• Knicks may get huge edge amid NBA’s coronavirus cap chaos

    Knicks may get huge edge amid NBA’s coronavirus cap chaos

    Bobby Marks, ESPN’s cap guru, predicts NBA free agency this summer will “slow to a crawl” and all players with opt-outs in their contracts will choose to opt in. That’s one economic fallout from the potentially massive salary-cap reduction because of the season’s March 11 shutdown. If all players are forced to opt in, that …
  • Aurora Cannabis jumps 55 percent thanks to lockdown stockpiling

    Aurora Cannabis jumps 55 percent thanks to lockdown stockpiling

    Aurora Cannabis posted a smaller loss compared with the prior quarter as customers in the US and Canada stockpiled cannabis ahead of lockdowns, sending its US-listed shares up 13 percent after the bell on Thursday. Friday, Aurora Cannabis was trading up 55 percent, to $14.32. The Canadian pot producer sold 12,729 kilograms of cannabis in …
  • ‘Call Me By Your Name’ director to remake ‘Scarface’ with Coen Brothers

    ‘Call Me By Your Name’ director to remake ‘Scarface’ with Coen Brothers

    Hey, Luca! You wanna job? “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino has signed on to take over an upcoming “Scarface” remake, Variety reports. There are already two versions of the gangster classic: the first, from 1932 starring Paul Muni and directed by Howard Hawks (“The Big Sleep”), and the second is the notorious …
  • NBA restart plans heat up with crucial meeting, player polls

    NBA restart plans heat up with crucial meeting, player polls

    The NBA’s push to restart the season seems to be gaining momentum. Several star players, including union president Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Jayson Tatum were set to hold a call with the league Tuesday to discuss strategies to resume the season that went on hiatus due to the coronavirus, according to The Athletic. Paul …
  • Bryan Adams goes on expletive-laced tirade about China and the coronavirus

    Bryan Adams goes on expletive-laced tirade about China and the coronavirus

    Bryan Adams, the Canadian rocker, created a stir online Monday after he posted an expletive-filled rant against the “greedy bastards” behind Chinese wet markets that he says produced the coronavirus and put his tour on hold. Adams, 60, was scheduled to play a series of shows at London’s Albert Hall starting on Monday night. In …
  • Jets’ C.J. Mosley would be stunned by Jamal Adams trade: ‘Crazy move’

    Jets’ C.J. Mosley would be stunned by Jamal Adams trade: ‘Crazy move’

    C.J. Mosley missed nearly all of last season with a groin injury, but he is confident he didn’t miss his chance to play meaningful football alongside Jamal Adams. Mosley, who spent just five quarters on the field with the standout safety last season, planned on combining with Adams to anchor one of the league’s best …
  • Elon Musk plans to move Tesla to Texas or Nevada over coronavirus gripes in CA

    Elon Musk plans to move Tesla to Texas or Nevada over coronavirus gripes in CA

    Elon Musk announced Saturday he plans to move Tesla to either Texas or Nevada — after the electronic carmaker was told it could not reopen Friday by California health officials. “Frankly, this is the final straw. Tesla will now move its HQ and future programs to Texas/Nevada immediately. If we even retain Fremont manufacturing activity …
  • Why Frank Gore chose the Jets over the Raiders

    Why Frank Gore chose the Jets over the Raiders

    Frank Gore had a choice between the Jets and the Raiders, and the veteran running back picked Gang Green to be reunited with coach Adam Gase. “I got an opportunity to get back with a good friend and a guy I respect, and I’m happy that he wanted me to be on his team,” Gore …
  • Acting DNI Director Informs Schiff ‘Russiagate’ Transcripts Ready for Release, Urges Him to ‘Honor’ Transparency Vow

    Acting DNI Director Informs Schiff ‘Russiagate’ Transcripts Ready for Release, Urges Him to ‘Honor’ Transparency Vow

    Acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell has notified House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) that 53 interviews conducted by the committee as part of the Russia investigation are ready for release. “All of the transcripts, with our required redactions, can be released to the public without any concerns of disclosing classified material,” …
  • Schiff: Trump Admin. Using Coronavirus Lab-Origin Story to ‘Deflect Attention’ from U.S. Failures

    Schiff: Trump Admin. Using Coronavirus Lab-Origin Story to ‘Deflect Attention’ from U.S. Failures

    Representative Adam Schiff said Tuesday that President Trump has embraced the “false narrative” that the coronavirus escaped from a Chinese lab in order to deflect from the administration’s “terrible mishandling” of the pandemic. “We are told that we are currently informed on the latest intelligence, so I don’t know where they’re getting this apart from …