[ESPN] Down goes Frazier: Clyde gives ‘asterisk’ to KD (Thursday, August 30, 2018 2:26:03 PM) Clyde Frazier, when asked where he’d rank Kevin Durant on a list of all-time players, said he would dock the two-time Finals MVP for joining “a team that really didn’t need him.” [NYDN] William Shatner boldly goes on about life […]
Month: August 2018
[NYDN] Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sought to cap 9/11 payouts to victims’ families at $500G (Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:00:00 AM) Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh wanted to cap the amount victims of 9/11 and their family members could receive from the federal government at $500,000, records obtained by the Daily News show. Kavanaugh, […]
[ESPN] Knicks fan sells off allegiance, will root for Lakers (Tuesday, August 28, 2018 6:23:25 PM) An angry New York Knicks fan sold his fanhood for a total of $3,450 and will root for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. [NYPost] Knicks publicly fight back against turncoat fan (Tuesday, August 28, 2018 6:36:34 AM) If […]
[NYDN] Resignation signals Trump administration slow gutting of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Tuesday, August 28, 2018 3:00:00 AM) The resignation Monday of the federal student loan ombudsman — along with his scathing kissoff letter — marks another in a series of slashes and setbacks to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Seth Frotman, watchdog of the […]
[NYDN] Michael Cohen was a lousy landlord, records show (Monday, August 27, 2018 3:00:00 AM) Add shady construction permits to Michael Cohen’s laundry list of legal troubles. Besides cheating on his taxes, lying to banks and violating campaign finance laws while working for President Trump, public records show that Cohen’s partners in three apartment buildings […]
[NYDN] President Trump is ‘flipping’ out over plea agreements and immunity deals (Sunday, August 26, 2018 3:00:00 AM) President Trump is flipping his lid over his former lawyer and other longtime confidants cooperating with prosecutors. Amid a week in which he was directly implicated in a criminal conspiracy, Trump fumed — using language worthy of […]
[NYTimes] W.N.B.A.’s Stars of Old Are New Again, and Six Wins From a Title (Friday, August 24, 2018 10:21:46 PM) Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi headline a semifinal playoff round defined by young talents coming into their own and W.N.B.A. veterans finding new ways to win. [NYDN] The Bronx has the second-highest crime rate in […]
[NY Newsday] On visit to Latvia, David Fizdale challenges Kristaps Porzingis to become the NBA MVP (Thursday, August 23, 2018 3:06:00 PM) David Fizdale’s trip to Latvia this summer to visit with Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis appears to have been a successful one. [NYDN] EXCLUSIVE: Councilman calls for canceling Trump Organization contracts with city over […]
[NYTimes] Sun Coach Curt Miller Aims for Honesty With Team and Family (Thursday, August 23, 2018 3:39:31 AM) A gay man took legal guardianship of 5-year-old twins early in his career, then built winning college programs and has made his mark in the W.N.B.A. [NYDN] Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos considering grant money to […]
[NYPost] NBA rookies believe the Kevin Knox hype, too (Tuesday, August 21, 2018 7:20:55 AM) Kevin Knox just got some love from his fellow rookies, but perhaps a few more chips for his shoulder, too. Knox’s dominant summer league appeared to impress his fellow rookies, but not enough to move to the top spot in […]