Anthony Volpe pushes back on overturned pick-off call that cost Yankees: ‘Had nowhere to go’

The Yankees stole six bases Sunday, the most they’d swiped in a game since 2013. But it was one they didn’t get that bothered Anthony Volpe most in a 4-1 loss to the Reds at the Stadium. After walking to open the bottom of the third, Volpe was picked off first by right-hander Chase Burns. Volpe was originally called safe on the play, but Cincinnati challenged the call and it was overturned. Even before the ruling, Volpe argued with first base umpire Brian O’Nora that first baseman Sal Stewart blocked his path back to the base with his foot. “I…

Exclusive | Mamdani and his alleged ‘Hamas slate’ of local House hopefuls cozy up to terror-group sympathizer: ‘World is turned upside down’

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his so-called “Hamas slate’’ of local congressional candidates were interviewed last week by a terror-group sympathizer in a get-out-the-vote effort for Tuesday’s primary election. Accused hater Bartley Blakeley — who has several hundred thousand online followers across various platforms — posted her chats on Instagram with…

K-Pop company DearU to open flagship store in Union Square

DearU, a global K-Pop  company, will bring its US flagship and its first permanent brick-and-mortar store, to 24 Union Square East. Newmark’s Jeffrey Roseman and Drew Weiss are the exclusive leasing agents for the property’s owners, the S. Klein Family LLC. The 9,932 square-foot store, to be called Bubble House…

Medallion Financial Corp. moving to 667 Madison Ave.

Taxi industry mogul Andrew Murstein hailed a ride to Leonard Stern’s 667 Madison Ave., joining an array of elite tenants at the boutique office tower. Murstein, whose family was a prime mover behind the city’s yellow cab industry, signed an 11-year lease to move his Medallion Financial Corp. from 437 Madison. The…

From Cartier’s golden gift to American astronauts to Madonna’s breast-baring Gaultier dress: Comité Colbert’s new exhibit celebrates France’s friendship with the US

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were over the moon in 1969 when each was gifted a solid gold model of their Lunar Excursion Module created by Cartier. The glittering tribute to America’s pioneering spacemen was commissioned by the French newspaper Le Figaro, funded by its…

Gavin Newsom’s last state budget includes K portrait of himself

The time for Gavin Newsom honoring himself isn’t over yet. California’s governor wants taxpayers to spend $33,000 on an official portrait of Newsom, even as Democratic lawmakers fume over his “absurd” $20 million proposal to honor the state’s living former governors — an exclusive club of which he’ll soon be…

Bob Horner, 1978 National League Rookie of the Year, dead at 68

Former Braves star Bob Horner has died, the team announced Tuesday.  He was 68. Horner, the No. 1 pick in the 1978 draft, played 10 total seasons in the big leagues after skipping the minor leagues.  No cause of death was not given. “The Atlanta Braves extend sincere sympathies to…

Ranking the top QBs Justin Herbert, Chargers will face this season

Justin Herbert provides the Chargers with an advantage at the most important position on the football field in nearly every game. That said, the Bolts face a gauntlet of quarterbacks this year. Here is our ranking of every quarterback Herbert will square off against: 1. Matthew Stafford, Rams, Week 8…

Court blocks ‘tainted’ GOP-drawn Alabama congressional map

WASHINGTON — A federal court Tuesday blocked Republicans’ new congressional map in Alabama that was intended to give them a key seat pick-up opportunity. The GOP is expected to appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court. The three-judge lower panel ruled that the top court’s related recent decision on…

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