ETC.: McGregor a host now
UFC star Conor McGregor has signed a two-year residency agreement to host post-fight parties at nightclubs at the Encore casino-resort in Las Vegas — to begin Aug. 26 following his fight against undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Brazilian star Neymar, 25, is ready to leave Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain is set to put up a record $262 million (222 million euros) for his buyout clause to make it happen.
In Chicago, Real Madrid triumphed with a 4-2 penalty shootout edge to win the MLS All-Star Game after the MLS’s Dom Dwyer tied the score 1-1 with an 87th-minute goal.
The Nets’ four-game preseason schedule begins Oct. 3 at the Garden against the Knicks, followed by games at Barclays Center against the Heat (Oct. 5) and Knicks (Oct. 8) and an Oct. 11 game against the 76ers at Nassau Coliseum. All games will tip-off at 7:30 p.m.
The eighth annual Dick McGuire Trot for 3-year-olds, honoring the late Hall of Fame Knicks and St. John’s point guard, will be run Thursday night at Yonkers Raceway.
Attorney Gloria Allred blasted Florida prosecutors, saying they violated the privacy of her client after the woman accused former Cowboys star
Michael Irvin of sexual assaulting her last spring. Allred said the statement issued by Broward County prosecutors last week when they decided not to charge Irvin was “irresponsible.” She’s particularly angry the statement included details of her client’s prescription and illicit drug use.