Fans came out in droves to see “The Rivalry” play out in the postseason. Tuesday’s Yankees-Red Sox wild-card matchup averaged 7.3 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, the most-watched Game 1 among wild-card and division series games in 20 years, the network reported Thursday. The 9-0 Yankees win was the most-viewed game of its category … Read more
Naomi Osaka wore a jaw-dropping white number to walk onto Court 3 for her first-round match at Wimbledon on Monday. The four-time Grand Slam champion donned an all-white, full-length kimono as she stepped onto the court before her 6-1, 7-5 win over Elsa Jacquemot. Osaka, 28, has long been known for her creative fashion choices … Read more
Ty Simpson might eventually replace Matthew Stafford — but the latter’s wife, Kelly, had a warm message for the Rams’ first-round draft pick. Los Angeles shocked the NFL world Thursday night when it selected the former Alabama quarterback at No. 13 overall despite his fellow passer, Stafford, 38, winning MVP last season. Nonetheless, Simpson told … Read more
Robert Nkemdiche received quite the tongue lashing from cops after he was detained for stealing groceries in Georgia late last month, newly released police video shows. The former NFL first-round pick’s encounter with Union City Police Department officers occurred at around 10:45 p.m. on Feb. 25, after he was accused of leaving a Kroger with … Read more
Mitch Voit made a name for himself long before his first-round MLB draft selection by the Mets on Sunday night — but not for the best reason. Voit went viral in March while playing for Michigan when he ripped a bases-clearing triple against USC and celebrated by pretending to snort the third-base line chalk, mimicking … Read more
Josh Hart hasn’t quite yet gotten acclimated with the Knicks’ latest first-round pick. On the “Roommates Show” podcast that he co-hosts with Jalen Brunson and Matt Hillman, Hart was talking about the NBA Draft and he struggled to pronounce Pacome Dadiet’s name. “With the 25th pick, we got Paco-me Da-deet? Da-diet? Da-diet,” Hart said. Josh … Read more
Knicks, Rangers and Islanders fans need not fear. MSG will air all but one of the three teams’ upcoming first-round playoff games, meaning a potential 20 of 21 games would be shown on the local network. The lone exception is Game 4 of the Knicks-76ers series on April 28 in Philadelphia. Knicks broadcasters Mike Breen … Read more
Naomi Osaka was 15 when she finally beat her older sister, Mari, at tennis. And, as she tells Ben Rothenberg in “Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice” (Dutton), it felt great. “I count it as my best victory ever,” she says. When Naomi finally bested Mari, wiping “that obnoxious grin off … Read more