Xavier Booker gives UCLA basketball big lift with Tyler Bilodeau out

PHILADELPHIA — There was no consensus when it came to Xavier Booker’s greatest impact. His four blocks in leading UCLA’s rim protection during its NCAA Tournament opener? “I would say the blocks, for sure,” Booker said late Friday. His work on the boards against UCF? “I was mostly happy with his eight rebounds,” Bruins coach Mick Cronin said, referring to a total that matched Booker’s season high. His determination to stay with every Knights player step for step, preventing them from getting to the basket? “Just to see his activity tonight, especially in a game like this, it’s huge for…

Eric Swalwell demands utility crackdown — but cashed 3K in PG&E checks

Rep. Eric Swalwell, the Democratic frontrunner for California governor, insists to voters that he will crack down on utilities to lower skyrocketing energy costs — but he’s quietly pocketed a fortune in campaign cash from the state’s largest provider. Swalwell raked in more than $113,000 from employees at PG&E through…

Islanders’ dream season is staring down a harsh reality check

MONTREAL — It doesn’t feel fair to say the Islanders are at risk of blowing a playoff spot when they haven’t really played in a way that should constitute that label.  They’re 7-4-0 since the Olympic break, winners of four of their last six heading into their two most important…

Cam Schlittler’s gritty edge fueling rise as ‘real deal’ with Yankees

TAMPA — Whether it’s the keyboard cowboys threatening him online before the biggest game of his 25 years or his formerly beloved hometown Boston Red Sox, his opponent in that very playoff game, surprise Yankees star Cameron John Schlittler loves a challenge and won’t back down. Schlittler, the son of…

Here are key CBS News anchors and correspondents who got the ax today

CBS News’ latest round of cuts under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss claimed a handful of anchors and correspondents — with more top talent to come in later weeks. Sources told The Post that some of the network’s Friday casualties include correspondent Elaine Quijano, who was also weekend morning anchor for New…

Hillary Clinton rips House Oversight Committee ahead of Epstein deposition — says she doesn’t recall encountering late pedophile

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton excoriated members of the House Oversight Committee for engaging in “partisan political theater” by subpoenaing her for testimony about her knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes. Clinton also called the Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation an “abdication of duty and an insult to the American…

Giant ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists ‘can’t quite explain,’ NASA rover reveals

NASA’s Curiosity rover has snapped stunning new photos of giant “spiderwebs” zig-zagging across the surface of Mars. One of these images has revealed never-before-seen, egg-like spheroids covering the sprawling structures — and scientists are struggling to explain them.Over the last 8 months, Curiosity has been closely examining a series of…

70-year-old man’s life is saved thanks to a warning from his mattress

Your strangest bedfellow might be the mattress itself. There have been numerous stories about smart tech like Oura rings alerting wearers to health troubles — including several who said it detected early signs of cancer. But one 70-year-old man was alerted to his own serious heart issue thanks to a…

Why Cardi B stepped back from ‘complicated’ Stefon Diggs relationship

Things got “too heated” for Cardi B in her relationship with Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs, according to a report by People on Wednesday. “Things were getting too heated and complicated. Cardi is very no-nonsense,” a source told the outlet of why the Grammy-winning rapper “pulled back” from their relationship. “The…

Olympian who inspired people with his run-walk method dies at 80

Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team who for decades inspired elite athletes and countless everyday runners by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, whether in a marathon or just a neighborhood jog, died Wednesday at age 80. Galloway had a hemorrhagic stroke and died at a hospital in Pensacola,…

Why NBC Sports surprisingly cut ties with Phillies sideline reporter Taryn Hatcher

NBC Sports Philadelphia (NBCSP) recently revealed the surprisingly departure of Phillies sideline reporter Taryn Hatcher, whose “cat’s out of the bag” tweet stirred buzz online last week. Alexandra Matcham, NBCSP’s vice president of content, explained that the network is switching up its storytelling approach to a broader audience, which means…

New US, Iran talks underway in Geneva as Trump deal deadline nears

US and Iranian officials kicked off a fresh round of indirect talks in Switzerland Thursday, as President Trump’s deadline to reach an agreement on the future of Tehran’s nuclear program looms as soon as this weekend. The American and Iranian delegations arrived separately at the Omani diplomatic residence on the…

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