Gianna Girardi was born just as her uncle Joe’s distinguished MLB playing career was ending. But his continued connection to baseball helped foster her love of it — and she is now starting her career in the sport in one of the cities that the longtime catcher and manager plied his craft. Joe Girardi’s 24-year-old … Read more
This “Jeopardy!” champ may not be returning to the Alex Trebek Stage anytime soon. Philip Joseph “Joey” DeSena, who won the hit game show twice last year, has been arrested on two charges of felony secret peeping, according to court documents obtained by The Post. DeSena, 42, was taken into custody on Dec. 1, per … Read more
Nabbing top-dog status at the National Dog Show can be a long, ruff journey. But the crowning achievement is worth the nerve-racking buildup for a prized pooch’s handler — and maybe even the winner. “The adrenaline just goes everywhere. You get butterflies, your stomach drops all the way down to your toes, and you kind … Read more
The latest season of “Dancing With the Stars” might be over, but things are still heating up behind the scenes. Pro dancer Witney Carson was accused of shading fellow contestant Dylan Efron in a series of private texts with her husband, Carson McAllister, before the show’s highly anticipated Season 34 finale on Tuesday night. The … Read more
This weekend, Rory McIlroy became only the sixth man to achieve golf’s career Grand Slam — winning The Masters Tournament in addition to the PGA Championship, US Open and British Open. It was a wild, hard-won victory that ended with him collapsing to his knees and sobbing. Can you blame him? After all, the 35-year-old old … Read more
Former NHL defenseman Brent Sopel never appeared to be a man lacking self-esteem during his 18 years on the ice, where he felt like “it was the only place I was good.” Sopel, a hard-charging defenseman who played in 659 games for six NHL teams, achieved one of the most sought-after feats in sports when … Read more
Drew Basile, the first “Survivor” contestant to compete on “Jeopardy!,” made waves in his seven-day winning streak. Basile, 23, amassed $129,601 in winnings before he was defeated on June 28. He discussed his experience on the show on the July 3 episode of “Rob Has a Podcast.” Drew Basile, the first “Survivor” contestant to compete … Read more
It’s gonna be a real dog fight. Only one man has beaten Joey Chestnut in the last 17 years of the July 4th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating competition – and he says his latest competitor, and former arch nemesis, can do it to. Matt Stonie beat Chestnut 62 franks to 60 in the 2015 edition … Read more
Blast zone. A woman attending a Hawaii bachelor party ended up learning the messy way what gender her friend’s baby was going to be in a hilarious viral TikTok video posted earlier this week. To make the joyous announcement, Leilani Magaoay and her boyfriend Franz-Geoffrey Ordoni invited friends and family to watch them discover if their first child … Read more
Former NBA champ Stephen Jackson didn’t sugarcoat his feelings about Gayle King after the co-host of “CBS Mornings” ruffled some feathers over her interview with South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley. Taking to his Instagram Saturday, Jackson called King “trash” and accused her of “demeaning” Staley in the April 7 interview after the undefeated Gamecocks … Read more
NEW YORK — On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, “Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a handful of awards contenders sought to make an impact ahead of Oscar nominations Tuesday. With a dearth of new releases in cinemas, Paramount Pictures’ Tina Fey-scripted musical … Read more
Things did not end well between UFC champ Alex Pereira and his ex-fiancée, Merle Christine. Pereira, who reportedly split with the MMA content creator last year, alleged that he cut her out of his life after finding out that she is married. “It’s a little hard to talk about this because, for me, I already … Read more
A “Jeopardy!” producer is staunchly defending their controversial Oct. 13 ruling that eliminated Lawrence Long from the Champions Wildcard tournament. Long, the Season 38 champ, was in the “Final Jeopardy!” round and wagered his entire $10,000 in the “Royalty” category, buzzing in on the clue: “Before his death in 2005, he said he was ‘probably … Read more
The marriage between former world boxing champion, Amir Khan, and his wife, beauty influencer Faryal Makhdoom, was rocked by a sexting scandal exposed in July. Things took a troubling turn recently when she allegedly berated another woman linked to her husband. The drama first emerged when The Sun reported last month that Khan was sexting … Read more
This little piggy went to war. A UK railway worker displayed incredible “feet of strength” after getting crowned the world champion of the little-known sport of toe-wrestling. “Being the toe-wrestling world champion feels like being an Olympian … I can now say that I’ve won a gold medal,” Ben Woodroffe, 34 — known as “Toe-tall … Read more
Whatever your feelings about Ryan Seacrest taking the “Wheel” from Pat Sajak, at least it’s been a relatively quick, decisive process. Jeopardy champion James Holzhauer took to Twitter on Tuesday to comment on Seacrest being named the new “Wheel of Fortune” host — and mock the long, winding road “Jeopardy!” went on to find a … Read more
A little healthy competition never hurt anybody. Brad Rutter, the highest-earning all-time “Jeopardy!” contestant, pulled back the curtain on his relationship with fellow champions Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer. “It’s both a brotherhood and it’s very competitive,” Rutter, 45, told The Post on Monday. “If the three of us are in the green room at … Read more
Former “Jeopardy!” champ Sam Buttrey has gone viral after a clip resurfaced of the trivia whiz claiming he once declined a seat on a submersible that would have taken him down to the wreckage of the Titanic. “I have a friend who operates a company that will take you out to the wreck of the … Read more
“Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach has a few tricks up their sleeve to help them win the game. On a recent episode of the Inside Jeopardy! podcast, executive producer Michael Davies divulged that Roach — who uses they/them pronouns — has “never” studied for the trivia series. The 24-year-old had lost to fellow victor James Holzhauer during the “Jeopardy! Masters” … Read more
The love story that began with a chance Central Park encounter continues with an exciting engagement. Former French Open and Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza recently announced she and her boyfriend, Arthur Borges, are getting hitched — nearly two years after the model approached the 29-year-old athlete in New York around the time of the 2021 … Read more