newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Jim Kiick, Dolphins’ perfect season running back, dies at 73

MIAMI — Jim Kiick , the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL ’ s only perfect season in 1972 , died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer ’ s disease , daughter Allie said .
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend , Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka .
They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance , inspired by the popular 1969 movie “ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
” Kiick ( “ Butch ” ) made the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first two seasons and played on Miami ’ s back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams in 1972-73 .
Kiick had two touchdowns for the ’ 72 Dolphins in the AFC championship game , and also scored in the Super Bowl victory that capped their 17-0 season under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula .
Kiick lived in an assisted living home in recent years .
Allie Kiick said that because of the coronavirus , visitors weren ’ t being allowed in his room .
“ I miss my dad , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s pretty hard when you ’ re sitting on the outside of the glass and can ’ t do anything to cheer him up .
He ’ s lost the spark in his eyes as anyone would in this situation.
” In his NFL heyday , Kiick and the speedier Mercury Morris split playing time with the Dolphins during the 1972-73 seasons , which gave Shula a potent one-two punch at halfback but sometimes led to second-guessing by fans .
“ Kiick and Mercury Morris both contributed , ” Shula said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the bottom line wasn ’ t bad.
” Csonka compounded the challenge for opponents .
He and Kiick met at an all-star game the summer they joined the Dolphins , and as running mates they roomed together , partied together and briefly held out together seeking better contracts .
In 1975 , Kiick , Csonka and future Hall of Famer Paul Warfield left the Dolphins for the WFL .
The package was a watershed worth nearly $ 4 million over three years for the three players , who played for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Kiick returned to the NFL for his final two seasons , playing for Denver and Washington .
James Forrest Kiick was born Aug. 9 , 1946 , in Lincoln Park , New Jersey .
He led Wyoming in rushing three years in a row and was inducted into their athletics Hall of Fame in 1996 .
Miami drafted Kiick in the fifth round in 1968 .
He became a starter as a rookie and led the AFL in touchdowns rushing in 1969 with nine .
He had his best season statistically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team , when he rushed for 738 yards and averaged 4.6 yards per carry , both career highs .
Kiick also was an excellent blocker and a threat as a receiver .
He had 233 career receptions for 2,302 yards .
Following retirement , Kiick worked as a private investigator for the Broward County public defender ’ s office .
“ He is the best dad I could have ever asked for , and will forever be a legend and my hero , ” Allie Kiick wrote on Twitter after his death .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has been ranked in the top 150 on the women ’ s tour .
Jim Kiick ’ s father , George , played fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 and 1945 .

MIAMI — Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL’s only perfect season in 1972, died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, daughter Allie said.
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka. They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance, inspired by the popular 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
Kiick (“Butch”) made the American Football League All-Star team in his first two seasons and played on Miami’s back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams in 1972-73. Kiick had two touchdowns for the ’72 Dolphins in the AFC championship game, and also scored in the Super Bowl victory that capped their 17-0 season under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula.
Shula died May 4 at age 90.
Kiick lived in an assisted living home in recent years. Allie Kiick said that because of the coronavirus, visitors weren’t being allowed in his room.
“I miss my dad,” she wrote Thursday on Twitter. “It’s pretty hard when you’re sitting on the outside of the glass and can’t do anything to cheer him up. He’s lost the spark in his eyes as anyone would in this situation.”
In his NFL heyday, Kiick and the speedier Mercury Morris split playing time with the Dolphins during the 1972-73 seasons, which gave Shula a potent one-two punch at halfback but sometimes led to second-guessing by fans.
“Kiick and Mercury Morris both contributed,” Shula said. “Every Monday there was a controversy, but the bottom line wasn’t bad.”
Csonka compounded the challenge for opponents. He and Kiick met at an all-star game the summer they joined the Dolphins, and as running mates they roomed together, partied together and briefly held out together seeking better contracts.
In 1975, Kiick, Csonka and future Hall of Famer Paul Warfield left the Dolphins for the WFL. The package was a watershed worth nearly $4 million over three years for the three players, who played for the Memphis Southmen.
But the WFL folded, and Kiick returned to the NFL for his final two seasons, playing for Denver and Washington.
James Forrest Kiick was born Aug. 9, 1946, in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. He led Wyoming in rushing three years in a row and was inducted into their athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.
Miami drafted Kiick in the fifth round in 1968. He became a starter as a rookie and led the AFL in touchdowns rushing in 1969 with nine.
He had his best season statistically for Miami’s 1971 Super Bowl team, when he rushed for 738 yards and averaged 4.6 yards per carry, both career highs.
Kiick also was an excellent blocker and a threat as a receiver. He had 233 career receptions for 2,302 yards.
Following retirement, Kiick worked as a private investigator for the Broward County public defender’s office.
“He is the best dad I could have ever asked for, and will forever be a legend and my hero,” Allie Kiick wrote on Twitter after his death. She’s a professional tennis player who has been ranked in the top 150 on the women’s tour.
Jim Kiick’s father, George, played fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 and 1945.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Alex Zanardi in medically induced coma after horrific crash in Italy

Paralympic gold medalist and former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi is in a medically induced coma after suffering a severe head injury during a bicycling race in Italy , according to a CNN report on Saturday .
Zanardi , who had both legs amputated 20 years ago after a car racing accident , lost control of his handbike during the Obiettivo Tricolore relay race in Italy on Friday , the network reported .
Multiple reports said Zanardi crossed into the path of an oncoming truck .
The 53-year-old was airlifted to the Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital in Siena , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surgery .
A statement released by the hospital said Zanardi was “ stable ” and is in intensive care .
“ He is intubated and supported by artificial ventilation while the neurological picture remains serious , ” the statement said .
Since news of the athlete ’ s hospitalization broke , he has received warm well-wishes .
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte tweeted : ” “ No Alex , no !
Come on Alex # Zanardi , don ’ t give up .
All of Italy is fighting with you.
” Zanardi ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encouragement : “ The thoughts of our whole team are with former driver Alex Zanardi after he was injured in a hand bike accident earlier today .
“ Alex is one of life ’ s truly inspirational people and as we all know , a fighter through and through .
Stay strong and Forza Alex .
”

Paralympic gold medalist and former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi is in a medically induced coma after suffering a severe head injury during a bicycling race in Italy, according to a CNN report on Saturday.
Zanardi, who had both legs amputated 20 years ago after a car racing accident, lost control of his handbike during the Obiettivo Tricolore relay race in Italy on Friday, the network reported.
Multiple reports said Zanardi crossed into the path of an oncoming truck.
The 53-year-old was airlifted to the Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital in Siena, where he underwent three hours of brain surgery.
A statement released by the hospital said Zanardi was “stable” and is in intensive care.
“He is intubated and supported by artificial ventilation while the neurological picture remains serious,” the statement said.
Since news of the athlete’s hospitalization broke, he has received warm well-wishes.
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte tweeted:” “No Alex, no! Come on Alex # Zanardi, don’t give up. All of Italy is fighting with you.”
Zanardi’s former team Williams Racing also tweeted encouragement: “The thoughts of our whole team are with former driver Alex Zanardi after he was injured in a hand bike accident earlier today.
“Alex is one of life’s truly inspirational people and as we all know, a fighter through and through. Stay strong and Forza Alex.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Far-right movement could be targeting Washington D.C, according to report

The Trump Administration has recently alerted local law enforcement that a far-right group known as “ boogaloo ” may be targeting the nation ’ s capital Politico reports .
Boogaloo , a radical pro-second amendment organization , is a citizen-militia whose members say they are preparing for the Second American Civil War .
The National Capital Region Threat Intelligence Consortium ( NTIC ) reported Monday that “ the District is likely an attractive target for violent adherents of the boogaloo ideology due to the significant presence of US law enforcement entities , and the wide range of First Amendment-protected events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In its June 15th assessment , the NTIC found “ recent events indicate violent adherents of the boogaloo ideology likely reside in the National Capital Region , and others may be willing to travel far distances to incite civil unrest or conduct violence encouraged in online forums associated with the movement.
” On Friday .
the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) said that while Washington D.C. is an attractive target , other cities should also be on alert , as the boogaloo ideology is not restricted to just one place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ very likely will take advantage of any regional or national situation involving heightened fear and tensions to promote their violent extremist ideology and call supporters to action , ” said DHS in a memo .

The Trump Administration has recently alerted local law enforcement that a far-right group known as “boogaloo” may be targeting the nation’s capital Politico reports.
Boogaloo, a radical pro-second amendment organization, is a citizen-militia whose members say they are preparing for the Second American Civil War.
The National Capital Region Threat Intelligence Consortium (NTIC) reported Monday that “the District is likely an attractive target for violent adherents of the boogaloo ideology due to the significant presence of US law enforcement entities, and the wide range of First Amendment-protected events hosted here,” Politico reported.
In its June 15th assessment, the NTIC found “recent events indicate violent adherents of the boogaloo ideology likely reside in the National Capital Region, and others may be willing to travel far distances to incite civil unrest or conduct violence encouraged in online forums associated with the movement.”
On Friday. the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that while Washington D.C. is an attractive target, other cities should also be on alert, as the boogaloo ideology is not restricted to just one place.
“Domestic terrorists advocating for the boogaloo very likely will take advantage of any regional or national situation involving heightened fear and tensions to promote their violent extremist ideology and call supporters to action,” said DHS in a memo.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Michelle Wie gives birth to daughter

Michelle Wie gives birth to daughter

A post shared by Michelle Wie West ( @ michellewiewest ) on Jun 20 , 2020 at 11:03am PDT Michelle @ @ @ @ @ little one of her own .
The former U.S. Women ’ s Open champion announced @ @ @ @ @ her husband , Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West , are parents of a daughter @ @ @ @ @ baby , I have waited my entire life to meet you , ” Wie wrote @ @ @ @ @ her Makenna Kamalei Yoona West .
The 30-year-old Wie was born and raised in Honolulu @ @ @ @ @ for “ beloved child.
” Wie and West , the son of NBA great Jerry @ @ @ @ @ August .
They announced her pregnancy in January .
Wie shot the lowest score ever @ @ @ @ @ the PGA Tour with a 68 at Sony Open when she was 14 .
She @ @ @ @ @ LPGA Tour , the biggest at Pinehurst No .
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A post shared by Michelle Wie West (@michellewiewest) on Jun 20, 2020 at 11:03am PDT
Michelle Wie West now has a little one of her own.
The former U.S. Women’s Open champion announced on Instagram that she and her husband, Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West, are parents of a daughter born Friday.
“Kenna baby, I have waited my entire life to meet you,” Wie wrote on Instagram.
They named her Makenna Kamalei Yoona West. The 30-year-old Wie was born and raised in Honolulu. Kamalei is a Hawaiian for “beloved child.”
Wie and West, the son of NBA great Jerry West, were married in August. They announced her pregnancy in January.
Wie shot the lowest score ever by a woman competing on the PGA Tour with a 68 at Sony Open when she was 14. She won five times on the LPGA Tour, the biggest at Pinehurst No. 2 in the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Former Cubs All-Star Addison Russell inks deal to play in Korea

SEOUL , Sout Korea — Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after @ @ @ @ @ $ 530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization .
Russell , @ @ @ @ @ the Cubs roster in December after the Major League club declined to offer a new @ @ @ @ @ All-Star a free agent one year after he was suspended for violating Major League Baseball @ @ @ @ @ .
Russell was banned for 40 games at the start of the 2019 season after @ @ @ @ @ by ex-wife Melisa Reidy .
When he returned to the Cubs in May of that @ @ @ @ @ career-low .237 with nine homers and 23 RBIs .
Heroes general manager Kim Chi-hyun told @ @ @ @ @ did their background work on Russell and spoke with his agent Scott Boras .
Russell @ @ @ @ @ runs and drove in 95 runs during his All-Star season in 2016 , will play @ @ @ @ @ Yonhap reported .
He will take the roster spot of Taylor Motter .

SEOUL, Sout Korea — Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after he signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization.
Russell, 26, was cut from the Cubs roster in December after the Major League club declined to offer a new contract, making the 2016 All-Star a free agent one year after he was suspended for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.
Russell was banned for 40 games at the start of the 2019 season after a series of allegations made by ex-wife Melisa Reidy. When he returned to the Cubs in May of that year, Russell batted a career-low .237 with nine homers and 23 RBIs.
Heroes general manager Kim Chi-hyun told Yonhap News Agency that they did their background work on Russell and spoke with his agent Scott Boras.
Russell, who hit 21 home runs and drove in 95 runs during his All-Star season in 2016, will play shortstop and second base, Yonhap reported. He will take the roster spot of Taylor Motter.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Curtis Blaydes routs Alexander Volkov for fourth UFC win in row

LAS VEGAS — UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes dominated Alexander Volkov with wrestling Saturday night , earning his fourth consecutive victory in a suffocating unanimous decision .
Featherweight Josh Emmett won a unanimous decision over Shane Burgos in a thrilling joint performance during the penultimate bout of the latest show from the fan-free UFC Apex gym in the mixed martial arts promotion ’ s hometown .
Blaydes ( 14-2 ) showcased his superior wrestling skills from the start against Volkov , taking down the towering Russian within the first 10 seconds and then dominating the first 3 1/2 rounds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ takedown late in the fourth and nailed Blaydes with a few strikes early in the fifth , but Blaydes pushed through and won by bending the fight to his clear strengths on the ground .
“ It ’ s always a good experience to know you can go 25 minutes , and there ’ s things you need to work on , but you learn them in a win , ” Blaydes said .
“ I need to work on my conditioning after the third round , but I ’ m happy with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I ’ m one step closer to a title shot.
” The 6-foot-7 Volkov flew to the U.S. with no clear idea how he will get home to Russia due to travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic .
He had won seven of his last eight fights , but hadn ’ t competed since his one-sided victory over Greg Hardy in Moscow last year .
Blaydes won on the judges ’ scorecards 49-46 , 48-47 and 48-46 .
Blaydes and Francis Ngannou are the most likely contenders to get the next shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stipe Miocic completes his trilogy with former two-belt champ Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on Aug. 15 .
Ngannou is responsible for the only two losses of Blaydes ’ career , winning their bouts in 2016 and 2018 .
Emmett and Burgos put on the performance of the night with a fascinating slugfest , with Emmett winning 29-28 , 29-28 and 29-27 .
The 35-year-old Emmett ( 16-2 ) persevered through a knee injury in the first round to land two knockdowns and a dominant third round , but Burgos absorbed tremendous punishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Dana , I told you , get that checkbook ready !
” Emmett shouted immediately after the fight in the direction of UFC President Dana White , who hands out the promotion ’ s bonuses for outstanding performances .
The event was the fourth of five consecutive UFC shows held over five weekends with no fans on its corporate campus .
After next week ’ s show headlined by Dustin Poirier ’ s meeting with Dan Hooker , the UFC will move to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi for four shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 251 on July 12 .
Veteran Jim Miller finished Roosevelt Roberts with an armbar in the first round of his latest milestone fight .
The 36-year-old Miller ( 32-14 ) matched Donald “ Cowboy ” Cerrone ’ s record 35th appearance in a UFC cage , and his 21st UFC victory left him trailing only Cerrone ( 23 ) and Demian Maia ( 22 ) in the promotion ’ s history .
Former bantamweight title contender Raquel Pennington ( 11-8 ) earned only her second win since 2016 with a clear decision over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennington ’ s fiancée , Tecia Torres , snapped her four-fight skid since 2017 with a one-sided decision over Brianna Van Buren on the early undercard .
Justin Jaynes had a storybook UFC debut , stopping Frank Camacho with strikes in just 41 seconds .
The 30-year-old Jaynes accepted the fight only three days ago when Matt Frevola was pulled from the Las Vegas card because of a teammate ’ s positive coronavirus test .
In two matchups pitting seasoned veterans , Lauren Murphy won a unanimous decision over fellow veteran flyweight Roxanne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win over Clay Guida .

LAS VEGAS — UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes dominated Alexander Volkov with wrestling Saturday night, earning his fourth consecutive victory in a suffocating unanimous decision.
Featherweight Josh Emmett won a unanimous decision over Shane Burgos in a thrilling joint performance during the penultimate bout of the latest show from the fan-free UFC Apex gym in the mixed martial arts promotion’s hometown.
Blaydes (14-2) showcased his superior wrestling skills from the start against Volkov, taking down the towering Russian within the first 10 seconds and then dominating the first 3 1/2 rounds. Volkov (31-8) landed his own takedown late in the fourth and nailed Blaydes with a few strikes early in the fifth, but Blaydes pushed through and won by bending the fight to his clear strengths on the ground.
“It’s always a good experience to know you can go 25 minutes, and there’s things you need to work on, but you learn them in a win,” Blaydes said. “I need to work on my conditioning after the third round, but I’m happy with the win. Volkov is legit, and I’m one step closer to a title shot.”
The 6-foot-7 Volkov flew to the U.S. with no clear idea how he will get home to Russia due to travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. He had won seven of his last eight fights, but hadn’t competed since his one-sided victory over Greg Hardy in Moscow last year.
Blaydes won on the judges’ scorecards 49-46, 48-47 and 48-46.
Blaydes and Francis Ngannou are the most likely contenders to get the next shot at the UFC heavyweight title after champion Stipe Miocic completes his trilogy with former two-belt champ Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on Aug. 15. Ngannou is responsible for the only two losses of Blaydes’ career, winning their bouts in 2016 and 2018.
Emmett and Burgos put on the performance of the night with a fascinating slugfest, with Emmett winning 29-28, 29-28 and 29-27. The 35-year-old Emmett (16-2) persevered through a knee injury in the first round to land two knockdowns and a dominant third round, but Burgos absorbed tremendous punishment and thought he had earned a decision.
“Dana, I told you, get that checkbook ready!” Emmett shouted immediately after the fight in the direction of UFC President Dana White, who hands out the promotion’s bonuses for outstanding performances.
The event was the fourth of five consecutive UFC shows held over five weekends with no fans on its corporate campus. After next week’s show headlined by Dustin Poirier’s meeting with Dan Hooker, the UFC will move to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi for four shows in 14 days, beginning with UFC 251 on July 12.
Veteran Jim Miller finished Roosevelt Roberts with an armbar in the first round of his latest milestone fight. The 36-year-old Miller (32-14) matched Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s record 35th appearance in a UFC cage, and his 21st UFC victory left him trailing only Cerrone (23) and Demian Maia (22) in the promotion’s history.
Former bantamweight title contender Raquel Pennington (11-8) earned only her second win since 2016 with a clear decision over 42-year-old high school teacher Marion Reneau. Pennington’s fiancée, Tecia Torres, snapped her four-fight skid since 2017 with a one-sided decision over Brianna Van Buren on the early undercard.
Justin Jaynes had a storybook UFC debut, stopping Frank Camacho with strikes in just 41 seconds. The 30-year-old Jaynes accepted the fight only three days ago when Matt Frevola was pulled from the Las Vegas card because of a teammate’s positive coronavirus test.
In two matchups pitting seasoned veterans, Lauren Murphy won a unanimous decision over fellow veteran flyweight Roxanne Modafferi, and Bobby Green controlled his win over Clay Guida.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Ansel Elgort denies sexual assault allegation through Instagram post

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) A woman , who identified herself only as Gabby , on Friday accused Elgort of sexually assaulting her in 2014 when she was 17 years old and a fan of his .
Gabby claimed in a Twitter post that after the two met through messaging on social media , Elgort took her virginity — and though she was “ sobbing in pain ” during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted to stop .
Elgort , 26 , confirmed the encounter happened but insisted in his own post that their relationship was “ legal and entirely consensual.
” “ I can not claim to understand Gabby ’ s feelings but her description of events is simply not what happened , ” Elgort wrote .
“ I have never and would never assault anyone .
“ What is true is that in New York in 2014 , when I was 20 , Gabby and I had a brief , legal and entirely consensual relationship.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s feelings as the result of a messy split .
“ Unfortunately , I did not handle the breakup well , ” he continued .
“ I stopped responding to her , which is an immature and cruel thing to do to someone .
I know this belated apology does not absolve me of my unacceptable behavior when I disappeared .
“ As I look back on my attitude , I am disgusted and deeply ashamed of the way I acted , ” he continued .
“ I am truly sorry.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ reflect ” and “ grow in empathy.
” Gabby , who appears to have deleted her Twitter account after posting her message , had written that “ when [ the sexual encounter ] happened , instead of asking me if I wanted to stop having sex knowing it was my first time and I was sobbing in pain and I didn ’ t want to do it , the only words that came out of his mouth were ‘ we need to break you in.
’ “ I WASN ’ T @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she wrote .

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“West Side Story” star Ansel Elgort denied a sexual assault allegation in an Instagram post Saturday night.
A woman, who identified herself only as Gabby, on Friday accused Elgort of sexually assaulting her in 2014 when she was 17 years old and a fan of his.
Gabby claimed in a Twitter post that after the two met through messaging on social media, Elgort took her virginity — and though she was “sobbing in pain” during the experience, he did not ask if she wanted to stop.
Elgort, 26, confirmed the encounter happened but insisted in his own post that their relationship was “legal and entirely consensual.”
“I cannot claim to understand Gabby’s feelings but her description of events is simply not what happened,” Elgort wrote.
“I have never and would never assault anyone.
“What is true is that in New York in 2014, when I was 20, Gabby and I had a brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship.”
Elgort went on to frame Gabby’s feelings as the result of a messy split.
“Unfortunately, I did not handle the breakup well,” he continued.
“I stopped responding to her, which is an immature and cruel thing to do to someone. I know this belated apology does not absolve me of my unacceptable behavior when I disappeared.
“As I look back on my attitude, I am disgusted and deeply ashamed of the way I acted,” he continued. “I am truly sorry.”
Elgort also expressed the need for him to “reflect” and “grow in empathy.”
Gabby, who appears to have deleted her Twitter account after posting her message, had written that “when [the sexual encounter] happened, instead of asking me if I wanted to stop having sex knowing it was my first time and I was sobbing in pain and I didn’t want to do it, the only words that came out of his mouth were ‘we need to break you in.’
“I WASN’T there in that moment mentally,” she wrote.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Four share the lead as wild finish looms at RBC Heritage

Another positive test , another undeterred sport .
Nick Watney withdrew from ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA Tour’s return to competition has brought together the strongest fields of the year on courses that have not been overly punishing, and the result is the same.
It’s another free-for-all at the RBC Heritage.
Webb Simpson practically had to apologize for a 3-under 68, in which he managed just one birdie on the back nine. He was part of a four-way tie for the lead, and that was good enough for him. He also knows good probably won’t cut it Sunday at Harbour Town,.
“It’s not like I’ve got a three- or four-shot lead and could shoot a couple under,” he said. “It’s going to take a good one.”
Tyrrell Hatton had one of six rounds at 63, giving the 28-year-old from England a share of the lead as he goes for his second straight victory, albeit three months apart because of the shutdown from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abraham Ancer, so solid with his irons, had a 65 and joined the lead along with Ryan Palmer, who had a 66.
They were at 15-under 198, a number that didn’t even start to explain the low scoring.
Even with Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele sputtering to 75s, the field was 223-under par, the lowest for any round since the RBC Heritage began in 1969. There were 35 players at 10 under or better, compared with only one player (Dustin Johnson) a year ago. The previous mark was seven players at double digits under par through 54 holes.
Most telling were the opportunities on Sunday.
There were 21 players separated by just three shots going into the final round. A week ago at Colonial, there were 14 players separated by three shots.
“I think the fields have been extremely strong,” Ancer said. “Everybody out here was just eager to come out and play. Thre greens are a little bit soft, especially this week, and the ball isn’t really rolling out as much as you’re used to on the greens and on the fairways. That’s yielding a little bit more birdies, for sure.”
Carlos Ortiz, who started this tournament with two double bogeys after playing only five holes, suddenly has a chance to grab his first PGA Tour victory after two eagles in a round of 63. He was one shot behind, along with Colonial winner Daniel Berger and Joel Dahmen, both with 63s.
And there was more testing than usual.
Players and caddies on the charter flight to Connecticut for next week’s event had to take a saliva test Saturday for the coronavirus before they can get on the plane. Eleven others had testing Friday night because they were deemed to have been in close contact with Nick Watney, whose positive test on Friday was the first in golf’s return.
Among them was Sergio Garcia, who flew with Watney from Austin, Texas. The initial test was negative. Garcia was nervous as he waited for the result, though not so nervous he couldn’t put down a 65 to join the chase. He was two shots behind, along with Ian Poulter and Joaquin Niemann.
Bryson DeChambeau, starting the day one shot behind, hit his approach into the par-5 second in the trees and it never came down. He has added 40 pounds of mass, still not enough to uproot the tree and shake it loose. That led to a bogey, and more damaging was no birdies on the back nine for a 70.
Even so, he remained three shots behind in a group that included Johnson, who birdied three of his last four holes to go from around the middle of the pack to 12-under 201, three shots behind and very much in the picture. That’s all it took Saturday, and it likely won’t be any different in the final round.
Brooks Koepka quietly posted a 68 and was in the group three shots behind.
Chalk it up to June, a new date for the RBC Heritage because of the pandemic. The tournament usually is the week after the Masters in April, when the temperature is slightly cooler, the greens are firmer and the rye grass hasn’t been taken over by Bermuda. It’s soft. And these are the best players in the world, all of them eager to get going again.
“Because we’re not at a major championship-style golf course last week or this week, where you’re going to have separation because of bad scores, I think that’s probably why,” Simpson said when asked to explain the bunched score.
Perhaps that explains why Justin Thomas called it “the worst 66 I’ve ever shot in my life.”
Hatton has won back-to-back before in his career, under entirely different circumstances. In 2017, he won in Scotland and Italy in consecutive weeks. Now he goes after two in a row three months apart, having won at Bay Hill in March before the pandemic shut down sports.
It apparently wasn’t long enough for anyone to accumulate much rush.
“I think we’ve all had enough notice to try and get ready to play tournaments again,” said Hatton, who rented a house in Orlando, Florida, during the stay-at-home mandate. “So it’s not massively surprising to see guys playing as well as they are, and hopefully the guys at home are enjoying it, watching on TV.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly hiding from the feds in plush Paris apartment

Jeffrey Epstein ’ s alleged “ madame , ” Ghislaine Maxwell , has reportedly fled to her native France .
The socialite on the run has bunkered down in a plush Paris apartment as the FBI investigates her connection to the billionaire convicted pedophile and alleged sex trafficker , The Sun reported Saturday .
Maxwell , 58 , who has kept an extremely low-profile since 2016 , is reportedly living in a plush , luxury pad in a haughty neighborhood just off the Champs Elysees and a five-minute drive from Epstein ’ s multimillion-dollar apartment in the city , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving locations every month to keep private investigators off her tail and is staying at the residences of trusted colleagues and contacts , ” a source told the tabloid .
Maxwell has been accused in civil suits of procuring young girls for Epstein .
She has stuck around France during the coronavirus pandemic and plans to try to stay in her home country to avoid possible extradition , the source told The Sun .
“ She wants to remain in France for as long as she can to take advantage of extradition laws @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s lawyer earlier this month submitted a court filing in a fight to keep sealed court documents about her sex life under wraps .
While Epstein died weeks after he was charged with sex-trafficking minors , Maxwell has been named a co-defendant in multiple civil lawsuits brought by alleged Epstein victims .

Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged “madame,” Ghislaine Maxwell, has reportedly fled to her native France.
The socialite on the run has bunkered down in a plush Paris apartment as the FBI investigates her connection to the billionaire convicted pedophile and alleged sex trafficker, The Sun reported Saturday.
Maxwell, 58, who has kept an extremely low-profile since 2016, is reportedly living in a plush, luxury pad in a haughty neighborhood just off the Champs Elysees and a five-minute drive from Epstein’s multimillion-dollar apartment in the city, according to The Sun.
“Ghislaine is moving locations every month to keep private investigators off her tail and is staying at the residences of trusted colleagues and contacts,” a source told the tabloid.
Maxwell has been accused in civil suits of procuring young girls for Epstein. She has stuck around France during the coronavirus pandemic and plans to try to stay in her home country to avoid possible extradition, the source told The Sun.
“She wants to remain in France for as long as she can to take advantage of extradition laws,” the source said.
Maxwell’s lawyer earlier this month submitted a court filing in a fight to keep sealed court documents about her sex life under wraps.
While Epstein died weeks after he was charged with sex-trafficking minors, Maxwell has been named a co-defendant in multiple civil lawsuits brought by alleged Epstein victims.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Organized TikTok campaigns jammed up Trump rally tickets by the hundreds

Social media was abuzz Saturday night with claims that President Trump opponents , many of them teenagers and K-Pop fans , guaranteed that hundreds , even thousands of seats for the Tulsa rally remained empty — by bulk “ reserving ” tickets they had no intention of using .
Trump had blamed protests and media-stoked fears of the coronavirus for the large swaths of empty seats .
“ Actually , you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” progressive New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted at Brad Parscale , Trump ’ s campaign manager .
“ Shout out to Zoomers , ” she said , calling some of the ticket-hoarders “ KPop stans.
” “ Y ’ all make me so proud , ” she added .
A loosely-organized campaign on TikTok included Trump opponents of all ages — including one calling herself “ # TikTokGrandma.
” “ Go reserve tickets now and leave him standing there alone on the stage , what do you say ?
” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign was allowing reservations for two free tickets per cell phone number .
“ When you register you have to give them your cell phone number , ” she said in a video .
“ They send you a code , you put the code in , and your tickets are reserved for you.
” Afraid you ’ ll get deluged with annoying Trump campaign texts ?
Not to worry , she advised .
“ Once you text “ stop ” they have to stop texting you , that ’ s the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avowed Trump opponent Steve Schmidt claimed his 16-year-old daughter and her pals together purchased “ hundreds of tickets.
” “ I ’ m dead serious when I say this .
The teens of America have struck a savage blow against @ realDonaldTrump , ” Schmidt tweeted .

Social media was abuzz Saturday night with claims that President Trump opponents, many of them teenagers and K-Pop fans, guaranteed that hundreds, even thousands of seats for the Tulsa rally remained empty — by bulk “reserving” tickets they had no intention of using.
Trump had blamed protests and media-stoked fears of the coronavirus for the large swaths of empty seats.
“Actually, you just got ROCKED by teens on TikTok who flooded the Trump campaign w/fake ticket reservations & tricked you into believing a million people wanted your white supremacist open mic enough to pack an arena during COVID,” progressive New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted at Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager.
“Shout out to Zoomers,” she said, calling some of the ticket-hoarders “KPop stans.”
“Y’all make me so proud,” she added.
A loosely-organized campaign on TikTok included Trump opponents of all ages — including one calling herself “#TikTokGrandma.”
“Go reserve tickets now and leave him standing there alone on the stage, what do you say?” she urged.
She advised that the Trump campaign was allowing reservations for two free tickets per cell phone number.
“When you register you have to give them your cell phone number,” she said in a video.
“They send you a code, you put the code in, and your tickets are reserved for you.”
Afraid you’ll get deluged with annoying Trump campaign texts? Not to worry, she advised.
“Once you text “stop” they have to stop texting you, that’s the law” she said.
Political strategist and avowed Trump opponent Steve Schmidt claimed his 16-year-old daughter and her pals together purchased “hundreds of tickets.”
“I’m dead serious when I say this. The teens of America have struck a savage blow against @realDonaldTrump,” Schmidt tweeted.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--On Father’s Day, Giants’ Joe Judge remembers his late dad

They say time heals , but some wounds never do .
Not completely .
This is the third Father ’ s Day Giants coach Joe Judge will spend without his dad , named Joseph at birth and called “ Joskie ’ ’ by almost everyone .
Those closest to their parents feel the loss , every day , and especially at times like this .
When one of them is gone , every new job or family milestone , every birth or goal or touchdown or dance recital — everything , really — is diminished , sometimes wistfully so , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is the cycle of life , a reality children hope to fend off as long as possible .
Judge had his dad for 36 years , for 36 Father ’ s Days , but this Sunday he will again rely on his memories .
For the first time , Judge , 38 , celebrates and endures a Father ’ s Day as the head coach of the New York Giants .
His is an immense achievement for one so young , someone who was so off the radar , until he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate class with one outrageously impressive interview .
These are heady times for Joe Judge .
He , his wife and their four kids are settling into their new house in Franklin Lakes , N.J. , after spending the past eight years living in North Attleboro , Mass.
, not far from Judge ’ s workplace in Foxborough when he was a special teams assistant and later coordinator for the Patriots .
The all-remote , COVID-19-driven offseason program is complete — there is one more week for the rookies — and Judge can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He will reminisce about his late father , because that is what sons do on days like this .
“ It is tough , ’ ’ Judge told The Post in a recent interview .
“ I don ’ t get so much into my own — my kids get me presents , and I love seeing their smiles and all .
I was very close with my own father .
When he passed a few years ago , with him being gone it does get tough .
It does get tough.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in college at Mississippi State or any of his previous coaching stops , Judge made sure to return to Doylestown , Pa. , to spend Father ’ s Day at home — with his family , with his mom , Denise , younger sister Jeannine , older brother Jimmy and , of course , his dad .
“ It was always after spring football , ’ ’ Judge said .
“ I ’ d make sure we had the weekend together to eat , catch up and talk and just laugh and tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not on the phone .
That was kind of one of the weekends I could mark down every year that was going to be for me and my dad , and my brother , sitting down and just kind of spending time together .
“ So it does get a little bit , you always want to share good moments and there ’ s some opportunities that have come into my life that I wish my father could share in .
But hey , look , he ’ s the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunity to put me in a position where I could follow my dreams .
I just celebrate Mother ’ s Day twice as hard now.
’ ’ Joseph Judge played football at Temple and in the Canadian Football League , worked as a salesman in the beverage business , was Joe ’ s CYO football coach — a big man with a big presence and an innate ability to will those around him to do what he believed was best for them by the sheer force of his nurturing personality .
“ Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy , if he asked you something you would do it , ’ ’ Frank Panariello , one of Judge ’ s high school friends , told The Post from Philadelphia .
“ Joe himself has the same characteristics .
That ’ s why his being a coach doesn ’ t surprise me .
People will listen to him — you kind of want to do for him.
’ ’ Judge changed school districts and arrived at Lansdale Catholic High School as a freshman needing to find a new group of friends — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A lot of people didn ’ t like him too much , because he was just a kid from another school , ’ ’ Panariello said .
“ We got along from the start .
Joe was a jokester .
Fun to hang out with.
’ ’ Soon enough , the Joe Judge way of persuasion — a trait he shared with his father — became apparent .
Judge would crave a cheesesteak from Geno ’ s Steaks .
His buddies said no , too far to go .
Judge badgered so long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if only to quiet him down as he filled his stomach .
When Judge wanted to get out of the area for college , his dad manned the phones , relentlessly calling around to find a Division I program for his son .
He helped another one of Joe ’ s friends , Matt Stairiker , put together a football highlight tape that aided in his recruitment at Allegheny College .
He tried to get Panariello to consider joining the National Guard .
When Judge left for Mississippi State , Panariello ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick with breast cancer .
Frank was set to play soccer , locally , at Delaware Valley College , and his mother was concerned about him .
She asked the Judge family to take him in — they lived about a block away from the Delaware Valley soccer field .
So , Frank Panariello not only lived for nearly two years with the Judges , he stayed in Joe ’ s room .
Even looked after Joe ’ s dog .
Every so often , Joseph Judge would ask Panariello to mow the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ends around the house .
“ It was a great experience , ’ ’ Panariello said .
“ I loved it , it was neat .
Just like I was his son .
My mother had Mr. Judge make sure I would go to school .
They just took me in with open arms .
It was amazing.
’ ’ Asked what he called Joseph Judge , Panariello said “ Dad , most of the time.
’ ’ Panariello sometimes would accompany Joseph Judge on 14-hour car rides to Starkville , Miss.
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuff of Judge family legend that Joseph got an English bulldog because that was the breed of the Mississippi State mascot .
During one trip , Joseph brought the bulldog and actually got onto the field for a football game at Davis Wade Stadium by convincing someone his dog was “ Bully , ’ ’ the actual team mascot .
The Judge house was where Joe ’ s friends hung out and were put to work .
Putting in patios .
Digging French drains .
Yard work .
No one could resist the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joey ’ s relentless pursuit comes from his dad , ’ ’ said Stairiker , who played CYO football with Judge , and was his center and guard when Judge played quarterback in high school .
“ His dad would never let up .
We would have , I guess you could call them , ‘ activities.
’ It was phrased as voluntary but you knew it wasn ’ t voluntary .
He was such a big person , both physically but also his personality … it ’ s hard to describe.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coaching ranks , from Mississippi State to Birmingham-Southern to Alabama to the Patriots , father and son would talk after every game .
“ Definitely with the football they had the bond , but more than that he taught him how to be , like , an actual adult , ’ ’ Panariello said .
Joseph Judge took sick with cancer .
For years , he walked with the aid of a cane .
He died July 21 , 2017 , at the age of 66 .
Panariello , a groomsman at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ met in college — was right beside Joe as they walked the casket out together for the funeral .
“ Around people he kept his composure and stayed strong but he took it hard , ’ ’ Panariello said .
“ It was a big loss for everybody .
There is never a time you want to lose your father or mother , but I think it was a time he really would have loved to turn around and maybe ask a few more questions .
His eulogy was well-spoken , he stayed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doors he wept .
It was a tough time , for sure.
’ ’ Judge dealt with the loss “ the way he handles everything , ’ ’ said Stairiker , a manufacturing engineer at Edmund Optics in Barrington , N.J. “ He takes it in stride , ’ ’ Stairiker said .
“ I think when I saw him , his mom , his brother and sister , when I saw them at the funeral I broke down and lost it .
Joey , he stayed strong.
’ ’ When Judge was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giants history , he said , “ I would be remiss if I didn ’ t thank my own father , who was my first coach and taught me the most important lesson is you hold those you expect the most from at the highest standard.
’ ’ Joskie Judge was a huge Eagles fan , a fact not lost on those taken aback when the Giants chose his son .
“ Mr .
Judge might have had some choice words for Joey about that , ’ ’ Stairiker said , laughing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you probably could have checked in with me before doing this.
’ Then he probably would have pushed to move up to New York.
’ ’ When the hiring became official , Panariello — who owns Toro Landscaping and Property Services in Lansdale , Pa. — purchased two New York Giants hats and placed them on the gravestone of Joseph Judge at St. John Neumann Cemetery .
He sent a picture and the message , “ Don ’ t worry , we ’ re good , ’ ’ to his friend Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s beside Joe now , ’ ’ Panariello said .
“ Just in a different way.
’ ’ Judge on this Father ’ s Day prefers to think about what he had and not what he lost .
“ It ’ s one of those deals , hey listen , ’ ’ he said quietly .
“ I was fortunate to have him for that long .
’ ’

They say time heals, but some wounds never do. Not completely.
This is the third Father’s Day Giants coach Joe Judge will spend without his dad, named Joseph at birth and called “Joskie’’ by almost everyone. Those closest to their parents feel the loss, every day, and especially at times like this.
When one of them is gone, every new job or family milestone, every birth or goal or touchdown or dance recital — everything, really — is diminished, sometimes wistfully so, sometimes terribly so, always deeply so.
It is the cycle of life, a reality children hope to fend off as long as possible. Judge had his dad for 36 years, for 36 Father’s Days, but this Sunday he will again rely on his memories. For the first time, Judge, 38, celebrates and endures a Father’s Day as the head coach of the New York Giants. His is an immense achievement for one so young, someone who was so off the radar, until he unexpectedly vaulted to the head of the candidate class with one outrageously impressive interview.
These are heady times for Joe Judge. He, his wife and their four kids are settling into their new house in Franklin Lakes, N.J., after spending the past eight years living in North Attleboro, Mass., not far from Judge’s workplace in Foxborough when he was a special teams assistant and later coordinator for the Patriots. The all-remote, COVID-19-driven offseason program is complete — there is one more week for the rookies — and Judge can spend this Father’s Day relaxing. He will reminisce about his late father, because that is what sons do on days like this.
“It is tough,’’ Judge told The Post in a recent interview. “I don’t get so much into my own — my kids get me presents, and I love seeing their smiles and all. I was very close with my own father. When he passed a few years ago, with him being gone it does get tough. It does get tough.’’
Wherever he was, whether in college at Mississippi State or any of his previous coaching stops, Judge made sure to return to Doylestown, Pa., to spend Father’s Day at home — with his family, with his mom, Denise, younger sister Jeannine, older brother Jimmy and, of course, his dad.
“It was always after spring football,’’ Judge said. “I’d make sure we had the weekend together to eat, catch up and talk and just laugh and tell jokes and spend some time when we’re not on the phone. That was kind of one of the weekends I could mark down every year that was going to be for me and my dad, and my brother, sitting down and just kind of spending time together.
“So it does get a little bit, you always want to share good moments and there’s some opportunities that have come into my life that I wish my father could share in. But hey, look, he’s the one who worked hard to give me the opportunity to put me in a position where I could follow my dreams. I just celebrate Mother’s Day twice as hard now.’’
Joseph Judge played football at Temple and in the Canadian Football League, worked as a salesman in the beverage business, was Joe’s CYO football coach — a big man with a big presence and an innate ability to will those around him to do what he believed was best for them by the sheer force of his nurturing personality.
“Joe’s father was the type of guy, if he asked you something you would do it,’’ Frank Panariello, one of Judge’s high school friends, told The Post from Philadelphia. “Joe himself has the same characteristics. That’s why his being a coach doesn’t surprise me. People will listen to him — you kind of want to do for him.’’
Judge changed school districts and arrived at Lansdale Catholic High School as a freshman needing to find a new group of friends — not easy at that age.
“A lot of people didn’t like him too much, because he was just a kid from another school,’’ Panariello said. “We got along from the start. Joe was a jokester. Fun to hang out with.’’
Soon enough, the Joe Judge way of persuasion — a trait he shared with his father — became apparent. Judge would crave a cheesesteak from Geno’s Steaks. His buddies said no, too far to go. Judge badgered so long and hard that they almost always relented, if only to quiet him down as he filled his stomach.
When Judge wanted to get out of the area for college, his dad manned the phones, relentlessly calling around to find a Division I program for his son. He helped another one of Joe’s friends, Matt Stairiker, put together a football highlight tape that aided in his recruitment at Allegheny College. He tried to get Panariello to consider joining the National Guard.
When Judge left for Mississippi State, Panariello’s mother, Maria Rosa, was sick with breast cancer. Frank was set to play soccer, locally, at Delaware Valley College, and his mother was concerned about him. She asked the Judge family to take him in — they lived about a block away from the Delaware Valley soccer field. So, Frank Panariello not only lived for nearly two years with the Judges, he stayed in Joe’s room. Even looked after Joe’s dog.
People started calling him “Second-string Joey.’’
Every so often, Joseph Judge would ask Panariello to mow the lawn or do a few odds and ends around the house.
“It was a great experience,’’ Panariello said. “I loved it, it was neat. Just like I was his son. My mother had Mr. Judge make sure I would go to school. They just took me in with open arms. It was amazing.’’
Asked what he called Joseph Judge, Panariello said “Dad, most of the time.’’
Panariello sometimes would accompany Joseph Judge on 14-hour car rides to Starkville, Miss., to visit Joe. It is the stuff of Judge family legend that Joseph got an English bulldog because that was the breed of the Mississippi State mascot. During one trip, Joseph brought the bulldog and actually got onto the field for a football game at Davis Wade Stadium by convincing someone his dog was “Bully,’’ the actual team mascot.
The Judge house was where Joe’s friends hung out and were put to work. Putting in patios. Digging French drains. Yard work. No one could resist the force that was Mr. Judge.
“Joey’s relentless pursuit comes from his dad,’’ said Stairiker, who played CYO football with Judge, and was his center and guard when Judge played quarterback in high school. “His dad would never let up. We would have, I guess you could call them, ‘activities.’ It was phrased as voluntary but you knew it wasn’t voluntary. He was such a big person, both physically but also his personality … it’s hard to describe.’’
As Joe Judge rose through the coaching ranks, from Mississippi State to Birmingham-Southern to Alabama to the Patriots, father and son would talk after every game.
“Definitely with the football they had the bond, but more than that he taught him how to be, like, an actual adult,’’ Panariello said.
Joseph Judge took sick with cancer. For years, he walked with the aid of a cane. He died July 21, 2017, at the age of 66.
Panariello, a groomsman at the wedding of Joe and Amber — they met in college — was right beside Joe as they walked the casket out together for the funeral.
“Around people he kept his composure and stayed strong but he took it hard,’’ Panariello said. “It was a big loss for everybody. There is never a time you want to lose your father or mother, but I think it was a time he really would have loved to turn around and maybe ask a few more questions. His eulogy was well-spoken, he stayed focused and strong, but behind closed doors he wept. It was a tough time, for sure.’’
Judge dealt with the loss “the way he handles everything,’’ said Stairiker, a manufacturing engineer at Edmund Optics in Barrington, N.J.
“He takes it in stride,’’ Stairiker said. “I think when I saw him, his mom, his brother and sister, when I saw them at the funeral I broke down and lost it. Joey, he stayed strong.’’
When Judge was hired as the 19th head coach in Giants history, he said, “I would be remiss if I didn’t thank my own father, who was my first coach and taught me the most important lesson is you hold those you expect the most from at the highest standard.’’
Joskie Judge was a huge Eagles fan, a fact not lost on those taken aback when the Giants chose his son.
“Mr. Judge might have had some choice words for Joey about that,’’ Stairiker said, laughing. “Like, ‘You know Joey, you probably could have checked in with me before doing this.’ Then he probably would have pushed to move up to New York.’’
When the hiring became official, Panariello — who owns Toro Landscaping and Property Services in Lansdale, Pa. — purchased two New York Giants hats and placed them on the gravestone of Joseph Judge at St. John Neumann Cemetery. He sent a picture and the message, “Don’t worry, we’re good,’’ to his friend Joe.
“I’m sure he’s beside Joe now,’’ Panariello said. “Just in a different way.’’
Judge on this Father’s Day prefers to think about what he had and not what he lost.
“It’s one of those deals, hey listen,’’ he said quietly. “I was fortunate to have him for that long.’’


newyorkpost--2020-06-20--Tiz the Law jockey Manny Franco makes Belmont Stakes debut one to remember

So here came the Belmont Stakes , 10 horses and their ...

Tiz the Law’s trainer and owners had their piece of history in the Belmont Stakes.
Manny Franco had none.
But the 25-year-old jockey made his Belmont Stakes debut in emphatic fashion Saturday, riding Tiz the Law just as the team planned to a victory in the 152nd running of New York’s jewel.
“Early in my career, to win this kind of race, it’s everything,” Franco said. “This is the race that is any jock’s dream. So I’m really happy and I will enjoy the moment.”
Franco and Tiz the Law broke from the No. 8 post position and watched as the speedy Tap It to Win sprinted out to the early lead. He stayed in a stalking position until asking his horse to make its move.
“I asked him passing the ³/₈ pole to the 5/16,” Franco said. “I asked him a little bit, to not let [Tap it to Win] go away too much. I knew he’s another horse to beat. The horse was there for me the whole way.”
By the time they started down the final stretch, Tiz the Law had answered the call and broken into the lead. Franco didn’t get to hear the roar of the crowd as he raced to the finish, with no fans allowed in, but cherished the win nonetheless.
“This is the moment we live in right now, so we gotta take it,” Franco said. “We are happy to be racing.”
Though Franco was elevated onto the big Triple Crown stage Saturday, he was no stranger to New York racing. The Puerto Rico native was NYRA’s leading rider in 2018 and 2019 with a combined 456 wins to go with 2019 riding titles in the Aqueduct spring and winter meets and the Belmont fall meet.
Franco has gotten some help from Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero Jr., who has trained him long after winning his own Belmont Stakes on Bold Forbes in 1976.
“[Franco] is a good little kid,” Tiz the Law trainer Barclay Tagg said. “He’s a natural rider. He’s got a natural feel for a horse.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-20--Protesters tear down Francis Scott Key statue in San Fransisco

San Francisco demonstrators have torn down a statue of Francis Scott Key — the writer of the “ Star-Spangled Banner ” and a slave-owner .
A group of Juneteenth protesters pulled down the monument Friday night in Golden Gate Park after it had been heavily tagged with anti-slavery and anti-colonizer graffiti .
They also tore down the park ’ s nearby monument to President Ulysses S. Grant .
Grant had led the Union Army during the Civil War , but married into a slave-holding family , and , briefly owned a slave for about a year before the war , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Key , who penned the lyric “ O ’ er the land of the free , ” had himself gone to court to defend the right to own slaves , according to The Smithsonian .
Roughly 400 protesters were in the park as the monuments were taken down and no arrests were made , according to the local NBC affiliate .
The statues are among many across the country dedicated to white men with ties to slavery or the Confederacy that have been targeted in recent weeks during the unrest over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shortly after protesters ripped down the San Fransisco monuments , protesters in Washington , D.C. , toppled and torched the lone Confederate statue in the nation ’ s capital , of general Albert Pike .
In Richmond , Virginia , protesters have trained on the city ’ s assortment of confederate statues .
Earlier this month demonstrators pulled down the monument to Jefferson Davis , the president of the Confederate States of America , that stood on along the city ’ s storied Monument Avenue .
The street ’ s most controversial Confederate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Robert E. Lee , has become a protest rallying point in the city .
It ’ s also been heavily vandalized , with protesters also projecting Floyd ’ s face onto its pedestal .
Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam has announced he would be taking down the 60-foot-tall statue of Lee , only to be temporarily blocked by an ongoing court order .

San Francisco demonstrators have torn down a statue of Francis Scott Key — the writer of the “Star-Spangled Banner” and a slave-owner.
A group of Juneteenth protesters pulled down the monument Friday night in Golden Gate Park after it had been heavily tagged with anti-slavery and anti-colonizer graffiti.
They also tore down the park’s nearby monument to President Ulysses S. Grant.
Grant had led the Union Army during the Civil War, but married into a slave-holding family, and, briefly owned a slave for about a year before the war, according to the American Civil War Museum.
Key, who penned the lyric “O’er the land of the free,” had himself gone to court to defend the right to own slaves, according to The Smithsonian.
Roughly 400 protesters were in the park as the monuments were taken down and no arrests were made, according to the local NBC affiliate.
The statues are among many across the country dedicated to white men with ties to slavery or the Confederacy that have been targeted in recent weeks during the unrest over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
Shortly after protesters ripped down the San Fransisco monuments, protesters in Washington, D.C., toppled and torched the lone Confederate statue in the nation’s capital, of general Albert Pike.
In Richmond, Virginia, protesters have trained on the city’s assortment of confederate statues. Earlier this month demonstrators pulled down the monument to Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, that stood on along the city’s storied Monument Avenue.
The street’s most controversial Confederate statue, the massive monument to Gen. Robert E. Lee, has become a protest rallying point in the city. It’s also been heavily vandalized, with protesters also projecting Floyd’s face onto its pedestal.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced he would be taking down the 60-foot-tall statue of Lee, only to be temporarily blocked by an ongoing court order.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--MLB 2020 season on verge of painful Rob Manfred resolution

There are those who are not the lead negotiators , not ...

The most influential players huddled virtually all weekend to discuss where they stood on MLB’s last offer, including with slight modifications that came Sunday. But all indications were they remained resolved against accepting the current version of a proposed 60-game season.
That will only push commissioner Rob Manfred to more seriously move toward pressing the button he has wanted to avoid: Unilaterally implementing a season.
All of this, though, is playing out against a backdrop of rising COVID-19 cases in important baseball states that have both owners and players deciding what is the proper next step. It leaves the situation fluid, open for potentially further attempts at a deal or even moving some owners to more seriously consider whether to try a season at all.
If Manfred does unilaterally implement, as is his collectively bargained right on the condition that the players get their prorated pay, the probability is he would impose a schedule at 48-54 games, though he could install at 60 and see if the fight against COVID-19 allows that many games.
As first reported by ESPN, Manfred on Sunday sent PA executive director Tony Clark a letter that offered the cancellation of expanded playoffs and the universal designated hitter for 2021, on top of the conditions already featured in the 60-game package, if this season does not complete the World Series due to the coronavirus.
Since the owners very much want more entries in the playoffs and are on board with the universal DH, this feature would give the players an added leverage point — another bite of the apple, essentially — should the worst-case scenario arise. In the event of a COVID cancellation, the union could attempt to gain something else in return for those 2021 additives.
The union’s executive board, which includes 30 team representatives plus the eight members of the executive subcommittee, delayed its vote momentarily on Sunday to further contemplate and discuss this potential sweetener — the PA’s most recent proposal called for a 70-game regular season. However, the board was leaning heavily toward the notion that these last-minute tweaks didn’t change their overall opinion of the proposal. The timing of the formal vote remained publicly unclear as of Sunday evening.
Manfred’s letter Sunday reflected how badly he wanted to avoid unilateral implementation, for multiple reasons: 1) It wouldn’t include the extra playoff games; 2) Without a cooperative spirit surrounding the game’s return, some players might opt out and essentially boycott the season; and 3) It would leave open the possibility for the players to file a grievance against the owners for failing to negotiate in good faith, although the owners could file an identical grievance against the players.
As part of his letter to Clark on Sunday, Manfred urged that a 70-game regular season wasn’t feasible in light of the desire to finish the World Series by the end of October. As first reported by The Athletic, Manfred pointed out that the shift of spring training from Florida and Arizona sites to home ballparks, the result of COVID-19 outbreaks in those two states, would further delay the opening of camps until no earlier than June 29. Allowing for three-plus weeks of spring training, the commissioner argued, left 66 days to play 60 games by Sept. 27, the day MLB would like to conclude the regular season.
The players, as part of their desire to play more games (which would result in more pay), had expressed a willingness to push the regular-season calendar to mid-October. However, MLB has opposed that idea because of medical concerns that coronavirus will get worse as the weather cools, as well as the facts baseball’s broadcast partners would prefer to air the games in October and MLB does not want to go up against the presidential election on Nov. 3. The recent spiking of coronavirus in not only Florida and Arizona but also the important baseball state Texas enhanced MLB’s argument that the sport shouldn’t press its luck with too many games.
Though their negotiations have been contentious, the players and owners have come close to agreeing on health and safety conditions as well. While both sides signed off on the radical notion of putting a runner on second base in extra innings and even calling tie games after a certain number of innings — all in the interest of limiting players’ exposure to one another — those understandings wouldn’t be enforced via unilateral implementation.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--NYC barber plans DJ, stocked bar to celebrate reopening

Monday is going to be a great hair day in New York City !
Big Apple barbershops and salons are preparing to go all-out as the city enters Phase Two of reopening from its coronavirus closure Monday — with one owner even setting up a DJ booth and a bar to celebrate .
“ Drinks are ready to go .
You can ’ t spell barbershop without ‘ bar , ’ ” said Alex Shamuelov , co-owner of Ace of Cuts barbershop in the East Village .
To toast the city coming back to life , he plans to offer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inside the shop on East 6th Street near Avenue A , and set up an outdoor DJ table , he said .
“ Our customers can ’ t wait .
They ’ ve been telling us how much they miss us .
I can ’ t wait to see everybody , how much hair has grown on their heads , and what I ’ m going to transform them into.
” The city ’ s much-anticipated second reopening phase — which also allows outdoor dining at restaurants , in-person retail shopping and open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon for some New Yorkers , who say they ’ ve been plagued by perpetual bad hair days .
“ I ’ ve been trimming and taking care of split ends myself , but I ’ ve done no styling whatsoever .
It ’ s a disaster , ” said Elizabeth Short , a 22-year-old student in the East Village , whose shoulder-length brown hair has become dry and unruly .
“ I ’ ve pretty much resigned myself to putting it up in a bun or ponytail , ” she added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ finally wearing it down and feeling pretty again.
” Salon and barbershop owners will , however , have to navigate new coronavirus regulations .
The chop shops can only reopen at 50 percent capacity and customers have to be kept six-feet away from everyone but their stylist .
Tim Toohey , owner of the new salon-barbershop hybrid Public Image NYC , said he ’ s done “ a million little things ” such as buying tubs of hand sanitizer and masks for customers , along with rearranging the reception area to give clients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ super excited ” to finally start lopping off locks at the West 27th Street studio in Chelsea — which was supposed to open in April but was delayed by the pandemic .
“ I ’ m hearing from people who can ’ t wait to fix the botched haircut their spouse or friend tried on them , ” he said .
Other barber shops owners said they planned to separate chairs with see-through plastic curtains at least six feet apart , and to use sign-up sheets to encourage customers not to linger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Manhattan eateries were gearing up Sunday for the return of outdoor dining .
Brendan McElroy , managing partner of St. Dymphna ’ s Irish pub , was setting up five tables outside the business in anticipation of more people being out and about .
“ This is basically going to provide some sort of place for a limited number of customers to sit and enjoy some drinks , ” McElroy said at the watering hole , which serves pub grub on Avenue A near East Seventh Street .
“ Any sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it may be , is exciting at this point.
” He added , “ We have an in-house carpenter who ’ s going to be making custom flower boxes to enclose tables and to block off street traffic , and create a little patio.
” The owners of other eateries said they plan to tweak normal dining practices to make them more germ-safe .
“ New Yorkers want their social life back… but their habits have changed .
So for instance we won ’ t be offering menus at tables , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on East Seventh Street in the East Village .
Instead , customers will be able to scan a bar code to access the menu on their cellphones to avoid touching anything that makes them uncomfortable , he said .
Omar Tawakol , managing partner at the East Village hookah bar Horus Cafe , said he plans to reopen with six to eight outdoor tables .
“ We are going to keep it sanitary .
I have over 250 hookahs , and I ’ m going to make sure that no hookah gets used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eliminate any possibility of contamination , ” he said .
“ A lot of bars went out of business during this pandemic … So the people that are still in business , they are hustlers.
” The reopening preparations came as Gov .
Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said New York state ’ s coronavirus metrics are “ on the right path , ” with fewer than one percent of the 67,526 tests administered in New York state coming back positive .
Under Phase 2 of the state ’ s reopening plan , car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open , along with houses of worship at 25 percent capacity .

Monday is going to be a great hair day in New York City!
Big Apple barbershops and salons are preparing to go all-out as the city enters Phase Two of reopening from its coronavirus closure Monday — with one owner even setting up a DJ booth and a bar to celebrate.
“Drinks are ready to go. You can’t spell barbershop without ‘bar,’” said Alex Shamuelov, co-owner of Ace of Cuts barbershop in the East Village.
To toast the city coming back to life, he plans to offer customers refreshments from a fully stocked bar inside the shop on East 6th Street near Avenue A, and set up an outdoor DJ table, he said.
“Our customers can’t wait. They’ve been telling us how much they miss us. I can’t wait to see everybody, how much hair has grown on their heads, and what I’m going to transform them into.”
The city’s much-anticipated second reopening phase — which also allows outdoor dining at restaurants, in-person retail shopping and open playgrounds — came not a minute too soon for some New Yorkers, who say they’ve been plagued by perpetual bad hair days.
“I’ve been trimming and taking care of split ends myself, but I’ve done no styling whatsoever. It’s a disaster,” said Elizabeth Short, a 22-year-old student in the East Village, whose shoulder-length brown hair has become dry and unruly.
“I’ve pretty much resigned myself to putting it up in a bun or ponytail,” she added. “I’m looking forward to finally wearing it down and feeling pretty again.”
Salon and barbershop owners will, however, have to navigate new coronavirus regulations. The chop shops can only reopen at 50 percent capacity and customers have to be kept six-feet away from everyone but their stylist.
Tim Toohey, owner of the new salon-barbershop hybrid Public Image NYC, said he’s done “a million little things” such as buying tubs of hand sanitizer and masks for customers, along with rearranging the reception area to give clients more space.
And he’s “super excited” to finally start lopping off locks at the West 27th Street studio in Chelsea — which was supposed to open in April but was delayed by the pandemic.
“I’m hearing from people who can’t wait to fix the botched haircut their spouse or friend tried on them,” he said.
Other barber shops owners said they planned to separate chairs with see-through plastic curtains at least six feet apart, and to use sign-up sheets to encourage customers not to linger inside the business.
Meanwhile, owners of Manhattan eateries were gearing up Sunday for the return of outdoor dining.
Brendan McElroy, managing partner of St. Dymphna’s Irish pub, was setting up five tables outside the business in anticipation of more people being out and about.
“This is basically going to provide some sort of place for a limited number of customers to sit and enjoy some drinks,” McElroy said at the watering hole, which serves pub grub on Avenue A near East Seventh Street. “Any sort of return to normalcy, as minor as it may be, is exciting at this point.”
He added, “We have an in-house carpenter who’s going to be making custom flower boxes to enclose tables and to block off street traffic, and create a little patio.”
The owners of other eateries said they plan to tweak normal dining practices to make them more germ-safe.
“New Yorkers want their social life back… but their habits have changed. So for instance we won’t be offering menus at tables,” said Paolo Rossi, co-owner of Giano restaurant on East Seventh Street in the East Village.
Instead, customers will be able to scan a bar code to access the menu on their cellphones to avoid touching anything that makes them uncomfortable, he said.
Omar Tawakol, managing partner at the East Village hookah bar Horus Cafe, said he plans to reopen with six to eight outdoor tables.
“We are going to keep it sanitary. I have over 250 hookahs, and I’m going to make sure that no hookah gets used twice in the same day, to eliminate any possibility of contamination,” he said. “A lot of bars went out of business during this pandemic … So the people that are still in business, they are hustlers.”
The reopening preparations came as Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said New York state’s coronavirus metrics are “on the right path,” with fewer than one percent of the 67,526 tests administered in New York state coming back positive.
Under Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan, car dealerships and real estate services may also open, along with houses of worship at 25 percent capacity.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths as outbreak worsens

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil , the world ’ s No .
2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States , officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday , a blow for a country already grappling with more than 1 million cases , rising political instability and a crippled economy .
Brazil now has a total of 1,085,038 confirmed cases and 50,617 deaths , up from 49,976 on Saturday , the Health Ministry said .
Experts say the true numbers are a lot higher because of a lack of widespread testing .
Latin America ’ s largest country has typically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but usually registers fewer on the weekends .
Brazil confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Feb. 26 and passed 1 million cases on Friday .
Since first arriving in the country , the virus ’ rapid spread has eroded support for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and has raised fears of economic collapse after years of anemic growth .
Bolsonaro , sometimes called the “ Tropical Trump , ” has been widely criticized for his handling of the crisis .
The country still has no permanent health minister after losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president .
Bolsonaro has shunned social distancing , calling it a job-killing measure more dangerous than the virus itself .
He has also promoted two anti-malarial drugs as remedies , chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine , despite little evidence they work .
On Sunday , Bolsonaro said the military serves the will of the people and its mission is to defend democracy , adding fuel to a raging debate about the armed forces ’ role amid rumbling fears of political fragility .
His comments came on the same day his supporters and detractors gathered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a stark symbol of the polarization in Latin America ’ s largest country .

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a blow for a country already grappling with more than 1 million cases, rising political instability and a crippled economy.
Brazil now has a total of 1,085,038 confirmed cases and 50,617 deaths, up from 49,976 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said. Experts say the true numbers are a lot higher because of a lack of widespread testing. Latin America’s largest country has typically recorded more than 1,000 deaths a day, but usually registers fewer on the weekends.
Brazil confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Feb. 26 and passed 1 million cases on Friday. Since first arriving in the country, the virus’ rapid spread has eroded support for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and has raised fears of economic collapse after years of anemic growth.
Bolsonaro, sometimes called the “Tropical Trump,” has been widely criticized for his handling of the crisis. The country still has no permanent health minister after losing two since April, following clashes with the president.
Bolsonaro has shunned social distancing, calling it a job-killing measure more dangerous than the virus itself. He has also promoted two anti-malarial drugs as remedies, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, despite little evidence they work.
On Sunday, Bolsonaro said the military serves the will of the people and its mission is to defend democracy, adding fuel to a raging debate about the armed forces’ role amid rumbling fears of political fragility.
His comments came on the same day his supporters and detractors gathered in cities across the country, in a stark symbol of the polarization in Latin America’s largest country.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Trump open to meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

President Trump said he would consider meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — who months ago was charged by the federal government with drug trafficking and narco terrorism .
“ I would maybe think about that .
… Maduro would like to meet , ” the president told Axios in an interview published Sunday about a possible meeting .
Trump added that , “ I ’ m never opposed to meetings — you know , rarely opposed to meetings .
“ I always say , you lose very little with meetings .
But at this moment , I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration official told the outlet that it was a “ recurring concern ” in 2017 and 2018 that the president would meet with Maduro , who is not recognized as the president of the country by the Trump administration .
The US and dozens of other countries support and recognize Juan Guaidó as Venezuela ’ s true leader .
But Trump , writes John Bolton is his upcoming White House tell-all , “ thought Guaidó was ‘ weak , ’ as opposed to Maduro , who was ‘ strong , ’ ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims , Trump told Axios that Bolton is a “ nutjob ” and possibly the “ dumbest human being on Earth , ” for his support of the Iraq war .

President Trump said he would consider meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — who months ago was charged by the federal government with drug trafficking and narco terrorism.
“I would maybe think about that. … Maduro would like to meet,” the president told Axios in an interview published Sunday about a possible meeting.
Trump added that, “I’m never opposed to meetings — you know, rarely opposed to meetings.
“I always say, you lose very little with meetings. But at this moment, I’ve turned them down.”
A former Trump administration official told the outlet that it was a “recurring concern” in 2017 and 2018 that the president would meet with Maduro, who is not recognized as the president of the country by the Trump administration.
The US and dozens of other countries support and recognize Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s true leader.
But Trump, writes John Bolton is his upcoming White House tell-all, “thought Guaidó was ‘weak,’ as opposed to Maduro, who was ‘strong,’ ” according to the report.
Responding to the claims, Trump told Axios that Bolton is a “nutjob” and possibly the “dumbest human being on Earth,” for his support of the Iraq war.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Tiz the Law to run Travers Stakes in Kentucky Derby warm-up

Tiz the Law will eventually have to leave his home state of New York to chase the rest of the Triple Crown, but first he’s set for an encore upstate.
The Belmont Stakes winner will be pointed toward the Travers Stakes on Aug. 8 at Saratoga, trainer Barclay Tagg said after Saturday’s victory and confirmed on Sunday, providing a warmup for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby and Oct. 3 Preakness.
“The long-range plan would be to go to the Travers, then the Derby and then the Preakness,” Tagg said Saturday night. “If there’s anything left of him, they’ll probably want me to take him to the Breeders Cup [Nov. 6-7].”
The 82-year-old Tagg secured a career Triple Crown on Saturday, as he and Sackatoga Stables checked off the Belmont Stakes win that got away from them with Funny Cide in 2003.
The Triple Crown schedule has been turned on its head this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Tiz the Law will give it a shot. Instead of the three races being run in a five-week stretch, they have been spread out across 16 weeks, which began with the Belmont on Saturday.
That means another long layoff is in store for Tiz the Law — it will be seven weeks between the Belmont Stakes (1 ¹/₈ mile) and the Travers (1 ¼ mile) — but it’s nothing new for the thoroughbred ridden by Manny Franco. Saturday’s race was his first since March 28, with 12 weeks in between as racing was suspended in New York, but he showed no signs of rust thanks to the strong training regimen of Tagg and assistant trainer Robin Smullen.
“I tried not to get wrapped up in that and try and make different decisions,” Tagg said. “We had one way of bringing the horse along and it was certainly working. It worked from the very beginning. I couldn’t see any sense in changing it. I could have turned him out for two weeks and brought him back in and started it over again and that kind of stuff. I thought, ‘Why do it? We don’t know when they’re going to open up.’ … So you had to just keep on the plan.”
Aaked if he was ever worried about Tiz the Law getting aggressive during his training in the week leading up to the Belmont Stakes, the veteran Tagg said it was nothing new.
“I never worried about any of that,” Tagg said. “He’s always a good feeler. He gets aggressive like that. He’s an aggressive colt. He’s not like a teddy bear. He’ll bite you or kick you or whatever he wants to do. You just have to be a little careful. That’s why we keep two men on the shanks with him. You don’t have to be severe with him or anything, you just have to keep him in line. We’re glad to see the energy.”
After it served him well Saturday, Tiz the Law was back in the barn Sunday in good health.
“He came out of the race great,” Smullen said Sunday at Belmont Park. “He ate up and then he came out and grazed for an hour. His legs are good, his attitude and energy are good.”
Tiz the Law will walk the next three days and graze in the afternoons before starting to jog, then gallop, then breeze a half mile 10 days later if he continues to respond well. Tagg has the winning formula and it doesn’t sound like he plans on changing it any time soon as he begins to look toward the next race on the unusual schedule.
“I’ve never won the Travers and I want to win it,” Tagg said Sunday. “It’s very important to me.”


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--No arrests in shooting in Seattle protest zone that killed 1

SEATTLE — Seattle police on Sunday pursued their investigation into a weekend shooting in a park in the city ’ s protest zone that killed a 19-year-old man and critically injured another person .
No arrests had been made .
An “ active and ongoing ” investigation was underway into the shooting , which occurred about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in an area near downtown known as CHOP , for “ Capitol Hill Occupied Protest ” zone , Detective Mark Jamieson said .
The suspect or suspects fled the scene , and police asked the public for any information that could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks of protests in the city over police brutality and racism following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Officers responding to the shooting said they had trouble getting to the scene because they were “ were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the victims , ” according to a police blog .
Video released later Saturday by police appears to show officers arriving at the protest zone saying they want to get to the victim and entering as people yell at them that the victim is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the zone after clashes with protesters , KIRO-TV reported .
Private vehicles took two males with gunshot wounds to Harborview Medical Center , where the 19-year-old man died .
A 33-year-old man , whose name was not immediately released , remained in critical condition Sunday , hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg told KOMO-TV .
The King County Medical Examiner ’ s Office had yet to release the identity of the dead man .
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant said he was Black .
The CHOP zone is a several-block area cordoned off by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Capitol Hill neighborhood following demonstrations against police violence since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis several weeks ago .
President Donald Trump has criticized Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Gov .
Jay Inslee for allowing the zone .
Mike Solan , president of a police union representing more than 1,000 Seattle officers , told KIRO after the shootings that he fears for both the safety of law enforcement and the community at large .
“ The community is at grave risk , and the men and the women that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re at grave risk as well , ” Solan said .
He urged Seattle police to release all body-cam footage of the early Saturday incident to show the public the dangers officers face daily .

SEATTLE — Seattle police on Sunday pursued their investigation into a weekend shooting in a park in the city’s protest zone that killed a 19-year-old man and critically injured another person. No arrests had been made.
An “active and ongoing” investigation was underway into the shooting, which occurred about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in an area near downtown known as CHOP, for “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” zone, Detective Mark Jamieson said. The suspect or suspects fled the scene, and police asked the public for any information that could identify them.
The zone evolved after weeks of protests in the city over police brutality and racism following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Officers responding to the shooting said they had trouble getting to the scene because they were “were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the victims,” according to a police blog.
Video released later Saturday by police appears to show officers arriving at the protest zone saying they want to get to the victim and entering as people yell at them that the victim is already gone. Police mostly retreated from the zone after clashes with protesters, KIRO-TV reported.
Private vehicles took two males with gunshot wounds to Harborview Medical Center, where the 19-year-old man died. A 33-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, remained in critical condition Sunday, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg told KOMO-TV.
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office had yet to release the identity of the dead man. Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant said he was Black.
The CHOP zone is a several-block area cordoned off by protesters near a police station in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood following demonstrations against police violence since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis several weeks ago. President Donald Trump has criticized Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Gov. Jay Inslee for allowing the zone.
Mike Solan, president of a police union representing more than 1,000 Seattle officers, told KIRO after the shootings that he fears for both the safety of law enforcement and the community at large.
“The community is at grave risk, and the men and the women that provide that public safety service, they’re at grave risk as well,” Solan said. He urged Seattle police to release all body-cam footage of the early Saturday incident to show the public the dangers officers face daily.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--A new contract for the nonprofit that doesn’t get homeless off the subways

Homeless-related problems on the subway have more than halved since ...

In as classic a case of rewarding failure as you’ll ever see, the city Department of Homeless Services is renewing the main contract for the Bowery Residents’ Committee to do key work in getting homeless out of the subways and mass-transit stations — despite the nonprofit’s beyond-spot record.
Heck, BRC is getting a raise, from $40.6 million in the expiring three-year contract to $68.5 million in the new deal.
This, when the MTA’s inspector general recently flagged the outfit’s work as both “very expensive” and “minimally effective.”
“On the nights OIG staff observed the program, dozens of apparently homeless individuals stayed on the trains for every 1 that accepted services,” IG Carolyn Pokorny’s report noted. In all, 10-person teams of MTA cops and BRC social workers could only lure three transients out of the system per station per night.
In recent months the nonprofit has charged at least $2.6 million beyond the contract to cover overtime costs — even as it’s clearly Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order to close the subways overnight that’s really driving better results.
The IG probe was launched after state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli called out “shoddy” homeless outreach being done on subways in January. He also pointed to a lack of oversight by the city and the MTA, saying BRC workers spend just 26 percent of their time conducting in-person outreach to homeless individuals — half the amount of time required by the firm’s contract.
And in February, The Post reported on how the nonprofit’s workers went missing in Penn Station for days after one vagrant threatened to shoot the BRC staffers.
A DHS flack insists that “BRC is an essential partner in the effort to help New Yorkers living unsheltered on the subways get back on their feet, along with the MTA.” And: “We need their experience, expertise and collaboration every step of the way.”
No: DHS needs to stop doubling down on a hopeless approach, and look for one that actually works.


newyorkpost--2020-06-21--Why shootings are soaring across NYC

Why shootings are soaring across NYC

Eight people were shot — one fatally — in New ...

It’s safe to carry again, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea all but announced a week ago — and New Yorkers listened: The city’s seen dozens of shootings since, many times the number in the same week a year ago.
The early death toll includes the outright assassination of Kenneth Singleton, 35, in East New York as he was washing his car Saturday morning and the passing that night of another man, 36, in the East Village when a gun in his waistband went off by accident. Oh, and that triple murder in Brownsville.
Chicago, here we come.
We’ve warned for years that the NYPD’s anti-gun initiatives are more about discouraging people from carrying illegal guns than catching everyone who does. The point being that guns left stashed somewhere are far less likely to be used — not handy to reach for in a moment of passion.
Yet Shea felt compelled last week to announce what he admitted was a “seismic” shift: the disbanding of the plainclothes anti-crime units that were the last cops left keeping guns off the street. The roughly 600 officers were reassigned to the Detective Bureau, community policing and “response autos,” i.e., patrolling in marked cars.
The commissioner ruefully said the move closed the final chapter in the “stop, question and frisk” book — as NYPD critics have demanded for years.
Those same critics pointed to how crime kept coming down even as police use of stop-and-frisk fell more than 95 percent. But it turns out that last 5 percent was vital: Decades of enforcement had taught New Yorkers that it was risky to carry, and even reduced enforcement kept the lesson sticking.
But now the cork is completely out of the bottle.
No, Shea’s move wasn’t the only reason for the surge in shootings: Recent weeks had already brought rising mayhem, thanks to tensions from the lockdowns, the cover that protests have provided for criminal gangs and the stretching-thin of the NYPD by the pandemic and orders to (sort of) enforce social-distancing rules — as well as redeployments to safeguard protests and combat rioters and looters.
Plus, with courts near-frozen by the pandemic, hundreds of gun-possession cases are in limbo — and the perps walking free.
Cop morale is down, too: State and city lawmakers are rushing to appease the “defund the police” marchers, passing new laws that limit policing without much heed to which ones are actually wise reforms, and which are gifts to career criminals.
Heck, not just cop morale: District attorney’s offices all across the state are seeing a flight of veteran prosecutors, as the no-bail law makes it near-impossible to get bad guys off the streets even when they’re caught red-handed. Correction officers feel besieged as well.
Pinhead progressives and their allies in public office pretend that this can be fixed with a few more city-funded social workers, more arts and recreation activities and so on.
Sorry, Jumaane: Counseling alone will never be enough.
The question now is: Can the NYPD get the cork back in the bottle? Not all by itself, we fear.
Unless and until the politicians change course, things are likely to get worse before they get better.