by Barbara Rucker | May 19, 2026 | New York City
James Wood gave Nick Morabito a rude “welcome to the big leagues” moment on Wednesday night in the nation’s capital. The Nationals slugger crushed a deep fly ball to left that not only popped out of the Mets rookie’s glove but ended up turning into a rare...
by Barbara Rucker | May 19, 2026 | New York City
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joined the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP Tuesday in demanding that black athletes boycott Southeastern Conference (SEC) universities in states that pursued redistricting. Jeffries argued state universities in...
by Barbara Rucker | May 19, 2026 | Politics
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, criticized Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a Senate hearing on Tuesday for a video he shared on social media that bragged about withholding more than $73 million in highway funding from the state — one of the...
by Barbara Rucker | May 19, 2026 | New York City
The branches of John Harbaugh’s coaching tree show that Dennard Wilson worked under Mike Macdonald, who worked under Wink Martindale. But is it too much wishful dot-connecting for Giants fans to ask for a return to a familiar defensive scheme now that Wilson is their...
by Barbara Rucker | May 19, 2026 | Sports
The NFL’s global takeover is only getting bigger. The league is expanding its international slate again, adding more regular season games abroad as it continues to push deeper into overseas markets. On Tuesday, NFL owners approved an increase to up to 10 international...