Unlike the U.S men’s national team or any other of the 48 squads participating in the 2026 World Cup, the newly installed pitch at MetLife Stadium will not get any tune-up matches before the start of one of the globe’s biggest sporting events. FIFA officials were on hand Thursday to show off the new grass being laid down in the Meadowlands for the summer tournament, a process that began on Wednesday and was expected to go late into Thursday night. But senior pitch manager David Graham said the first time that someone steps on the field will be “the first…
UPDATE 5/7/26 at 5:00 p.m. — Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale has spoken out after the battery charge against her was dropped following a court hearing on Wednesday, May 6. A judge dismissed the misdemeanor charge nolle pros, meaning the prosecution decided it no longer wanted to pursue charges. “We…
Dozens of California-based representatives sent a letter Thursday to the state’s attorney general urging him to conduct a “full and robust review” of the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance Corporation. “If you determine that this merger would have anticompetitive effects, use your best judgment to pursue the appropriate course…
Shake Shake’s shares tumbled 30% on Thursday after it blamed disappointing financial results on bad weather, high beef prices and tourism declines. The Big Apple-based burger chain missed Wall Street’s estimates for sales and profits in the quarter ended April 1, losing $290,000 compared to last year when it posted…
Startling allegations have been made against University of Alabama Birmingham softball coach Taylor Smartt in a damming report that outlined alleged incidents of racist remarks and mental and physical abuse toward players. Smartt had “taken a step back” from the softball program last month, and a report from Sports Illustrated…
Ken Griffin, the billionaire chief of the Citadel Investment empire, recently expressed his amazement at how President Donald Trump has had the fortitude to survive multiple assassination attempts while still bringing his A-game for the American people. “Resilient,” Griffin called him. You can say the same thing about the Trump…
The Red Sox will be without one of their young stars for the near future as their season continues to spiral. Boston placed outfielder Roman Anthony on the 10-day injured list for a sprained right wrist, the team announced Thursday. The 21-year-old injured his wrist in his first at-bat of…
Blake Lively detailed a conversation involving Ryan Reynolds and Justin Baldoni in a deposition released ahead of the pair’s It Ends With Us settlement. Lively recalled in her January deposition that Baldoni visited her office to discuss script revisions in April 2023, which is when she brought up that she…
Spencer Pratt is feeling confident after a strong showing in his first mayoral debate, telling CBS many of his supporters are Democrats he believes will help secure him 51% of the vote in the June primary. “Everyone I know – my family – are all Democrats. I grew up in…
The US trade court on Thursday ruled against President Trump’s latest 10% global tariffs, finding across-the-board tariffs were not justified under a 1970s trade law. The US Court of International Trade ruled in favor of small businesses that challenged the tariffs, which took effect on Feb. 24. The ruling was 2-1, with one judge…
A final piece appears to have been locked into place for the USC men’s basketball team. The commitment of transfer Isaac Bruns, a 6-foot-5 guard from South Dakota, may have completed the Trojans’ roster for next season. The Trojans have now received commitments from seven transfers who averaged a combined…
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer is celebrating after reaching a settlement with Blake Lively in the duo’s lengthy legal battle. “Let’s be clear, this is a win and total victory for the Wayfarer parties,” Bryan Freedman said in a statement to Us Weekly on Thursday, May 7. “The court had already dismissed…
The ultra-rich are voting with their feet, and Florida is winning big. It’s no secret that billionaires aren’t happy with a 5% wealth tax on the California ballot — and one South Florida enclave is the newest landing pad for ultra-wealthy expats from the Golden State. Manny Angelo Vargas — an…
Cloudflare is axing more than 1,100 employees in a worldwide bloodbath as the San Francisco tech giant dramatically restructures. Founders told staff that the company’s internal use of artificial intelligence has exploded more than 600% in just three months. The internet security and cloud networking firm revealed the massive cuts…
Which screen wins your attention — your phone screen or sunscreen? According to a new study, Americans are four times more likely to remember to plug their phone in at night than they are to put sunscreen on daily. The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults revealed 53% frequently forget to…
PHILADELPHIA — At this point, it’s hard to remember just how thirsty we were as a basketball populace for so many years, just how starved. The Knicks lost 93-80 to the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on June 2, 2000. That year was the ninth consecutive…
The Post’s parent company News Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, driven by growth in its Dow Jones, digital real estate and book publishing divisions. The New York-based media giant reported $121 million from continuing operations, or 16 cents a share, compared with income of $107 million, or 14…
A new tech company claims it has developed a hat that can literally read your mind — then translate it onto a computer. Much has been discussed about brain implants which require cracking open a person’s skull and putting microchips directly onto your grey matter, but new company Sabi says…
Don’t sleep on good sleep. Recent research suggests skipping shuteye can cause issues that are shockingly similar to those found in Alzheimer’s disease patients. A team of researchers from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria analyzed sleep-centric medical studies published over the last quarter century to better understand how a…
As the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers face off in the playoffs, the longtime rivalry is heating up off the hardwood and onto New York City menus. Some zealous Knicks fans have even gone as far as to “ban” the iconic Philly cheesesteak, while others are doubling down on…
A Florida daycare worker has been arrested after she allegedly abused an infant several times, causing the child to suffer a brain bleed. Alyssa Thompson has been charged with one count of aggravated child abuse. Thompson, 30, was arrested on Monday, May 4, following several incidents that took place on…
Liberal City Council members are pushing a bill that would automatically enroll residents in programs to receive social benefits — even if they’re illegal immigrants. Council member Crystal Hudson is pushing the measure, which would have the Department of Social Services mine tax data, social services rolls and other government…
SpaceX’s looming IPO is set to mint more new billionaires than any liquidity event in history. Its Nasdaq listing in June could exceed $2 trillion, making it the largest company ever to go public. Analysts say the IPO will spur innovation, much like the PayPal sale did in 2002. SpaceX’s…
Gavin Newsom has been slammed for attacking the Supreme Court for blocking a California law that stopped schools from telling parents if their child was transgender. The order for now halts a state law signed by the Gov. in July 2024 that barred school districts from requiring staff to notify…
Damien Woody made it clear who he wants the Jets to target at quarterback. “Jets fans, let’s make this clear….Kyler Murray is the QB1 in the FA market,” Woody, a former offensive lineman and current ESPN NFL analyst who played three seasons with the Jets, wrote on X on Tuesday.…
Todd Meadows was more than a deckhand on Deadliest Catch — he was also a dedicated father and loyal friend who was “doing what he loved.” His life was tragically cut short at 25 after a “fishing-related incident” while filming the show on February 25, 2026, a heartbreaking reminder of…
DALLAS — Authorities recovered ammunition from a suspicious vehicle — and detained its driver — outside Attorney General Ken Paxton’s primary watch night party on Tuesday. The Post observed a blue Chrysler being towed by police after its driver was taken into custody. Witnesses said that boxes of ammunition were recovered…
Pizza chain Papa John’s said it plans to close hundreds of underperforming restaurants in North America by the end of next year. “We have identified approximately 300 underperforming restaurants across North America that are not meeting brand expectations or lack a clear path to sustainable financial improvement, as well as…
Paleontologists have revealed a bizarre prehistoric creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth, and the water-dwelling weirdo was already a “living fossil” when it existed 275 million years ago.The newly described species, named Tanyka amnicola, is an archaic member of the tetrapods — a large group of four-limbed vertebrates…
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets have the same belief about Bo Bichette they did when they signed him to slide over from shortstop to third base: They think he can do it. But they still don’t know for sure, as even Carlos Mendoza acknowledged Tuesday that the former Blue…
Lamar Odom’s ex-wife, Khloé Kardashian, is sitting down to share her perspective in Netflix’s Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom. The doc’s trailer — which dropped Tuesday, March 3 — begins with Odom’s 2015 near-fatal overdose in a legal Nevada brothel. “I had 12 strokes and six heart…
Gov. Gavin Newsom is under fire for shifting blame to counties for his struggling homelessness plan — the latest example, critics say, of him “passing the buck” on California’s problems as he eyes a presidential bid. Newsom pointed the finger at San Francisco and Santa Clara counties Monday, accusing them…
Goldman Sachs’ outgoing general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was asked Tuesday to testify before the House Oversight Committee about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, escalating a congressional probe into the late financier and sex offender’s elite network. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote in a letter reviewed by The…
A typical male burial from the Stone Age cemetery of Csőszhalom in Hungary. He is buried on his right side, with a polished stone tool near his left shoulder. (Image credit: Alexandra Anders)A Stone Age woman buried with male-associated artifacts in what is now Hungary is revealing that her society…
TAMPA — Rubén Tejada is taking one last ride. The 36-year-old former Mets shortstop — whose six-season run in Queens ended a decade ago, months after Chase Utley’s infamous takeout slide broke his leg — will soon make his third appearance with Panama at the World Baseball Classic. When his…
Bad Bunny’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LX set a viewership record, despite an outcry from some over his selection. “.@sanbenito Sets Global Viewership Record for Most-Watched Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance of All-Time #AppleMusicHalftime,” Roc Nation wrote via X on Monday, March 2, in a post shared by the…
The Pentagon on Tuesday identified four of the six US service members killed by an Iranian drone strike during Operation Epic Fury. Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb.; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn.;…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scrambling to head off a backlash over the tech giant’s deal with the Pentagon — defending it in front of workers at a tense all-hands meeting on Tuesday after protesters outside its San Francisco headquarters urged employees to quit, The Post has learned. The AI…
Astronomers may have found evidence that some of the mysterious “little red dots” discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are not black holes, as previously proposed, but rather gigantic stars from the beginning of the universe.The team made the discovery by developing a simplified model of supermassive ancient…
Downside to dropping pounds? The new pill form of popular GLP-1 drugs contains a compound that could cause troubling side effects. Historically, semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, has been administered via weekly injections into the fatty tissue just under the skin of the stomach, thigh or upper…
At this point of the year, with the Lakers at the three-fourths mark of the regular season, all that’s needed is a sign. A sign that as the team has gotten healthier, they have something they can point to that indicates growth in chemistry or continuity – especially among their…
Los Angeles Chargers offensive lineman Ben Cleveland has agreed to pay his estranged wife, Kaitlyn Terrell Cleveland, more than half a million dollars to settle their divorce, according to documents obtained by the California Post. According to the agreement, filed in late January, Ben, 27, has agreed to give Kaitlyn…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the US was preparing to “unleash Chang” on Iran — making an obscure reference to a mythical conservative warrior whose sword Jeb Bush gifted him 20 years ago. “We’re going to unleash Chang on these people,” Rubio told reporters before briefing senators…
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