Deadspin — the irreverent sports blog that was left for dead following a staff exodus last year — is back, even though there are no more sporting events to cover. “Good News! Deadspin Is Publishing Again,” the blog’s new editor-in-chief, Jim Rich, wrote in a Thursday evening post. “Bad news For Those Unhappy With That?...
The record rally came a day after the blue-chip index suffered its worst drop in more than three decades.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, stars of the reality TV show “19 Kids and Counting,” have successfully flipped one heck of a house. A Northwest Arkansas mansion renovated by the famous family sold in mid-February for $1.53 million. The couple purchased the 10,000-square-foot residence in Springdale, AR, for $230,000 in November 2014. At that time,...
As it became apparent the NCAA basketball tournaments could not be held over three weeks because of concerns about the coronavirus, organizers scrambled to devise a plan for a 16-team event to salvage the postseason in one long weekend. NCAA vice president of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt told AP he started to consider ways of...
ESPN’s Adam Schefter talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about Tom Brady’s decision, the truth about the quarterback’s relationship with the Patriots and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected how he does his job. Q: What is the Brady effect on free agency? A: He’s going to take a chair somewhere, whether that’s in Tampa...
One day after most sports were brought to an eerie standstill amid worldwide coronavirus fears and restrictions, desperation is already palpable from one handicapping entrepreneur trying to capitalize on some of the remaining events still in play: curling, checkers, Russian badminton, UNO and hula hoop contests. Professional sports bettor “Vegas Dave” Oancea spewed a series...
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, NASA said it currently has no plans to push back the launch of its Perseverance rover to Mars, Fox News has learned. “We are proactively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and have plans in place to address issues as they arise,” NASA spokesman Allard Beutel said in an email to...
As medical waiting rooms in some countries overflow amid the coronavirus pandemic, ratcheting up the risk of more people being exposed to the deadly pathogen, two physicians have launched a new app called DocClocker, with the hopes of curtailing such vulnerability. “The waiting-room-management solution has been in research and development for the past three years....
The MLB Commissioner’s Office and the Players Association were working toward an agreement Friday to close all spring-training sites and to ask players to return home, a decision that strongly suggests baseball’s absence will be measured in months, not weeks. The league and the union were reacting to uncertainty over when games will be played...
You don’t have to wait until Broadway reopens to get a taste of what’s playing. Beyond the obvious — the movies of “Moulin Rouge!,” “Mean Girls,” “West Side Story” — here are a few things to watch and read to tide you over during the coronavirus pandemic. “Six” Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. In...
These are hard days for sports fans. Every major sport — baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, tennis and soccer — have suspended or canceled the remainder of their seasons due to the coronavirus outbreak. And now Jacob deGrom, LeBron James and Serena Williams are all hunkering down at home like the rest of us. While we...
Barry K. Schwartz and his wife, Sheryl, put Stonewall Farm — their roughly 740-acre spread with stables and riding trails in Granite Springs, NY — on the market.
Feeling faint? Fear not, keto dieters. You may be able to blame your symptoms on the extreme low-carb, high-fat diet — and not the coronavirus. A new study in the journal “Frontiers in Nutrition” has revealed that those just kicking off their ketogenic regimen have reportedly experienced symptoms common to the coronavirus or influenza, including...
Two of Miami’s most popular nightclubs shuttered their doors as the threat of coronavirus bore down on the city Thursday. Liv at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel and Story at the SoBe both announced their closures “out of an abundance of caution” in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Both clubs are in Miami Dade...
You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs — your phone. Tests done by scientists show that the virus can live for two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The Centers for...
Johnson & Johnson is seeing a spike in demand for its Tylenol over-the-counter pain killer and other self-care products, the company said on Friday, as the global spread of the coronavirus prompts people to stock up on essentials. The company, which also makes Band-Aid and Listerine mouth wash, said it was shipping its stock in...
Bears worldwide are coming out of hibernation a month or more ahead of schedule — and scientists are blaming one of the hottest winters on record. Moscow Zoo CEO Svetlana Akulova said the zoo was making preparations for two Himalayan bears held in captivity at the zoo to come out of hibernation more than a...
It’s a whole new world out there. As a precaution, Disney has temporarily halted all production of its live-action films due to the coronavirus, including the highly anticipated remake of “Mulan.” “While there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on our productions, after considering the current environment and the best interests of our cast...
An ancient stone chest and a mysterious ceramic box found at a burial site in Egypt may provide clues to the location of a royal tomb. Science in Poland reports that the 3,500-year-old stone chest, which contains a sacrificial goose, was found at Deir el-Bahri in Luxor. A faience, or ceramic box, with the name...
PARIS – At lunchtime in a busy Paris restaurant area, hundreds of people are soaking up the sun, eating, chatting and smoking on cafe terraces and adamant that the coronavirus will not get in the way of their lives. Even though Italy has gone into lockdown and neighboring Belgium and Spain have closed bars and...
It’s the end of an unforgettable era at Iona. Following a season-long battle with an undisclosed illness, Tim Cluess resigned as Gaels head coach Friday after 10 years. He will remain with the program in an advisory role. Cluess, 61, had led Iona to six NCAA Tournament appearances since 2012. Hall of Famer Rick Pitino,...
Charles Oakley can’t imagine two things: sitting down with James Dolan over coffee during the coronavirus suspension and old-schooler Jeff Van Gundy coaching this group of young Knicks. From the sound of it, Oakley won’t miss the new NBA during a suspension of the season that will last at least one month. During an appearance...
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority announced the findings after studying the first wave of patients who had fully recovered from COVID-19, the South China Morning Post reported.
Virtually every sport from the professional ranks to Little League is cancelling or postponing events amid coronavirus concerns, but UFC president and Donald Trump supporter Dana White is going forward with his sport’s next several events on the advice of the President and Vice President Mike Pence. UFC Fight Night Brazil – headlined by lightweights...
