Long Island’s American Soccer Club clinches first playoff berth

Could it be any more patriotic? The Fighting Tomcats of the American Soccer Club clinched the Long Island franchise’s first playoff berth with a final regular-season victory over Osner’s FC, 3-1, Wednesday night. “I don’t know if it’s fate,” head coach John Fitzgerald told The Post about earning the inaugural postseason spot days ahead of the USA’s 250th birthday. “But whatever it is, we’ll take it.” ASC came up a point short of the playoffs last year in the team’s NPSL season, but rewrote history this time around with a gritty 4-2-4 record. “Maybe they tasted it a little bit,…

Democrats must shake off unpatriotic label, Tom Suozzi says

Democrats have a public relations crisis on their hands that they need to “change” now – the perception that they’re unpatriotic, Rep. Tom Suozzi declared in a new op-ed. “I love America. Unfortunately, as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, too many Americans associate those three words only with Republicans,”…

Who is Alexis Podesta? The Gavin Newsom appointee who wore an FBI wire

Alexis Podesta has been one of Sacramento’s most influential behind-the-scenes power brokers for years — the kind of political insider whose name rarely makes headlines despite her fingerprints being all over California politics. Now, she’s become one of the FBI’s most valuable witnesses — after wearing a wire as part…

Jaylen Brown comforts crying 6-year-old superfan after trade to 76ers

Jaylen Brown isn’t a Celtic anymore, but he’s still leaving his mark on the team’s fandom.  Hours after Brown was traded to the 76ers on Wednesday, the longtime Celtics guard comforted a young fan who was devastated about the trade news.  Brown replied to the video of a 6-year-old boy…

Exclusive | Gavin Newsom appointee wore FBI wire in corruption probe

The FBI had a mole inside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political orbit before the agency’s corruption probe expanded into the governor and his wife, The Post has learned. Democrat insider Alexis Podesta, 45, secretly recorded conversations during the criminal probe into Newsom’s then-chief of staff, Dana Williamson, 53, who pleaded guilty…

Why tempers might flare in latest Dodgers-Padres rivalry series

Welcome to The California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where baseball writers Dylan Hernández and Jack Harris review the week that was, hand out very official awards and take stock of the state of the season. QUESTION OF THE WEEK Will tempers flare in Padres rematch? Around this time last year,…

Mets’ bats flatline in ugly loss to Rockies in Game 1 of doubleheader

Saturday’s rain didn’t provide relief for the Mets’ stench. Left to play a doubleheader Sunday against the equally uninspiring Rockies, manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew flatlined in a 3-1 Game 1 loss at Citi Field that gave the Mets a series defeat. The Mets, who managed only four hits, took a…

Crisis-mode Napa Valley chiefs launch major shift to save industry

Napa Valley officials and business leaders are rolling out a major shift in how visitors experience wine country as declining sales and changing consumer habits put pressure on the industry. The region, long known for high-end, reservation-only tastings at vineyard estates, is moving towards a more accessible model centered in…

3 New Netflix Movies to Watch in April 2026, Ranked by IMDb Rating

Netflix has an unusually heavy lineup of horror movies slated for April 2026, even if they may seem a little out of season. Thankfully, there is some much-needed variety among the films despite their shared genre and near-simultaneous launch on Netflix. To narrow things down, the Watch With Us team…

Dodgers’ Will Smith out with back tightness, but IL stint not expected

The Dodgers have a new injury concern to monitor with one of their star players. After missing Saturday’s game because of back tightness, catcher Will Smith was once again out of the team’s lineup Sunday — though manager Dave Roberts said he didn’t believe the issue would require an injured list…

Cushman & Wakefield’s 101 Park Ave. at 98% after three new leases

Three new signings at H.J. Kalikow’s 101 Park Ave. totaling 77,400 square feet have brought the tower at East 40th Street near Grand Central Terminal to 98% leased.In something of a coup, Peter Kalikow and his Cushman & Wakefield leasing team of John Cefaly and Nicholas Dysenchuk snared a former One Vanderbilt…

Kai Trump opens up on ‘scary’ medical ordeal during Masters

Kai Trump enjoyed this years Masters at Augusta National, but not without experiencing a “scary” medical ordeal, she revealed. Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, is an avid fan and player of the sport who has committed to play collegiately at the University of Miami. But her trip to…

NYC’s Third Avenue resurgence continuing with commercial, residential projects

They’re not dissing Third Avenue anymore. Reflecting the corridor’s rising fortunes after years of “Third’s the Bird” jokes, the redevelopment of 850 Third has added a tasty side dish to its $80 million menu of inside-and-out repositioning.  Waterman Interests and HPS Investment Partners, owners of the mostly vacant, 605,000 square-foot Midcentury tower between…

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