By Spectrum News Staff New York City PUBLISHED 9:08 PM ET Apr. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED April 10, 2021 @9:08 PM
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Former Yankee Alex Rodriguez and native New Yorker Marc Lore are reportedly nearing a deal to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves.
ESPN is reporting A-Rod and the Staten Island born Lore would buy the team for around $1.5 billion.
The two would not take control until 2023.
Both put out a joint statement saying they re excited.
“..the talented team and their incredible fans.” Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 10, 2021
A-Rod was looking to buy the Mets before it was sold to Steve Cohen.
Lore was the president and CEO of Walmart U.S. Commerce before stepping down this year.
Some Still Have Concerns About Syracuse s Police Reform Plan By Spectrum News Staff Syracuse PUBLISHED 6:38 AM ET Apr. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED April 6, 2021 @6:38 AM
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On March 15, Syracuse’s Common Council passed the city’s proposed Police Reform and Reinvention plan. Though the vote was unanimous, it did not come without criticism.
That criticism came from city councilors and community activists alike.
“I think it’s a whole bunch of old procedures and policies that are a little reworded. But not really anything changed, not anything reformed, not anything reinvented, reimagined, said Hasahn Bloodworth with Rebirth SYR.
Bloodworth is a part of the 14-group coalition SPAARC, or the Syracuse Police Accountability and Reform Coalition. This summer, SPAARC presented its People’s Agenda for policing a list of nine
Two Men Facing Charges for Bronx Shooting By Spectrum News Staff The Bronx UPDATED 4:45 PM ET Apr. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:38 PM ET Apr. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:38 PM EDT Apr. 03, 2021
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Thirty-two-year-old Hassan Maxwell of the Bronx and 22-year-old Kejaun Dehaney of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania are facing murder charges after a shooting incident in the Bronx Saturday evening which left one person dead and two others injured, according to the NYPD.
The NYPD says officers arrived at East 166th Street and College Avenue in Morrisania where Maxwell and Dehaney were shooting at a third man as he tried to get away.
According to police, the officers fired at the gunmen.
By Spectrum News Staff Manhattan PUBLISHED 10:03 PM ET Apr. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:03 PM EDT Apr. 03, 2021
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Police are searching for a man they say is wanted in connection with an anti-Asian hate crime, this time on board a southbound 5 train in Manhattan.
Authorities say it happened as the train was pulling into the 42nd Street-Times Square station while operating on the 3 line Tuesday afternoon.
Police say the man yelled anti-Asian slurs at a 44-year-old woman and her three children, and then started spitting in their direction.
According to police, the man then knocked the woman s phone out of her hand and proceeded to kick it out of the back door of the subway car onto the tracks as the train was still moving.
Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs (1) celebrates making the game winning basket against UCLA during overtime in a men s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Gonzaga won 93-90. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Stanford tops Arizona to Win Women s National Championship; Gonzaga vs. Baylor Monday for Men s Title By Spectrum News Staff Nationwide UPDATED 8:30 PM ET Apr. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:44 AM ET Apr. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:44 AM EDT Apr. 04, 2021
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Two powerhouse programs squared off in the NCAA Women s Basketball tournament, with Stanford bringing the Pac-12 conference its first championship since 1992.
On Monday, the men s college basketball season will end with two juggernaut college programs fighting for th