NFL set to hire replacement officials with CBA negotiations at impasse

The NFL is preparing to hire replacement referees for the upcoming season as talks between the league and the NFL Referees Association on a new collective bargaining agreement remain at an impasse, with the current CBA set to expire in the coming months.  In fact, the league has already given the go-ahead for staff to start hiring and onboarding replacement refs over the coming weeks, ESPN reported Sunday night.  The new report does not paint a hopeful picture of the two sides coming to an agreement before the CBA expires on May 31 and NFL owners are said to be…

Deuce McBride’s Knicks return ends early in latest injury concern

OKLAHOMA CITY — Deuce McBride’s return didn’t last long.  The Knicks guard, who returned from a 28-game absence Sunday following sports hernia surgery, appeared to hurt his groin area in the third quarter against the Thunder.  He dove for a loose ball, knocked into OKC’s Lu Dort, and limped to…

NYC Alliance signs 11-year lease at 1441 Broadway in Midtown

NYC Alliance, a global player in branded and private-label apparel design and distribution, signed an 11-year lease for 50,000 square feet at LH Charney’s 1441 Broadway. It will leave and expand next year from 1411 Broadway nearby, where it has only half as much space. A team led by Lee &…

UCLA women Final Four bound after rally for big victory over Duke

SACRAMENTO – Sometimes you just have to find a way. Before tipoff inside the Golden 1 Center on Sunday, the national anthem singer’s microphone cut out only moments into the song. But as if on cue, the crowd broke the uneasy silence by singing along. By the end of the…

John Mara attending NFL owners’ meeting in encouraging Giants twist

PHOENIX — Maybe the Giants the next few days will lay the groundwork for a Let’s Make A Deal scenario. Starting Sunday and continuing through Tuesday at the Annual League Meeting — more commonly known as the NFL Owners’ Meeting — team officials from all 32 teams gather at the…

Serafina eatery to take over former Rosie O’Grady home in Midtown

Eliminating an awkward, large vacancy on Seventh Avenue in Midtown, all-American steak will soon replace Irish stew at the former home of Rosie O’Grady’s, Realty Check has learned. Landlord SL Green leased the entire, nearly 28,000 square-foot building at 800 Seventh Ave. to Serafina Restaurant Group. The new eatery at…

Ranking all 30 MLB City Connect jerseys for 2026: Best, worst designs

There’s something beautiful about baseball uniforms. They are time machines stitched in fabric. They whisper history. They contain the greatness that wore them previously. They remind you that this game, at its best, is still played by grown men chasing something they first fell in love with as kids. And…

White House says it will save Americans ,400 on car purchases — this is why 

The Trump administration’s repeal of the Obama-era “endangerment finding” will lower car costs by an average of $2,400 per vehicle, the White House and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) touted Thursday.  Here’s why.  The action announced by President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin ends former President Barack Obama’s sweeping anti-greenhouse…

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser’s pay jumps 22% to M following years of job cuts

Citigroup said Thursday it had approved $42 million for CEO Jane Fraser’s total compensation for 2025, up nearly 22% from a year earlier. Investors have cheered Fraser’s efforts to streamline management, cut jobs and sell businesses, boosting the stock 65.8% last year. It outperformed peers and an index tracking bank stocks by a…

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