Long Island may be a large island, but its tennis community can be small. Case in point: When 18-year-old Huntington native Jack Kennedy became the first Long Islander since Noah Rubin in 2014 to play in the men’s singles main draw at the U.S. Open on Sunday, it was no surprise that Kennedy and Rubin were familiar with one another. “I know Noah very well. We keep in touch quite a bit,” Kennedy said in the bowels of Arthur Ashe Stadium after he fell 4-6, 2-6, 2-6 in the first round of the tournament to Lloyd Harris. “He was with…
Jessica Pegula couldn’t see herself making the same type of return as the one Carlos Alcaraz is making Monday at the U.S. Open after not playing a competitive match for more than four months. Alcaraz will face Russian Roman Safiullin in the first round, marking his first match of this…
Sister Wives alum Janelle Brown is continuing to share glimpses of her relationship with her new boyfriend following her split from reality TV polygamist Kody Brown. “A beautiful evening by the water (this may be becoming a theme for us 😃),” Janelle, 57, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, August 30.…
Upset of the day Barbora Krejcikova was ousted by Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round Sunday, making the two-time Grand Slam champion the first seeded player bounced from the U.S. Open. Falling 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Court 17, Krejcikova capped a disappointing season at Grand Slams. The No. 27-seeded Czech…
Brooklyn Decker is celebrating husband Andy Roddick’s most recent trip around the sun. “It’s his birthday,” Decker, 39, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, August 30, in honor of her better half’s special day. “One of our friends says ‘You know whenever you’re with Andy, something amazing will happen and you’re…
Over the past month, Carson Benge’s case has strengthened. Over the past 28 games entering play Sunday, the Mets outfielder carved out a place in the National League’s Rookie of the Year race with a .952 OPS and an NL-leading 38 hits. Benge hasn’t thought about his name continuing to…
90 Day Fiancé alum Jenny Slatten’s husband, Sumit Singh, is opening up about her ongoing ALS battle. “Unfortunately, the ALS is progressing and now it’s starting showing more in her talking, like, it’s hard for her to talk now,” Sumit, 37, said in an Instagram video shared Sunday, August 30,…
Success on the field and the recruiting trail, drama everywhere else. It is the Lane Kiffin mission statement. In the last eight months alone, he led Ole Miss to its first College Football Playoff appearance, then left the program for LSU and a $91 million contract prior to the 12-team…
Post Malone, real name is Austin Richard Post, is officially off the market after the singer proposed to fashion stylist Christy Lee in August 2026 at his Utah ranch. “A couple months before the proposal, Austin started casually slipping these very ‘hypothetical’ questions about rings into conversation, trying to figure…
Sean McVay finally has Aaron Donald back on his defensive line, but his first reaction had little to do with sacks, Super Bowls or what pairing Donald with Myles Garrett could mean for the Rams. “He means a lot to me,” McVay said Sunday after Donald officially returned to the…
Mississippi mayor Ken Adams is sparking fierce online debate after disagreeing with the White House’s decision to lower all American flags to half–mast in tribute to the late Dolly Parton. “I want to make something clear about the recent decision to lower the flags for Dolly Parton. First, there is…
WASHINGTON — Republicans are trailing in eight of the major battleground Senate races, just two months out from Election Day, the RealClearPolitics aggregate of polling shows. The GOP had long been widely seen as the underdogs for control of the House due to historical trends against the party in control…
Officials were warned over 20 years ago not to build on land now struck by extremely rare childhood cancers without “further considerations,” unearthed records show. The ominous handwritten notes appeared on the documents for the abandoning of a historical oil well below what is now Ladera Ranch in Orange County,…
The Yankees were playing an eighth game in seven days. There is a transaction just about every day that adds another relief arm, either from the scrap heap or from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Two starting pitchers — who both pitched in Saturday’s doubleheader — are attempting to stretch out from injuries at…
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California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton wants the FBI to re-interview rival Xavier Becerra in a federal corruption case linked to the alleged theft of $225,000 from Becerra’s campaign account. In a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California…
Influencer Kate Cassidy is honoring what would have been have been the late Liam Payne’s 33rd birthday two years after his sudden and shocking death. “It’s August 29, which is a very special someone’s birthday,” Cassidy, 27, began a TikTok video shared Saturday, August 29, as she placed Bischoff cookies…
California lawmakers have rejected Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to stop insurance companies from seeking reimbursement from utility companies responsible for wildfires. The proposal would have prevented insurers from going after investor-owned utilities to recover money they had paid to homeowners and businesses whose property was damaged or destroyed by the…
Aon Plc is close to an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR for about $17 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as early as Monday, the report said, provided the negotiations…
The Los Angeles Rams spent an entire summer building perhaps the most intimidating roster in football. Then, on the final day, Aaron Donald walked back through the door to make the team even more dangerous. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered…
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General Motors plans to assemble a heavy-duty pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union that would pump C$1.1 billion ($791.31 million) into Canada’s auto sector as it reels from US tariffs, a union bargaining report said on Saturday. The investment comes as Canada’s auto sector grapples…
Odell Beckham Jr. made the Giants and his old No. 13 might soon be available. Beckham survived the cut down to 53 players and so now his comeback story reaches Phase II, after he showed enough during the preseason to claim one of the backup jobs with the team where…
PHOENIX –– For most of this season, the Dodgers have been watching the San Diego Padres in their rear-view mirror. After Monday night, they might need to make sure the Arizona Diamondbacks are not sneaking up in their blind spot. In the first of a four-game series at Chase Field,…
Sullivan’s Crossing’s Morgan Kohan is addressing the potential split between Maggie and Cal after her kiss with estranged husband Liam. “It’s a huge shakeup, no matter what,” Kohan, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly about the breakup in the Monday, June 1, episode of the hit CW show. “That’s going to…
WASHINGTON — He still hasn’t kiked it. Embattled Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner still has an active account on Kik, the anonymous app known for being a hotbed of hookups and adultery, where he allegedly sexted several women while married. Despite the firestorm the horny oyster farmer has faced over his alleged extramarital sexting…
Pitching was supposed to carry USC in the postseason, and it hasn’t disappointed. But oh, those Trojans bats. They’ve stirred reminders of the teams in cardinal and gold that once ruled college baseball. Thanks to another offensive barrage Monday night in the NCAA Tournament, these Trojans might just join them.…
Mackenzie Shirilla is already complaining of cabin fever as she serves two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life for double murder. According to a jail audio call obtained by TMZ on Monday, June 1, Mackenzie, 21, complained to her mother, Natalie Shirilla, about her downtime behind bars. Mackenzie expressed…
Doug Ellin, creator of the hit show “Entourage,” delivered a fiery rant about the “collapse” of Los Angeles, claiming he no longer feels safe while publicly voicing his support for Spencer Pratt’s campaign for mayor. “This city has collapsed in the last five years. There is no f–king denying it…
The battle over one of Los Angeles’ most popular strip clubs is intensifying, as allegations of drugs, racism and death threats have emerged in the latest lawsuit pinning two industry bosses against each other. Last week, The California Post reported on a lawsuit that read like an episode of HBO’s…
Red Sox legend David Ortiz told the Associated Press that despite his old ballclub’s current position in the standings, owner John Henry really does care about his team. Ortiz said that Henry was “worried” and that he had spoken to Henry recently about the downturn for the AL East team. …
Euphoria‘s series finale left fans divided — but some viewers are on the same page about a possible spinoff following Jessica Treska‘s fictional religious character who is removed from society. Treska’s Daisy Miller was introduced in the season 3 premiere as Rue (Zendaya) left the Miller family homestead behind. She…
Candidates crisscrossed the state, on the eve of California’s primary election, to make their final pitch to voters before they head to the polls on Tuesday. In the heated Los Angeles mayor’s race, incumbent Karen Bass spent the morning greeting hungry voters at Pann’s Restaurant before courting supporters at a…
Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy revealed on air Sunday that he and wife Hillary Vaughn are expecting their third child together. The star journo shared the happy news during “The Sunday Briefing.” “And finally, I have some family news,” Doocy said. “I’ve got two [kids] at my…
SEATTLE – Two hits over nine innings were enough to give them a chance Monday night, but the Mets weren’t going to extend their winning streak without a third. That hit never arrived. Instead, it was the Mariners’ win streak that continued, to a seventh straight game, as Cole Young’s…
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New Yorkers and Texans are ready for their states to square off in the NBA Finals — and Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Ted Cruz even agreed on a wager in a rare show of friendly sportsmanship across the political aisle. The New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs are…
A Long Island, NY, Walmart worker claims his female boss bombarded him with nude photos and sexually explicit text messages — and even tried to assault him in a car — before helping orchestrate a years-long retaliation campaign that ended with his firing, according to a federal lawsuit. Shawn White,…
Monday brought status quo for Mitchell Robinson. For the second day in a row, Robinson — who is dealing with a broken right pinky — did individual work at Knicks practice Monday. Just two days before the NBA Finals begin, the Knicks remained noncommittal about his Game 1 availability. “I’m…
Lena Waithe is looking back at her brief marriage to ex Alana Mayo. “It was me feeling like, even though I’m not as happy as I should be, I think this is what I’m supposed to be doing,” Waithe, 42, said of her marriage to Mayo, 42, during the Monday,…
Mayor Karen Bass is being slammed as un-American for a last-minute decision to pull funding for a neighborhood group who wanted to close their main street for a Fourth of July Parade marking America’s 250th birthday. The Sunland-Tujunga Fourth of July Parade, the longest-running Independence Day parade in the San…
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’s dreams of a glittering, futuristic city spanning his nation’s desert have come crashing down. The futuristic, carbon-neutral Neom project has long been touted as an urban utopia erected upon cutting-edge, sustainable technology. Its best-known component has been dubbed The Line – a sprawling 170km…
Since Gerrit Cole’s return to their rotation, no team has gotten more innings per start than the Yankees. And in those eight games with their ace back from Tommy John surgery, the Yankees have a 1.61 ERA from their starters, by far the best in the majors. That’s also without…
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