Could Bud Selig, MLB Take Control Of Mets Next?
Commissioner Bud Selig is taking away control of the Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, whose troubled finances have seemingly paralyzed the once-proud franchise. Sound somewhat familiar?
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Commissioner Bud Selig is taking away control of the Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, whose troubled finances have seemingly paralyzed the once-proud franchise. Sound somewhat familiar?
Add another name to the Mets' ownership mix. According to the Wall Street Journal, billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen "has joined the bidding for a minority stake" in the club.
The New York Times is reporting the Mets are seeking $200 million for a minority portion of the team. According to the paper, the team's owners are also telling potential bidders that they might sell a portion of their cable network SNY.
The third-largest U.S. newspaper is charging $15 every four weeks, or $195 a year, to read more than 20 articles a month on its website.
As we all prepare to file our taxes and possibly write our checks to the IRS, one major U.S. company is avoiding taxes altogether.
The financial woes keep piling on for the Mets. According to the New York Times, the franchise lost nearly $50 million in 2010, and this year's losses may look similar.
Talk about irony. New York Times theater critic Mel Gussow, the man who wrote Taylor's detailed obit that appeared on paper's Website today, died in 2005.
Major League Baseball "will not make another major loan" to the cash-strapped owners of the Mets, according to the New York Times. That's not good news for a team reportedly trying to secure a second loan to offset operating expenses.
Rich will join the magazine starting in June, NYMag.com reports. Rich will be editor-at-large, write monthly essays and more.
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Rudolph Resta -- now in his 70's -- is enjoying the memories the wallet contained, including photos of his sons as children, his glamorous wife and his late father.
In his first in-depth interview since his arrest in December 2008, convicted financier Bernard Madoff asserted some banks were "complicit" in his massive Ponzi scheme.
Bernard Madoff's blockbuster interview contains some fascinating information about the massive Madoff fraud and whether or not others knew about it. Some of his comments might cut both ways with respect to the Mets' owners.
Bernard Madoff said in an interview published online Tuesday that Mets owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz "knew nothing" about his scheme to fleece victims out of billions of dollars.
The Mets continue to feed Boomer & Carton with plenty of material, and believe us, there's no shortage of Amazin' talk this Wednesday morning.
Disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff has told a newspaper that banks and hedge funds were "complicit" in his scheme to fleece victims out of billions of dollars.
Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to help Mets owner Fred Wilpon whoiis under pressure from a lawsuit from the trustee trying to recover money for the victims of the Bernard Madoff swindle.
A person with knowledge of the decision says the NBA has fined the New York Knicks $200,000 for conducting illegal draft workouts.
Did you hear the interview with the New York Times' Alison Leigh Cowan?
Did you hear the interview with New York Times "On Language" writer Ben Zimmer?
We've all gotten those texts or emails that leave you scratching your head in wonder. We have smartphones that may be too smart.
Did you hear the chat with New York Times "On Language" writer Ben Zimmer?
Why does it seem that people love it when New York City gets snubbed?
New York City Ballet dancer Jenifer Ringer says a New York Times critic needn't apologize for calling her plump in a performance of the Nutcracker.
The New York Times Co. said Tuesday the expected decline in print advertising would still be an improvement from the third quarter, when print ad sales slid 6 percent.
