FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets now have a pair of big, physical, first-round building blocks for their offensive line.Missouri offensive tackle Armand Membou was taken by the Jets with the No. 7 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. The addition of Membou comes a year after New York…
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football WriterAbdul Carter was strolling through the halls of the New York Giants’ facility during a pre-draft visit a few weeks ago when something caught his eye.Hanging on the wall was a picture of Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor, widely regarded as one of the most dominant defensive…
DETROIT (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns was aggressive early and Jalen Brunson was effective late.Towns scored 11 of his 31 points in the first quarter and Brunson had 12 of his 30 in the fourth to help the New York Knicks hold on for a 118-116 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night to take…
On Friday a federal judge will sentence former congressman George Santos who is facing up to 87 months in prison. Santos was expelled from the House of Representatives in2023 following an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and he pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and other frauds charges.
Sources say Thomas Mascia the ex-state trooper who claimed he was shot in the line of duty is expected to plead guilty to official misconduct, tampering with evidence and filing a false report. Mascia’s parents will also reportedly plead guilty to an illegal weapon charge when they are in court on May 7. Mascia had…
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterJalen Brunson made more baskets than anyone else in the NBA this season when games were considered to be on the line.He delivered in the clutch. And a trophy is coming his way.Brunson, the New York Knicks’ star guard, won the NBA’s clutch player of the year award on Wednesday.…
(Nassau Police) The Third Squad reports the arrest of an East Garden City man for an incident that occurred on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 1:50 pm in East Garden City. According to Detectives, Defendant Victor Divergilio, 83, of 223 Wheeler Avenue entered the parking lot of the Roosevelt Field Mall located at 630 Old…
Las Vegas Sands has decides not to pursue the development of a casino & resort at the Nassau Coliseum and it will not apply in June for one of the state’s three gaming licenses available for the downstate region. In a statement, the company says it believes that the Coliseum “is the best location” for…
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A woman and toddler whose remains were discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from the victims of Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach killings were identified Wednesday as a U.S. Army veteran from Alabama and her daughter.Tanya Denise Jackson, 26, of Mobile, had been living in Brooklyn with her 2-year-old…
The Nassau County Police Department will have a press conference Wednesday where they will be providing updated information on a 1997 homicide investigation of a victim known only as “Peaches.” The female victim is called that because of a tattoo she had. Officials have said that DNA links “Peaches” to a toddler who was found…