James Harden of the Houston Rockets, center, plays between New Orleans Pelicans Omer Asik, left, and E’Twaun Moore in Beijing in 2016. PHOTO: THOMAS PETER/REUTERS By James T. Areddy in Shanghai and Alastair Galein Saitama, Japan Updated Oct. 8, 2019 10:36 am … [Read more...] about China, NBA Standoff Deepens Over Basketball Executive’s Tweet
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Is Belmont Park NY Islanders Arena development a prelude to Aqueduct racing shutdown?
Newsday is out with a story that questions what would be the end game for the two racetrack properties that New York State owns... The piece envisions a scenario where the Aqueduct racetrack is shut down , sending horse racing soles to Belmont .... The Aqueduct gaming … [Read more...] about Is Belmont Park NY Islanders Arena development a prelude to Aqueduct racing shutdown?
California Governor Signs Plan to Let N.C.A.A. Athletes Be Paid for endorsements…
Good deal... Why should schools take ALL the money generated by the their student athletes?... Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed into law a plan to allow college athletes to strike endorsement deals, intensifying the legal and political clashes that could ultimately … [Read more...] about California Governor Signs Plan to Let N.C.A.A. Athletes Be Paid for endorsements…
NY Giants pass the torch to Daniel Jones…
Eli Manning has been replaced with younger model that can move , throw and stand in when need be... In his first pro game Jones ran for TWO touchdowns and got the Giants Offence line to give him protection, badly needed... His Defense even found themselves in the second … [Read more...] about NY Giants pass the torch to Daniel Jones…
Second lawsuit filed against the Islanders Belmont stadium development project…
This one is from a local Elmont group .... It joins the Village of Floral park's suit filed a week ago... The Village argue's for a smaller project in size... The The Belmont Park Community Coalition argues about legality of the whole project itself by the … [Read more...] about Second lawsuit filed against the Islanders Belmont stadium development project…
Belmont Islanders stadium development project ground breaking expected next week…
Despite the filing of a lawsuit against the project by the Village of Floral Park, Long Island? The project is expected to move along... With a ground breaking one would assume the construction permits with the state are approved.... After the Amazon walkaway in Queens … [Read more...] about Belmont Islanders stadium development project ground breaking expected next week…
Antonio Brown Is NO longe a New England Patriot NFL football player…
The man needs help.... Pro football is the least of what should concern him.... The New England Patriots released Antonio Brown on Friday, ending his brief but turbulent tenure with the team as the N.F.L. was investigating him for multiple accusations of inappropriate … [Read more...] about Antonio Brown Is NO longe a New England Patriot NFL football player…
Eli Manning ….The NY Giants guy who was an All-Time Average QB…
I will gladly second this from FiveThirtyEight........ The end of Eli Manning’s stint as starting quarterback for the New York Giants appears to be at hand. The team announced Tuesday that it was moving on from its longtime fixture under center, naming rookie Daniel Jones as … [Read more...] about Eli Manning ….The NY Giants guy who was an All-Time Average QB…