Blake Snell returns in Dodgers’ loss to Atlanta Braves

If the game was viewed as an extension of spring training, which is basically what it was for Blake Snell, the Dodgers’ 7-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night could be charitably classified as a success. After missing the first six weeks of the season, Snell was throwing hard in his season debut. His fastball touched 98.1 mph, and the average velocity of the pitch was 95.9 mph. So he was healthy, at least. Snell’s final line was ugly – five runs (four earned), six hits and two walks in three innings – but he wasn’t as bad…

Steve Kerr signs two-year deal to remain as Warriors head coach

Steve Kerr will be remaining in The Bay for the near future. Kerr agreed to a two-year deal to remain as head coach of the Warriors, ESPN reported Saturday. The exact amount of the contract has yet to be disclosed, with league officials telling ESPN that the deal will keep…

SoCal Dem candidate accused of X-rated harassment by staff

An Orange County Democrat’s struggling campaign is fighting back after ex-staffers accused the candidate of turning a discussion about her fake boobs into an all-hands meeting. Janet Keo Conklin, a real estate agent and La Palma council member who is seeking to become Orange County’s next assessor, has denied allegations…

UCLA slugger Megan Grant breaks NCAA single-season homer record

Like she does on every home run, Megan Grant put her head down and ran as hard as she could to first base. Only this was no ordinary homer. Grant’s solo homer in the third inning against Nebraska on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament title game made the UCLA…

Add this Marlins pitcher to fantasy baseball rosters for strikeout upside

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Whether you’re dealing with the loss of two-time reigning Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal for several months or underwhelming performances from pitchers like Jesús Luzardo,…

Bobby Cox, legendary Braves manager and Hall of Famer, dead at 84

Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame and World Series-winning manager, has died, the Braves announced Saturday. He was 84. Cox is most remembered for leading the Braves during their most prosperous era from the early 1990s through the mid-2000s, winning 14 straight National League East division titles from 1991-2005. The team…

Trump’s ‘revenge’ tour steaming  through the South after Indy win

Republicans who brazenly crossed President Trump are looking over their shoulders after six out of seven state senators who resisted his redistricting push in Indiana have been knocked off. Now, Team Trump is plotting to take down Republicans who made it onto his bad side in Louisiana, Kentucky and Georgia…

UFC legend Jon Jones in heated road rage confrontation caught on video

Jon Jones can’t stay out of the news. The equally talented yet controversial MMA all-timer was caught on video in a confrontation with another man in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The man, Bryan Beltran, says he was “almost hit three times” by Jones’ truck. “You’re almost f–king hitting…

Global financial platform Marex moving to Lexington Ave

Global financial platform Marex is on the move. The firm will leave 2 Grand Central Tower for Rudin’s 560 Lexington Ave., where it will have 39,552 square feet. The asking rent was $84 per square foot. Marex was represented by JLL’s Matthew Astrachan, Seth Godinck and Krissy Kopans. The landlord…

NASA’s No. 1 guy poo-poohs critics over crappy M toilet

NASA’s No. 1 guy Sunday poo-poohed critics of the Artemis II mission’s $23 million toilet — saying the astronauts know they’re lucky to even have the crappy alternative. “Throughout the history of human spaceflight, the toilet working is almost a bonus capability,” agency administrator Jared Isaacman told CNN’s “State of…

OPEC+ agrees to boost oil output when Strait of Hormuz reopens

OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise its oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a modest rise that will largely exist on paper as its key members are unable to raise production due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz…

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