Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo return to defend titles at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest marks the United States’ 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance Saturday after an eventful year for the annual wiener showdown and one of its stars. Contest sponsor Nathan’s Famous was sold in January to packaged meat...
Gerrit Cole overrules Aaron Boone in gutsy, winning outing for Yankees
For much of the time Gerrit Cole has been back in the Yankees rotation after recovering from Tommy John surgery, the team had been clicking. Now, they’re still without Aaron Judge in the lineup and Carlos Rodón has joined Max Fried on the IL. And then there’s the...
Yankees’ Yovanny Cruz sent back to Triple-A despite solid outings
In his first three major league games, Yovanny Cruz has shown excellent stuff, velocity that hitters have not been able to handle and the type of profile that makes a lot of sense at the back of the Yankees bullpen, which could use a shutdown reliever. And yet after...
Last wedding guests depart Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s MSG ceremony in wee hours of the morning
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s A-list guests were partying at the couple’s star-studded wedding until the wee hours of the morning. Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper were among the final groups of attendees to leave the couple’s ceremony at Madison Square...New York City Local Weather
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