakland Athletics take batting practice before opening day baseball game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park near Sacramento until their planned…
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JD Martinez Mets debut still up in air as minor-league assignment looms: ‘Everything is on the table’
QUEENS, N.Y. — New York Mets manager JD Martinez does not anticipate having JD Martinez in his lineup for their upcoming series against the Reds in Cincinnati. He also is not 100% sure if the veteran designated hitter will be ready to make his team debut in the following series down in Atlanta against the Braves.…