Новости за 10.01.2019

Two poker players recently engaged in a $100,000 bet to see if one of them could live for 30 days inside a pitch-black bathroom in complete isolation. Professional poker player Rich Alati accepted Rory Young’s bet while playing at the Bellagio in Las Vegas in September. Alati agreed to pay Young the hefty sum if...

As CC Sabathia was being told a blocked artery in his heart needed a stent, the Yankees’ left-hander wasn’t overcome with the fear that arrived later on Dec. 11. “I guess I was scared, I didn’t know. I knew I was in a little bit of trouble, but everything happened so fast,’’ Sabathia told The...

Less than a year ago, the Arizona Cardinals committed to Josh Rosen as their franchise quarterback. Kyler Murray’s draft status could put that in doubt. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Athletics expect their former top pick to declare for this year’s NFL Draft. And that could mean Rosen’s job is in danger. Not...

He was fired up. WFAN host Joe Benigno expressed anger at the Adam Gase hiring, showing little faith Thursday morning on air in the former Dolphins coach who was fired by the team with a losing record after three seasons. “History tells you they got it wrong,” he said. “Three or four years from now,...

One of the mysteries of the Jets coaching hire is how close they came to offering the job to Baylor coach Matt Rhule. It depends on whom you ask. A big part of all of these job interviews was whom a head coach would want to hire for his staff, particularly on offense to mentor...

The first time Neil McPhee saw Adam Ottavino throw off a mound, the longtime former Northeastern coach offered the senior at Berkeley Carroll High School in Brooklyn a scholarship. So when he watched him pitching in a game for the Rockies during Ottavino’s dreadful 2017 season, McPhee could hardly keep his eyes on the television....

It helps to have references when applying for a job. Adam Gase had an influential one. Legendary quarterback Peyton Manning called Jets CEO Christopher Johnson on Tuesday night to recommend Gase for the team’s head-coaching opening. A day later, the Jets hired him. Manning spent three seasons with Gase from 2012 to 2014 with the...

It’s tempting, but backup point guard Trey Burke won’t do it. The Knicks are heading toward a second half of oblivion and seeking second-round picks at February’s trade deadline for players brass is unsure about keeping for next season. The way Burke has been treated, he’s a clear candidate. Burke has returned to being Emmanuel...

Catcher Yasmani Grandal and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to an $18.25 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the agreement, first reported by The Athletic, was subject to a successful physical. Grandal, who was on the Mets’ radar...

The ball traded hands six times and was dribbled just once. It started on the baseline and ended with an uncontested layup. It took 8.9 seconds, and salted away a bounce-back victory for Seton Hall. “We believe in each other. It didn’t matter who had the ball,” junior star Myles Powell said after the Pirates’...

The Jets’ hiring of Adam Gase has been met with mostly pessimism and worse from a beaten-down fan base, but there were some fans who like the move. Here is a sampling of the reactions to the hire on Twitter: I feel like somebody should come out with cameras now… the @nyjets can’t be this...

The Jets chose a familiar face as their new head coach. Gang Green agreed to a deal with former Dolphins coach Adam Gase on Wednesday, according to a source, to become the 17th coach in Jets history. Gase spent the previous three seasons with the Dolphins, leading them to the playoffs in his first year,...