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Mets having Donovan Mitchell Sr. tested for coronavirus

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. _ The Mets are having a club employee tested for the novel coronavirus after his son tested positive for the disease, the team announced Thursday afternoon.

Newsday · Mar 12, 2020

'Wendy' review: A moving, powerful version of 'Peter Pan' that might work best on adults

A Louisiana diner near the railroad tracks represents the last stage of life in "Wendy," Benh Zeitlin's idiosyncratic and deeply affecting reinvention of the tale of Peter Pan. Looking at the elderly faces at the counter, a tween-aged Wendy foresees a joyless future. "Your life will go by," she says…

Newsday · Mar 9, 2020

Brenda Janowitz talks about 'The Grace Kelly Dress'

With her sixth novel, Muttontown, N.Y., novelist Brenda Janowitz has done something that will surprise her loyal readers. Known for domestic dramas set in the heart of Jewish-American culture, she's now created a novel centered around an icon of a different sort _ Grace Kelly. Or, at least, Grace Kelly's…

Newsday · Mar 9, 2020

Barry Sonnenfeld discusses memoir

From his hit films "The Addams Family" and "Men in Black" to his Netflix show "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," director Barry Sonnenfeld paints the world as surreal, chaotic and more than a little dark. It turns out there's a reason.

Newsday · Mar 4, 2020

'Better Things' season 4 review: Pamela Adlon's character, and the show, stuck in neutral

WHAT IT'S ABOUT: In season 4, Frankie (Hannah Alligood) has moved back home, so it's a full house again with single mom/actress Sam (Pamela Adlon) and daughters Max (Mikey Madison) and Duke (Olivia Edward). "Phyl" (Celia Imrie) is still driving her own daughter, Sam, batty. It's the rainy season in…

Newsday · Mar 4, 2020

'Twenties' review: Modern take on Hollywood shows dreams can still come true in Tinseltown

WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Hattie (Jonica T. Gibbs) is a 20-something unemployed queer black woman who wants to break into Hollywood. Her two best friends Marie (Christina Elmore) and Nia (Gabrielle Graham) give her moral support. Finally the sorta-big break: Hattie gets a job running errands at a production company run…

Newsday · Mar 3, 2020

Slow-starting Dellin Betances targeting Opening Day to be ready for Mets

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. _ In spring training 2019 with the Yankees, Dellin Betances downplayed a mysterious lack of velocity. Said he felt fine.

Newsday · Mar 3, 2020

Caris LeVert scores career-high 51, lifts Nets to OT win over Celtics

BOSTON _ For three quarters, it was anything but a super Tuesday night for the Nets at TD Garden. But after trailing by 21 points in the third quarter, the Nets found a super sub in little-used Chris Chiozza, who sparked a rally led by budding superstar Caris LeVert, who…

Newsday · Mar 3, 2020

Nets can't contain John Collins, Trae Young in loss to Hawks

ATLANTA _ It might be early to say the Nets' season is on the brink of collapse, but they definitely are on the brink of falling out of the Eastern Conference playoff race after a miserable defensive performance in a 141-118 loss to the Hawks, who are at the bottom…

Newsday · Feb 28, 2020

David Lennon: Yankees' Clint Frazier doing his best to attract attention for the right reasons

TAMPA, Fla. _ Clint Frazier's feet usually are magnets for attention based on his street-style cleats, notably some variation of tricked-out Jordans, customized for baseball use.

Newsday · Feb 27, 2020