GENEVA, OHIO — Dennis Dixon didn’t vote for Donald J. Trump. For the first time in his 46 years, the self-described “moderate Midwestern Republican” sat out a presidential election because he was less than thrilled with both major candidates. “I wrote in John Kasich,” he says, with a trace of humor. Dixon stands in the...
WASHINGTON — Michael Conforto broke camp with the Mets one month ago mainly because the team needed another outfielder with Juan Lagares hurting. And now Conforto is anything but a spare part for a team in desperate need of offensive production. Conforto’s two home runs carried the Mets on Saturday in a 5-3 victory over...
The Giants in the fifth round of the NFL draft broke their run of taking “clean’’ players free of past indiscretions when, on Saturday afternoon, they selected Avery Moss, a pass-rushing defensive end. Moss has what can truly be considered a checkered past. He started his college career at Nebraska and ended it at Youngstown...
Perhaps the Orioles were hung over from Friday night’s debacle, when they flushed an eight-run lead, because they sure looked like they could have used a pitcher of Pedialyte on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Having used five relievers the previous evening, the Orioles had their fingers firmly crossed Ubaldo Jimenez could provide distance and...
Chuck Wepner has fought some of the biggest names in professional boxing: Ali. Liston. Foreman. But taking on those powerhouses was nothing compared to the time he fought a bear. Actually, the two times. The first was at Asbury Park’s Convention Hall in 1976. “This 1,250-pound bear charged me and pinned me,” Wepner said. “I...
Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey made headlines this past season when they decided to sit out their teams’ bowl games to prepare for the NFL draft. Michigan tight end Jake Butt said he has no regrets about playing in his, but he lost a significant amount of money by doing so. Butt tore his ACL...
The well-known slogans of the most prominent tech companies in the world make it seem like their goal is to make the world a better place. Google’s famous “don’t be evil” slogan was quoted in its 2004 IPO filing; it was quietly retired in 2015 and replaced by the directive that employees should “do the...
Ok, Moms and Dads, listen up. You’re our last hope. The only way to save higher education, and the next generation, is for you to stop paying tuition. It’s been two years since University of Missouri students went on a hunger strike and set up a tent city to force the president’s resignation; since Yale...
There is a new “Trader Mike” with the Jets. General manager Mike Maccagnan made three trades on Day 3 of the NFL draft, bringing his total to five in this draft, a franchise record. Maccagnan kept trading back to accumulate more picks to help his talent-starved roster. He also acquired a pick in next year’s...
The Trump administration has former First Lady Michelle Obama’s school lunch rules in its sights. Less than a week after starting the job, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Monday will begin to dismantle Obama’s signature school-lunch program rules, the agency announced. The former administration’s rules — which require strict calorie limits; the near-elimination of salt;...
The Environmental Protection Agency’s website is getting a climate-change makeover. The heavy edits came hours before tens of thousands of climate-change activists marched to the White House during a Saturday protest. The agency eliminated EPA.gov pages relating to climate science, projections of the future impacts of human-caused climate change, and descriptions of the Obama administration’s...
The Giants went into this offseason wanting to add power to their offensive backfield, seeking some size and bulk to complement the skill-sets of Paul Perkins and Shane Vereen. Before the draft, they expressed some interest in veteran LeGarrette Blount, who certainly qualifies, considering he ran for 18 touchdowns last season for the Patriots. The...
Two days after her husband died, in July 2015, Norma Bauerschmidt was told she had endometrial cancer. But the 90-year-old refused to go through chemotherapy. She had a better plan for living. Five months later, Norma was flying in a hot-air balloon above Florida, a long way from her home in Michigan. “She was not...
His tweets are almost sweet. Compared to the 34,000 missives he launched before he got into the White House, President Trump’s post-inauguration tweets are kinder, gentler and more presidential. Trump joined Twitter in March 2009, and has famously brandished his feed as a weapon. But the Commander-In-Tweet’s 516 communiques since taking office don’t use the...
Jeffrey Loria always had a fascination and fixation with all things Yankees during his ownership of first the Expos and now the Marlins. Ask any of his baseball executives of recent vintage and they will tell you the New York art dealer inquired more about Yankees personnel than any other team. So, it is fitting...
A Long Island police chief had something against rapper 50 Cent — and the predominantly black audience he drew, according to a bar that claims it was penalized for hosting the star. The State Liquor Authority suspended Bracco’s Clam & Oyster Bar’s liquor license for nearly six months last year after Freeport Police Chief Miguel...
He left behind some pretty spaced-out artwork in his prison cell, but former NFL star Aaron Hernandez had no drugs in his system when he died, according to a report on Saturday. The autopsy on the former New England Patriots tight end, who hanged himself last week, revealed no traces of “K2,” or synthetic marijuana...
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A convicted pedophile who used the messaging service on his Xbox to solicit nude photos from four boys in three states is heading to prison. Prosecutors in Monmouth County, New Jersey, say Gary Wolchesky received a 46-year sentence Friday. The 28-year-old was convicted in November on charges of aggravated sexual assault and...
Dr. David Nichols has a neatly trimmed white beard, drives a Subaru Forrester, likes to garden, play the harmonica and the flute and wears crisp Jos. A Banks shirts under his lab coat. He also makes some of the purest MDMA, also known as ecstasy, in the world. And psilocybin (the stuff that makes mushrooms...
A motorcyclist died in the Bronx on Saturday when he slammed his bike into a car, police said. Sheldon Sampson of Mount Vernon was riding his BMW bike north on the Bruckner Expressway near Tremont Avenue around 2:09 a.m. when he rear-ended a 1999 Nissan Altima. Sampson, 35, was catapulted from the bike and landed...
AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities in Texas say a police officer who notified his wife that he planned to kill himself actually faked his own death and fled to Mexico. An arrest affidavit revealed Friday that 29-year-old Austin officer Coleman Martin earlier in the week texted his wife a photo of a note indicating he meant...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is marking his 100th day in office by talking tough on trade. The White House says the president will sign an executive order Saturday that will direct his Commerce Department and the U.S. trade representative to perform a comprehensive study of the nation’s trade agreements. The aim is to determine...
In a single week earlier this month, I dined at three great restaurants in what was once the culinarily bleak Financial District, rode the J train through formerly scary neighborhoods to a family occasion in Richmond Hill, Queens, and checked out beautiful new buildings in a rejuvenated block of Harlem. The old Gotham matters a...
“S-Town,” the buzziest, most critically acclaimed podcast since “Serial,” posits itself as high art, a noble exploration of rural Americana. And many highbrow outlets agree: “Mesmerizing,” said The New Yorker. “Unnaturally sophisticated,” said Vulture. “Aural literature,” raved Slate. Serial Productions, which created the podcast and internally tracks consumption, claims an incredible 20 million downloads in...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Ryan Lochte is competing in the pool for the first time since being suspended last year after he and three other swimmers vandalized a gas station during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and then said they had been robbed at gunpoint. The 32-year-old swimmer finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 53.92...
