Bam! Adebayo’s jumper lifts Heat past Nets, 109-107
April 18, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo was supposed to call timeout. He had another idea. This was the scenario that he had envisioned in his mind so many times, game tied, crowd on its feet, ball in his hands, final seconds ticking away...
Feds seek long prison terms for former Long Island DA, aide
April 18, 2021 GMTHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeing lengthy prison terms for a former Long Island prosecutor and one of his top aides convicted of helping to cover up the beating of a suspect...
Knicks rally late, top Pelicans in OT for 6th win in row
April 18, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Knicks' longest winning streak in seven years was seconds away from ending and the New Orleans Pelicans were told what to do to stop it...
Source: Swiss billionaire drops bid for Tribune Publishing
April 18, 2021 GMTA Maryland hotel executive is trying to assemble new financing for a $680 million offer to buy Tribune Publishing after his partner, a Swiss billionaire, pulled out of the bidding for the newspaper chain...
Molotov cocktail attack suspect to appear in federal court
April 18, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Connecticut man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at police in New York City is in federal custody and will be formally charged in a virtual court hearing on Monday, authorities said...
Police say upstate NY woman, 52, arrested in fatal stabbing
April 18, 2021 GMTSTUYVESANT, N.Y. (AP) — A 52-year-old upstate New York woman is facing a murder charge for a stabbing that happened during a domestic dispute, police said...
DeGrom strikes out 9 in row as Mets split with Rockies
April 18, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out nine straight batters against Colorado on Saturday, falling one shy of matching Tom Seaver’s major league record...
After child dies, US regulator warns about Peloton treadmill
April 18, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and others were injured...
DC United scores twice late in first half, beats NYCFC 2-1
April 18, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike and Russell Canouse each scored goals late in the first half to lead DC United to a 2-1 victory over New York City FC on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams...
Winning numbers drawn in ‘Cash4Life’ game
April 18, 2021 GMTTRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:
15-18-46-48-50, Cash Ball: 1
(fifteen, eighteen, forty-six, forty-eight, fifty; Cash Ball: one)
Ohio man found sitting in subway station, rifle near foot
April 18, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Ohio man arrested for bringing an unloaded, military-style rifle into a Times Square subway station was found sitting with the three-foot-long weapon lying on the floor, inches from his foot, according to a newly released court document...
Margot, Glasnow lift Rays over AL-worst Yankees 6-3
April 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Sluggish to start their AL title defense, the Tampa Bay Rays have found their bearings in the Bronx...
Yanks’ Sánchez hit in hand by foul ball, X-rays negative
April 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees catcher Gary Sánchez doesn't anticipate missing significant time after being hit in his right hand by a foul ball Saturday...
Buchnevich gets 3; Rangers beat NJ for 3rd time in 5 days
April 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich gave himself a birthday present and the New York Rangers another much-needed win in their pursuit of the playoffs...
Tanaka allows 2 homers, loses in return to Japanese baseball
April 17, 2021 GMTMasahiro Tanaka allowed Sho Nakata’s two-run homer in the first inning of the pitcher’s return to Japanese baseball, a 4-1 loss for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday...
Lawyers: DOJ defense in Trump defamation suit is ‘dangerous’
April 17, 2021 GMTThe U.S. Justice Department made a “wrong and dangerous” argument in seeking to defend former President Donald Trump against a former advice columnist’s claim that he defamed her when he denied her allegation of rape, her lawyers have told a court...
Scott Rudin will ‘step back’ after allegations of bullying
April 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Amid mounting anger over allegations of bullying, Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin broke his silence Saturday, saying he is “profoundly sorry” and will step back from his theater work...
South Carolina college’s band picked for 2022 Macy’s parade
April 17, 2021 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina college is sending its band to New York City to march in next year's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade...
Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer
April 17, 2021 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Chad Coffin has spent the coronavirus pandemic much as he has the previous several decades: on the mudflats of Maine, digging for the clams that draw tourists to seafood shacks around New England...
Cuomo retreats from open news briefings that made him a star
April 17, 2021 GMTALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor gained national attention last spring, and won an International Emmy, for daily, televised news briefings at which he answered barrages of questions from journalists about the COVID-19 pandemic...
New York hosts New Orleans after Randle’s 44-point outing
April 17, 2021 GMTNew Orleans Pelicans (25-31, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (30-27, sixth in the Eastern Conference)...
Miami takes on Brooklyn, looks to break 3-game slide
April 17, 2021 GMTBrooklyn Nets (38-18, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (28-28, seventh in the Eastern Conference)...
New York takes 3-game skid into matchup with Tampa Bay
April 17, 2021 GMTTampa Bay Rays (6-8) vs. New York Yankees (5-8)
Rockies look to end 6-game losing streak
April 17, 2021 GMTNew York Mets (5-3) vs. Colorado Rockies (3-10)
Rays dominate Yankees 8-2 in matchup of AL East strugglers
April 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Clint Frazier was batting in the eighth inning when some Yankees fans erupted, throwing about a half dozen balls on the field and causing the game to be stopped for 2 minutes, 15 seconds...
Randle scores 44 in hometown, Knicks beat Mavs 117-109
April 17, 2021 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Julius Randle scored 44 points in his best game in his hometown, leading the New York Knicks to a 117-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night for a five-game winning streak, their longest in seven years...
Winning numbers drawn in ‘Mega Millions’ game
April 17, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
17-27-28-50-55, Mega Ball: 25, Megaplier: 4
(seventeen, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, fifty, fifty-five; Mega Ball: twenty-five; Megaplier: four)
Durant, Harris lead Nets to 130-115 win over Hornets
April 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant had 25 points and 11 assists, Joe Harris scored 26 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 130-115 on Friday night...
State’s own expert told grand jury police didn’t kill Prude
April 17, 2021 GMTProsecutors overseeing a grand jury investigation into the death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, undercut the case for criminal charges with testimony from a medical expert who said three police officers who held Prude to the ground until he stopped breathing didn’t do anything wrong...
Man carrying unloaded rifle arrested in Times Square subway
April 17, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Ohio man has been arrested for openly carrying an unloaded, military-style rifle into a Times Square subway station...
Prosecutor: Man charged in Long Island hate crime spree
April 16, 2021 GMTMANORVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who authorities say went on a hate crime spree targeting people based on their religion and sexual orientation has been indicted on 36 criminal charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced Friday...
MLS concludes Beckham’s Miami broke league budget rules
April 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — David Beckham's Inter Miami was found by Major League Soccer to have violated league budget rules with its signing of French midfielder Blaise Matuidi, and the team bought out the contract of Argentine midfielder Matías Pellegrini to get back in compliance...
Fire marshals: Overloaded power strip caused Queens fire
April 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York City fire marshals said Friday that an overloaded power strip caused an apartment fire in Queens that injured 21 people, including 16 firefighters...
Heavy, wet snow shows another side of spring in New England
April 16, 2021 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A storm is bringing rain, snow and a messy morning commute to New England and northern New York just as it appeared spring weather was arriving...
Mets-Rockies’ Friday matchup postponed, doubleheader on tap
April 16, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — The game between the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets on Friday night was postponed because of a spring snowstorm that blanketed the Denver area overnight...
Police: New York trooper shoots knife-wielding parolee
April 16, 2021 GMTROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper on Friday shot and wounded a man who authorities say threatened officers with a butcher's knife as they tried to arrest him in Rochester for allegedly violating his parole...
Vartan Gregorian, longtime president of Carnegie Corp., dies
April 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Vartan Gregorian, the noted scholar and philanthropic leader who led the Carnegie Corporation of New York since 1997, died Thursday after being hospitalized for stomach pain...
Man charged with murder caught after mistaken release
April 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with murder who was mistakenly released from a New York City jail more than a month ago was taken back into custody Friday...
Slumping Rays look to stop 3-game skid
April 16, 2021 GMTTampa Bay Rays (5-8) vs. New York Yankees (5-7)
Ex-NYPD cop admits to obstruction in murder-for-hire plot
April 16, 2021 GMTCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York City police officer pleaded guilty Friday to an obstruction of justice charge in a murder-for-hire plot that authorities say sought the death of her husband and her boyfriend’s teenage daughter...
Yanks’ Nelson, Rays’ Wacha to start series opener
April 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Nick Nelson will start for the New York Yankees in Friday night’s series opener against the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays and Michael Wacha...
‘In the Heights’ to open Tribeca Film Festival in June
April 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's “In the Heights” will kick off the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, two days before the film opens in theaters and begins streaming...
Struggling Rockies look to end 6-game losing streak
April 16, 2021 GMTNew York Mets (5-3) vs. Colorado Rockies (3-10)
New Jersey faces New York, looks to stop 4-game slide
April 16, 2021 GMTNew Jersey Devils (14-22-6, seventh in the East Division) vs. New York Rangers (21-16-6, fifth in the East Division)...
Boston hosts New York after Marchand’s 2-goal game
April 16, 2021 GMTNew York Islanders (27-12-4, second in the East Division) vs. Boston Bruins (23-12-6, fourth in the East Division)...
Publisher won’t distribute book by officer from Taylor raid
April 16, 2021 GMTLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor's apartment is writing a book, but it won't be distributed as planned by publishing giant Simon & Schuster...
Panarin, Shesterkin lead Rangers to 4-0 win over Devils
April 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin had two goals and an assist, Igor Shesterkin got his second straight shutout, and the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 4-0 Thursday night...
NFL inks sports bet deals with Caesars, FanDuel, DraftKings
April 16, 2021 GMTATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Once one of the staunchest opponents of allowing people to bet legally on its games, the NFL on Thursday announced deals with three major gambling companies to become official sports betting partners...
Nets’ Aldridge retires at 35 due to irregular heartbeat
April 15, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge retired from the NBA on Thursday after saying he experienced an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the Brooklyn Nets...
Ghislaine Maxwell, citing new charges, seeks trial delay
April 15, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer asked Thursday that her July trial be delayed until next year, saying sex trafficking charges recently added to an alleged conspiracy to recruit teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse requires much more trial preparation...
Lawmakers fighting like cats and dogs? Not over this bill
April 15, 2021 GMTCONCORD. N.H. (AP) — Nine lives notwithstanding, killing a cat in a hit-and-run soon could become illegal in New Hampshire...
Diversity study: MLB earns bonuses for hiring milestones
April 15, 2021 GMTA new diversity study finds Major League Baseball with slightly lower scores for racial and gender hiring but earning bonuses for social justice initiatives and hiring milestones...
Rainmakers: Mets washed out for 3rd time in 5 days
April 15, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Mets really have improved — in how they handle rainouts.
New York's finale of the four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies was postponed because of rain Thursday...
DAs tossing more drug cases tied to indicted NYPD detective
April 15, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors will seek to overturn scores of additional drug convictions that relied on the work of an indicted former NYPD detective who has been accused of framing innocent people in some cases...
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Sikh Holiday story
April 15, 2021 GMTLIBERTY, Missouri (AP) — In a story April 14, 2021, about the Vaisakhi holiday, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Stockton Gurdwara Sahib member who talked about holiday preparations was Tejpaul Singh Bainwal...
NY Philharmonic gives 1st concert with audience in 13 months
April 15, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Esa-Pekka Salonen walked on stage to join the New York Philharmonic, which had not gathered before an audience for exactly 400 days...
NFL reprises Draft-a-Thon to raise money for pandemic relief
April 15, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is bringing back the Draft-a-Thon that raised money last year for charities dealing with the coronavirus pandemic...
Irving leads Brooklyn into matchup with Charlotte
April 15, 2021 GMTCharlotte Hornets (27-27, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (37-18, second in the Eastern Conference)...