layoffs

The thing to keep at the front of your mind, if you are a Nets fan, are the 20 games Kyrie Irving played this year. It was an all-too-brief sample, an all-too-fleeting taste, but those 20 games need to stay prominent because they remind you of all he can be, and all the Nets can …

The Islanders are one win away from their first conference finals appearance since 1993. Once again piecing together a lethal finish behind third-period goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brock Nelson, his second of the day, the Islanders secured a 3-2 win and a 3-1 series lead over the Flyers on Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena …

Coca-Cola is offering voluntary buyouts to about 4,000 people to reduce the number of layoffs it says will take place as it streamlines operations. Coca-Cola is reducing the number of its individual business segments from 17 to nine, which it said Friday will result in “voluntary and involuntary” staff cuts. The streamlining is taking place …

Casino operator MGM Resorts plans to lay off 18,000 furloughed workers in the United States as a global travel slowdown from the coronavirus crisis hurt its operations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The job cuts will start Monday, the report said. The company had about 52,000 full-time and 18,000 part-time employees in the …

Get ready for NBA Restart II. The NBA season will continue after all as players decided not to boycott the remainder of the playoffs on Thursday morning, sources confirm. Thursday’s games were postponed and the playoffs will return either Friday or Saturday. Wednesday’s games were postponed by the NBA after the Bucks boycotted their Game …

Kenny Smith walked off the NBA on TNT set on Wednesday night in the wake of the league postponing its three playoff games scheduled for the same day. The postponements came on the heels of the Milwaukee Bucks boycotting their game against the Orlando Magic in response to Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, being …

Injuries and series trends have prompted head coach Barry Trotz to switch around his lineup throughout this postseason, but the Islanders have maintained their chemistry no matter who is on the ice. Take the third line of Ross Johnston, J-G Pageau and Leo Komarov in Monday night’s series opening win over the Philadelphia Flyers for …

American Airlines said Tuesday its workforce will shrink by 40,000, including 19,000 involuntary cuts, in October as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weigh on air travel, unless the government extends aid for airline employee payrolls. Airlines received $25 billion in US government stimulus funds in March meant to cover payrolls and protect jobs through September. …

No one was more amped after Luka Doncic’s spectacular performance Sunday night than girlfriend Anamaria Goltes. The lifestyle and fitness personality shared several Doncic-centric posts to her Instagram story, after the 6-foot-7 point guard put on a show against the Los Angeles Clippers, logging 43 points, 17 rebounds, and 13 assists, including a 3-pointer at …

Luka Doncic is not only the best 21-year-old player to ever compete in an NBA game, but maybe now he’s the best player in basketball. In his second season, Doncic makes it look too easy, like Michael Jordan did. When Jordan was 25. Doncic’s step-back 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to beat the Clippers, 135-133, …