Josh Hart has seen biggest decline in minutes of all Knicks starters this season

One of the main differences coach Mike Brown was expected to bring to the Knicks was fewer minutes for starters. Three quarters through his first season, that has largely come to fruition. All five starters — Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns — are averaging fewer minutes per game this season compared to last year. Hart’s workload has seen the biggest decline. He entered Wednesday’ s 103-100 loss to the Thunder at Madison Square Garden averaging 30.3 minutes per game, down from 37.6 last year. “That’s what he feels is best,” Hart told The Post…

Six WBC storylines in international event chock-full of star power

A taste of October in March. Some international flavor baked into the national pastime, coming on the heels of an entertaining Olympics. Welcome to the 2026 World Baseball Classic. For the sixth edition of the tournament, 20 nations have been split into four pools of five teams attempting to qualify…

Islanders overwhelmed by Ducks as five-game win streak snapped

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Islanders came back from two-goal deficits three times in a row following the Olympic break. They couldn’t make it a fourth. Not on Wednesday night in Anaheim, where the Isles were outphysicaled and outplayed by the young and ever-impressive Ducks, falling 5-1 at the Honda Center…

Ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges Trump admin to ‘take care’ of Iran for good: ‘Render them incapable’

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described the Trump administration’s Operation Epic Fury as an attempt to “neuter” Iran’s military power inside and beyond its borders, including its apparent ties to Hezbollah. Joining “Special Report” Wednesday, Rice praised U.S.-Israeli joint strikes against Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…

GOP Sen. Tim Sheehy helps Capitol Police remove protester — who allegedly injured 3 officers and appeared to break his own arm — in wild scene

Sen. Tim Sheehy sprang into action Wednesday helping law enforcement officers subdue an “unhinged protestor” who began “fighting” at a hearing at the US Capitol Building, the Montana Republican explained.  Dramatic video of the incident shows the protester — later identified as Green Party Senate candidate Brian McGinnis — resisting…

Wrexham AFC making Yankee Stadium debut during 2026 USA summer tour

Just call it, “Mac brings Wrexham AFC to the Big Apple.” The Welsh soccer club owned by “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Rob Mac and Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds is coming to Yankee Stadium over the summer to face Liverpool FC in a friendly. It will be one of…

Papa John’s closing hundreds of restaurants in major shake up

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…

Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler set to face Congress over Jeffrey Epstein ties

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 hidden ingredient in the new Ozempic and Wegovy pills may have downsides

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…

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