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| RJ Luis Jr. burying a fadeaway jumper that put St. John's up 38-27 with 1:35 left in the first half. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The St. John's Red Storm opened Big East Conference play with a massive statement, as they dominated the DePaul Blue Demons, 69-81, at Carnesecca Arena on Tuesday night.
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| Photo by Jason Schott. |
Cody Bellinger is finally a Yankee, as the Bronx Bombers acquired the former Most Valuable Player, one of the most lethal bats in baseball, from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet.
The McCartney Legacy, Volume 2: 1974-80
By Allen Kozinn & Adrian Sinclair
Dey Street Books; hardcover, 768 pages; $35.00
Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair have created another voluminous book on Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career in this second volume of The McCartney Legacy, focusing on his life and work from 1974 to 1980, a time dominated by his solo projects and his band Wings.
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| Max Fried pitching to the Mets' Francisco Alvarez in 2023. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Yankees added another ace to their starting rotation, as they announced officially on Tuesday the signing of Max Fried to an eight-year contract.
Carson the Magnificent
By Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas
Simon & Schuster; hardcover, 336 pages; $30.00
Bill Zehme was a longtime writer at large for Esquire, as well as Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Vanity Fair, who made an art form of his profiles of the biggest names in the entertainment world. He was the author of the New York Times bestseller The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin' and Lost in the Funhouse: The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman, as well as coauthoring memoirs of Jay Leno and Regis Philbin.
We are in the holiday season, a perfect time to curl up with a book on a cold night. In this review, we will look at an eclectic mix of stories that are sure to inspire, teach, and provoke discussion, from novels to biographies and history books, even a cookbook, they're perfect for you or to leave for a loved one under the tree. Darby Kane's new novel, What the Wife Knew, followed by Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell, by Ann Powers; Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People, by Tiya Miles; The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise, by Olivia Laing; Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius, by Carrie Courogen; Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America, by Hasia R. Diner; and The California Farm Table Cookbook: 100 Recipes from the Golden State, by Lori Rice.
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| Nestor Cortes striking out Boston's Jarren Duran to open a game on July 5, 2024. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Yankees have their new closer, but it took trading one of their fan favorites to do it.
