Dodgers power outage goes on in another listless loss to Cardinals

ST. LOUIS –– Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he had a “good feeling” about his slumping offense at the start of a six-game road trip Friday afternoon. “The road, ironically, has been better for us,” he insisted.  By the end of the night, however, that theory couldn’t have felt less true. En route to losing three straight games for the first time this year, the Dodgers star-studded lineup remained ice cold in a 7-2 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals, managing just seven hits against a Cardinals pitching staff with the fifth-worst team ERA in the majors. For a fourth-straight…

Lakers dominate Rockets in Game 6 victory, advancing in playoffs

HOUSTON — JJ Redick said the Lakers would need to “kill” the Rockets to close out their first round playoff series.  And on Friday night at Toyota Center, the Lakers accomplished their goal, suffocating the Rockets’ offense to a permanent end of their season en route to a 98-78 victory…

RJ Barrett hits ridiculous game-winning shot to send Raptors to Game 7

RJ Barrett did the Tyrese Haliburton. And Haliburton noticed. During Game 6 between the Raptors and Cavaliers on Friday night, the score was 110-109 as No. 5 seed Toronto, with its season on the line, scrambled on its potentially final possession at home against No. 4 seed Cleveland. Scottie Barnes…

A.J. Minter nearing MLB return in huge boost to Mets bullpen

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A.J. Minter returned to Queens during the Mets’ last homestand to work out in front of team officials. The next time his teammates see him, he is expected to be an active player.  The lefty reliever’s minor league rehab assignment is set to expire Thursday, so Minter…

GameStop preparing an offer to buy eBay in effort to boost market value: report

GameStop is preparing an offer for eBay as CEO Ryan Cohen pursues plans to boost the struggling videogame retailer’s market value more than tenfold, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Shares of eBay, which has a market capitalization of about $46 billion, jumped about 10% in extended trading. GameStop gained 7%. The company…

‘Pinky time’: The couch-friendly wellness trick everyone’s talking about

Pinkies up for brain health! A TikTok demonstrating “pinky time” has gone viral with the promise that this simple daily digit exercise can stave off cognitive decline. In the clip, creator Daniela Paez-Pumar films herself and friends as they wrap their middle and pointer fingers together, touch their ring fingers…

Exclusive | Male ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of ‘fabricated’ sex-assault claims once apparently asked legal chatbot for advice: ‘I was raped’

The male ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of making fabricated sex-harassment claims against a female executive apparently asked a legal-expert chatbot for advice nearly a year ago, The Post has learned. Chirayu Rana — whose recent now-redacted lawsuit against Lorna Hajdini accused the executive bank director of forcing him to be her…

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