Mauricio Pochettino fumes over Folarin Balogun VAR controversy at World Cup: ‘Never a red card’

USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino vehemently defended American forward Folarin Balogun after he received a red card for colliding with Bosnia defender Tarik Muharemovic in the 61st minute of a World Cup Round of 32 match Wednesday. “For me? Never a red card. Never an intention to step on the player,” Pochettino said after the U.S. pulled off a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina by finishing the game with a short-handed 10-man squad. “It was a normal action in football that happened by accident.” Pochettino said Balogun, who scored his third goal of the World Cup in the first half, was “very…

Dodgers prioritize bigger picture in ugly loss to Athletics

WEST SACRAMENTO –– Thanks to their MLB-best record and all-but-insurmountable 12 ½ game lead in the National League West, the Dodgers have some luxuries with how they navigate the rest of this regular season. Exhibit A came on Wednesday, when they lined up in punt formation with a pitching plan…

Woke California city goes to war with Home Depot

West Hollywood’s city council voted this week to take Home Depot off its approved list of companies to do business with — driven by anger over the Trump administration’s deportation agenda. The liberal Los Angeles enclave is setting up a potential clash with the popular chain over allegations it has…

USMNT finally shed World Cup baggage — it’s time to dream big

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Damned if they don’t keep checking off boxes and breaking down doors.  The door the U.S. men’s national team busted down Wednesday night in a nervy 2-0 Round of 32 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup was the heaviest door it’s encountered in years —…

Malik Tillman’s impressive free kick helps propel USMNT to Round of 16

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sometimes the loudest player on the pitch is the quietest player on the team. For 81 minutes, U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman had covered nearly every blade of grass. He did what he has done throughout this World Cup: chase, press, recover possession and stitch together the…

One Liberty tenant Cleary Gottlieb renews lease

A giant renewal affirmed that the success of  Downtown’s eastern side isn’t limited to the World Trade Center and Brookfield Place. Cleary Gottlieb renewed on 475,000 square feet at Brookfield Properties’ One Liberty for 20 more years. The law firm is the largest tenant in the 2.3 million square-foot tower on Broadway…

Ravens coach’s message to undrafted Diego Pavia about minicamp chance

Despite going undrafted, Diego Pavia has a chance. The controversial, brash Heisman finalist accepted an invitation to the Ravens minicamp after the NFL draft and earned a deal with the team shortly after. Jesse Minter, the new Ravens head coach hired following a two-year stint as the Chargers’ defensive coordinator,…

Feil’s 7 Penn Plaza to lease three floors to HDR Engineering

Strong leasing momentum in the Feil Organization’s portfolio snared another new tenant —  HDR Engineering, which signed for 74,000 square feet on three full floors at 7 Penn Plaza, formerly known as 370 Seventh Ave. HDR, the largest US-based employee-owned architecture and engineering firm, will move from 500 Seventh Ave., where…

Manhattan’s Redeye Grill to close after 30 years

Bye, bye, Redeye. Fireman Hospitality Group’s Redeye Grill, a Manhattan dining institution since 1995, will serve its last cowboy ribeye steak and shellfish tower on July 12, Realty Check has learned. CEO Ben Grossman, who’s run the 11-location eatery empire since founder Shelly Fireman passed away at 93 last October, said, “After…

Your ability to compete in ultra-endurance events may be determined at birth

Your adult race destiny may be determined at birth. Ultra-endurance events have surged in popularity, with more than 150,000 North Americans racing ultramarathons (a distance longer than the standard 26.2-mile marathon) last year. And while these hardcore events can prematurely age vital parts of the body, one factor may shape…

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