• Virtual reality: NFL Draft promises many twists and turns

    Virtual reality: NFL Draft promises many twists and turns

    There will be blockbuster trades, surprising selections and all the other normal elements of an NFL draft. There also will be clock stoppages to allow negotiating, IT-equipped vans parked outside the homes of worried general managers and hackers trying to ruin the whole television production. The first-ever fully virtual draft will begin with the first …
  • The issues buzzing around Giants as NFL Draft approaches

    The issues buzzing around Giants as NFL Draft approaches

    As the time finally arrives for the 2020 NFL Draft, here is the latest buzzing around the Giants, who own 10 picks, including No. 4 overall: 1. For the Giants, it is Isaiah Simmons or their top-rated offensive tackle. It would be a shock if another player is in the discussion Thursday night. When considering Simmons, …
  • Tekashi 6ix9ine kidnapper wants to swap jail for home confinement amid coronavirus

    Tekashi 6ix9ine kidnapper wants to swap jail for home confinement amid coronavirus

    Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s kidnapper is asking to be let out of jail and into home confinement because he has asthma and is especially at risk during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a letter filed in court. Anthony “Harv” Ellison, a reputed member of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods and former bodyguard for Tekashi, was convicted in …
  • Tribune Publishing furloughs employees in second round of cuts this month

    Tribune Publishing furloughs employees in second round of cuts this month

    Tribune Publishing, owner of the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and Baltimore Sun, is instituting furloughs for employees making as little as $40,000 a year in its second round of cuts this month. All non-union employees making $40,000 to $67,000 a year will be furloughed for one week per month, CEO Terry Jimenez said …
  • Brooks Laich doesn’t seem to miss Julianne Hough while quarantining alone

    Brooks Laich doesn’t seem to miss Julianne Hough while quarantining alone

    Brooks Laich and Julianne Hough aren’t doing much to help stop those split rumors. Laich, 36, opened up about his decision to isolate alone in Idaho while Hough, 31, remained in Los Angeles and said he feels “drained” being around too many people. “There’s a part of me that enjoys isolation and there’s a part …
  • Dave Gettleman’s job security depends on NFL Draft 2020

    Dave Gettleman’s job security depends on NFL Draft 2020

    Dave Gettleman gets this chance, this chance he nearly didn’t get when Pat Shurmur was fired, possibly his last chance if he fails to find Joe Judge the right players, starting with the fourth pick in Thursday night’s NFL Draft, so they can steer their titanic franchise safely around the iceberg that has been haunting …
  • Delta loses $534M in turbulent quarter, expects 90 percent hit ahead

    Delta loses $534M in turbulent quarter, expects 90 percent hit ahead

    Delta Air Lines, the biggest and most profitable US airline, lost $534 million in the first quarter, a setback that will appear trivial when the full force of the pandemic is revealed in the current quarter. Delta warned Wednesday that revenue during the April through June quarter, typically a period of harried travel, will plummet …
  • Giants’ NFL Draft priority has created weakness free agency can’t fix

    Giants’ NFL Draft priority has created weakness free agency can’t fix

    A lack of homegrown talent is one of the first problems general manager Dave Gettleman identifies when he looks at how far the Giants defense has fallen since the last Super Bowl win. Spending $80 million in free agency over the life of four contracts, as the Giants did last month, will plug some holes, …
  • Giants have four options if they want offensive lineman in NFL Draft

    Giants have four options if they want offensive lineman in NFL Draft

    The first question. Tackle or not? The second question: If it is a tackle, which one? Unless the Giants pull another first-round stunner in the NFL draft — was it really only a year ago they snagged Daniel Jones at No. 6? — it stands to reason they will be unable to trade down, will …
  • Kyle Richards responds to digs from ‘RHOBH’ newbie Garcelle Beauvais

    Kyle Richards responds to digs from ‘RHOBH’ newbie Garcelle Beauvais

    “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” returned to Bravo for its 10th season just last week, and there’s already drama between series veteran Kyle Richards and newbie Garcelle Beauvais. Richards, 51, recently addressed comments the actress, 53, made during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” where Beauvais told host Andy Cohen that Richards has the …