Steve Cohen wants the Mets, and he will not go away quietly.On Sunday, reports swirled that the Wilpons are getting ready to sell their baseball team That news came just days after The Post detailed a flurry of tips that of getting approved in light of recent complaints filed against his hedge fund by former and current female employees.But Cohen, who is estimated to be worth $14 billion, can offer the most for his childhood baseball team and clearly sees the recent news as attempts to rattle the front-runner.“Steve is committed to seeing this process through for the good of baseball and...…Steve Cohen wants the Mets, and he will not go away quietly.On Sunday, reports swirled that the Wilpons are getting ready to sell their baseball team That news came just days after The Post detailed a flurry of tips that of getting approved in light of recent complaints filed against his hedge fund by former and current female employees.But Cohen, who is estimated to be worth $14 billion, can offer the most for his childhood baseball team and clearly sees the recent news as attempts to rattle the front-runner.“Steve is committed to seeing this process through for the good of baseball and...WW…

The NFL extended daily coronavirus testing for players and staff until further notice even though the positive test rate from the first two weeks of camp has been less than 1 percent.Under the original agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association, players and staff needed three negative tests in a four-day period before they could report to the facility and then daily testing for the next two weeks.If the positive rate from that first stretch of daily testing was below 5 percent, the plan had been to shift to testing every other day.But the league and the union decided...…The NFL extended daily coronavirus testing for players and staff until further notice even though the positive test rate from the first two weeks of camp has been less than 1 percent.Under the original agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association, players and staff needed three negative tests in a four-day period before they could report to the facility and then daily testing for the next two weeks.If the positive rate from that first stretch of daily testing was below 5 percent, the plan had been to shift to testing every other day.But the league and the union decided...WW…

Sign up for our to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.This is one curve he may not want to flatten …White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch on Thursday as baseball returns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The infectious disease expert will throw the Opening Day pitch in DC as the the World Series champion Nationals.“Dr. Fauci has been a true champion for our country during the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout his distinguished career, so it is only fitting that we honor him as we kick off the 2020 season and defend our World Series...…Sign up for our to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.This is one curve he may not want to flatten …White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch on Thursday as baseball returns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The infectious disease expert will throw the Opening Day pitch in DC as the the World Series champion Nationals.“Dr. Fauci has been a true champion for our country during the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout his distinguished career, so it is only fitting that we honor him as we kick off the 2020 season and defend our World Series...WW…

After George Floyd’s killing sparked a nationwide conversation about racial equality and justice, MLB decided to take its own stance. Black players around the league united to record a video emphasizing the need to listen, and captioned it #Justice4BLM. On the first day of the 2020 Draft, the league opened with a “Black Lives Matter. United for Change” message, and executives from all 30 teams held up signs echoing that message.Back in 2017, when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first brought the message to the national spotlight by kneeling during the national anthem, former A’s catcher...…After George Floyd’s killing sparked a nationwide conversation about racial equality and justice, MLB decided to take its own stance. Black players around the league united to record a video emphasizing the need to listen, and captioned it #Justice4BLM. On the first day of the 2020 Draft, the league opened with a “Black Lives Matter. United for Change” message, and executives from all 30 teams held up signs echoing that message.Back in 2017, when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first brought the message to the national spotlight by kneeling during the national anthem, former A’s catcher...WW…

To be blunt, Ezekiel Elliott is furious.The Dallas Cowboys star running back threatened to sue Sports Illustrated on Monday after the famed magazine ran a column online with the headline, “Ezekiel Elliott Forgets to Log Off, Admits to Being High on Twitch: Traina Thoughts.”The opinion piece was written by sports media columnist Jimmy Traina in response to a video that went viral Monday in which Elliott said he was “low-key faded,” slang that is sometimes associated with being under the influence of alcohol and marijuana simultaneously.“Actually I was referring to the few drinks I had which...…To be blunt, Ezekiel Elliott is furious.The Dallas Cowboys star running back threatened to sue Sports Illustrated on Monday after the famed magazine ran a column online with the headline, “Ezekiel Elliott Forgets to Log Off, Admits to Being High on Twitch: Traina Thoughts.”The opinion piece was written by sports media columnist Jimmy Traina in response to a video that went viral Monday in which Elliott said he was “low-key faded,” slang that is sometimes associated with being under the influence of alcohol and marijuana simultaneously.“Actually I was referring to the few drinks I had which...WW…

Future Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Adam Vinatieri appeared to have done it again — until Mark Sanchez and Nick Folk did them one better to pull off a stunner.After Vinatieri’s 50-yard field goal gave the Colts the lead with 53 seconds left in the 2010 AFC wild-card game, Sanchez marched the Jets down the field for Folk to kick a 32-yard field goal as time expired, finishing off the Jets’ 17-16 upset at Lucas Oil Stadium.“That was a Herculean effort by our entire team,”The win punched the Jets a ticket to Foxborough, where Ryan again refused to kiss Bill Belichick’s rings as Gang Green...…Future Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Adam Vinatieri appeared to have done it again — until Mark Sanchez and Nick Folk did them one better to pull off a stunner.After Vinatieri’s 50-yard field goal gave the Colts the lead with 53 seconds left in the 2010 AFC wild-card game, Sanchez marched the Jets down the field for Folk to kick a 32-yard field goal as time expired, finishing off the Jets’ 17-16 upset at Lucas Oil Stadium.“That was a Herculean effort by our entire team,”The win punched the Jets a ticket to Foxborough, where Ryan again refused to kiss Bill Belichick’s rings as Gang Green...WW…

If anyone thought the soap-opera sale of the New York Mets couldn’t get any crazier , they were A-Rod levels of wrong.According to multiple sources, the newest name to emerge as a potential suitor to buy the Mets is none other than Alex Rodriguez. Baseball and Wall Street insiders told The Post that the controversial former Yankees superstar is “kicking the tires” on the idea of getting into an upcoming auction for the team. This comes after Cohen, the billionaire hedge fund manager, for 80 percent of the team last week upon learning that the Wilpon family would not be surrendering control...…If anyone thought the soap-opera sale of the New York Mets couldn’t get any crazier , they were A-Rod levels of wrong.According to multiple sources, the newest name to emerge as a potential suitor to buy the Mets is none other than Alex Rodriguez. Baseball and Wall Street insiders told The Post that the controversial former Yankees superstar is “kicking the tires” on the idea of getting into an upcoming auction for the team. This comes after Cohen, the billionaire hedge fund manager, for 80 percent of the team last week upon learning that the Wilpon family would not be surrendering control...WW…

Yankees slugger Brett Gardner has reportedly asked a Bronx judge to keep a crazed fan — who calls herself the baseball player’s “future wife” — away from him and his family.An attorney for Gardner filed an order of protection against Gina Devasahayam last week in Bronx civil court, , which reported Monday that the Yankees want her banned from all MLB ballparks.Devasahayam, 46, who says she’s the founder of an anti-aging biotechnology company, sued Gardner, the Yankees and MLB last year after she was booted out of Yankee Stadium during a playoff game in October.“I request the Court to grant...…Yankees slugger Brett Gardner has reportedly asked a Bronx judge to keep a crazed fan — who calls herself the baseball player’s “future wife” — away from him and his family.An attorney for Gardner filed an order of protection against Gina Devasahayam last week in Bronx civil court, , which reported Monday that the Yankees want her banned from all MLB ballparks.Devasahayam, 46, who says she’s the founder of an anti-aging biotechnology company, sued Gardner, the Yankees and MLB last year after she was booted out of Yankee Stadium during a playoff game in October.“I request the Court to grant...WW…

Sign up for our to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.O.J. Simpson is worried he won’t get to golf for a while.Simpson — who was acquitted in 1995 of the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman in the infamous case — said one of the golf courses he played at on Wednesday was closing because of the coronavirus outbreak, and he didn’t seem too happy about it.“I kind of understand what the golf course is doing,” he said. “I’m not going to criticize them. But you know, you let guys have their own golf cart. You tell them not to, you know, pull the pin out, I guess, you don’t...…Sign up for our to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.O.J. Simpson is worried he won’t get to golf for a while.Simpson — who was acquitted in 1995 of the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman in the infamous case — said one of the golf courses he played at on Wednesday was closing because of the coronavirus outbreak, and he didn’t seem too happy about it.“I kind of understand what the golf course is doing,” he said. “I’m not going to criticize them. But you know, you let guys have their own golf cart. You tell them not to, you know, pull the pin out, I guess, you don’t...WW…

During the coronavirus shutdown, each day we will for a sports movie, TV show or book that perhaps was before your time or somehow slipped between the cracks of your viewing/reading history. If you’re looking for an eight-part sports movie binge, here you go:Streaming: All eight movies, Amazon Prime.8. Rocky V (1990): Pretty sure we all can agree this one was a campy and clumsy mess of the Sylvester Stallone franchise, featuring real-life boxer Tommy Morrison as supposed protégé Tommy “Machine” Gunn and an incredibly non-credible plot of Rocky’s bumbling brother-in-law Paulie (Burt Young)...…During the coronavirus shutdown, each day we will for a sports movie, TV show or book that perhaps was before your time or somehow slipped between the cracks of your viewing/reading history. If you’re looking for an eight-part sports movie binge, here you go:Streaming: All eight movies, Amazon Prime.8. Rocky V (1990): Pretty sure we all can agree this one was a campy and clumsy mess of the Sylvester Stallone franchise, featuring real-life boxer Tommy Morrison as supposed protégé Tommy “Machine” Gunn and an incredibly non-credible plot of Rocky’s bumbling brother-in-law Paulie (Burt Young)...WW…