Day: July 14, 2018

Knicks’ first-rounder Kevin Knox has been taking the NBA world by storm. Well, at least the NBA Summer League for now.

In the Knicks 82-75 Summer League loss to the Celtics, second-round pick Mitchell Robinson stole the show.

Former Knicks guard Greg Anthony talked about Kevin Durant’s options, rookie Kevin Knox, and more.

While the Knicks have two eyes on the summer of 2019, Scott Perry says they will keep their options open for the rest of this offseason.

LLAS VEGAS — Knicks coach David Fizdale left the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday the 13th, but for a change, the floundering franchise had found mostly good luck. Stamp the summer league a success as Fizdale left Vegas raving about Kevin Knox’s “great toughness’ in “answering the bell” and project center Mitchell Robinson’s “timing.”…

Enes Kanter just opted in to the final year of his $18.6 million contract to stay with the Knicks for the 2018-19 season, but no amount of money can expunge the challenges the 26-year-old, who has been called a “terrorist” in his native Turkey, now faces. He is wanted for arrest, has had his passport…

Jimmy Butler does not want to stay in Minnesota for the long haul. The Timberwolves star has rejected a four-year extension worth about $110 million, according to Minneapolis TV station KSTP. Butler’s current contract expires after the 2019-20 season. Butler is said to be unhappy with Minnesota’s current situation, with the Chicago Sun-Times reporting earlier…

LAS VEGAS — Clippers point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Knicks forward Kevin Knox were never able to accomplish a goal of bringing another NCAA title to Kentucky. In fact, for the Wildcats, it was something of an underachieving season, losing to Kansas State in the Sweet 16 after going through a four-game losing streak in…

He’s a ‘diva.’ He ‘doesn’t have a post game.’ And he’s ‘really cocky.’ The Lakers’ newest star has not been embraced by many Kobe devotees.

Lin missed all but one game of the 2017-18 season after injuring his knee in the opener.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed legislation that institutes a minimum age of marriage in the state, capping an effort among lawmakers and advocates to crack down on child marriage in the state.

When the law takes effect on Aug. 28, no one under the age of 16 will…

From the moment the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists on 9/11 and for months afterward, men and women from around the state descended on Lower Manhattan, where an around-the-clock operation was underway to first rescue and then recover victims of the worst terror strike on U.S. soil.

…

TURNBERRY, Scotland — A roving press conference. Reporters piling into golf carts and running along fairways trying to keep up. A protester scattering golf balls marked with swastikas.

The last time Donald Trump traveled to Scotland was in 2016, hours after the Brexit vote and shortly after he…

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man is accused of driving drunk and putting a 1-year-old boy behind the wheel of his SUV in a Minneapolis suburb.

Thirty-one-year-old Domonic Green of Hopkins is charged with child endangerment and DWI in connection with the Saturday night incident. Both charges are gross…

Supporters of the long-established right of American women to have an abortion would be foolish not to fear the future should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice. But cries of doomsday make little sense in New York. Here, Roe or no Roe, state law holds abortion legal…

SAN ANTONIO — Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an Associated Press analysis finds.

Health and Human Services grants for shelters, foster care and other child welfare services…

Just when you got used to Citi Bike, transit innovators are salivating over motorized scooters. There’s an Uber-owned sharing service called Lime. One called Bird. And another, Spin.

Four big questions: Will they be made legal? If so, will they roll in bike lanes or on sidewalks? Will riders get…

SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration, under order to quickly reunify families that have been separated at the border, is moving ahead — somewhat reluctantly — with a new, streamlined plan to bring together the roughly 2,500 remaining children and their parents in order to meet the court-imposed…

Russia no friend of this nation

Brewster, N.Y.: On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States suffered the worst attack on American soil from a foreign enemy. American troops were mobilized and sent off to fight those enemies in Afghanistan. The U.S was supported by some friends and of course our NATO allies….

PHOENIX — Arizona authorities say a 44-year-old uniformed security guard is accused of impersonating a police officer by trying to pull over an unmarked car that happened to contain two state troopers patrolling a Phoenix freeway.

The Department of Public Safety says Matthew Allen Disbro of Mesa…

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Florida police say an infant that was left in a parked vehicle has died.

The Miami Herald reports Pembroke Pines police and fire departments responded to the scene Friday afternoon and found a 17-month-old boy that had been in the vehicle for hours. The National Weather Service…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was unprepared for the series of hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico, according to a report published Friday.

FEMA faced a heavy year in 2017. Three hurricanes — Harvey, Irma and Maria — hit Texas and the Caribbean in quick succession. In addition to…

Shredding protocol in the same way the British burned Washington in 1814, President Trump set tongues wagging Friday at Windsor Castle by walking in front of the Queen.

While the President and Her Majesty reviewed a red-coated and bearskin-hatted Guard of Honor, Trump stepped ahead of Elizabeth…

MINNEAPOLIS — A prison inmate serving a life term for two murders is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. And it’s legal.

Minnesota law bars inmates from running for state-level offices, but they can run for federal office. Leonard Richards is keenly aware of the loophole, and he’s unsuccessfully…

CLEVELAND – The Yankees obviously need at least one starter.

But after a night like Friday, it makes you reconsider they might actually need two.

Domingo German couldn’t command his fastball, issued too many free passes and got burned early as a result in the Bombers’ 6-5 loss to the Indians at…

The Mets have been happy with the work Amed Rosario has been putting in on a daily basis, and they’re thrilled it is leading to results on the field.

Rosario had another big night at the plate Friday in the Mets’ 4-2 win over the Nationals, going 2-for-4 with a triple, double, run scored and a…

A homeless man is accused of stabbing another homeless man to death as the two argued while drinking outside a Queens shopping plaza, police said.

Antonio Cabrera was busted Friday for the slaying of Velibor Flores, 39, who was stabbed several times in the chest outside Woodside Plaza at 60th St….

CLEVELAND – Manny Machado obviously would be nice and all, but what the Yankees could really use is some starting pitching.

In typical fashion, Domingo German struggled out of the gate, and the Bombers lost, 6-5, to the Indians on Friday night at Progressive Field.

Giancarlo Stanton got the Yankees…

Earlier this week Mickey Callaway said the hot-hitting Jeff McNeil was viewed as “purely a second baseman,” which was a big reason why he hasn’t yet been given a shot in the big leagues since Asdrubal Cabrera is occupying that position — at least until the trade deadline.

It was an odd comment…

Noah Syndergaard was on track to be the Mets ace. Two years ago, it didn’t look like anything could stop the hard-throwing, right-hander who has taken to being called “Thor” for his blistering velocity and long, blond locks. But the last two seasons, Syndergaard’s fast track to stardom has been…

CINCINNATI — A county prosecutor in Ohio who is frustrated by death row appeals says he wants the state to bring back death by firing squad amid complaints about lethal injection.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in a Thursday interview that capital punishment “is not supposed to be a…

Considering he hadn’t started a major-league game in seven weeks, this was a solid return for Noah Syndergaard.

Having last pitched on May 25 because of a strained finger ligament, Syndergaard allowed one run in five innings and earned the win Friday in the Mets’ 4-2 victory over the Nationals…

Billy Bush and his wife are headed to Splitville.

Sydney Davis, the wife of the former “Today” host, who lost his job for chuckling at President Trump’s misogynistic bragging, filed for divorce, according to a report on TMZ.

She’s asking for primary custody of their two children, but will allow…

OMG, seriously?

The Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate is causing quite the rift on social media after posting a promotion for its “Millennial Night.”

“Want free things without doing much work? Well you’re in luck,” read a tweet from the Montgomery Biscuits on Wednesday. “Riverwalk Stadium will…

Members of a West Louisville community want to put the Kentucky governor in check after they say he insulted their neighborhood and their high school chess club.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin appeared on a social media post outside Nativity School in St. Boniface to promote their after school programs.

…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed legislation that institutes a minimum age of marriage in the state, capping an effort among lawmakers and advocates to crack down on child marriage in the state.

When the law takes effect on Aug. 28, no one under the age of 16 will…

From the moment the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists on 9/11 and for months afterward, men and women from around the state descended on Lower Manhattan, where an around-the-clock operation was underway to first rescue and then recover victims of the worst terror strike on U.S. soil.

…

TURNBERRY, Scotland — A roving press conference. Reporters piling into golf carts and running along fairways trying to keep up. A protester scattering golf balls marked with swastikas.

The last time Donald Trump traveled to Scotland was in 2016, hours after the Brexit vote and shortly after he…

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man is accused of driving drunk and putting a 1-year-old boy behind the wheel of his SUV in a Minneapolis suburb.

Thirty-one-year-old Domonic Green of Hopkins is charged with child endangerment and DWI in connection with the Saturday night incident. Both charges are gross…

Supporters of the long-established right of American women to have an abortion would be foolish not to fear the future should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice. But cries of doomsday make little sense in New York. Here, Roe or no Roe, state law holds abortion legal…

SAN ANTONIO — Detaining immigrant children has morphed into a surging industry in the U.S. that now reaps $1 billion annually — a tenfold increase over the past decade, an Associated Press analysis finds.

Health and Human Services grants for shelters, foster care and other child welfare services…

Just when you got used to Citi Bike, transit innovators are salivating over motorized scooters. There’s an Uber-owned sharing service called Lime. One called Bird. And another, Spin.

Four big questions: Will they be made legal? If so, will they roll in bike lanes or on sidewalks? Will riders get…

SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration, under order to quickly reunify families that have been separated at the border, is moving ahead — somewhat reluctantly — with a new, streamlined plan to bring together the roughly 2,500 remaining children and their parents in order to meet the court-imposed…

Russia no friend of this nation

Brewster, N.Y.: On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States suffered the worst attack on American soil from a foreign enemy. American troops were mobilized and sent off to fight those enemies in Afghanistan. The U.S was supported by some friends and of course our NATO allies….

PHOENIX — Arizona authorities say a 44-year-old uniformed security guard is accused of impersonating a police officer by trying to pull over an unmarked car that happened to contain two state troopers patrolling a Phoenix freeway.

The Department of Public Safety says Matthew Allen Disbro of Mesa…

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Florida police say an infant that was left in a parked vehicle has died.

The Miami Herald reports Pembroke Pines police and fire departments responded to the scene Friday afternoon and found a 17-month-old boy that had been in the vehicle for hours. The National Weather Service…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency was unprepared for the series of hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico, according to a report published Friday.

FEMA faced a heavy year in 2017. Three hurricanes — Harvey, Irma and Maria — hit Texas and the Caribbean in quick succession. In addition to…

Shredding protocol in the same way the British burned Washington in 1814, President Trump set tongues wagging Friday at Windsor Castle by walking in front of the Queen.

While the President and Her Majesty reviewed a red-coated and bearskin-hatted Guard of Honor, Trump stepped ahead of Elizabeth…

MINNEAPOLIS — A prison inmate serving a life term for two murders is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. And it’s legal.

Minnesota law bars inmates from running for state-level offices, but they can run for federal office. Leonard Richards is keenly aware of the loophole, and he’s unsuccessfully…

CLEVELAND – The Yankees obviously need at least one starter.

But after a night like Friday, it makes you reconsider they might actually need two.

Domingo German couldn’t command his fastball, issued too many free passes and got burned early as a result in the Bombers’ 6-5 loss to the Indians at…

The Mets have been happy with the work Amed Rosario has been putting in on a daily basis, and they’re thrilled it is leading to results on the field.

Rosario had another big night at the plate Friday in the Mets’ 4-2 win over the Nationals, going 2-for-4 with a triple, double, run scored and a…

A homeless man is accused of stabbing another homeless man to death as the two argued while drinking outside a Queens shopping plaza, police said.

Antonio Cabrera was busted Friday for the slaying of Velibor Flores, 39, who was stabbed several times in the chest outside Woodside Plaza at 60th St….

CLEVELAND – Manny Machado obviously would be nice and all, but what the Yankees could really use is some starting pitching.

In typical fashion, Domingo German struggled out of the gate, and the Bombers lost, 6-5, to the Indians on Friday night at Progressive Field.

Giancarlo Stanton got the Yankees…

Earlier this week Mickey Callaway said the hot-hitting Jeff McNeil was viewed as “purely a second baseman,” which was a big reason why he hasn’t yet been given a shot in the big leagues since Asdrubal Cabrera is occupying that position — at least until the trade deadline.

It was an odd comment…

Noah Syndergaard was on track to be the Mets ace. Two years ago, it didn’t look like anything could stop the hard-throwing, right-hander who has taken to being called “Thor” for his blistering velocity and long, blond locks. But the last two seasons, Syndergaard’s fast track to stardom has been…

CINCINNATI — A county prosecutor in Ohio who is frustrated by death row appeals says he wants the state to bring back death by firing squad amid complaints about lethal injection.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in a Thursday interview that capital punishment “is not supposed to be a…

Considering he hadn’t started a major-league game in seven weeks, this was a solid return for Noah Syndergaard.

Having last pitched on May 25 because of a strained finger ligament, Syndergaard allowed one run in five innings and earned the win Friday in the Mets’ 4-2 victory over the Nationals…

Billy Bush and his wife are headed to Splitville.

Sydney Davis, the wife of the former “Today” host, who lost his job for chuckling at President Trump’s misogynistic bragging, filed for divorce, according to a report on TMZ.

She’s asking for primary custody of their two children, but will allow…

OMG, seriously?

The Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate is causing quite the rift on social media after posting a promotion for its “Millennial Night.”

“Want free things without doing much work? Well you’re in luck,” read a tweet from the Montgomery Biscuits on Wednesday. “Riverwalk Stadium will…

Members of a West Louisville community want to put the Kentucky governor in check after they say he insulted their neighborhood and their high school chess club.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin appeared on a social media post outside Nativity School in St. Boniface to promote their after school programs.

…

Len Chappell, who led Wake Forest to its only Final Four trip in 1962 and was an NBA All-Star with the Knicks, has died at 77.