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为什么我们的孩子不识字？

纽约 3 年级至 8 年级的学童中仅有 48% 的阅读水平达到年级标准，对于一个人均教育支出在全国最高的州来说，这是一个令人震惊的谴责。五年级的成绩比去年下降了 14 个百分点。 第 4-5 页 小学儿童通过英语测试的人数不足一半，教师工会和奥尔巴尼（Albany）应当感到羞愧

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街区英雄

蜘蛛侠 + 死侍， 你们能来我家玩吗？ 我们可以一起看电视。 你们平时怎么寻找乐趣？ 你们能教我变得像你们一样吗？ 爱你的，Cooper

Ace Davis 蜘蛛侠 20 Ingram St, Flushing, NY 11375

令人印象深刻的地址：史杰克（Jack Shi）在森林山（Forest Hills）的住址与蜘蛛侠虚构的家相同，他表示自己经常收到孩子们寄来的暖心信件。

皇后区现实中的蜘蛛侠之宅及粉丝来信网 作者：JENNIFER BAIN 和 ALEX MITCHELL

拥有一个伟大的地址意味着肩负巨大的责任。一名皇后区的房主此前并不知道自己买下了“蜘蛛侠”及其梅姨（Aunt May）在纽约市的实际住所，但现在他作为这个著名地址的看管人，并接收孩子们寄来的暖心粉丝信件，在效仿这位超级英雄。

史杰克（Jack Shi）三年前买下了位于森林山的 20 Ingram St.，当时并不知道这是漫画书中彼得·帕克（Peter Parker）和梅姨家的地址，也不知道这栋价值数百万美元且极具魅力的房产在票房大片《崭新的一天》（Brand New Day）上映之前，就已经吸引了数十年的粉丝。

“人们从爱尔兰、英格兰、意大利来到这里。他们总是拍照。很多美国人知道，这是蜘蛛侠的房子，”史杰克告诉《纽约邮报》。“这是美国精神。蜘蛛侠就是美国精神。他是个英雄。”

全球来信

这位64岁的男士非常认真地对待这场盛况。“我觉得自己有一份轻微的责任，因为蜘蛛侠代表的是美国精神。既然我住在这里，我就应该像蜘蛛侠那样，”这位两个孩子的父亲补充道。“如果有人想拍照，我会答应。”

史杰克补充说，来自世界各地的孩子们写信并画画寄给这位“蛛网头”，最终都寄到了他的家中，而他的家在谷歌地图上被标注为“蜘蛛侠的家”。

“蜘蛛侠，你是怎么做到像拯救世界那样做那些事情的？”来自南达科他州的朱利叶斯在四月份写道。

“你能来我家玩吗？我们可以一起看电视，”另一个名叫库珀的孩子写信给蜘蛛侠，同时也写给了死侍。内布拉斯加州的小坎农一家甚至邀请蜘蛛侠参加这个孩子的5岁生日派对。

“这就是我想住的地方。这是一个令人兴奋的地方，”史杰克说。

在附近的弗兰克·托雷斯的住所，他也习惯了被问到“我的房子是不是蜘蛛侠的房子”——尽管荷兰（Tom Holland）主演的电影场景设定在更靠近东河的阿斯托里亚和长岛市附近。

“我想每次电影上映时，这种情况都会发生几次，”76岁的托雷斯说，他在英格拉姆街已经住了三十年。

他在当地住了足够长的时间，足以知道不仅这个地址进入了漫威的传说，真实的居民也是如此。

“以前住在这里的人姓帕克，”退休侦探托雷斯补充道。“帕克一家告诉我这件事，然后他们又告诉我那个，很容易就能推断出，写这个故事的人一定认识那些人。”

更多灵感

住在英格拉姆街（Ingram Street）的不只有好人。在街对面，邻居特里·奥斯本（Terry Osborne）的姓氏现在与邪恶的绿魔（Green Goblin），即诺曼·奥斯本（Norman Osborn）的姓氏成了同义词。不过，托雷斯表示，特里和他的家人绝非超级反派。“他们极其优雅且善良，甚至他的儿子还会装扮成圣诞老人，给社区里的孩子们送礼物，”他补充道。

3 --- 将责任推给工会 纽约州每名学生的支出高于全美任何其他州。然而，根据本周公布的初步数据，其三年级、四年级和五年级学生中，英语语言艺术（ELA）考试达到熟练水平的人数不足一半。仅有 43% 的三年级学生、48% 的四年级学生和 43% 的五年级学生在 ELA 中达到熟练水平。跌幅最大的是五年级，比 2024-25 学年下降了 14 个百分点。三年级学生则下降了 11 个百分点。

这就是教师工会得逞后的结果。标准被降低。糟糕的学校或糟糕的教师无需承担后果。而我们的孩子呢？被一个毫无关心的系统给毁了。

自 2019 年起，州级测试成绩不再在教师评估中发挥作用。到 2024 年，任何衡量学生是否真正学习到知识的指标也不再被采用。州教育部门承诺，这些变化将带来“反思与目标设定”、“教育者之间的协作”以及“个性化的专业学习机会”。其中完全没有提到学生的学习。当然，这两者都是工会的胜利。

“合格分数线”降低 情况变得更糟。在 2023 年学生成绩下降后，摄政委员会（Board of Regents）降低了“合格分数线”（cut scores），使 3-8 年级的学生更容易在数学和 ELA 中达到熟练水平。这使得疫情造成的学习损失看起来更小——以此掩盖教师工会在新冠疫情期间的彻底失败，包括“远程学习”留下的糟糕遗产。

这延续了纽约州教育厅在支持教学改进方面的无能模式，以及将大部分此类工作外包给纽约州联合教师工会（New York State United Teachers）的做法。

解决这些问题并不复杂。大多数州现在从幼儿园开始对每个孩子进行阅读筛查。纽约州仍然不要求这样做，即便州政府自己的工作组在 2024 年就提出了建议。因此，三年级测试成了奥尔巴尼（Albany）第一次得知某个孩子无法阅读的时机。

纽约州还拥有一项允许州政府干预失败学校的法律，但几乎不使用。一所纽约州（NYS）的学校必须连续三年处于全州最低绩效之列，奥尔巴尼才能采取行动。在实践中，它等待的时间更长。州政府今年确定的 17 所学校自 2017 年起就一直处于失败状态。

失败竟获奖励 而多年来辜负孩子的惩罚是什么？是获得州政府额外资金的机会。

想想这一切加在一起意味着什么。教师评估不再反映学生是否学习。连续三年失败的学校反而获得更多资金。而降低标准的摄政委员会成员则免于承担责任，因为他们是选举产生的

由立法机构——而工会在这里很少失败。每个人都得到了保护——除了孩子们。在 2025 年，纽约 85% 的高中生“毕业”了。但我们知道他们中的许多人并没有学到知识；他们拿到的是一张空洞的文凭。而现在，摄政委员会（Board of Regents）走得更远，计划从 2027-28 学年开始逐步取消将州摄政考试作为毕业要求。纽约人已经厌倦了在教育资金投入上排名第一，但在孩子的学术成绩上却从未领先。更大的问题在于，教育部门的运作方式使得没有人需要对孩子是否能阅读负责。这里没有问责，也没有羞耻感。这种情况将一直持续，直到奥尔巴尼的某个人被迫为此负责。詹妮弗·韦伯（Jennifer Weber）和丹妮拉·索萨·埃戈罗夫（Danyela Souza Egorov）是曼哈顿研究所（Manhattan Institute）的研究员。

作者：凯瑟琳·唐莱维（KATHERINE DONLEVY）

读完之后请拭泪。根据令人震惊的新数据，今年帝国州（纽约州）超过一半的 3 至 5 年级学生未能通过阅读能力州考。州教育部门本周公布的初步结果显示，在 2025-26 学年的英语语言艺术（ELA）测试中，57% 的三年级学生、52% 的四年级学生和 57% 的五年级学生未能达标。

3-8 年级的城市学生 ELA 分数较去年下降了 6%，整体评级为“熟练”的仅约一半。该部门表示，在 4-8 年级的测试年级中，整体仅 48% 的学生在 测试中被评为熟练，较前一年“显著”下降了 5%。根据结果，五年级学生的跌幅在所有年级中最大，其阅读熟练度惊人地下降了 14 个百分点。

在纽约市——该州约 40% 的公立学校学生在此就读——情况更为令人担忧。数据显示，2025 年约 56% 的学生在阅读测试中达标，这比前一年增加了 7%。大苹果城的三年级学生在 测试中表现最差，该年龄组的分数较前一年骤降 13.8%，仅约 44% 的学生被评为熟练。数据显示，五年级学生紧随其后，下降了 13.1%。

“他们到底在做什么？”

虽然结果并未明确学生在 的哪些具体领域存在不足，但专家表示，责任在于州政府官员年复一年地向公立教育投入更多资金，却不改变教学模式。

“如果仅凭投入的资金数额就能决定结果，那么纽约应该处于世界之巅，”帝国公共政策中心（Empire Center for Public Policy）总裁兼首席执行官齐尔维纳斯·西莱纳斯（Zilvinas Silenas）告诉《纽约邮报》。“我并不是说纽约的整个教育系统都很糟糕。平均而言，它非常平庸，但我们也有一些卓越的孤岛，”西莱纳斯说。“为什么我们不效仿这些卓越孤岛的做法来寻求改进？”

根据帝国中心追踪的数据，纽约每名学生花费约 $37,000——这是全美公立教育投入最高的州，约为 $17,619 的全国平均水平的两倍。在全美最大的公立学区纽约市，每名学生的支出高达约 $44,000。

教育官员表示，在五年级水平，学生应该能够“理解并分析文本”，包括中心思想、风格元素、人物和情节发展以及词汇。五年级学生还被要求写短篇回答，识别诗歌中语调的影响、故事的主题等。

特许学校——由公共资金资助但独立运行的机构——尽管遭到教师工会的激烈反对，但其表现一直优于公立学校。例如，纽约市最大的特许学校网络 Success Academy 在 2025 年的英语测试通过率为 92% ---

纽约州教育失败，孩子们成了牺牲品 # 不到一半的学生通过英语考试

仅次于斯卡斯代尔（Scarsdale）的公立学校。 # 州预算创纪录 公立学校学生在数学考试中的表现更好，3-8年级约 57% 的学生通过了测试，较去年略有增加。州教育局（DOE）警告称结果为初步结果，但承认英语语言艺术（ELA）成绩的“显著下降”已成事实。“部门对此下滑深感担忧，并将进行详细分析，以更好地了解学生在哪些方面遇到了挑战，哪些学生群体和社区受影响最严重，以及在何处需要额外的支持和资源，”该部门发言人 JP O'Hare 表示。在这些平庸的分数出炉之际，州长霍楚（Gov. Hochul）为州教育局拨付了迄今为止最大规模的预算。在 2026-27 学年，创纪录的 393 亿美元 十亿将被投入学校，其中部分投资将专门用于培训教师采用“基于证据的数学和阅读教学法”。霍楚办公室的一位发言人声称，州长“已将提高学生识字率作为其政府的政策优先级”。福特汉姆大学（Fordham University）政治学教授、曾出版国家教育标准相关书籍的尼克·坦皮奥（Nick Tampio）表示，纽约应该“停止在糟糕的项目上浪费好钱”。他告诉《纽约邮报》：“聘请有能力的教师。为学校提供图书馆。给孩子们时间阅读他们想读的书。让阅读成为一种快乐。” Monkey Business - stock.adobe.com

简单测试的“空壳”

在2025年一次典型的五年级英语测试中，学生被要求阅读 Maria Hlohowskyj 所著《在乌龟背上》（"On the Back of a Turtle"）的摘录并回答问题：

1. 摘录：一群乌龟在缓慢流动的溪流中的一段原木上晒太阳。它们并不害怕饥饿的鹰或郊狼。它们坚硬的壳保护着它们。 本段中“bask”一词的意思是什么？ A. 享受 C. 忽略 B. 隐藏 D. 游泳

2. 摘录：Lalainya 喜欢观察乌龟。如果你也喜欢，你可能会注意到它们并非形状相同。有些拥有巨大的、圆形的圆顶壳。有些则几乎是扁平的。有些是光滑的。有些是凹凸不平的。所有这些不同的形状都适应于不同乌龟的生存方式…… 本段对文章很重要，因为它： - A. 描述了为什么生物学家“喜欢观察乌龟” - B. 质疑为什么乌龟很少“形状相同” - C. 暗示某些乌龟拥有圆形的“圆顶壳” - D. 陈述了各种壳对“不同乌龟”更有利

3. 摘录：许多乌龟的腹甲颜色较浅。Bob，一只布兰丁龟，就是一个很好的例子。Bob 的背部是深褐色的，而它的下巴、颈部和腹甲是淡黄色的。当布兰丁龟游泳时，向下看向水中的捕食者会看到乌龟深色的背部，这与深色的水融为一体。但从乌龟下方游泳的捕食者会看到黄色部分，这与照射进水中的光线融为一体。这种类型的伪装被称为反荫蔽（countershading）。 本段中的哪个短语最能支持“camouflage”一词的含义？ - A. “腹甲颜色较浅” - B. “向下看向水中” - C. “与深色的水融为一体” - D. “下方游泳的捕食者”

4. 摘录：Patsy 是一只大鳄龟。这些巨大的乌龟用一条看起来像蠕动的虫子的舌头将鱼诱入口中。为了捕捉鱼类，鳄龟必须长时间保持绝对静止。Patsy 拥有一个粗糙、崎岖且带有厚鳞甲的壳。这使她在耐心地等待捕捉晚餐时看起来像一块岩石。事实上，大鳄龟的壳上经常生长着苔藓，就像真正的岩石一样！ 根据本节信息，某些乌龟如何捕捉猎物？ - A. 通过在沙中挖洞 - B. 通过保持静止并使用它们的舌头 - C. 通过将腿缩进壳中 - D. 通过拥有褐色的壳和黄色的腹部

答案： 1 A 2 D 3℃ 4 B

5 纽约邮报，2026年8月8日，星期六

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6 Matthew McCormick, Google Maps

陷入险境：住客表示，高线酒店（High Line Hotel，见上图及下图）的管理层并未告知他们近期一项导致军团病（Legionnaires' disease）的细菌检测呈阳性。在被《纽约邮报》告知活菌水平有所增加时，至少一名住客明显感到震惊。

作者：MATTHEW FISCHETTI, JORDAN DONEGAN 和 CHRIS NESI

奢华的高线酒店检测出导致军团病的细菌呈阳性——今年夏天，这种疾病已在纽约市导致七人死亡——住客告诉《纽约邮报》，他们被完全蒙在鼓里。

这家位于切尔西（Chelsea）的豪华酒店由 MCR（美国第三大酒店业主运营商）所有。根据酒店与博彩贸易委员会（Hotel & Gaming Trades Council）工会的说法，该酒店在几周前进行了一次军团菌检测，结果为 170 cfu / ml（即每毫升液体样本中的活菌数量）。

HTC 领导层表示，当工会要求管理层提供补救证明时，这家周五晚上平均房价超过 $400 的酒店最初予以拒绝，但在一次仲裁听证会后才做出让步，随后工人回到了岗位。

但该拥有 40,000 名成员的工会主席 Rich Maroko 声称，尽管工人对潜在的不安全条件感到担忧，但管理层威胁称，如果他们再次离开酒店，将对其进行纪律处分。

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马斯克计划中的芯片工厂将使五角大楼相形见小

建筑是否能如预期般建成，将取决于其最终的实施情况。该设施的渲染图显示，这是一个雕刻在德克萨斯州地貌中的庞大翼形结构，拥有一个半透明的屋顶线，马斯克承诺其规模之巨与视觉冲击力同样惊人。“它将美得令人震撼，”马斯克在X上写道。特斯拉在X的一篇帖子中将该项目定性为关乎生存的供应问题。该公司写道：“特斯拉和SpaceX所需的芯片将远超当前及未来的全球产能”，并补充说目标是“每年生产超过1太瓦的算力”。该场地将在同一屋檐下处理逻辑芯片、内存、封装和测试。该公司表示，它“将生产针对边缘计算和推理优化的芯片，用于特斯拉的Optimus机器人和自动驾驶Cybercab等硬件，以及为运行SpaceX空间数据中心而设计的高功率芯片”。

一个“决定性时刻”

并非格赖姆斯县的所有人都感到兴奋。在公告发布前的一天，即周三，数百名居民参加了一次县级会议，对该项目获得的数百万美元税收激励措施以及他们所谓的交易达成过程缺乏透明度表示担忧。德克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott）的办公室已向SpaceX为该项目提供了一笔 3000万美元 德克萨斯企业基金（Texas Enterprise Fund）拨款，该项目还符合该州的德克萨斯就业、能源、技术与创新计划（Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation program）的条件。学校官员的语气则更为友好。综合独立学区（Consolidated Independent School District）教育局长萨拉·博罗维奇（Sarah Borowicz）在的一份声明中称，这一时刻对该学区来说是一个决定性时刻。

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THE RED APPLE

社会主义者的“巴士”风波

市政会议设摊

作者：MARIE POHL, MATTHEW FISCHETTI 和 HALEY BROWN

专家周五表示，由市长马姆达尼（Mamdani）主持的一场“巴士乘客市政厅会议”允许美国民主社会主义者（Democratic Socialists of America）纽约市分会（NYC-DSA）在布鲁克林举行的政府运行会议上设摊（见上图），这已经跨越了一道“令人深感不安的界限”。

在周四晚上于布鲁克林学院会议中心为巴士乘客举办的活动中，NYC-DSA的专用摊位引起了良好政府组织和批评者的担忧，他们认为市政厅将政治与公民参与混为一谈。

“在政府主导的公民参与和政治组织之间必须有一道清晰的界限，”公民联盟（Citizens Union）执行主任格蕾丝·劳（Grace Rauh）告诉《邮报》。“一场跨越该界限的政府运行市政厅会议令人深感不安，”她说。

这位政府监督组织的负责人要求马姆达尼政府解释，为什么这个市长也是其中成员的极左政治组织被允许参加市政厅会议。

“公众需要市政厅解释，一个党派政治组织是如何能够在官方城市活动中设摊的，以及未来将采取哪些步骤来确保党派活动与政府运行的公民参与之间存在清晰的界限，”她说。

市长在晚上7点左右抵达活动现场，坐在一个巴士纸板模型前，市议员丽塔·约瑟夫（Rita Joseph）向他以及三名“巴士乘客”询问巴士出行对他们意味着什么。

100人出席

出席者包括来自PSC CUNY和SEIU 1199工会的各一名成员，以及非营利倡议组织“乘客联盟”（Riders Alliance）的一名倡导者。另有约100名参与者在场。马姆达尼在最后发表了简短演讲，告诉人群他很高兴能将这座城市的首条“快速公交线路”引入弗拉特布什大道。市长上个月公布了该项目，据称将于2030年完工。“它的速度将非常快，以至于乘坐公交的将不再仅仅是那些别无选择的人，还包括那些想要快速到达目的地的人，”他说道。DSA未回应置评请求。

诉讼旨在阻止

作者：PETER SENZAMICI 和 MATTHEW FISCHETTI

三名纽约市房主已提起诉讼，以推迟该州备受争议的针对豪华第二套房的新税——声称马姆达尼市长政府在推行过程中搞砸了。根据周五在斯塔滕岛最高法院提交的诉讼，这些不满的业主指责市政厅不公平地给他们增加负担，强迫他们证明自己是全职的纽约人，否则就必须缴纳这种“度假屋税”（pied-à-terre tax）。

诉状称，市财政局“任意且反复无常地将证明自己不受附加税影响的负担强加给了纽约市居民”。诉状还点名批评财政局发布了一份包含近100 万处可能适用新附加税的房产税单，并向房主寄出了17,000份通知，警告他们除非申请豁免，否则将面临五位数的账单。

原告之一、支持马姆达尼的曼哈顿居民西蒙·海德利（Simon Hedley）告诉《纽约邮报》，他对法律本身没有异议，但反对市府分发这些“威胁性”通知的方式。海德利唯一的住所位于切尔西，他完全不知道自己是如何被列入市长的名单之中的，并表示证明居住地的责任应由市府承担。

草率的推行

“我只是认为，如果他们处于推行过程中，财政局显然在管理这件事——他们拥有无尽的记录访问权限，可以非常准确地了解谁是居民，谁不是，”海德利周五告诉《纽约邮报》。“据我所知，他们似乎没有在全市范围内进行任何尽职调查；他们像散弹枪一样随机向成千上万的人发送通知，而没有真正搞清楚谁是谁。”这位沮丧的纽约人说，“现在，证明自己是居民的举证责任落在了居民身上。”

诉讼称，市府忽略了其法定职责，即应先做好功课，“利用其可支配的庞大资源，勤勉地评估并确定哪些房产实际上适用该附加税”。

虽然该诉讼并未 # 你得不到红色，伙计！挑战法律本身，但它要求法官命令立即从财政局网站上删除那份包含900,000个名字的名单，声称该名单的公布“在纽约市房主中引发了恐慌”。根据诉讼，市府已经“猛烈地改口”，随后声称该名单是“毫无意义的”。

诉状认为，该名单“根本就不应该被发布”，并且“结果导致了大规模的混乱，因此应立即从财政局网站上删除”。

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“第二居所”名单失误引发税收争议

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被罢免的民主党代表无视市长

一名肢体语言专家表示，市长马姆达尼（Mamdani）在周五一次尴尬的新闻亮相中受到了代表阿德里亚诺·埃斯派亚拉特（Adriano Espaillat）的冷遇，而警察局长杰西卡·蒂施（Jessica Tisch）则在勉强维持微笑。

埃斯派亚拉特在上个月的民主党初选中落败，此前马姆达尼支持了一位极左翼的挑战者。在一次关于国家多米尼加日游行的纽约市警察局（NYPD）安全简报会上，埃斯派亚拉特在登台时无视了市长。

“谢谢局长，”埃斯派亚拉特热情地向蒂施致谢，“同时也感谢纽约市警察局。拉莫莱兹（Ramolez）局长，里维拉（Rivera）局长。我认识他们两人，并且知道他们在曼哈顿北部和布朗克斯区所做的出色工作，”埃斯派亚拉特说道——但并未提及马姆达尼。

这位34岁的民主社会主义市长僵硬地站在71岁的国会议员身边，脸上带着勉强的微笑。

“两人都在试图避开对方。马姆达尼低着头，埃斯派亚拉特也没有尝试与他交流，”肢体语言专家兼行为分析师特拉西·布朗（Traci Brown）表示。

这种冰冷的氛围也延续到了社交媒体上，埃斯派亚拉特和马姆达尼在关于周五亮相的帖子中都没有提及对方。

诉状称，原告包括海莉·布朗（Haley Brown）、马修·菲舍蒂（Matthew Fischetti）和娜塔莉·奥尼尔（Natalie O'Neill）。该诉讼还请求一项紧急禁令，以废除17,000份已寄出的通知，并免除房主回应的义务。

马姆达尼政府上周末将申请豁免的截止日期从8月底延长至9月18日。

原告由律师兰迪·马斯特罗（Randy Mastro）代表，他曾在马姆达尼的前任埃里克·亚当斯（Eric Adams）任内担任第一副市长。

另外两名起诉的房主是市议员弗兰克·莫拉诺（Frank Morano）的妻子和父亲。瑞秋·奥布莱恩（Rachel O'Brien）和卡迈恩·莫拉诺（Carmine Morano）均为斯塔滕岛居民。三人均声称，他们要么收到了将他们的长期主要住所列入其中的通知信，要么该住所被列在了公布的税单上。

原告愤怒

“市政厅把这件事搞反了，”这位共和党政客告诉《纽约邮报》。“这场诉讼是为了强迫政府遵守法律，清理一次糟糕的推行过程，并停止要求纽约人证明政府可能已经掌握的事实。”

这项由州议会和霍楚州长批准的法律，旨在适用于价值至少 500万美元 的一至三户住宅，以及价值 100万美元 或以上的无人居住且非主要居所的合作公寓（co-ops）和共管公寓（condominiums）。

在通知发出之前，马姆达尼上个月发布了一段挑衅视频，告诉价值超过 500万美元 的第二套房业主“检查你们的信箱”。

但财政局（DOF）前局长玛莎·斯塔克（Martha Stark）表示，财政局发出的警告信将受该法律约束的房屋数量大约增加了两倍。

斯塔克在随诉讼提交的一份专家确认书中表示，根据该市公布的数据，在纳税名册上的 960,000 处房产中，只有不到 3% —— 大约 24,000 处 —— “达到了法定价值门槛”，即一至三户住宅 500万美元，合作公寓和共管公寓 100万美元。

该诉讼将该市、担任市长职务的马姆达尼、财政局及其局长理查德·李（Richard Lee）列为被告。

马姆达尼的发言人马特·劳申巴赫（Matt Rauschenbach）表示，财政局“一直在昼夜不停地工作”，以为可能受新税影响的人员提供信息。

“我们有责任让这个过程清晰、透明且易于获取，”劳申巴赫表示，市法律部门将在法庭上应对此次诉讼。

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10 华盛顿 —— 一家联邦上诉法院周五阻止了特朗普总统计划中的白宫舞厅的进一步建设，裁定这一庞大项目必须首先获得国会批准。

一个由华盛顿特区巡回法院法官组成的分歧小组认定，“国会对白宫建筑的建设和拆除拥有专属监管权”。

“在美利国历史上，我们不知道有任何先例是总统单方面使用私人筹集资金，拆除由国会授权建设且由美国纳税人出资的白宫重要部分的。直到现在为止，”法官帕特里夏·米利特（Patricia Millet）和布拉德利·加西亚（Bradley Garcia）在多数意见书中写道。

米利特和加西亚分别是由巴拉克·奥巴马和乔·拜登任命的。

国家历史保护信托基金（The National Trust for Historic Preservation）在去年 12 月提起诉讼以停止建设，就在此前几周，工人们推平了东翼。

在 Truth Social 的一篇帖子中，特朗普表示他将立即提起上诉。

乔什·克里斯滕森（Josh Christenson）

布兰奇跨过障碍

卡西迪将投“赞成”票，确保其就任司法部长

作者：乔什·克里斯滕森 华盛顿 —— 参议员比尔·卡西迪（Bill Cassidy，路易斯安那州共和党人）周五宣布，他将投票支持确认托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）为下一任司法部长，这实际上保证了他将就任美国最高执法职位。

卡西迪指责布兰奇在“批准反武器化秘密基金并免除总统接受美国国税局（IRS）审计方面表现出判断力不足”，以及允许司法部针对总统的政治敌人，但最终得出结论：“我将为布兰奇先生投票。”

“布兰奇先生并不完美，他也会告诉你这一点，但选择并不是在完美与布兰奇先生之间做出：而是在布兰奇先生与另一位可能无法在特朗普总统领导下有效管理该部门、且确实可能不如布兰奇先生的代理司法部长之间做出选择，”卡西迪在参议院议事厅表示。

“这将危及在打击暴力犯罪、人口和毒品贩运以及欺诈方面所取得的进展。这对美国人民没有好处。这不是对特朗普总统的全民公投，而是在非常具体的情况下对布兰奇先生做出的决定。”

两票“反对”票

由于参议员米奇·麦康奈尔（Mitch McConnell，肯塔基州共和党）因持续的健康问题缺席，布兰奇（右图）在参议院最多只能承受两票共和党反对票才能获得通过。参议员丽莎·穆尔科夫斯基（Lisa Murkowski，阿拉斯加州共和党）和苏珊·柯林斯（Susan Collins，缅因州共和党）此前已宣布将投“反对”票。“司法部的政治化——甚至是武器化——并非始于本届政府，但在本届政府期间有所加速，”穆尔科夫斯基在周五早些时候的一份声明中表示。“我对[杰弗里]爱泼斯坦文件的发布处理方式；授予总统及其家人及其企业的广泛豁免保护；向反堕胎团体发表的声明；以及对从前任政府工作人员到现任美国参议员等个人的反复针对持有异议，”她补充道。目前正在竞选连任的柯林斯称特朗普的选择是一位“有能力的律师”，但他也让美国司法部（DOJ）变得“日益政治化”。“在他的领导下，司法部试图起诉参议员马克·凯利（Mark Kelly）和埃莉莎·斯洛特金（Elissa Slotkin），原因是他们拍摄了鼓励抵制非法命令的视频，尽管这些行为是不明智的，但受到宪法保护，”这位缅因州共和党人指出。

德州反跨性别广告

反跨性别运动在德克萨斯州规模扩大。保守派的“美国原则项目”（American Principles Project）超级政治行动委员会（super PAC）正启动一项耗资$10 million的中期选举广告攻势，其中一段广告将德州参议院民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科（James Talarico）描绘成一名正在给一个小女孩进行变性手术的医生。这段残酷的30秒广告以一个小女孩被安置在手术台上开始，并配有AI生成的塔拉里科戴着手术口罩盯着她的画面。“跨性别产业猎捕困惑的孩子。不可逆的青春期阻断剂。跨性别激素。变性手术，”旁白说道。“今年11月，在太晚之前阻止他们。”观众被敦促在“11月3日投票给肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton）”。塔拉里科的代表JT Enis表示：“詹姆斯并不支持未成年人进行性别重置手术。” Ryan King ---

这能保护你的孩子

一项新研究显示，你狗身上的细菌可以保护你的孩子免受疾病侵害。在生命的第一年与宠物狗共同生活的婴儿会接触到狗的微生物，研究人员发现这有助于婴儿避免发烧和耳部感染等问题。通过狗的毛发、皮肤和唾液传播的微生物，可能解释了养狗在孩子生命第一年所起作用的四分之一。研究人员认为，其余部分可能由其他因素解释，例如与狗在户外度过更多时间，从而增强了孩子的免疫系统。“有人建议，未来可能可以通过某种方式修改家庭微生物群以促进健康，”作者兼儿科医生詹妮·马基（Jenni Mäki）表示。“我们的研究表明，养狗在今天已经实现了这一点。”更广泛的研究表明，更健康的生命第一年对他们长大后的健康也有巨大益处。 Allie Yang

鲨鱼围攻缅因州

本周仅两天内，缅因州一个热门游泳地点就发现了近十头大白鲨——这引发了官员的警告，他们称这种活动是前所未有的。据CBS新闻报道，周二和周三左右，在斯卡伯勒（Scarborough）派恩点海滩（Pine Point Beach）附近的一个沙洲发现了至少七头大白鲨，其中一些长度达12英尺。其他一些长度达8英尺，被派去监测情况的官员指出，它们看起来都是幼鲨。 Alex Oliveira

艾娃的地中海时光

超级巨星艾娃·隆戈利亚（Eva Longoria），51岁，在她位于西班牙马贝拉（Marbella）家附近的地中海海域游泳。她一年中的大部分时间与商人丈夫何塞·巴斯顿（José Bastón），58岁，以及他们8岁的儿子圣地亚哥（Santiago）一起生活在那里。

寡言之地

美国口语交流量下降

作者：NATALIE O'NEILL

美国人词穷了！一项新研究及专家表示，口语交流正在消亡，人们每天说的词数比20年前减少了约30%——这加剧了追求便捷而导致社交脱节的“孤独流行病”。

根据发表在《心理科学视角》（Perspectives on Psychological Science）上的报告，闲聊几乎在消失，自2005, 以来，平均每过去一年，人们每天说的词数就减少338个。

“这可能会产生认知、社交和情感方面的影响——我们在非口语交流中建立的关系没有那么牢固，”该研究的共同作者、密苏里-堪萨斯城大学的瓦莱里娅·普费弗（Valeria Pfeifer）周五告诉《纽约邮报》。

普费弗表示：“我们可能会感受到更多的孤独感和脱节感。更多的口语交流与心理健康密切相关。”

这项针对约2,200名参与者（主要在美国）的研究显示，目前人们平均每天说12,792个词。

普费弗表示，这种骤减可能与“便捷经济”有关，在这种经济模式下，人们的人际互动减少——转而选择从杂货到餐厅餐点的所有服务都由配送完成。

技术交流

“一个可能的促成因素是我们拥有技术来替代那些必须彼此交谈的场景，”她说。“例如，你可以使用应用程序点咖啡，而不是与咖啡师交谈。”

普费弗与亚利桑那大学的马蒂亚斯·梅尔（Matthias Mehl）共同撰写了该研究。她表示，口语交流的减少还可能引发与沟通相关的认知问题。

普费弗说，通过短信和其他打字交流建立的社交纽带比面对面交流更脆弱，且沟通中的细微差别经常在其中丢失。

这位专家表示：“这有可能在助长孤独流行病，使人们感到更加孤立。”

在研究中，研究人员使用一种能够被动记录参与者部分日常生活的设备，分析了年龄在10到94岁之间的参与者。该分析结合了2005和2019. 11 之间开展的22项研究的数据。

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世界战争

这是林赛的

沙特、土耳其、巴基斯坦联合

签署共同防御协议 作者：CAITLIN DOORNBOS

华盛顿 —— 美国官员本周早些时候预测将重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的伊朗-阿曼协议在备受瞩目后并未实现——但另一项具有重大影响的协议在周五取得了进展，伊斯兰世界三个最强大的国家在地区战火纷飞之际联手。

沙特阿拉伯、巴基斯坦和土耳其周五宣布，他们在麦加签署了一项具有里程碑意义的共同防御协议，宣布对其中一个国家的攻击将被视为对所有国家的攻击——随着伊朗继续进行导弹袭击并威胁波斯湾的关键能源路线，此举可能会重塑安全格局。

该协议出台之际，德黑兰及其盟友在美国对伊朗的战争期间多次将沙特阿拉伯和其他海湾国家作为目标，这给全球能源市场带来了冲击，并引发了人们对华盛顿传统安全伙伴可能会寻求新方式来自保的担忧。

强大的三人组

该协议由沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼、土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安和巴基斯坦总理谢巴兹·谢里夫签署，创建了一个将一个北约强国、阿拉伯世界的重量级国家以及唯一的伊斯兰核武装国家联系在一起的新安全框架。

这个时机不容忽视。美国官员此前预计，由阿曼斡旋的与德黑兰的安排将通过海峡（全球大部分石油供应流经的关键水道）创建一条有限的航运走廊，以帮助交通恢复。

但随着这些努力陷入停滞，沙特阿拉伯、土耳其和巴基斯坦采取了他们自己的方案来应对日益增长的威胁。

以色列与联合国学校风波 华盛顿 —— 据以色列官员称，联合国正试图阻止在一家空置的近东救济工程处（UNRWA）院落内为急需教育的巴勒斯坦儿童建设一所学校。以色列官员指责该组织将政治置于儿童之上。以色列官员告诉《邮报》，施工人员预计将在未来几天进入位于东耶路撒冷人口稠密的卡夫尔阿卡布（Kafr Aqab）社区的一块22英亩的场地开始校园建设，以便在9月1日新学年开始时迎接学生。然而，官员们表示，联合国正准备谴责这个犹太国家将近东救济工程处（UNRWA —— 联合国近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处）从该物业中移除。联合国未立即回应置评请求。Caitlin Doornbos

北约进入普京的瞄准线：情报报告

作者：PATRICK REILLY

根据最新的美国情报报告，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京最早可能在今年秋季通过攻击一个盟国来测试北约联盟的强度，其中可能包括一次陆地入侵。美国官员告诉《华尔街日报》，这些关于潜在有限袭击（范围可能从网络攻击到军事入侵）的报告出炉之际，美国正面临关键弹药短缺，而这些弹药是应对来自俄罗斯或中国此类攻击所必需的。

情报警告称，预计袭击将发生在今年秋季至2029年之间。普京（见下图）攻击北约国家的目的是为了强迫美国采取行动，并瓦解这个拥有77年历史的联盟。

美国企业研究所（American Enterprise Institute）高级研究员Heather Conley告诉《日报》：“问号在于美国在这种情况下会如何反应。” “挑战北约的可信度并将美国与其盟友分离，一直是（俄罗斯的）目标。”

美国此前认为，只要其军队还深陷与乌克兰的战争，莫斯科绝不会挑衅历史悠久的北大西洋公约组织（NATO）——然而今年，官员们认定普京可能足够大胆，敢于测试该联盟的决心。

普京现在对袭击北约持开放态度，是因为他在国内面临着击败乌克兰的巨大压力。俄罗斯一直遭受基辅对其石油工业日益增加的无人机袭击，且普京的部队在遭受重大伤亡后，在前线的推进速度已显著放缓。

作者：VICTOR NAVA

参议院周五批准了一项长期搁置的针对俄罗斯和伊朗的制裁法案，以此作为对上月突然去世的已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（Lindsey Graham，共和党-南卡罗来纳州）的最后致敬，他生前曾大力推动该立法。

《2026年林赛·O·格雷厄姆制裁俄罗斯和伊朗法案》以86-11的投票结果获得通过。该立法针对的是一直为弗拉基米尔·普京针对乌克兰地久且血腥的战争提供资金的俄罗斯石油和天然气出口，并延长了针对伊朗能源和武器部门的现有制裁。

在上周于华盛顿国家大教堂举行的格雷厄姆葬礼结束后几小时，该法案在两党压倒性支持下通过了一项重大程序障碍。

该立法允许特朗普政府对原油或天然气进口量最大的五家俄罗斯进口商征收最高100%的定向关税。它还更新了将于今年年底到期的针对伊朗的制裁。

“力量的展示”

“这项法案是在告诉弗拉基米尔·普京：‘你的战争日子已进入倒计时，’”法案共同发起人、参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔（理查德·布卢门撒尔，康涅狄格州民主党）上周表示。“你处于失败的一方。现在回到谈判桌前，比牺牲更多生命、浪费更多金钱、使你的经济崩溃、摧毁你在世界上的地位要好得多。”美国支持乌克兰。在周五的投票之前，格雷厄姆的妹妹、参议员达琳·格雷厄姆·诺多内（达琳·格雷厄姆·诺多内，南卡罗来纳州共和党）呼吁进行一次“力量的展示”，以延续美国作为“自由世界希望灯塔”的传统。“这个机构的每一位成员都必须做出选择，”她补充道，“是我们有勇气对抗邪恶，还是继续维持现状。”在投票结束时，达琳·格雷厄姆获得了宣布最终计票结果的荣誉。这项去年提出的立法已经获得了大多数参议员的支持，但由于特朗普反复

已故议员关于伊朗、俄罗斯的法案在参议院顺利通过

并非对皮特不满：总统

唐纳德·特朗普总统周四对战争部长皮特·海格塞斯表达了全力支持——就在此前一天，一份报告称总统指责五角大楼负责人就美国武器储备状态误导了他。在周四接受NBC新闻采访时，特朗普在谈到海格塞斯时说：“我认为他实际上是我最优秀的人之一。”“我非常擅长处理这些事情。”总统的赞扬是在《华盛顿邮报》周三报道之后发表的，该报道称他上周在戴维营的一次内阁会议上痛斥了海格塞斯。据报道，特朗普愤怒地表示，弹药短缺威胁到美国在伊朗的军事选择。据该媒体称，总统告诉海格塞斯，他认为这个问题“已经解决了”，而战争部长将沟通不畅归咎于其副手。白宫和五角大楼否认了《华盛顿邮报》的报道，新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特宣布该报道是“胡说八道”，战争部发言人肖恩·帕内尔称其为“虚构”。维克多·纳瓦试图就结束俄罗斯对其西方邻国长达四年的战争进行谈判。在7月11日去世的前一天，格雷厄姆宣布他已与白宫达成协议，将推进该法案。

“恰当的致敬”

当时，格雷厄姆（插图）誓言该立法将“成为法律”，并表示他“从未如此乐观”地认为乌克兰战争将走向终结。“乌克兰在战场上的成功为国会注入了新的紧迫感，而普京对平民的无情攻击则坚定了国会的决心。众议院现在必须把握时机，通过这项法案并将其送交特朗普总统签署，”总部位于纽约的亲乌克兰组织Razom的丹尼尔·巴尔森表示。众议员预计将在8月31日结束夏季休假返回后审议该立法。“对这项法案强有力的两党支持，是对林赛·格雷厄姆参议员恰当的致敬，他多年来致力于支持勇敢抵抗普京战争机器的乌克兰。我们很高兴看到两党参议员准备在争取自由和民主的斗争中接过火炬，”巴尔森补充道。“普京不应抱有幻想：他非法战争持续的时间越长，他将面临的代价就越高。” vnava@nypost.com 社论 / 第 26 13 页

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利用米勒的浪漫关系掩盖“间谍”联系

利用情史达成“斯沃尔韦尔”式交易

作者：艾米莉·古丁（EMILY GOODIN） 华盛顿 —— 周四披露的一份令人震惊的新报告显示，埃里克·斯沃尔韦尔（Eric Swalwell）利用他过去与特朗普高级官员斯蒂芬·米勒（Stephen Miller）之妻凯蒂·米勒（Katie Miller）的浪漫关系，使可能令人尴尬的联邦调查局（FBI）文件得以保密。

这位名声扫地的前加利福尼亚州民主党众议员在数名女性指控其性侵和强奸后辞职，而他曾与现任保守派领导人之妻交往的消息震惊了华盛顿。

“我当时是国会山的一名实习生，”米勒在X平台上就此事发帖称。

凯蒂·沃德曼（Katie Waldman）在20多岁时曾在国会山担任实习生和通讯主任，随后在2017年进入行政部门。她与斯沃尔韦尔的关系发生在她遇到现任丈夫之前。

与中国间谍的联系

而且，在一次令人震惊的转折中，国会博客“Sources Say”报道称，斯沃尔韦尔利用这段过去的关系，压制了FBI文件的发布，这些文件详细记录了他与被怀疑为中国情报人员的克里斯汀·方（Christine Fang，又名“方方”）的接触。

《纽约邮报》在联系斯沃尔韦尔时，他拒绝发表评论。

从2011到2015年，方为斯沃尔韦尔筹集资金，并帮助他在办公室安置了至少一名实习生。但联邦官员担心她是间谍，斯沃尔韦尔表示在FBI警告他之后，他已与她断绝联系。

当他与这个中国“蜜罐”的关系在2020年公开时，民主党领导人南希·佩洛西（Nancy Pelosi）是他的主要捍卫者之一，并帮助他留在众议院情报委员会。

在2026年初 —— 在性侵指控公开之前，且当时他是加利福尼亚州州长的主要候选人时 —— FBI局长卡什·帕特尔（Kash Patel）敦促公布关于他与方的文件。

据“Sources Say”报道，斯沃尔韦尔方面告诉联邦政府，公布这些文件可能被视为企图将司法部武器化，并指出了他与米勒之间“早已结束的性关系”。

一名接近米勒的消息人士称，米勒在被一名记者告知之前，并不知晓涉及司法部这一方面的情况。

斯沃尔韦尔拒绝透露他是否与该疑似间谍发生过性关系，声称不分享两人关系的更多细节涉及国家安全。

斯沃尔韦尔当时是单身。直到2016年他才与妻子布里塔尼（Brittany）结婚。

在FBI调查方及其渗透行动期间，她逃离了美国。帕特尔曾探讨将其从中国带回，以便就斯沃尔韦尔的问题对其进行审问。

“不知情”

最终，这些文件没有被公布。

当时帕姆·邦迪（Pam Bondi）担任总检察长。一名知情人士表示，该部门“并未意识到斯沃尔韦尔的律师就米勒出现在文件中的问题发出的沟通”。

今年4月，十多名女性告诉CNN，斯沃尔韦尔强奸或性侵了她们，她们表示这种行为模式可以追溯到他在国会山工作期间的数十年前。

消息传出后，米勒向这些女性表达了支持。

“作为一个通常不相信所有女性的人，但我相信她 —— 以及在她身后排队的许多人，”她在4月的X平台上写道。“埃里克·斯沃尔韦尔的行为是国会山公开的秘密。”

“我肯定她不是唯一的实习生，”她补充道。

密歇根州民主党人面临“贫民窟房东”问题

一名在密歇根州竞选国会议员的民主党候选人曾大肆宣扬要“严厉打击贫民窟房东”，但根据《邮报》审阅的记录显示，他在自己的房产因违反建筑规范而被处罚的同时，每年获取高达 $50,000 的租金收入。密歇根州第4国会选区的民主党提名人、州参议员肖恩·麦肯（Sean McCann）是 McLain Properties LLC 的所有者，该公司控制着位于卡拉马祖（Kalamazoo）的两栋房屋。麦肯和民主党国会竞选委员会在分别发表的声明中，都赞扬了该候选人对租户利益的承诺。但根据州记录和联邦财务披露文件，麦肯每年从租赁房产中赚取 $15,001 至 $50,000 不等，而这些房产问题的解决时间远比他推动的立法所要求的时间要长。其中一套租赁房在今年1月未能通过卡拉马祖市的建筑规范检查，原因包括各种火灾隐患——包括燃气加热装置周围过于拥挤、灭火器过期、缺失烟雾和一氧化碳探测器，以及使用“过多”的延长线代替永久布线。《邮报》获得的租赁证书显示，这些违规行为花费了四个月才得以解决。记录还显示，麦肯的另一处房产在 2024 年 8 月被开出了至少 11 项违规通知，且在 17 个月内未完全解决。

乔什·克里斯滕森（Josh Christenson）

“杀子”母亲“相当正常”

周五在法庭上披露的消息显示，林赛·克兰西（Lindsay Clancy）曾告诉医生她每周喝酒五天，患有严重的失眠和自杀念头——但她声称因为孩子的原因不会自杀——随后她最终将孩子们勒死。在 2023 年 1 月 24 日三个孩子惨遭杀害的两天前，这位 35 岁的马萨诸塞州母亲与丈夫和孩子一起参加了一位朋友的烧烤聚会，其好友萨拉·卡尼（Sarah Carney）作证称，她当时“只是比较安静，但相当正常”。随着检察官通过一系列医生的证词重点调查该母亲在杀人前的状态，这起恐怖案件的新细节于周五浮出水面。

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詹妮弗·拉克德（JENNIFER LACKARD） “帮助帮派分子儿子。”

“接应”警察母亲获保释

一名涉嫌担任其帮派分子儿子接应司机的前威斯特彻斯特县（Westchester County）高级警务官员已出狱。布朗克斯（Bronx）检察官和法院记录显示，49 岁的詹妮弗·拉克德（Jennifer Lackard）周四在这起离奇的谋杀未遂案中悄悄缴纳了 $75,000 保释金。记录显示，虽然这位名声扫地的警察高官获得了自由，但她涉嫌加入“Slutty Gang”帮派的儿子蔡斯·拉克德（Chase Lackard，20 岁）和前科犯丈夫詹姆斯·拉克德（James Lackard，49 岁）仍被关押在狱中。据称，该家庭成员在 6 月 29 日布朗克斯的一起驾车枪击事件中均扮演了角色。法院文件称，拉克德夫妇涉嫌开着一辆克莱斯勒小型面包车将儿子送到东 16 街的枪击现场。文件称，蔡斯·拉克德涉嫌摇下车窗向一名对手开枪数次。此次枪击事件中无人受伤，而事件发生时，蔡斯·拉克德刚刚结束一次出庭。詹妮弗·拉克德在本周被起诉后，被马उंट弗农警察局（Mount Vernon Police Department）解雇了其副警察局长的职务。

马特·特劳特曼（Matt Troutman）、史蒂文·瓦戈（Steven Vago）和克里斯蒂娜·纳里兹纳亚曼（Khristina Nariizhnayaman）

用披萨洗脑！

作者：NICHOLAS McENTYRE 和 ALEX OLIVEIRA

让他们不要吃蛋糕。一家陷入困境的泽西海岸（Jersey Shore）披萨店在社交媒体上发起了一场 Snooki 级别的狂暴抨击——以此为其餐厅辩护。此前一段疯传的视频显示，该店老板在责骂一群为孩子举办派对而自带蛋糕的顾客。

Joey Tomato's 将自己塑造为受害者，称该片段具有误导性，并表示他们这家位于 Point Pleasant 海滨步道的切片披萨店有严格的禁止携带外部甜点政策。该店周四表示：“我们不做蛋糕。我们做披萨。”

这番强硬的声明是在店主 Doreen Sullivan-Karcich 被拍到在周六接待顾客 Tom Jurkowski 及其家人时对其大发雷霆之后发表的——据称这一切仅仅是因为对方请求用一把刀来切他们带来的 5 岁孩子的生日蛋糕。

“不是租赁大厅！”

Jurkowski 声称他提前打过电话，并得到了员工允许将蛋糕带到午餐会上——他说这次消费花费了 $250——但当他们吃完并试图借一把刀时，Sullivan-Karcich 对他们爆发了。

在最新的声明中，Joey Tomato's 表示该片段具有误导性。声明写道：“没有上下文。没有开头。只有一个为了引发愤怒而剪辑的片段，以及评论区里充斥着的各种观点。”

“我们是一家披萨餐厅。不是派对场地，不是面包店，也不是租赁大厅。”

他们还补充道：“互联网决定根据一段在真实对话已经开始之后才截取的 30 秒视频，就判定它了解关于我们餐厅的一切。”

该片段在网上引发了激烈的争论，一些人认为这家海滨餐厅将情况扩大化了，且对该家庭不公平，尤其是 Sullivan-Karcich 愤怒的程度。

“你不能就这样走进一家餐厅然后随心所欲，”视频中可以看到她一边愤怒地在半空的用餐区挥舞手臂一边说道。“如果我就这样带着蛋糕去你家呢？”

“好吧，那么当我带着蜡烛和蛋糕去你家时，我现在是不是也能在那里随心所欲了？”她继续尖叫，称 Jurkowski 请求借刀的行为“不恰当”，并宣布“我不欠你任何东西。祝你今天愉快！”

运行热门社交媒体账号 Vintage New Jersey 的 Jurkowski 表示，他不想成为那个发布他人公开崩溃视频的“那种人”，但周日的这场争吵是“我经历过的最疯狂的事情”。

视频迅速走红，引发了无数人的评论——观众压倒性地谴责店主的行为。

餐厅现因蛋糕风波反击

“真实原因！”

尽管如此，Joey Tomato's 依然坚持立场，并似乎坚称拒绝出借刀具纯粹是餐厅安全问题。

餐厅写道：“这条海滨步道上的每家餐厅都有基于真实原因而存在的政策——食品安全、法律责任，以及在夏季夜晚全速运转的厨房秩序。”

它补充道：“这些政策不能仅仅因为执行它们的一瞬间被记录下来，就交给公众投票决定。”

但这并没有阻止争论的继续，读者们提出了一些解决法律责任问题的方案，而这些方案不需要像番茄一样气得脸红。

“一句‘对不起’就能解决问题，而且没人会生气，”一个人写道。“这简直是在火上浇油，而不是灭火。”

另一个人说：“这里有正确答案……来自一个在餐厅工作 20 多年的人：‘对不起，我们不给顾客提供刀具。但我很乐意为您代切。’故事结束。”

alex.oliveira@nypost.com

农贸市场出现大麻

这是农场新鲜采摘的“恶魔生菜”。在州长霍楚（Gov. Hochul）签署一项允许小型大麻供应商加入大企业并在农贸市场销售产品的新法案后，纽约人现在可以在农贸市场购买他们想要的各种新鲜绿叶蔬菜。州政府办公室周四宣布，在霍楚将该州的“大麻展示活动”（Cannabis Showcase Event）许可证扩展至小型企业后，获得州许可的微型企业和药房可以在公共市场和社区活动中设立弹出式店铺。根据新立法，小型农场和药房仅被允许在这些活动中销售其自有的大麻产品。 帕特里克·赖利（Patrick Reilly）

对视导致地铁推搡

警方表示，周五在E线列车上的一场对视比赛演变成了暴力事件，其中一名男子将另一名男子推入了曼哈顿地铁轨道。警方称，大约上午9点，当南行列车驶入格林威治村（Greenwich Village）的西四街站（West Fourth Street Station）时，两名男子正就谁先盯着谁看而发生争执。当局表示，受害者走下火车，但嫌疑人在火车开走后跟随他来到站台，并将其推入轨道。警方称，反应迅速的旁观者在灾难发生前将该男子拉回了站台。受害者身上有瘀伤和划痕，被送往贝尔维尤医院（Bellevue Hospital）。嫌疑人被描述为一名身材粗壮的黑人，身高约5英尺7英寸，全身穿着黑色衣服，穿着黑白运动鞋，携带一个黑色包，他向车站下方往B / D线方向逃离。调查人员正在检查车站摄像头以追踪其行踪。警方还在搜寻另一名嫌疑人，该嫌疑人被指控周二在哈莱姆区（Harlem）将一名站立乘客推入轨道。 乔·马里诺（Joe Marino）

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作者：萨缪尔·钱伯林（SAMUEL CHAMBERLAIN）和克里斯·内西（CHRIS NESI）

根据特朗普政府周五发布的第五批UFO文件中包含的一份令人震惊的陈述，一名前五角大楼雇员及其妻子在2023年10月的一个深夜，看到一架奇怪的三角形飞行器飞过他们位于科罗拉多州（Colorado）的家。这个故事概述在今年1月的一份被称为“Form 302”的FBI访谈摘要中，其中包含了一些对“不明异常现象”（Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena）——政府对UFO的称呼——最引人注目的描述。

证人表示，他和配偶在晚上11点前不久坐在后门廊上，这时他们注意到有东西在头顶飞过，“高度可能低至300英尺”。摘要报告补充道，该UFO“看起来像一个完美的三角形……没有任何额外的机翼、尾翼或任何发动机外壳气泡”，并且“看起来几乎是透明的”，周围有“看起来像薄雾或扭曲的东西……就像你在透过雾气观察一样；并且有像在水下观察物体时的涟漪”。这位前五角大楼工作人员坚称该物体“完全静默”，且在物体飞过他上方时，“没有感觉到任何震动、静电或任何其他影响”。

4秒钟的目击

由于在据称目击时观察角度不理想，证人表示他无法确定该物体的形状是等腰三角形还是等边三角形。他补充说，其半透明的外观可能是由于UFO的“深灰色或银色”颜色与夜空融合所致，且其精确形状难以辨认。证人最初认为该三角形具有“圆润的边缘和角落”，但表示这种印象可能是由于UFO周围的扭曲造成的。该男子表示，当据称的飞行器远离这对夫妇时，他探测到了一道“银蓝色光带”，他推测这可能是该飞行器推进系统的副产物。

“半透明”UFO目击事件

这对伴侣继续观察该UFO，它沿着“直线路径”在“恒定高度”移动——速度极快且“覆盖了很长距离”。他说整个目击过程仅持续了4秒，不足以让他掏出手机进行记录或拍摄。由于住在机场附近，这位目击者声称自己“非常熟悉”普通航空器的正常运行，包括私人飞机、直升机甚至先进的无人机，但表示该UFO的移动轨迹“与他之前遇到的任何东西都不匹配”。

特朗普总统在今年下令逐步披露相关信息，他曾多次表示对地外生命的存在持怀疑态度，但在前总统巴拉克·奥巴马在2月份的一次采访中谈到外星人时表示：“他们是真实存在的，但我没见过他们”之后，特朗普要求提高UFO的透明度。

灭绝之鸟并非传闻中的“笨鸟”

它们并非人们所描述的那样脑子简单。渡渡鸟曾被视为愚蠢的代名词，但实际上并不像描绘的那样笨——可能和现代鸽子一样聪明。一项发表在动物学期刊上的研究详细阐述了这种不会飞的鸟类被低估的智力。

来自澳大利亚阿德莱德弗林德斯大学的薇拉·魏斯贝克（Vera Weisbecker）教授在《对话》（The Conversation）中写道：“我们的发现挑战了长期以来将渡渡鸟视为笨拙、愚蠢的白日觅食者的刻板印象。”他们旨在挑战围绕这种所谓“滑稽的羽毛袋”的污名，这种鸟在17世纪灭绝，就在人类抵达其家园印度洋毛里求斯岛几十年之后。

据报道，这种贴地生活的鸽类亲戚被荷兰水手通过狩猎，以及由入侵者带来的狗、猫、猪和老鼠的捕食而灭绝——而且它们对这些水手完全没有恐惧感。最近的研究表明，它们不配获得进化论中的“达尔文奖”。

为了确定这种灭绝之鸟的认知能力，研究团队对保存完好的渡渡鸟头骨进行了高分辨率CT扫描，全球仅存三个这样的头骨。团队发现，“与大脑其余部分相比，渡渡鸟与认知和记忆相关的前脑比例与其他鸽子相似。”

研究人员写道：“换句话说，没有证据表明渡渡鸟比任何其他鸽子更不聪明。”

本·科斯特（Ben Cost）

16名俄亥俄州“野蛮生长”儿童的希望

一名从其父母在加利福尼亚州的“恐怖之屋”中获救的孩子警告说，在俄亥俄州一个覆盖着粪便的房产中发现的16名“近乎野蛮”的孩子在融入社会时将很难适应。

20岁的朱莉莎·特平（Julissa Turpin）周四告诉NewsNation，赛德（Sider）家的孩子们随着时间的推移能够痊愈——在她逃离虐待父母大卫和路易丝·特平（David and Louise Turpin）的魔掌八年后，她分享了这一看法。

赛德家的孩子们——年龄在1到18岁之间——在6月30日从俄亥俄州汉登一个12乘12的狭小房间中获救后，目前处于保护性监护之下。

特平在谈到未来的道路时说：“适应起来会非常困难，但绝对是有可能的。而且他们绝对有可能获得痊愈以及他们需要的一切。”

特平在逃离加利福尼亚州佩里斯那个四卧室住宅时年仅10或11岁，她透露，在适应新生活之初，一些常用短语听起来很陌生。

她说：“甚至仅仅是说‘你好吗？’对我来说就很奇怪，人们会说‘嗨，你好吗？’这就像是在想，‘为什么每个人都在问我怎么样？’”

克里斯·布拉德福德（Chris Bradford）

寻找佛州青少年

一个佛罗里达州家庭正拼命寻求答案，以寻找失踪的16岁少女索菲亚·科弗（Sophia Cover）。她在7月31日凌晨在没有解释的情况下离开家中后失踪。监控录像显示，这名青少年于凌晨12:45左右走出位于黄金门庄园（Golden Gate Estates）的家中，该地是一个中产阶级人口普查指定社区，位于佛罗里达州西海岸，在迈尔斯堡（Fort Myers）以南约40英里处。当局将索菲亚描述为身高5英尺7英寸，体重115磅，棕色眼睛，棕色长发。 Chris Nesi --- Page Six。

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Oli Coleman ocoleman@nypost. Mara Siegler msiegler@nypost. Carlos Greer cgreer@nypost.

规划下一餐

安东尼·迈克尔·霍尔（ANTHONY Michael Hall）在导演去世前听到了约翰·休斯（John Hughes）关于《早餐俱乐部》（Breakfast Club）续集的想法。霍尔在周三的《里奇·艾森秀》（The Rich Eisen Show）中分享道，他与休斯（2009年去世，享年59岁）的最后一次电话通话就是关于这部1985年经典电影的续作。 “我最后一次与休斯先生交谈时，他打电话给我，约翰·坎迪（John Candy）也在电话里，那是大约1988年……他当时谈到了这件事，”霍尔回忆道。 他表示，休斯的计划包括让由霍尔、贾德·尼尔森（Judd Nelson）、埃米利奥·埃斯特维兹（Emilio Estevez）、艾莉·希迪（Ally Sheedy）和莫莉·林沃德（Molly Ringwald）饰演的主角们在30岁时重聚。 “所以我认为那是他一直在构思的东西，”他说，“我不知道他是否已经把它写出来了。”

关注孩子

凯莉·克拉克森（KELLY Clarkson）今年一直致力于帮助她的孩子们面对父亲布兰登·布莱克斯托克（Brandon Blackstock）去世带来的打击。一位消息人士向 PageSix.com 的莎拉·琼斯（Sarah Jones）独家透露，对于这位歌手（见上图）及其 12 岁的女儿里弗（River）和 10 岁的儿子雷米（Remy）来说，“这是极其情绪化的一年”。“她的重心一直放在确保孩子们感受到被爱、被支持，并尽可能保持稳定，同时给他们空间以各自的方式去哀悼。” 44 岁的克拉克森与布莱克斯托克于 2022 年离婚，后者于一年前的今天因黑色素瘤去世，享年 48 岁。

流行歌手泰特·麦克雷（Tate McRae，23 岁）与新泽西魔鬼队中锋杰克·休斯（Jack Hughes，25 岁）已经分手，Page Six 可以确认——而且这次分手似乎比冰球场还要冷。我们听说这位 NHL 球星一直在向朋友们吹嘘，他在两人有机会公开确认恋情之前就与这位演唱《Exes》的歌手分手了。一位消息人士告诉我们，休斯最终结束了这段关系，因为他开始看到“危险信号”。他们补充说，他已经走出来了，并且在与其他的人约会。

与此同时，接近麦克雷的消息人士告诉 Page Six，是她终止了关系。两人去年多次被拍到在纽约出没，首次引发了约会传闻。随后，麦克雷在比赛中为他加油，且有眼线拍到两人在西村的 Anton's 餐厅共进晚餐时“神情暧昧”。据报道，休斯是通过私信（DMs）追求她的。一位消息人士在 3 月告诉《Us Weekly》：“他们从去年年底开始随意约会，所以关系还很新鲜，但他们是排他性约会。”该消息人士表示：“（泰特）认为（杰克）是个非常酷的家伙，他们在一起玩得很开心。她一直非常支持他的事业，很喜欢去现场看比赛并为他加油。”

本周早些时候，当《Variety》询问麦克雷关于她是 MAGA 支持者的猜测时，外界推测这对情侣已经分手。休斯处于传闻的中心：今年 2 月在奥运会夺金后，当他和美国队的队友们接到总统唐纳德·特朗普的祝贺电话时，总统开了一个贬低女子冰球队的玩笑，队员们对此发出了笑声。麦克雷告诉该媒体，“我喜欢通过我支持的组织来表达我的观点”，包括特雷弗项目（Trevor Project）和全球妇女基金会（Global Fund for Women）。

关于已故八卦记者的回忆录内幕

据 LA Material 本周报道，已故的 Nikki Finke 的遗产管理方正在推销一本回忆录。Finke 是 Deadline 的创始编辑，被誉为“好莱坞最被厌恶的记者”。但一位公关人士在谈到这部巨著时告诉我们：“我认为故事的核心应该是：谁在尝试这么做，以及为什么是现在？”

根据 LA Material 的说法，这是一个名叫康妮·苏（Connie Su）的女性，她大约在 2015 年的一次“卫斯理学院校友活动”上结识了 。 的一位亲密伙伴告诉我们：“绝不可能。Nikki 从不出门，更不用说去参加什么随机的卫斯理社交聚会了。这完全是个笑话。”苏对此未予评论。

这本书筹备了数十年，在 与她的亿万富翁老板杰伊·彭斯克（Jay Penske）之间成为了争执点，后者在 2009 年买下了她的博客。消息人士告诉我们，彭斯克认为该项目构成了利益冲突，尽管 并没有报道潜在的出版商西蒙与舒斯特（Simon & Schuster）。多年后， 神秘地撤回了这本书并退还了预付款。一位消息人士告诉我们，彭斯克现在“拥有所有权利”。他的代表尚未回复我们。 的前律师威廉·布里格斯（William Briggs）告诉我们，他不知道她留有遗产。

英国女星引发神圣骚乱

布兰妮·斯皮尔斯（BRITNEY Spears）认为自己“作为母亲失败了”，因为她的一个儿子告诉她他不相信上帝。然而，她在昨天发布的一条X平台长文中写道，她坚信“有一种圣灵高居于天国……我曾去过那里，我感受到了”。斯皮尔斯在帖子开头配了一张看似是旧的照片，照片中她的儿子肖恩·普雷斯顿（Sean Preston，20岁）和杰登·詹姆斯（Jayden James，19岁）正在海滩上奔跑。她声称，在五年前发现孩子们被她关系疏远的父亲杰米·斯皮尔斯（Jamie Spears）和母亲琳恩·斯皮尔斯（Lynne Spears）“偷偷带到海滩”后，她“感到心灰意冷”。这位陷入困扰的流行歌星（44岁）表示，她“被洗脑进入了一个无知的系统，在那里每一个该死的的人都利用我”。但她写道：“我想更接近上帝，让我的心以最美丽、最精神的方式回归。”

北方阴郁之风

金·卡戴珊（KIM Kardashian）和坎耶·韦斯特（Kanye West）13岁的女儿诺斯·韦斯特（North West）发布了一首关于“背叛”和“痛苦”的歌曲。在歌曲《Aishite》的音乐视频中，这位青少年（见上图）出没于学校走廊和游戏厅，微笑时露出黑色的牙齿。在第一段歌词中，诺斯唱道：“Ayy，没人能救我 / Ayy，这让我快疯了 / 为什么我无法逃脱？ / 因为他们在追我 / 只要爱我就好 / 每个人都背叛我。”在接下来的段落中，她唱道：“无法成为任何人的朋友 / 我不能让任何人进入内心 / 不能依赖任何人 / 痛苦永无止境。”该视频的许多评论表达了对诺斯的担忧。上个月，她在首场巡演开幕前不到一周的时间里取消了此次巡演。

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蓝莓

小浆果，大益处

新鲜

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1 心脏健康

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3 花青素能量

为每颗浆果染色的深蓝色色素是花青素——这是农产品中最受研究的抗氧化剂之一，它们可能有助于保护细胞免受日常氧化应激的影响。 认知

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同一项试验发现，65-80 岁的成年人在情景记忆和执行功能方面有所提高。蓝莓多酚可能有助于增强记忆力及日常专注力。 2 日常

智能营养

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致命醉驾视频令人愤怒

新娘杀手像“婴儿”般发脾气

作者：CHRIS NESI

一名因醉酒开车撞死新婚之夜新娘而被判处长期监禁的女性，在警方逮捕当晚的警局内部新片段中，被看到在呻吟和号啕大哭，场面令人愤怒。

现年 27 岁的杰米·李·科莫罗斯基（Jamie Lee Komoroski）此前在南卡罗来纳州福利海滩（Folly Beach, SC）逛酒吧，随后她驾驶租来的丰田凯美瑞，在 2023 年 4 月 28 日新娘、新郎及两名婚礼宾客离开海边婚礼招待会时，将车撞向了他们乘坐的高尔夫球车。

事故发生时，她在限速 25 英里 / 小时的区域内以 65 英里 / 小时的速度行驶，血液酒精浓度是法定上限的三倍。此次事故导致 34 岁的新娘萨曼莎·哈钦森（Samantha Hutchinson）死亡，其丈夫 36 岁的艾里克·哈钦森（Aric Hutchinson）及随行宾客受重伤。

科莫罗斯基在现场没有承担任何责任，在被拘留时声称自己“没有做错任何事”。

“我不能给我爸爸打电话？”

她的挑衅行为在福利海滩警察局继续，在 WCSC 获取的视频中，她像孩子一样抱怨和哭泣，要求警察让她给她父亲打电话。

“我只想快点结束这一切回家，”她坐在椅子上含泪抱怨，双手被反铐在身后，穿着一件运动内衣、一件敞开的法兰绒衬衫和一条破洞黑色牛仔裤。

“我不能给我爸爸打电话？”她难以置信地问道，随后一名警员告诉她目前还不允许打电话。

“那么，我做了什么？”她问道，似乎将策略转变为完全否认几分钟前由她造成的惨剧。

“没有人有任何证据证明我做了什么，所以给我权利 # 不承担责任：警方录像显示，在造成导致新娘萨曼莎·哈钦森（下方）死亡的醉驾车祸（左上）后，流泪的杰米·李·科莫罗斯基（上方）否认承担责任。 给我给我爸爸打电话的权利，”她命令道。

就在那时，她似乎注意到了墙上的摄像头，并直接对着它说话。

“噢，你好摄像头，是的，我在哭，因为他不让我给我他妈的父亲打电话，尽管他们什么都没证明，也没有权利不让我联系我的家人或我想联系的任何人，所以，是的，你好，我在哭，”她对着这个无生命物体说道。

“噢，我就像个小婴儿一样，”她用一种嘲讽的语气说道。

科莫罗斯基在承认重罪 DUI（醉驾）、两项导致严重身体伤害或死亡的 DUI 以及鲁莽杀人罪后，被判处 25 年监禁。

终极避难所——逃离末日

马尔代夫一个占地155英亩的深水潟湖零地岛屿——其设计像一个为1%的富豪打造的环保末日地堡——现以$450 million的惊人价格上市。问题在于？它实际上还没有建成。据《每日邮报》报道，这个被称为“自适应环礁”（The Adaptive Atoll）的令人瞠目度假村概念，要求建立水下铁路基础设施和粗犷主义风格的“母舰”堡垒，从而实现机械化对接的水上套房——这些套房可扩展、可定制，且设计为随海平面上升而升高。该公司网站上的挂牌信息显示，这一未来主义概念将利用Private Islands Inc.开发的技术来“绕过陆地淹没危机”。它在“不确定的世界中提供了一个永久的处所”。Private Islands Inc.创始人克里斯·克罗洛（Chris Krolow）告诉《纽约邮报》，“自适应环礁”通过“将度假村与固定陆地脱钩来对抗海平面上升”。他的公司代理约1,000个待售或待租的岛屿。该岛并非坐落在下沉的沙地上，而是依赖于直接建在潟湖底部的抗震铁路系统。隐藏的轨道在水面上静静地穿梭着模块化水上套房，将其对接至由原木和珊瑚石建成的巨大太阳能粗犷主义堡垒中。 劳伦·埃尔基斯·施拉姆（Lauren Elkies Schram）

“诅咒”建筑致命一跳

据警方和消息人士称，周四下午，一名男子从曼哈顿一座豪华但被认为“被诅咒”的战前建筑中跳下身亡，该建筑距离格雷西庄园（Gracie Mansion）仅几步之遥。警方表示，下午2:30 p.m.左右，警方在约克维尔（Yorkville）10 Gracie Square外的脚手架上发现了这名62岁的男子。EMS迅速赶到现场，不久宣布该男子死亡。据消息人士称，该男子似乎是从建筑上跳下的。这座昂贵的15层合作公寓建于1931, 年，距离市长官邸仅几步之遥，多年来曾有许多名流入住，前总统巴拉克·奥巴马和米歇尔·奥巴马曾考虑在该建筑购房。其之前的租户包括中国前第一夫人宋美龄、媒体大亨史蒂夫·罗斯（Steve Ross）和社交名媛布鲁克·阿斯特（Brooke Astor）。但这座建筑因可能被诅咒而声名狼藉。作家珍·斯坦（Jean Stein）和时装设计师兼继承人格洛丽亚·范德比尔特（Gloria Vanderbilt）之子卡特·库珀（Carter Cooper）都通过从该建筑的顶层公寓跳下结束了自己的生命。 大卫·德图里斯（David DeTurris）

恶徒发布袭击视频：警方

一名北卡罗来纳州的惯犯被指控在追击另一名受害者的单独袭击过程中，随机殴打一名女性导致其住院，并将其令人不安的视频发布在社交媒体上。夏洛特-梅克伦堡警察局表示，迪-宽·谢弗·亨特（Di-Quan Schafer Hunt）因于July 30, 在北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市East Boulevard 400街区的一个住宅区实施涉嫌袭击而被于周四逮捕。当警方在亨特的社交媒体页面上看到几段视频后，逮捕了这名32, 岁的男子。 尼古拉斯·麦肯泰尔（Nicholas McEntyre）

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卢西亚诺·弗拉托林（LUCIANO FRATTOLIN） 被指控杀害9岁女孩。

“杀女”父亲考虑出庭作证

卢西亚诺·弗拉托林可能会在周一出庭为自己辩护——在他面临大量证明其谋杀9岁女儿的证据时，这可能是审判中的一个爆炸性转折。这名45, 岁的加拿大咖啡创业者在周五于埃塞克斯县法院（Essex County Court）与塔蒂亚娜·科芬格（Tatiana Coffinger）法官的简短交流中坚称自己无辜，同时表示他希望利用周末时间决定是否出庭作证。这将是一次绝望且在法律上大胆的尝试，旨在以某种方式抵消过去三周证明他杀害女儿梅琳娜（Melina）并将其尸体抛弃在州北部的证词。他似乎坚信自己能够证明他最初向警方提供的那个极其牵强的说法，即梅琳娜在一条高速公路休息站被绑架。据指控，他谋杀了她，随后将她的尸体抛弃在蒂康德罗加（Ticonderoga）附近的一条沼泽溪流中。 沃恩·戈尔登（Vaughn Golden）

布朗克斯“高架铁路”附近 2 人枪击受伤

周四晚上，一名枪手在布朗克斯一个繁忙的高架车站外开火，击中两名受害者，导致旁观者四处逃命。枪击事件发生在距离 West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue 车站仅几步之遥的地方，监控录像捕捉到了这一幕，画面显示一名身穿白色连帽衫的男子在下午 6 点左右向广场疯狂扫射。警方表示，一名 20 岁的男子腿部中弹，一名 31 岁的人臀部中弹。 Ella Morrison

纽约市“见过这场面”部门

作者：DANIEL CODY 这是一次在粗砺之物中寻找钻石的经历。上周，一名布鲁克林居民不小心将两枚传家宝戒指扔进了垃圾桶——但在搜寻者筛查了高达 20,000 磅的腐烂垃圾后，这些珍贵的珠宝很快被找到了。 卫生局表示，这起令人沮丧的 ordeal 发生在周二，这名纽约人无意中与一枚传承了四代的古董铂金钻石订婚戒指和一枚小巧的金钻承诺戒指失散。在惊慌之中，该居民在街上拦住了两名 DSNY（纽约市卫生局）工作人员，由此引发了一系列最终导致圆满结局的事件。

他们如何搜寻

一名卫生局发言人周五告诉《纽约邮报》，卫生局工作人员联系了他们的主管，在 Varick Street 的一个废物管理设施安排搜寻，戒指在搜寻仅 10 分钟内就被找到了。 “这是一个非常独特的案例，戒指被扔进了一栋大型住宅楼的压缩系统中，”DSNY 代表说。“在每一个此类案例中，当我们接到电话时，我们会隔离该卡车，安排搜寻时间，然后将内容物——高达 20,000 磅的垃圾——缓慢地倾倒在混凝土倾卸地面上。” 虽然 通过提供设施和设备的进入权限来协调这些搜寻，但该部门指出，其人员通常不协助丢失物品的实际物理搜寻。

垃圾英雄找回戒指

“如果卡车已经在中转站卸货，就无法找回丢失的物品，因为它几乎立即与其他卡车的垃圾混合，并被装入驳船或铁路车厢，” 发言人说。 然而，如果居民联系 并及时到达设施，搜寻是可能的。 “有时我们能够利用一些线索引导居民寻找正确方向，”该代表解释道。“例如，如果地址位于收集路线的起点，我们会引导居民寻找卡车后部的材料。” 不幸且失去财物的人可以带一名朋友协助搜寻，尽管这项任务在卫生方面令人望而生畏。 为搜寻者提供包括手套、铲子、拾取器和其他工具在内的设备。 根据该部门的标准程序，不小心扔掉贵重物品的居民应尽快拨打 311。 Facebook / 纽约市卫生局 (2)

1.62亿美元 汉普顿“沙堡”挂牌上市

在汉普顿，天花板是不存在的。那里天文数字般的夏季挂牌房源刚刚又增加了一个竞争者——《纽约邮报》获悉，一座价值 1.62亿美元 的东汉普顿宏伟庄园将从沙丘中拔地而起，取代一座在3月份以 7200万美元 购入的传奇地产。

位于东沙丘巷 43 号（43 East Dune Lane）的这处房产在五个月内便完成了快速转手，且为买家提供全包服务，最显著的是包括获奖建筑师和建筑商的专业技能——以及计划全部到位的所有建筑许可。

在往年，这次交易将毫无悬念地成为该地区有史以来最昂贵的挂牌住宅物业，但今年可能面临令人畏惧的竞争。该庄园位于凯文·克莱恩（Calvin Klein）之前的东汉普顿庄园（6月挂牌价为令人惊叹的 1.65亿美元）与亿万富翁对冲基金经理扎克·施赖伯（Zach Schreiber）位于萨加波纳克（Sagaponack）的住宅（同月挂牌价为 $15.25亿）之间。目前，该地区的纪录仍由另一位对冲基金亿万富翁巴里·罗森斯坦（Barry Rosenstein）在 2014 年以 1.47亿美元 购入的弗瑟巷（Further Lane）房产保持。

目前的东沙丘巷住宅拥有真正的公主血统。长期业主李·拉齐维尔（Lee Radziwill）是杰奎琳·肯尼迪-奥纳西斯（Jackie Onassis）的妹妹，在与斯坦尼斯劳·阿尔布雷希特·拉齐维尔王子（Prince Stanislaw Albrecht Radziwill）结婚期间拥有该头衔。在他们 1974 年离婚后，汉普顿的上流社会依然用这个皇室称号称呼她。拉齐维尔在20世纪80年代末以略高于 600万美元 的价格买下该物业，并与丈夫赫伯特·罗斯（Herbert Ross）在那里生活了十多年，后者执导了电影《舞动青春》（Footloose）和《钢铁木兰》（Steel Magnolias）。

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Zoh 对决 Zoh：市长超市将与他人竞争

纽约市援助

市长 Mamdani 提议建立市属超市，出于多种原因，这一想法是不成熟的：它们将削弱少数族裔经营的社区杂货店（bodegas）的竞争力；它们将激励买家以更高价格转售廉价商品。这些问题可能不会让 Mamdani 担心，但有另一件事应该让他担心：市长将与他自己竞争。

这是因为另一项城市计划已经在向私人超市提供财务激励，鼓励它们在 Mamdani 想要开设其社会主义竞争对手的相同社区中开店。自 2009 年以来，市经济发展公司（EDC）和城市规划局一直运行着“支持健康的食品零售扩张计划”（Food Retail Expansion to Support Health Program，简称 FRESH）。其目标与市长的目标在很大程度上重叠：“在服务不足的社区开发和扩大全方位服务的杂货店。”

但 FRESH 并非旨在与现有市场竞争，而是简单地旨在创造更多市场，并通过私人部门的竞争来提高可负担性，“降低拥有、租赁、开发和翻新超市零售空间的成本”。降低税收与放宽分区限制以使建设大型市场成为可能的组合已经奏效：在所有五个区共开设了 30 家新的 5,000-6,000 平方英尺的市场。

其中一家位于曼哈顿 125 街的 Food Bazaar，距离 Mamdani 提议的“La Marqueta”选址仅 5 分钟步行路程；另外两家，位于圣尼古拉斯大道的 Lincoln Market 和列克星敦大道的 Ideal Food Basket，均在步行距离内或短途巴士车程之内。一份 EDC 地图显示，在哈莱姆的公园大道计划建设第四家 7,000 平方英尺的 FRESH 市场。

得益于 FRESH，任何在布朗克斯区 Grand Concourse 的 Fine Fair、皇后区 Northern Boulevard 的 Food Bazaar 或斯塔滕岛 Sand Lane Avenue 的 Key Foods 购物的人，都不再处于“服务不足”的状态。布朗斯维尔 Pitkin Avenue 的 Ideal Food Basket 的购物者也是如此。这一点尤其受欢迎，因为它能服务于附近的公共住房项目，在这些项目中，商店在历史上一直不被允许经营（这是罗伯特·摩西的另一个错误决定），且老年居民害怕推着购物车行走。

FRESH始于布隆伯格政府时期，并由埃里克·亚当斯推广，旨在为私营企业提供激励，而非削弱私营企业。FRESH 向私人业主提供税收减免，包括免除“用于建设、翻新或配备设施的材料”的当地销售税，而不是强迫私人经营者与不支付租金或房产税的市办市场竞争。

该计划反映了这样一种认知：市场的可用性才是最重要的。城市不需要补贴价格，尤其是当 180 万 纽约人已经通过联邦食品券获得帮助时。

至少在 Mamdani 当选之前，市级机构一直在吹嘘 FRESH 的成功——声称已“产生 1.77亿美元 的私人资本投资，用于当地城市房地产和零售经济”，并帮助创造了“more than 1,400 个新工作岗位，并成功保留了 over 600 个现有零售岗位”。这些市场也没有推销不健康产品；市级激励要求必须有 500 平方英尺的新鲜农产品。

在亚当斯任内，市政官员们对该计划赞不绝口。2023 年，布朗克斯区区长瓦妮莎·吉布森（Vanessa Gibson）欢呼道：“由于布朗克斯有太多居民和家庭远离新鲜农产品，且不健康食品经常被视为唯一选择，我们对 FRESH 计划深表感激。”审计长马克·莱文（Mark Levine）赞扬了哈莱姆的市场，表示他“期待继续与市级官员合作”，以“消除食品沙漠，创造一个更健康的区和城市”。

食品之战：市长的 Marqueta 超市可能会威胁到附近的 FRESH 门店。

霍华德·胡索克（HOWARD HUSOCK）

但哈莱姆区的 FRESH 市场现在将不得不与马姆达尼的“Marqueta”竞争。而且，市政府机构已将注意力转向为更多的“马姆达尼超市”寻找场地，而不是像亚当斯计划的那样推动建立更多 FRESH 市场。市政府不应与现有商店竞争，而应寻找方法将市场带到最严重的食物沙漠——即纽约市房屋管理局（NY-CHA）的“园区”，其中许多园区远离新鲜食品。这包括美国一些规模最大的公共住房开发项目：布鲁克林的 Cypress Hills（人口 3,400 人）；皇后区的 South Jamaica（人口 2,380 人）；曼哈顿的 Manhattanville（人口 3,055 人）——所有这些地方步行前往新鲜杂货店路途遥远，或需要支付昂贵的 Uber 费用。也许市政府可以为愿意在公共住房项目中开业的市场提供 24 小时安保。当然，这将要求马姆达尼承认，新鲜食品获取受限并非资本主义贪婪之错，而是来自犯罪的威胁。与此同时，市议会最好是在其务实且现有的市场计划成功基础上继续推进，而不是沉溺于其误入歧途的社会主义方案。霍华德·胡索克（Howard Husock）是《项目：公共住房新史》（The Projects: A New History of Public Housing）一书的作者。

快速点评

民主党：不要指望DSA成员会拖垮该党

《华尔街日报》的丹尼尔·利平斯基（Daniel Lipinski）沉思道，回顾“2010年代初期发生的事情”，共和党人可能没那么“乐观”，而民主党人可能也没那么“担忧”美国民主社会主义者（DSA）激进分子的崛起——但我们更应该担心“国家的未来”。2010年的民主党人认为茶党会损害共和党，然而共和党在那一年在众议院取得了“历史性的进展”——随后，茶党共和党人通过“拒绝投票”支持任何低于其完整议程的方案，束缚了该党的行动，而右翼在2014年再次宣布胜利。因此，认为如今的DSA会在今年秋天“拖垮民主党”是“愚蠢的”：它可能“不仅会掌控民主党”，而且还会在11月“乘胜而出”。这并非一个“预测”，而是一个“警告”。

外交版面：委内瑞拉人渴望真正的变革

在委内瑞拉独裁者尼古拉斯·马杜罗被免职七个月后，《国会山报》的阿图罗·麦克菲尔兹（Arturo McFields）感叹道，委内瑞拉的暴政虽然“有所下降，但并未结束”，因为该政权似乎“愿意做任何事情”，唯独不愿采取“放弃权力的具体步骤”。德尔西·罗德里格斯（Delcy Rodriguez）的临时政府正与反对派代表进行“新的对话”，但到目前为止，国民议会讨论的议题中并不包括结束反对派人物玛丽亚·科里纳·马查多（Maria Corina Machado）的流亡以及释放379名政治犯。仅有23%的人口认可罗德里格斯的表现；大多数委内瑞拉人“想要真正的变革，而不是半吊子的措施”。特朗普政府需要“完成这项工作”，通过保证自由选举和释放所有政治犯，致力于拆除这个“压制性体制”。委内瑞拉需要民主和自由才能繁荣，而不是一个来自“旧独裁政权的新面孔”。

体育专栏：道奇队的资金优势

《理智》（Reason）杂志的杰森·罗素（Jason Russell）指出，在抢到王牌投手塔里克·斯库巴尔（Tarik Skubal）后，道奇队“夺冠概率激增至40%”——虽然球队管理良好，但得益于那项使其免受“MLB收入分成协议”影响的“法院命令协议”，拥有“更多可挥霍的资金”确实大有帮助。没错：在目前的“连续13个季后赛赛季”之前，该球队在2011年“基本上没钱了”。随后，在一次破产法院的结算中，“当时的MLB专员巴德·塞利格（Bud Selig）”同意将道奇队的“下一份电视合同”估值为每年仅8400万美元——而实际协议现在的“平均价值为每年3.34亿美元，且有效期至2038年”。这“基本上成了道奇队的巨额年度横财，足以支付几名明星球员的薪水”。

保守派：左翼为敌人的悲剧欢呼

《Spiked》的布伦丹·奥尼尔（Brendan O'Neill）愤怒地写道，那些深陷网络世界的左翼分子热衷于对敌人的“不幸之死”发出“窃笑”，在坟墓还没挖好之前就“在上面跳舞”。“保守党名媛”安·威德库姆（Ann Widdecombe）被残忍谋杀引发了那些“死亡嘲笑者”的“狂喜”；查理·柯克（Charlie Kirk）被暗杀时，“仇恨者”们高喊着“再见，纳粹婊子”；现在，英国专栏作家罗德·利德尔（Rod Liddle）的去世，则激励了那些“毫无深度的自恋者”去“庆祝”一个人的离世，而这个人的罪名仅仅是“说了你不同意的话”，并为此欢呼“因为这意味着你和你那弱不禁风的体质将免受他尖刻言辞的攻击”。所有这些仇恨“证明了大学现在让你变蠢”，因为“整整一代人被训练成将自尊看得高于一切”。

安·威德库姆

万斯：欺诈者将承担后果

副总统 JD 万斯在《华盛顿邮报》上观察到，由人民“慷慨资助”的社会计划援助了“无数美国人”，但支撑这些计划的内在“信任”，在“政府对欺诈行为视而不见时，很难维持”。特朗普团队的新工作组“已对欺诈行为采取了强力打击”，揭露了“在医疗保险（Medicare）、医疗补助（Medicaid）、补充营养援助计划（SNAP）及其他计划中存在的 2300 亿美元 billion 欺诈行为”。其“任务”很“明确”：“保护纳税人”，将“欺诈者”投入监狱，并确保福利能够“触达其旨在帮助的美国人”。消除欺诈工作组“正在恢复问责制”，已实现了“数百年”的监禁时间以及“数十亿”美元的没收和赔偿。——由《邮报》编辑委员会编译 25 nypost.com --- 26 K # 纽约邮报 美国历史最悠久的连续出版日报 # 扼杀弗拉德的战争机器

参议院以压倒性多数通过了林赛·格雷厄姆的“地狱制裁”法案，对此我们要大声喝彩，这可能是给俄罗斯摇摇欲坠的经济的一记决定性重击。

众议院需要在本月底法案返回后尽快通过该法案：由于五角大楼无法提供更多爱国者拦截弹，乌克兰平民现在每天都面临着弗拉基米尔·普京导弹的致命轰击。该法案授权特朗普总统对俄罗斯能源的前五大买家——名单包括中国、印度和土耳其——征收 100% 的关税作为“次级制裁”，直到他们转向其他供应商。就像基辅对莫斯科石油工业的无人机袭击一样，目标是切断克里姆林宫继续战争必须拥有的收入。

由于该法案还增加了针对普京及其核心圈子的个人制裁，这是对已故参议员格雷厄姆恰如其分的致敬，他对美国敌人的坚定反对将定义他的政治遗产。战争已接近第五年的中点，乌克兰英勇地对抗入侵者，其无人机进步的独创性以及对普京及其犯罪战争手段的顽强反抗震惊了世界。

更有理由打击俄罗斯经济：新情报表明，这位“莫斯科疯子”计划最快在今年秋天通过某种形式的袭击，甚至可能是有限的入侵，来测试北约的决心，企图分裂西方联盟。制裁法案将对该联盟本身构成一项测试：根据明年到期的旧合同义务，德国、比利时和法国仍从俄罗斯进口天然气以维持欧洲电网的运行：他们能否提前终止这些协议，以进一步向普京施压？

除非且直到普京别无选择，否则他不会停止：除了西方能为乌克兰提供的任何其他帮助外，使俄罗斯的战争机器陷入饥饿既符合每个文明国家的利益，也是一种道德必然。

或许合法，但依然腐败

彼得·斯坦（Peter Stein）被誉为“海滩之王”，在教育局和公园局任职后，现在领取着 $570,000 的养老金。他正是纽约公职人员福利被腐败滥用的典型代表——而工会领导层对这些荒谬现象完全不以为耻，这令人心寒。即便这（在很大程度上）完全合法，也并不意味着它不腐败。斯坦曾担任全职初中体育教师，并且（由于教师在夏季放假）兼任首席救生员；至关重要的是，他还利用其作为教师联合会（UFT）分会负责人以及救生员主管工会（第37区议会的附属机构）铁腕头目的权力。他在一项关于管理不善、报复以及对性骚扰不采取行动的调查局调查中离职——及时地在调查结束前拿到了那笔荒谬的款项。根据 Empire Center 的 SeeThroughNY 网站数据，他是去年领取养老金至少 $200,000 的 62 名新退休人员之一；共有 490 人获得了六位数的款项。核心系统本身并非令人愤怒之处：大多数“全职业”城市退休人员领取的款项较为适中——去年的平均金额为 $62,582。但 Empire Center 的阿卜杜拉·阿尔·拉菲（Abdullah Ar Rafee）指出，权贵和内部人士利用规则赢取了天文数字般的金额：“在加班费激增和传统福利规则之间，纽约的养老金设计以牺牲公众利益为代价，奖励福利填充。”而且腐败正在恶化：领取六位数养老金的退休人员数量已从 2020 年的约 1,600 人翻倍至 2025 年的 3,200 人。与此同时，退休人员总数在 2025 年增长了 7%，从 150,563 人增加到 160,982 人，而总支出则跳升了 24%，增长速度快了三倍多。你永远不会听到任何市政工会的领导者对这些滥用行为表示愤怒，更不用说提出合作进行改革以终结这些现象了。这意味着他们并不真正关心这种腐败……或者他们本身就是腐败的一部分。

埃里克·亚当斯的胜仗

纽约市正在赢得前市长埃里克·亚当斯（Eric Adams）发起的这场针对老鼠的战争——看来洛杉矶应该给他打个电话。在 2026 年的前七个月里，哥谭市的 311 热线接到了约 9,900 通关于老鼠的电话——比 2025 年下降了 22%，也是自 2020 年以来该时间段内电话数量首次低于 10,000 通。大家都知道亚当斯理应获得赞誉：以往没有哪位市长敢于宣布这场看似无法取胜的战争。然而，他与当时的卫生局局长杰西卡·蒂施（Jessica Tisch）做到了这一点，采用了诸如密封的“帝国垃圾桶”（Empire Bins）等创新措施，让老鼠无法触及垃圾。在去年引入这些垃圾桶后，曼哈顿第 9 社区委员会观察到的老鼠数量下降了 35%；到 2031 年，这些垃圾桶应普及到全市。再看洛杉矶，自 2009 年以来，由鼠蚤传播的斑疹伤寒病例增加了 2,300%；近年每一年都在刷新纪录。去年，洛杉矶在害虫防治公司 Orkin 的年度全美老鼠最猖獗大城市名单中“击败”芝加哥，位居第一。洛杉矶当局声称他们缺乏击败啮齿动物的资源，尽管该市拥有 150 亿美元 billion 的预算，县政府拥有 500 亿美元 billion。他们可以将责任推给萨克拉门托，后者在 '20 年以保护野生动物为名限制使用鼠药，并在 '24 年通过了更严格的限制。他们应该恳求埃里克·亚当斯来到这座城市，并在给予他所有要求支持的前提下，任命他为“老鼠沙皇”。赢得这场针对老鼠的战争始于领导力，而天使之城显然严重缺乏这一点。

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社会主义接管绝非玩笑 • 我假设高中生现在不再阅读乔治·奥威尔的《动物庄园》了，因为这本书不支持自由派的议程（见8月6日社论《民主党人，拯救你们的政党》）。但那句“所有动物一律平等，但有些动物比其他动物更平等”现在应该在每个人的脑海中回响。如果美国民主社会主义者及其恐惧的民主党帮凶在这个国家获得权力，这就是我们即将面临的局面。虽然他们宣扬公平，但他们真正感兴趣的是建立一个由志同道合的同志组成的秘密团体，将他们的思想和信仰强加给我们其余的人。虽然我们大多数人将遭受惨痛的苦难，但那些“更平等”的统治者们会过得很好。大卫·穆迪，卡梅尔 • 我同意《纽约邮报》的观点，理智的民主党人需要拿出勇气，反击这股日益增长的狂热分子和白痴浪潮。但《纽约邮报》从未说过的是，同样地，理智的共和党人必须反击同样狂热的MAGA类型人士及其当选代表，这些人拒绝挺身对抗特朗普总统及其腐败的政府。顺便说一句，传闻林赛·格雷厄姆的尸检结果显示他没有脊梁骨。这并不奇怪。米奇·伯科维茨，宾夕法尼亚州费城 • 民主党在几十年前就抛弃了其中产阶级和工人阶级这一核心基础。现在它在挣扎，并被DSA接管。原则上，同样的工人阶级不会与社会主义者结盟。但同样的原- 议题：左翼在民主党中权力飙升，以及阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）等人的崛起。阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德 则不存在于我们的政治家身上，他们根本没有任何原则。托尼·贾梅塔，奥申赛德 • 我建议不要让DSA来定义民主党，而是拥抱一个新的身份：民主党 2.0。这个名字既意味着更新，也意味着前瞻性。它能吸引寻找新鲜想法的年轻选民，同时让年长选民放心，该党已准备好适应不断变化的政治格局。同样重要的是，这将使共和党人、茶党活动人士和MAGA支持者更难将所有民主党人描绘成共产主义者——这是一个熟悉的攻击路线，且几乎肯定会在选举临近时升级。丹尼·弗赖登里希，加利福尼亚州拉古纳海滩 • DSA成员如果没有被邀请，是不可能进入民主党的。进入之后，他们迅速接管该党并试图摧毁这个国家。MAGA是拯救美国的曙光。迈克·桑塔维卡，永克斯 • 阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德的初选胜利讲述了民主党哲学的一次激进转变。毫无疑问，崭露头角的民主社会主义者在不久的将来可能会占据主导地位。由于特朗普、他的战争、衰退的经济以及他失败的政策，共和党在今年11月将面临一场硬仗。罗恩·扎伊切克，考特兰特 • 看着那些所谓的“温和派”民主党人如何排队支持那些想要撕毁宪法的激进左翼初选获胜者，这证明了对他们来说，党派利益高于国家！史蒂文·门德尔松，怀特斯通 • 极左翼正将中期选举拱手让给共和党——但永远不要低估共和党在胜利在望时将其化为失败的能力，尽管如果他们拥有多数席位，实际上会做一些好事。詹姆斯·施瓦茨，新泽西州萨米特 • 在所有红旗飘扬（并非双关）的情况下，一些美国公民竟然在出卖这个国家，这真是令人惊讶。难道他们没有意识到社会主义只是另一种形式的大规模奴役吗？他们认为完全依赖政府意味着什么？社会主义只是激进分子用来吸引无知者的词汇。本杰明·富兰克林在陈述“那些为了购买一点暂时的安全而放弃基本自由的人，既不配拥有自由，也不配拥有安全”时是正确的。苏珊·西恩富埃戈斯，新罗切尔

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武器危机

在 1979-1981 年的人质危机期间，挑衅的伊朗深刻地证明了美国权力的局限性。45 年后，它再次证明了这一点，尽管情况已截然不同。那时，正值越战后的军队处于低谷，我们没有打击伊朗，而一次机会渺茫的救援行动以彻底失败告终。如今，尽管美国军队处于历史上最精干、最专业的时期，我们对该政权实施了惩罚性打击，但仍然无法强加我们的意志——部分原因是我们在进行战争所需的弹药储备不足。这不仅令人尴尬，而且十分危险。如果说去年的“午夜之锤行动”（Operation Midnight Hammer）——对伊朗核设施的闪电袭击——展示了美国军队的威力并向敌人发出了有用的威慑信号，那么现在的伊朗战争则在产生相反的效果。在与一个陷入困境的二流强国进行长达数月的冲突中，我们的导弹和拦截弹正趋于枯竭。如果与主要对手发生持久冲突，会发生什么？

特朗普总统在社交媒体上对有关我们武器库存低下的媒体泄密行为发表了雷霆之怒，这些泄密行为确实是不负责任的。但这个问题是公开记录的事实，且一直被外部组织跟踪。7 月底，战略与国际研究中心（CSIS）估计，在伊朗战争之前的 2,330 枚爱国者拦截弹军械库中，我们大约还剩下 800 枚。萨德（THAAD）拦截弹的数量从战争开始时的 450 枚下降到了大约 250 枚。除此之外，新闻机构报道称，我们的 ATACMS（一种地面发射的精确打击导弹）以及作为 ATACMS 更先进、射程更远继任者的精确打击导弹（Precision Strike Missiles）几乎已经用尽。在与中国爆发战争可能迫在眉睫的时刻，这并不令人安心。甚至在“史诗之怒行动”（Operation Epic Fury）之前，由 CSIS 进行的一场涉及台湾海峡冲突的战争演习就显示，美国在几天或几周内就会耗尽关键弹药。

发生了什么？这是一场酝酿已久的危机。正如美国企业研究所（AEI）的国防分析师麦肯齐·伊格伦（Mackenzie Eaglen）多年来警告的那样，在弹药采购上克扣资金是满足五角大楼受限预算的一种简单方法，而我们则依赖于对潜在战争的乐观设想，来为长期不足的产量辩护。出于一些可以理解的原因，我们还强调尖端导弹和拦截弹，而非“足够好”的系统。这导致例如在面对来自无人机的廉价、大量威胁时，伊朗迫使我们使用极其昂贵且难以更换的拦截弹。所有这一切意味着，我们发射掉的军火需要数年时间才能重新制造。

根据媒体报道，我们已经使用了大约一半的战斧巡航导弹储备，而我们的年产量不足 100 枚。我们需要将导弹生产转入战时状态，并利用渴望机会的新国防公司大规模生产更便宜的精确导弹和拦截弹。用第二次世界大战的话来说，这就是易于维护且量产的谢尔曼坦克，与精良强大但最终不切实际的德国虎式坦克之间的区别。无论虎式坦克在装甲和火力上有多少优势，你仍然宁愿成为拥有 50,000 辆谢尔曼坦克的美国，而不是拥有 1,500 辆虎式坦克的德国。

特朗普政府一直在采取正确的策略，并且已经出现了一些令人鼓舞的举措。它已签署协议，将在三年内采购 10,000 枚巡航导弹，每枚成本仅为数十万美元，远低于单价超过 $200万的战斧导弹。战争总是带来意外。然而，现代军事冲突在很大程度上是导弹战，或者说在初始库存不足的情况下，我们将难以维持持久的敌对行动，这本不该让任何人感到震惊。

美国式的战争方式通常是先搞砸，然后再调整并将其修正。这里的方向修正应被视为美国国家安全最紧迫的优先事项。X: @RichLowry

辅助自杀的悲剧性滑坡

纽约的亲死社区在州政府的《医疗辅助死亡法》生效的周三一定庆祝了。但若想寻找此类法律所面临的滑坡效应在现实生活中的恐怖例证，无需远眺，看看荷兰即可。在那里，活动人士——其中许多人从事医疗行业——已成为一个有害死亡崇拜的一部分，他们几乎随意地出入于家庭、护理机构，以及日益增多的临终关怀院，口中念着阴森的口号：任何人，出于任何原因，在任何时间，任何地点，均可要求死亡。

很难想象这种情况还会恶化，但当该国打破了针对辅助自杀和安乐死的最后一道禁忌，批准对1至12岁儿童进行医疗化杀戮时，情况确实恶化了。直到两年前，此类途径仅适用于12岁及以上的患者。对于12至16岁的人，需要父母许可。18岁以上的人则均在适用范围内。从出生到一岁的婴儿此前也涵盖在法规之中。但两年前，荷兰采取行动填补了这一年龄缺口，授权对1至12.岁的儿童实施管理死亡。

悲剧的是，一名儿童被医疗杀戮的时间并不长。去年年底，在一宗刚刚在政府报告中披露的案件中，医生首次对一名12岁以下的儿童实施了安乐死。荷兰卫生部长的细节描述非常模糊，隐藏在关于“保密”和“统计数据”的官僚喃喃自语之后。用一名只会算账的官僚那枯燥的措辞，部长报告称该儿童“患有不治之症”——一个圆滑的谄媚者将此案描述得仿佛是人均 MARK P. MOSTER 信息，如果他们被告知了可怕的医疗状况会怎样？这些信息是否偏向于支持安乐死？父母是否被那些热衷于为儿童推行安乐死的阴森医生逼迫做出了死亡决定？

此外，医疗专业人员和父母如何能绝对肯定地得出结论，认为该儿童理解结束自己生命的全部后果？认为一个10岁孩子拥有做出如此不可逆转的决定所需的成熟度和判断力，这种想法很难被认真对待。更有可能的是，医生说服了父母，而父母说服了孩子，认为最好的医疗

一个极需……爱的孩子死去了。马铃薯的消耗：一个无名的孩子，无名的父母，无名的官僚，无名的医疗专业人员，一种无名的疾病。当荷兰的“支持死亡者”没完没了地大谈透明度、诚实和“护栏”时，这些缺失显得十分奇怪。然而，医疗保密的说法听起来十分空洞。保密完全可以在提供关于孩子病情和预后的信息（至少如此）的同时得以维持。如果没有这些信息，我们只能选择相信荷兰政府告诉我们的内容，而无法核实相关报告是准确的，还是一个令人毛骨悚然的闹剧。但有些事情我们是知道的。首先，孩子的父母必须为此给予许可。荷兰法律很明确：16岁以下的孩子和青少年必须获得父母许可才能被杀死。其次，政府政策规定“医生将在孩子能力范围内，让其参与决定，并且必须确信孩子的生命并非违背其意愿而被终结”。假设这个孩子10岁。父母（和孩子）是如何被说服死亡是唯一选择的？除了死亡，他们是否得到了其他医疗干预方案？死亡算是什么治疗。现在，一个极需支持性医疗护理、安慰和爱的孩子死去了。当然，不出所料，所有那些毫无用处的政府借口接踵而至：这是一个非常罕见的案例，没有其他可能的解决方案，执行安乐死的医生行为将受到严格审查，如此类推。事实是，没有任何一名荷兰医疗专业人员在涉及“不当”安乐死的问题上受到过超过轻微警告的处罚，而这几乎总是意味着在填写安乐死文书时出现了一点小失误。底线是：现在任何人可以在荷兰生命的任何阶段被执行安乐死——从出生到老年，医生甚至因为他们所谓的“医疗必要性”而医疗杀害儿童。这冷酷且无情——被视为一项纯粹的行政职责，用平淡、晦涩的语言记录在某份年度报告中。为这个小孩子哭泣吧，也为在荷兰肯定会随之步入早坟的许多其他孩子哭泣吧。也许很快，在纽约也会如此。Mark P. Mostert 博士是 Able Americans 的高级研究员，该机构是国家公共政策研究中心旨在支持残障美国人的项目。 27 纽约邮报，2025年8月8日，星期六 nypost.com --- 28 # 邮报益智页 # 拼字游戏 (SCRABBLE) # 语法 (GRAMS) Hasbro 及其标志、SCRABBLE®、相关标志、独特的 SCRABBLE 品牌游戏盘设计以及独特的字母牌设计是 Hasbro 在美国和加拿大的商标。©2026 Hasbro。保留所有权利。由 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 分发。 字母架 1 第3个字母双倍分 字母架 3 三倍词分 标准得分 155-165 最高得分 232 四个 字母架 总计 时间限制：20 分钟 今日答案 说明：使用每行中的字母组成一个 2 到 7 个字母的单词。根据右侧的计分说明计算每个单词的分数。7 个字母的单词可获得 50 分奖金。用作任何字母的“空白格”没有分值。所有单词均出自《官方 SCRABBLE 玩家词典》第四版。

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1 罗密欧 2 电影制作人 Johnson 3 《堂吉诃德》中经常提到的邮政 4 Bogoire 轨道飞行器 5 “全部清除？” 6 小伤口 6 小伤口 7 诅咒 7 诅咒 8 水疗中心 8 例如 Spaetzle 9 “嗯哼！” 10 安顿 11 可能被约会的人 12 轮班工人？ 13 Kashi 的行为 13 Kashi 15 一些诱饵 15 一些诱饵 21 派对爆竹 21 派对爆竹 22 “喔喔喔！” 22 “喔喔- 24 产生共鸣 24 产生共鸣 25 修复 26 Peut: 法语“也许” 27 由 Tara Strong 配音的动画超级英雄系列 28 蒲福风级读数中的词 30 一些在线订单的设置？ 31 关闭 31 关闭 32 如何 32 滚动了多少 37 seven 02 专辑的制作人 37 seven 02 专辑的制作人 40 过时的 40 过时的 41 世界最古老银行所在的意大利城市 42 厨房里穿的外套？ 43 波伦塔食谱中的动词 45 水中的棍子

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波音受挫

美国联邦航空管理局要求对波音 737 MAX 喷气式飞机进行检查，以查找机身裂缝。该机构表示，在数百架较旧的 737 机型中，飞机其中一扇门周围的结构加强件上发现了裂缝。

为偶像打造四门版

据《华尔街日报》报道，福特汽车已告知经销商，其打算首次生产四门汽油版野马（Mustang）。该车型可能会在十年结束前上市。

温蒂汉堡陷入困境

由于这家快餐连锁店的转型难以取得进展，温蒂汉堡（Wendy's）撤回了其业绩展望并削减了季度股息。第二季度美国同店销售额下降了 7%。

期待值攀升

在电子游戏发行商 Take-Two Interactive 将即将推出的游戏《侠盗猎车手 6》（Grand Theft Auto 6）的预订量描述为“异常出色”后，该公司股价上涨了 6%。

居家科技

彭博社报道，OpenAI 即将推出的智能家居设备是一款带有摄像头的甜甜圈形状扬声器——一款没有显示屏且价格可能超过 $300 的智能扬声器。来源：路透社、道琼斯、美联社 # 关注我们 @NYPOSTBIZ

商业板块 计划落空

华尔街痛批马姆达尼的新委员会

作者：CHARLES GASPARINO 和 JAMES FRANEY

在极左翼政治人物马姆达尼（Mamdani）对商业界进行了数月的侮辱后，华尔街人士猛烈抨击市长马姆达尼新成立的所谓“商业咨询委员会”，称其为“虚假的”且是“浪费时间”。

市府周五向《纽约邮报》确认，该委员会旨在从关键行业获取建议和反馈以提供给市长。据彭博社报道，马姆达尼政府已邀请包括罗伯特·沃尔夫（Robert Wolf）在内的银行家，沃尔夫是瑞银（UBS）美洲区前首席执行官，也是前总统奥巴马的盟友。

“虚假的。这是一种伪装的努力，旨在欺骗理智的人，让他们认为[马姆达尼]愿意在商业问题上表现得理智，”一名华尔街高管在谈到该委员会时表示。

一名华尔街 CEO 称其“可能是浪费时间”，并嘲讽沃尔夫是“一个空壳”。

一名华尔街律师在谈到身为民主党主要捐赠者的沃尔夫时说：“那个瑞银的老家伙？他有点像个混蛋。”

解雇商业顾问

马姆达尼最近解雇了一家主要非营利机构的顾问，该机构负责引导私营部门的捐款以资助城市计划。

这位 34 岁的市长解雇了“纽约市进步市长基金”（Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City）的所有咨询委员会成员。

该律师表示，新的咨询委员会将是一个糟糕的替代品。

“它存在的唯一目的就是为市长的宠儿项目从被任命者那里获取支票，”此人说道。“马姆达尼正在任命许多无法开支票的人，所以我没搞明白。”

沃尔夫将这些批评斥为“不实传闻”。

毫无好感

“如果马姆达尼或任何其他人就如何让纽约市繁荣向我寻求建议，只要他们是民主党人或共和党人，我都会举手，”他告诉《纽约邮报》。

沃尔夫拒绝确认他是否加入了该商业委员会。

另一位知情人士表示，在被提及的人员名单中，“尚未有正式的邀请或接受”。

这个新团体旨在为市长提供来自金融、科技和房地产行业的直接反馈。

据报道，除了沃尔夫，市府还邀请了前拉扎德（Lazard）全球投资银行主管安东尼奥·魏斯（Antonio Weiss）和美国银行纽约市总裁何塞·塔瓦雷斯（Jose Tavarez）。

“政府正在与商业高管取得联系，以组建一个商业咨询委员会，”一名市府发言人表示。“该委员会的目的是在我们将制定一项改善所有纽约人生活的经济发展战略时，与商业领袖接触以获取他们的见解和投入。”

并非所有华尔街人士都完全不屑。

“沃尔夫说他之所以与马姆达尼合作，是因为他在乎纽约市，”这位前银行家的一位朋友说道。

自今年就职以来，马姆达尼一直激怒一些纽约强大的商业精英——引发了摩根大通 CEO 杰米·戴蒙（Jamie Dimon）和 Citadel 创始人肯·格里芬（Ken Griffin）的批评。

格里芬曾成为一段市长视频的主角，在视频中，马姆达尼站在格里芬曼哈顿公寓外，宣布他对第二套房产征税的计划。

“记住索尔·阿尔林斯基（Saul Alinsky）的公式——欺骗是积累权力的工具，”该华尔街高管在提到这位已故的芝加哥激进分子时说道。

马姆达尼、塔瓦雷斯和魏斯未回应置评请求。

唐纳德的新尝试

特朗普总统正重启将其罢免美联储理事丽莎·库克（Lisa Cook）的努力，在库克发表支持提高利率的言论后，白宫给了她几周时间来回应抵押贷款欺诈指控。根据《纽约邮报》获得的一份信函副本，白宫副办公厅主任丹·斯卡维诺（Dan Scavino）在周三的一封信中告诉库克，特朗普正在“考虑”将其撤职，并且有“充分理由相信你在一份或多份抵押贷款协议中作出了虚假陈述”。斯卡维诺同时兼任白宫总统人事办公室负责人，他要求库克在三周内就其“虚假陈述提供解释及随附证据”。

这封信标志着特朗普在最高法院于6月以 5-4 的投票结果阻止其首次解雇尝试后，再次试图撤职库克。不过，最高法院在裁决中为总统留了后路，即如果他给予其通知并提供回应机会，可以再次尝试。库克的律师阿比·洛威尔（Abbe Lowell）誓要再次进行法律斗争，他告诉《纽约邮报》：“这些指控现在和一年前一样毫无根据。”

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以色列领事取消订阅《纽约时报》

以色列驻纽约的激进总领事向《纽约邮报》独家透露，他已厌倦了充满敌意的《纽约时报》——并取消了位于上东区领事馆的所有该报订阅。

根据一份独家分享给《纽约邮报》的声明，“以色列驻纽约总领事奥菲尔·阿库尼斯（Ofir Akunis）于周五下令取消以色列领事馆对《纽约时报》的订阅”。声明补充道，“此次取消是在他所描述的该报一系列虚假的血祭诽谤以及对犹太国家的持续煽动之后做出的”。

阿库尼斯（右）本人措辞激烈。他在声明中表示：“《纽约时报》已经跨越了所有红线。这不再是‘新闻业’，而是一台运转良好、协调一致的机器，在散布针对犹太国家的血祭诽谤。够了就是够了！”

“《纽约时报》是一家经常发表虚假血祭诽谤的报纸，多年来一直持续煽动对以色列国的仇恨，”阿库尼斯继续说道。

《纽约时报》未回应置评请求。阿库尼斯此前也是市长马姆达尼（Mamdani）的激烈批评者。

多丽·莱瓦克（Doree Lewak）

对右翼而言“不公平”

3% 的雅虎新闻来自保守派来源

作者：THOMAS BARRABI

根据周四发布的一项新分析，雅虎（Yahoo）的 AI 驱动新闻工具对保守派观点存在明显的偏见——在过去三个月中，其精选文章中仅有 3% 来自右翼媒体。

媒体研究中心（Media Research Center）——一家此前曾指责 Apple News、谷歌（Google）和其他聚合平台涉嫌偏见的保守派监督机构——对“Yahoo 100” feed 进行了审查。雅虎方面称，该工具“利用 AI 识别新兴故事并生成摘要”，以提供“互联网讨论内容的实时快照”。

在 5 月至 7 月审查的共 1,218 篇文章中，有 859 篇（约 70%）来自被归类为左翼倾向的新闻机构。与此同时，仅有 35 篇（仅 3%）来自《纽约邮报》（The Post）、福克斯新闻（Fox News）或《电讯报》（The Telegraph）等右翼媒体。

“雅虎声称其新的趋势 feed 反映了互联网上真实的文化对话，这完全是一个骗局。MRC Free Speech America 的最新发现证明，雅虎正与其他有偏见的新闻聚合平台——Apple News、谷歌新闻（Google News）和 MSN——步调一致，在激进地操纵公众所看到的内容，”MRC 主席大卫·博泽尔（David Bozell）在声明中表示。

“在这四个平台中，大科技公司正在积极操纵新闻 feed，以压制保守派的声音，并将数百万读者隔离在左翼的回音壁中，”博泽尔补充道。

MRC 指出，Yahoo 100 还包含来自该网站“Yahoo Scout”工具的内容，该工具是使用 Anthropic 的 Claude 模型构建的——而 Claude 本身在回答中也面临偏见指控。

雅虎表示，Scout 使用“微软必应（Microsoft Bing）的 grounding API”，以确保其 AI 生成的答案“基于来自开放网络各处的权威来源”。

MRC 在一篇关于其发现的博客文章中指称，“权威来源”是一个“左翼常用语，经常被用来为审查那些违背左翼叙事的媒体来源寻找借口”。

雅虎、Anthropic 和微软的代表未回应置评请求。 tbarrabi@nypost.com

没有托尼的 CBS “大获成功”

在陷入困境的主播托尼·多库皮尔（Tony Dokoupil）休假期间，《CBS 晚间新闻》（ Evening News）创下了数月来的最佳周观众人数。

根据尼尔森（Nielsen）的数据，在 7 月 27, 那一周，该节目平均观众人数为 409 万，创下该节目 17 周以来的最佳表现，也是自 3 月下旬以来《晚间新闻》首次突破 400 万 观众大关。

这一乐观的数据出现在马特·古特曼（Matt Gutman）接替多库皮尔期间，而多库皮尔在近几个月一直难以将该节目的收视率维持在 400 万 以上。

“如果这种趋势继续下去，[ 新闻总编辑] 芭莉·魏斯（Bari Weiss）将不得不考虑更换主播，”一名 消息人士表示。

古特曼是魏斯在 12 月聘请的。

新闻未回应置评请求。 Alexandra Steigrad

勒索黑客“得手”

一份报告称，在过去一个月中，寻求勒索的黑客瞄准了数十家美国知名金融机构和其他大型企业。

谷歌在本周早些时候披露了这些持续进行的网络攻击，路透社报道称，被瞄准的公司包括黑石（Blackstone）、桥水基金（Bridgewater Associates）、阿波罗（Apollo）、贝恩资本（Bain Capital）、KKR、TPG、芝商所（CME Group）、Clearlake Capital 和穆迪（Moody's）。

谷歌分享称，这些网络罪犯采用了传统的方式进行黑客攻击，简单地给这些企业的员工打电话，冒充公司服务台，然后诱导不知情的目标提供敏感数据。

这家科技巨头指出，虽然几家未具名的公司被成功入侵并支付了赎金，但许多入侵尝试未能绕过企业的安全协议。 James Franey

7月流失23,000个就业岗位

劳动力市场在7月出现了出人意料的就业岗位流失——在11月中期选举前，这份令人失望的报告还可能使美联储对利率的看法变得复杂，从而可能使加息停滞。美国劳工统计局周五表示，美国雇主上月流失了23,000个就业岗位，远低于经济将增加80,000个以上岗位的预期。然而，失业率从上月的4.2%小幅下降至4.1%。6月本就低迷的就业报告以及5月的报告也被下调，合计比此前报告的数据低103,000个。道琼斯工业平均指数上涨0.3%，纳斯达克指数跳涨1.3%，标准普尔500指数收于历史高点。Wilsey资产管理公司首席投资官Brent Wilsey在的一份简报中表示：“周五的就业报告不仅远低于预期，它还显示经济在7月期间流失了岗位，这让美联储陷入了困境，因为通货膨胀仍然处于高位且具有粘性。”7月的就业数据被地方政府教育岗位50,000个的流失所拖累，但私营部门的招聘情况依然出人意料地疲软。Taylor Herzlich

5.67亿美元 Meta“伤害儿童”重击

新墨西哥州的一家州法院命令Meta向一项青少年心理健康基金支付5.67亿美元，并改变其平台针对年轻用户的功能运作方式，此前法院认定该公司应对损害儿童福祉负责。法官Bryan Biedscheid在周四晚些时候裁定该公司造成了公共滋扰，支持了民主党总检察长Raúl Torrez的观点。该裁决是在此前阶段陪审团命令Meta支付$375 million民事罚款的五个月后做出的。路透社

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债券条例第 43-B-26 号，旨在提供资本支出以资助拿骚县境内此处确定的资本项目，并根据纽约州地方金融法和拿骚县县政府法，授权拿骚县发行 5.95亿美元 的债券以资助上述支出。

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本通知修订了此前公布的债券条例金额。条例、决议及紧急决议的副本已存档，可在拿骚县立法会书记员办公室的正常办公时间内获取。

根据纽约州拿骚县拿骚县立法会的命令。

日期：July 27, 2026, 明尼苏达州花园城市。邮局：纽约州。

MICHAEL C. PULITZER 立法会书记员

拿骚县公共通知

公开听证会通知

特此通知，根据拿骚县县政府法第 1610 条，拿骚县规划委员会将于 August 13, 2026, 星期四上午 10:00 (10 00) 在纽约州米尼奥拉富兰克林大道 1550 号主层举行公开听证会，以审议以下事项：

初步细分批准申请及 SEQRA 重要性判定。NCPC 文件号 2012-P-2, (2,) 奥申赛德村（HAMLET OF OCEANSIDE），由 FIELDSTONE AT OCEANSIDE, LLC 提交的 FIELDSTONE AT OCEANSIDE 地图，位于纽约州奥申赛德布罗弗大道 2860 号，邮编 11572, 第 54, 区，第 263, 街区，第 11, 40-41, 74, 99-100, 321 及 327. 号地块。

申请人：Petitioner at Oceanside, LLC 纽约州伍德伯里杰里科公路 7600 号 110 室，邮编 11797

由以下人员下令： Douglas Tuman, PE, Esq. 拿骚县公共工程部副专员

日期：July 30, 2026

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作者：HOWIE KUSSOY

布里安娜·斯图尔特（Breanna Stewart）一直全程参与其中。本赛季她仅缺席了一场比赛。她的场均出场时间位列联盟前列。但当这位两届 MVP 被提醒起自由队近期在 10 场比赛中输掉 8 场的低迷期时，斯图尔特听起来十分震惊，仿佛是第一次听说这段难以解释的低迷。

周日，王牌队将客场挑战自由人队

“天呐，”斯图尔特在周三战胜西雅图队后说道，“2-8！哇。”在自由人队（19-13）七场比赛中取得六场胜利，并连续第七场比赛得分至少达到90分，创下队史纪录后，人们很容易忘记这一点。但自由人队目前的表现仍未达到季前赛夺冠热门的潜力，在过去六场比赛中面对五支胜率低于50%的球队（包括最近两场在主场对阵联盟垫底的风暴队）后，他们才从赛季中期的低迷中恢复过来。尽管赛程较为轻松，但自由人队过去六场胜利的场均分差不足5分。周一对阵西雅图队（6-27）的胜利是自由人队自7月3日以来唯一一场两位数的胜利，也是自5月29日以来唯一一场全程领先的胜利。

“我认为我们一直在讨论的是，接纳我们作为一支球队目前的现状，”琼奎尔·琼斯说道。“我认为在赛季开始时，我们太习惯于成为那样一支球队——出场就大比分击败对手，以某种特定的方式获胜，所以我觉得 乐观心态：琼奎尔·琼斯表示她并不在意自由人队最近六场胜利的场均分差仅为5分。她说获胜才是最重要的，尤其是球队在接下来的两场比赛中将面临更激烈的竞争。Imagin Images 有时这会让我们付出代价——不是要传递负面情绪，而是因为‘哇，我们应该领先更多’这种预期。所以有时即使我们在赢球，感觉却像是在落后，因为我们对自己有着极高的期望。”

“现在，关键在于我们去接纳它。我们经历过另一面，也经历过一些惜败的比赛，所以现在我们接受这些胜利，我们会从中学习，我们会继续变得更好。”如果他们想在过去三年中冲击第二个冠军，他们必须做到这一点。自由人队——将于周日主场迎战卫冕冠军王牌队（22-9），随后前往印第安纳（19-12）——其剩余赛程的强度在联盟中排名第三（对手胜率为.535），且在过去五场对阵胜场数更多球队的比赛中仅为1-4。

自由人队——最近一次失利是在7月30日客场对阵拉斯维加斯——在周五前排名第七，但仍有可能在第一轮获得主场优势，因为目前的4号种子与8号种子之间仅差1.5场球。不过，为了争夺另一个冠军，自由人队可能需要提升排名。该球队在2024年以1号种子的身份赢得了其唯一的冠军。前一年，自由人队以2号种子的身份进入了WNBA总决赛。自从斯图尔特和琼斯来到纽约后，自由人队在季后赛作为高种子球队的战绩为5-0，但作为低种子球队的战绩为0-2，包括去年在第一轮被菲尼克斯淘汰。

“这只是让我们意识到，我们在落后时被置于如此多的境地，并从中挖掘出脱困之法，”萨布丽娜·约内斯库本周表示。“这些都是我们在常规赛中能够获得的经验，应该为我们进入季后赛做好准备。” hkussoy@nypost.com

尼克斯队的次轮选秀权返回欧洲

6 1 / 2 长度（furlong）；$115,000；中距离（mdn）；2岁马

快乐惠特尼日（Happy Whitney Day）！14场比赛。4场分级赛事。出发吧！九匹2岁马将在揭幕战中迎来职业生涯首秀。我们的预计完赛顺序为：STAR SALUTE (Asmussen / Santana / Marfield), GORILLAZ (Gargan / Saez / Bolt Doris), GAUDREAU (Brown / Prat / Nyquist), HEMINGWAY (Cox / Prat / Constitution) 以及 USS VALOR (McGaughey / Gaffalone / War Of Will)。

PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近3场 / 练马师 / 赔率

1 / G. S. S. Valor,123 / T. Gaffalone / x-x-x / McGaughey III / 6-1 2 / Coach Pope,123 / J. Velazquez / x-x-x / McPeeck / 12-1 3 / Gorillaz,123 / L. Saez / x-x-x / Gargan / 5-2 4 / With Luck Forward,123 / J. Ortiz / x-x-x / Pletcher / 12-1 5 / Star Salute,123 / R. Santana, Jr / x-x-x / Asmussen / 5-1 6 / Bellissimo (Coro),123 / K. Davis / x-x-x / Zou / 15-1 7 / Gaudreau,123 / F. Prat / x-x-x / C. Brown / 7-2 8 / Hemingway,123 / J. Ortiz, Jr / x-x-x / Cox / 9-2 9 / Coach's Pals,123 / J. Rodriguez / x-x-x / Summers / 15-1

更多首秀的2岁马将出现在双赛的后半段。我们的评级为佛罗里达培育的 IRON CONFESSOR (Green / Prat / Basim), MYSTRE (Gargan / Saez / Good Magic), LIVE (Pletcher / Johnny V / Life Is Good), ADMIRALTY (McPeeck / J Ortiz / Medningmen) 以及 SHARPLY DRESSER (Brown / Davis / Yohinoch)。

PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近3场 / 练马师 / 赔率

1 / Magical Mikel,123 / C. Elliott / 7-x-x / McPeeck / 30-1 2 / Stampy Dressed,123 / D. Davis / x-x-x / C. Brown / 6-1 3 / Live,123 / J. Velazquez / x-x-x / Pletcher / 6-1 4 / Tommy Tans,123 / J. Ortiz, Jr / x-x-x / Cox / 12-1 5 / Admiralty,123 / J. Ortiz / x-x-x / McPeeck / 9-2 6 / Iron Confessor,123 / F. Prat / x-x-x / Green / 8-1 7 / Stone Aged,123 / J. Alvarado / x-x-x / Mott / 12-1 8 / Mystrix,123 / L. Saez / x-x-x / Gargan / 7-2 9 / Code of Arms,123 / R. Santana, Jr / x-x-x / Asmussen / 6-1 10 / Implied Open,123 / M. Franco / x-x-x / Walden / 6-1

1 1 / 8 英里；$130,000；允许申报（ahv）；4岁及以上

Rice的 YO DADDY 迎来了级别缓解。在赛道末端完赛，最后两匹马将挑战分级赛事。3场前赢得了 Excelsior；在此距离的战绩为 2 胜 4 场，VIBE 在 Met Mills 的赛事首秀中被反超 / 精疲力竭。这次失利终结了 3 场连胜。Irad 为 Pletcher 骑乘：BRAMITO 在 FULL SCREEN 之后获得第 5 名，而 FULL SCREEN 在 7 月 4 日在此地交手时获得第 2 名。Bramito 赢得了之前的 3 场，并更换骑师为 Franco。Full Screen 在去年冬天赢得了 Queens County，距离相同。INSTANT REPLAY 在印第安纳的一场赛事中获得第 4 名，但在这一更长距离的战绩为 2 胜 2 场。

1 / San Sirio(1),123 / T. Gaffalone / 6-3-3 / Walsh / 9-2 2 / Bramito(1),123 / M. Franco / 5-1-1 / Schaier / 8-1 3 / Full Screen(1),123 / J. Ortiz / 2-4-1 / Joseph / 3-1 4 / Vibe(1),123 / J. Ortiz, Jr / 7-1-1 / Pletcher / 5-2 5 / Classicist(1),123 / J. Velazquez / 11-1-3 / Pletcher / 8-1 6 / Yo Daddy(1),123 / R. Santana, Jr / 6-6-1 / Rice / 9-2 7 / Instant Replay(1),123 / F. Prat / 4-1-1 / Cox / 5-1

1 1 / 16 英里(草地); $120,000; ahv; 3岁及以上(雌马) 在草地上，SAN WITH THE WIND 已连胜 2 场，最近一场胜出 4 个马身以上。Wind 此次也可能在这一组中脱颖而出。Alvarado 代替 Prat 骑乘。骑乘 CONSUMER SENTIMENT，该马在 Chad Brown 的调教下结束了 15 个月的休赛期。在长期休赛前，该马在第二次催促下完成训练。我们将等待，LOVELY CHRISTINA 将迎来草地首秀，是 Pletcher 调教的马在休赛后的第 2 场比赛。在泥地赛中 4 场胜 1 场，Irad 担任该不确定因素的骑师。 / PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近 3 场 / 练马师 / 赔率 / --- / 1 / Conquest Sentiment(1),126 / F. Prat / 1-3-x / C. Brown / 2-1 / 2 / Lady River Lily(1),126 / S. Bridgeman / 7-12-6 / Seyler / 10-1 / 3 / Memual(1),126 / F. Zayas / 2-8-1 / Kantarmaci / 20-1 / 4 / Hand Over Heart(1),121 / D. Davis / 3-1-x / C. Brown / 8-1 / 5 / Carmine(Val / ARGO),126 / R. Santana, Jr / 10-3-x / De Paz / 10-1 / 6 / Scratch It(1),121 / M. Franco / 5-1-7 / Cox / 6-1 / 7 / Sail With the Wind(1),126 / J. Alvarado / 1-1-4 / Englehart / 7-2 / 8 / Lovely Christian(1),121 / J. Ortiz, Jr / 3-5-1 / Pletcher / 9-2 / 9 / Two Martley(1),121 / J. Lezcano / 1-x-x / Rice / 15-1 / 10 / Hidden Rose(1),121 / T. Gaffalone / 2-1-7 / Clement / 3-1 / 11 / Fast and Frisky(1),126 / J. Rodriguez / 6-1-4 / Charlerie / 15-1 / 12 / Soundbite(1),126 / 骑师待定 / 5-4-4 / Nevin / 6-1

7 弗隆; $120,000; ahv; 3岁及以上 播放 ROCK MUSIC。表现平稳，7 月在此赛道落后 3 个马身。在该更长距离的唯一一次起跑中获胜。Irad 代替 Santana。继续关注 PRETTY BOY MUM。在普瑞克内斯锦标赛 14 匹马中排名最后，随后在下一场津贴赛中获得第 3 名。J. Englehart 将其从长距离赛转为短距离赛。FACT 在两场前得分，随后在最后一场 7 匹马的比赛中排名靠后。同样缩短为短距离赛。Franco 骑乘；摘除眼罩。TAGERMEER 在丘吉尔赛马场的一场新马赛（第 5 次起跑）中领先。竞争力定位良好。 / PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近 3 场 / 练马师 / 赔率 / --- / 1 / Unbroken Chain(1),126 / F. Prat / 7-1-1 / Barker / 12-1 / 2 / Bock Mulchi(1),126 / J. Ortiz, Jr / 4-5-1 / Rice / 6-1 / 3 / Appel(1),126 / T. Gaffalone / 2-1-6 / Beckman / 6-1 / 4 / Private Desire(1),126 / J. Rodriguez / 2-5-2 / Morley / 8-1 / 5 / Priscist(1),126 / J. Castellano / 4-5-1 / Pettis / 10-1 / 6 / Pretty Boy Mish(1),122 / R. Santana, Jr / 3-14-1 / Englehart / 2-1 / 7 / Taegemeen(1),122 / J. Ortiz / 1-2-3 / Asmussen / 3-1 / 8 / Fact(1),126 / M. Franco / 7-1-4 / Walden / 9-2

6 1 / 2 弗隆; $115,000; mdn; 2岁(雌马) 这些 2 岁雌马的首秀日。谁是热门？以下是我们看好的马匹。SOUNDER STARLET (Asmussen / J Ortiz / City Of Light), RED POPPY (Pletcher / Irad / Omaha Beach), BURRATA (Honda / Davis / Early Voting), STEFANIA (Gargan / Saez / American Pharaoh) 以及 DOLCE VITA (Brown / Prat / Life Is Good)。 / PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近 3 场 / 练马师 / 赔率 / --- / 1 / Violet the Ultra,123 / M. Franco / x-x-x / Sharp / 10-1 / 2 / Rum Twist,123 / J. Velazquez / 2-x-x / Hennig / 8-1 / 3 / Red Poppy,123 / J. Ortiz, Jr / x-x-x / Pletcher / 5-2 / 4 / Stefania,123 / L. Saez / x-x-x / Gargan / 8-1 / 5 / Nearb Beoprah,123 / K. Carmouche / x-x-x / De Paz / 10-1 / 6 / Aerial After,123 / R. Santana, Jr / 3-x-x / Antonucci / 5-1 / 7 / Dulce Vita,123 / F. Prat / x-x-x / C. Brown / 9-2 / 8 / Burraza,123 / D. Davis / x-x-x / Hezdal / 20-1 / 9 / Summer Starlet,123 / J. Ortiz / x-x-x / Asmussen / 6-1 / 10 / Joy of Life,123 / J. Alvarado / x-x-x / Mott / 8-1

1 1 / 8 英里(T); $120,000; ahv; 3up 草地赛 1 1 / 8 浪。GREYSTONE 在结束一年的休整后参加了该距离的比赛，最终落后 2 个马身。有进步空间。在 J. Ortiz 骑乘下，是备选第二。MAGNAHIMOSIS MAX MTG。MONTEREY BAY 获得第 3 名，比状态生疏的 Greystone 领先一个颈长。IRON SIGHT（新马）和 JUST FOR LUCK（升 / 降级申领马）在经历从后追击获胜后参赛，可能已准备好应对更长的距离。

PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近 3 场 / 练马师 / 赔率

1 / Montey Bay(1),126 / J. Rodriguez / 3-3-5 / Ward / 6-1 2 / Ramble's Wreck(1),126 / T. Gaffalone / 11-3-6 / Gargan / 15-1 3 / Greystone(1),126 / J. Ortiz / 4-3-4 / Maker / 6-1 4 / Write Off Jetty(1),126 / M. Franco / 8-1-1 / Kantarmaci / 12-1 5 / Iron Sight(1),126 / F. Prat / 1-5-3 / C. Brown / 4-1 6 / Just for Ladd(1),126 / J. Lezcano / 1-1-6 / R. Deltrow / 6-1 7 / Anoditz(1),121 / J. Velazquez / 2-5-3 / Motion / 8-1 8 / Fort Thomas(1),126 / K. Carmouche / 9-2-4 / Arnold II / 12-1 9 / Emergency(1),126 / J. Ortiz, Jr / 4-4-4 / Cox / 9-2 10 / Il Siciliano(1),126 / L. Saez / 5-4-7 / Sano / 6-1 11 / Noble Factor(1),126 / J. Velazquez / 2-7-2 / Brion / 6-1 12 / Massaminous Man(1),126 / M. Franco / 7-1-1 / Rice / 3-1 13 / Castle Chaos(1),126 / 骑师待定 / 4-4-1 / Kantarmaci / 9-2 14 / Sharp Spark(1),126 / 骑师待定 / 4-5-2 / Kantarmaci / 8-1

1 1 / 16 英里(T); $115,000; mdn; 2YO 获胜者是…… AND THE RUNNER IS。首秀在跑道外侧跑法后获得第 2 名。在 Cassie 的第二次出赛中有望获胜。Irad 继续骑乘；我们也看好。爱尔兰血统的 REVERSE STREAM (Alamance / Brown / Prat / Wingman)、OSCAR (Clement / Gaffalone / Oscar Performance) 和 BOLD LEADERSHIP (Pletcher / J Ortiz / Nut This Time) 将迎来首秀。BERTA'S FITCH 在头号热门之后获得第 3 名。

PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近 3 场 / 练马师 / 赔率

1 / Oakknob,123 / R. Santana, Jr / x-x-x / Pletcher / 12-1 2 / Time in Motion,123 / M. Franco / x-x-x / Walden / 8-1 3 / Mo Misery,123 / J. Alvarado / 6-6-x / Medina / 20-1 4 / Oscar,123 / T. Gaffalone / x-x-x / Clement / 10-1 5 / Just Joe,123 / J. Castellano / x-x-x / Weaver / 15-1 6 / Port in a Storm,123 / J. Lezcano / x-x-x / McGaughey III / 10-1 7 / Revenue Stream(IRE),123 / F. Prat / x-x-x / C. Brown / 4-1 8 / Santhi,123 / F. Zayas / 4-x-x / Weaver / 12-1 9 / Berta's Sitch,123 / D. Davis / 3-3-x / Terranova II / 6-1 10 / Anisogus,123 / L. Saez / 3-x-x / Sano / 15-1 11 / Bold Leadership,123 / J. Ortiz / x-x-x / Pletcher / 8-1 12 / And the Runner Is,123 / J. Ortiz, Jr / 2-x-x / Casse / 7-2

7 浪; $500,000; Test; 3YO(f) 这两匹小雌马在丘吉尔赛马场表现出色。ON TIME GIRL 获得第 2 名，落后 EXPLORA 一个马身。Brad Cox 的 On Time Girl 跑在宽侧，可能在 Test 赛中反超。两匹马在 7 / 8 距离的比赛中均为 3 场 1 胜。PERCY'S BAB 在丘吉尔赛马场的 17 / 8 比赛中处于中段第 5 名。去年夏天在萨拉托加的该距离 Spinaway 赛中获得第 2 名。Franco 骑乘；佩戴眼罩。MOVIE MISRT 和 WHERE LUCK LIVES 在连续两场获胜后迎来其首场锦标赛。

1 / Movie Night,122 / J. Ortiz / 1-1-2 / Walden / 7-2 2 / Percy's Bar,122 / M. Franco / 5-7-1 / Colderrook / 8-1 3 / Simple Pretty,122 / R. Santana, Jr / 1-6-1 / Wilkes / 6-1 4 / Where Luck Lives,122 / L. Saez / 1-1-4 / Lynch / 12-1 5 / Goodell,122 / J. Velazquez / 2-1-5 / Asmussen / 5-1 6 / On Time Girl,122 / J. Ortiz, Jr / 2-1-3 / Cox / 7-2 7 / Explora,122 / F. Prat / 1-4-1 / Balfert / 5-2 8. / Camel Coast,122 / T. Gaffalone / 5-2-1 / Beckman / 15-1

1 英里(T)；$750,000；Fourstardave；3岁及以上，多项一级赛冠军。ZALU KHUDOBJ 在赢得 Krizo-mile（并列第一）后，状态非常适合 Fourstardave 赛。草地赛 11 场 8 胜；在 Spa 赛场 5 场 3 胜。DETERMINISTIC 在曼哈顿赛中将连胜纪录延长至 5 场。草地赛 10 场 7 胜；在 Spa 赛场 4 场 3 胜。CLASSIC 在连续两场胜利后状态极佳，最近一场是在 Just A Game 英里赛中获胜；在 Spa 赛场 2 场 2 胜。MI BADD 在 Krizo 赛中与 Zulu Kingdom 并列第一。MJL 认为 8 号马性价比最高。稳妥起见，And LAGYNNE 已连胜 5 场，其中包括 4 场分级赛事。在萨拉托加 2 场 0 胜，但有领跑马可追。

PH / 马匹 重量 / 骑师 / 最近3场 / 练马师 / 赔率

1 / Rhetorical,126 / J. Ortiz, Jr / 4-1-3 / Walden / 5-2 2 / Mi Bago,124 / L. Saez / 1-1-8 / Casse / 12-1

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3 / Zulu Kingdom(IRE),126 / F. Prat / 1-3-1 / C. Brown / 7-2 4 / Classic-O,121 / J. Velazquez / 1-1-2 / Casse / 8-1 5 / Deterministic,126 / K. Carmouche / 1-1-1 / Clement / 2-1 6 / Capital Hill,124 / J. Alvarado / 4-2-1 / Mott / 10-1 7 / Lagynos,124 / J. Ortiz / 1-1-1 / Asmussen / 5-1

1 1 / 16 英里(T)；$750,000；萨拉托加德比（Saratoga Derby）；3岁马。在关注萨拉托加德比时，贝尔蒙特德比的局面已然锁定。REMEMBER MAMBA 冲刺获得接近的第三名，仅以微弱差距落后于同样强劲的 WEST RIDE RD（第二名）。两者都应能适应更长的距离。Defayas 的 Remember Mamba 起跑失误。HETERES JOHNNY 在较短距离的萨拉托加赛中从第 10 位反超获胜。这是他 8 场比赛中的首胜。此前在 West End Kid 之后获得第二名。TITLE REAL 在贝尔蒙特赛中险胜前两名。不确定他在距离延长后是否能保持同样水准。

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1 1 / 8 英里；$1,000,000；惠特尼赛（Whitney）；3岁及以上。第 99 届惠特尼赛。WHITE AMAHID 就像一盒巧克力，你永远不知道会抽到什么。他在 Oaklawn 'cap 中击败了 Sovereignty 和 Journalism，但在接下来的 Foster 赛中仅获得第四名，表现平平。他可能拿第一，也可能垫底，Irad 将继续为 Joseph 骑乘。MAGNITUDE 已连胜 4 场，包括迪拜世界杯和 Foster 赛。在竞争激烈的参赛阵容中，他是最强对手。NITROGEN 这匹雌马能击败雄马吗？当然可以。她在 Ogden / Pingso 赛中以 12 个马身之遥获胜，全程领跑。在 Spa 赛场 3 场 3 胜。BAEZA 和 SOVEREIGNTY 在 Foster 赛中获得第二和第三名。

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NBA：克拉克死因揭晓

据官员称，前 NBA 球员布兰登·克拉克（Brandon Clarke）死于药物致命组合。洛杉矶县医学检查官办公室周五宣布，这位 29 岁的球员死于“海洛因和可卡因的影响”。该部门补充称，其死亡方式为事故。克拉克于 5 月 11 日在圣费尔南多谷的一处住宅内去世。

高尔夫：霍斯勒领跑温谈赛

博·霍斯勒（Beau Hossler）周五在最后一个洞打进一个 11 英尺的单吃鸟球，以 67 杆（低于标准杆 3 杆）的成绩在北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒举行的温谈冠军赛（Wyndham Championship）中取得了 1 杆的领先优势。他目前总成绩为 128 杆（低于标准杆 12 杆），领先于本·詹姆斯（Ben James）和乔丹·史密斯（Jordan Smith） 1 杆。

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明智投注

“休斯顿”能做到：在美联 MVP 热门 Yordan Alvarez 的带领下，势头强劲的太空人队在争夺美联西区冠军的关键时刻打出了最佳状态。在赔率高于本金的情况下，现在是投注他们锁定分区的时机。作者：MALIK SMITH

波士顿红袜队因其中季的逆转而受到棒球界的赞赏——而且理由充分。在最低谷时，他们有充分的理由放弃，但他们以一种狂热的状态反弹，这无疑给棒球界的其他球队，尤其是美联的球队敲响了警钟。

但红袜队并不是唯一一支在经历了一段糟糕的比赛后进入火热状态的球队。如果你没有过多关注美联西区——即使你没关注，也没人会责怪你——那么在棒球赛历最恰当的时机，另一支球队也正在经历自己的中季激增。。

休斯顿在进入全明星赛休息期前战绩为 4-6，且之后立即遭遇三连败。在那一刻，他们的胜率低于 .500 七场，且落后分区领先者四场。从那时起，他们扭转了局面。在周五比赛开始前，太空人队在过去 15 场比赛中赢了 12 场，而在这段时间内，只有波士顿的战绩更好，为 13-3。在与教士队的系列赛之前，休斯顿目前领先分区 1 1 / 2 场。

这虽然不像火热的红袜队在美联东区追击洋基队和光芒队那样惊人，但太空人队目前正处于高光时刻。目前尚不确定这仅仅是一个瞬间，还是未来趋势的迹象。

休斯顿和波士顿之间最大的区别在于，美联西区似乎没有其他球队想要分区的冠军。尽管太空人队的表现令人印象深刻，但他们仅比 .500 高出两场。胜率低于 .500 的游骑兵队和水手队也在竞争之中。

即便如此，总得有人赢得分区，博彩公司给太空人队提供了略高于其他球队的优势，他们赢得美联西区的赔率在平手赔率（even money）和 +115 之间波动。游骑兵队和水手队处于 +200 到 +250 的区间，这意味着博彩公司并不完全相信太空人队能维持其微弱的领先优势。

有强有力的理由认为他们将在赛季结束时成为分区的顶尖球队。在棒球界，太空人队的剩余赛程强度排名第三低，仅次于游骑兵队和守护者队。然而，在经历了上周最后一次直接交手系列赛并横扫其州内竞争对手后，太空人队在与游骑兵队的平分决胜权中占据优势。

更重要的是，太空人队拥有美联最强的球员 Yordan Alvarez，他在 DraftKings Sportsbook 的赔率为 -900，是赢得联盟 MVP 的大热门。Alvarez 在打击率 (.329)、本垒打 (.35) 和 OPS (1.083) 方面领先整个棒球界，且随着赛季的推进，他似乎完全没有放缓的迹象。

这个分区的竞争贯穿了整个赛季，而太空人队看起来是唯一一支真正想要赢下它的球队。在价值完全消失之前，我现在就以高于本金的赔率买入他们。

建议：太空人队美联西区分区冠军 (+115, DraftKings) msmith1@nypost.com 37 ★ ★ --- 38 ★★

作者：MARK W. SANCHEZ

值得重申的是：Max Fried 依然在带着枷锁投球，尚未能像他渴望的那样在比赛中投到更深局数。

值得重申的是：洋基队的轮值阵容尚未完整。

然而，Fried 再次展现出巅峰状态，作为一支似乎在每次先发中都达到顶峰的轮值阵容的一部分，而这支洋基队的打击线需要其每一分才华。

这位左投手是纽约洋基队最新的一位优秀先发投手——而且，难得地，是一位得到了回报的优秀先发投手。在周五晚上于布朗克斯举行的比赛中，洋基队在10局比赛中完成逆转，以3-2击败了亚特兰大勇士队。在这场比赛中，弗里德首次面对他的旧主，其投球状态仿佛在2024年12月17日与洋基队签约之日起，就在日历上圈出了这场比赛一样。不，当时2026年的赛程尚未公布。但弗里德在拿到今年的赛程后，肯定仔细研读过。在面对罗纳德·阿库尼亚（Ronald Acuña Jr.）、奥齐·阿尔比斯（Ozzie Albies）和马特·奥尔森（Matt Olson）等老友，投出6 1 / 3局无失分且统治级的表现（仅被击出3次安打，2次保送，并有7次三振）后，弗里德表示：“这场比赛在日历上被圈出一段时间了。”“这绝对勾起了很多情感，让我能回想起在那里的时光。那是一个一流的组织。”他混合使用了全部七种球路——包括在第四局用一个极少投出的变速球解决了奥尔森，奥尔森在场上经过弗里德时说他好奇这个球是否会被投出，这让弗里德露出了微笑——他观察到自己的球速有所提升，且投球效率很高。“仍然在投球数限制内，而他能将出局数延续到第七局，”经理亚伦·布恩（Aaron Boone）在谈到弗里德时说道。弗里德在伤病名单（IL）休整后，在美联大联盟中边赛边增加投球量，投球数从上一场的78球增加到周五的90球。“他表现得太棒了。”简直和目前几乎每一个

谁需要敌人？马克斯·弗里德（Max Fried）周五首次对阵旧主亚特兰大勇士队，表现大师级，未失分且仅被击出3次安打。杰森·斯泽内斯（Jason Szenes） 现阶段每一位洋基队的先发投手一样出色。弗里德及其队友（目前还不包括正在康复的卡洛斯·罗东）在过去10场比赛中的8场里仅失1分或更少，在此期间，洋基队先发投手在57 2 / 3局中仅失10分自责分（防御率1.56）。然而，洋基队在这段时间里仅赢了五场，因为他们的进攻线太经常缺乏活力——就像周五的前八局那样，直到第九局和第十局才苏醒。当弗里德在投手丘上时，他没有得到支持——至少在进攻端没有。在防守端，洋基队提供了一次协助。弗里德遇到的唯一真正危机出现在开局，德雷克·鲍德温（Drake Baldwin）和阿尔比斯在第一局均上垒。在两出局后，毛里西奥·杜邦（Mauricio Dubón）击出一记中路安打，特伦特·格里舍姆（Trent Grisham）冲上前，通过跨步跳投出了一记强力传球——传向三垒而非本垒。阿尔比斯试图从一垒跑向三垒，在鲍德温触及本垒前的一刹那被瑞安·麦克马洪（Ryan McMahon）触杀，导致勇士队出局并损失了一分。“我的第一局通常表现得不是很好，”弗里德说，“所以能够依赖防守，并且在一次极速的接力比赛中结果对我有利，这至关重要。”而这成了他的老友们面对弗里德的最后机会，此后弗里德仅允许一名勇士队球员到达二垒，并让最后面对的12名击球手全部出局。msanchez@nypost.com

新援在关键时刻展现防守实力

作者：MARK W. SANCHEZ

在召集乔治·隆巴多（George Lombard Jr.）时，纽约洋基队知道他擅长防守。在交易获得路易斯·加西亚（Luis García Jr.）时，纽约洋基队知道他能应对右投手，而除此之外的任何表现可能都被视为惊喜。因此，在周五的第10局中，这两位来到布朗克斯的新援分别证明了球队的眼光并带来了惊喜，他们都完成了精彩的防守，挽救了比赛，最终帮助球队以 3-2 逆转战胜亚特兰大勇士队。

如果没有隆巴多，这场比赛他们可能无法获胜。隆巴多在第九局通过一次内野安打发起反击，并在对方失误的情况下直接推进到三垒；他在第10局下半获得了一次关键保送，并在该局上半展现了另一项防守强项：像大炮一样强有力的手臂。

在加时赛的开局，亚特兰大的肖恩·墨菲（Sean Murphy）将球强力击向游击位空档，而这正是隆巴多在短暂的大联盟生涯中大放异彩的位置。这位新秀迅速移动，用反手接球并腾空而起——虽然不像杰特那样高跳，但幅度不大——并展示了其显而易见的臂力。

“他能够——非常轻松地，无论是否失去平衡——毫不费力地完成一些球，因为他身体素质好且强壮，”经理亚伦·布恩（Aaron Boone）在谈到他这位 21 岁的全新主力游击手时说道，“他甚至不需要怎么伸手，就轻而易举地完成了那次防守。”

在一次击球出局将虚拟跑者奥斯汀·赖利（Austin Riley）送至三垒后，罗纳德·阿库尼亚（Ronald Acuña Jr.）在两出局时击出了一个落在一垒线附近的浅飞球。三名纽约洋基队的防守队员向那个看似落在无人区的飞球汇聚。

“老实说，”加西亚通过翻译马龙·阿布雷（Marlon Abreu）表示，“我觉得自己没机会接住。”然而，这位一垒手全力冲刺，身体舒展，将手套伸出。他模仿威利·梅斯（Willie Mays）的精彩表现最终以背对本垒接住该局第三个出局球而告终。

“多么精彩的防守，”布恩在赛后说道。这场比赛虽然是由瑞安·麦克马洪（Ryan McMahon）的牺牲飞球锁定胜局，但人们会更记得那些卓越的防守表现。

洋基队笔记

▶ 卡洛斯·罗登（Carlos Rodón）将于周六开始预计为期短暂的康复训练。这位纽约洋基队的左投手在近六周内首次参加比赛，预计将在3A球队斯克兰顿 / 威尔克斯-巴里队（Scranton / Wilkes-Barre）投球，投球数接近 50 球。

布恩表示，考虑到剩余赛程较为宽松——纽约洋基队在常规赛日程中还剩下 7 个休息日，且只有一段连续 10 场比赛没有休息日的密集期——球队不会等到罗登完全恢复状态后再将其激活。

无论罗登需要一次还是 2 次（布恩表示后者可能性更大）康复首发，计划是让这位左投手主要在大联盟级别逐步增加投球数，同时将其与另一名先发投手搭配使用，或大量依赖牛棚。纽约洋基队在对待马克斯·弗里德（Max Fried）时采用了同样的策略，弗里德在进入大联盟轮换前仅进行了一次康复首发，并在回归后的首次出场中投了 57 球。

签下资深捕手以增加深度

作者：GREG JOYCE

在交易截止日未能签下捕手后，纽约洋基队决定在一名资深捕手身上碰碰运气。一名消息人士周五向《纽约邮报》证实，球队已与米奇·加弗（Mitch Garver）签署了一份小联盟合同，为3A球队斯克兰顿 / 威尔克斯-巴里队（Scranton / Wilkes-Barre）增加了一名右打选项。

现年35岁的加弗本周早些时候被西雅图水手队释放。此前，他在明尼苏达双城队效力期间曾与洋基队捕手指导坦纳·斯旺森（Tanner Swanson）共事。

“一名资深球员，过去能应对左投，以一份没有任何承诺的小联盟合同加盟，”斯旺森表示。“我们认为在目前有限的时间窗口内，可能有一些可以利用的地方来改善防守。最终，他将前往斯克兰顿，看看他在进攻端是否还保留有实力。”

“我们认为他还有实力，这就是我们签下他的原因。这为我们在赛季冲刺阶段以及季后赛期间提供了另一个选项。在构建阵容和增加深度时，如果出现伤病，多一名右打球员只会让我们的团队更强大。”

当然，洋基队原本非常希望从双城队签下另一名右打捕手瑞安·杰弗斯（Ryan Jeffers），但明尼苏达队最终在截止日并未出售。而在波士顿红袜队击败洋基队抢到金莺队捕手阿德利·鲁特施曼（Adley Rutschman），且坦帕湾光芒队从马林鱼队签下左打捕手利亚姆·希克斯（Liam Hicks）之后，总经理布莱恩·卡什曼（Brian Cashman）直到周一都无法增加任何一名捕手。

因此，加弗最终将与J.C. 埃斯卡拉（J.C. Escarra）以及另一名近期签下的资深球员克里斯蒂安·贝桑库特（Christian Bethancourt）一起在3A队效力，看看他能否证明自己有能力取代阿里·桑切斯（Ali Sánchez）成为奥斯汀·威尔斯（Austin Wells）的替补。

“真的只是想增加我们的深度和保障，让他进入我们的体系，看看我们能在哪里帮到他，看看他拥有什么，你永远不知道结果如何，”经理亚伦·布恩（Aaron Boone）说道。

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越有人试图说服你他们知道自己在说什么，你就越倾向于不相信他们，而且这是正确的。你的头脑太敏锐，不会轻易被愚弄，所以这个周末在任何时刻都要坚持真相。

水瓶座 (1月21日 - 2月19日)

这个周末，水星进入你星盘的伴侣区域，将帮助你理解竞争对手的思维方式。最重要的是，它将让你明白，你与他们的观点其实并没有那么大的分歧。也许你们甚至可以成为朋友。

双鱼座 (2月20日-3月20日)

你产生的一些想法可能不切实际，但在接下来的几天里，当其他人似乎无法进行理性思考时，你将展现出一种专注于现实的卓越能力。如果一个想法行得通，那么它一定是个好主意。

白羊座 (3月21日-4月20日)

一个陷入僵局的项目在这个周末可能会焕发新生，因为代表心智的行星水星带来了新想法，并开辟了新的创意途径。你不需要回到起点，只需从你目前所处的位置再次尝试即可。

金牛座 (4月21日-5月21日)

仅仅因为你在一个方向上的努力没有达到预期，并不意味着你应该停止在其他方向上的尝试。行星显示，如果你允许直觉引导你，那么在接下来的 48 小时内，一些非凡的事情将开始发生。

双子座 (5月22日-6月21日)

你从未害怕冒险，随着你的守护星水星在这个周末进入你星盘中较好的区域，你将投身于世界之中，促成事情地发生。少量的错误不可避免，但成功几乎是必然的。

巨蟹座 (6月22日-7月23日)

这个周末在与雇主和其他重要人物交谈时，你需要小心。如果你给他们留下你没有认真对待工作的印象，他们可能会决定将这份工作交给其他人。

周六生日

生活中的并非所有事情都能用逻辑来解释，在未来的一年里，你会发现自己开始相信各种奇怪的想法。当其他人的思维停留在过去时，你的思维将创造一个崭新且更完美的现实。

邮报天气预报

周六

今天：潮湿；今天下午晚些时候有雷阵雨。最高气温 85 到 91. 今晚：潮湿；凌晨左右有雷阵雨。最低气温 71 到 77。

周日

明天：晴朗且有少量云，天气炎热。最高气温 87 到 93. 明天晚上：晴朗。最低气温 70 到 76。

周一

阳光朦胧且温暖。最高气温 86 到 92. 晚上：局部多云。最低气温 71 到 77。

周二

可能有雷阵雨。最高气温 86 到 92. 晚上：局部多云。最低气温 70 到 76。

天气年鉴

昨日中央公园截至下午6时的状况

温度 最高：91, 最低：78, 平均：85

偏离常态 昨日：+7 度

降水量 昨日：0.00", 本月：2.22", 本年：24.93", 年至今常态：29.42"

昨日制冷度日...20 本月总计（常态）...98 (85) 1月1日至今总计（常态）...858 (786) 去年同期...847 热指数（昨日正午）...95 紫外线指数（周六）...9 (极高) 湿度（正午）...65%

空气质量

花粉：低 主要花粉：杂草、草类 AQI 评级：（周六）...中等

AccuWeather

球迷享受高尔夫，但并不在意戏剧冲突

作者：CHRISTIAN ARNOLD

LIV高尔夫能长久吗？不如就让LIV高尔夫继续吧。周五在特朗普国家高尔夫俱乐部贝德明斯特（Trump National Golf Club Bedminster）的氛围似乎就是这样。 ——尽管仍有许多细节需要敲定——但在本周LIV高尔夫纽约赛期间，来到这座新泽西州球场的观众中，对此话题并没有太多的担忧或兴趣。

球迷们在唐纳德·特朗普拥有的地产周围徘徊，追随深受粉丝喜爱的布赖森·德尚博（Bryson DeChambeau）和乔恩·拉姆（Jon Rahm），在赛事第二天的酷暑中观看比赛。

但关于让该联赛在本赛季后继续生存的戏剧冲突，或是PGA巡回赛与LIV高尔夫之间持续的斗争，是高尔夫球迷所关心的吗？

“我的意思是，人们太喜欢把戏剧冲突带进来，只是为了让事情变得更有趣，比实际需要的更刺激，”21岁的新泽西州居民洛伦佐·斯坦齐奥拉（Lorenzo Stanziola）在周五比赛开始前告诉《邮报》。“但如果你喜欢这项运动，那么你会喜欢它能够在全球范围内扩展，并且每个人都能参与进来，而不是仅仅由PGA [巡回赛] 将其严格限制在欧洲和美国。”

站在第10洞发球区附近的60多岁的史蒂夫·科泽尔（Steve Kozel）表示，他听说了关于LIV未来的戏剧性传闻，但“这并不真正影响我”，当被问及新资金时，他回答道：“那对我来说没有任何意义。”

《邮报》周五采访的许多球迷解释说，他们来到这里是因为热爱这项运动。来自附近新泽西州罗克斯伯里（Roxbury, N.J.）的48岁约翰·库蒂尼奥（John Coutinho）与儿子一起参加了他人生中第一次现场高尔夫赛事，他将其描述为“一生一次的机会”。

LIV的生存一直是2026赛季持续讨论的话题，并在今年早些时候沙特公共投资基金撤回资金支持时达到了顶峰。首席执行官斯科特·奥尼尔（Scott O'Neil）在本周早些时候确认了《邮报》记者马克·卡尼扎罗（Mark Cannizzaro）此前报道的内容，即已经找到了投资者，使LIV高尔夫在今年之后能够维持运转。

即便有了这个消息，关于未来进程以及其球星是否会留在巡回赛中的问题依然很多。而周五在贝德明斯特的许多人表达了希望LIV未来能顺利发展的愿望，将其视为新高尔夫球迷进入该领域的途径。

“我不了解所有细节，但我确实认为拥有除PGA以外的选择很有趣，”凯蒂·吉尔胡利（Catie Gilhuley）在与母亲安德烈亚（Andrea）观看周五比赛时说道。“就像在任何运动中一样，拥有某种不同的氛围，特别是能让非高尔夫球迷更感兴趣，这很有趣。而且还能看到新的球场，[使其] 变得更容易接触。”

LIV高尔夫在赛事结束后才会公布门票数量，但周五的比赛在特朗普国家高尔夫俱乐部吸引了适量的观众。由于该地区遭遇酷热，联赛将发球时间提前了两小时。尽管如此，LIV在美国的推广依然困难，媒体报道称该联赛5月份在弗吉尼亚州的赛事观众稀少。

39岁的高尔夫内容创作者亚历克斯·斯通（Alex Stone）认为，部分原因在于对话被定义的方式，他以男女篮球为例进行对比。

“这几乎就像男子篮球与女子篮球之间的相同动态。你看海外，你会发现，对他们来说，这就是篮球，”斯通说。“我认为在其他地方，这就是高尔夫，但对我们来说，因为有人告诉我们要选边站，所以我们选了边。……我们不在乎。当你只想看高尔夫时，谁想选边站？”

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DeChambeau 对初创公司保持信心，并相信其能与 PGA Tour 共存

周四，在特朗普国家贝德明斯特高尔夫俱乐部（Trump National Golf Club Bedminster）举行的 LIV Golf 纽约站首轮比赛中，布赖森·德尚博（Bryson DeChambeau）刚刚签下 77 杆（高于标准杆 5 杆）。他愤怒不已。对于一个在每件事上都如此精准且科学的球员来说，德尚博的表现远低于水平，不仅没能击中球道，且距离控制不稳定，多次未能击中果岭。在 18 号洞以标准杆收尾，完赛成绩落后于搭档兼领先者华金·尼曼（Joaquin Niemann）12 杆后，德尚博径直走向练习设施。

德尚博在前一天向《纽约邮报》承诺，在周三晚上于练习场度过近三个小时后，将在首轮比赛后接受本专栏的采访。但当他进入设备拖车时，他说道：“我想今晚不会有这次采访了，我在这儿有事要处理，”随后滑动门砰地一声关上了。九十分钟后，德尚博走出拖车，履行了这次独家采访，并对 LIV Golf 的现状及其新投资者表示乐观。他也谈到了自己帮助 生存的热情，并表示希望有一天能同时在 和 PGA Tour 比赛，而他目前被后者禁赛。

这次对话发生在德尚博作为主讲人参加一场仅限球员的会议两天之后。此前， Golf 首席执行官斯科特·奥尼尔（Scott O'Neil）在周二的新闻发布会上宣布，这个初创巡回赛已找到投资者，以确保其在 2027 年及以后继续生存。

“在斯科特提出方案之后，这实际上只是为了让我们对商业计划和我们拥有的模式有更清晰的认识，”德尚博在向《纽约邮报》讲述他在球员会议中的角色时表示。“斯科特不能透露所有事情。PIF（沙特公共投资基金）仍然拥有这里。他们控制着很多事情的运作。”

德尚博拒绝就仅限球员会议的具体细节发表评论，部分原因是仍有太多细节是球员们尚未知晓的。“我可以根据我所知道的情况自由且独立地发言，”他说。“我并非无所不知，但就我所知，如果能找到合适的投资者——一个在未来商业计划想法上与我们步调一致的投资者——这个模式就非常有意义。”

“它将更加规范，更加彻底，更具成本效益。我们将像经营企业一样运行它。并不是说我们之前没有，但我认为有些事情没有被考虑到。我们只需要以不同的方式经营公司，我认为领投人会对此有所帮助。”

“我对 PIF 没有什么坏话——他们给了我们巨大的机会，并将高尔夫球推向了另一个高度。”

奥尼尔在这一过程中赞扬了德尚博，称其在尝试吸引新投资者方面参与度很高。PIF 在 4 月份宣布将在 2026 赛季结束时停止对 的资金支持。

围绕德尚博和 的最大疑问是，在新的、财务审慎的后 PIF 经济环境下，该巡回赛在德尚博本赛季合同到期后，如何才能留住像他这样的球星。如果沙特那无上限的资金仍然在运作，德尚博与 续约的金额可能会高达至少 5亿美元（据报道，他的原合同为 1.25亿美元）。据称，奥尼尔向新的匿名投资者寻求的用于维持 生存的资金在 $500 to 5.5亿美元 之间。

那么，这笔钱如何才能支付得起像德尚博这样作为 Golf 门面之一的球员？德尚博表达了对 的忠诚，表示让产品获得成功对他来说比金钱更重要，并提到了现有的球员股权计划。

“投资者已经设定了该业务的估值，”德尚博说道。“我们球员拥有该业务的大量股份，因此股权是我们所要求的估值的一部分。这是一种随时间累积并增值的报酬，用以替代年薪。这就像投资一家不会立即产生回报的企业。球员们现在获得的股权是真实的。”德尚博继续说道，“金钱不一定是全部。”“毫无疑问，我们都得维持生计，而且很多球员正是因为这个原因（金钱）来到这里的。”“但我也认为，我们看到了将这项运动推向国际市场的机会。美国和北

特朗普预计将出席

特朗普总统预计将出席在本周末于新泽西州贝德明斯特（Bedminster）其高尔夫俱乐部举行的 LIV Golf 纽约赛的部分活动。白宫此前已向《今日美国》（USA Today）确认特朗普将会现身，且《邮报》在周五的第二轮比赛期间在场馆内发现了特勤局特工。总统曾在五月份出席了在弗吉尼亚州特朗普国家高尔夫俱乐部举行的 LIV Golf 弗吉尼亚赛的第三轮比赛。LIV Golf 纽约赛是该联盟今年赛历上的倒数第二场赛事。—— Christian Arnold

“美国高尔夫非常重要，PGA巡回赛在这方面做得很好，但在国际市场上有一个更大的市场，那里缺乏一些明星影响力。”德尚博（DeChambeau）指出了 LIV 在南非和澳大利亚等地举办赛事时吸引的大规模人群，那些高尔夫球迷渴望看到他们的本土球星。

“我的最终目标是拥有高尔夫球场体育场，类似于 PGA 巡回赛的 TPC Sawgrass 模式，让我们的球队拥有自己的高尔夫球场作为体育场，”德尚博说。“拥有主场优势，并通过学院激励青少年高尔夫，希望还能有一个青少年系列赛。这是我们与这位新投资者共同开发中最令我们兴奋的事情之一。”

当被问及他在高尔夫球运动中的“最终目标”是什么时，德尚博说：“就是尽可能多地回馈那些曾与我击掌、并在网上和比赛中支持我的孩子们。这项运动给了我太多。我永远不会忘记那些在我 11 岁时走过来，在我的帽子上签名并说‘有一天我们会在赛场上见’的职业球员。”

“这并不是关于我们是否是最强或第一名。这是一种我们试图提供的增值、价值提升之举。我们不是在与任何人对抗。而是关于我们如何共同融入这个生态系统，使其对每个人都有效。”

当被问及他是否认为这在长期内可行时，德尚博说：“百分之百，毫无疑问。只要未来能始终关注这项运动的整体利益，我完全认为我们可以实现。”

他的最终目标是让高尔夫找到一个位置，使 LIV Golf 不再是 PGA 巡回赛的对手，让两者能够共存。

“就个人而言，我也希望能参加 PGA 巡回赛的赛事，”德尚博说。“我认为这对高尔夫运动最有利。我很期待。这不是一种‘非此即彼’的心态，而是‘我们能否两者兼顾？’我认为这才是每个人都想达到的状态。”

“地球上没有一个高尔夫球迷不想看到我参加一场大型巡回赛，我明白这一点。我很愿意去参加那些有意义的赛事，热爱团队高尔夫，也热爱在任何允许我参加的地方比赛。”

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米克尔森未现身新泽西

作者：CHRISTIAN ARNOLD

菲尔·米克尔森（Phil Mickelson）在职业生涯中与纽约 / 新泽西地区的高尔夫球运动一直保持着良好的关系，但随着 LIV Golf 本周在花园州（Garden State）的巡回赛，这位高尔夫巨星依然缺席。这位六次大满贯冠军并未出现在特朗普国家高尔夫俱乐部贝德明斯特（Trump National Golf Club Bedminster）的球场上，因为他缺席了今年 LIV 赛程中除一场以外的所有赛事。

米克尔森在处理一项“家庭健康问题”期间很少露面，他曾在 4 月份宣布了此事。在本周 LIV 的纽约赛事中，米克尔森在 HyFlyers GC 的名单中由斯科特·文森特（Scott Vincent）接替，队友布伦丹·斯蒂尔（Brendan Steele）本周表示，“显然我们希望菲尔能在这里”。

“斯科特是一个极好的替代者，他在各方面都对我们非常有帮助，”斯蒂尔补充道。斯蒂尔表示他与米克尔森“偶尔”会交流，但拒绝就米克尔森缺席其担任队长的球队期间，奖金如何分配发表评论。

“我不了解这类事情的任何运作机制，”他说。“我们祝他一切顺利。我们希望他快乐健康，这就是我能说的全部。”

当被问及米克尔森的缺席时，李·威斯特伍德（Lee Westwood）表示他没有与米克尔森交谈，但他的不在场确实产生了影响。

“显然，菲尔是一个巨大的吸引力。他有很多粉丝，”威斯特伍德说。“他参加的任何比赛都会吸引更多粉丝。多年来，有些人能够改变局面，菲尔就是其中之一。”

米克尔森的缺席不仅发生在 LIV Golf 存在以来最关键的时期——尽管该联盟宣布已获得一名投资者帮助其在赛季结束后继续运行，但其生存能力仍面临持续质疑。同时，多篇媒体报道也对其在高尔夫俱乐部的行为提出了质疑。

6 月，《高尔夫文摘》（Golf Digest）报道称，米克尔森被一家位于兰乔圣费（Rancho Santa Fe）的国家俱乐部开除，此前他被指控与该俱乐部的一名女性员工发生了“非自愿且不恰当的身体接触”。

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像陈年佳酿一样成熟

作者：BRIAN COSTELLO

明卡·菲茨帕特里克（Minkah Fitzpatrick）知道，对许多人来说，唯一重要的数字就是他出生证明上的那个。这位新加入喷气机队的安全卫出生于 1996 年 11 月 17 日，这意味着他 29 岁，即将 30 岁。

这意味着在许多人看来，菲茨帕特里克离养老院只有一步之遥。

“这太荒谬了。简直疯了，”菲茨帕特里克本周告诉《邮报》。“比如如果你看橄榄球，你知道即使在过去两年里我也一直是个优秀的球员，你明白我的意思吗？我只是没有引起太大的轰动。你可以说这是因为我的使用方式或者其他原因。但我依然在打非常出色的橄榄球，高质量的橄榄球。我能够高水平地完成他们要求我的任何事情。只是不够抢眼而已。”

“有人说我慢下来了，而我在过去两年里依然达到了我的部分最高速度。那只是一个数字。我认为人们不喜欢详细且彻底地分析，因为这就像在说，‘哦，他 29 岁了，他肯定在走下坡路’。”

菲茨帕特里克在 3 月份通过与海豚队的交易加入喷气机队，该交易仅将一个第七轮选秀权送回迈阿密。

他的履历无可争议。在效力于海豚队和钢队期间，他曾五次入选职业碗（Pro Bowls），并三次入选全美最佳阵容第一队（first-team All-Pro）。

问题在于他是否还能维持那个水平。菲茨帕特里克职业生涯共有 21 次拦截，但在过去三年中仅有两次。

“我仍然觉得我体内蕴含着很多非常出色的橄榄球能力，”菲茨帕特里克说。“我还有很多教训需要学习，但我也同样有很多经验可以传授。”

老将菲茨帕特里克相信自己“仍有很强的竞技状态”

喷气机队寄希望于菲茨帕特里克能成为球队的资深领袖，因为去年球队缺乏这种特质，但他们同样需要他在场上发挥威力。在训练营期间，菲茨帕特里克的表现不错。他参与了大量训练，并在周一拦截了吉诺·史密斯的传球。

菲茨帕特里克知道有人对他持怀疑态度，但他将其转化为动力。他被告知，ESPN 最近在一次针对教练和高管的投票排名中，未将他列入前10名安全卫之列。这是菲茨帕特里克首次在这一年度评选中跌出前10名。他被列在“同样获得投票”的类别中。

“我之前甚至没意识到这一点，”菲茨帕特里克说。“我并不觉得被冒犯。当我看到它时，它是否激励了我？是的，100%激励。我知道我可以做一些事情来改变人们的看法，并确保他们知道我是这个领域最顶尖的球员之一。我不会一直关注它，但当它出现在我面前时，它确实能激励我。”

加入喷气机队对菲茨帕特里克来说有点像回家，他在新泽西州的奥尔德布里奇长大，就读于圣彼得预科学校。菲茨帕特里克曾在他的新主场大都会人寿体育场参加过两场州冠军赛。

“感觉太棒了，”菲茨帕特里克在谈到在家乡比赛时说。“我得以见到很多平时没机会共度时光的朋友和家人。我可以去逛逛小时候常去的那些老餐厅。这对我的身心健康很有好处。”

菲茨帕特里克知道，喷气机队引进他是为了帮助建立一种获胜文化，而这正是他在阿拉巴马大学期间以及在NFL效力于钢队时所参与的文化。菲茨帕特里克意识到喷气机队长期处于季后赛荒，但他相信今年的球队拥有能够扭转局面的正确人选。

“你可能只差一两个回合就能赢得比赛。我认为高人格特质的人能意识到这一点，且具备高足球人格特质的人能意识到这一点并予以解决，”菲茨帕特里克说。“而低足球人格特质的人在输球后会看向他人，觉得‘你本可以这样做，你本可以那样做’，他们不会内省‘我能怎么做得更好’。他们永远无法实现质的飞跃，只会一直平庸。我认为这一切始于高人格特质的人。”

brian.costello@nypost.com

轮到我了！

喷气机队通过与海豚队的交易获得明卡·菲茨帕特里克，他将在11月年满30岁，但他对状态下滑的说法嗤之以鼻。

“我能够以高水平完成他们要求我的任何事情。只是那些表现不够惊艳而已，”这位安全卫说道。

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--- 格伦·亚伦（ARON Glenn）在去年被聘为喷气机队主教练时犯了两个重大错误。首先是他没有全面接管防守——考虑到他被聘为球队主教练在很大程度上是因为他在担任防守协调员时的成功。其次是他没有聘请一名经验丰富的进攻协调员来负责进攻端，而格伦在进攻端的执教经验要少得多。在经历了一个 3-14 的主教练新秀赛季后，格伦解决了这两个问题，并希望这些改变能让他迎来执教喷气机队的第三个赛季，并在此之后执教更多赛季。格伦现在亲自负责防守端的战术调用。同时，他聘请了弗兰克·赖克（Frank Reich）担任进攻协调员。通过赖克，格伦在球队中拥有了一位经验丰富且深谙 NFL 之道的资深人士，可以在格伦潜心研究防守（上赛季该防守排名接近联盟底端）的同时监管进攻端。赖克目前正在负责球队中除他自己被聘用之外最大的变动，即首发四分卫吉诺·史密斯（Geno Smith）正努力让 Jets 2.0 为自己带来成功。听赖克地说话，他比新泽西州弗洛拉姆公园（Florham Park）喷气机队内部以外的人更信任史密斯。“我不知道他多大年纪了，”赖克周五谈到 35 岁的史密斯时说道，后者正处于他的第 14 个 NFL 赛季。“他是不是过了 35 岁？但感觉他就像 28. 岁一样。我告诉你，感觉他在身体状态上正处于巅峰期。”“就像他的手臂、他的移动方式、他在口袋里的脚步，他在身体上处于巅峰状态。他对自己照顾得非常好，这将对球队有所帮助。”赖克对史密斯“顶尖的足球思维”和领导能力赞不绝口。“毫无疑问，他在各方面都是进攻端的领导者，”赖克说。“对我来说，在训练营早期的这段时间里，变得非常清晰的一点是，最让我瞩目的特质是他如激光般精准的专注力。这个人的专注程度是人们难以想象的。比如，他来工作时状态就完全进入了。”“而且我觉得整个进攻组都是基于此而运转的。这非常重要。”喷气机队上赛季在四分卫位置上从未真正拥有过一名领导者，贾斯汀·菲尔兹（Justin Fields）、泰罗德·泰勒（Tyrod Taylor）和布雷迪·库克（Brady Cook）轮流首发，但没有一个人获得成功，导致喷气机队在几乎所有进攻类指标中都排名联盟底端。而且，虽然四分分卫的表现很糟糕——马克·坎尼扎罗（Mark Cannizzaro）称其为联盟最差——但执教方面也毫无帮助，坦纳·恩格斯特兰德（Tanner Engstrand）在担任协调员的第一年表现出了他的不成熟，尽管他在四分卫身后的资源非常匮乏。赖克是一位资深的教练，曾在联盟中担任过 13 个赛季的四分卫，曾在三支不同的球队担任过进攻协调员，其中包括 2017 年的超级碗冠军费城老鹰队，并且也担任过主教练。他执教过佩顿·曼宁（Peyton Manning）、菲利普·里弗斯（Philip Rivers）、安德鲁·拉克（Andrew Luck）和马特·莱恩（Matt Ryan）等人。这使得他在判断一个优秀的四分卫是什么样子时具有权威性。“他的投球机制，如果我只谈纯粹的上半身机制，那是纯正的，”赖克评价史密斯时说道。“联盟中只有少数几个人可以说得上是纯正。吉诺就是其中之一。”赖克是喷气机队在过去 16 个赛季中第 12 位不同的战术调用者，这是一个令人担忧的统计数据。在这段时间里，喷气机队的总码数仅有一次进入前 10 名（2015 年），这是一个更令人清醒的数字。赖克在之前执教的球队中，利用一系列不同的四分卫创造了一些强有力的排名。在 2017-18 年担任 Chargers OC 期间，他们的总码数排名第 18, 位和第九位。而他在费城执教时，赖克的进攻组

在2016年排名第22位，在2017年老鹰队赢得超级碗时排名第三。在小马队期间，在Luck、Jacoby Brissett、Rivers和Ryan分别担任四分卫时，Reich的进攻端分别排名第七、第25位、第10位和第16位。Smith和喷气机队的进攻球员们对Reich的执教风格赞不绝口。在与喷气机队进攻球员的交谈中，描述Reich的体系时，“赋予球员权力”这个词经常出现。“你有一个[Reich]曾经打过四分卫的人，他在足球的直觉方面很懂，他明白实际情况不会像我们在纸上规划的那样完美，”喷气机队接球手Garrett Wilson说道。“你必须接受这一点。有一种方法可以训练人们在情况不完美时做出正确的决定，而他专注于此，我非常喜欢这一点。”当周五被问到作为进攻协调员学到最多的是什么时，Reich说：“信任球员，伙计。”他继续说道：“这场比赛的核心是球员。我们知道今年我们拥有实现目标的才华。具体会是什么样子，我还不太确定，但我知道我们拥有能够做出出色表现的才华和四分卫。”希望Reich的话能成为喷气机队球迷的现实。mcannizzaro@nypost.com

训练日

就这样走来！ 线卫的深度一直是喷气机队的一个问题，但替补线卫Mykal Walker在训练营早期脱颖而出。Walker在周五截获了Bailey Zappe的球，而就在前一天，他截获了Cade Klubnik的一次传球。Walker在特勤组中同样表现出色。

绿色新秀 随着训练营的进行，Klubnik的表现有所下滑。Klubnik在周五的球队训练中10次传球成功6次，看起来不像其他日子那样干脆。对于这位第四轮秀来说，这是一个关键周，周二和周三将与海盗队进行两次联合训练，然后在周五进行对阵坦帕湾的首场季前赛。

引起我的注意 Demario Davis, Minkah Fitzpatrick和Harrison Phillips在周五全部休息。这是一次没有穿护具的轻量级训练，因此非常适合作为资深球员的休息日。球队将在周六进行对抗赛，那应该是一次强度更高的训练。

伤情报告 角卫Nahshon Wright（髋部）连续第二天缺席。角卫Brandon Stephens（未披露）周五也在观看球队训练。Aaron Glenn表示他周四“受了点伤”，但并不担心。Glenn周五没有接受媒体采访。—— Brian Costello

进攻协调员的最爱 Woods在竞争激烈的近端锋阵容中脱颖而出 作者：BRIAN COSTELLO

喷气机队训练营中令人惊讶的球员之一是近端锋Jelani Woods。这位第五年球员在充满伤病的职业生涯中一直挣扎，但在喷气机队的训练营中表现突出。部分原因可能是他与Frank Reich重聚，Reich在2022年小马队选入Woods时担任主教练。去年，在小马队于训练营结束时将其裁掉后，Woods被喷气机队通过弃权名单签下。他在喷气机队度过了一年，但仅出场四场比赛，接球一次。当喷气机队更换进攻协调员并请来Reich时，原定进入自由市场的Woods知道他想回到喷气机队。“我想我给父母打了电话，我说让我看看喷气机队想怎么做，”Woods说。“一旦我的经纪人[搞定]，我说太完美了，我迫不及待想和Frank教练在一起。”Woods处于一个才华横溢的近端锋阵容中，包括首轮秀Kenyon Sadiq和2025年第二轮秀Mason Taylor。他一直在帮助队友学习Reich的进攻体系，但他在训练中也给自己留下了深刻印象。“我喜欢Jelani，”Reich说。“我想我喜欢整个近端锋组，但Jelani非常有才华

而且我显然在印第安纳波利斯参与了他的选秀。首先，他是一个爆发力极强的阻挡者。他能够阻挡进攻点。他身材高大且速度快。人们没有意识到一旦他拿到球，速度会有多快。他持球时非常危险，这就是我对他的大学录像以及我们在印第安纳波利斯共事那一年的记忆。当他接球时，他是一个身材魁梧且能奔跑的人。而且他很聪明。Jelani 简直聪明得惊人。所以，我认为他凭借对我们想要做什么的了解，帮助了那个近端锋组学习这个进攻体系的某些方面。”喷气机队的线卫 Kiko Mauigoa 将很快见到他的兄弟 Sisi。巨人队在今年的第一轮选中了 Sisi Mauigoa。这对兄弟将在喷气机队与巨人队的第三场季前赛中对决。Kiko 表示，这将是他们第一次在比赛中面对面较量。正如你所预料的，他们的许多家人都会在场。当两兄弟在不同地方比赛时，常规赛会发生什么？“我告诉他们，他们只有一个主场体育场，”Kiko Mauigoa 说。“他们每个周日都可以来。无论谁在主场，他们每个周日都可以来看那场比赛，这样他们就不用到处跑了。”

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作者：RYAN DUNLEAVY 西弗吉尼亚州，白硫磺泉 —— Colton Hood 阅读了他的职位描述中的细则。在由 John Harbaugh 执教、Dennard Wilson 协调的巨人队防守体系中，一名角卫不仅被要求进行紧逼的人盯人防守并积极地拦截路线，而且在面对跑球拦截时没有退缩的空间。这位第二轮新秀在训练营期间多次用肩膀撞击并用双臂锁死对手。“我是一个强悍的人，”Hood 在周五的训练后说道。“我很兴奋能在[本周早些时候]在这么长时间之后第一次穿上护具。作为一名角卫，这是工作描述的一部分。我认为这不是什么需要证明的事情。如果你不想拦截，你就不想竞争。这是比赛的一部分。”

并非所有角卫都像建立自己的“孤岛”防区那样渴望挡在跑卫的面前。巨人队在选秀顺位较高的角卫方面有着糟糕的历史，包括表现不佳的第一轮球员 Eli Apple、DeAndre Baker 和 Deonte Banks。之前的教练组被前第六轮新秀 Tre Hawkins 出色的训练营表现所迷惑，这干扰了回归的 No. 1 角卫 Adoree Jackson 的职业生涯。Hood 如何开辟自己的前进道路？“就是每天进来学习，”Hood 说。“习惯 NFL 球场不同的间距。比赛的心理部分，因为我已经具备了身体素质。”

在训练营期间，巨人队前四名角卫之间似乎几乎没有差距，尽管 Hood 在适应 NFL 的速度和战术指令时主要与第二阵容球员一起训练。Paulson Adebo、Greg Newsome 以及处于最后机会的 Banks 正在轮换组合。角卫是深度图上唯一一个在赛季中期可能与 Week 1 截然不同的位置 —— 即使在没有伤病的情况下

让我们打得强硬起来！

正确的方式：新秀角卫 Colton Hood（12号，周五在训练中与 Deonte Banks 配合）在训练营初期展现出了极具侵略性和强硬的比赛风格。Corey Sipkin (2) —— 因为安全卫 Tyler Nubin 表示，“他们都超级有侵略性”。防守后卫教练 Donald D'Alessio 在春季就挑战 Hood，让他争取在夏季赢得一个首发位置，而无需担心压力过大，因为“他的思维方式也非常正确”。“我并不太担心这个，” 在谈到自己的地位时说。“我打算一天天来。只要继续成为最好的自己。当轮到我上场时，我会出现在那里并完成我需要做的事。我不会过多关注，我只会执行指令并实践所学。” 在训练营初期曾完成一次对 Jameis Winston 的抄截并直接得分（pick-six），但因一名队友的越位犯规而被取消。 说：“无论是否有犯规，我都会完成这次进攻，因为你永远不知道在比赛中什么时候会出现这样的机会。”在周五的训练中， 经历了一个值得学习的时刻，当时他击飞了一个传给顶级目标 Isaiah Likely 的三档传球。哈博（Harbaugh）并不介意 花时间庆祝这次传球未果，但将他拉到一边，警告他在尝试制造机会与因纠缠而导致受伤风险之间要寻找平衡。“这更多是关于[关于]不要倒在地上，” 说。“我有竞争心。Likely 也是个竞争者。我们的储物柜就在一起。他主要是告诉我 Likely 本赛季将是球队的一员，所以我可以继续竞争 —— 只要别倒在地上。”新秀接球手 Malachi Fields 表现出色，他注意到 愿意挑战他，尽管在面对面较量中， 在身高上矮了 4 英寸，体重轻了 27 磅。“他热爱他的压制覆盖（press coverage），而且他擅长此道，”Fields 说。“他一直表现出色，为防守端制造机会。我期待他能继续保持。”虽然旧金山巨人队由资深球员主导的接球手阵营在谁能为四分卫 Jaxson Dart 提供支持方面存在疑问，但对于 来说，能与 Odell Beckham Jr.、Braxton Berrios、JuJu Smith-Schuster、Darius Slayton 和 Darnell Mooney 这样经验丰富的球员对练，没有更好的学习机会了。“他们教会我不同的机敏技巧，以及我在做某些事情时被他们利用，或者他们看到我可以改进的地方，” 说。“他们绝对对我的成长有很大帮助。”rdunleavy@nypost.com

教练奖励“0”首发球员得分机会

作者：RYAN DUNLEAVY 西弗勒斯斯普林斯，西弗吉尼亚州 —— 再来一次！再来一次！就像音乐会观众恳求返场歌曲一样，巨人队的进攻首发组请求主教练 John Harbaugh 给他们一次机会来完成一次进攻。此前，在第 12 次进攻通过传给 Dante Miller 的屏幕传球将球推进到 3 码线后，Harbaugh 本打算叫停。听起来像是右截锋 Jermaine Eluemunor 在领导这次请求。Harbaugh 最终妥协了，让第二阵容留在场边，Jaxson Dart 叫了暂停，然后回到场上给 Darius Slayton 传了一个达阵球。“我们想要这次机会，”右卫 Francis Mauigoa 说。“因为哈博（Harbs）想帮我们节省[体力损耗]，他不想进行球门线附近的对抗。这向你展示了球队的坚韧程度和心态如何。教练想叫第二阵容上场。我们心想，‘搞什么鬼？’”在巨人队第一、第二和第三阵容合计接近 100 次实战演练的一天里，多一次进攻又如何？“他们游说我，”Harbaugh 笑着说，他知道球门线情况被列为周六训练计划的重要部分。“我想结束训练了。但我心软了，给了他们最后一次进攻机会。”将其视为对进攻组的一种奖励吧，因为这是他们训练营中表现最好的一天。至少从传球角度来看，Jaxson Dart 和 Jameis Winston 合计仅有 4 次传球未果。

巨人队笔记

“他们在那里执行了很多战术，”哈博（Harbaugh）说道。“在这种阶段你会学到的一件事是，你会因为没能完成某个战术而感到沮丧，但在进攻端你还有两次机会。”第二阵容的进攻组以一次由 14 个回合组成的推进进攻结束。据哈博称，巨人队将角卫 Jarrick Bernard-Converse 列入伤病名单并将其裁掉，他正面临一项“持续”的膝盖伤势。本报确认，中锋 Breiden James 被签入以填补 Bernard-Converse 的位置，这是针对 John Michael Schmitz 在周五训练中“头部受震荡”的快速反应。目前尚不清楚他是否将进入脑震荡处理流程。33 岁的 Lucas Patrick 接替了 Schmitz。但他过去两个赛季一直处于伤后预备名单（IR）中，过度增加他的工作量具有风险。如果你认为新人们会对 90 度高温下长达 2.5 小时的 NFL 训练感到震惊，那就错了。“这里其实没有迈阿密那么热，”Mauigoa 说道。“那是最难生存的环境之一。在这里，感觉相当凉爽。我完全没感觉。所以，是的，迈阿密对我起到了很好的锻炼作用。”

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助力之手：Shelby Harris（上图，周五在训练营期间与家人一同奔跑）和 D.J. Reader（下图）被引进以帮助修复巨人队的跑卫防守。Corey Sipkin (2)

巨人队有信心重建的防线能修复糟糕的跑卫防守

作者：RYAN DUNLEAVY 西弗吉尼亚州，白硫磺泉 —— 巨人队从一个近乎历史性糟糕的跑卫防守中减去了一名 NFL 最顶尖的中锋（nose tackle）—— 却期待有所改善。这听起来违背直觉，但巨人队在面对 Dexter Lawrence 的交易要求之前和之后，都重新调整了其中路防守。重建始于签下顶级自由代理线卫 Tremaine Edmunds，随后通过选秀获得线卫 Arvell Reese，并通过后期签下自由代理球员 D.J. Reader 和 Shelby Harris 进一步加强。 非常清楚，他的首要职责就是确保巨人队不再重复联盟最差的场均 5.31 码跑卫允许距离。自 2014 年以来，只有 2022 年的闪电队允许距离更高。“那是比赛中最重要的部分，” 说道。“作为一名中锋，这是我感到自豪的事情之一。这是每个人都能参与其中的比赛部分。需要每个人的努力才能筑起那道墙，将进攻强行逼回内线交给体型更大的球员，让外线交给能进行拦截的角卫。如果你全身心投入，就能阻止跑卫。” 是上赛季唯一一名被双人包夹频率（其出场时间的 71.7%）高于 Lawrence 的 NFL 球员。但他无法提供 Lawrence 曾经具备的那种冲传威胁 —— 在为巨人队效力的最后 22 场比赛中，他仅贡献了 0.5 次擒杀。到目前为止在训练营中，防守线已经响应了 的号召，在早段回合中渗透到后场，为进攻组“窃取球权”。“当你拥有像我们这样优秀的边缘球员时，我认为你需要能够阻止跑卫，” 说道。“这样那些球员才能真正地去追击传球手。让众多能够冲传的球员去追击四分卫，进行覆盖防守，打好传球防守。”巨人队还将边缘球员 Kayvon Thibodeaux —— 他是 Abdul Carter 和 Brian Burns 的替补 —— 在旨在增加场上速度的阵型中作为内线防守者使用。Darius Alexander 是一名 2025 年第三轮秀，在经历了一个令人失望的新秀赛季后，他在训练营期间作为 旁边的首发球员表现出色。但根据 Pro Football Focus 的数据，在上赛季 130 名内线跑卫防守球员中，Harris 排名第 27， 排名第 35。他们两人合计拥有 283 场 NFL 比赛经验。

“那些老将们，他们绝对能迅速出击，”Thibodeaux 说道。“他们知道他们需要……”

巨人队 # 训练日

“后卫状态正佳” 在一场充满 11 对 11 对抗时段的艰苦训练中，前两名四分卫表现犀利，Jaxson Dart 20 次传球命中 17 次，Jameis Winston 19 次传球命中 18 次。两人都应对了各种压力，寻找短传接球点，并在最后带领球队完成了 13 次及以上进攻回合的推进。 # “被撕碎” 三线进攻组在训练营中获得了最多的练习机会，Brandon Allen 传球被线卫 Zaire Barnes 拦截，后者将其回攻成达阵。 # “引起我的注意” 正在康复中的接球手 Malik Nabers 在完成路线模拟练习中的急停转向和跳接球后，在 11 对 11 对抗的大部分时间里一直站在 John Harbaugh 身边。为什么？“他正在带我熟悉路线和战术指令。他对球类运动有极佳的理解。他知道每一个战术以及每个人的动作，”Nabers 说道。 # 伤病报告 跑卫 Cam Skattebo 在减速冲向 Arvell Reese 时打滑。外线卫 Brian Burns 在一对一练习中翻滚受伤。根据 Harbaugh 的说法，John Michael Schmitz “被撞晕了”。三人均未返回训练。 —— Ryan Dunleavy 去做，以及他们被带到这里的原因。” Dennard Wilson 是继离开 Titans 之后被聘用的第二任连续的 Giants 防守协调员。如果没有 Titans 传奇球员 Jeffery Simmons 在中路坐镇，Shane Bowen 的战术方案无法复制同样的冲球防守成功经验。Giants 希望新部件的组合能产生伟大的效果。“关键是首先要确保我们都知道自己的任务，”Edmunds 说道。“现在你要让自己处于能够做出应对的位置。当机会出现时，就去抓住它。你不一定需要过度紧张地试图让自己脱离位置，而是要确保你知道自己在做什么。” 45 --- 46 # 数学表明，惊人的冲刺可能抵达终点线 由 MIKE PUMA 报道 匹兹堡 —— Francisco Lindor 有时会回顾他在 2017 年在克利夫兰的赛季，以提醒自己任何事情仍然可能发生。在那年的 8 月 24 日到 9 月 15 日，球队取得了 22 连胜，这是美国联盟历史上第二长的连胜纪录。这让一支原本就很稳健的球队变成了美联中区遥遥领先的冠军。 “这只是提醒你，那样疯狂的事情确实会发生，”Lindor 在周五与 Pirates 的三场系列赛开始前说道。“这几乎就像是真实的，而不是某种像没发生过一样遥远的概念。” 这种态度将伴随 Lindor，直到 Mets 在数学上被排除在季后赛竞争之外。在周一交易截止日之后紧接着对 Guardians 的三场横扫中，播下了最微小的希望种子。这次横扫是 Mets 本赛季的第三次，也是 5 月以来的第一次。现实地看， —— 在周五以 6-4 获胜后，战绩变为 51-66，距离国家联盟外卡席位落后 10 ½ 场 —— 需要一个奇迹。Fangraphs 在周五计算出该队的季后赛机会为 0.1%，而这可能已经太宽容了。 需要什么？如果参考上赛季，可能需要至少 32-13 的收官战绩。Reds 去年以 83 场胜利获得了国联最后一个外卡席位，并在与 的决胜局中获胜。本周被 交易至 Pirates 的 Luke Weaver 在周五被问及他的前球队是否能够完成这样的冲刺。Weaver 指向了 Red Sox —— 他们在美联季后赛竞争中一度显得毫无希望，直到上个月取得了 15 连胜。Red Sox 有一段 36 场的区间，其中 31 胜 5 负，使他们稳稳地进入了竞争行列。“你[输掉]接下来的这三场，然后开始你的冲刺，”Weaver 在 Pirates 更衣室里说道。“作为一个曾经在意的人，我 ---

& WELL 我的关注点在赛季接下来的部分，而不是之前发生了什么。”但由于 Semien 的合同将持续到 2028 年，纽约大都会队必须思考这位 35 岁的球员在本赛季剩余时间及以后是否还能有所贡献。当被问及 Semien 时，Green 表示他不会对自己的赛季“回顾过去”。“我们现在所处的状态是赢得一场棒球比赛的巨大转折，”Green 说道，“我们将保持这种状态。”纽约大都会队在本次客场之旅的开端，通过三场比赛横扫克利夫兰守护者队并轰出 9 支本垒打，而 Semien 周五的击球延续了他们的力量浪潮。在一次反弹表现中，Zac Thornton 投了 5 局无失分，仅允许 4 次安打和 2 次保送。此前在对阵马林鱼队的比赛中，他的表现并不稳定，在 4 1 / 2 局中丢了 3 分自责分。这位新人在 7 次先发后将其自责分率（ERA）降低至 2.52。“我知道我需要尽快在几乎每一次投球时都进入好球区，我认为我在这方面做得很好，”Thornton 说道。Green 指出，在投球数达到 63 次被换下之前， 受到了第三局前雨天延迟的影响。延迟持续了 36 分钟。“这场雨让他陷入了困境，”Green 说道，“由于延迟时间太长，我们当时真的差点让他不再回到场上。” 表示，他在延迟期间通过在室内打击笼投球来保持身体灵活。“尽管有延迟，我感觉非常好，” 说道。Benge 在第一局和第三局分别击出打点单打，为纽约大都会队贡献了前两分。Semien 在第三局击出一支三分本垒打，将纽约大都会队的领先优势扩大到 5-0 —— 这是他在连续三场比赛中的第二次轰击。在 Semien 击出本垒打之前，Jared Young 在 Benge 之后击出了一支单打。Francisco Lindor 在第四局击出一支打点单打，使匹兹堡海盗队陷入 6-0 的劣势。A.J. Ewing 在该局被球击中并盗二垒。被要求延长投球至第二局的 Dedniel Núñez 在第七局被计入两分失分。左投 Jefry Yan 在该局完成了全部三个出局数，这是他大联盟生涯开局连续第二次稳健的登场。Devin Williams 在非救援局面下，在第九局通过三次安打和一次保送丢了两分。“我们的更衣室里有巨大的能量，” 说道，“伙计们对此充满渴望，渴望赢球。我认为我们是在为彼此而战，所以看到这一切太棒了。” mpuma@nypost.com # 争取外卡资格 认为当我们看向像波士顿红袜队这样的球队时，从远处看，我们会发现这真的很酷，以及什么是可能的。我们有历史书可以展示其他原因，而他们现在正在创造自己的历史。“从一个非常糟糕的时刻转变为一个卓越的时刻，这种感觉简直太神奇了。我认为尤其是我们的比赛，由于比赛场次如此之多且每天都要进行，势头就像一股浪潮。我认为你要抓住它，利用它。不要让它吞噬你，而只需承认它，然后继续前行。不知不觉中，你抬头一看，你已经处于[获胜]的一方。”

纽约大都会队在赛季最后 45 场比赛中需要取得 32 胜 13 负的战绩，才能达到 83 胜，而这正是红队上赛季获得国家联盟最后一张外卡时所取得的总胜场数。

又是你？在周五纽约大都会队来到匹兹堡比赛时，本周初被交易至匹兹堡海盗队的救援投手卢克·韦弗（Luke Weaver）为其新东家完成了首秀。

图片：MIKE PUMA

匹兹堡 —— 卢克·韦弗希望留在纽约大都会队，但现实情况最终占据了上风。这位资深救援投手在周一被交易至匹兹堡海盗队，换回内野新秀萨米·斯塔富拉（Sammy Stafura）。

周五，韦弗为新球队的首次登场正是面对他的旧主。在零封的第九局中，他先是允许前队友 A.J. 尤因（A.J. Ewing）击出安打，随后保送了弗朗西斯科·林多尔（Francisco Lindor），最后三振出局博·比舍特（Bo Bichette）。

在海盗队以 6-4 告负之前，韦弗表示他曾向大都会队官员“强烈”表达了留队的意愿。

“我很坦率。我告诉他们：‘我希望你们知道我想留下，’”去年冬天获得了一份价值 2200万美元 的两年合同的韦弗说道，“我履行了我的承诺……但我明白事情是如何运作的。这不是我第一次经历这种情况。”

韦弗在为大都会队出场的 42 次比赛中，防御率（ERA）为 1.84。当被问及对大都会队本赛季困境的评估时，他表示：“做了很多变动，引入了很多新的人员，很多新面孔。我不认为这一定是件坏事，但我认为人们低估了变革，以及在短时间内需要适应多少东西。”

待命名单：周六在海盗队，下午 6:40，SNY，WHSQ (880 AM)

右投 Robert Stock

2026 赛季数据：0-1, 1.80 ERA 职业生涯对阵 PIT：0-0, 0.00 ERA 上次先发：周日，对阵 MIA：5 IP, 3, H, 1 ER

球种分析

33% 切球 (Cutter) 27% 四缝线快速球 (4-Seamer) 17% 下沉球 (Sinker)

右投 Bubba Chandler

2026 赛季数据：4-8, 4.49 ERA 职业生涯对阵 NYM：首次出场 上次先发：周一，在 MIL：5.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 K

球种分析

48% 四缝线快速球 (4-Seamer) 21% 滑球 (Slider) 16% 变速球 (Changeup)

接下来的赛程 周日：在海盗队，下午 1:35，SNY, WHSQ 左投 Sean Manaea 对阵 右投 Jared Jones

周一：在勇士队，晚上 7:15，SNY, WHSQ 右投 Christian Scott 对阵 待定 (TBD)

伤病报告

■ 马克·维恩托斯（Mark Vientos）准备在右手骨折的康复训练中开始使用击球架练习。维恩托斯自 7 月 10 日起一直处于伤病名单中。

大都会队笔记

“我们过去看到的许多伟大球队都拥有很强的化学反应，拥有随着时间推移而产生的深厚联系。情况并不总是如此，但历史书上的许多球队都具备这一点，我认为人们往往忽略了这种联系需要多少时间才能形成，以及它是如何发生的。它只需要在球场上将这一切联系在一起。”

据临时经理安迪·格林（Andy Green）称，马克·维恩托斯准备开始使用击球架练习，他希望在 9 月重返活跃名单。维恩托斯在被球击中导致右手骨折后，自 7 月 10 日起一直处于伤病名单中。

纽约大都会队通过弃权认领从克利夫兰队签下了内野手加布里埃尔·阿里亚斯（Gabriel Arias）。

▶ 卡森·本格（Carson Benge）已连续第 12 场比赛上垒。

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雨中延时

洋基队在迟迟未能得分后强势反击，加时赛击败勇士队 作者：GREG JOYCE

在绝望的深渊中，纽约洋基队至少在今晚保住了第二名的位置。在距离被零封以及被状态火热的波士顿红袜队在分区排名中反超仅剩一个出局数时，洋基队的打击线终于及时苏醒，暂时止住了下滑势头。

在周五晚上布朗克斯区一场因恶劣天气延迟两小时的比赛中，洋基队在进入九局下半时落后两分，随后追平比分，并在第10局凭借瑞安·麦克马洪（Ryan McMahon）的再见牺牲飞球，以 3-2 战胜亚特兰大勇士队。

由于近期进攻乏力而投球出色——且在周五出现了救场级的防守——这种紧凑且低分的比赛已变得如此熟悉，洋基队在心碎再次降临之前找到了狂欢。

“显然这对我们来说很艰难，但这些球员很有韧性，他们经历过很多这样的比赛，”经理亚伦·布恩（Aaron Boone）说道。“我觉得我们经历了很多这种无论哪方领先都只有一分的比赛。一段时间以来，我们在进攻端一直很艰难，所以感觉每晚都在打这种胶着的比赛。在其中很多场比赛中，我们做到了能让我们赢球的事情，今晚确实如此。”

在第10局下半对阵右投手泰勒·金利（Tyler Kinley）的先头打击中，何塞·卡巴列罗（José Caballero）未能成功触击并在一次试图触击界外球时被三振出局后，勇士队（70-46）故意四球保送斯宾塞·琼斯（Spencer Jones），让乔治·隆巴德二世（George Lombard Jr.）上场，后者在满球的情况下获得保送，使垒上满员。

麦克马洪在进入九局前贡献了洋基队四次安打中的两次，他起初陷入 0-2 的劣势，随后将球数追至满球，并击出了一记飞向右外野的致胜飞球，距离足够深，使路易斯·加西亚二世（Luis García Jr.）从三垒得分。

“我们必须解决这个问题，”麦克马洪在谈到周五被零封八局的进攻时说道。“我们得稍微进入状态。这不是因为缺乏训练或努力，但我们必须找到进入状态的方法。”

于是，洋基队（65-51）暂时避免了在美东分区掉到第三名——这将是第一次 10。

“尤其是当你进入赛季末的季后赛棒球时，能够打这种胶着的比赛并在其中感到舒适是非常重要的，”马克斯·弗里德（Max Fried）说道，他在一场面对前东家的充满情感的首场先发中投了 6 1 / 2 局无失分。

当洋基队在八局下半留下两名跑者时——此前他们被右投手泰勒·马勒（Tyler Mahle）零封了六局，马勒在今晚赛前拥有 5.13 的防御率——这看起来像是他们的最后一次挣扎。

但随后在九局下半一个出局数时，处于职业生涯第三场比赛的隆巴德通过一次挥棒触击上垒，并利用勇士队终结者赖塞尔·伊格莱西亚斯（Raisel Iglesias）的野投失误一路冲到三垒。又过一个出局数，奥斯汀·威尔斯（Austin Wells）击出右外野二垒安打，将比分变为 2-1。随后阿梅德·罗萨里奥（Amed Rosario）获得保送，而处于 2-for-33 低迷期的本·赖斯（Ben Rice）击出右外野墙边的单打，将比分追平并将致胜跑者送至三垒。

四次上垒的赫利奥尔·拉莫斯（Helior Ramos）被一颗 0-1 的球击中，使垒上满员，此时勇士队用左投迪伦·多德（Dylan Dodd）替换了伊格莱西亚斯，多德让加西亚击球出局，比赛进入加时。

大卫·贝德纳（David Bednar）在第10局上半投出零失分，这得益于隆巴德在防守空档处的一次精彩表现，以及一垒手加西亚在右外野无人地带的一次过肩接球。

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“有机会变得非常特别”：隆巴德

如果他精彩的开局能预示未来，那么乔治·隆巴德二世（George Lombard Jr.）显然并没有因为成为纽约洋基队辉煌历史中第三年轻的首发游击手而感到压力。比隆巴德的21岁63天更年轻的两人是19岁的鲍比·默瑟（Bobby Murcer）和20岁的德里克·杰特（Derek Jeter）。“能和他们排在一起很酷，”隆巴德说道。

隆巴德作为首轮末尾的选秀球员，在传奇球队表现平平、交易截止日补强乏力的时期，成为了洋基队最关键的补充。将“救世主”的标签贴在任何一个21岁年轻人身上是不公平的，但从早期的互动来看，即便如此也无法干扰他出色的比赛状态。隆巴德表示，在第一天跨过白线的那一刻，他就感觉自己以前来过这里。毫无疑问，他看起来完全适应。

洋基队认为他们在2023年选秀的第26顺位选到了一个值得长期培养的人才。对于一个刚过法定饮酒年龄两个月的年轻人来说，第一天就以一次精妙的双杀和一记本垒打为亮点，是一个相当不错的开始。隆巴德在周五晚上3-2战胜亚特兰大勇士队的比赛中，以一次内野安打开启了洋基队在第九局扳平比分的反击，并在第十局的获胜反击中通过保送上垒，同时继续在防守端表现出色，他比原定计划提前抵达球队。

虽然他没有像杰特那样带来大量的媒体报道，但他入队时承载着极高的期望。几乎每支在截止日前抛出球星的球队都坚持要求换取隆巴德，这也是为什么洋基队未能签下他们追逐的最大目标——从梅森·米勒（Mason Miller）到塔里克·斯库巴尔（Tarik Skubal），再到阿德利·鲁特曼（Adley Rutschman）和亨特·古德曼（Hunter Goodman）的部分原因。问题在于：洋基队对他评价极高，可能比任何人都要高。“他有机会变得非常特别，”洋基队球探总监戴蒙·奥本海默（Damon Oppenheimer）说道。

人们对他出色的运动能力、职业道德、选球纪律和防守赞不绝口。但他的家庭背景同样出众。这并非一个普通的家庭。他的曾祖父也叫乔治，曾任哈佛商学院院长。他的祖母波西·隆巴德（Posy Lombard）是一位著名的民权活动家，是约翰·刘易斯（John Lewis）的同僚，曾因参与“正义的麻烦”被逮捕13次。他的父亲乔治（中间名是保罗而非亚历山大，加上“二世”确实是一种选择）曾是一名MLB球员，现任底特律老虎队的板凳教练。他的兄弟雅各布（Jacob）上个月被家乡的迈阿密马林鱼队在首轮选中。而他的女友杰基·泰勒（Jackie Taylor）是北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校的一名排球运动员，她是肖恩·泰勒（Sean Taylor）的女儿——后者是华盛顿红皮队的一位伟大球员，在杰基18个月大时被枪杀在家中（杰基当时在场但未受伤）。

在他周围的所有人似乎都成就斐然。“我的圈子里有一些很酷的人。这是一个很酷的家庭，”隆巴德说，“我周围不仅有才华横溢的人，还有伟大的人。”

洋基队的更衣室里同样才华横溢——他的储物柜位于本·赖斯（Ben Rice）和纽约洋基队官方医院蒙特菲奥里-爱因斯坦医院（Montefiore Einstein Official Hospital of the New York Yankees）之间 ---

在多个方面都令人印象深刻的 Jazz Chisholm Jr. —— 即使最近在场上完全没有体现出来。他了解这里的历史。他曾是佛罗里达州迈阿密郊外 Pinecrest 的 Gulliver Prep 的顶尖学生，并且被范德堡大学招募。Lombard 的沉稳掩盖了他的 21 岁。他知道那些在这里赢得冠军的传奇人物，感觉他已经背熟了这身条纹球衣的剧本。“这里是棒球界最棒的比赛场地，我很荣幸能来到这里，”Lombard 说道。他们对他能够加盟感到非常兴奋。他们肯定很喜欢他用令人印象深刻的初次亮相，将这次选秀从一个失败的故事中扭转了过来。当他跑向球场时，他的哥哥 Jacob 正在为 A 级球队 Jupiter Hammerheads 击出他的首个职业本垒打。随后，他在一场 2-0 的胜利中打出了一场精彩比赛，超越了他的哥哥，并在比赛最后以一个击向左外野的本垒打为注脚，对方投手是圣路易斯红雀队的右投手 Hunter Dobbins，后者在作为红袜队新秀时声称自己讨厌纽约洋基队。“这是一段非常酷的旅程，”Lombard 的父亲说道。事实上，这才刚刚开始。能够被正当地称为“绝对不会失败”的人不多，但技巧、本能以及所有人都称赞的职业道德的结合，使他有机会成为纽约洋基队预想中的游击手。联盟各地的球探对他赞不绝口。他们尤其喜爱他的防守，并注意到其极高的保罗率，尽管进攻端还需要追上其完美的防守。他在自己的技艺上刻苦钻研，并且成效显著。以下是球探们的评价：“与其年龄相比更为成熟。”“在击球区有良好的应对方法。”“出色的防守者。”“有机会成为顶级游击手。”“赢球型球员。”他知道该做什么，也知道该说什么。他明白这些大厅里真正的使命。“让我们把世界系列赛冠军带回布朗克斯，”他说道，听起来像一名洋基队的资深球员。jheyman@nypost.com 更多洋基队消息 / 第 38 页 # Montefiore Einstein ■ Cody Bellinger（左腿后侧肌肉拉伤）周五下午在场上进行了击球练习，随后进行了一些跑步（尚未达到全速）和敏捷性训练，旨在争取回归。■ Giancarlo Stanton（右小腿肌肉拉伤）再次在室外跑步，试图逐步恢复到跑垒状态。# 对阵 亚特兰大勇士队 周六，3:05 p.m.，YES，WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM) # 右投 Gerrit Cole 2026 赛季数据：5-5, 3.42 ERA 对阵亚特兰大勇士队生涯数据：3-2, 3.89 ERA 上次登场：周日，客场对阵 CHC；5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER # 投球分布 47% 四缝线快球 20% 滑球 15% 变速球 # 左投 Chris Sale 2026 赛季数据：12-6, 2.08 ERA 对阵纽约洋基队生涯数据：7-9, 3.06 ERA 上次登场：7月29日，客场对阵 纽约大都会队；6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER # 投球分布 41% 四缝线快球 39% 滑球 11% 变速球 # 接下来的赛程 周日：对阵 亚特兰大勇士队，1:35 p.m.，YES, WFAN 右投 Cam Schlittler 对阵 右投 Grant Holmes 周二：对阵 西雅图水手队，7:05 p.m.，YES, TBS, WFAN 左投 Ryan Weathers 对阵 右投 Bryan Woo

势头强劲的红袜队“紧跟在我们的屁股后面”

作者：GREG JOYCE

周五晚上，纽约洋基队在布朗克斯击败了联盟中最火热的球队之一——亚特兰大勇士队。而另一支最火热的球队则在分区的后视镜中疾驰而来，而且距离确实像看起来那样近。

六周前可能还显得可笑——波士顿红袜队在4月下旬解雇亚历克斯·科拉（Alex Cora）后，随后一度跌至低于.500胜率且落后14场，如今他们即将追上纽约洋基队的脚步——这已不再是一个笑话。

在周四晚上的一场荒诞的13局胜利后，红袜队在美联东区争夺第二名时仅落后洋基队半场。他们凭借26-3和32-5的火热战绩，突然让亚伦·布恩（Aaron Boone）的球队在常规赛还剩不到两个月的时间里，面临掉到第三名和美联第二张外卡席位的风险。

“他们就紧跟在我们的屁股后面。我们必须加快速度，”卡姆·施利特勒（Cam Schlittler）在周五以3-2在10局中战胜亚特兰大队之前告诉《纽约邮报》。“我不知道这怎么能不给我们带来一点动力，尤其是考虑到坦帕湾所处的位置 [领先分区4 1 / 2场]，波士顿就在那里。我认为如果我们想稳固季后赛席位并尝试赢得分区，我们就必须打出更好的棒球。”

“如果我们想的话，得把事情处理好——之前有一段时间很舒服，但现在不再舒服了。情况一直起起伏伏。我们必须打出更好、更稳定的棒球，显然当我站在那里时，这得从我在投手丘上的表现开始。”

纽约洋基队上一次与宿敌面对面时，是在6月25日抵达芬威球场，当时他们以48-31,的战绩排名第一，领先光芒队3场，领先红袜队15 1场。

自那次系列赛开始以来，红袜队的战绩是32-5。而纽约洋基队的战绩是17-20.

很快，他们还将加入阿德利·鲁特施曼（Adley Rutschman）这个变量，因为红袜队在交易截止日出价高于洋基队，从金莺队签下了这位全明星捕手（目前因手腕炎症在伤病名单中）。

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：我觉得 Netflix 是寻找爱情的最佳场所。我不确定自己是否为这样的事情做好了准备，但我觉得我对自己的认知有了很大提升。我的首要任务是确保在整个过程中没有伤害到任何人。这次经历——我希望——教会了我成为一个更有同理心和理解力的人。它也教会了我稍微慢下来。

Amanda，你是否认同 将与他的 20 位未婚妻住在同一栋豪宅里的决定？你如何看待这个决定？

AMANDA KLOOTS：我没有选择认同或不认同这个决定的余地 [笑]。事情就是那样发生的。坦白说，我是个热爱个人空间的人。我不知道 是怎么处理的。我认为这是第一次有真人秀节目这么做。老实说，对于像这样短的节目来说，这种方式很有效。这种居住环境强迫 体验与这些女性共同生活的真实情况。如果你准备与某人结婚，你必须准备好 24 / 7 全天候地面对那个人。

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Sonny，你是这组人中认识 最久的人。你觉得最后两位女士怎么样？

桑尼·亨蒂（SONNY HENTY）：她们不是我为哈里挑选的首选。听着，她们两人都有很棒的品质，但我只是认为这些品质本身并不适合哈里。再说一次，哈里是个大男孩了。也许他从她们身上看到了我没意识到的某些特质。不过他看起来很开心。大结局直到8月12日星期三才在Netflix播出。你能透露点什么吗？

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Spiderman + Deadpool, Can you come over to my house to play? We can watch TV together. What do you guys do for fun? Can you teach me to be like you? Love, Cooper

Ace Davis Spiderman 20 Ingram St, Flushing, NY 11375 ADDRESS TO IMPRESS: Jack Shi, whose address in Forest Hills is the same as Spider- Man's fictional home, said he regularly receives heartwarming mail from children.

Real-life Spidey home in Qns. & web of fan mail

By JENNIFER BAIN and ALEX MITCHELL

With a great address comes great responsibility.

A Queens homeowner had no idea he bought "Spider-Man" and his Aunt May's actual New York City house, but now he em- ulates the superhero as caretaker of his famous address — and re- cipient of his heartwarming fan mail from kids.

Jack Shi bought 20 Ingram St. in Forest Hills three years ago, unaware it was the address used for Peter Parker and Aunt May's home in the comic books and that the multi-million-dollar, charming property had already been attracting fans for decades — well before the box office smash hit "Brand New Day" hit theaters.

"People come here from Ire- land, England, Italy. They always

take pictures. And a lot of Amer- ican people, they know, this is Spider-Man's house," Shi told The Post.

"It's the spirit of America. Spi- der-Man is the spirit of America. He's a hero."

Worldwide mail

The 64-year-old takes his part in the fanfare se- riously.

"I feel mild responsibil- ity because Spider-Man, this is the American spirit. If I am living here, I should do as Spider-Man," the dad of two added. "If someone wants to take a picture, I say yes."

Shi added that kids from around the world write letters and draw pictures addressed to the Web Head that wind up at his home, which is labeled as "Spi-

der-Man's home" on Google Maps.

"Spider-Man, how do you do the things that you do like saving the world?" Julius from South

Dakota penned in April.

"Can you come over to my house to play? We can watch TV together," another letter a child named Cooper wrote not just to

Spidey, but Deadpool as well.

The family of little Kannon in Nebraska even invited Spider- Man to the tyke's 5th birthday party.

"This is where I wanted to live. It is an exciting place," Shi said.

Nearby at Frank Torres' residence, he's also used to being asked "if my house was a Spider House" — even though the Holland films are set closer to the East River around Astoria and Long Island City.

"I'd say it happens a few times every time a movie comes out," said Torres, a 76-year-old

who's called Ingram Street home for three decades.

He has been local for long enough to know that not only the address made it into Marvel lore,

but the real residents as well.

"The people who lived here were Parkers," added Torres, a retired detective. "The Parkers told me about it, and then they told me that, and it was very easy to figure out, that whoever wrote the story had to know the peo- ple."

More inspiration

It wasn't only the good guys who lived on Ingram Street.

Across the block, neighbor Terry Osborne's surname is now synon- ymous with that of evil Green Goblin, aka Norman Osborn.

Terry and his family, however, were anything but supervillains, Torres said.

"They were extremely gracious and wonderful, and even his son would dress up as Santa Claus and would give gifts to the kids in the neighborhood," he added.

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Pin blame on unions NEW York spends more per student than any state in the nation. Yet fewer than half of its third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students scored proficiently on the English Language Arts exam, according to the preliminary data released this week. Just 43% of third-graders, 48% of fourth-graders and 43% of fifth-graders scored proficient in ELA. The biggest drop was seen in fifth grade, a 14-point decrease from the 2024-25 school year. Third-graders showed an 11-point drop. This is what happens when teacher unions get their way. Standards are lowered. No consequences for bad schools or bad instructors. And our children? Failed by a system that doesn't care. As of 2019, state test scores would no longer play a role in teacher evaluations. By 2024, nor would any measure of whether students learned at all. The state's education department promised these changes would bring "reflection and goal-setting," "collaboration among educators" and "personalized professional learning opportunities." Nowhere was there mention of students learning. And of course, both were union victories. 'Cut scores' lowered It gets worse. After student performance dropped in 2023, the Board of Regents lowered the "cut scores," making it easier for students to achieve proficiency in grades 3-8 in math and ELA. And this made the learning loss from the pandemic look smaller — to cover up the teacher's union utter failure during COVID, including the terrible legacy of "remote learning." This follows a pattern of incompetence by the New York State Department of Education in supporting improvement in instruction, and the outsourcing of most of that work to the New York State United Teachers. None of this is complicated to fix. Most states now screen every child in reading, starting in kindergarten. New York still does not require it, even after the state's own task force recommended it in 2024. So, the third-grade test becomes the first time that Albany learns a child can't read. New York also has a law allowing the state to intervene in failing schools, but it barely uses it. A school in NYS must be among the state's lowest performers for three consecutive years before Albany can act. In practice, it waits longer. The 17 schools the state identified this year had been failing since 2017. Failure rewarded And the punishment for years of failing children? A chance at additional funding from the state. Consider what all of this adds up to. A teacher's evaluation no longer reflects whether students learned. A school that fails for three consecutive years gets more money. And the Regents, who lowered the standards, are shielded from accountability since they are elected by the Legislature — where the unions rarely lose. Everyone is protected — except the children. In 2025, 85% of high-school students in New York "graduated." But we know many of them did not learn; they were given an empty diploma. And now, the Board of Regents has gone even further, moving to phase out the state regents as graduation requirements starting in 2027-28. New Yorkers are tired of being No. 1 only on education funding — but never in academic results for our kids. The bigger problem is that the education department has been arranged in a way that nobody has to answer whether a child can read. There is no accountability, and no shame. And it will continue until someone in Albany is forced to answer for it. Jennifer Weber and Danyela Souza Egorov are fellows at the Manhattan Institute. By KATHERINE DONLEVY Read it and weep. More than half of third- to fifth-grade students in the Empire State failed their reading proficiency state exams this year, according to shocking new data. Preliminary results released this week by the state Education Department that 57% of third graders, 52% of fourth graders and 57% of fifth graders failed to make the grade on their 2025-26 English Language Arts tests. City kids in grades 3-8 saw a 6% drop in their ELA scores from last year, with just about half overall rating proficient. Overall, just 48% of students in the testing grades, 4-8, rated proficient on the ELA — a "significant" 5% plunge from the previous year, the department said. Fifth-graders saw the largest drop of any grade level, with those students' reading proficiency declining by an incredible 14 points, according to the results. In New York City — where about 40% of the state's public school students are enrolled — the decline was even more concerning. In 2025, about 56% made the grade on the reading test, which had been a 7% increase from the previous year, data shows. Big Apple third graders were the poorest performers on the ELA, with scores for that age group plummeting 13.8% from the previous year, as only about 44% ranked proficient. Fifth-graders followed behind with a 13.1% drop, according to the data. 'What are they doing?' While the results don't make clear what exact ELA areas students are lacking in, experts said the blame can be placed on state officials throwing more money on public education year after year without changing teaching models. "If the amount of money spent alone determined the results, New York should be on top of the world," Zilvinas Silenas, the president and CEO of the Empire Center for Public Policy, told The Post. "I'm not trying to say that all of New York's education system is bad. On average, it's very mediocre, but we have some islands of excellence," Silenas said. "Why aren't we copying these islands of excellence on what they're doing in order to improve?" New York is spending about $37,000 per student — the highest of any state in the nation on public education and about double the national average of around $17,619, according to data tracked by the Empire Center. In New York City, the largest public school district in the US, that spending goes up to about $44,000 per student. At the fifth-grade level, students should be able to "comprehend and analyze text," including the central idea, style elements, character and plot development and vocabulary, according to education officials. The fifth graders were also asked to write short-form responses identifying the effects of tone in poems, the themes of a story and more. Charter schools — publicly-funded institutions that operate independently — have consistently outperformed public schools, despite fierce opposition from the teachers unions. For instance, the city's largest charter network, Success Academy, had a 92% pass rate for the English test in 2025 in New York,

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Less than half pass English exams

second only to the public schools in Scarsdale.

Record state budget

Public school students fared better on the math exam, with about 57% in grades 3-8 passing the test, a slight increase from last year.

The state DOE warned that the results were preliminary, but admitted that the "significant decline" in ELA performance was clear.

"The department takes this decline seriously and will conduct a

detailed analysis to better understand where students are experiencing challenges, which student groups and communities have been most affected, and where additional support and resources are needed," said JP O'Hare, a spokesperson for the department.

The middling scores come as Gov. Hochul dedicated the largest budget yet to the state Education Department.

A record $39.3 billion will be funneled toward schools for the 2026-27 academic year, with investments dedicated to training teachers in "evidence-based math

and reading instruction."

A spokesperson for Hochul's office claimed the governor "has made improving student literacy a policy priority for her administration."

Nick Tampio, a political science professor at Fordham University who has published books on national education standards, said New York should "stop throwing good money after bad" programs.

"Hire skilled teachers. Provide schools with libraries. Give children time to read the books they want. Make reading a joy," he told The Post.

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'Shell' of a simple test

In a typical part of the 5th grade English test from 2025, students were asked to read excerpts from "On the Back of a Turtle" by Maria Hlohowskyj and answer questions:

1. Excerpt: Sitting on a log in a slow-moving stream, a crowd of turtles bask in the sun. They are not afraid of hungry hawks or coyotes. Their hard shells protect them.

What is the meaning of the word "bask" in this paragraph?

A. to enjoy

C. to ignore

B. to hide

D. to swim

2. Excerpt: Lalainya loves to look at turtles. If you do too, you may notice that they are not all the same shape. Some have big, round, dome shells. Others are almost flat. Some are smooth. Some are bumpy. All these different shapes are suited to how the different turtles live...

This paragraph is important to the article because it:

• A. describes why a biologist "loves to look at turtles"
• B. questions why turtles are rarely "all the same shape"
• C. suggests that some turtles have round "dome shells"
• D. states that various shells are better for "different turtles"

3. Excerpt: Many turtles have a lighter color on their plastron. Bob, a Blanding's turtle, is a good example. Bob is dark brown on top, and pale yellow on his chin, neck, and plastron. When a Blanding's turtle swims, predators looking down into the water see the turtle's dark top, which blends in with the dark water. But predators swimming below the turtle see the yellow parts, which blend in with the light shining down into the water. This type of camouflage is called countershading.

Which phrase from this paragraph best supports the meaning of the word "camouflage"?

• A. "a lighter color on their plastron"
• B. "looking down into the water"
• C. "blends in with the dark water"
• D. "predators swimming below"

4. Excerpt: Patsy is an alligator snapping turtle. These big turtles lure fish into their mouths with a tongue that looks like a wiggling worm. To catch a fish, snapping turtles have to stay very still for a long time. Patsy has a rough, craggy shell with thick scutes. This helps her look like a rock as she waits patiently to catch her dinner. In fact, alligator snapping turtles often have moss growing on their shells, just like real rocks!

According to information in this section, how do some turtles catch their prey?

• A. by making holes in the sand
• B. by remaining still and using their tongues
• C. by pulling their legs into their shells
• D. by having brown shells and yellow on their bellies

Answers: 1 A 2 D 3 C 4 B

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PUT IN PERIL: Guests said that management at the High Line Hotel (above and below) hadn't informed them of a recent positive test for bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease. At least one guest was visibly shaken when told by The Post that live-bacteria levels had increased.

By MATTHEW FISCHETTI, JORDAN DONEGAN and CHRIS NESI

The posh High Line Hotel has tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease — which has killed seven people in the Big Apple so far this summer — and guests told The Post they were left completely in the dark.

The swanky Chelsea hotel, owned by MCR — the third-largest hotel owner-operator in the US — performed a Legionella test several weeks ago that measured 170 cfu/ml, the number of live bacteria per milliliter of a liquid sample, according to the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council union.

When the union asked management to provide proof of remediation, the hotel, where rooms average over $400 for a Friday night stay, initially refused but relented after an arbitration hearing, at which point the workers returned

to their posts, HTC leadership said. But Rich Maroko, president of the 40,000-strong union, claimed management threatened to discipline workers if they left the hotel again — despite their concerns about potentially unsafe conditions.

Second test positive

On July 23, the hotel again performed a Legionella test, and alarmingly found levels had increased fourfold — to 700 cfu/ml, raising fears among union members that the levels could continue to grow, HTC leaders said.

Meanwhile, it was business as usual at the Tenth Avenue hotel Friday — though the majority of staff members were spotted wearing N95 masks in a scene reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic.

None of the guests The Post spoke to reported receiving a warning about the presence of Legionella bacteria, or any kind of

discount in light of the circumstances. Most weren't even aware of the situation.

Eddie Avila, a hotel guest in town on business from Miami, was visibly stunned when a Post reporter broke the news to him.

"No, they did not tell me. Oh my God, oh my God," he said, his jaw dropping before he covered his mouth with his hand in shock.

He said the hotel "definitely" should have been more transparent with guests.

Willem Wester, a guest visiting from Amsterdam who has stayed at the High Line Hotel several times, said he also wasn't notified about the presence of Legionella bacteria, and only learned of it through a social-media post.

"It would have been good if they told people, but these things happen all the time," he said.

He said the hotel didn't offer any refunds for his roughly $350-a-night lodgings, and although he would prefer for management to come clean, he still felt comfortable staying there.

MCR did not respond to The Post's request for comment Friday. In addition to the High Line Hotel, MCR's New York hotel portfolio includes the Sheraton New York Times Square, Royalton New York, The Lexington, Autograph Collection and the Gramercy Park Hotel.

NOLAN-O'SLATARRA Dead on LI yacht.

'Bloody' yacht clue: lawyer

A glamorous fashion designer found dead under mysterious circumstances at an upscale Montauk yacht club was bloodied, with the scene wiped clean before cops got there, a lawyer for her family said.

The bombshell revelations cast more doubt that 33-year-old Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra died from a drug overdose aboard a yacht called "Ripple" at the ritzy club on Aug. 5, 2025, as cops initially believed, according to attorney Michael Bowe of Brithem LLP.

Bowe on Tuesday filed a "notice of claim" announcing the family's intention to file a $50 million wrongful death suit in Manhattan civil court against the boat's owner, Christopher Durnan, arguing that Nolan-O'Slatarra died due to assault and negligence, not an overdose.

The notice does not detail specific accusations against Durnan, but claims he "intentionally and wrongfully assaulted" Nolan-O'Slatarra.

Durnan, who could not be reached for comment, has never been charged in the case. Shane Galvin and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

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Prez jet 'leaker' outed

The Pentagon on Friday revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's access to classified material and accused him of leaking sensitive information about Air Force One to reporters.

"Effective immediately, the Department of War has REVOKED . . . Kendall's eligibility for access to classified information and his ability to hold any sensitive position," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced on X.

"This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One's capabilities to a media outlet," Parnell continued. "Safeguarding classified information is a non-negotiable duty.

The Trump administration subpoenaed several New York Times journalists last month after the outlet reported that the luxurious, $400 million Boeing 747 jet gifted to President Trump by Qatar was swapped out ahead of the commander in chief's return from the NATO summit in Turkey over a "security precaution."

He did not immediately respond to The Post's request for comment.

Victor Nava

El-Sayed coy on Piker ties

Far-left Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed gave a mealy-mouthed answer about his ties to extremist socialist streamer Hasan Piker in a softball interview with The New York Times.

El-Sayed, 41, eked out a narrow victory over Rep. Haley Stevens in Tuesday's Senate primary.

The Times asked him whether he plans to retain Piker as a surrogate headed into the general election in November, but he refused to drop him.

Instead, El-Sayed demurred, saying only, "Look, I'm just a lot more focused on who I'm campaigning to." Chris Nesi

TITANIC COMPLEX

By MARY K. JACOB

Elon Musk is about to build something so big it will make the Pentagon look like a strip mall.

Tesla and SpaceX confirmed Thursday that Terafab, their jointly built semiconductor megafactory, will rise in Grimes County, Texas, just outside Houston, with a first-phase price tag of $16.8 billion.

The finished complex is slated to top 100 million square feet, a footprint that would blow past every structure ever built and instantly become the largest building in the world.

Musk, who runs both companies, called the facility "the largest and most valuable building on Earth by far."

For scale, that beats out the current record holder, China's New Century Global Center entertainment complex in Chengdu, which tops out around 18.9 million square feet with an indoor beach and ski slope tucked inside.

Terafab would be more than five times that size.

'Will be stunning'

It would also dwarf the Pentagon (6.6 million square feet, making that the current largest building in the US), Apple Park (2.82 million square feet) and the Mall of America (5.6 million square feet) put together several times over.

Whether Terafab ultimately claims the title of world's largest

Musk's planned chip shop would dwarf the Pentagon

building will come down to whether it gets built as pitched. Renderings of the facility show a sprawling, wing-shaped structure carved into the Texas landscape, with a translucent roofline that Musk has promised will be as striking as it is massive.

"It will be stunningly beautiful," Musk wrote on X.

Tesla framed the project as an existential supply issue in a

post on X.

"Both Tesla & SpaceX will need far more chips than current & future global production can supply," the company wrote, adding that the goal is "producing over 1 terawatt of compute per year."

The site will handle logic chips, memory, packaging and testing all under one roof.

The company said it "will produce chips optimized for edge

computing and inference for use in hardware like Tesla's Optimus robots and self-driving Cybercabs, along with high-power chips designed for operating SpaceX's space-based data centers."

A 'defining moment'

Not everyone in Grimes County is thrilled. Hundreds of residents packed a county meeting Wednesday, a day before the announcement, to raise concerns about the millions of dollars in tax incentives handed to the project and what they called a lack of transparency in how the deals came together.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office has extended a $30 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant to SpaceX for the project, which also qualifies for the state's Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation program.

School officials sounded a friendlier note.

Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Sarah Borowicz called the moment a defining one for the district in a statement.

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Socialists 'bus' fuss

Table at city meet

By MARIE POHL, MATTHEW FISCHETTI and HALEY BROWN

A "bus-rider town hall" hosted by Mayor Mamdani crossed a "deeply concerning line" by allowing the city's Democratic Socialists of America chapter to have a table (above) at the government-run meeting in Brooklyn, experts said Friday.

The NYC-DSA's dedicated kiosk during Thursday night's event for bus riders at the Brooklyn College Conference Center raised concerns among good-government groups and critics about City Hall mixing politics and civic engagement.

"There needs to be a bright line between government-led civic engagement and political organizing," Citizens Union executive director Grace Rauh told The Post.

"A government-run town hall that crosses that line is deeply concerning," she said.

The head of the government watchdog group called on the Mamdani administration to explain why the far-left political organization — of which the mayor is a member — was allowed to take part in the town hall.

"The public needs an explanation from City Hall about how a partisan political orga-

nization was able to set up a table at an official city event, and what steps will be taken to ensure there is a bright line between partisan activity and government-run civic engagement going forward," she said.

The mayor arrived at the event at about 7 p.m., sitting down in front of a cardboard cutout of a bus as Councilwoman Rita Joseph asked him and three "bus riders" questions about what bus rides mean to them.

100 in attendance

The riders included a member from the PSC CUNY and SEIU 1199 unions each and an advocate for the nonprofit Riders Alliance advocacy group. About 100 other participants were present.

Mamdani delivered a short speech at the end, telling the crowd he was excited to bring the city's first "Bus Rapid Transit Route" to Flatbush Avenue. The mayor unveiled the project last month, and it is said to be completed in 2030.

"It will go so fast that it won't just be those who have no other option that are riding the bus. It'll be those who'll want to get where they're going," he said.

The DSA did not respond to requests for comment.

Lawsuit aims to halt

By PETER SENZAMICI and MATTHEW FISCHETTI

A trio of Big Apple homeowners have filed suit to delay the state's controversial new tax on luxury second homes — claiming Mayor Mamdani's administration bungled the rollout.

The disgruntled owners charge that City Hall is unfairly burdening them by forcing them to prove they are full-time New Yorkers if they do not want to pay the pied-à-terre tax, according to the suit filed Friday in Staten Island Supreme Court.

The city Department of Finance "has arbitrarily and capriciously foisted onto New York City residents the burden of proving they are not subject to the surcharge," the filing states.

It also calls out the DOF's move to publish a tax roll of nearly 1 million properties that may be subject to the new surcharge and the 17,000 notices it mailed to homeowners warning them they would be hit with five-figure bills unless they file for an exemption.

One of the plaintiffs, Mamdani-supporting Manhattanite Simon Hedley, told The Post he doesn't take issue with the law itself but opposes how the city is distributing the "threatening" notices.

Hedley, whose sole home is in Chelsea, has no idea how he ended up on Hizzoner's list and said the onus to prove residency should be on the city.

Careless rollout

"I just think that if they're going to be in the rollout process, the Department of Finance is obviously managing it — they've got endless access to records to really get a fairly accurate idea about who's resident and who isn't," Hedley told The Post Friday.

"They don't seem to have done any due diligence around town, as far as I can tell; they've scatter-gunned thousands and thousands of people without really knowing who's who.

"Now, it's the burden of proof on the residents to prove they are residents," the frustrated New Yorker said.

The city ignored its statutory obligation to do its homework first "to diligently assess and determine, using the vast resources at its disposal, the properties that are actually subject to the surcharge," the suit claims.

While the lawsuit does not

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challenge the law itself, it demands a judge order the immediate scrubbing of the 900,000-name list from the DOF website,

claiming its publication "set off a panic among New York City homeowners."

The city has already "furiously backpedaled" to later state that the list was "meaningless," according to the suit.

The list "should never have been posted in the first place" and "has caused mass confusion as a result and should therefore be immediately removed from DOF's website,"

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Ousted Dem rep ignores Hizzoner

Mayor Mamdani got the cold shoulder from Rep. Adriano Espaillat — as Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch forced a smile during an awkward press appearance Friday, a body-language expert said.

Espaillat — who lost the Democratic primary last month after Mamdani backed a far-left challenger — snubbed the mayor while taking the podium at an NYPD security briefing about the National Dominican Day Parade.

"Thank you, commissioner," Espaillat said, warmly acknowledging Tisch.

"And thank you to the New York City Police Department. Chief Ramolez, Chief Rivera. I know them both, and I know the great work that they did both in Northern Manhattan and The Bronx," Espaillat said — failing to mention Mamdani.

The democratic socialist mayor, 34, stood (above) stiffly next to the 71-year-old congressman with a strained smile.

"Both are trying to avoid each other. Mamdani looks down. Espaillat doesn't try to engage him either," said body-language expert and behavior analyst Traci Brown.

The icy reception carried over to social media as both Espaillat and Mamdani failed to acknowledge each other in posts about Friday's appearance. Haley Brown, Matthew Fischetti and Natalie O'Neill

the lawsuit says.

The suit also requests an emergency injunction to void the 17,000 mailed notices and relieve homeowners from having to respond. The Mamdani administration last weekend extended the deadline to file for an exemption to Sept. 18, from the end of August.

The plaintiffs are represented by lawyer Randy Mastro, who served as first deputy mayor under Mamdani's predecessor, Eric Adams. The other two suing homeowners are the wife and father of City Councilman Frank Morano. Rachel O'Brien and Carmine Morano are both Staten Island residents. All three claim

they either received a notice letter that referred to their longtime primary residence or that it was listed on the published tax roll.

Plaintiffs fume

"City Hall did this backwards," the Republican pol told The Post. "This lawsuit is about forcing the administration to follow the law, clean up a botched rollout and stop making New Yorkers prove facts the government may already have at its fingertips."

The law, approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Hochul, is meant to apply to one- to three-family homes worth at least $5 million and co-ops and condo-

miniums valued at $1 million or more that are unoccupied, non-primary residences.

Ahead of the notices being sent out, Mamdani last month released a taunting video telling owners of second homes worth more than $5 million to "check your mailbox."

But the warning letters sent out by DOF roughly tripled the number of homes that would be subject to the law, said the department's former commissioner, Martha Stark.

According to the city's own published data, fewer than 3% of the 960,000 properties on the tax roll — roughly 24,000 — "meet the statutory value threshold" of

$5 million for one- to three-family homes and $1 million for co-ops and condos. Stark said in an expert affirmation filed alongside the suit.

The suit names the city, Mamdani in his official role as mayor, the DOF and its commissioner, Richard Lee, as the plaintiffs.

Mamdani spokesman Matt Rauschenbach said the Department of Finance "has been working around the clock" to provide information to people who may be subject to the new tax. "We have a responsibility to make the process clear, transparent and accessible," Rauschenbach said the city Law Department will fight the suit in court.

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court blocked further construction of President Trump's planned White House ballroom Friday, ruling that the massive project must first receive congressional approval.

A divided panel of DC circuit judges determined that "Congress has exclusive authority to regulate the construction and demolition of White House structures."

"We are aware of no instances in American history in which a President unilaterally and using privately collected funds demolished substantial portions of the White House that Congress authorized to be built and American taxpayers paid for. Until now," wrote judges Patricia Millet and Bradley Garcia in their majority opinion.

Millet and Garcia are appointees of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, respectively.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed suit to stop construction in December of last year, weeks after workers bulldozed the East Wing.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said he would immediately appeal.

Josh Christenson

Blanche clears hurdle

Cassidy to vote 'yes,' assuring ascent to AG

By JOSH CHRISTENSON

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced Friday that he will vote in favor of confirming Todd Blanche as the next attorney general, effectively guaranteeing his ascent to the nation's highest law-enforcement post.

Cassidy faulted Blanche for having "showed poor judgment in approving the anti-weaponization slush fund and exempting the president from IRS audits," as well as allowing the Justice Department to target the president's political enemies, but ultimately concluded: "I will vote for Mr. Blanche."

"Mr. Blanche is not perfect, and he will tell you this, but the choice is not between perfection and Mr. Blanche: It is between Mr. Blanche and another acting attorney general

who may not run the department effectively under President Trump, and who indeed may not be as good as Mr. Blanche," said Cassidy from the Senate floor.

"This puts at risk the progress made fighting violent crime, human and drug trafficking and fraud. And this does not serve the American people well. This is not a referendum on President Trump. It is a decision regarding Mr. Blanche in very specific circumstances."

Two 'no' votes

With Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) absent due to ongoing health issues, Blanche (right) could only afford to lose two GOP votes in the upper chamber and still be confirmed.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

and Susan Collins (R-Maine) previously announced they would vote "no."

"The politicization — even weaponization — of the Department did not start with this administration but has accelerated during it," Murkowski said in a statement earlier Friday.

"I take issue with the handling of the release of the [Jeffrey] Epstein files; the sweeping immunity protections granted to the President, his family, and their businesses; the statements that have been made to anti-abortion groups; and the repeated targeting of individuals ranging from former administration staff to sitting U.S. Senators," she added.

Collins, who is currently running for re-election, called Trump's pick "a capable lawyer" who has also al-

lowed the Department of Justice to become "increasingly political."

"Under his leadership, the Department attempted to indict Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin over their ill-advised, but constitutionally protected, videos encouraging resistance to unlawful orders,"

the Maine Republican noted.

Anti-trans Texas ad

The anti-trans campaign is going big in Texas.

The conservative American Principles Project super PAC is kicking off a $10 million midterm ad blitz with a spot depicting Texas Senate Democratic hopeful James Talarico as a doctor performing a sex-change surgery on a little girl.

The brutal 30-second spot starts with a little girl being placed on an operating table, with AI-generated footage of a surgical-mask-wearing Talarico staring at her.

"The trans industry preys on confused children. Irreversible puberty blockers. Cross-sex hormones. Sex-change surgeries," the narrator says. "This November, stop them before it's too late."

Viewers are urged to "Vote for Ken Paxton on Nov. 3."

"James does not support gender reassignment surgery for minors," Talarico rep JT Enis said. Ryan King

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This can paw-tect your kid

Your dog's germs could protect your kids from disease, a new study shows.

Infants who spend their first year of life with a pup in the house will get exposed to their microbes, which researchers found helps babies avoid things like fever and ear infections.

The microbes that come off a dog — through their hair, skin and drool — could explain up to a quarter of how dog ownership helps a child in the first year of life.

Researchers believe the rest might be explained by other things, like more time outside with the dog, that are boosting kids' immune systems.

"It has been suggested that in the future it may be possible to modify the home microbiota in ways that promote health," says author and pediatrician Jenni Mäki. "Our study shows that dog ownership already does this today."

And broader research shows that a healthier first year can have big benefits for health as they get older, too. Allie Yang

Shark siege bites Maine

Nearly a dozen great white sharks were spotted at a popular swimming spot in Maine in just two days this week — prompting warnings from officials who called the activity unprecedented.

At least seven great whites were seen at a sandbar off Pine Point Beach in Scarborough around Tuesday and Wednesday, with some measuring up to 12 feet in length, CBS News reported.

Others measured up to eight feet, with officials dispatched to monitor the situation noting they all appeared to be juveniles.

Alex Oliveira

Med about Eva

Superstar Eva Longoria, 51, takes a dip in the Mediterranean near her home in Marbella, Spain, where she lives much of the year with businessman-hubby José Bastón, 58, and their 8-year-old son, Santiago.

A LAND OF FEW WORDS

US spoken talk falls

By NATALIE O'NEILL

America's at a loss for words!

Spoken language is dying, with people speaking about 30% fewer words a day than they did 20 years ago — fueling a "loneliness epidemic" of disconnected convenience-seekers, according to a new study and experts.

Small talk is all but disappearing as the average person speaks 338 fewer words daily every year that's passed since 2005, according to the report, published in the Perspectives on Psychological Science.

"There may be cognitive, social and emotional implications — relationships we form outside of speaking are not as strong," said the study's co-author, Valeria Pfeifer of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, told The Post on Friday.

"We may experience more loneliness and disconnectedness," Pfeifer said. "Having more spoken conversation is tied to psychological well-being."

Overall, people speak an average of 12,792 words per day now, according to the study of roughly 2,200 participants, largely in the US.

The plunge is likely tied to "convenience economy" in which people have fewer interpersonal reactions —

opting instead to have everything from groceries to restaurant meals delivered, Pfeifer said.

Tech talking

"Likely a contributing factor is we have technology replacing situations where we have to talk to each other," she said. "You can use an app to order your coffee instead of talking to your barista, for example."

Less spoken conversation could also trigger communication-related cognitive problems, said Pfeifer, who co-authored the study with Matthias Mehl of the University of Arizona.

Communicating by text message and other typed conversations creates weaker social bonds than face-to-face ones, and nuance of communication is often lost in them, Pfeifer said.

"It's possible it may be contributing to the loneliness epidemic, and people feeling more isolated," the expert said.

For the study, researchers analyzed participants ages 10 to 94 using a device that passively recorded parts of their day.

The analysis combined data from 22 studies conducted between 2005 and 2019.

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IT'S LINDSEY'S

Saudis, Turks, P'stanis unite Ink joint-defense pact

By CAITLIN DOORNBOS

WASHINGTON — The much-hyped Iran-Oman deal that US officials predicted would reopen the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week never materialized — but another consequential agreement moved forward Friday as three of the Muslim world's most powerful nations joined forces against a region on fire.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey announced Friday they signed a landmark joint defense pact in Mecca, declaring that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all — a move that could reshape the security landscape as Iran continues missile strikes and threatens vital energy routes across the Gulf.

The agreement comes as Tehran and its allies have repeatedly targeted Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states during the US war on Iran, sending shockwaves through global energy markets and raising fears

that Washington's traditional security partners may seek new ways to protect themselves.

Formidable trio

The pact — signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — creates a new security framework linking a NATO power, the Arab world's heavyweight and the only nuclear-armed Islamic nation.

The timing was impossible to ignore.

US officials had expected an Oman-brokered arrangement with Tehran to create a limited shipping corridor through the strait — the critical waterway through which a huge portion of the world's oil supply flows — to help traffic kick up.

But as those efforts stalled, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan moved ahead with their own answer to the growing threat.

Israel-UN school furor

WASHINGTON — The United Nations is trying to block the construction of a much-needed school for desperate Palestinian kids at an empty UNRWA compound, according to Israeli officials — who are accusing the organization of putting politics ahead of children.

Crews are expected to move into a 22-acre site in the densely populated east Jerusalem neighborhood of Kafr Aqab in the coming days to start construction of

the campus, so it can welcome students when the school year begins on Sept. 1, Israeli officials told The Post.

However, the officials say the UN is preparing to condemn the Jewish state for removing UNRWA — the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees — from the property.

The United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Caitlin Doornbos

NATO in Vlad's crosshairs: intel

By PATRICK REILLY

Russian President Vladimir Putin may test the NATO alliance's strength with an attack on an allied country as early as fall — including a possible land invasion, according to new US intelligence reports.

The reports on the potential of a limited assault, which could range from a cyber attack to a military incursion,

come as the US deals with a shortage of critical munitions it would need to respond to such an attack from Russia or China, US officials told the Wall Street Journal.

An attack is estimated to happen between this fall and 2029, the intelligence warned.

Putin's (below) goal of an attack on a NATO nation is to force the US's hand and fracture the 77-year-old alliance.

"The question mark is how the United States would respond in that case," Heather Conley, senior fellow

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LAST VICTORY

with the American Enterprise Institute, told the Journal.

"It has always been a goal [of Russia's] to challenge the credibility of NATO and to separate the United States from its allies."

The US believed Moscow would never provoke the long-standing North Atlantic Treaty Organization while its forces are entangled in its war with Ukraine — however, this year,

officials determined Putin may be bold enough to test the alliance's resolve.

Putin's new openness to a NATO assault comes as he faces immense pressure at home to defeat Ukraine.

Russia has been dealing with increasing drone attacks from Kyiv on its oil industry, and Putin's forces, who have suffered heavy casualties, have been significantly slowed on the front.

By VICTOR NAVA

The Senate approved a long-stalled Russia and Iran sanctions bill Friday in a final tribute to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who championed the legislation before his sudden death last month.

The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 was passed in a 86-11 vote.

The legislation targets Russian oil and gas exports that have been fueling Vladimir Putin's long and bloody war against Ukraine and extends existing sanctions against Iran's energy and weapons sectors.

The bill cleared a major procedural hurdle last week with overwhelming support from both parties hours after Graham's funeral at Washington National Cathedral.

The legislation allows the Trump administration to impose targeted tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or natural gas by volume. It also renews sanctions on Iran set to expire after the end of this year.

'Show of strength'

"This bill says to Vladimir Putin, 'Your days of war are numbered,' " bill co-sponsor Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said last week. "You are on the losing side. Better to come to the table now than sacrifice more lives, waste more money, crater your economy, destroy your standing in the world.' America stands with Ukraine."

Ahead of Friday's vote, Graham's sister, Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), called for "a show of strength" to continue the tradition of America "as a beacon of hope to the free world."

"Each member of this body must also make a choice," she added, "whether we have the courage to stand up to evil, or continue on with the status quo."

At the conclusion of the vote, Darline Graham was given the honor of announcing the final tally.

The legislation, introduced last year, had already garnered the support of most senators but languished on Capitol Hill as Trump repeatedly

Late pol's Iran, Russia bill sails through Senate

No Pete heat: Don

President Trump expressed full-throated support for War Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday — a day after a report claimed the president accused the Pentagon chief of misleading him about the state of America's arms stockpile.

"I think he's actually one of my best," Trump said of Hegseth in an interview with NBC News Thursday. "I'm very good at this stuff."

The president's praise follows a Washington Post report Wednesday that he lashed out at Hegseth during a Camp Da-

vid Cabinet meeting last week. Trump reportedly fumed that munitions shortages threatened to limit US military options in Iran. The president told Hegseth that he thought the issue "had been fixed," according to the outlet, which claimed the war secretary blamed his deputy for the miscommunication.

The White House and the Pentagon denied the Washington Post report, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt declaring it "B.S." and War Department spokesman Sean Parnell calling it "fictional." Victor Nava

sought to negotiate an end to Russia's four-year-long war against its western neighbor.

A day before his July 11 death, Graham announced he had reached an agreement with the White House to move forward with the bill.

'Fitting tribute'

At the time, Graham (inset) vowed that the legislation would "become law" and said he's "never been more optimistic" about the Ukraine war drawing to an end.

"Ukraine's battlefield successes have injected new urgency into Congress, while Putin's relentless attacks on civilians have hard-

ened its resolve. The House must now meet the moment by passing this bill and sending it to President Trump's desk for signature," said Daniel Balson of New York-based pro-Ukraine group Razom.

The House is expected to take up the legislation when it returns from its summer break Aug. 31.

"The strong bipartisan support for this bill is a fitting tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham, who devoted years to supporting Ukraine as it bravely resisted Putin's war machine. We are glad to see senators from both parties ready to take up the torch in the fight for freedom and democracy," added Balson.

"Putin should be under no illusion: the longer he continues his illegal war, the higher the cost he will face."

vnava@nypost.com

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Used Miller romance to bury 'spy' ties

A 'Swal' deal from his flings

By EMILY GOODIN

WASHINGTON — Eric Swalwell leveraged his past romantic relationship with Katie Miller, wife of top Trump official Stephen Miller, to keep potentially embarrassing FBI files behind lock and key, a shocking new report revealed Thursday.

The news that the disgraced former Democratic Congressman from California — who resigned after several women claimed sexual assault and rape — once dated the now-wife of a top conservative leader stunned Washington.

"I was an intern working on Capitol Hill," Miller posted on X about the situation.

Then Katie Waldman worked as both an intern and communications director on Capitol Hill in her 20s before moving to the executive branch in 2017. The relationship with Swalwell was before she met her now-husband.

Ties to Chinese spy

And, in a stunning twist, Swalwell used the past relationship to quash the release of FBI files detailing his contacts with suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine Fang, known as "Fang Fang," Sources Say, a congressional blog, reported.

Swalwell declined to comment when reached by The Post.

Fang raised money for Swalwell and helped place at least one intern in his office from 2011 to 2015. But federal officials were concerned she was a spy, and Swalwell said he cut off contact with her after the FBI warned him.

When his connection with the Chinese honeypot became public in 2020, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi was one of his top

QUASHED: Eric Swalwell (upper left) leveraged his former relationship with Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller (together above), to keep FBI files on his ties to Chinese spy Christine Fang (top right) sealed.

defenders and helped keep him on the House Intelligence Committee.

In early 2026 — before the assault allegations became public and while he was a leading candidate for California governor — FBI Director Kash Patel pressed to release the files on him and Fang.

Swalwell's side told the feds that releasing the files could be viewed as an attempt to weaponize the Justice Department and pointed to his "long-concluded

sexual relationship" with Miller, Sources Say reported.

Miller was unaware of the Justice Department aspect until told by a reporter, a source close to her said.

Swalwell refused to say if he had sex with the suspected spy, claiming it was a matter of national security that he not share more details of their relationship.

Swalwell was single at the time. He did not marry wife Brittany until 2016.

As the FBI investigated Fang and her infiltration efforts, she fled the country. Patel was exploring bringing her back from China in order to question her about Swalwell.

'Not aware'

Ultimately, the files were not released. Pam Bondi was attorney general at the time.

A source familiar said the department was "not aware of communications from Swalwell's lawyers regarding Miller's presence in the files."

More than a dozen women in April told CNN that Swalwell raped or sexually assaulted them, a pattern of behavior they say went back decades during his time on Capitol Hill.

When the news came out, Miller offered her support to the women.

"As someone who doesn't normally believe all women, I believe her — and the many lined up behind her," she wrote on X in April. "Eric Swalwell's behavior was the worst kept secret on Capitol Hill."

"I'm positive she was not the only intern," she added.

'Slumlord' issues for Mich. Dem

A Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan who crowed about "cracking down on slumlords" took in up to $50,000 in annual rental income while his own properties got dinged for code violations, according to records reviewed by The Post.

State Sen. Sean McCann, the Democratic nominee in Michigan's 4th Congressional District, is the owner of McLain Properties LLC, which controls two homes in Kalamazoo.

Both McCann and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have touted the candidate's commitment to tenants' interests in separate statements.

But according to state records and federal financial disclosures, McCann earns between $15,001 and $50,000 annually from rental properties whose issues have taken far longer to resolve than legislation he's pushed would have required.

One of the rentals failed a Kalamazoo city code inspection this past January for various fire hazards — including crowding around gas heating units, an expired extinguisher, missing smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors and "excessive" use of extension cords in lieu of permanent wiring.

Those infractions took four months to resolve, rental certificates obtained by The Post said.

Records also show McCann's other property got slapped with at least 11 violations in August 2024 that weren't fully resolved for 17 months. Josh Christenson

'Killer' mom 'fairly normal'

Lindsay Clancy told doctors she drank five days a week and had severe insomnia and suicidal thoughts — but claimed she wouldn't kill herself because of her children — before she ended up fatally strangling them, it was revealed in court Friday.

Just two days before the three little kids' horrific slayings Jan. 24, 2023, the 35-year-old Massachusetts mom went with her husband and children to a friend's barbecue and was "just quiet but fairly normal," the pal, Sarah Carney, testified.

The new revelations about the horror case surfaced Friday as prosecutors honed in on the state of the mother before the slayings — with testimony from a string of doctors. Priscilla DeGregory

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JENNIFER LACKARD "Helped gangbanger son."

Bail for

'getaway' cop ma

The former high-ranking Westchester County police official who allegedly acted as her gangbanging son's getaway driver is out of jail.

Jennifer Lackard, 49, quietly posted $75,000 bail Thursday in the wild attempted murder case, Bronx prosecutors and court records revealed.

While the disgraced police bigwig walked free, her alleged "Slutty Gang" member son Chase Lackard, 20, and ex-con husband James Lackard, 49, remained behind bars, records show.

The family allegedly all played parts in a June 29 drive-by shooting in the Bronx.

The Lackards allegedly drove their son in a Chrysler minivan to the shooting along East 16st Street, court documents state.

Chase Lackard allegedly rolled down a window and shot several times at a rival, documents state.

No one was injured in the shooting, which unfolded just minutes after Chase Lackard had a court date.

Jennifer Lackard was fired from her job as deputy police commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department after she was indicted this week. Matt Troutman,

Steven Vago and Khristina Nariizhnayaman

PIZZA THEIR MIND!

By NICHOLAS McENTYRE and ALEX OLIVEIRA

Let 'em NOT eat cake.

An embattled Jersey Shore pizzeria launched a Snooki-level tirade on social media — as they defended their eatery over a viral video showing the owner berating a group of customers who brought in their own cake for a kid's party.

Joey Tomato's cast themselves as the victims, saying the footage was misleading and that their Point Pleasant boardwalk slice shop has a firm no-outside-desert policy.

"We don't do cake. We do Pizza," the joint said Thursday.

The staunch statement came after owner Doreen Sullivan-Karcich was filmed dressing down customer Tom Jurkowski and his family during a Saturday visit — supposedly all for requesting a knife to cut their 5-year-old's birthday cake, which they'd brought along.

'Not a rental hall!'

Jurkowski claimed he'd called ahead and gotten permission from staff to bring the cake to the lunch — which he said they spent $250 on — but when they finished eating and tried to borrow a knife, Sullivan-Karcich exploded at them. In their new statement, Joey Tomato's said the clip was misleading.

"No context. No beginning. Just a clip, built for outrage, and a comment section full of opinions," the statement read.

"We are a pizza restaurant. Not a party venue, not a bakery, not a rental hall."

They also added: "The internet has decided it knows everything about our restaurant based on 30 seconds of footage that started after the real conversation was already underway."

The clip has led to a heated debate online, as some felt the shore eatery blew the situation out of

'WE DON'T DO CAKE!' Doreen Sullivan-Karcich, of Joey Tomato's in Point Pleasant, NJ, rails at customers asking for a knife to cut a kid's birthday cake, in a viral video that's still a hot topic of debate.

Eatery now raging

over cake backlash

proportion and was unfair to the family, especially with how angry Sullivan-Karcich got.

"You don't just walk into a restaurant and do whatever you want," she was seen saying on the video as she fumed and flailed about the half-empty dining room. "How about if I just come to your house with a cake?"

"OK, so when I come to your house with my candles and my

cake, am I going to be able to do whatever I want there now?" she went on screaming, calling the Jurkowski's request for a knife "inappropriate" and declaring "I don't owe you anything. Have a good day!"

Jurkowski — who runs the popular social-media account Vintage New Jersey — said he didn't want to "be that guy" who posted a public meltdown but that Sunday's al-

tercation was "the craziest thing I've ever experienced."

The video quickly went viral, sparking countless comments from people weighing in on the situation — with viewers overwhelmingly condemning the owner's behavior.

'Real reasons!'

Nevertheless, Joey Tomato's stood its ground and appeared to insist its refusal to lend the knife was a simple matter of restaurant safety.

"Every restaurant on this boardwalk has policies that exist for real reasons — food safety, liability, order in a kitchen running full speed on a summer night," the restaurant wrote.

"Those policies aren't up for public vote just because one moment enforcing them got recorded," it added.

But that didn't stop the debate from raging on, with readers offering some solutions to work around liability issues that didn't involve turning red as a tomato.

"I'm sorry" would have worked, and no one would be pissed," one person wrote. "This was a great way to fan the flames instead of putting them out."

"Here is the correct answer . . . from someone who worked 20+ years in restaurants," another said. "I'm sorry, we don't give knives to customers. But I'll be happy to cut it for you." End of story."

alex.oliveira@nypost.com

Weed at farmers marts

It's farm-fresh devil's lettuce.

New Yorkers can now get all the fresh, leafy greens they want at farmers markets after Gov. Hochul signed a new law allowing small cannabis vendors to join the big guys and sell their products there.

State-licensed microbusinesses and dispensaries can

set up pop-up shops at the public markets and community events after Hochul extended the state's Cannabis Showcase Event permits to small businesses, her office announced Thursday.

Under the new legislation, small farms and dispensaries are only permitted to sell their own cannabis products at the events. Patrick Reilly

Staring leads to subway shove

A staring contest on an E train erupted in violence Friday when one of the men involved shoved the other onto Manhattan subway tracks, cops said.

The two men were arguing over who stared at who first as the southbound train pulled into the West

Fourth Street Station in Greenwich Village station around 9 a.m., police said.

The victim stepped off the train — but the suspect followed him onto the platform and shoved him onto the tracks after the train pulled away, authorities said.

Quick-thinking bystand-

ers hauled the man back onto the platform before disaster struck, police said.

The victim had bruises and scratches and was taken to Bellevue Hospital.

The suspect — described as a stocky black man about 5-foot-7, dressed all in black with black and white sneak-

ers and carrying a black bag — fled downstairs in the station, toward the B/D line.

Investigators were checking station cameras to track him down. Cops are also hunting for another suspect accused of shoving a strap-hanger onto tracks in Harlem Tuesday. Joe Marino

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By SAMUEL CHAMBERLAIN and CHRIS NESI

A former Pentagon employee and his wife saw a strange, triangle-shaped aircraft fly over their Colorado home late one night in October 2023, according to a startling account included in the fifth batch of UFO files released by the Trump administration Friday.

The story, outlined in an FBI interview summary known as a Form 302 from January of this year, contains some of the most striking descriptions of any Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena — government-speak for UFOs.

The witness said he and his spouse were sitting on their back porch shortly before 11 p.m. when they noticed something flying overhead "possibly as low as 300 feet."

The summary report adds that the UFO "looked like a perfect triangle . . . without any extra wings, fins, or any bubble for the engine housing" and "appeared almost see-through" with "what appeared to be a haze or distortion around it . . . as if you were looking through mist; and that there were ripples like you were looking at an object that is underwater."

The ex-Pentagon worker insisted the object was "competely silent" and he "did not feel any rumble, static or any other effects from the object as it passed over him."

4-second sighting

Due to his less-than-perfect viewing angle at the time of the alleged sighting, the witness said he couldn't identify whether the object's shape was that of an isosceles or equilateral triangle.

He added its translucent appearance could be attributable to the UFO's "either dark gray or silver" color blending in with the night sky, and that the precise shape of the form was difficult to discern.

The witness also initially believed the triangle had "rounded edges and corners," but said that impression may have been due to the distortion around the UFO.

As the alleged craft traveled away from the couple, the man said he detected a "band of silverish blue light," which he surmised could have been a byproduct of the vessel's propulsion system.

'Translucent' UFO sighting

The pair continued to observe the UFO as it moved in a "straight path" at a "consistent elevation" — traveling rapidly and "covering a large distance."

He said the entire sighting lasted just four seconds, not enough time to whip out his phone to record or photograph it.

Living near an airport, the eyewitness claimed to be "very familiar" with the normal operation of ordinary aircraft, including private planes, helicopters and even advanced drones, but said the movement of the UFO "did not match anything he encountered before." President Trump, who ordered

the rolling disclosure this year, has said repeatedly that he is skeptical about the existence of alien life, but mandated transparency about UFOs after former President Barack Obama said of aliens during a February interview: "They're real, but I haven't seen them."

Extinct bird not such a dodo after all

They weren't the bird brain they were billed as.

Once seen as synonymous with stupidity, the dodo bird was actually not as dumb as depicted — and could've been as smart as a modern pigeon. The flightless bird's underrated intelligence was detailed in a study published in a zoological journal.

"Our findings challenge

the longstanding stereotype of the dodo as a clumsy, foolish daytime forager," Professor Vera Weisbecker, from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, wrote in The Conversation.

They set out to challenge the stigma surrounding the so-called buffoonish feath-

erbag, which went extinct in the 17th century, just decades after humans arrived on its home island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

This ground-hugging pigeon relative was reportedly wiped out by Dutch sailors — who they were completely unafraid of — via both hunting and predation by the

dogs, cats, pigs and rats the interlopers brought with them.

The recent study shows they don't deserve the evolutionary Darwin award.

To determine the extinct bird's cognitive capacity, the team of researchers conducted high-resolution CT scans of perfectly preserved dodo skulls, of which there are only three

in the world.

The team found that the "dodo's forebrain, linked to cognition and memory, was similar in proportion to other pigeons, when compared to the rest of the brain."

"In other words, there is no evidence the dodo was less intelligent than any other pigeon," the researchers wrote. Ben Cost

Hope for

16 'feral' Ohio kids

A child who was rescued from her parents' California "house of horrors" has warned the 16 "almost feral" kids found living in a feces-covered Ohio property that it will be hard for them to adjust when they are integrated into society.

Julissa Turpin, 20, told NewsNation Thursday the Siders' children will be able to heal with time — eight years after she escaped the clutches of her abusive parents David and Louise Turpin.

The Siders' children — who range in age from 1 to 18 — are in protective custody after they were rescued from the cramped 12-by-12 room in Hamden, Ohio, on June 30.

"It's gonna be really hard to adjust, but it's definitely possible," Turpin said, speaking about the road ahead. "And it's definitely possible for them to get healing and everything that they need."

Turpin, who was 10 or 11 when she escaped the four-bedroom home in Perris, Calif., revealed that common phrases sounded unfamiliar at first when she was coming to terms with her new life.

"Even with literally saying, 'How are you?' That was odd to me that people would say, 'Hi, how are you?' she said. 'It's like, 'Why is everybody asking how I am?'" Chris Bradford

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A Florida family is desperately seeking answers in the disappearance of 16-year-old Sophia Cover, who went missing July 31 after leaving her home in the early hours without explanation.

Surveillance footage showed the teen walking out of her home around 12:45 a.m. in Golden Gate Estates, a middle-class, census-designated community about 40 miles south of Fort Myers on Florida's west coast.

Authorities describe Sophia as 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 115 pounds, with brown eyes and long brown hair. Chris Nesi

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ANTHONY Michael Hall heard John Hughes' idea for a "Breakfast Club" sequel before the director's death. Hall shared on "The Rich Eisen Show" Wednesday that his final phone call with Hughes — who died in 2009 at age 59 — was about a follow-up to the 1985 classic. "The last time I spoke to Mr. Hughes, he called me with John Candy on the phone, and it was about 1988 ... and he talked about it at that time," Hall recalled. He said Hughes' plan involved the main characters — played by Hall, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald — reuniting as 30-year-olds. "So I think that it was something he was playing with," he said. "I don't know if he had written it or not."

Tuning in to kids

KELLY Clarkson has spent the year helping her children navigate the death of their father, Brandon Blackstock. "It's been an incredibly emotional year for Kelly and the kids," a source exclusively told PageSix.com's Sarah Jones of the singer (above) and her daughter, River, 12, and son, Remy, 10. "Her focus has been making sure they feel loved, supported and as stable as possible while giving them the space to grieve in their own way," Clarkson, 44, and Blackstock — who died from melanoma at 48 a year ago yesterday — divorced in 2022.

POP star Tate McRae, 23, and New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes, 25, have called it quits, Page Six can confirm — and the split appears to be icter than a hockey rink. We hear the NHL star has been blabbing to pals that he broke up with the "Exes" singer before they had a chance to publicly confirm their romance.

One source told us Hughes ultimately ended the relationship because he started seeing "red flags." They added he has already moved on and is dating other people. Meanwhile, sources close to McRae told Page Six it was she who pulled the plug.

The two first fueled dating rumors when

they were spotted out in New York several times last year. McRae then cheered him on at games, and spies caught the duo "looking flirty" while having dinner at Anton's in the West Village. Hughes reportedly pursued her by sliding into her DMs.

A source told Us Weekly in March, "They started casually seeing each other late last year, so it's still new, but they are exclusively seeing each other."

"[Tate] thinks [Jack] is a really cool guy and they have been having a lot of fun together," the source said. "She has been so supportive of his career and has been loving going to the

games and cheering him on."

There was conjecture earlier this week that the couple had split when Variety asked McRae about speculation that she's a MAGA supporter. Hughes was at the center of the rumor: When he and his fellow Team USA members took a congratulatory phone call from President Donald Trump after winning gold at the Olympics in February, the team laughed as the president made a joke denigrating the women's hockey team. McRae told the outlet, "I like to say my piece through organizations I support," including the Trevor Project and the Global Fund for Women.

The tea on late gossip journo's memoir

A memoir by the late Nikki Finke, the founding editor of Deadline and known as "the most hated reporter in Hollywood," is being shopped around by her estate, LA Material reported this week. But a p.r. source told us of the tome, "I think the story is: Who is trying to do this and why now?" According to LA Material, it's a woman named Connie Su, who met Finke at "a Wellesley College alumnae event" around 2015. "Not a chance," a close associate of Finke's told us. "Nikki never went out, never mind to a random Wellesley mixer. That's a total joke." Su

didn't comment. The book, in the works for decades, became a sticking point between Finke and her billionaire boss Jay Penske after he bought her blog in 2009. Penske said the project posed a conflict of interest, sources told us, even though Finke did not cover Simon & Schuster, the would-be publisher. Years later, Finke mysteriously pulled back the book and returned the advance. A source told us Penske now "owns all the rights." His rep didn't get back to us. Finke's former lawyer William Briggs told us he was unaware that she had an estate.

Brit raises holy hell

BRITNEY Spears believes she "failed as a mother" because one of her sons told her he doesn't believe in God. However, she is certain there's "a Holy Spirit that sits high in the kingdom of heaven ... I've been there I've felt it," she wrote in a lengthy message on X yesterday. Spears began her post with what appeared to be an old photo of sons Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, running on the beach. She claimed she "felt demoralized" after she found out five years ago that her kids "were secretly taken to the beach" by her estranged dad, Jamie Spears, and mom, Lynne Spears. The troubled pop star, 44, said she "was brainwashed into an ignorant system where every goddamn person took advantage of me." But, "I want to get closer to God and get my heart in its most beautiful, spiritual way," she wrote.

Gloom heads North

KIM Kardashian and Kanye West's 13-year-old daughter, North West, released a song about "betrayal" and "suffering." In the music video for "Aishite," the teen (above) haunts the halls of a school and an arcade, smiling to reveal black teeth. In the first verse, North sings, "Ayy, ain't nobody finna save me / Ayy, and it's drivin' me crazy / Why can't I escape? / 'Cause they chase me / Just love me / Everyone betrays me." In the next verse, she sings, "Can't be no one's friend / I can't let nobody in / Can't depend on anyone / The sufferin' won't end." Many of the comments on the video voiced concern for North. Last month, she canceled her first headlining tour less than a week before the kickoff show.

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Bride killer's 'baby' tantrum

By CHRIS NESI

The woman serving a lengthy prison term for drunkenly mowing down a new bride on her wedding night is seen moaning and wailing in rage-inducing new footage from inside the police station the night of her arrest.

Jamie Lee Komoroski, now 27, was bar-hopping in Folly Beach, SC, before she got behind the wheel of her rented Toyota Camry and slammed the car into a golf cart carrying the bride, groom and two wedding guests as they left their beachside wedding reception on April 28, 2023.

She was driving 65 in a 25 mph zone at triple the legal blood-alcohol limit at the time of the crash,

which killed bride Samantha Hutchinson, 34, and seriously injured her husband, Aric Hutchinson, 36, and their guests.

Komoroski took no responsibility at the scene, claiming she "didn't do anything wrong" as she was taken into custody.

'I can't call my dad?'

Her defiance continued at the Folly Beach police station, where she whined and cried like a child, demanding officers let her call her father in footage obtained by WCSC.

"I just wanna like, get this over with and go home," she tearfully bellyached from a chair, her hands cuffed behind her back and wearing a sports bra, an open flannel shirt and torn black jeans. "I can't call my dad?" she asked, incredulously, before an officer

told her she wasn't allowed to make a phone call yet.

"Well, what did I do?" she asked, seemingly shifting her tactics to outright denial of the carnage she caused minutes earlier.

"Nobody has any proof of anything that I did, so give me the right

NO ACCOUNTABILITY:

Police footage shows teary Jamie Lee Komoroski (above) denying responsibility after her drunken crash (top left) that killed new bride Samantha Hutchinson (below).

to call my dad," she commanded.

At that moment she appears to notice the wall-mounted camera, which she addressed directly.

"Oh, hi camera, yeah I'm crying because he's not letting me call my f-king father, even though they haven't proven s-t and don't have any right for me not to be able to contact my family or anyone that I want to, so yeah, hello, I'm crying," she said to the inanimate object.

"Ooh, I'm being just a little baby," she said, affecting a mocking tone.

Komoroski was sentenced to 25 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to felony DUI, two counts of DUI causing great bodily injury or death and reckless homicide.

Ultimate getaway – from the apocalypse

A zero-land island spanning 155 acres of deep-water lagoon in the Maldives — designed like an eco-conscious doomsday bunker for the 1% — is on the market for a cool $450 million.

The catch? It hasn't actually been built.

Dubbed "The Adaptive

Atoll," the eye-watering resort concept calls for a submerged rail infrastructure and Brutalist "Mother-Ship" fortresses enabling mechanically dockable overwater suites — scalable, customizable and designed to rise with the ocean, the Daily Mail reported.

The futuristic concept would "bypass the land-submersion crisis" with technology developed by Private Islands Inc., the listing on the firm's website indicates. It provides "a permanent situation in an uncertain world."

The Adaptive Atoll "com-

bats rising sea levels by decoupling the resort from fixed land," Private Islands Inc. founder Chris Krolow told The Post. His firm markets around 1,000 islands for sale or rent.

Rather than sitting on sinking sand, the island relies on an earthquake-re-

sistant rail system built directly into the lagoon floor. The hidden tracks silently shuttle modular overwater suites across the water, docking them into massive, solar-powered Brutalist fortresses made from raw timber and coralline stone.

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'Cursed' building fatal leap

A man jumped to his death from a ritzy but "cursed" pre-war Manhattan building just steps from Gracie Mansion on Thursday afternoon, according to police and sources.

Police found the 62-year-old man on scaffolding outside 10 Gracie Square in Yorkville around 2:30 p.m., cops said.

EMS rushed to the scene and soon pronounced the man dead.

The man appeared to have jumped off the building, according to sources.

The expensive 15-story-tall co-op, built in 1931, is just steps away from the mayor's residence and has had many rich and famous residents over the years, with former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama having eyed buying into the building.

It counts among its previous tenants former first lady of China Madame Chiang Kai-shek, media mogul Steve Ross and socialite Brooke Astor.

But the building has gained a reputation as potentially cursed.

Both author Jean Stein and Carter Cooper, the son of fashion designer and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, took their own lives by jumping from penthouses at the building.

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Fiend posted attack: cops

A North Carolina career criminal is accused of randomly punching and hospitalizing a woman while chasing down another victim in a separate attack as he posted the disturbing footage across social media.

Di-Quan Schafer Hunt was arrested Thursday for committing the alleged assault in a residential neighborhood on the 400 block of East Boulevard in Charlotte, NC, on July 30, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.

Police busted Hunt, 32, when the department was presented with several videos on his social-media page. Nicholas McEntyre

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LUCIANO FRATTOLIN Accused of killing girl, 9.

'Kid slay'

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Luciano Frattolin may take the stand in his own defense Monday — an explosive potential turn in his trial as he faces a mountain of evidence that he murdered his 9-year-old daughter.

The Canadian coffee entrepreneur, 45, maintained his innocence during a brief exchange with Judge Tatiana Coffinger in Essex County Court on Friday, while indicating he wanted to take the weekend to decide whether to testify in what would be a desperate — and legally daring — attempt to somehow counteract three weeks of testimony to show he killed daughter Melina and dumped her body upstate.

He appeared convinced in his ability to prove his wafer-thin story originally given to cops that Melina was kidnapped along a thruway rest stop.

He's alleged to have murdered her and proceeded to dump her body in a swampy brook near Ticonderoga.

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A gunman opened fire outside a busy Bronx elevated station Thursday evening, striking two victims and sending bystanders running for their lives.

The shooting, steps away from the West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue station, was captured on surveillance footage and shows a man dressed in a white hoodie spraying bullets into a plaza at about 6 p.m.

A 20-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his leg and a 31-year-old was hit in the buttocks, police said. Ella Morrison

NYC 'SEEN IT' DEPT.

By DANIEL CODY

It was a diamond in the rough stuff.

A Brooklyn resident accidentally tossed two heirloom rings in the garbage last week — but the precious jewels were quickly found after searchers sifted through up to 20,000 pounds of putrid rubbish.

The deflating ordeal unfolded on Tuesday after the New Yorker inadvertently parted ways with an antique, four-generation platinum and diamond engagement ring and a small gold and diamond promise ring, the Sanitation Department said.

In a panic, the resident flagged down two DSNY workers on the street, kicking off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the happy ending.

How they search

The sanitation workers contacted their supervisor to arrange a search at a waste-management facility on Varick Street and the rings were found within just 10 minutes of searching, a Sanitation spokesperson told The Post Friday.

"This was a very unique case where the rings were thrown into a compacting system at a large residential building," the DSNY rep said.

"In every one of these cases, when we get the call, we isolate the truck, arrange a time for the search, and then we slowly dump the contents — up to 20,000 pounds of trash — across a concrete tipping floor."

While the DSNY orchestrates these searches by providing access to facilities and equipment,

THEY DIG IT: Two Sanitation Department veterans celebrate the recovery of two heirloom rings (inset) accidentally thrown away — but then found amid 20,000 pounds of trash.

Garbage

heroes find rings

the department noted that its personnel generally do not assist in the physical search for lost items.

"If the truck has already dumped its load at a transfer station, there is no way to recover the lost item, as it is almost immediately mixed with trash from other trucks and put into a barge or rail car," the DSNY spokesperson said.

However, a search is possible if residents contact the DSNY and reach the facility on time.

"Sometimes we are able to use some clues to point the resident in the right direction," the representative explained. "For example, if the address was at the beginning of a collection route, we will point the resident toward the material at the back of the truck." The unlucky and be-

reft can bring a friend to assist in the search, although the task is hygienically daunting.

The DSNY provides searchers with equipment including gloves, shovels, pickers and other tools.

Residents who accidentally toss a valuable item should call 311 as soon as possible, according to the department's standard procedure.

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$162M 'sand castle' Hamptons listing

The sky's the limit in the Hamptons.

There the summer of stratospheric listings just booked another contender — a grand $162 million East Hampton compound that will rise from the dunes and replace a storied estate purchased in March for $72 million, The Post has learned. The five-month quick flip

for 43 East Dune Lane comes all-inclusive for the buyer, most notably with the skills of award-winning architects and builders — and all construction permits planned to be in place.

While in former years the purchase would be a shoo-in as the most expensive listed residential property ever in the area, this

year there is potentially intimidating competition.

The estate sits between Calvin Klein's former East Hampton compound, which listed in June for a breathtaking $165 million, and the Sagaponack home of billionaire hedge-fund manager Zach Schreiber that listed the same month for $152.5 million. Right now,

the record stands with the $147 million Further Lane buy in 2014 by another hedge fund billionaire, Barry Rosenstein.

The current East Dune Lane home comes with real princess pedigree. Longtime owner Lee Radziwill, the sister of Jackie Onassis, held that title when married to Prince Stanislaw Albrecht

Radziwill. After their 1974 divorce, the Hamptons upper crust still called her by the royal moniker.

Radziwill bought the property in the late 1980s for a bit over $6 million and lived there for more than a decade with husband Herbert Ross, who directed the films "Footloose" and "Steel Magnolias." Karen Talley

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It's Zoh vs. Zoh

Mayor's marts will fight against others NY aids

MAYOR Mamdani's city-owned supermarkets are ill-considered for many reasons: They'll undercut minority-owned neighborhood bodegas. They'll create an incentive for buyers to resell the cheap goods at higher prices.

These issues may not concern Mamdani, but something else should: Hizzoner will be competing against himself. That's because another city program already provides financial incentives to private supermarkets to open in the same neighborhoods where Mamdani wants to open his socialist competitors.

Since 2009, the city Economic Development Corp. and Department of City Planning have run the Food Retail Expansion to Support Health Program. Its goals largely overlap with the mayor's: "to develop and expand full-service grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods."

But rather than compete against existing markets, FRESH set out simply to create more of them, and to encourage affordability through private-sector competition "by lowering the costs of owning, leasing, developing, and renovating supermarket retail space."

The combination of lower taxes and zoning relief to make it possible to build large markets has worked: 30 new 5,000-6,000 square foot markets have opened across all five boroughs.

One, Food Bazaar on 125th Street in Manhattan, is just a 5-minute walk from Mamdani's proposed "La Marqueta" site; two others, the Lincoln Market on St. Nicholas Avenue and Ideal Food Basket on Lexington Avenue, are within walking distance or a short bus ride away. An EDC map shows a fourth FRESH market of 7,000 square feet planned for Park Avenue in Harlem.

Anyone shopping at Fine Fair on the Grand Concourse in The Bronx, Food Bazaar on Northern Boulevard in Queens or Key Foods on Sand Lane Avenue on Staten Island is no longer "underserved," thanks to FRESH.

So, too, are shoppers at Ideal Food Basket on Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville. That's especially welcome because it can serve nearby public-housing projects, where stores have historically

Food fight: Mayor's Marqueta mart may threaten nearby FRESH stores.

not been permitted to operate (another bad Robert Moses decision) and elderly residents fear to walk with their grocery carts.

Begun under the Bloomberg administration and promoted by Eric Adams, FRESH was meant to provide incentives for private enterprise, not to undermine it. Rather than force private opera-

HOWARD HUSOCK

tors to compete with city-run markets that pay no rent or property tax, FRESH offers a tax break to private

owners, including an exemption from local sales tax on "materials used to construct, renovate, or equip the facility."

The program reflects the understanding that it's a market's availability that's what's important. The city doesn't need to subsidize prices, not when 1.8 million New Yorkers already get help via federal food stamps.

At least until Mamdani's election, city agencies were crowing about FRESH's success — claiming to have generated "$177 million in private capital investments toward local urban real estate and retail economies" and to have helped create "more than 1,400 new jobs and successfully secured the retention of over 600 existing retail jobs."

Nor were these markets pushing unhealthy products; city incentives required 500 square feet of fresh produce.

Under Adams, city pols gushed over the program. In 2023, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson cheered, "With too many of our residents and families in the Bronx living far

away from fresh produce, and unhealthy food items often seen as the only option, we are grateful for the FRESH program."

Comptroller Mark Levine praised the markets in Harlem, saying he looked "forward to continuing to work" with city officials to "eliminate food deserts and create a healthier borough and city."

But FRESH markets in Harlem will now have to compete with Mamdani's "Marqueta." And city agencies have turned their attention to finding sites for more Mamdani Marts, rather than pushing for more FRESH markets, as planned under Adams.

Rather than compete with existing stores, the city should find ways to bring markets to the worst food deserts — i.e., the NY-CHA "campuses," many of which are distant from fresh food.

That includes some of America's largest public-housing developments: Cypress Hills (pop. 3,400) in Brooklyn; South Jamaica (pop. 2,380) in Queens; Manhattanville (pop. 3,055) in Manhattan — all a long walk or costly Uber from fresh groceries.

Maybe the city could provide 24-hour security for markets willing to open in a public-housing project. Of course, that would require Mamdani to admit limited access to fresh food is not the fault of capitalist greed but threats from crime.

Meanwhile, City Hall would do well to build on the success of its practical, existing market program — rather than indulge in its misguided socialist scheme.

Howard Husock is the author of "The Projects: A New History of Public Housing."

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Democrat: Don't Bet on DSAers Sinking Party

Looking at "what happened in the early 2010s," Republicans might not be "so sanguine or Democrats so concerned" about the rise of Democratic Socialists of America radicals ascendant, muses Daniel Lipinski at The Wall Street Journal — yet we should worry more "about the country's future." Dems in 2010 thought the Tea Party would hurt Republicans, yet the GOP scored "historic gains in the House" that year — and Tea Party Republicans then tied their party's hands by "refusing to vote" for anything less than their full agenda, and the righties claimed victory again in 2014. So it's "foolish" to think the DSA today will "sink Democrats" this fall: It might "not only capture the Democratic Party" but "ride it to victory" in the November. That's not a "prediction" — but "a warning."

Foreign desk: Venezuelans Want Real Change

Seven months after Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's removal, tyranny is "down, but not done" in Venezuela, laments Arturo McFields at The Hill, as the regime seems "willing to do anything" but take "concrete steps towards relinquishing power." Delcy Rodriguez's interim government is in "a new dialogue" with the opposition reps, but so far off the table National Assembly are discussions about ending opposition figure Maria Corina Machado's exile and releasing 379 political prisoners. Only 23% of the population approves of Rodriguez's performance; most Venezuelans "want real change, not half measures." The Trump administration needs to "finish the job" and work towards dismantling this "repressive system," by guaranteeing free elections and freeing all political prisoners. Venezuela needs democracy and freedom to prosper, not a "new face from an old dictatorship."

Sports beat: The Dodgers' Cash Advantage

The Dodgers "surged to a 40 percent chance of winning it all" after nabbing pitching ace Tarik Skubal this week, notes Reason's Jason Russell — and while the team is well run, it sure helps to have "a lot more money to burn" thanks to the "court-ordered agreement" that shields the "from the MLB's revenue-sharing agreements." Yes: Before the current run of "13 straight playoff seasons," the team was "basically out of money" in 2011. The, in a bankruptcy-court settlement, "then MLB Commissioner Bud Selig" agreed to value the Dodgers' "next TV deal" at just $84 million a year — when the actual agreement is now "worth an average of $334 million a year, and lasts until 2038." This is "basically a huge annual windfall for the Dodgers, more than enough to cover the salaries of a few star players."

Conservative: Leftists Cheer Tragedy for Foes

Terminally online leftists love to "chortle" over their enemies' "untimely death," "dancing on their graves" before they are even dug, thunders Spiked's Brendan O'Neill. The brutal murder of "Tory grand dame" Ann Widdecombe inspired "glee" among the "death-laughers"; Charlie Kirk's assassination had "haters" chanting "Bye, Nazi bitch"; now the death of Brit columnist Rod Liddle has inspired "depthless narcissists" to "celebrate" the passing of a man whose offense was "saying things you disagree with" and cheering "because it means you and your piss-weak constitution will be spared his hurry words." All this hate "is proof that university now makes you

dumb," as "a whole new generation has been trained to cherish their self-esteem above all else."

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Vance: Consequences for Fraudsters

Social programs "funded by the generosity" of the people aid "countless Americans," observes Vice President JD Vance at The Washington Post, but the inherent "trust" that backslops these programs "is hard to sustain when a government turns a blind eye to fraud." Team Trump's new task force "has taken a sledgehammer to fraud," uncovering "$230 billion in fraud across Medicare, Medicaid," SNAP and other programs. The "mission" "is straightforward": "Protect taxpayers," jail "fraudsters," and ensure that benefits "reach the Americans they were intended to help." The Task Force to Eliminate Fraud "is restoring accountability" with "centuries" of prison time and "billions" in forfeiture and restitution achieved.

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Three cheers to the Senate for overwhelmingly passing Lindsey Graham's "sanctions from Hell" bill, which could be the knockout punch against Russia's staggering economy.

The House needs to pass the bill ASAP upon its return at month's end: With the Pentagon unable to supply more Patriot interceptors, Ukrainian civilians now face a daily deadly pounding from Vladimir Putin's missiles.

The bill authorizes President Trump to impose "secondary sanctions," 100% tariffs, on the top five buyers of Russian energy — a list that includes China, India and Turkey — until they switch to other suppliers. Just as with Kyiv's drone attacks on Moscow's oil industry, the goal is choke off the revenues the Kremlin must have to continue the war.

With its added personal sanctions against Putin and his inner circle, the bill is a fitting tribute to the late Sen. Graham, whose steely opposition to America's enemies will define his legacy.

The war is nearly halfway through its fifth year, with Ukraine heroically standing up to the invader, stunning the world with the ingenuity of its drone advances and its dogged defiance of Putin and his criminal approach to war.

More reason to slam Russia's economy: New intelligence suggest the Madman of Moscow plans to test NATO's resolve as soon as this fall with some kind of attack, perhaps even a limited invasion, in a bid to splinter the Western alliance.

The sanctions bill will offer its own test of the alliance: Under legacy contract obligations set to expire next year, Germany, Belgium and France still import natural gas from Russia to help power the European grid: Can they end those deals ahead of schedule to further pressure Putin?

Putin will not stop unless and until he has no other choice: On top of whatever other help the West can provide Ukraine, starving Russia's war machine is both in every civilized nation's interest and a moral necessity.

Maybe Legal, Still Corrupt

Peter Stein, the so-called "Boss of the Beach" now collecting a $570,000 pension after careers with the Department of Education and Parks Department, is just the poster boy for corrupt abuse of New York public-employees benefits — and union leaders' complete lack of shame at these absurdities is damning.

And that it's (mostly) completely legal doesn't make it any less corrupt.

Stein worked as a full-time middle school gym teacher and (since teachers get summers off) as chief lifeguard, crucially also wielding power as a United Federation of Teachers chapter leader and the iron-fisted boss of the lifeguard supervisors' union, an affiliate of District Council 37.

He left the job amid a Department of Investigation probe over allegations of mismanagement, retaliation and inaction on sexual harassment — getting out in time to safely score that absurd payout.

He's one of 62 new retirees who scored pensions of at least $200,000 last year, per

data on the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY website; 490 got six-figure payouts.

The core system is not an outrage: Most "full career" city retirees receive modest payouts — averaging $62,582 last year.

But bigwigs and insiders exploit the rules to win obscene amounts, notes the Empire Center's Abdullah Ar Rafee: "Between overtime spiking and legacy benefit rules, New York's pension design rewards benefit padding at the explicit expense of the public."

And the corruption is growing worse: The number of six-figure retirees has doubled from about 1,600 in 2020 to 3,200 in 2025.

Meanwhile the total pensioner population grew 7%, from 150,563 to 160,982 in 2025, while total payouts jumped 24%, more than three times as fast.

You'll never hear the leaders any municipal union express outrage at these abuses, let alone offer to cooperate in reforms that could end them. Which means they don't really care about the corruption . . . or they're a part of it.

Eric Adams' Winning War

New York City is winning ex-Mayor Eric Adams' war on rats — and it looks like Los Angeles should give him a call.

Gotham's 311 line got about 9,900 calls for rats in the first seven months of 2026 — a 22% drop from 2025 and the first time the number fell below 10,000 for that period since 2020. Everyone knows Adams deserves the credit: No past mayor ever dared declare this war, which seemed unwinnable.

Yet he and then-Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch got it done, with innovations like the sealed Empire Bins that got rat-friendly trash out of reach. Manhattan Community Board 9 saw a 35% drop in rat sightings after the bins came in last year; they should be universal by 2031.

Over to LA, where rat-flea-born typhus cases are up 2,300% since 2009; every recent year has set a new record. Last year, Los Angeles "beat" Chicago for No. 1 on pest-control firm Orkin's annual list of the nation's most rat-infested major cities.

LA authorities claim they lack the resources to beat the rodents, though the city has a $15 billion budget and the county $50 billion.

They could blame Sacramento, which in '20 restricted rat poisons in the name of protecting wildlife, and passed harsher limits in '24.

And they should beg Eric Adams to come to town and install him as rat czar, with all the support he demands. Winning the war on rats starts with leadership, which the City of Angels plainly sorely lacks.

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The Socialist Takeover Is No Laughing Matter

• I'm assuming high-school students don't read George Orwell's "Animal Farm" anymore, since it doesn't support liberal agendas ("Democrats, Save Your Party," Editorial, Aug. 6).

But the line, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others," should be reverberating in everyone's heads right now. This is exactly what we have in store for us if the Democratic Socialists of America and their terrified Democrat enablers attain power in this country.

While they preach fairness, they're really interested in installing a cabal of like-minded comrades to impose their thoughts and beliefs upon the rest of us. While most of us will suffer horribly, the "more equal" overlords will make out just fine.

David Moody, Carmel

• I agree with The Post that sane Democrats need to find a spine and fight back against this growing wave of fanatics and imbeciles.

But what The Post hasn't ever said is that, likewise, sane Republicans must fight back against equally fanatic MAGA-types and their elected representatives, who refuse to stand up to President Trump and his corrupt administration.

By the way, rumor has it that Lindsay Graham's autopsy didn't reveal a spine. No surprise there.

Mitch Berkowitz

Philadelphia, Pa.

• The Democratic Party abandoned its core base of the middle- and working-class decades ago. Now it is floundering and being taken over by the DSA.

On principle, the same working class will not align itself with the socialists. That same prin-

THE ISSUE: The left's soaring power in the Democratic Party, with the rise of Abdul El-Sayed and others.

Abdul El-Sayed

ciple does not exist with our politicians, who have no principles whatsoever.

Tony Giametta Oceanside

• Rather than allowing the DSA to define the Democratic Party, I propose embracing a new identity: Democrats 2.0. The name implies both renewal and forward-thinking.

It speaks to younger voters who are looking for fresh ideas, while reassuring older voters that the party is prepared to adapt to a changing political landscape.

Just as important, it would make it more difficult for Republicans, Tea Party activists and MAGA supporters to paint all Democrats as communists — a familiar line of attack that is almost certain to intensify as the election approaches.

Denny Freidenrich

Laguna Beach, Calif.

• The DSAers couldn't have entered the Democratic Party without being invited. Upon entry, they are quickly taking over the party and trying to kill this country.

MAGA is the daylight that will save America.

Mike Santavicca

Yonkers

• Abdul El-Sayed's pri-

mary victory tells the story of a radical change in the Dems' philosophy. There is no doubt that the up-and-coming Democratic Socialists could dominate in the not-so-distant future.

Thanks to Trump, his war, the failing economy and his unsuccessful policies, the Republican Party is in for a fight this November.

Ron Zajicek, Cortlandt

• Watching how the so-called "moderate" Democrats are lining up to back the radical left primary winners, who want to tear up the Constitution, is proof that it is party over country for them!

Steven Mendelsohn

Whitestone

• The far left is handing the midterms to the Republicans — but never underestimate the GOP's ability to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory, even though they would actually do something good with the majority.

James Schwartz

Summit, NJ

• With all the red flags flying (no pun intended), it is amazing that some American citizens are giving the country away. Do they not realize that socialism is just another form of mass slavery? What do they think complete reliance on a government means?

Socialism is just the word being used by the radicals to attract the ignorant. Benjamin Franklin was correct when he stated, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

Susan Cienfuegos

New Rochelle

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A Crisis of Weapons

DURING the 1979-1981 hostage crisis, a defiant Iran starkly demonstrated the limits of American power. Forty-five years later, it is doing the same thing, although in vastly different circumstances.

Back then, a time when the post-Vietnam military was at a low ebb, we didn't strike Iran and a long-shot rescue operation ended in abject failure. Now, with the US military at its most proficient and professional in history, we have inflicted punishing blows against the regime but still haven't been able to impose our will — in part because we are running low on the munitions necessary to prosecute the war.

Not only is this embarrassing; it is dangerous. If Operation Midnight Hammer — last year's lightning strike against Iranian nuclear facilities — demonstrated the prowess of the US military and sent a useful deterrent message to our enemies, the Iran War is now doing the opposite.

We're running low on missiles and interceptors in a months-long conflict with a beleaguered second-rate power. What would happen in drawn-out conflict with a major adversary?

President Trump has posted a thunderous denunciation of leaks to the media about our low weapons stocks, and they are indeed irresponsible. But this problem is a matter of public record and has been tracked by outside organizations.

At the end of July, the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that out of an arsenal of 2,330 Patriot interceptors prior to

the Iran war, we had roughly 800 remaining. We were down to roughly 250 THAAD interceptors from 450 at the start of the war.

On top of this, news organizations are reporting that we are almost out of ATACMS — a ground-launched precision-strike missile — and Precision Strike Missiles, the newer, longer-range successor to ATACMS. This isn't comforting at a time when a war with China could be in the offing.

Even before Operation Epic Fury, a war game involving a conflict in the Taiwan Strait conducted by CSIS had the United States run-

ning out of key munitions in days or weeks. What happened? This is a crisis a long time in the making.

As defense analyst Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute has warned for years, skimping on the acquisition of munitions was an easy way to meet constrained Pentagon budgets, and we relied on optimistic scenarios about potential wars to justify chronically insufficient production.

For some understandable reasons, we also emphasized sophisticated missiles and interceptors over "good enough" systems.

This led to Iran, for instance, forcing us to use highly expensive, difficult-to-replace interceptors against cheap, bulk threats from drones.

All this means that we've shot off ordnance that it will take us years to build again. According to media reports, we've used about half our supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles, when we've been manufacturing fewer than 100 a year.

We need to put missile production on a wartime footing, and leverage hungry new defense firms to produce cheaper precision missiles and interceptors at scale.

In World War II terms, it's the difference between the easy-to-maintain and mass-produced Sherman tank and the exquisite and powerful, but ultimately impractical, German Tiger. Whatever advantages the Tiger had in armor and punch, you'd still rather be the US with 50,000 Shermans than the Germans with 1,500 Tigers.

The Trump administration has been talking the right game, and there have been encouraging moves. It has signed agreements to acquire 10,000 cruise missiles over three years at a cost of a few hundred thousand dollars each, far less than a Tomahawk at more than $2 million.

Wars always bring surprises. It should have been a shock to no one, though, that contemporary military conflict is largely missile warfare, or that we'd have trouble sustaining prolonged hostilities given that we started out with inadequate stocks.

The American way of warfare is often to mess it up before adjusting and getting it right. The course correction here should be considered the most urgent priority of US national security.

X: @RichLowry

Assisted Suicide's Tragic Slippery Slope

NEW York's pro-death community must have celebrated Wednesday when the state's Medical Aid in Dying law kicked in. But for a horrifying, real-life illustration of the slippery slope such laws face, look no further than the Netherlands.

There, activists — many in the medical professions — have become part of a pernicious death cult, roaming almost at will through homes, nursing facilities and, increasingly, hospices with their macabre mantra: Death on demand, anywhere, anytime, for anyone, for any reason.

It was difficult to imagine such a state of affairs getting worse, but it did when the country breached the final remaining taboo against assisted suicide and euthanasia and OK'd the medicalized killing of children between 1 and 12 years old.

Until two years ago, such paths were only available to patients 12 years and older. For 12- to 16-year-olds, parental permission was required. Anyone over 18 was fair game. Infants from birth to a year old were also previously covered under statute.

But two years ago, the Netherlands moved to close that age gap, authorizing the administered death of children between 1 and 12. Tragically, it didn't take long for a child to be medically killed.

Late last year, in a case just now being revealed in a government report, doctors euthanized a child under the age of 12 for the first time. Details from the Dutch health minister were sketchy, hidden behind bureaucratic mumblings about "confidentiality" and "statistics."

In the drab parlance of a bean-counting apparatchik, the minister reported that the child was "incurably ill" — a glib toady describing the case as if it were per-capita

MARK P. MOSTER

information were they given about the dire medical circumstances? Was that information biased in favor of euthanasia? Were the parents bullied into the death decision by ghoulish doctors who enthusiastically cheer on euthanasia for kids?

Furthermore, how could the medical professionals and parents conclude with absolute certainty that the child understood the full consequences of ending his or her own life? The idea that a 10-year-old possesses the maturity and judgment necessary to make such an irreversible decision is difficult to take seriously.

More likely, doctors convinced the parents, and the parents convinced the child, that the best medical

A child in dire need . . . of love is dead.

consumption of potatoes: a nameless child, nameless parents, nameless bureaucrats, nameless medical professionals, a nameless illness.

These are strange omissions when the Dutch pro-deathers bang on endlessly about transparency, honesty and "guardrails."

Yet the notion of medical confidentiality rings hollow. Confidentiality could well be maintained while still providing information about the child's illness and prognosis, at the least.

Without this information, we are left to trust what the Dutch government tells us with no ability to verify whether the reporting is accurate or a macabre charade.

But some things we do know. First, the child's parents had to give permission for this to happen. Dutch law is clear: Children and adolescents under 16 must have parental permission to be killed.

Second, government policy stipulates the "doctor will involve the child, insofar as they are capable, in the decision and must be satisfied that the child's life is not being ended against their will."

Let's suppose this child was 10. How were the parents (and child) convinced death was the only option? Were they offered medical interventions aside from death? What

treatment was death. Now, a child in dire need of supportive medical care, comfort and love is dead.

Of course, right on cue, all the useless government excuses came tumbling out: This is a very rare case, there was no other possible solution, the euthanasia doctor's actions will be strictly reviewed, on and on. The truth is no Dutch medical professional has ever gotten more that the mildest slap on the wrist related to "improper" euthanasia, which almost always means a minor slip in filing the euthanasia paperwork.

Bottom line: Anyone can now be euthanized in the Netherlands at any time of life — from birth to old age, with doctors medically killing even children because of what they say is a "medical necessity." It's cold and heartless — regarded as a mere administrative duty to be reported in anodyne, inscrutable language in some annual report.

Weep for this little child and for the many other children who will surely follow him or her to their early graves in the Netherlands. And maybe soon in New York, too.

Mark P. Mostert, Ph.D., is senior researcher at Able Americans, the National Center for Public Policy Research's project to support Americans living with disabilities.

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At today's four hearts, South wins the first spade with the king and draws trumps. He has nine top tricks and chances for one more. Say he leads a diamond to dummy's king. East takes the ace and shifts to a club: deuce, jack, three. West leads a diamond to East's queen, and when East leads another club, West's king scores for down one.

South should extend the principle of leading to his high cards. After he draws trumps, he leads a diamond from dummy toward his jack. When East has the queen, South is sure of a diamond trick.

If West had the queen of diamonds, South could lead toward the king. If that failed, he would have a club play in reserve.

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1 Kitchen drawer?

6 Follow

10 NYC venue whose final show featured Patti Smith

14 Economic justice topic

16 Willie who broke the NHL's color barrier

17 Forest formations with mythological associations

18 Crux

19 Useful element in making connections

20 Group in Mercury's orbit?

21 Causes of spiraling, at times

22 Their feet may have claws

23 Writers commissioned for tributes

25 Tightens, perhaps

28 Down for drama?

29 Stuff

30 Chrysler that won the 1978 Mo-

tor Trend Car of the Year Award

33 Receive

33 Receive

34 Offline

35 Threw a pity party, perhaps

36 Feature of HAL 9600 in "2001: A

Space Odyssey"

38 Nephric

39 Coin bearing a bear

40 Bear claw, e.g.

41 Volunteer

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42 Result of productive talks 43 Some bookmarks

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44 "Find out" 46 Mercury, for one

46 Mercury, for one 49 Nursing spot

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50 "Perfectly reasonable"

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53 Clue in evolutionary history

54 Cobble's tool

55 Around

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Boeing blow

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the inspections of Boeing 737 MAX jets for cracks in the body of the aircraft. Cracks were found on hundreds of older 737 models in a structural reinforcement around one of the plane's doors, the agency said.

Four for icon

Ford Motor has told car dealers it intends to produce a four-door, gas-powered version of the Mustang for the first time, The Wall Street Journal reported. The model could go on sale before the close of the decade.

Wendy's ails

Wendy's withdrew its outlook and slashed its quarterly dividend, as the fast-food chain's turnaround struggles to pick up steam. US same-restaurant sales plunged 7% in the second quarter.

Hype builds

Take-Two Interactive stock rose 6% after the video-game publisher described preorders for upcoming game "Grand Theft Auto 6" as "exceptional."

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OpenAI's upcoming smart home device is a doughnut-shaped speaker with cameras — a smart speaker without a display and likely to cost over $300, Bloomberg reported.

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Wall St. rips 'insulting' Mamdani's new panel

By CHARLES GASPARINO and JAMES FRANEY

Wall Streeters slammed Mayor Mamdani's new so-called "Business Advisory Council," calling it "phony" and a "waste of time" after the far-left pol delivered months of insults to the business community.

The panel aims to tap key industries for advice and feedback to the mayor, City Hall confirmed to The Post Friday. The Mamdani administration has invited bankers including Robert Wolf, the former chief executive officer of UBS Americas and an ally of former President Obama's, Bloomberg reported.

"Phony. A pretend effort to fool reasonable people into thinking [Mamdani] is willing to be reasonable towards business," a top Wall Street exec said of the board.

A Wall Street CEO called it "probably a waste of time," scoffing that Wolf is "a bag of air."

A Wall Street lawyer said of Wolf, a major Democratic Party donor: "The old UBS guy? He's kind of a douche."

Fired biz advisers

Mamdani recently axed the advisers of a major nonprofit that channels private sector donations to fund city initiatives.

The 34-year-old dismissed all of the advisory board members of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City.

The new advisory board will be a poor substitute, the lawyer said.

"It only exists to get checks from appointees for the mayor's pet projects," the person said. "Mam is appointing many folks who can't write checks, so I don't get it."

Wolf dismissed the criticism as "uninformed gossip."

No love lost

"If Mamdani or anyone else asks for my advice on how to make New York city thrive, I would raise my hand if they were Democrat or Republican," he told The Post.

Wolf declined to confirm whether he's joining the business panel.

A separate source briefed on the matter said there has been "no formal ask or acceptance" among the names floated

The new group is set to provide the mayor with direct feedback from the finance, technology and real estate sectors.

Along with Wolf, City Hall has reportedly invited ex-Lazard global investment banking chief Antonio

Weiss and Bank of America's New York City president, Jose Tavarez.

"The administration is in the process of reaching out to business executives to form a Business Advisory Council," a City Hall spokesperson said. "The purpose of the council is to engage with business leaders for their insights and input as we build an economic development strategy that improves life for all New Yorkers."

Not everyone on Wall Street was completely dismissive.

"Wolf says he's only doing stuff with Mamdani because he gives a s-t about NYC," a friend of the ex-banker said.

Since taking office this year, Mamdani has been angering some of New York's powerful business elite — drawing criticism from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Citadel founder Ken Griffin.

Griffin was the subject of a mayoral video in which Mamdani stood outside his Manhattan condo to announce his plan to tax second homes.

"Remember the Saul Alinksy formula — deception is a tool for amassing power," the Wall Street exec said, referring to the late Chicago radical.

Mamdani, Tavarez and Weiss didn't respond to requests for comment.

Don's new bid to broom Fed gov Cook

President Trump is reviving his effort to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with the White House giving her several weeks to answer mortgage-fraud allegations in the wake of comments from her voicing support of hiking interest rates.

Deputy White House Chief of Staff Dan Scavino told Cook in a letter dated Wednesday that Trump is "considering" removing her and that there is "sufficient reason to believe that you made false statements on one or more mortgage

agreements," according to a copy of the missive obtained by The Post.

Scavino, who also heads the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, demanded Cook provide an "explanation for your false statements and accompany-

ing evidence" within three weeks.

The letter marks Trump's latest attempt to remove Cook after the Supreme Court in June blocked his initial firing in a 5-4 decision — while leaving the door open for the president to try

again if he gives her notice and an opportunity to respond.

Cook's attorney, Abbe Lowell, vowed another court fight, telling The Post, "These allegations are as baseless now as they were a year ago." Ariel Zilber

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Israeli consul cancels NYT

Israel's firebrand consul general in New York exclusively shared with The Post that he's fed up with the hostile New York Times — and canceled all of the Upper East Side consulate's subscriptions to the publication.

"Ofir Akunis, Israel's Consul General in New York, ordered a cancellation of the Israeli Consulate's New York Times subscription on Friday," according to a statement exclusively shared

with The Post.

"The cancellation comes after what he described as the paper's series of false blood libels and ongoing incitement against the Jewish state," the statement added.

Akunis (right) himself minced no words.

"The New York Times has crossed every red line. This is no longer 'journalism' but a well-oiled, coordinated machine spreading blood libels against the

Jewish state. Enough is enough!" he said in the statement.

"The New York Times is a newspaper that routinely publishes false blood libels and has, over many years, consistently incited hate against the State of Israel," Akunis continued.

The Times didn't respond to a request for comment.

Akunis has also been a fierce critic of Mayor Mamdani.

Doree Lewak

UNF'AI'R to the right

3% of Yahoo News from conservative sources

By THOMAS BARRABI

Yahoo's AI-powered news tool has a clear bias against conservative viewpoints — with just 3% of its featured articles coming from right-leaning outlets in the past three months, according to a new analysis released Thursday.

Media Research Center — a conservative watchdog that has previously called out Apple News, Google and other aggregators for alleged bias — conducted a review of the "Yahoo 100" feed. The tool "uses AI to identify emerging stories and generate summaries" to provide "a real-time snapshot of what the internet is talking about," according to Yahoo.

Of a total of 1,218 articles reviewed from May through July, 859 — or about 70% — came from news outlets that are clas-

sified as left-leaning. Meanwhile, a paltry 35 stories — or just 3% — came from right-leaning outlets like The Post, Fox News or The Telegraph.

"Yahoo claiming its new trending feed reflects gen-

uine cultural conversations across the internet is a total sham. MRC Free Speech America's latest findings prove that Yahoo is falling right in line with the rest of the biased news aggregators — Apple News, Goo-

gle News and MSN — in aggressively slanting what the public sees," MRC President David Bozell said in a statement.

"Across all four platforms, Big Tech is actively rigging the news feed to

suppress conservative voices and insulate millions of readers in a left-wing echo chamber," Bozell added.

MRC noted that Yahoo 100 also features content from the site's "Yahoo Scout" tool, which was built using Anthropic's Claude model — which itself has faced allegations of bias in its responses.

Yahoo says Scout uses "Microsoft Bing's grounding API" to ensure that its AI-generated answers "are informed by authoritative sources from across the open web."

MRC alleged in a blog post about its findings that "authoritative sources" are a "leftist catchphrase often used to excuse censorship of media sources that run afoul of the left's narrative."

Reps for Yahoo, Anthropic and Microsoft didn't return requests for comment.

tbarrabi@nypost.com

CBS 'Koup' without Tony

"CBS Evening News" scored its best weekly audience in months — as struggling anchor Tony Dokoupil was on vacation.

The show averaged 4.1 million viewers for the week of July 27, according to Nielsen, marking the show's best performance in 17 weeks and the first time the "Evening News" has topped the 4 million-viewer mark since late March.

The upbeat numbers came as

Matt Gutman filled in for Dokoupil, who has struggled to keep the show's ratings above 4 million in recent months.

"If this trend continues, [CBS News Editor-in-Chief] Bari Weiss will have to think about changing anchors," a CBS source said.

Gutman was hired by Weiss in December.

CBS News didn't return requests for comment. Alexandra Steigrad

Ransom hackers $core

Ransom-seeking hackers targeted dozens of prominent US financial institutions and other major businesses over the past month, a report said.

Google disclosed the ongoing cyberattacks earlier this week, with Reuters reporting that the targeted firms included Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group, Clearlake Capital and Moody's.

The cybercriminals did their

hacking the old-fashioned way, simply calling up employees at those businesses, posing as company help desks and then getting their unwitting targets to give up sensitive data, Google shared.

The tech giant noted that while several unnamed companies were successfully breached and paid ransoms, many of the intrusions failed to bypass corporate security protocols. James Franey

23,000 jobs lost in July

The labor market saw an unexpected loss of jobs in July — a disappointing report ahead of the November midterms that could also complicate the Fed's view of interest rates, potentially stalling a rate hike.

US employers lost 23,000 jobs last month — far below estimates that the economy would add more than 80,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.

The unemployment rate, however, ticked down to 4.1% from 4.2% the previous month.

June's already slow jobs report was also revised downward, along with May — a combined 103,000 lower than previously reported.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, while the Nasdaq jumped 1.3% and the S&P 500 closed at a record high.

"Friday's jobs report was not just much weaker-than-expected, it showed that the economy shed jobs during July, which puts the Federal Reserve in a conundrum, since inflation is still elevated and sticky," Brent Wilsey, chief investment officer at Wilsey Asset Management, said in a note.

July's employment figure was dragged down by a 50,000 loss in local government education jobs, but it was still a surprisingly weak month for private-sector hiring. Taylor Herzlich

$567M Meta kid-pain slap

A New Mexico state court ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children's well-being.

Judge Bryan Biedscheid ruled late Thursday the company had created a public nuisance, siding with Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat. The ruling comes five months after a jury in an earlier phase ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties. Reuters

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By HOWIE KUSSOY

Breanna Stewart has been there for it all.

She has missed just one game this season. She is among the league leaders in minutes per game.

But when the two-time MVP was reminded of a recent stretch in which the Liberty suffered eight losses in 10 games, Stewart sounded shocked, as if she were hearing about the inexplicable slump for the first time.

Sunday

ACES AT LIBERTY

"Dang," Stewart said following Wednesday's win against Seattle, "2-8! Wow."

It was easy to forget after the Liberty (19-13) won for the sixth time in seven games, while setting a franchise record by scoring at least 90 points for the seventh straight game.

But the Liberty are still not playing to the potential of the preseason title favorite, recovering from its mid-season tailspin after facing five sub-500 teams — including the past two games at home against the league-worst Storm — in its past six games.

Despite the soft schedule, the Liberty's past six wins have come by an average of less than five points per game. Monday's win against Seattle (6-27) is the Liberty's only double-digit win since July 3 and its only wire-to-wire victory since May 29.

"I think what we've been talking about is just embracing where we are as a team," Jonquel Jones said. "I think at the beginning of the season we were so used to being that team that would come out, blow people out, have a certain type of win, that I think

GLASS HALF FULL: Jonquel Jones says she doesn't mind that the Liberty's last six wins have only been by an average of five points. She says the W's are what matter, particularly as the team faces some stiffer competition over the next two games. Imagin Images

sometimes it would cost us — not to have a negative vibe, but the expectations of, 'Wow, we should be up by more.' So there were times that we would even be winning and it would kind of feel like we were down because we had such a high level of expectation for ourselves.

"Right now, it's about us embracing it. We've been on the other side and there've been close games that we lost, so right now we're taking the 'W's, we're gonna learn from it, we're gonna continue to get better."

They must, if they are to make a run at their second title in the past three years.

The Liberty — who host the

defending champion Aces (22-9) on Sunday, then travel to Indiana (19-12) — have the league's third-hardest remaining strength of schedule (.535 opponents' winning percentage) and are 1-4 in their past five games against winning teams.

The Liberty — who suffered its most recent loss at Las Vegas on July 30 — entered Friday in seventh-place, but could still secure home-court advantage in the first round, with just 1.5 games separating the current No. 4 seed from the No. 8 seed.

The Liberty may need to climb higher, though, to contend for another championship.

The franchise won its only title as a No. 1 seed in 2024. The previous year, the Liberty reached the WNBA Finals as a No. 2 seed. Since Stewart and Jones' arrival to New York, the Liberty are 5-0 as the higher-seed in the post-season, but 0-2 as the lower-seed, including last year's first-round exit to Phoenix.

"It's just understanding we've been put in so many situations when we're down and digging ourselves out of a hole," Sabrina Ionescu said this week. "They're all just experiences that we're able to have in the regular season that should set us up for the postseason."

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Knicks' 2nd-round pick heads back to Europe

By JARED SCHWARTZ

Jack Kayil is officially a draft-and-stash prospect.

The Knicks' second-round pick (No. 39) is heading back to Europe.

He signed a new five-year contract with Alba Berlin, the German team he played with last year.

"Last season was super successful and I enjoyed a lot — that's why I'm all the more excited to stay in Berlin," Kayil said in a statement, originally posted in German. "Can't wait to pick up where we left

off. The NBA is and remains a big dream of mine — and ALBA is the right place for me to continue that path. The club has already helped me take the decisive steps in this direction. I'm just happy and grateful to be back in this incredible environment."

The Knicks will retain Kayil's draft rights.

The 20-year-old Kayil was with the Knicks at Summer League, where he expressed his desire to stay with the team rather than be stashed overseas.

"My goal is to play in the

NBA," Kayil said. "That's why I went into the draft...It's not my decision, so I'm just trying to show myself in the best way, and it is what it is. I'm super happy I also got drafted, and we'll see what happens in the next days, weeks, whatever."

The Knicks seemingly didn't feel like he was ready to contribute next year, though.

Kayil likely would have had to sign a two-way deal and spend time developing in the G-League.

He averaged 8.8 points —

on 34.2 percent shooting from the field and 22.7 percent shooting from 3-point range — along with 3.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds in the four Summer League games he played in Las Vegas.

A playmaking point guard, Kayil helped Alba Berlin win the Bundesliga championship last year — recording 10 points, three rebounds and a steal in the title game against Bayern Munich.

The Knicks still have all three of their two-way contract slots available.

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AL Standings

East	W	L	Pct.	GB	*WGB	L10	Streak	Home Away
Tampa Bay	69	46	.600	—	—	7-3	W-4	41-18 28-28
Yankees	65	51	.560	( 4\frac{1}{2} )	+7	5-5	W-1	28-25 37-26
Boston	64	51	.557	5	+6( \frac{1}{2} )	9-1	W-9	29-29 35-22
Baltimore	56	60	.483	( 13\frac{1}{2} )	2	5-5	L-2	32-30 24-30
Toronto	55	62	.470	15	( 3\frac{1}{2} )	6-4	W-1	28-31 27-31

Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	*WGB	L10	Streak	Home Away
Chicago	59	56	.513	—	—	4-6	L-4	34-22 25-34
Cleveland	58	59	.496	2	( 1\frac{1}{2} )	4-6	W-1	28-31 30-28
Minnesota	58	59	.496	2	( 1\frac{1}{2} )	5-5	W-2	30-27 28-32
Detroit	56	60	.483	( 3\frac{1}{2} )	2	6-4	L-1	30-27 26-33
Kansas City	48	49	.410	12	( 10\frac{1}{2} )	( 3-7 )	L-2	28-29 20-40

West	W	L	Pct.	GB	*WGB	L10	Streak	Home Away
Houston	60	57	.513	—	—	8-2	W-1	30-29 30-28
Texas	58	58	.500	( 1\frac{1}{2} )	—	4-6	W-3	31-26 27-32
Seattle	56	61	.479	4	( 2\frac{1}{2} )	4-6	L-2	33-27 23-34
Athletics	45	71	.388	( 14\frac{1}{2} )	13	1-9	L-9	21-36 24-35
Los Angeles	45	71	.388	( 14\frac{1}{2} )	13	3-7	W-2	25-33 20-38

*WGB: Games behind third-place team in wild-card race

Friday

Yankees 3, Atlanta 2, 10 inn.
Boston 13, Athletics 1
Toronto 5, Philadelphia 4
L.A. Angels 4, Miami 3
Cleveland 8, White Sox 2
Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 6
Texas 2, Baltimore 1
Cubs 6, Kansas City 4
Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 1
Houston 6, San Diego 3
San Francisco 5, Detroit 2

Saturday

Atlanta at Yankees, 3:05
Athletics at Boston, 4:10
L.A. Angels at Miami, 4:10
Toronto at Philadelphia, 6:05
Cubs at Kansas City, 7:10
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:10
Baltimore at Texas, 7:15
Cleveland at White Sox, 7:15
Detroit at San Francisco, 7:15
Houston at San Diego, 7:15
Tampa Bay at Seattle, 9:50

NL Standings

East	W	L	Pct.	GB	*WGB	L10	Streak	Home Away
Atlanta	70	46	.603	—	—	8-2	L-1	39-20 31-26
Philadelphia	62	55	.530	( 8\frac{1}{2} )	—	5-5	L-1	31-29 31-26
Miami	58	59	.496	( 12\frac{1}{2} )	4	5-5	L-4	34-24 24-35
Washington	57	61	.483	14	( 5\frac{1}{2} )	2-8	W-1	24-34 33-27
Mets	51	66	.436	( 19\frac{1}{2} )	11	6-4	W-4	25-34 26-32

Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	*WGB	L10	Streak	Home Away
Milwaukee	72	44	.621	—	—	6-4	L-1	39-22 33-22
Chicago	68	49	.581	( 4\frac{1}{2} )	+6	7-3	W-5	35-24 33-25
St. Louis	58	58	.500	14	( 3\frac{1}{2} )	5-5	W-2	29-32 29-26
Cincinnati	56	59	.487	( 15\frac{1}{2} )	—	7-3	L-1	29-31 27-28
Pittsburgh	57	61	.483	16	( 5\frac{1}{2} )	2-8	L-4	29-29 28-32

West	W	L	Pct.	GB	*WGB	L10	Streak	Home Away
Los Angeles	69	47	.595	—	—	2-8	L-7	33-23 36-24
Arizona	62	55	.530	( 7\frac{1}{2} )	—	7-3	W-1	34-24 28-31
San Diego	60	57	.513	( 9\frac{1}{2} )	2	6-4	L-1	32-26 28-31
San Francisco	49	67	.422	20	( 12\frac{1}{2} )	4-6	W-1	27-27 22-40
Colorado	45	71	.388	24	( 16\frac{1}{2} )	3-7	L-4	27-32 18-39

Friday

Mets 6, Pittsburgh 4
Yankees 3, Atlanta 2, 10 inn.
Washington 5, Cincinnati 3
Toronto 5, Philadelphia 4
L.A. Angels 4, Miami 3
Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 6
Cubs 6, Kansas City 4
St. Louis 3, Colorado 2
Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 3
Houston 6, San Diego 3
San Francisco 5, Detroit 2

Saturday

Atlanta at Yankees, 3:05
Mets at Pittsburgh, 6:40
L.A. Angels at Miami, 4:10
Toronto at Philadelphia, 6:05
Cincinnati at Washington, 6:45
Cubs at Kansas City, 7:10
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:10
Colorado at St. Louis, 7:15
Detroit at San Francisco, 7:15
Houston at San Diego, 7:15
L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:10

POSTS SLOWD

4	1	8	6	3	5	9	7	2	6	1	5	3	2	8	9	7	4
6	5	9	2	1	7	4	3	8	8	7	4	5	9	1	3	6	2
2	3	7	8	4	9	6	5	1	3	2	9	4	7	6	1	5	8
7	9	2	5	8	4	3	1	6	7	3	6	1	5	2	4	8	9
8	4	1	3	9	6	7	2	5	4	9	1	8	3	7	5	2	6
5	6	3	1	7	2	8	4	9	2	5	8	6	4	9	7	1	3
3	2	4	9	6	1	5	8	7	5	8	7	9	6	4	2	3	1
9	8	5	7	2	3	1	6	4	1	4	3	2	8	5	6	9	7
1	7	6	4	5	8	2	2	9	3	9	6	2	7	1	3	8	4

Solution to Very Easy #7,364

Solution to Difficult #7,154

Yankees 3, Braves 2, 10 inn.

Atlanta	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Acula rf	5	0	2	0	0	0	.247
Badwin dh	4	0	2	0	1	1	.275
Albis 2b	3	0	0	0	1	1	.260
Oison 1b	4	1	1	1	0	1	.267
Dublin cf-lf	4	0	1	0	0	0	.269
Thomas fl	2	0	0	0	0	2	.228
Harris ph-cf	2	0	0	0	0	1	.291
Riley 2b	3	1	1	1	1	1	.219
Murphy c	4	0	0	0	0	2	.091
Kim ex	2	0	0	0	0	1	.067
Smith ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	.268
Jervis ss	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241
Totals	35	2	7	2	2	11

Yankees	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Goldsmith	3	0	0	0	0	2	.209
Rosario ph-rf	1	0	0	0	1	0	.237
Rice dh	5	0	1	1	0	3	.260
Ramos fl	2	0	1	0	2	1	.263
Garcia 1b	4	1	1	0	1	9	.285
Childsmith 2b	3	0	0	0	0	2	.215
Goldschmidt ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	.243
Caballero 2b	1	0	0	0	0	1	.241
Jones rf-rf	4	0	0	0	1	1	.205
Lombard ss	4	1	1	0	1	1	.300
McMahon 3b	3	0	2	1	1	1	.218
Wells c	4	1	1	1	0	2	.169
Totals	35	3	7	3	7	15

Atlanta	000 000 011	0—2 7 1
Yankees	000 000 002	1—3 7 0

E: Iglesias (1). LOB: Atlanta 6, New York (1). 2B: Ramos (15). McMahon (11). Wells (4). HR: Riley (14), off Cruz; Olson (32), off Hill. RBIs: Riley (30), Olson (68), Wells (16). Rice (73). McMahon (28). SF: McMahon. Runners left in scoring position: Atlanta 3 (Albis, Acula, Kim); New York 5 (Jones, Goldsmith, Goldschmidt, Garcia 2). RISP: Atlanta 1 for 7; New York 2 for 11.

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Mahin	6.0	3	0	0	2	9	92	4.83
Fuerites	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13	2.37
Lee, H., 35	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	30	1.72
Iglesias, BS, 24-27	0.2	3	2	2	1	2	30	3.02
Dodd	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.02
Kinley, L. 6-5	0.2	0	1	0	2	1	16	4.08

Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Fried	6.1	3	0	0	2	7	90	2.88
Cruz	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	21	2.92
Headrick	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	19	1.38
Hill	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	10	4.15
De los Santos	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.00
Bedner, W. 4-3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2.59

T: 1:16. A: 42,297 (47,309).

Ray's 2, Mariners 1

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Dixiz dh	5	0	0	0	0	0	.296
Aranda 1b	4	1	2	1	0	1	.287
Caminero 3b	2	0	0	0	2	0	.283
Hicks c	3	0	1	0	0	0	.282
C.Singuan lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	.296
DeLuca cf	4	1	1	1	0	3	.259
Mesa rf	4	0	2	0	0	1	.219
Palacios 2b	1	0	0	0	2	1	.226
Wells ss	3	0	0	0	1	2	.212
Totals	30	2	6	2	5	8

Seattle	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Ward rf	4	0	0	0	0	2	.241
Young 2b	4	0	1	0	0	1	.263
Antozeros lf	4	0	0	0	0	1	.282
Carzonne dh	4	0	0	0	0	2	.251
Rodriguez cf	4	1	2	1	0	2	.260
Naylor 1b	3	0	0	0	1	1	.258
Donovan 3b	2	0	0	0	0	1	.258
Raleigh f	2	0	0	0	1	0	.161
Emerson ss	3	0	1	0	0	2	.293
Totals	30	1	4	1	2	12

Tampa Bay	011 000 000 — 2 6 0
Seattle	000 000 001 — 1 4 0

LOB: Tampa Bay 8, Seattle 5, 2B: Mesa (3). HR: DeLuca (8), off Gilbert; Aranda (15), off Gilbert; Rodriguez (18), off Baker. RBIs: DeLuca (34), Aranda (72), Rodriguez (51). 2B: Rodriguez (15), Mesa (5). O2: Young (5). S: Palacios. Runners left in scoring position: Tampa Bay 3 (X, Simpson, Diaz 2); Seattle 3 (Emerson 2, Young). RISP: Tampa Bay 0 for 2, Seattle 0 for 4.

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Rosmouten, W. 11-5	7.0	2	0	0	2	8	91	2.75
Clearinger, H.21	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	13	3.09
Kelly, H. 23	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	7	2.05
Baker, S. 19-36	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	15	1.59
Seattle	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Gilbert, L. 8-7	6.2	4	2	2	4	6	95	3.42
Baubele	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4	3.44
Ferrer	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	9	3.28
Dorniguez	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	36	4.76

T: 2:31. A: 39,468 (47,929).

Mets 6, Pirates 4

Mets	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Ewing cf	4	2	3	0	0	1	.269
Linder ss	1	3	1	1	2	2	.232
Bichette 3b	5	0	1	0	0	0	.256
Senger f	1	2	1	2	0	0	.270
Pache lf	2	0	0	0	0	0	.260
Young 1b	4	1	1	0	0	0	.253
Semien 2b	4	1	1	3	0	0	.215
Baty rf	4	0	1	0	0	1	.220
Polanco dh	4	0	0	0	0	1	.221
Torres c	3	0	0	0	1	0	.231
Totals	35	6	10	6	3	7

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Marqum cf	3	1	0	1	1	1	.296
Lowe 2b	5	0	1	1	0	1	.254
Reynolds lf	5	0	2	0	0	1	.267
Valdez rf	2	0	0	0	2	0	.245
Horwitz 1b	4	0	1	0	0	0	.271
Gonzales 3b	4	1	2	1	0	0	.271
Simon dh	4	2	2	0	0	0	.272
Triolo ss	3	0	2	1	0	0	.245
Rodriguez ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Flores c	2	0	1	0	1	1	.227
Gonzalez ph	1	0	1	1	0	0	.237
Totals	34	4	12	4	4	4

Mets	104 100 000 — 6 10 0
Pittsburgh	000 000 202 — 4 12 0
E: Juenger (3, Ornelas (1). LOB: Athletics (1, Boston 7. 2B: Seigler (11), Rogers 2 (4), Abreu (23), Yoshida (14), Durbin (22). HR: Soderstrom (18), off Nolte; Duran (16), off Perkins. RBIs: Soderstrom (53), Duran 2 (60), Rogers (11), Abreu 3 (52), Yoshida 2 (36), Monasterio (29), Durbin 2 (53), Rafaela (60). SF: Durbin, Yoshida. Runners left in scoring position: Athletics 0; Boston 3 (Yoshida, Seigler, Durbin). RISP: Athletics 0 for 0; Boston 7 for 12.

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Blue Jays 5, Phillies 4

Toronto	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Lukes rf	5	0	2	1	0	1	.262
Kirk c	3	0	0	2	0	0	.250
L.Sánchez lf	1	0	1	0	2	0	.271
Straw ph-lf	2	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Springer dh	4	0	1	0	1	1	.234
Okamoto 1b	5	0	0	0	0	2	.226
Giménez ss	4	1	1	1	0	1	.235
Clement 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	.284
Smith 3b	4	3	3	1	0	1	.319
Bateman cf	2	1	1	0	2	0	.500
Totals	34	5	9	5	5	7

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Schwarber dh	4	1	1	0	0	2	.243
Hill pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Turner ss	4	0	0	1	1	1	.249
Hanger rf	4	0	2	2	1	1	.257
Arraez 2b	4	0	0	0	1	1	.323
Bohn 1b	4	0	0	0	1	0	.225
Marsh lf	3	1	0	0	2	1	.278
Realmoto c	4	0	1	0	0	0	.226
Stott 3b	2	1	0	0	2	0	.258
Crawford cf	2	1	1	0	2	0	.265
Totals	31	4	5	3	10	6

Toronto	811 101 018 — 5 9 2
Philadelphia	811 000 002 — 4 5 0

E: L.Sánchez (2), Kirk (2). LOB: Toronto 9, Philadelphia 11. 2B: Bateman (1), L.Sánchez (15), Schwarber (13), Crawford (14). HR: Giménez (8), off Wheeler; Smith (2), off Kilian. RBIs: Giménez (42), Kirk 2 (18), Lukes (19), Smith (9), Harper 2 (70), Turner (46). SB: Smith (4), Lukes (1), Crawford (16), Springer (8). SF: Kirk 2. Runners left in scoring position: Toronto 6 (Giménez, Kirk, Straw 2, Okamoto 2); Philadelphia 7 (Stott, Arraz 2, Marsh 2, Harper 7). RISP: Toronto 2 for 35; Philadelphia 2 for 11.

Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Soriano	4.2	4	2	1	3	3	94	1.24
Fluharty	5.1	0	0	0	0	1	6	4.11
Estrada, W.1-0 1.1	0	0	0	2	1	2	27	4.22
Littin, H.2	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	22	10.93
Waldron, H.1 1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	6.95
Rogers, S.4-7 1.0	1	2	1	3	0	0	35	1.90

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Wheeler, L.	5.1	7	4	4	5	6	116	2.69
10-2
Maya	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	21	3.54
Kilian	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	8	5.01
Shugart	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	19	4.95

T: 3:20. A: 43,641 (42,901).

Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 3

Los Angeles	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Ohtani dh	2	0	0	0	2	0	.254
Pages cf	3	1	1	1	1	1	.268
Freeman 1b	4	0	0	1	0	0	.303
Muncy 3b	3	0	0	0	0	2	.251
L.Hernández ph-3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263
Bettis ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	.233
Tucker rf	1	0	1	0	1	1	.240
T.Hernández lf	4	0	0	0	0	2	.248
Edman 2b	4	0	2	1	0	1	.307
Feduccia c	2	1	1	0	0	0	.233
Rojas pr	1	0	1	0	0	0	.293
Rozvedt c	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	3	7	3	4	7

Arizona	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Perdomo ss	4	0	2	1	0	0	.246
Carroll rf	4	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Moreno c	4	0	1	0	0	0	.298
Marte 2b	3	0	0	0	1	2	.247
Nootbaar dh	3	0	1	0	0	0	.234
Vargas ph-dh	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274
Arenado 3b	4	1	1	1	0	2	.243
Kepler f	1	0	0	0	1	2	.211
Barrosa pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	.198
Tawa 1b	3	1	1	0	1	1	.227
Waldschmidt cf	4	1	1	2	0	2	.292
Totals	32	4	7	4	4	9

Los Angeles	000 001 118 — 3 7 0
Arizona	010 010 002 — 4 7 0

LOB: Los Angeles 5, Arizona 7. 2B: Perdomo (15), Nootbaar (9), Moreno (19). 3B: Perdomo (5). HR: Pages (19), off Garcia; Arenado (17), off Sasaki; Waldschmidt (2), off Diaz. RBIs: Freeman (55), Edman (22), Pages (75), Arenado (34), Perdomo (42), Waldschmidt 2 (15). SB: Tawa (3), Barrosa (1). CB: Ohtani (3). Runners left in scoring position: Los Angeles 1 (Muncy); Arizona 5 (Carroll 2, Arenado 3). RISP: Los Angeles 1 for 7; Arizona 2 for 7.

Los Angeles	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Sasaki	6.0	4	2	2	1	5	86	4.78
Herréquez	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	12	3.13
Scott, H.8	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	24	2.38
Díaz, L.1-1.	6.1	1	2	2	1	1	1	171.00
BS, 5-7

Arizona	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Kelly	5.2	2	1	1	4	4	80	5.01
Morillo, H.15	8.1	0	0	0	0	1	8	2.33
Clame, BS, 0-2	5.1	3	1	1	0	0	12	2.28
Garcia	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	16	2.25
Genkel, W.5-3	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	11	3.75

T: 2:41. A: 46,172 (48,359).

Guardians 8, White Sox 2

Cleveland	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Kwan cf-lf	5	2	3	1	0	0	.254
DeLauter dh	5	1	2	0	0	1	.280
Ramirez 3b	4	2	1	0	1	0	.234
Addif rf	3	1	0	0	0	2	.236
Halpin cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Martinez lf-rf	5	1	2	6	0	1	.231
Hoskins 1b	4	1	1	0	0	2	.177
Rocchio ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	.254
Hedges c	3	0	1	1	1	0	.273
Gorun 2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Totals	37	8	10	8	2	6

Chicago	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Medroth 2b	5	0	1	0	0	2	.274
Murakami dh	4	1	1	1	0	2	.236
Vargas 1b	3	0	0	0	1	1	.234
Orchuk lf	3	0	1	0	0	1	.262
Antonucci ph-lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	.277
L.Montgomery 2b	4	0	0	0	0	3	.214
Doyle cf	4	0	0	0	0	1	.214
B.Montgomery rf	3	1	2	1	1	1	.236
Quero c	4	0	1	0	0	0	.195
Acuba ss	4	0	2	0	0	1	.249
Totals	35	2	8	2	2	12

Cleveland	200 051 000 — 8 10 0
Chicago	010 001 000 — 2 8 0

LOB: Cleveland 6, Chicago 8. 2B: Medroth (21). HR: Martinez (12), off Sandler; Kwan (2), off Sandler; B.Montgomery (4), off Messick; Murakami (25), off Messick. RBIs: Martinez 6 (42), Hedges (18), Kwan (22), B.Montgomery (23), Murakami (32). SB: Ramirez (28). Runners left in scoring position: Cleveland 1 (Rocchio); Chicago 5 (Antonucci), Grichuk, Medroth 2, Acuba). RISP: Cleveland 3 for 6; Chicago 1 for 7.

Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Messick, W.	7.0	4	2	2	1	8	97	2.57
9-6
Aleman	2.0	4	0	0	1	4	44	3.31
Chicago	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Schultz, L.3-9-0.1	3	2	2	0	1	2	3	6.86
Sandlin	5.1	7	6	6	2	4	96	6.93
Richards	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	25	3.31
Fedde	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	15	4.30
T:2:33.

Totals	35	2	8	2	2	12

Angels 4, Marlins 3

Los Angeles	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Meckler lf-rf	5	0	0	0	0	0	.301
Trout cf	3	2	1	1	1	1	.240
Schanuel 1b	3	1	1	2	1	0	.273
Netto ss	3	0	0	0	0	2	.238
Grissom 3b	4	0	0	0	0	2	.253
Guzman 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Ballesteros dh	3	0	1	0	1	1	.229
Peraza 2b	4	0	1	0	0	2	.233
Lowe rf	2	1	1	0	1	0	.204
d-Siri ph-lf	1	0	0	0	0	1	.265
Heineman c	3	0	1	0	0	0	.176
Totals	32	4	6	3	4	9

Miami	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Stewers 1b	4	0	4	2	1	0	.241
Lopez ss	5	0	0	0	0	0	.315
Conine dh	3	0	0	0	0	2	.252
Ramirez ph-dh	2	1	2	0	0	0	.240
Edwards 2b	5	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Caissie rf	2	1	0	0	1	1	.226
Hernández ph-lf	2	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Jiménez 2b	5	0	2	1	0	2	.236
Marsee cf	2	1	2	0	1	0	.203
Sanoja ph-rf	2	0	1	0	0	0	.271
Mack c	4	0	0	0	0	1	.235
Ruiz lf-rf	2	0	1	0	2	0	.262
Totals	38	3	12	3	5	6

Los Angeles	100 000 300 — 4 6 0
Miami	000 101 001 — 3 12 1

E: Ekness (1). LOB: Los Angeles 6, Miami 13. 2B: Ruiz (10), Sanoja (24). HR: Trout (19), off Phillips; Schanuel (7), off Ekness. RBIs: Trout (41), Schanuel 2 (40), Stowers 2 (50), Jiménez (12). S: Heineman. Runners left in scoring position: Los Angeles 3 (Heineman, Netto). Miami 5 (Lopez 2, Edwards, Sanoja). RISP: Los Angeles 0 for 5; Miami 3 for 11.

Los Angeles	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Klassen	4.0	4.1	1	4	3	8	0.7	27
Saucedo	1.2	1	1	1	0	2	20	4.76
Anderson, W.
0.1	0.1	0.0	1	0	9	5	2.21
Weiman, H.1	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	15	0.00
Joyce, H.1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	16	0.00
Fermin, S.1-2	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	19	3.29

Miami	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Phillips	4.0	5	1	1	4	6	1.3	47
Florence	1.1	0	0	0	2	2	20	3.04
Ekness, L.0-1	1.2	1	3	0	1	0	23	1.12
Faucher	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	18	4.44
Kroy	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	16	3.06

T:2:58. A: 16,506 (37,446).

Cubs 6, Royals 4

Chicago	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg
Henderson ss	3	2	1	1	2	1	.289
Suzuki cf	5	0	2	2	0	0	.272
Bregman 3b	4	0	1	1	1	0	.248
Busch 2b	3	0	2	0	1	0	.244
Hoerner 2b	5	0	0	0	0	0	.257
Happ lf	4	0	0	0	0	4	.209
Kelly c	4	1	1	0	0	0	.265
Ramirez dh	4	2	2	1	0	0	.300
Swanson ss	3	1	0	0	1	0	.216
Totals	35	6	9	5	5	5

Kansas City	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Gausman, W.	7.0	4	2	2	1	4	96	4.29
Thielbar	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	13	5.30
Thornton, H.3	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	14	2.72
Webb, S.7-11	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13	2.44
Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	NP	ERA
Lynch, L.4-3	1.2	3	4	4	2	2	35	2.64
Cues	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	29	2.25
Black	5.0	3	2	2	3	2	86	5.57
Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12	6.21

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MLS

EAST	W	L	D	Pts	GF	GA
Nashville	12	2	4	40	35	14
Inter Miami CF	11	2	5	38	45	32
New England	9	5	3	30	28	21
Chicago	9	6	2	29	32	23
NYCFC	7	6	5	26	31	24
Cincinnati	7	6	5	26	45	44
Charlotte FC	7	7	4	25	29	27
Red Bulls	7	7	4	25	29	39
D.C. United	5	5	8	23	26	29
Orlando City	6	10	2	20	30	47
Columbus	5	8	5	20	26	28
Toronto FC	3	7	8	17	24	32
Philadelphia	4	10	4	16	25	33
CF Montréal	4	10	4	16	24	35
Atlanta	3	12	3	12	19	33
WEST	W	L	D	Pts	GF	GA
Vancouver	10	3	4	34	38	17
Los Angeles FC	10	5	4	34	35	19
San Jose	10	5	3	33	37	24
Houston	9	6	2	29	25	24
Real Salt Lake	8	6	3	27	29	25
FC Dallas	7	5	6	27	32	25
St Louis City	7	6	5	26	24	24
Portland	7	8	3	24	33	33
Seattle FC	7	7	3	24	20	22
Minn. United	6	6	6	24	20	25
Colorado	7	10	1	22	27	25
LA Galaxy	5	7	7	22	24	29
San Diego FC	5	7	6	21	32	29
Austin FC	4	9	5	17	22	36
Sporting K.C.	4	12	2	14	18	46

Note: 3 pts. for win, 1 for tie

Saturday

Houston at New England, 4:30pm

Saturday, August 15

Red Bulls at Atlanta, 7:30pm

Columbus at Charlotte FC, 7:30pm

D.C. United at CF Montréal, 7:30pm

Cincinnati at Orlando City, 7:30pm

New England at Toronto FC, 7:30pm

LA Galaxy at Houston, 8:30pm

Miami at Nashville, 8:30pm

Sporting K.C. at Colorado, 9:30pm

Minnesota at Salt Lake, 9:30pm

San Diego FC at Los Angeles FC, 10:30pm

St Louis City at San Jose, 10:30pm

Sunday, August 16

Philadelphia at NYCFC, 6pm

Portland at Chicago, 6pm

FC Dallas at Austin FC, 8:30pm

Vancouver at Seattle FC, 10:30pm

Tennis

ATP National Bank Open

At IGA Stadium: Montreal; Purse:

39,415,275; Surface: Hardcourt

outdoor; (seedings in parentheses):

Men's Singles - Round of 32

Daniel Merida, Spain, def. Alex Michelsen,

United States, 6-4, 5-7 (4), 6-1.

Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands, def.

Matteo Arnold (30), Italy, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Ben Shelton (5), United States, def.

Zizou Bergs (31), Belgium, 6-3, 6-2.

Botic Van de Zandschulp,

Netherlands, def. Hubert Hurkacz,

Poland, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Jakub Mernik (13), Czechia, def.

Terence Aitmane, France, 7-5, 6-4.

Joao Fonseca (22), Brazil, def. Casper

Ruud (9), Norway, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Thiago Agustin Tirante, Argentina, def.

Alexei Popyrin, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.

Learner Tien (12), United States, def.

Tommy Paul (17), United States, 6-3, 6-2.

WTA National Bank Open

At Sebeys Stadium: Toronto; Purse:

57,433,076; Surface: Hardcourt

Women's Singles - Round of 32

Alina Korneeva, Russia, def. Iva Jovic

(13), United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Elena Rybakina (2), Kazakhstan, def.

Ann Li (38), United States, 6-2, 7-5.

Leylah Fernandez (30), Canada, def.

Mirna Andreeva (5), Russia, 6-1, 6-4.

Ludmila Samsonova, Russia, def.

Maya Joint, Australia, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-2.

Naomi Osaka (11), Japan, def. Elise

Mertens (20), Belgium, 6-1, 6-2.

Coco Gauff (4), United States, def.

Maria Sakkar (29), Greece, 6-1, 6-4.

Belinda Boncic (12), Switzerland, def.

Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-7

(5), 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Alexandra Eola (35), Philippines, def. Caty

McNally, United States, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

NWSL

	W	L	T	Pts	GFGA
Gotham FC	12	3	4	40	24 12
Washington	11	4	3	36	26 13
Utah Royals FC	10	5	3	33	31 19
San Diego	10	7	2	32	24 20
Kansas City	9	7	2	29	29 25
Portland	8	6	4	28	28 25
North Carolina	8	6	3	27	28 23
Angel City	7	7	2	23	24 17
Seattle	7	7	2	23	20 21
Orlando	7	10	2	23	23 29
Denver Summit FC	5	7	5	20	22 23
Boston Legacy FC	5	8	5	20	19 24
Houston	5	8	4	19	19 25
Bay FC	5	9	3	18	18 24
Louisville	5	11	2	17	24 35
Chicago	4	13	0	12	9 33
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday
Louisville 3, Orlando 1
Gotham FC 1, San Diego 0
Saturday
North Carolina at Washington, 6:30pm
Kansas City at Houston, 8:45pm
Utah Royals FC at Denver Summit FC, 10pm
Sunday
Portland at Boston Legacy FC, 4pm
Bay FC at Chicago, 7pm
Angel City at Seattle, 9pm

NFL Exhibition

Thursday

Detroit at Cincinnati, 7pm

Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 7pm

Indianapolis at New England, 7:30pm

Arizona at Las Vegas, 8pm

L.A. Chargers at Houston, 8pm

Tennessee at San Francisco, 9pm

Friday

Tampa Bay at Jets, 7pm

Denver at Atlanta, 7pm

Miami at Washington, 7pm

Saturday, Aug. 15

Minnesota at Giants, 1pm

Carolina at Buffalo, 1pm

Cleveland at Chicago, 1pm

Jacksonville at New Orleans, 4pm

L.A. Rams at Kansas City, 4pm

Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7pm

Dallas at Seattle, 8pm

CFL

Canadian Football League

East Division

	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA
Montreal	7	1	0	14	273	217
Toronto	4	4	0	8	253	249
Hamilton	3	5	0	6	187	234
Ottawa	0	7	0	0	166	247

West Division

	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA
Saskatchewan	6	2	0	12	274	215
Edmonton	6	2	0	12	229	200
Calgary	4	5	0	8	353	295
Winnipeg	4	4	0	8	204	243
BC	2	5	0	4	187	201

Week 11

Friday

Saskatchewan 42, Ottawa 20

Saturday

Edmonton at Montreal, 3 pm.

Hamilton at BC, 7pm

Soccer

Leagues Cup

Charlotte FC 2, Atlas 0

Columbus Crew 2, Pachuca 1

FC Cincinnati 2, Poznas UNAM 0

Tigers UANL 0, Minnesota United 0 FT

(Tigers win 4-2 on penalties)

FC Juarez 3, Vancouver Whitecaps 1

English Czechia Cup

Wolverhampton 3, Port Vale 0

Stevange 2, Wycombe Wanderers 1

Middlesbrough 1, Wrexham 0

Club Friendly

Palermo 2, Melbourne City 0

Villarreal 8 4, CF Intercity 2

Almeria 4, Cordoba 0

Racing Santander 4, Sporting Gijon 1

Bayern Munich 2, Aston Villa 1

Cremoneux 1, Hellas Verona 0

Girona 2, CD Sabadell 2

Crystal Palace 2, Fulham 1

Leganes 3, Merida 0

Racing Santander 1, Alaves 1 FT

(Alaves win 7-6 on penalties)

Golf

LIV Golf New York

At Trump National Golf Club Bedminster;

Bedminster, N.J.

Purse: 528M; Yardage: 7,651; Par: 71

Second Round

Joaquin Niemann	64-65-129	-13
Lee Westwood	69-65-134	-8
Sergio Garcia	70-65-135	-7
Harold Varner III	69-67-136	-6
Tom McKibbin	70-66-136	-6
Richard Bland	73-64-137	-5
Paul Casey	70-67-137	-5
Scott Vincent	69-68-137	-5
Lucas Herbert	66-71-137	-5
Thomas Peters	68-70-138	-4
Ian Poulter	66-72-138	-4
Yesuke Aoki	70-69-139	-3
Marc Leishman	71-69-140	-2
Peter Ullstein	71-69-140	-2
An Byyong-hun	72-68-140	-2
Michael La Sasse	72-69-141	-1
Richard T. Lee	73-68-141	-1
Dustin Johnson	71-70-141	-1
Anirban Lahiri	74-67-141	-1
Song Young-hun	72-70-142	E
Travis Smyth	71-71-142	E
Talor Gooch	74-68-142	E
Carlos Ortiz	71-71-142	E
Lee Dai-hun	71-71-142	E
Branden Grace	73-69-142	E
Brendan Steele	68-74-142	E
Abraham Ancer	71-72-143	+1
Jon Rahm	72-71-143	+1
Joselle Ballester	71-72-143	+1
Laurie Carter	73-70-143	+1
Martin Vorster	74-70-144	+2
Chari Schwartzel	75-69-144	+2
Charles Howell III	75-69-144	+2
Cameron Tringale	74-70-144	+2
Juan Muller	74-71-145	+3
Kim Min-kyu	74-71-145	+3
Victor Perez	73-72-145	+3
Caleb Surratt	76-69-145	+3
Dean Burmester	71-74-145	+3
Björn Hellgren	75-71-146	+4
Matthew Wolff	72-74-146	+4
David Puig	71-75-146	+4
Thomas Berry	77-69-146	+4
Buhba Watson	69-77-146	+4
Adrian Meronk	75-72-147	+5
Cameron Smith	75-72-147	+5
Miquel Tabuena	73-75-148	+6
Marc Do-yeob	76-73-149	+7
Tyrell Hatton	73-76-149	+7
Anthony Kim	75-75-150	+8
Bryson DeChambeau	76-74-150	+8
Sam Horsfield	77-75-152	+10
Luis Massueu Roncal	77-76-153	+11
Ben Campbell	76-78-154	+12
Martin Kaymer	74-80-154	+12
Graeme McDowell	80-74-154	+12
Jason Kolcrak	79-75-154	+12

PGA Tour Wyndham Championship

At Sedgelfield Country Club; Greensboro,

N.C.; Purse: 58.5 million; Yardage: 7,131;

Par: 70

Second Round

Beau Hossler	61-67	128	-12
Benjamin James	62-67	129	-11
Jordan L. Smith	65-64	129	-11
Michael Brennan	66-65	131	-9
Doug Ghim	64-67	131	-9
Max Greyseman	65-66	131	-9
Rory Hoey	66-65	131	-9
Billy Honschel	65-66	131	-9
Alex Norris	66-65	131	-9
Matti Schmidt	64-67	131	-9
David Skines	66-65	131	-9
Alex Smalley	67-64	131	-9
Sahith Theegala	62-69	131	-9
Eric Cole	63-69	132	-8
Tom Hoge	65-67	132	-8
Tom Kim	65-67	132	-8
Dewey McCarthy	64-68	132	-8
Chad Ramey	66-66	132	-8
Jackson Suber	67-65	132	-8
Davis Thompson	64-68	132	-8
Zachary Baurhou	64-69	133	-7
Tyler Collet	67-66	133	-7
Brooks Koepka	67-66	133	-7
Hayden Springer	64-69	133	-7
Kevin Yu	65-68	133	-7
Rafael Campos	65-69	134	-6
Trace Crowe	70-64	134	-6
Joel Dahmen	68-66	134	-6
Alex Fitzpatrick	68-68	134	-6
Joe Highsmith	67-67	134	-6
Hidoki Matsuyama	65-69	134	-6
Maurecia McNeely	67-67	134	-6
Chandler Phillips	67-67	134	-6
Kevin Roy	68-66	134	-6
Adrien Saddier	67-67	134	-6
Erik Van Boysen	69-65	134	-6
Danny Walker	69-65	134	-6
Ricky Castillo	67-68	135	-5
Bud Cauley	65-70	135	-5
Austin Eorred	67-68	135	-5
Harry Hall	69-66	135	-5
Mackenzie Hughes	68-67	135	-5
Sungjiao Im	67-68	135	-5
Michael Kim	67-68	135	-5
Jackson Koivun	67-68	135	-5

Skubal keeps door

open on possible reunion with Tigers

By VALENTINA MARTINEZ

Tarik Skubal is potentially just a rental for the Dodgers, and he reminded fans of that fact this week.

On the "Pardon My Take" podcast, the two-time Cy Young winner revealed he'd be open to a reunion with the Tigers this winter.

"I love all those guys, so hopefully they're involved in November. We'll see what happens then," Skubal said.

The Dodgers traded three prospects ahead of the Aug. 3 deadline to the Tigers for the left-hander, seemingly putting the team in the best position to sign Skubal as a free agent.

Skubal is projected to command a deal upward of $400 million in free agency, which would be quite an investment for any team. While the Dodgers are the most likely team to strike a deal of that magnitude, the ace has left the door open for the team he spent the first six-six-six seasons with.

The upcoming offseason is an especially interesting one for Major League Baseball as the current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire Dec. 1. Negotiations between the league and the Players Association for a new deal to

NOT-SO-FREE AGENT: The Dodgers traded for Tarik Skubal knowing he's likely to seek a deal worth more than $400 million this offseason.

cover the 2027 season and beyond are ongoing.

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Saratoga

Analysis by Vic Cangialosi

Lock of

the Day

Remember Mamba (11th)

Lock Record: 10 for 21 (48%)

Meet Record: 05/223 $355.44

6 1/2 fur; $115,000; mdn; 2YO

Happy Whitney Day! 14 races. 4 Graded Stakes. Let's Go! Nine 2YOs make their career debuts in the opener. Our order of finish STAR SALUTE (Asmussen/Santana/Marfield), GORILLAZ (Gargan/Saez/Bolt Doris), GAUDREAU (Brown/Prat/Nyquist), HEMINGWAY (Cox/Prat/Constitution) and USS VALOR (McGaughey/Gaffalone/War Of Will).

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	G. S. S. Valor,123	T. Gaffalone	x-x-x	McGaughey III	6-1
2	Coach Pope,123	J. Velazquez	x-x-x	McPeeck	12-1
3	Gorillaz,123	L. Saez	x-x-x	Gargan	5-2
4	With Luck Forward,123	J. Ortiz	x-x-x	Pletcher	12-1
5	Star Salute,123	R. Santana, Jr	x-x-x	Asmussen	5-1
6	Bellissimo (Coro),123	K. Davis	x-x-x	Zou	15-1
7	Gaudreau,123	F. Prat	x-x-x	C. Brown	7-2
8	Hemingway,123	J. Ortiz, Jr	x-x-x	Cox	9-2
9	Coach's Pals,123	J. Rodriguez	x-x-x	Summers	15-1

More debuting 2YOs to back-end the double. Our grade Florida-bred IRON CONFESSOR (Green/Prat/Basim), MYSTRE (Gargan/Saez/Good Magic), LIVE (Pletcher/Johnny V/Life Is Good), ADMIRALTY (McPeeck/J Ortiz/Medningmen) and SHARPLY DRESSER (Brown/Davis/Yohinoch).

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Magical Mikel,123	C. Elliott	7-x-x	McPeeck	30-1
2	Stampy Dressed,123	D. Davis	x-x-x	C. Brown	6-1
3	Live,123	J. Velazquez	x-x-x	Pletcher	6-1
4	Tommy Tans,123	J. Ortiz, Jr	x-x-x	Cox	12-1
5	Admiralty,123	J. Ortiz	x-x-x	McPeeck	9-2
6	Iron Confessor,123	F. Prat	x-x-x	Green	8-1
7	Stone Aged,123	J. Alvarado	x-x-x	Mott	12-1
8	Mystrix,123	L. Saez	x-x-x	Gargan	7-2
9	Code of Arms,123	R. Santana, Jr	x-x-x	Asmussen	6-1
10	Implied Open,123	M. Franco	x-x-x	Walden	6-1

1 1/8 miles; $130,000; ahv; 4up

Class relief for Rice's YO DADDY. Finished up the track, last pair tackling graded company. Won the Excelsior 3 back; 2 for 4 at this distance, VIBE made stake debut in the Met Mills and was outrun/seased. The loss snapped a 3 race winning streak. Irad rides for Pletcher: BRAMITO was 5th behind FULL SCREEN who was 2nd when they met here on the 4th of July. Bramito won previous 3 and gets a rider change to Franco. Full Screen won the Queens County, this distance last winter. INSTANT REPLAY was 4th in a stake at Indiana but 2 for 2 at this longer distance.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	San Sirio(1),123	T. Gaffalone	6-3-3	Walsh	9-2
2	Bramito(1),123	M. Franco	5-1-1	Schaier	8-1
3	Full Screen(1),123	J. Ortiz	2-4-1	Joseph	3-1
4	Vibe(1),123	J. Ortiz, Jr	7-1-1	Pletcher	5-2
5	Classicist(1),123	J. Velazquez	11-1-3	Pletcher	8-1
6	Yo Daddy(1),123	R. Santana, Jr	6-6-1	Rice	9-2
7	Instant Replay(1),123	F. Prat	4-1-1	Cox	5-1

1 1/16 miles(T); $120,000; ahv; 3up(f)

On the turf, SAN WITH THE WIND has won 2 in a row, latest by 4+ lengths. Wind can blow by this group as well. Alvarado subs for Prat. Rides CONSUMER SENTIMENT racing off the 15 month layoff for Chad Brown. Graduated at 2nd asking prior to the extended break. We will wait, LOVELY CHRISTINA make grass debut, 2nd off the layoff for Pletcher. 1 for 4 on dirt, Irad on the wildcard.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Conquest Sentiment(1),126	F. Prat	1-3-x	C. Brown	2-1
2	Lady River Lily(1),126	S. Bridgeman	7-12-6	Seyler	10-1
3	Memual(1),126	F. Zayas	2-8-1	Kantarmaci	20-1
4	Hand Over Heart(1),121	D. Davis	3-1-x	C. Brown	8-1
5	Carmine(Val/ARGO),126	R. Santana, Jr	10-3-x	De Paz	10-1
6	Scratch It(1),121	M. Franco	5-1-7	Cox	6-1
7	Sail With the Wind(1),126	J. Alvarado	1-1-4	Englehart	7-2
8	Lovely Christian(1),121	J. Ortiz, Jr	3-5-1	Pletcher	9-2
9	Two Martley(1),121	J. Lezcano	1-x-x	Rice	15-1
10	Hidden Rose(1),121	T. Gaffalone	2-1-7	Clement	3-1
11	Fast and Frisky(1),126	J. Rodriguez	6-1-4	Charlerie	15-1
12	Soundbite(1),126	Rider TBA	5-4-4	Nevin	6-1

7 fur; $120,000; ahv; 3up

Playing ROCK MUSIC. Raced evenly, 3 lengths shy here in July. Won only start at this longer distance. Irad replaces Santana. Stays on PRETTY BOY MUM. Last of 14 in the Preakness, then 3rd with allowance next out. Route to sprint for J. Englehart. FACT scored 2 back, then a wide last of 7. Tightens to a sprint as well. Franco on; blinkers off. TAGERMEER leads off a maiden breaker (5th start) at Churchill. Competitively spotted.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Unbroken Chain(1),126	F. Prat	7-1-1	Barker	12-1
2	Bock Mulchi(1),126	J. Ortiz, Jr	4-5-1	Rice	6-1
3	Appel(1),126	T. Gaffalone	2-1-6	Beckman	6-1
4	Private Desire(1),126	J. Rodriguez	2-5-2	Morley	8-1
5	Priscist(1),126	J. Castellano	4-5-1	Pettis	10-1
6	Pretty Boy Mish(1),122	R. Santana, Jr	3-14-1	Englehart	2-1
7	Taegemeen(1),122	J. Ortiz	1-2-3	Asmussen	3-1
8	Fact(1),126	M. Franco	7-1-4	Walden	9-2

6 1/2 fur; $115,000; mdn; 2YO(f)

Debut day for these 2YO fillies. Who doja like? Here's who we like. SOUNDER STARLET (Asmussen/J Ortiz/City Of Light), RED POPPY (Pletcher/Irad/Omaha Beach), BURRATA (Honda/Davis/Early Voting), STEFANIA (Gargan/Saez/American Pharaoh) and DOLCE VITA (Brown/Prat/Life Is Good).

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Violet the Ultra,123	M. Franco	x-x-x	Sharp	10-1
2	Rum Twist,123	J. Velazquez	2-x-x	Hennig	8-1
3	Red Poppy,123	J. Ortiz, Jr	x-x-x	Pletcher	5-2
4	Stefania,123	L. Saez	x-x-x	Gargan	8-1
5	Nearb Beoprah,123	K. Carmouche	x-x-x	De Paz	10-1
6	Aerial After,123	R. Santana, Jr	3-x-x	Antonucci	5-1
7	Dulce Vita,123	F. Prat	x-x-x	C. Brown	9-2
8	Burraza,123	D. Davis	x-x-x	Hezdal	20-1
9	Summer Starlet,123	J. Ortiz	x-x-x	Asmussen	6-1
10	Joy of Life,123	J. Alvarado	x-x-x	Mott	8-1

1 1/8 miles(T); $120,000; ahv; 3up

Eleven furloops on the turf. GREYSTONE raced this distance off the year-long layoff and ran home 2 lengths short. Can move forward. 2nd off the shelf under J. Ortiz. MAGNAHIMOSIS MAX MTG. MONTEREY BAY was 3rd, a neck better than the rusty Greystone. IRON SIGHT (maiden) and JUST FOR LUCK (up/down) claimers) enter off come from behind victories and may be ready to handle more ground.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Montey Bay(1),126	J. Rodriguez	3-3-5	Ward	6-1
2	Ramble's Wreck(1),126	T. Gaffalone	11-3-6	Gargan	15-1
3	Greystone(1),126	J. Ortiz	4-3-4	Maker	6-1
4	Write Off Jetty(1),126	M. Franco	8-1-1	Kantarmaci	12-1
5	Iron Sight(1),126	F. Prat	1-5-3	C. Brown	4-1
6	Just for Ladd(1),126	J. Lezcano	1-1-6	R. Deltrow	6-1
7	Anoditz(1),121	J. Velazquez	2-5-3	Motion	8-1
8	Fort Thomas(1),126	K. Carmouche	9-2-4	Arnold II	12-1
9	Emergency(1),126	J. Ortiz, Jr	4-4-4	Cox	9-2
10	Il Siciliano(1),126	L. Saez	5-4-7	Sano	6-1
11	Noble Factor(1),126	J. Velazquez	2-7-2	Brion	6-1
12	Massaminous Man(1),126	M. Franco	7-1-1	Rice	3-1
13	Castle Chaos(1),126	Rider TBA	4-4-1	Kantarmaci	9-2
14	Sharp Spark(1),126	Rider TBA	4-5-2	Kantarmaci	8-1

1 1/16 miles(T); $115,000; mdn; 2YO

And the winner is... AND THE RUNNER IS. Debuted 2nd after a wide trip. Can win at 2nd asking for Cassie. Irad stays on; so do we. Irish-bred REVERSE STREAM (Alamance/Brown/Prat/Wingman), OSCAR (Clement/Gaffalone/Oscar Performance) and BOLD LEADERSHIP (Pletcher/J Ortiz/Nut This Time) make debuts. BERTA'S FITCH was 3rd behind top pick.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Oakknob,123	R. Santana, Jr	x-x-x	Pletcher	12-1
2	Time in Motion,123	M. Franco	x-x-x	Walden	8-1
3	Mo Misery,123	J. Alvarado	6-6-x	Medina	20-1
4	Oscar,123	T. Gaffalone	x-x-x	Clement	10-1
5	Just Joe,123	J. Castellano	x-x-x	Weaver	15-1
6	Port in a Storm,123	J. Lezcano	x-x-x	McGaughey III	10-1
7	Revenue Stream(IRE),123	F. Prat	x-x-x	C. Brown	4-1
8	Santhi,123	F. Zayas	4-x-x	Weaver	12-1
9	Berta's Sitch,123	D. Davis	3-3-x	Terranova II	6-1
10	Anisogus,123	L. Saez	3-x-x	Sano	15-1
11	Bold Leadership,123	J. Ortiz	x-x-x	Pletcher	8-1
12	And the Runner Is,123	J. Ortiz, Jr	2-x-x	Casse	7-2

7 fur; $500,000; Test; 3YO(f)

These two fillies duded at Churchill. ON TIME GIRL was 2nd, beat a length by EXPLORA. Brad Cox' On Time Girl raced wide and may turn the tables in the Test. Both 1 for 3 racing 7/8. PERCY'S BAB Midpack 5th in a 17/8 at Churchill. Ran 2nd in the Spinaway, this distance at Saratoga last summer. Franco on; blinkers on. MOVIE MISRT and WHERE LUCK LIVES make their stake debuts off back-to-back Ws.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Movie Night,122	J. Ortiz	1-1-2	Walden	7-2
2	Percy's Bar,122	M. Franco	5-7-1	Colderrook	8-1
3	Simple Pretty,122	R. Santana, Jr	1-6-1	Wilkes	6-1
4	Where Luck Lives,122	L. Saez	1-1-4	Lynch	12-1
5	Goodell,122	J. Velazquez	2-1-5	Asmussen	5-1
6	On Time Girl,122	J. Ortiz, Jr	2-1-3	Cox	7-2
7	Explora,122	F. Prat	1-4-1	Balfert	5-2
8	Camel Coast,122	T. Gaffalone	5-2-1	Beckman	15-1

1 mile(T); $750,000; Fourstardave; 3up

Multiple Grade 1 winner. ZALU KHUDOBJ cropped well for the 4stardave by winning (a dead head) the Krizo-mile. 8 for 11 on turf; 3 for 5 at the Spa. DETERMINISTIC stretched winning streak to 5 in the Manhattan. 7 for 10 on turf; 3 for 4 at the Spa. CLASSIC @ loads off back-to-back wins, the latest in the Just A Game mile; 2 for 2 at the Spa. MI BADD dead-headed with Zulu Kingdom in the Krizo. 8 that MJL holds he offers best value. Sure up, And LAGYNNE has won 5 in a row, including 4 graded stakes. 0 for 2 at Saratoga but gets a pace to chase.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Rhetorical,126	J. Ortiz, Jr	4-1-3	Walden	5-2

2	Mi Bago,124	L. Saez	1-1-8	Casse	12-1
3	Zulu Kingdom(IRE),126	F. Prat	1-3-1	C. Brown	7-2
4	Classic-O,121	J. Velazquez	1-1-2	Casse	8-1
5	Deterministic,126	K. Carmouche	1-1-1	Clement	2-1
6	Capital Hill,124	J. Alvarado	4-2-1	Mott	10-1
7	Lagynos,124	J. Ortiz	1-1-1	Asmussen	5-1

1 1/16 miles(T); $750,000; Saratoga Derby; 3YO

A lock back at the Belmont Derby as we look into the Saratoga Derby. REMEMBER MAMBA rolled to be a close 3rd, a photo back of the equally strong WEST RIDE RD who was 2nd. Both should relish the extra distance. Defayas' Remember Mamba missed the break. HETERES JOHNNY was a last-to-10 winner in the shorter Sarasat. It was his 1st win from 8 starts. 2nd behind West End Kid previously. TITLE REAL nipped top pair in the Belmont. Not sure he will be as good extending longer.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Glavine,124	K. Carmouche	3-4-1	Morley	12-1
2	Heever's Johnny,124	D. Davis	1-5-2	Hezdal	12-1
3	Remember Mamba,124	J. Ortiz	3-2-1	DeVaux	9-2
4	Title Role(GB),124	J. Velazquez	1-x-x	Crickford	9-2
5	Pacific Avenues(IRE),124	J. Ortiz, Jr	2-x-x	Rapidity	5-1
6	Glacius(GB),124	L. Saez	x-x-x	Palmer	8-1
7	The Big Con(GB),124	T. Gaffalone	1-1-x	Clement	15-1
8	McGrands,124	R. Santana, Jr	1-1-3	Robertson	10-1
9	Bottas,124	M. Franco	5-3-9	Clement	10-1
10	West End Kid,124	F. Prat	2-1-1	Walden	7-2

1 1/8 miles; $1,000,000; Whitney; 3up

The 99th running of the Whitney. WHITE AMAHID is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. Beat Sovereignty and Journalism in the Oaklawn 'cap but was a flat 4th in the Foster next out. Can finish 1st or last, Irad stays on for Joseph. MAGNITUDE has won 4 straight including the Dubai World Cup and the Foster. The one to beat in a stacked field. NITROGEN Can the filly beat the boys? Sure can. Won the Ogden/Pingso by a dozen lengths leading every step of the way. 3 for 3 at the Spa. BAEZA and SOVEREIGNTY ran 2-3 in the Foster.

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Magnitude,126	J. Ortiz	1-1-1	Asmussen	9-5
2	Nitrogen,121	J. Velazquez	1-2-3	Casse	4-1
3	Anticipation,126	M. Franco	4-4-1	Pletcher	10-1
4	Forged Steel,124	M. Husbands	5-1-1	Joseph	20-1
5	White Abarrio,126	J. Ortiz, Jr	4-1-2	Joseph	8-1
6	Sovereignty,126	J. Alvarado	3-2-1	Mott	3-1
7	Tictastic,124	T. Gaffalone	3-1-8	Asmussen	10-1
8	Banza,126	F. Prat	2-3-6	Mott	7-2

7 fur; $120,000; ahv; 3up(f)

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Romantic Shorter(1),126	J. Ortiz, Jr	5-2-4	R. Deltrow	4-1
2	Feminism(1),122	J. Ortiz	2-4-1	Asmussen	2-1
3	Helen's Revenues(1),126	F. Prat	3-1-1	Rice	6-1
4	Golden Holst(1),126	K. Carmouche	7-6-4	LaRose	10-1
5	Will Not Be Swaved(1),126	R. Santana, Jr	5-3-7	Shivmanpal	12-1
6	Miss Eliot(1),126	T. Gaffalone	6-5-5	Medina	15-1
7	Memorial Maint(1),126	J. Castellano	1-x-x	Jimenez	10-1
8	Battis Grove(1),122	J. Velazquez	3-1-2	Walden	3-1
9	Beach Holst(1),122	M. Franco	2-3-3	Walden	6-1

PH	Horse Wt.	Jockey	Last 3	Trainer	Odds
1	Bottles(1),126	L. Saez	5-9-3	Casse	8-1
2	Capital Partner(GBV)(1),121	F. Prat	4-6-3	C. Brown	7-2
3	President(1),126	S. Gonzalez	2-7-8	Kantarmaci	10-1
4	Versailles Road(1),121	M. Franco	3-1-3	Pletcher	5-1
5	Light Cav(1),121	J. Rodriguez	1-2-6	Maker	10-1
6	Very Connected(1),121	J. Ortiz, Jr	6-7-3	McPhee	8-1
7	Complex Agenda(1),126	R. Santana, Jr	4-1-2	Morley	9-2
8	Microtonic(1),126	J. Castellano	10-3-3	Brion	8-1
9	Stark(1),121	T. Gaffalone	1-2-x	Walsh	8-1
10	Rotterdam(1),126	D. Davis	1-8-4	Hendriks	10-1
11	Sardis(1),126	T. Gaffalone	3-5-5	Kantarmaci	12-1
12	Malajavelli(1),126	J. Ortiz, Jr	2-1-5	Cox	7-2
13	Saez's Shamari(1),126	Rider TBA	6-3-4	Kantarmaci	8-1
14	Sagamore Mischief(1),126	Rider TBA	4-2-3	Kantarmaci	12-1

PLAY OF THE DAY

Audible Johnny (16-1) poked a head in front a furloup from home but was passed thrice. Gut punch. Like Holling Vone scratched. Love of 4$24.

Three on Whitney day: $4 across the board on Iron Confessor in Race 2 and White Abarrio in Race 12. And $30 to win on Remember Mamba in Race 11. — Vic Cangialosi

Saratoga Results

FIRST-7 fur; $42,000; obs($28.0); 3up (8am) 4 Furry Fx (Crunch) 20.22 7.50 5.48 1 Moshikolevan (Elliott) 1.78 3.00 7 Call Me Jol (Gutierrez) 9.26 Sort Minx American Pie, Dia For Dia ● $1 Exacta (4-1) $27.97 ● $1 Superfecta (4-1) $1 $24.58 ● $0.5 Trifecta (4-1) $1 $41.74

SECOND-5/1 fur; $56,000; md (R$58.0); 3upf 9 Mobile (Franco) 16.44 8.50 4.68 8 Tskett to Rde (Husbands) 7.90 4.90 2 Midtown Mischief (Prat) 2.68 Sort Midnight Blue, Raised ● $1 Daily Double (4-5) $81.00 ● $1 Exacta (9-8) $71.72 ● $1 Quirella (9-5) $3.67 ● $0.1 Superfecta (9-8-2) $317.62 ● $0.5 Trifecta (9-8-2) $56.42

THIRD-1 1/6 miles; $100,000; mdn; 3up 8 Coach Rye (Prato) 6.52 4.06 3.04 12 Lant's Legacy (Alvarado) 9.40 6.56 5 Tango Tango (Davis) 9.78 Sort Imperial Airfro, Big Frosty, Shenani-gans Back, Professor Prattie ● $1 Pick 1 (4-9-8) $480.06 ● $1 Daily Double (9-8) $5.12 ● $1 Exacta (8-12) $3.00 ● $0.1 Superfecta (8-12-5-5) $387.66 ● $0.5 Trifecta (8-12-5) $50.78

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The POST Line

MLB

Saturday

Favorite	Money Line	Underdog
Braves	$112-134	YANKEES
PIRATES	$117-141	Mets
RED SOX	$187-229	Athletics
Guardians	$107-128	WHITE SOX
RANGERS	$127-144	Orioles
MARINERS	-100-120	Rays
Reds	$120-143	NATIONALS
CARDINALS	$147-168	Rockies
Dodgers	$143-173	D'BACKS
MARLINS	$135-163	Angels
PHILLIES	$132-159	Blue Jays
BREWERS	$125-150	Twins
Cubs	$149-170	ROYALS
Astros	-102-112	PADRES
Tigers	$116-132	GIANTS

WNBA

Saturday

Favorite	PTS (O/U)	Underdog
LYNX	4.5 (183.5)	Aces
Fever	5.5 (192.5)	SKY
FIRE	1.5 (181.5)	Storm

NFL Exhibition

Thursday-Week 1

Favorite	PTS (O/U)	Underdog
BENGALS	3.5 (37.5)	Lions
STEELERS	1.5 (37.5)	Packers
PATRIOTS	1.5 (38.5)	Colts
TEXANS	1.5 (38.5)	Chargers
RAIDERS	1.5 (39.5)	Cardinals
49ERS	1.5 (38.5)	Titans

Friday

Favorite	PTS (O/U)	Underdog
Buccaneers	1.5 (36.5)	JETS
COMMANDERS	1.5 (36.5)	Dolphins
Broncos	3.5 (36.5)	FALCONS

Saturday, August 15

Favorite	PTS (O/U)	Underdog
Vikings	1.5 (38.5)	GIANTS
BILLS	2.5 (37.5)	Panthers
BEARS	1.5 (38.5)	Browns
Jaguars	1.5 (38.5)	SAINTS
CHIEFS	1.5 (36.5)	Rams
Eagles	2.5 (36.5)	RAVENS
SEAHAWKS	2.5 (37.5)	Cowboys

Home team in CAPS

SPORTS SHORTS

SOCCER: Gotham holds off San Diego

Jaedyn Shaw scored in the 44th minute for the only goal of the game as Gotham FC earned a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Wave Friday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, NJ. Gotham FC (12-3-4, 40 points) increased their lead in the NWSL to four points over the Washington Spirit.

MLB: Red Sox roll to victory again

Payton Tolle struck out a career-high 14 in six innings, Wilyer Abreu drove in three runs, and the Red Sox won their ninth game in a row with a 13-1 rout of the Athletics in Boston. The Red Sox are just the seventh team since 1920 to win 27 or more in a 30-game span, and the only team to begin their run under .500.

● In Phoenix, rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Edwin Diaz to give the Diamondbacks 4-3 victory over Los Angeles, sending the Dodgers to their season-high seventh straight loss.

● In Philadelphia, Toronto reliever Tyler Rogers allowed two runs in the ninth inning after he twice loaded the bases and retired All-Star outfielder Brandon Marsh on a groundout to end the game and preserve the Blue Jays' 5-4 win over the Phillies.

● In Chicago, Angel Martínez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs and the Guardians beat the AL Central-leading White Sox 8-2 to end a three-game losing streak.

● In Milwaukee, Josh Bell went 4 for 5 with a homer and Kaden Culpepper also went deep in his major league debut as the Twins erased a four-run deficit and beat

the Brewers 8-6.

● In Kansas City, Mo., Kevin Gausman pitched seven sharp innings in his Chicago debut as the Cubs defeated the Royals 6-4.

NFL: Mahomes might sit preseason

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Friday that it is unlikely that quarterback Patrick Mahomes will play in their preseason opener against the Rams next week, and it's possible that the two-time MVP skips the three-game exhibition slate entirely.

That's not necessarily a surprise given Mahomes underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left knee in December.

● Bills general manager Brandon Beane continued prioritizing protecting quarterback Josh Allen on Friday by signing starting right guard O'Cyrus Torrence to a four-year contract extension with $46 million in guarantees.

NBA: Clarke cause of death revealed

Former NBA player Brandon Clarke died of a lethal combination of drugs, according to officials.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner announced on Friday the 29-year-old passed away from "the effects of heroin and cocaine."

It added that the manner of his passing was an accident. Clarke died inside a San Fernando Valley home on May 11.

GOLF: Hossler takes Wyndham lead

Beau Hossler made an 11-foot birdie putt on his final hole Friday for a 3-under 67 that gave him a one-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. He was at 12-under 128 and led by one shot over Ben James and Jordan Smith.

TOP PLAY

Olson flummoxed by Cole

By DYLAN SVOBODA

Matt Olson has been doing plenty of damage lately.

Saturday could be a different story.

The Braves slugger draws about as unfavorable an individual matchup as a hitter can get when Atlanta faces Gerrit Cole and the Yankees. Olson is a comical 0-for-21 lifetime against Cole.

Cole, meanwhile, is beginning to look much more like himself after spending the early portion of the season working his way back from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander missed all of 2025 and did not return to the rotation until May 22.

There were some bumps along the road as Cole rebuilt his workload and command. But since the calendar turned to July, he has posted a 2.75 ERA with 44

strikeouts over 36 innings across six starts.

His two most recent outings have been particularly encouraging. Cole fired six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts against the White Sox before holding the Cubs to one run in 5 2/3 innings.

That is particularly concerning for Olson because his struggles against Cole have gone well beyond bad luck. Fourteen strikeouts in 21 official at-bats means Cole has punched out Olson two-thirds of the time. Olson has rarely even been able to put the ball in play against him.

Olson remains one of Atlanta's biggest power threats, and one mistake could change the matchup with a single swing.

Saturday looks like another difficult spot for Olson to finally break through.

THE PLAY: Matt Olson to go hitless

dsvoboda@nypost.com

Pitching Form

	(Game time)	2026		*REC	'26 vs OPP		CAREER vs OPP	LAST 3 STARTS
		W-L	ERA		W-L	ERA		W-L	IP	ERA
Mets	Stock (R)		0-1	1.80	0-1	—	—	—	0-1	5.0	1.80
Pirates	Chandler (R)	(6:40pm)	4-8	4.49	8-13	—	—	—	1-0	16.0	2.81
Braves	Sale (L)		12-6	2.08	13-7	0-0	0.00	7-9	3-0	19.0	1.42
Yankees	Cole (R)	(3:05pm)	5-5	3.42	6-7	—	—	3-2	2-0	18.2	1.93
Angels	Urena (R)		7-7	2.54	9-9	—	—	0-0	2-0	18.0	1.00
Marlins	Alcantara (R)	(4:10pm)	12-6	3.68	15-9	0-1	8.44	1-1	2-1	20.0	2.25
Blue Jays	Scherzer (R)		1-4	7.92	2-6	0-1	13.50	18-6	0-1	12.0	5.25
Phillies	Nola (R)	(6:05pm)	3-9	5.55	10-13	0-0	0.00	2-3	0-2	17.0	4.76
Cubs	TBD		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Royals	Lugo (R)	(7:10pm)	4-7	4.41	10-13	1-0	3.00	1-4	1-1	18.0	4.50
Twins	Bradley (R)		9-4	3.70	14-8	0-0	0.00	0-0	0-0	19.0	2.84
Brewers	Gasser (L)	(7:10pm)	3-4	4.48	7-5	0-0	4.50	0-0	1-0	16.0	2.25
Tigers	Jobe (R)		0-0	0.00	0-0	0-0	5.79	0-0	1-1	15.2	4.02
Giants	Rouge (R)	(7:15pm)	7-10	4.34	7-15	0-1	2.25	0-1	0-2	14.1	6.91
Astros	Lambert (R)		8-5	3.06	12-7	0-0	0.00	1-2	0-0	16.2	3.24
Padres	King (R)	(7:15pm)	6-8	3.45	9-14	0-0	3.18	3-1	0-1	17.0	4.24
Athletics	Jump (L)		4-7	4.59	5-8	1-0	0.00	1-0	1-2	14.1	7.53
Red Sox	Bennett (L)	(4:10pm)	7-4	2.90	7-5	0-1	4.26	0-1	2-1	17.2	4.58
Orioles	Bradish (R)		7-10	3.79	11-11	0-0	0.00	0-0	1-1	13.2	5.27
Rangers	deGrom (R)	(7:15pm)	7-7	3.96	11-10	0-0	5.79	5-0	0-2	13.0	7.62
Guardians	Williams (R)		11-6	3.56	14-9	0-0	4.66	1-1	1-1	19.2	0.92
White Sox	Kay (L)	(7:15pm)	8-5	4.01	12-9	0-0	0.90	0-0	2-1	16.2	2.70
Rays	Jax (R)		6-9	3.63	9-9	1-0	1.80	3-2	1-2	16.2	1.62
Mariners	Kirby (R)	(9:50pm)	8-9	3.76	11-10	0-0	0.00	2-1	1-1	17.0	3.71
Reds	Burns (R)		13-1	2.35	16-5	1-0	0.00	1-1	2-0	16.0	1.12
Nationals	Alvarez (L)	(6:45pm)	2-3	3.94	3-5	0-0	0.00	0-0	0-1	16.1	5.51
Rockies	Freeland (L)		3-10	6.81	7-13	1-0	0.00	1-3	1-2	20.1	4.43
Cardinals	Liberatore (L)	(7:15pm)	5-8	4.97	13-9	0-1	6.75	0-1	0-2	15.0	4.80
Dodgers	Yamamoto (R)	—	11-7	2.76	13-7	1-1	6.00	4-2	2-1	23.0	2.35
D'backs	Plaadt (R)	(8:10pm)	6-1	3.66	9-1	1-0	5.68	5-2	2-0	19.2	0.92

• REC: Won-lost record of pitcher's team in games he has started.

STITCHES

Take stingy Sandy, Fish

"Just writing to give one 'old' man's opinion. Whatever you are compensated for your daily articles falls short of what you deserve! I have resorted to wearing Depends to be prepared to pee my pants from laughter!" — Vince Thomas

Well played, Vince. It's always better to be safe than sorry. I hear cranberry juice may help. And oh, that dry cleaning bill!

No leakage problems for Miami's Sandy Alcantara. He's been airtight,

pitching back-to-back shutouts over 13 combined innings. The Angels visit. The rookie Walbert Ureña is 7-7 but 1-5 on the road. Play $50 on Sandy and the Marlins.

-$

The frivolous, flippant (because this is a family newspaper and I can't use the F-word that really fits) Phillies fooled around until the 9th inning and lost to the Jays 5-4. Zack Wheeler's line: 4 runs, 7 hits, 5 walks. Loss has us at -665 larrybowas.

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Home Team Lineups HOME AWAY
	TODAY Aug. 8	SUN Aug. 9	MON Aug. 10	TUE Aug. 11	WED Aug. 12
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	Pittsburgh 6:40 SNY 880 AM	Pittsburgh 1:35 SNY 880 AM	Atlanta 7:15 SNY 880 AM	Atlanta 7:15 SNY 880 AM	Atlanta 7:15 SNY 880 AM
	NO GAME	Las Vegas 12:30 ABC	NO GAME	Indiana 7:30 ESPN	NO GAME
Saturday, Aug. 15 Sunday Friday
	Atlanta United 7:30 Apple TV		Cruz Azul 7:30 Fox/Apple TV Univision		KC Current 8:00 Prime Video

MEN'S BASKETBALL
2026-27 national champion
TEAM	ODDS	TEAM	ODDS
Duke	+600	LSU	65/1
Florida	+600	Missouri	65/1
Connecticut	13/1	Texas A&M	65/1
Illinois	13/1	BYU	75/1
Texas	16/1	Villanova	75/1
Michigan	16/1	North Carolina	75/1
Michigan State	22/1	Nebraska	100/1
Tennessee	22/1	Baylor	100/1
Houston	25/1	Maryland	100/1
Louisville	25/1	Ohio State	100/1
Arkansas	25/1	Providence	100/1
Arizona	25/1	Auburn	100/1
Gonzaga	30/1	Saint Louis	100/1
St. John's	40/1	Cincinnati	100/1
USC	40/1	Iowa	100/1
Virginia	40/1	TCU	150/1
Vanderbilt	40/1	Wisconsin	150/1
Iowa State	40/1	Creighton	150/1
Alabama	40/1	Marquette	150/1
Texas Tech	40/1	Arizona State	150/1
Kansas	40/1	Georgia	150/1
Miami	40/1	SMU	150/1
UCLA	45/1	NC State	150/1
Indiana	45/1	Washington	150/1
Kentucky	45/1	Xavier	150/1
Purdue	65/1	Ole Miss	150/1

2026-27 John Wooden Award winner

NAME (SCHOOL)	ODDS
Jeremy Fears Jr. (Mich. State)	+850
Tyran Stokes (Kansas)	11/1
Tyler Tanner (Vanderbilt)	12/1
Thomas Haugh (Florida)	14/1
Jordan Smith Jr. (Arkansas)	22/1
David Mirkovic (Illinois)	22/1
Braylon Mullins (UConn)	22/1
John Blackwell (Duke)	30/1
Nikola Kusturica (UCLA)	30/1
Tounde Yessoufou (St. John's)	35/1
Caleb Holt (Arizona)	35/1
Isaiah Johnson (Texas)	35/1
Alex Condon (Florida)	35/1
Braden Huff (Gonzaga)	45/1
Robert Wright III (BYU)	45/1
Motiejus Krivas (Arizona)	45/1
Silas Demary Jr. (UConn)	45/1
PJ Haggerty (Texas A&M)	45/1
Juke Harris (Tennessee)	45/1
Matas Vokietaitis (Texas)	45/1
Stefan Vaaks (Illinois)	45/1

ODDS & ENDS

WNBA

League champion

TEAM	ODDS
Lynx	+100
Aces	+410
Dream	+850
Liberty	10/1
Valkyries	10/1
Fever	11/1
Wings	25/1
Mystics	100/1
Mercury	175/1
Sky	1000/1
Tempo	1000/1
Sparks	1000/1
Fire	1000/1

To reach WNBA Finals

TEAM	ODDS
Lynx	-230
Aces	+120
Valkyries	+280
Dream	+310
Liberty	+400
Fever	+440
Wings	+750
Mystics	27/1
Mercury	80/1
Sky	400/1
Sparks	400/1
Fire	400/1
Tempo	400/1

League MVP

NAME	ODDS
A'ja Wilson	-700
Olivia Miles	+850
Caitlin Clark	20/1
Paige Bueckers	27/1
Breanna Stewart	100/1
Kelsey Mitchell	100/1
Allisha Gray	200/1
Jackie Young	250/1
Angel Reese	250/1
Gabby Williams	250/1

Defensive POY

NAME	ODDS
Gabby Williams	-180
A'ja Wilson	+210
Natasha Howard	14/1
Shakira Austin	22/1
Kiah Stokes	50/1
Rhyne Howard	60/1
Veronica Burton	80/1
Breanna Stewart	100/1
Angel Reese	100/1

Coach of the Year

NAME	ODDS
Cheryl Reeve	-280
Becky Hammon	+500
Natalie Nakase	10/1
Sydney Johnson	15/1
Jose Fernandez	27/1
Karl Smerko	60/1
Stephanie White	80/1
Chris DeMarco	100/1
Alex Sarama	100/1
Tyler Marsh	100/1
Nate Tibbetts	100/1

BET SMART

HOU' CAN DO IT: With American League MVP front-runner Yordan Alvarez leading the way, the surging Astros are playing their best at the right time as they compete for an AL West crown. At plus-money, now is the time to bet they lock up the division.

By MALIK SMITH

The Red Sox are being lauded by the baseball world for their midseason turnaround — and for good reason.

They had every reason to throw in the towel at their lowest point but have bounced back with a fervor that certainly put the rest of baseball, especially in the American League, on notice.

But the Red Sox aren't the only team in the midst of a hot stretch after some pretty bad baseball. If you haven't paid much attention to the AL West — and no one would blame you if you haven't — there's another team experiencing its own midseason surge at the most opportune time on the baseball calendar.

The Astros had lagged behind the Rangers and Mariners in the division for most of the season and even trailed the Athletics in the standings as recently as June 26.

Houston went 4-6 entering the All-Star break and lost three straight immediately afterward. At that moment, they were seven games below .500 and four games off the division lead.

From there, they flipped the switch.

The Astros have won 12 of their past 15 games entering play Friday, and only Boston has a better record over that stretch at 13-3. Houston now lead the division by 1 1/2 games ahead of their series against the Padres.

It's not quite the same as the red-hot Red Sox pursing the Yankees and Rays in the AL East, but the Astros are having a moment right now. What remains uncertain is if this is just a moment or a sign of things to come.

The biggest difference between Hous-

ton and Boston is that no other team in the AL West seems to want the division crown. As impressive as the Astros have been, they are just two games above .500. The sub-.500 Rangers and Mariners in the mix.

That said, someone has to win the division, and sportsbooks give the Astros a very slight lead over the field with their price tag to win the AL West hovering between even money and +115 odds. The Rangers and Mariners are in the +200 to +250 range, which means the oddsmakers aren't entirely sold on the idea that the Astros will hold their narrow lead.

There's a strong case they will be the top team in the division once the season ends. The Astros have the third-easiest remaining strength of schedule in baseball ahead of the Rangers and Guardians. However, the Astros own the tie-breaker over the Rangers after they swept their cross-state rivals in their final head-to-head series last week.

More importantly, the Astros have the best player in the AL in Yordan Alvarez, who is the odds-on favorite to win league MVP with -900 odds at Draft-Kings Sportsbook. Alvarez leads all of baseball in batting average (.329), home runs (.35), and OPS (1.083) and doesn't seem to be slowing down at all as the season wears on.

This division has been in play all season, and the Astros look like the only team that truly wants to win it. I'll grab them at plus money now before the value is completely gone.

Recommendation: Astros AL West division winner (+115, DraftKings)

msmith1@nypost.com

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By MARK W. SANCHEZ

It is worth reiterating: Max Fried is still pitching with shackles, not yet free to pitch as deep into games as he desires.

It is worth reiterating: The Yankees' rotation is not yet whole.

And yet Fried again looked in peak form as part of a rotation that seems to be peaking with every start, and this Yankees lineup requires every bit of its brilliance.

The lefty was the latest excellent Yankees starter — and, for a change, a rewarded excellent Yankees starter — in a 3-2, 10-inning, comeback victory over the Braves on Friday night in The Bronx, where Fried faced his former team for the first time and pitched as if he had this game circled on his calendar since signing with the Yankees on Dec. 17, 2024.

No, the 2026 schedule was not released at that point. But Fried certainly pored over this year's schedule once he got it.

"This one's been circled on the calendar for a little bit," Fried said after dominating over 6 1/3 shutout innings against old pals such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson, surrendering just three hits and two walks while striking out seven. "Definitely brought up a lot of emotions and just really was able to think about my time over there. That's a first-class organization."

He mixed in all seven pitches — including a changeup he rarely throws to retire Olson in the fourth, Olson passing Fried on the field and saying he wondered if that pitch would be thrown, eliciting a smile from Fried — watched his velocity tick up and was efficient.

"Still on a pitch count, and he's able to get an out into the seventh," manager Aaron Boone said of Fried, who has been stretching out on the fly in the majors following an IL stint and jumped from 78 pitches in his previous outing to 90 on Friday. "He was terrific."

As terrific as, well, just about ev-

WHO NEEDS ENEMIES? Max Fried made his first start against his old team, the Atlanta Braves, Friday and was masterful, allowing no runs and just three hits. Jason Szenes

ery other Yankees starter going right now. Fried & Friends, which does not yet include the rehabbing Carlos Rodón, have surrendered one run or fewer in eight of the past 10 games, a span in which Yankees starters have allowed 10 earned runs in 57 2/3 innings (1.56 ERA).

And yet the Yankees have won just five times in that stretch because their lineup has too often lacked a pulse — as it did for eight innings Friday, before waking up in the ninth and 10th.

When Fried was on the mound, he received no support — at least offensively. Defensively, the Yankees offered an assist. The only true danger Fried encountered arrived immediately, Drake Baldwin and Albies reaching in the first inning. With two outs, Mauricio Dubón shot a single through the middle, Trent Grisham charging, crow-hopping and throwing strong — to third base, rather than home plate. Albies attempted to go from first to third and was tagged out by Ryan McMa-

hon a split-second before Baldwin touched home, running the Braves into an out that cost them a run.

"My first innings haven't been very good," Fried said, "so to be able to rely on the defense and just a bang-bang play, something that went my way, it was huge."

And it was his old friends' last chance against Fried, who allowed just one more Brave to reach second base and who retired the final 12 batters he saw.

msanchez@nypost.com

Newcomers flash some leather at crunch time

By MARK W. SANCHEZ

In summoning George Lombard Jr., the Yankees knew he could play defense.

In trading for Luis García Jr., the Yankees knew he could hit right-handed pitching and probably considered anything else a pleasant surprise.

And so in Friday's 10th inning, the Yankees were validated and pleasantly surprised, respectively, as both newcomers to The Bronx made sparkling plays to save what became a comeback, 3-2 victory over the Braves.

It was a game they probably do not win without Lombard, who started a rally in the ninth with an infield single in which he advanced all

YANKEES NOTES

the way to third on an error, drew a key walk in the bottom of the 10th and showed off one other defensive strength in the top of the inning: a cannon of an arm.

Leading off the extra frame, Atlanta's Sean Murphy hit a hard ground ball into the shortstop hole, which is where Lombard has starred in his brief time in the majors. The rookie ranged, backhanded and left his feet — a small leap, if not a Jeterian one — and showed off an arm whose power is obvious.

"He's able to — just with ease, whether he's off-bal-

ance — no-sweat some plays because he's physical and strong," manager Aaron Boone said of his new everyday, 21-year-old shortstop. "He's not even reaching for much there, and he makes that play kind of easy."

After a ground out brought ghost runner Austin Riley to third, Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a two-out bloop down the first-base line. Three Yankees defenders converged on a flare that appeared to be sent into no-man's land.

"To be honest," García said through interpreter Marlon Abreu, "I didn't think I had a chance."

And yet the first baseman sprinted, extended and stuck out his glove. His best

Willie Mays impression ended with catching the third out of the frame with his back to home plate.

"What a play," Boone said after a game that was clinched by Ryan McMahon's sacrifice fly but will be better remembered for defensive excellence.

▶ Carlos Rodón will begin what is expected to be a brief rehab assignment on Saturday.

The Yankees left-hander is expected to throw close to 50 pitches with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in his first time pitching in a game in nearly six weeks.

Citing the forgiving remaining schedule — the Yankees have seven more

idle days on the regular-season calendar and only one stretch of 10 consecutive games without a day off — Boone said the club would not wait for Rodón to be fully stretched out before activating him.

Whether Rodón requires one or two — the latter of which is more likely, Boone said — rehab starts, the plan is for the lefty to mostly build up his pitch count at the major league level while using him in tandem with another starter or relying heavily on the bullpen. The Yankees used the same tactic with Max Fried, who made just one rehab start before jumping to the major league rotation and throwing 57 pitches in his first outing back.

Veteran catcher signed as depth

By GREG JOYCE

After whiffing on a catcher at the trade deadline, the Yankees are taking a flier on veteran backstop.

The club has signed Mitch Garver to a minor league deal, a source confirmed to The Post on Friday, adding a right-handed hitting option at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The 35-year-old Garver, who was released by the Mariners earlier this week, previously worked with Yankees director of catching Tanner Swanson when both were in the Twins organization.

"Veteran presence, guy who's hit left-handed pitching in the past, coming in on a minor league deal with no promises," Swanson said. "We think there's probably some things we can tap into to improve the defense in the short runway that we have here. Eventually, he'll make his way to Scranton and see if he has anything left offensively.

"We think he does, that's why we acquired him, and it gives us another option down the stretch and come postseason time when roster construction and all that depth, should we have an injury, just another right-handed bat that only makes our group stronger."

Of course, the Yankees would have loved to land another righty-hitting catcher from the Twins, Ryan Jeffers, except Minnesota did not end up selling at the deadline. And after the Red Sox beat out the Yankees for Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman and the Rays acquired lefty-hitting catcher Liam Hicks from the Marlins, GM Brian Cashman was unable to add a backstop at all by Monday.

So Garver will eventually join J.C. Escarra and another recently signed veteran, Christian Bethancourt, at Triple-A to see if he can make a case to unseat Ali Sánchez as Austin Wells' backup.

"Really, just trying to add to our depth and protection and get him into our system, see where we can help him, see what he has and you never know," manager Aaron Boone said.

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Daily Horoscope

LEO

(July 24-Aug. 23)

Anything in your life that does not make sense today will begin to make sense tomorrow, and by the time you get into next week, you will understand every last bit of it. Then you can find your voice and let others in on the secret.

VIRGO

(Aug. 24-Sept. 23)

You may prefer facts to opinions and reason to intuition, but over the next few days, that relationship will change. No matter what the "truth" may be, it will pay you to look at alternative explanations, because that's where the answers are to be found.

LIBRA

(Sept. 24-Oct. 23)

By all means, ruffle a few feathers this weekend, even if it means some long-standing friendships are put at risk. Just because most people subscribe to a particular point of view does not mean you have to as well. Embrace being

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the odd man out.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Is what you are planning really practical? Most likely you've had your doubts for some time but kept them to yourself because you did not want to admit that your initial idea could have been wrong, but now it seems you have no choice.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)

The fact that you made a choice and it turned out to be wrong does not mean your next choice will be wrong as well. On the contrary, being someone who learns from their mistakes, your next move is likely to be brilliant. Make that move today.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)

The more someone tries to

convince you they know what they are talking about, the more inclined you will be to disbelieve them, and rightly so. Your mind is too sharp to be so easily fooled, so insist on the truth at every moment this weekend.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)

Mercury's move into the partnership area of your chart this weekend will help you understand what makes a rival tick. Most importantly, it will make it clear that you and they are not so far apart in your views after all. Maybe you can even be friends.

PISCES

(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)

Some of the ideas you come up with can be impractical, but over the next few days, you will show a remarkable ability to focus on what is real while others seem incapable of rational thought. If an idea

works, then it must be a good one.

ARIES

(March 21-April 20)

A project that has hit a wall can be rejuvenated this weekend as mind planet Mercury brings new ideas and opens up new avenues of creativity. You don't need to go back to the beginning, just give it another go from wherever you are right now.

TAURUS

(April 21-May 21)

Just because your efforts fell short in one direction does not mean you should stop trying in other directions. The planets indicate that if you allow your intuition to guide you, then some remarkable things will start happening over the next 48 hours.

GEMINI

(May 22-June 21)

You have never been scared to

take risks, and with your ruling planet Mercury moving into one of the better areas of your chart this weekend, you will be out there in the world making things happen. A few mistakes are inevitable, but success is all but guaranteed.

CANCER

(June 22-July 23)

You need to be careful when talking with employers and other important people this weekend. If you give them the impression that you are not taking what you are working on seriously, they may decide to pass on the job to someone else.

BIRTHDAY SATURDAY

Not everything in life can be explained by logic, and over the coming year, you will find yourself believing in all sorts of strange ideas. While other people's minds are stuck in the past, your mind will be inventing a new and improved reality.

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Tomorrow: Hot with sunshine and a few clouds. High 87 to 93.

Tomorrow night: Clear. Low 70 to 76.

Monday

Hazy sun and warm. High 86 to 92.

Evening Partly cloudy. Low 71 to 77.

Tuesday

T-storm possible. High 86 to 92.

Evening Partly cloudy. Low 70 to 76.

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Cooling Degree days yesterday...20

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Total since Jan. 1 (normal)...858 (786)

Last year to date...847

Heat index (at noon yest.)...95

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Hempstead	7:42a	8:09p	9:04a	9:24p
Huntington	7:41a	8:07p	8:51a	9:14p
Jones Inlet	3:35a	4:07p	4:48a	5:17p
Montauk Point	5:09a	5:58p	6:13a	6:55p
Port Washington	7:38a	8:07p	9:11a	9:30p
Sandy Hook	3:55a	4:27p	5:08a	5:37p

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Albany	85/69/t	83/59/sh
Danbury	87/69/t	88/61/s
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Gr Barrington	85/68/t	85/59/pc
Kingston	88/69/t	91/60/pc
Liberty	82/66/t	83/57/pc
Monticello	83/67/t	82/57/pc
Newburgh	89/70/t	90/61/s
Poughkeepsie	87/69/t	90/60/s
Saratoga Springs	86/69/t	85/59/sh
Stroudsburg	86/68/t	90/61/s
Torrington	87/68/t	86/59/s
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Athens	97/81/s	97/80/s
Baghdad	117/90/pc	117/89/s
Beijing	89/69/s	89/66/s
Berlin	76/55/s	90/65/s
Cairo	97/76/pc	97/79/pc
Dublin	75/59/c	70/51/sh
Geneva	91/63/s	95/64/t
Hong Kong	95/85/c	98/85/pc
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Kabul	88/66/pc	89/69/pc
London	81/58/pc	89/63/s
Madrid	100/73/s	98/69/s
Mexico City	73/56/r	73/57/sh
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Moscow	77/57/pc	72/53/r
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Rio de Janeiro	79/73/s	82/71/s
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Sydney	65/48/s	62/57/r
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Fans enjoying golf, but not the drama

By CHRISTIAN ARNOLD

Long LIV Golf? How about Let LIV Golf seemed to be the vibe on Friday at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.

While the talk of the golf world has been the announcement that LIV Golf has found an investor to keep the rebel golf league going — although there remain plenty of details to iron out — inside Trump National there wasn't much concern or interest in the topic among the spectators that showed up to the New Jersey course for this week's LIV Golf New York.

Fans milled around the Donald Trump-owned property, followed the fan favorites Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm and took in the action on a sweltering second day of the event. But was the drama around keeping the league alive past this season or the ongoing battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf something that golf fans cared about?

"I mean, people bring drama too much into it just to make it a bit more interesting and make it more exciting than it has to be," 21-year-old New Jersey resident Lorenzo Stanziola told The Post before Friday's round began. "But if you like the game, then you'll like the fact that it could be expanded globally and everybody is going to get involved rather than just the PGA [Tour] keeping it strictly [to] Europe and America."

Standing near the tee box on the 10th hole, Steve Kozel, who is in his 60s, said that he had heard about the drama surrounding LIV's future, but that "it doesn't really concern me," and when asked about the new funding replied, "That doesn't mean anything to me."

Many of the fans that The Post spoke with on Friday explained that they were there because they enjoy the sport. John Coutinho, 48, from nearby Roxbury, N.J., was at his first-ever live golf event with his son, which he described as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

LIV's survival has been an ongoing narra-

tive during the 2026 season and hit a fever pitch when the Saudi Public Investment Fund pulled its financial backing earlier this year. CEO Scott O'Neil confirmed earlier this week what The Post's Mark Cannizzaro had first reported that investors had been found to keep LIV Golf afloat beyond this year.

Even with the news, many questions remain about the process moving forward and whether its stars will remain on the circuit.

And many at Bedminster on Friday expressed hope for things to work out for LIV going forward, viewing it as a way for new golf fans to enter the space.

"I'm not up on all the details, but I do think that it's interesting to have something other than the PGA," Catie Gilhuley said, while attending Friday's round with her mother Andrea. "Just like in any sport, to have kind of just a different vibe, especially to get non-golf fans to be more into it and it's just fun. And then also just to see new courses and [make it] a little bit more accessible."

LIV Golf doesn't release ticket numbers until after its events, but Friday's round drew a modest crowd to Trump National. The league did move up tee times by two hours with blistering heat hitting the area.

Still, LIV has struggled to make inroads in the United States, with media reports suggesting a sparse crowd for the league's event in Virginia in May.

Golf content creator Alex Stone, 39, believed part of that had to do with the way the conversation has been framed, using men's and women's basketball as a comparison.

"It's almost like the same dynamic of men's basketball versus women's basketball. You look overseas and you wonder, well, to them it's just basketball," Stone said. "I think in other places it's just golf, but to us, because somebody told us to pick a side, we picked a side. ... We don't care. Who wants to pick a side when you're just trying to view golf?"

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LIV GOLF

DeChambeau maintains faith in start-up and believes it can coexist with PGA Tour

BRYSON DeChambeau had just signed for a 5-over-par 77 in the opening round of LIV Golf New York at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on Thursday.

He was livid.

For a player who's so precise and scientific in everything he does, DeChambeau had been far off his game, missing fairways and missing greens with erratic distance control.

After he putted out for par on the 18th hole to close out his round 12 shots behind playing partner and leader Joaquin Niemann, DeChambeau made a beeline to the practice facility.

DeChambeau had made a promise to The Post the day before to speak for this column following his first round after spending nearly three hours on the range into Wednesday evening.

But, as he entered the equipment trailer, he said, "I don't think this interview is going to happen tonight, I've got things to do in here," as the sliding door slammed shut.

Ninety minutes later, DeChambeau emerged from the trailer, made good on the exclusive interview and expressed optimism about the state of LIV Golf and its new investors.

He, too, spoke about his passion for helping LIV survive and said one day he hopes to play on both LIV and the PGA Tour, where he's currently banned.

The conversation took place two days after DeChambeau was the lead speaker in a players-only meeting following LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil's Tuesday press conference announcing that the fledgling tour has found investors to keep it alive in 2027 and beyond.

"It was really just about clarity on the business plan and the model we have, after what Scott brought to the table," DeChambeau told The Post of his role in the players' meeting. "Scott can't say everything. The PIF [the Saudi Public Investment Fund] still owns this. They control a lot of what goes on."

DeChambeau declined to comment about the specifics of the players-only meeting, partially

because there are still too many details the players don't yet know.

"I was able to speak freely and independently based on what I know," he said. "I don't know everything, but from what I do know, the model makes a lot of sense

with the right investor — one in lockstep with our thoughts on the business plan moving forward.

"It'll be more regimented, more thorough, more cost-effective. We'll run this like a busi-

ness. Not that we weren't before, but I think some things were unaccounted for. We just have to run the company differently, which I think the lead investor will help with.

"I don't have anything bad to say about PIF — they gave us a massive opportunity and set golf into a different stratosphere."

O'Neil has praised DeChambeau during this process for being very involved in trying to attract new investors with the PIF announcing in April that it was ceasing its funding of LIV at the end of the 2026 season.

The biggest question surrounding DeChambeau and LIV is how, in the new, financially prudent post-PIF economic environment, the tour can retain stars like him with his contract up after this season.

If the limitless Saudi money was still in play, DeChambeau re-up-

ping with LIV was likely going to command at least $500 million (his original contract was for a reported $125 million).

The money O'Neil has sought from the new, unnamed investors to keep LIV alive is said to be in the

$500 to $550 million range. How is that going to pay to keep a player like DeChambeau, one of the faces of LIV Golf?

DeChambeau pledged his allegiance to LIV, indicating that making the

product successful is more important to him than the money, and citing the player equity program in place.

"The investor has set the valuation of the business," DeChambeau said. "Us players own a lot of that business, so the equity is part of the valuation we've commanded. That's payment that accrues and increases in value over time in lieu of an annual salary. It's like investing in a business that doesn't pay out right away. The equity players are getting right now is real.

"Money isn't necessarily the be-all, end-all," DeChambeau went on. "We all have to make our own living, no question, and a lot of guys came over here for that exact reason [money].

"But I also think we saw an opportunity to focus the game internationally. American and North

Trump expected to attend this weekend

President Trump is expected to attend some of the LIV Golf New York event at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.

The White House had previously confirmed to USA Today that Trump would make an appearance, and The Post spotted Secret Service agents on the grounds during Friday's second round. The president had attended the third round of the LIV Golf Virginia event at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia in May.

LIV Golf New York is the second-to-last event on the league's calendar this year. — Christian Arnold

American golf is very important, and the PGA Tour's done a great job with that, but there's a bigger market internationally that was lacking some star power."

DeChambeau pointed to the massive crowds LIV has drawn in places like South Africa and Australia for its events, with those golf fans starved to see their local stars.

"My ultimate goal is to have golf course stadiums, similar to the PGA Tour's TPC Sawgrass model, with our teams having their own golf course as a stadium," DeChambeau said. "A home-course advantage with academies inspiring junior golf, and hopefully a junior series, too. That's one of the things we're most excited about developing with this new investor."

Asked what his "endgame" is in golf, DeChambeau said, "It's giving back as much as I can to the kids who've high-fived me and supported me online and at tournaments. This game has given me way too much. I'll never forget the professionals who, when I was 11, came up, signed my hat, and said, 'I'll see you out there one day.'

"This isn't about us being the best or number one. It's an accretive, value-added thing we're trying to provide. We're not going up against anybody. It's about how we all fit into the ecosystem to make it work for everyone."

Asked if he sees this working in the long term, DeChambeau said, "One hundred percent, no question. As long as the good of the game stays in view going forward, I totally think we can get there."

His ultimate goal is that golf finds a place where LIV Golf is not an adversary to the PGA Tour, that the two can co-exist.

"Personally, I'd love to be able to play events on the PGA Tour, too," DeChambeau said. "I think that's best for golf. I'd love that. It's not an either/or mentality. It's 'can we do both?' I think that's where everybody wants to be.

"There isn't a golf fan on the planet who doesn't want to see me play a big Tour event, and I get that. I'd love to go play events that make sense, love to play team golf, and love to play wherever they'll let me."

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No sign of Mickelson in Jersey

By CHRISTIAN ARNOLD

Phil Mickelson has had a warm relationship with golf in the New York/New Jersey area over his career, but with LIV Golf's swing through the Garden State this week, the golf great remained absent.

The six-time-major winner was not on the course at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster as he missed all but one event on this year's LIV schedule. Mickelson has been sparsely seen while he deals with a "family health matter," he announced back in April.

Mickelson was replaced by Scott Vincent on the HyFlyers GC roster for LIV's New York event this week and teammate Brendan Steele said this week that "obviously we want Phil here."

"Scott is an awesome replacement, and he's been really, really great for us all around," Steele added.

Steele said that he does speak with Mickelson "here and there" and declined to comment about how winnings are split up with Mickelson while he's been away from the team he captains.

"I don't know any of the mechanics of anything like that," he said. "We wish him well. We want him to be happy and healthy, and that's pretty much all I can say."

When asked about Mickelson's absence, Lee Westwood said that he hadn't spoken with Mickelson, but him not being there does have an impact.

"Obviously, Phil is a big draw. He has a lot of fans," Westwood said. "He would attract more fans to any tournament he played in. There's certain people over the years that's moved the needle, and Phil is one of them."

Mickelson's absence has come not only amid one of the biggest times of LIV Golf's existence, as it faces continued questions about its viability even after announcing it secured an investor that will help keep the league going beyond this season.

It also has been going on as questions about his conduct at golf clubs have come up in multiple media reports.

In June, Golf Digest reported that Mickelson had been booted from a country club in Rancho Santa Fe after he was accused of making "nonconsensual and inappropriate physical contact" with a female employee of the club.

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AGING LIKE

FINE WINE

By BRIAN COSTELLO

Minkah Fitzpatrick knows that for many people, the only number that matters is the one on his birth certificate.

The new Jets safety was born on Nov. 17, 1996, meaning he is 29 going on 30. That means for many people, Fitzpatrick is one step away from the nursing home.

"It's ridiculous. It's crazy," Fitzpatrick told The Post this week. "Like if you watch football, you know that I've been a good player even in the last two years, you know what I'm saying? I just haven't had a lot of splash. You can say that's because of the way I was used or whatever. But I was still playing really good football, really high quality football. I was able to do whatever they asked of me at a high level. It just wasn't super splashy."

"You have people saying that I've slowed down where I've reached some of my top speeds the last two years. It's just a number. And I think people don't like being detailed and thorough because it's like saying, 'Oh, he's 29, he has to be declining.'"

Fitzpatrick joined the Jets in March after a trade with the Dolphins that sent just a seventh-round pick back to Miami. There is no arguing with his resume. He has been to five Pro Bowls and been first-team All-Pro three times during his career with the Dolphins and Steelers. The question is whether he can still play up to that level. Fitzpatrick has 21 career interceptions, but just two in the last three years.

"I still feel like I have a lot of really good football in me," Fitzpatrick said. "I have a lot of lessons still to learn, but I also have a lot of lessons to give as well."

Vet Fitzpatrick believes he has 'a lot of really good football in me'

The Jets are counting on Fitzpatrick to be a veteran leader on a team that was lacking that last year, but they also need him to be a force on the field. During training camp, Fitzpatrick has looked good. He has been around the football a lot and had an interception of Geno Smith on Monday.

Fitzpatrick knows that there are skeptics, but he is using it as motivation. He was told ESPN recently left him out of its top 10 safeties as ranked in a poll of coaches and executives. It was the first time Fitzpatrick fell out of the top 10 in the annual exercise. He was in the "also receiving votes" category.

"I was not even aware of that," Fitzpatrick said. "I don't take offense to it. When I see it, does it motivate me? Yes, 100 percent. I know that there are things that I can do to turn people's heads and make sure that they know that I am one of the best in the game. I don't pay attention to it, but when I do, when it does come across my table, it does motivate me."

Joining the Jets has been a bit of a homecoming for Fitzpatrick, who grew up in Old Bridge, N.J. and went to St. Peter's Prep. Fitzpatrick played two state title games in Met-Life Stadium, his new home stadium.

"It's been great," Fitzpatrick

said of playing at home. "I've gotten to see a lot of friends and family I don't normally get to spend a lot of time with. I get to visit old restaurants I grew up going to. It's been good for my heart and mind."

Fitzpatrick knows the Jets brought him in to help instill a winning culture, something he was a part of in college at Alabama and in the NFL with the Steelers. Fitzpatrick is aware of the Jets' long playoff drought but believes this year's team has the right guys to turn things around.

"You could be one or two plays away from winning games. I think high character people, they realize that and high football character people, they realize that and they fix it," Fitzpatrick said. "Whereas low football character people they'll lose games and they'll look at other people and be like, 'you could have done this, you could have done that,' and they won't internalize, what can I do better? They'll never make that jump. You'll just stay mediocre. I think it starts with high character people."

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IT'S MY TIME! Minkah Fitzpatrick, whom the Jets acquired in a trade with the Dolphins, will turn 30 in November but scoffs at the idea that he has slowed down. "I was able to do whatever they asked of me at a high level. It just wasn't super splashy," the safety said.

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ARON Glenn made two significant mistakes when he was hired as the Jets head coach last year. The first was not having his hands all over the defense — considering that he was hired as the team's head coach in large part because of his success as a defensive coordinator. The second was not hiring an experienced offensive coordinator to oversee the other side of the ball that Glenn is far less experienced coaching. After a 3-14 rookie season as a head coach, Glenn addressed both of those issues and hopes those changes lead to a third season as Jets head coach and hopefully many more after that. Glenn is calling the plays on defense. And he hired Frank Reich as his offensive coordinator. In Reich, Glenn has an experienced adult in the room who's been there and done that in the NFL and can oversee the offense while Glenn digs himself into a defense that ranked near the bottom of the league rankings last season. Reich is overseeing the biggest change on the team outside of his own hiring with starting quarterback Geno Smith trying to make Jets 2.0 a success for himself. Listening to Reich, he believes in Smith a lot more than people outside the Jets' building in Florham Park, NJ. "I don't know how old he is," Reich said Friday of the 35-year-old Smith, who's in his 14th NFL season. "Isn't he past 35? It feels like he's 28. I'm telling you, it feels like he is in his prime, physically." "Like his arm, the way he moves, his feet in the pocket, he's physically in his prime. He takes great care of himself and that's going to help this team." Reich raved about Smith's "elite football mind" and his leadership ability. "He's the leader of the offense, make no mistake about it, in every way, shape and form," Reich said. "To me, what has become crystal clear in this early time in training camp, the attribute that sticks out to me is his laser focus. This man is laser focused like people don't understand. Like, he comes to work and he is locked in." "And I feel like the whole offense plays off of that. That's a really big deal." The Jets never really had a leader at the quarterback position last season with Justin Fields, Tyrod Taylor and Brady Cook taking turns at starting and none of them succeeding as the Jets ranked at the bottom of the league in nearly every offensive category. And, while the quarterback play was poor — worst in the league Mark Cannizzaro — the coaching hardly helped, with Tanner Engstrand in his first season as a coordinator and showing his inexperience, though he had little with which to work behind center. Reich is a seasoned coach who played quarterback in the league for 13 seasons, has been an offensive coordinator for three different teams, including the Super Bowl champion Eagles in 2017, and has been a head coach. He's coached the likes of Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Andrew Luck and Matt Ryan. That makes him an authority when it comes to knowing what a good quarterback looks like. "His throwing mechanics, if I'm just talking pure upper-body mechanics, they're pure," Reich said of Smith. "There's only a couple guys in the league that I would say are pure. Geno's one of them." Reich is the Jets' 12th different playcaller in the past 16 seasons, which is an alarming statistic. The Jets have finished in the top 10 in total yards once in that span (2015), which is an even more sobering number. Reich's offenses at his previous stops have produced some strong rankings with an array of different quarterbacks. As the Chargers OC in 2017-18, they ranked 18th and ninth in total yards. While in Philly, Reich's offenses ranked 22nd in 2016 and third in 2017 when the Eagles won the Super Bowl. With the Colts, Reich's offenses ranked seventh, 25th, 10th and 16th with Luck, Jacoby Brissett, Rivers and Ryan quarterbacking. Smith and the Jets offensive players have raved about Reich's coaching style. The words "player empowering" have come up a lot in conversations with the Jets offensive players when describing Reich's system. "You've got a guy [Reich] that's played quarterback and kind of gets it as far as the instinct side of football, the side of it that's not going to be perfect the way we drew it up on paper," Jets receiver Garrett Wilson said. "You have to embrace that. There's a way to train people to make the right decision when it isn't going perfect, and he focuses on that, which I love." When Reich was asked on Friday what he's learned most as an offensive play caller, he said, "Trust players, man." "This game is about players," he went on. "We know we have the talent to do what we want to do this year. What exactly that looks like, I'm not sure yet, but I know we have the talent and the quarterback to do good things." From Reich's mouth to Jets fans' ears. mcannizzaro@nypost.com TRAINING DAY WALKER THIS WAY! Linebacker depth has been a question for the Jets but backup linebacker Mykal Walker has stood out early in camp. Walker picked off Bailey Zappe on Friday, a day after intercepting a Cade Klubnik pass. Walker also is a standout on special teams. GREEN ROOK Klubnik has faded a bit as training camp has gone on. Klubnik went 6-for-10 in team drills on Friday and did not look as crisp as he had on other days. This is a big week for the fourth-round pick with two joint practices against the Buccaneers on Tuesday and Wednesday and then the first preseason game against Tampa Bay on Friday. CAUGHT MY EYE Demario Davis, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Harrison Phillips all got the day off on Friday. It was a lighter practice with no pads so it was a good practice for a veteran rest day. The team will scrimmage on Saturday in what should be a more intense practice. INJURY REPORT CB Nahshon Wright (hip) missed his second straight day. CB Brandon Stephens (undisclosed) was also watching team drills on Friday. Aaron Glenn said he got "banged up" on Thursday but was not concerned. Glenn did not have media availability on Friday. — Brian Costello OC fave Woods standing out in crowded tight end room By BRIAN COSTELLO One of the surprising players in Jets training camp has been tight end Jelani Woods. The fifth-year player has struggled in an injury-filled career but he has stood out during Jets camp. Part of it may be him reuniting with Frank Reich, who was the head coach of the Colts when they drafted Woods in 2022. Woods was claimed off waivers by the Jets last year after the Colts cut him at the end of training camp. He spent the year with the Jets but only appeared in four games, catching one pass. When the Jets made a change at offensive coordinator and brought in Reich, Woods, who was scheduled to hit free agency, knew he wanted to return to the Jets. "I think I called my parents and I was like let me see what the Jets want to do," Woods said. "Once my agent [worked it out] I said perfect, I can't wait to get up there with coach Frank." Woods is in a talent-rich tight end room with first-round pick Kenyon Sadiq and 2025 second-round pick Mason Taylor. He has been helping his teammates learn Reich's offense but he also has made an impression in practice himself. "I love Jelani," Reich said. "I guess I love that whole room, but Jelani's super talented and I obviously was a part of drafting him in Indy. He is, first of all, he's an explosive blocker. He can block the point of attack. He's long and he's fast. People don't realize how fast he is once he gets the ball in his hands. He's dangerous with the ball in his hands, that's what I remember from his college tape and even the one year we were together in Indy. When he catches the ball, he's a big man and he can run. And he's smart. Jelani is like wicked smart. And so, I think he has helped that tight end room learn certain aspects of this offense knowing what we want to do." Jets LB Kiko Mauigoa will get to see his brother Sisi very soon. The Giants selected Sisi Mauigoa in the first round this year. The brothers will face off in the third preseason game between the Jets and the Giants. Kiko said it will be the first time they have faced each other in a game. As you can expect, much of their family will be there. What happens in the regular season when both brothers are playing in different places? "I told them they've got one home stadium," Kiko Mauigoa said. "They can come every Sunday. Whoever's at home, they can come watch that game every single Sunday so they don't have to go anywhere."

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By RYAN DUNLEAVY

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Colton Hood read the fine print in his job description.

Not only is a cornerback in a John Harbaugh-coached and Dennard Wilson-coordinated Giants defense supposed to play press man-to-man coverage and aggressively jump routes, but there is no room to shy away from tackles against the run. The second-round rookie has lowered his shoulder and wrapped his arms during training camp.

"I'm a physical guy," Hood said after Friday's practice. "I was excited to get the pads on for the first time [earlier this week] in a really long time. As a corner, that's a part of the job description. I don't think it's something you have to prove. If you don't want to tackle, you don't want to compete. That's a part of the game."

Not all cornerbacks are quite as eager to stand in a running back's way as they are to set up their own island.

The Giants have an ugly history with highly drafted cornerbacks, including first-round underachievers Eli Apple, DeAndre Baker and Deonte Banks. The previous coaching staff was fooled by former sixth-round rookie Tre Hawkins' standout training camp, which sidetracked returning No. 1 cornerback Adoree Jackson's career.

How does Hood set his own path forward?

"It's just coming in and learning every day," Hood said. "Getting used to different splits from the NFL field. The mental part of the game, because I have the physical tools."

There appears to be little separation between the Giants' top four cornerbacks during training camp, though Hood mostly has worked with the second-teamers while adjusting to NFL speed and play calls.

Paulson Adebo, Greg Newsome and Banks on his last chance are mixing and matching. Cornerback is one spot on the depth chart that could look very different by midseason than it does Week 1 — even without injuries

LET'S GET PHYSICALLY!

THE RIGHT WAY: Rookie cornerback Colton Hood (No. 12, working with Deonte Banks at practice on Friday) has shown an aggressive and physical style of play early on in camp. Corey Sipkin (2)

— because "they're all super aggressive," safety Tyler Nubin said.

Defensive backs coach Donald D'Alessio challenged Hood in the spring to go win a starting job in the summer without concern of creating too much pressure because "his mind is wired the right way, too."

"I don't really wonder about it," Hood said about his standing. "I'm just going to take it day-by-day. Just keep being the best ver-

sion of myself. When it's time for me to go, I'm going to be out there and do what I need to do. I'm not really going to look at it, I'm just going to do what I'm told and do what I'm taught."

Hood had a pick-six of Jameis Winston early in camp that was negated by a teammate's offside penalty.

"I'm going to finish the play regardless of penalties or not," Hood said, "because you never

know when that play is going to come in a game."

There was a teachable moment for Hood in Friday's practice after he broke up a third-down pass intended for top target Isaiah Likely. Harbaugh didn't mind Hood taking a moment to celebrate the incompletion but pulled him aside to warn him about the balance between trying to make a play and the injury risk of getting tangled up.

"It was more so just [about] staying off the ground," Hood said. "I'm competitive. Likely is a competitor. Our lockers are next to each other. He was mostly telling me Likely is going to be a part of the team this season, so I can keep competing — just stay off the ground."

Malachi Fields, a rookie receiver making an impact, has noticed Hood's willingness to challenge him despite giving away four inches and 27 pounds head-to-head in a matchup.

"He loves his press coverage, and he's good at it," Fields said. "He's been showing up, making plays for the defense. I expect him to keep rolling."

While the Giants' veteran-laden receiver room has its own questions about who is going to step up for quarterback Jaxson Dart, Hood can't ask for a better schooling than going against been-there done-that's like Odell Beckham Jr., Braxton Berrios, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Darius Slayton and Darnell Mooney.

"Teaching me different savviness and different things that I'm doing that they're trying to exploit, or they're seeing that I can be better at," Hood said. "They've definitely been a big help in my development."

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Coach rewards clicking '0' starters with scoring chance

By RYAN DUNLEAVY

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — One more play! One more play!

Like concert-goers pleading for an encore song, the Giants' starting offense asked head coach John Harbaugh for a shot to finish off a drive that Harbaugh was going to call off after the 12th play moved the ball to the three-yard line on a screen pass to Dante Miller. It sounded like right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor was lead-

ing the movement.

Harbaugh relented, kept the second-teamers on the sideline, Jaxson Dart called a timeout and then came back on the field to throw a touchdown to Darius Slayton.

"We wanted it," right guard Francis Mauigoa said. "Because Harbs was trying to save us [wear-and-tear], he didn't want goal-line stuff. That shows you how tough and what the mentality of the team is. Coach calling the 2s in. We're like, 'What the [heck]?'"

What's one extra play on a day when the Giants approached 100 live plays between the first-, second- and third teams?

"They lobbied," Harbaugh laughed, knowing goal-line situations are scheduled as a big part of Saturday's practice script. "I wanted it to be done. I cracked and gave them that last play."

Consider it a reward for the offense, which had its

best day of camp. At least from a passing standpoint, as Jaxson Dart and Jameis Winston combined to throw only four incompletions.

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"They executed a lot of plays there," Harbaugh said. "One thing you learn in

those kinds of periods is you get frustrated with a play you don't make, but on offense you get two more chances."

The second-team offense finished with a 14-play move-the-ball drive.

The Giants waived/injured CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse, who is dealing with an "ongoing" knee injury, according to Harbaugh.

Center Breiden James was signed to Bernard-Converse's spot, The Post confirmed, as a quick response to John Michael Schmitz getting "his bell rung" in Friday's practice. It is unclear if he is headed to the concussion protocol.

Lucas Patrick, 33, stepped

in for Schmitz. But he has been on IR in each of the last two seasons and overtaxing his workload is risky.

If you thought rookies were going to get a shock to the system about 2.5-hour-long NFL practices in the 90-degree heat, think again.

"This is not really as hot as Miami," Mauigoa said. "It's one of the hardest things to survive. Up here, it's pretty cool. I feel like nothing at all. So, yeah, Miami has done a great job for me."

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G-Men confident rebuilt line can fix brutal run 'D'

By RYAN DUNLEAVY

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Giants subtracted one of the NFL's best nose tackles from a near-historically bad rushing defense — and expect to improve.

It sounds counterintuitive, but the Giants redid their up-the-middle defense both before and after meeting Dexter Lawrence's trade demand. The rebuild started with signing premier free-agent linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, continued with drafting linebacker Arvell Reese and was strengthened with late free-agent signings D.J. Reader and Shelby Harris.

And Reader is under no false pretense that his primary responsibility is anything other than making sure the Giants don't repeat a league-worst 5.31 yards per carry allowed. Only the 2022 Chargers allowed more since 2014.

"That's the most important part of the game," Reader said. "That's one of those things I take pride in as a nose guard. It's part of the game that everybody

can get involved in. It's going to take everybody's effort to build that wall, force things back inside to your bigger guys, let things roll up top to your corners who can tackle. If you're bought in, you can stop the run."

Reader was the only NFL player double-teamed more frequently last season (71.7 percent of his snaps) than Lawrence. He just won't offer the same pass-rush threat that Lawrence once did — before registering just a 0.5 sack over his final 22 games with the Giants.

So far in training camp, the defensive line has answered Reader's call to penetrate the backfield on early downs and "steal possessions" for the offense.

"When you've got edges like how we have edges, I think you want to be able to stop the run," Reader said. "That way those guys can truly go get after the passer. Let the multitude of guys you have that can rush get after the quarterback, drop in coverage, play

good pass defense."

The Giants also are using edge Kayvon Thibodeaux — a second-stringer to Abdul Carter and Brian Burns — as an interior defender in packages meant to get more speed onto the field.

Darius Alexander, a 2025 third-round pick coming off a disappointing rookie season, has made plays as the starter next to Reader during camp.

But Harris ranked No. 27 and Reader ranked No. 35 among 130 interior run defenders last season, according to Pro Football Focus. They have 283 games of

combined NFL experience.

"The OG's, they definitely, they get out up front," Thibodeaux said. "They know what they need

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'BACKS ON TARGET

In a grueling practice filled with 11 on 11 periods, the top two quarterbacks were sharp as Jaxson Dart was 17-of-20 and Jameis Winston was 18-of-19. Both handled a variety of pressures, looking for checkdowns and leading drives of 13-plus plays at the end.

PICKED APART

The third-team offense got its most work of camp and Brandon Allen threw an interception to LB Zaire Barnes, who returned it for a touchdown.

CAUGHT MY EYE

Rehabbing WR Malik Nabers stood next to John Harbaugh for a good portion of 11-on-11 reps, after making sharp cuts and jumping catches in his routes-on-air period. Why? "He's taking me through the routes and the play call. He's a great mind for ball. He knows every single play and what everybody is doing," Nabers said.

INJURY REPORT

RB Cam Skattebo lost his footing slowing into Arvell Reese. OLB Brian Burns rolled over in one-on-ones. John Michael Schmitz "got his bell rung," per Harbaugh. None of the three returned to practice.

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to do and why they were brought here."

Dennard Wilson is the second straight Giants defensive coordinator hired after leaving the Titans. Shane Bowen's schemes could not repeat the same rushing defense success without Titans great Jeffery Simmons in the middle.

The Giants are looking for the sum of new parts to be great.

"The key is to make sure, first of all, that we all know our assignment," Edmunds said. "Now you put yourself in position to make a play. When the play presents itself, go make it. You're not necessarily stressing, trying to get yourself out of position, but making sure you know what you're doing."

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By MIKE PUMA

PITTSBURGH — Francisco Lindor sometimes reflects on his 2017 season in Cleveland to remind himself that anything still can happen.

From Aug. 24 to Sept. 15 of that year, the team assembled a 22-game winning streak, the second-longest in American League his-

tory. It transformed an already solid club into a runaway AL Central winner.

"It just reminds you crazy things like that can happen," Lindor said Friday before the start of a three-game series against the Pirates. "It's almost like it's real, not this foreign concept of like it didn't happen."

It's that kind of attitude

Lindor will carry until the Mets are mathematically eliminated from the post-season race. The tiniest seeds of hope were planted with a three-game sweep of the Guardians that immediately followed Monday's trade deadline. The sweep was the Mets' third of the season and first since May. Realistically, the Mets —

who moved to 51-66 and 10 ½ games behind for a National League wild card berth with a 6-4 win Friday — need a miracle. Fangraphs on Friday computed the team's postseason chances at 0.1 percent, and maybe that was too kind. What would it take for the Mets? Probably nothing less than a 32-13 finish if you use last season as a

guide. The Reds earned the NL's final wild card berth last year with 83 victories, winning a tiebreaker against the Mets.

Luke Weaver, whom the Mets traded to the Pirates this week, was asked Friday whether his former team was capable of such a run. Weaver pointed to the Red Sox — who appeared dead

in the AL postseason race until assembling a 15-game winning streak last month. The Red Sox had a 36-game stretch in which they went 31-5 to vault them firmly into contention.

"You [lose] these next three and then you go on your run," Weaver said in the Pirates clubhouse. "As someone who did care, I

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my focus is on the rest of the season, not what happened before."

But with Semien's contract running through 2028, the Mets have to wonder if the 35-year-old has something to offer for the remainder of this season and beyond.

Green, when asked about Semien, said he is "not looking backwards" on his season.

"Where we are right now is a huge swing to win a baseball game," Green said. "That's where we are going to stay."

The Mets blasted nine homers while sweeping the Guardians in three games to begin this road trip, and Semien's shot Friday extended their power surge.

In a rebound performance, Zac Thornton pitched five scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and two walks. It followed a shaky performance against the Marlins in which he surrendered three earned runs over 4 1/2 innings. The rookie lowered his ERA to 2.52 after seven starts.

"I knew that I needed to get back in the zone early on with most every pitch, so I thought I did a good job of that," Thornton said.

Green indicated that Thornton, who was removed at 63 pitches, was impacted by a rain delay before the third inning. The delay lasted 36 minutes.

"The rain put him in a bad spot," Green said. "We were really close to him not go-

ing back out, just as long as the delay was." Thornton said he stayed loose by throwing in the indoor batting cage during the delay.

"I felt really good, despite the delay," Thornton said.

Benge delivered the Mets' first two runs, with RBI singles in the first and third innings.

Semien extended the Mets' lead to 5-0 in the third with a three-run homer — his second blast in as many games. Jared Young's single followed Benge's before Semien homered.

Francisco Lindor stroked an RBI single in the fourth that put the Pirates in a 6-0 hole. A.J. Ewing was hit by a pitch and stole second in the inning.

Dedniel Núñez, extended to pitch a second inning, was charged for two runs in the seventh. Lefty Jefry Yan got all three outs in the inning in a second straight solid outing to begin his major league career.

Devin Williams, in a non-save situation, allowed two runs on three hits and a walk in the ninth.

"We have got a ton of energy in this clubhouse," Thornton said. "Guys that are hungry for it, guys that are hungry to win. I think we're playing for each other, so it's awesome to see."

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think we look at a team like the Red Sox, and we see it's really cool from a distance and what is possible. We have history books to show other reasons, and they are creating their own history right now.

"It's just amazing how you can go from one really bad moment to one exceptional one, and I think our game in

particular, with how many games there are and how it's every day, the momentum can be such a wave. I think you hold onto that. You feed into that. You don't let it consume you, but you just acknowledge it and then you just kind of keep going. The next thing you know, you look up and you are on the [winning] side."

32-13

Win-loss record the Mets would need to post over the final 45 games of the season to reach 83 wins, the total the Reds achieved when they earned the final NL wild card last season.

YOU AGAIN? Reliever Luke Weaver, traded to the Pirates at the start of the week, made his franchise debut as his former team, the Mets, came to Pittsburgh on Friday. Imagin Images

By MIKE PUMA

PITTSBURGH — Luke Weaver wanted to stay with the Mets, but the reality of the situation ultimately prevailed.

The veteran reliever was traded Monday to the Pirates for infield prospect Sammy Stafura. On Friday, Weaver's first appearance for his new team occurred against his former one. He allowed a two-out single to ex-teammate A.J. Ewing then walked Francisco Lindor before retiring Bo Bichette in a scoreless ninth.

Weaver said before his Pirates lost 6-4 that he "strongly" expressed to Mets officials he wanted to stay.

"I was very upfront. I told them, 'I hope you know I want to stay,'" said Weaver, who received a two-year contract worth $22 million last winter. "I made my commitment ... but I understand how this goes. It's not my first rodeo."

Weaver, who pitched to a 1.84 ERA in 42 appearances for the Mets, was asked for his assessment of the Mets' struggles this season.

"There's a lot of changes that were made, a lot of new people that were brought in, a lot of new faces," he said. "I don't think necessarily it was a bad thing, but I think people underestimate change and how much you have got to adapt in a short period of time."

UN DECK: at Pirates

Saturday, 6:40 p.m., SNY, WHSQ (880 AM)

RHP Robert Stock

2026 stats:

0-1, 1.80 ERA

Career vs. PIT:

0-0, 0.00 ERA

Last start:

Sun., vs. MIA:

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RHP Bubba Chandler

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Career vs. NYM:

First appearance

Last start:

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LHP Sean Manaea vs. RHP Jared Jones

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RHP Christian Scott vs. TBD

INJURY REPORT

■ Mark Vientos is set to begin hitting off a tee in his rehab from a right-hand fracture. Vientos has been on the injured list since July 10.

METS NOTES

"A lot of great teams we have seen in the past have a lot of chemistry, a lot of deep-rooted connection that has happened over time. It's not always like that, but there's a lot of those history book teams that have that, and I think it gets taken for granted how much that needed to happen, and it was happening. It has just got to link together on the field."

Mark Vientos is set to begin hitting off a tee, according to interim manager Andy Green, as he eyes a September return to the active roster. Vientos has been on the injured list since July 10 after a pitch hit and fractured his right hand.

The Mets claimed infielder Gabriel Arias off waivers from Cleveland.

▶ Carson Benge reached base for the 12th straight game.

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After late start, slumping Yankees storm back to beat Braves in extras

By GREG JOYCE

From the depths of despair, the Yankees remained in second place, at least for a night.

One out away from being shut out and allowing the blazing-hot Red Sox to leapfrog them in the division standings, the Yankees' bats finally woke up in time to stop their slide for the time being.

Trailing by two runs entering the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees came back to tie it before winning it in the 10th on Ryan McMahon's walk-off sacrifice fly for a 3-2 win over the Braves in a game delayed two hours by inclement weather on Friday night in The Bronx.

In the kind of tight, low-scoring game that has become so familiar of late because of their futile offense and outstanding pitching — and on Friday, game-saving defense — the Yankees found jubilation before heartbreak came their way again.

"Obviously it's tough for us, but these guys, they're gritty and they've played in a lot of these games," man-

ager Aaron Boone said. "I feel like we've had a lot of these, where it's one run either way. It's been tough for us offensively now for a while, so we're in these close games it feels like night in and night out. In a lot of them, we've done things that allow us to win a game, and that was certainly the case tonight."

After José Caballero failed to get a bunt down and struck out on a foul attempt to lead off the bottom of the 10th against righty Tyler Kinley, the Braves (70-46) intentionally walked Spencer Jones to bring up George Lombard Jr., who drew a full-count walk to load the bases.

McMahon, who had two of the Yankees' four hits entering the ninth inning, then fell behind 0-2 before working the count full and then delivering the game-winning fly ball to right field, deep enough to score Luis García Jr. from third.

"We got to figure that out," McMahon said of the offense that was shut out for eight innings Friday. "We got to get going a little bit more. It's not

from a lack of work or effort, but we got to figure out a way to get going."

And so the Yankees (65-51) staved off third place in the AL East — for what would have been the first time

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"Especially when you come down to the end of the year in playoff baseball, it's important to be able to play these tight games and be comfortable playing in tight games," said Max Fried, who turned in 6 1/2 shutout innings in an emotional first start against his former team.

When the Yankees stranded a pair of runners in the bottom of the eighth — after being shut out for six innings by righty Tyler Mahle, who came into the night with a 5.13 ERA — it appeared to be their last gasp. But then with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Lombard, in his third career game, reached on a swinging

bunt and raced all the way to third on Braves closer Raisel Iglesias' wild throwing error.

One out later, Austin Wells roped a double to right field to make it 2-1. Amed Rosario then drew a walk before Ben Rice — who came to the plate in a 2-for-33 skid — laced a single off the right-field wall to tie it and put the winning run at third. Helior Ramos, who reached base four times, was hit by an 0-1 pitch to load the bases, at which point the Braves replaced Iglesias with lefty Dylan Dodd, who got García to ground out, sending the game to extras.

David Bednar tossed a scoreless top of the 10th, thanks to terrific defense from Lombard on a play in the hole and García, the first base-man who made an over-the-shoulder catch on a pop up to no-man's land in right field.

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'Got a chance to be very special': Lombard

IF HIS beautiful beginning is any indication, George Lombard Jr. certainly isn't overwhelmed to be the third-youngest debuting shortstop in the Yankees' storied history. The two younger than Lombard's 21 years, 63 days were Bobby Murcer, 19, and Derek Jeter, 20.

"Pretty cool company," Lombard said.

Lombard, a late first-round pick, turned out to be the biggest addition in an otherwise underwhelming Yankees deadline in a time of uninspiring play by the legendary team. It's unfair to pin the savior label on any 21-year-old, but judging by early interactions, even that's not going to throw him off his considerable game.

Lombard said he felt like he'd been here before as soon as he crossed the white lines on Day One. No doubt, he looks like he belongs.

The Yankees think they got a keeper on pick No. 26 in the 2023 draft, and a Day One highlighted by a nifty double play and home run by a young man only two months past legal drinking age is quite a start.

Lombard, who started the Yankees' game-tying ninth-inning rally with an infield single, walked in the winning 10th-inning rally and continued to play brilliant defense in

the 3-2 win over the Braves on Friday night, arrived ahead of schedule. But while he didn't bring quite the press clippings of Jeter, he entered with serious expectations.

Just about every team dangling a star at the deadline was insisting on Lombard, which is partly why the Yankees failed to land the biggest

targets they chased, from Mason Miller to Tarik Skubal to Adley Rutschman to Hunter Goodman.

The issue was this: The Yankees thought as much of him as anyone, probably more.

"He's got a chance to very special," Yankees scouting director Damon Oppenheimer said.

Folks rave about Lombard's athleticism, work ethic, plate discipline and defense. But his background stands out, too. This isn't just any family.

His great grandfather, also named George, was dean of Harvard business school. His grandmother, Posy Lombard, was a renowned civil rights activist and associate of John Lewis and who was arrested 13 times for good trouble.

His father George, whose middle name is Paul not Alexander (adding the Jr. is really a choice) was an MLB player who is now bench coach for the Tigers. His brother Ja-

cob was a first-round draft choice last month by their hometown Miami Marlins. And his girlfriend, Jackie Taylor, is a volleyball player at UNC-Chapel Hill who's the daughter of Sean Taylor, the Redskins great who was murdered in their home by a gunshot when Jackie was 18 months (she was there but unharmed).

Everyone around him, it seems, is accomplished.

"I have some pretty cool people in my circle. It's a pretty cool family," Lombard said. "I've been surrounded by not only amazingly talented people but great people, too."

There's a lot of talent in that Yankees clubhouse too — his locker is stationed between Ben Rice and

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. — even if it hasn't shown at all on the field lately. He knows the history here. He was a top student at Gulliver Prep in Pinecrest, Fla., outside Miami and a Vanderbilt recruit.

Lombard's polish belies his 21 years. He knows about the legends who won championships here, and it feels like he's memorized the pinstriped script.

"It's the best place in baseball to play, and I'm honored to be here," Lombard said.

They are thrilled to have him. They surely loved that he changed the story from a dud of a draft with his impressive debut.

As he was running onto the field, brother Jacob was hitting his first

professional home run for the Class-A Jupiter Hammerheads. Then he topped his bro, playing a great game in a 2-0 victory that was punctuated by a home run to left field off Cardinals right-hander Hunter Dobbins, who as a Red Sox rookie claimed he hated the Yankees.

"It's been such a cool ride," Lombard the father said.

Really, it's just beginning. There aren't many who can be rightfully called can't-miss, but the combination of skill, instinct and a work ethic praised by all give him a chance to become the shortstop the Yankees envision.

Scouts around the league rave about him. They especially love the defense and note the ultra-high walk rate,

though the offense has to catch up to the impeccable defense. He works hard at his craft, and it's showing.

Here's what scout are saying. "Advanced for his age."

"Good approach at the plate." "Plus defender."

"Chance to be a frontline shortstop."

"Winning player."

He knows what to do, and also what to say. He understands the real mission in these halls.

"Let's bring a World Series to The Bronx," he said, sounding like a Yankee veteran.

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■ Cody Bellinger (left hamstring strain) took batting practice on the field Friday afternoon and then did some running (not yet at full speed) and agility drills as he works toward a return.

■ Giancarlo Stanton (right calf strain) ran outside again as he tries to build up toward running the bases.

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RHP Gerrit Cole

2026 stats: 5-5, 3.42 ERA

Career vs. ATL: 3-2, 3.89 ERA

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Surging Red Sox 'right on our ass'

By GREG JOYCE

The Yankees defeated one of the hottest teams in the majors — the Braves — in The Bronx on Friday night.

The hottest team has been flying in their rearview mirror in the division, and it is just as close as it appears.

What might have seemed laughable six weeks ago — that the Red Sox, after firing Alex Cora in late April and later diving 14 games under .500, would soon be breathing down the Yankees' neck — is no longer a laughing matter.

After a ridiculous 13-inning win on Thursday night, the Red Sox sit just a half-game back of the Yankees for second place in the AL East, on torrid stretches of 26-3 and 32-5 that suddenly put Aaron Boone's club at risk of falling into third place and the second AL wild card with less than two months left in the regular season.

"They're right on our ass. We got to pick it up," Cam Schlittler told The Post before Friday's 3-2 win over Atlanta in 10 innings. "I don't know how that doesn't motivate us a little bit, just with the position Tampa's in [leading the division by 4 1/2 games], Boston's right there. I think [we] got to play better baseball if [we] want to solidify ourselves for a playoff spot and try to go win the division.

"We got to get our s-t together a little bit if we want to — things were comfortable for a little bit, now they're not. Things have been up and down. We got to play better, consistent baseball and obviously when I'm out there, that starts with me on the mound."

The last time the Yankees saw their archrivals in person, they arrived at Fenway Park on June 25 in first place at 48-31, leading the Rays by three games and the Red Sox by 15 1/2.

Since the start of that series, the Red Sox are 32-5. The Yankees are 17-20.

Soon, they will also add Adley Rutschman to the mix after out-bidding the Yankees and acquiring the All-Star catcher (currently on the injured list with wrist inflammation) from the Orioles at the trade deadline.

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Harry Jowsey has long been one of reality TV's most lovable lotharios. After making his reality TV mark with the New

Zealand dating show "Heartbreak Island."

Jowsey endeared himself to audiences by wooing women on popular Netflix shows like "Too Hot To Handle" and "Perfect Match." However, Jowsey is ready to put his days of casual hookups and forgettable flings behind him in his new reality series, "Let's Marry Harry." After the passing of his father, Paul, Jowsey knew it was time for him to find a wife and start a family of his own.

Given his rather checkered dating past, Jowsey wisely brought three of his closest friends to help him evaluate the 20 women vying to be his spouse. Jowsey's best friend (and fellow "Dancing with the Stars" alum), Amanda Kloots, ex-girlfriend (and fellow "Perfect Match" alum), Georgia Hassarati, and Jowsey's "honorary brother," Sonny Henty, were all up for the challenge of helping Jowsey spot red flags and guiding him towards healthier connections. The trio observed the women's interactions with each other, especially when Jowsey wasn't in the room.

While Jowsey wasn't sure he was "ready for something like this," he took comfort in his friends' wisdom and trusted his ability to evolve. "This experience—I hope—taught me to be a more empathetic and understanding person," said Jowsey. "I feel like I gained a lot of insight into myself." At the end of seven episodes, Jowsey has two women that he feels could be his future missus. While viewers will have to wait to see who Jowsey ulti-

mately chooses, Jowsey promises the finale is "very special." "It's a beautiful ending," said Jowsey with a wistful smile.

During a press junket for "Let's Marry Harry," DECIDER spoke with Jowsey and his pals about the series, about whether the reality TV star will be a good dad, and more.

DECIDER: Harry, what did you learn about yourself over the course of "Let's Marry

Harry"? Would you recommend that other creators/reality TV stars like yourself find love on Netflix?

HARRY JOWSEY: I feel like Netflix is the best place to find love. I wasn't sure I was ready for something like this, but I feel like I gained a lot of insight into myself. My #1 priority was making sure that I did not hurt anyone throughout the whole process. This experience—I hope—taught me to be a

more empathetic and understanding person. It also taught me to slow down a little bit too.

Amanda, were you on board with the fact that Harry was going to stay in the mansion with

his 20 fiancées? What do you think of that decision?

AMANDA KLOOTS: I didn't have a choice but to be on board or not on board with that decision [laughs]. It was just what was happening. Honestly, I'm a person who loves my own space. I don't know how Harry handled it. I think this is the first time a reality show has done something like this. To be honest, it worked for a show that was as short as this one. The living situation forced Harry to experience what living with these women was like. If you're preparing to marry somebody, you have to be ready to see that person 24/7.

Amanda, you are so supportive of Harry's desire to have children. What qualities does he have that would make him a good father? And how is he as an uncle to your son, Elvis?

AK: Oh my god, he's the best. He comes over and plays with Elvis. Harry's a kid at heart. So, kids love him [laughs]. You can just tell that he will be an amazing father one day. He's the kind of guy who walks into your house and then immediately is on his hands and knees playing with the kids and getting involved.

Sonny, you've known Harry the longest out of this group. What did you think of the final two ladies?

SONNY HENTY: They weren't my first choices for Harry. Listen, they both had wonderful qualities, but I just don't think their qualities were wonderful for Harry, per se. Again, Harry's a big boy. Maybe he saw something in them that I wasn't aware of. He seemed happy though.

The finale doesn't air on Netflix until Wednesday, August 12. What can you tease?

HJ: I've watched the final episode, and I can tell you that it's a beautiful ending. It's very special. I can't wait for everyone to see it.

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ESPN		28	36	70	Little League Softball: Game 20 Live.			Banana Ball: Bananas vs. Loco Beach Coconuts			Most Valuable Promotions Live.
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