The underdog New York college basketball team has grabbed a player from St. John’s.
Fordham has landed former top-100 recruit Kelvin Odih via the transfer portal, according to multiple reports, after just one year with the Red Storm. It is the first time since Fordham has grabbed a four-star recruit since 2008, when the Rams signed Jio Fontan.
Odih originally committed to West Virginia under coach Darian DeVries, but when DeVries left, Odih reopened his recruitment and chose St. John’s over Marquette, Rutgers and Utah.
St. John’s freshman Kelvin Odih Getty Images
Odih made a name for himself at La Salle Academy in Providence, R.I., putting up 19.1 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game. He transferred to South Kent in Connecticut and then to SoCal Academy.
Odih joined St. John’s last season, but was stuffed deep on the depth chart and worked through two injuries during the season. The freshman appeared in only 10 games, averaging just 1.5 points per game.
The path to more playing time was not made easier with Rick Pitino’s squad reloading through the portal.
St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST
Odih decided to stay in New York, and he has the chance to make an immediate impact as one of the best talents to play for Fordham in a long time. Coach Nick Light of Rhode Island Elite, Odih’s former AAU coach, believes the Rams will benefit massively from landing his former star.
“Kelvin is a high-level athlete whose ability to defend and rebound will help Fordham win games from Day 1, adding his growing skill set,” Light told Zagsblog. “I think he has a major impact on a Fordham team that will turn heads this year.”
Odih will try to lead Fordham to its first-ever A10 title and first March Madness appearance since 1992.
Multiple red flags — including confusion over who was in charge — are to blame in the horrific death of a Brazilian student during a bungee jump-style stunt, according to an expert, who told The Post he saw “pure negligence” on display in the viral video.
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died when she was hurled off a bridge near Sao Paulo for a rope jump without being attached to a rope on Saturday, plummeting 130 feet to the ground.
Three instructors, Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42, Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32, and Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves, 27, were arrested and charged with homicide on Sunday, after authorities said their business was illegal and unlicensed.
Chris Batten, owner and operator of Bungee Expeditions, told The Post that even before it became clear the rope wasn’t attached, there were other red flags on display.
“What we saw here was pure negligence from many avenues,” he said, adding that for anyone looking at taking part in a rope or bungee jump, there were several key factors to look for.
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died in a bungee jumping stunt on Saturday. Instagram / @dudz.rodrigues
“I’d say the obvious signs would be, is it run like a business? Is it run like a professional operation? Is there a clear person in charge who is directing other staff?” said Batten, who has more than 30 years of experience bungee jumping.
“There should have been one person in charge who handled everything,” he said.
On Monday, a lawyer for the three suspects said that none of them took responsibility for being in charge.
Maicon Fernandes Cintra, 42, and two others have been charged with homicide. Police handout
Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, 32, is one of three primary suspects. Police handout
“If there’s not one person taking charge and then another person acting as backup, that’s a clear red flag,” Batten said.
After a jump, “the next person has already heard and seen that, yet they get the exact same instruction. And that goes for every person,” Batten explained.
Expert bungee jumping instructor Chris Batten explained to The Post the red flags to avoid. NY Post
“I don’t care if there are 20 people there. The 20th person gets the same instructions as the first person did,” he said.
A crucial red flag in the video for Batten was the apparent lack of backups, which should have been in place even if the rope hadn’t been attached.
A light bungee jumper, weighing between 100 and 150 pounds, would “be on a minimum of three bungee cords, at least in the United States,” Batten said.
The rope jump was unlicensed and illegal, according to Brazilian authorities.
“You get outside of the United States, it’s kind of a wild, wild West out there,” he said, adding that with three cords, they can handle up to 20,000 pounds of weight without breaking.
Describing the video as “unbelievable,” he said he believes it’s gone viral because “it was avoidable. That’s what’s so distressing to all of us, is that there were so many opportunities for that girl to be saved.”
De Freitas was thrown to her death after the instructors seemingly failed to attach the rope. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas / Instagram
Batten said that visitors must trust their gut before taking part in any extreme sports.
If the operation feels unsafe, or if it gives off a bad vibe, it is always OK to walk away and find a different, safer operator, he explained.
In the US, there is no universal regulator for bungee jumping, which exists in something of a “gray area,” Batten said, meaning it comes down to individual operators’ commitment to safety, training, and detail.
Despite that, Batten, who has taken students on thousands of successful jumps, says the sport is extremely safe.
“One of the things that Americans have always excelled at is taking an idea and making it better. Improving on whatever the design is, making it safe and being able to bring it to the masses,” he explained.
“Love Island: USA” is heating up as the islanders adjust to their new normal after the fan-voted recoupling shook up the Villa. Our “Virtual Real-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real are recapping episodes 9 – 12 with our “Love Island” correspondent Jordan Emanuel. Kenzie Annis is torn between Caleb McDaniel and Corbin Mims as she’s secretly making out with her old bedmate. Kayda Bosse and Zach Georgiou take things to the next level by being the first couple to visit the Hideaway, while KC Chandler calls out “grandma” Aniya Harvey for being prude. With Zach’s “weird” comments about exploring a new bombshell and KC’s interest in Sol Dean, fans are predicting on Kalshi which of these couples will actually make it to the finish line. Check out VRT’s “Love Island” recaps every Tuesday and Friday for all the hot takes!
Real estate mogul Valery Kogan has listed his Plaza Hotel penthouse for $45 million, The Post has learned — continuing his sale of opulent homes around the world after falling out with Vladimir Putin.
Kogan co-owned one of Russia’s biggest passenger hubs, Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, but lost his stake three months ago when the state’s highest court dismissed his final appeal to avert the takeover.
Valery Kogan.The penthouse spread is grand, similar to Kogan’s other American holdings — but decorated in a different style. Celeste Godoy PhotographyThe aerie boasts massive exposures that fill the space with light. Celeste Godoy Photography
Putin and Kogan were comrades, but their relationship curdled as the state moved aggressively to seize the airport, which is Russia’s third biggest. It also may not help that Kogan was born in Ukraine.
The airport seizure, which was in the works for some time and sped up last year, coincides with the Kremlin’s ongoing land grabs of privately overseen properties amid the extremely expensive Ukraine War.
The takeover also coincides with Kogan and his wife Olga rapidly trying to rid themselves of hundreds of millions of dollars of properties in their portfolio.
The Plaza penthouse, the couple’s latest listing, sits over two units — Nos. 2003 and 2009 — amid the hotel’s storied green copper turrets, and spans 10,290 square feet in total. The 20th-floor residences are linked to each other by an 80-foot terrace.
A view of the layout. Both units can be purchased together or separately. Celeste Godoy Photography
The buyer can take the two residences as a single package for $45 million. That all-encompassing arrangement provides an amenity-laden expanse that includes seven bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and two half bathrooms flanked by a Fifth Avenue-facing media room and an office. Carrying costs are close to $40,000 a month for common charges and property taxes.
The property can also be split, with the larger residence at 2009 serving as a triplex spanning 6,316 square feet and listed at $29 million. This unit includes sweeping views of Central Park, 21-foot-tall ceilings, a skylight and a media room overlooking Fifth and Park avenues.
A grand staircase leads to the apartment’s upper floor, which is entirely devoted to a primary suite with 33 feet of park-facing terrace, a large sitting room, dual marble bathrooms and double dressing rooms.Three additional bedrooms — each with ensuite baths — occupy a separate floor below.
A peek into the kitchen. Celeste Godoy Photography
Unit 2003, which asks $16 million as an individual property, runs almost 4,000 square feet and features three bedrooms, including a primary suite with a white-marble woodburning fireplace, a large sitting room and a five-fixture marble bath — all overlooking the park. Three bedrooms and three full baths sit upstairs.
Kane Manera and Doug Albert of Corcoran represent the listings.
The buyer can go all in on the property or choose to live in the larger residence while hosting guests in the other one, the listing notes.
The property’s sale would be Kogan’s second in the building. Last year, two combined apartments, dubbed the mini-Versailles for their over-the-top gilded aesthetic, sold for $21 million, less than half its original $50 million asking price. The 5,302-square-foot residence sits on the 10th floor and combines two units, 1007 and 1009.
The Kogans are linked to both Plaza properties through shell companies, according to filings with New York City Department of Finance.
The living spaces are grand, featuring stone walls. Celeste Godoy PhotographyThe formal dining room. Celeste Godoy PhotographyThe penthouses are connected by a terrace. Celeste Godoy Photography
Their desire to offload properties, albeit with steep price cuts, has been very apparent over the last three years.
Their 5,398-square-foot duplex penthouse at 515 Park Ave. went for $14.5 million after being put on the market for $25 million.
The Kogans also unloaded their Greenwich, Conn., estate for $10.4 million — down from its $14.5 million ask as is, or $24.5 million if renovated.
A handsome stone-clad bathroom. Celeste Godoy PhotographyOne of the bedrooms on offer. Celeste Godoy PhotographyThe terrace overlooks Central Park. Celeste Godoy PhotographyCentral Park is front and center. Celeste Godoy Photography
Overseas, Kogan’s 11,000-square-foot penthouse in Tel Aviv’s Sea One Tower sold for $32 million, or about 120 million shekels, down from $65 million.
Kogan is still trying to offload his crown jewel, the Bat Sheba’s Palace in Caesarea, Israel, one of the largest and most expensive private residences in the world, at 75,000-square-feet extending over 3 acres. That property has seen its price cut to $210 million, or 770 million shekels, from $260 million.
The turn of events is a massive comedown for Kogan, a one-time bon vivant whoseaffinity for high living didn’t stop at amassing properties. He also received headlines for over-the-top events, including his granddaughter’s London wedding where Elton John and Mariah Carey came in to perform.
But he and co-partner Dmitry Kamenshchik, after building Domodedovo Airport into a major air hub over the last three decades, are now trying to avoid attention as Putin plows ahead with his big property takeovers.
Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has seized more than $10.8 billion, or 1 trillion rubles, worth of what the state calls strategic assets. In addition to Domodedovo Airport, the properties include Western companies such as France’s Danone and Germany’s Uniper.
The 2022 World Cup champion’s title defense begins now.
After winning its third title (and first in the 21st century) during the last world cup, Argentina will look to maintain its No. 1 ranking and take home another trophy this year. In the process, the team will make history.
Argentinian forward Lionel Messi will become the first player to ever play in six World Cups when he takes the pitch in today’s game against Algeria. Despite injury concerns, Messi is reportedly available to play in tonight’s tilt.
Algeria is returning to the World Cup this year after missing two consecutive tournaments. The team is arriving in excellent form, having scored the second-most goals of all African sides during the qualifying period (24).
Argentina vs. Algeria: what to know
What: FIFA World Cup 2026, Group stage
When: June 16, 9 p.m. ET
Where: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
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A California lawmaker is sounding the alarm over a Democratic-backed proposal to study how navigation apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps affect state traffic patterns, a move he says could potentially add “30 minutes to your commute.”
In a social media video, State Rep. Carl DeMaio blasted Assembly Bill 2015, as “absurd,” arguing it could eventually lead to government manipulation of drivers’ routes, longer commutes, and expanded “high-pollution zones” where traffic is restricted.
A California lawmaker is sounding the alarm over Assembly Bill 2015, a Democratic-backed proposal to study how navigation apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps affect state traffic patterns. MediaNews Group via Getty Images
“The politicians want to pass a bill… to regulate and manipulate Apple Maps, Google Maps, or whatever software you use,” DeMaio said.
“What business is it of the government what route you take?”
State Rep. Carl DeMaio blasted the bill as “absurd,” arguing it could eventually lead to government manipulation of drivers’ routes. PhotoGranary – stock.adobe.com
He warned that supporters might use environmental goals to justify the measures:
“What it means is that your commute’s going to take longer… they’re going to probably tell your map software, well, make sure we ‘Fight climate change, so let’s add 30 minutes to the commute.’”
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According to DeMaio, the proposal would let local governments designate “slow streets” for walking or biking that apps would avoid. “The fear is where does this end?” he said.
However, the text of AB 2015 places no immediate restrictions on navigation platforms.
The bill requires Caltrans, and local authorities to study how third-party apps affect highways and local roads. Getty Images/iStockphoto
Instead, it requires the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Transportation Agency, and local authorities to study how third-party apps affect highways and local roads, reported CalMatters.
Caltrans must submit its findings and policy recommendations by January 1, 2028. The provisions would remain in effect until they are repealed on January 1, 2032.
While DeMaio warns of eventual route manipulation, the legislation currently only mandates a study on how navigation apps align with state and local traffic management goals.
The Issue: The US-Iran deal for 60 days of talks about Iran’s nuclear program and terror funding.
President Trump needs to understand that the peace deal is in disappearing ink from the Iranian side (“Signs of a bad deal,” Editorial, June 16).
While the world might see this agreement as the right thing to do, it is not.
The Iranians will sign anything, but in their eyes this is only a delay to achieving their real goal of destroying Israel.
They will continue their funding of proxies and Israel will continue to fight the proxies.
Basically, this war will continue in some form until the ayatollahs are overthrown.
Larry Hootnick
Watermill
Trump is being played.
He has never faced the kind of deceit of which Muslims are capable.
They even have a name for it: taqiyya.
The president needs to finish this militarily.
Bob Heier
Estero, Fla.
I’ve always supported most of Trump’s decision, but this Iran deal smells a little rotten.
He’s the dealmaker, but what is the deal this time?
Giving Iran another 60 days to figure out how to mislead us again?
Who’s the real dealmaker —Trump or Iran?
Denis Anderer
Southold
After Operation Epic Fury, Trump demanded an unconditional surrender and Iran laughed at him.
If Trump had done a regime change right then and there, he wouldn’t be negotiating now.
Dumb move from the great dealmaker.
Michael Shapiro
Massapequa
As this 3 ¹/₂-month war comes to a conclusion, we must acknowledge the 13 military members who lost their lives.
But you know what 13 also indicates?
The number of service members who died in one day at the Kabul airport because of Joe Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Louie Rey
Summerville, SC
We are told that all will be well in the Strait of Hormuz because of the deal with Iran, but that hinges on a promise that the Iranians will not pursue nuclear capabilities.
This promise sounds like the one touted by Neville Chamberlain in 1938, when he naively claimed, “We shall have peace in our time.”
When will we learn?
Allen Schwartz
Manhattan
Trump is doing a yeoman’s work trying to make the world a safer place; however, he has gotten pushback from all quarters.
If only he had support on every level, nationally and internationally, he could have made a “deal of a lifetime,” but that wasn’t the case.
The TDS reigns.
Colette Curry
Staten Island
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The stabilization of Lebanon, along with calm in Northern Israel, is a critical element of a comprehensive peace agreement.
Sadly, this component seems to be unresolved, leaving the Israelis and non-Hezbollah Lebanese anxious.
If rising gas prices and worries about the coming midterm elections dictated this end to war, perhaps it should not have happened in the first place.
Yakov Moshe
Brooklyn
Iran’s military is severely weakened and its economy is on the brink.
A few more months of sustained pressure could have produced a stronger agreement.
Public dissatisfaction with the high cost of gas and the lingering war may have influenced the deal.
If that is the case, Iran and Hezbollah will be the real winners.
Seymour Srulowitz
Englewood, NJ
It appears Trump has left our best ally out of consideration.
Iran still wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. Iran will surely keep funding Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis with the money we release to them.
Talks to discuss how the nuclear dust will be dealt with will come later.
Does anyone see Iran rushing to finish that discussion?
This deal will leave Israel still searching for security.
Rob Feuerstein
Staten Island
After the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., Trump said “that God alone saved me that day for a righteous purpose.”
Someone should remind the president that the “righteous purpose” most certainly was not throwing Israel under the bus with the Iran deal.
Thomas Lax
Woodmere
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It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: food poisoning . . . on a plane!
Eighties heartthrob Corey Feldman had a medical emergency during a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles on Monday and was met by paramedics at the gate who rushed him to the hospital.
Corey Feldman — shown here performing at Douglass Park on September 16, 2023 in Chicago — is going to be ok after spending the night in the hospital. Getty Images
After spending the night and numerous tests to see if the tummy turbulence was pancreatitis or gallstones, his rep tells us it was just a good old fashioned case of food poisoning.
It is unclear if the “Goonies” star was a victim of airport food court dining.
“Corey is doing much better and is now out of the hospital,” the rep tells us.
A source close to Feldman told TMZ the ’80s teen star was feeling sick on the flight and was checked out by a fellow passenger who is a doctor.
“Corey wants to thank everyone for all of the love and well wishes,” his rep told us. “He has definitely seen a lot of the messages and really appreciates everything.”
A rep for the actor— shown here at SiriusXM Studios on February 20, 2020 — tells us it was food poisoning. Getty ImagesFedman’s rep tells us he is thankful for the well wishes. He’s shown here at his record release party at the Barfly on August 24, 2002 in Hollywood. Getty Images
Feldman is releasing a new single called “What Am I Here 4” on June 22nd and is celebrating his birthday with two performances in California the weekend of July 25th.
Feldman was in Chicago to attend an anniversary celebration for the 1986 classic “Stand By Me,” along with co-stars Jerry O’Connell and Wil Wheaton.
Their co-star River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on Halloween 1993 at just 23 years old.
Late Sunday night, Feldman shared a carousel of photos and videos to Instagram of him driving to Chicago for the event. He stopped by Michael Jackson’s childhood home in Gary, Indiana for an impromptu visit to “pay respects” to the late singer.
Jackson died at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack caused by a drug overdose on June 25, 2009.
“We’re on our way to Chicago to tear it up,” Feldman, who competed on “Dancing With the Stars” last fall, said in a video on social media. “Gonna be a great night. Lots of people coming — thousands.”
Mbappe and, significantly, his entire family, have always had it in their mind they wanted the striker to reach the top of the global game. And so ‘Project Mbappe’ was born.
“Kylian was just school and football,” says childhood friend Rayan Viyanga in a BBC Sport documentary called Mbappe. “School, football, home.”
He was born on the outskirts of Paris in the suburb of Bondy in 1998, just five months after France won the World Cup for the first time.
The family flat overlooked the AS Bondy football pitches, where his father Wilfried was a player turned coach.
“Kylian was already one step ahead of many other players at AS Bondy,” Viyanga said. “He was advanced for his age group and wanted to play with the best. That was a strict rule of his, to play with the best.”
Laurens added: “As a kid, he learned La Marseillaise at the age of three just to be ready to sing it when that first cap would come.”
Mbappe – whose mother Fayza Lamari is a former professional handball player – pinned up pictures of idol Cristiano Ronaldo and watched old footage of Zidane, another Real Madrid superstar.
A bigger influence closer to home though was Jires Kembo Ekoko, his adopted brother, who was selected for the French Federation’s national academy at Clairefontaine years before Mbappe himself went there. Ekoko went on to play for Rennes in Ligue 1.
Matt Spiro, an author and French football expert, told BBC Sport: “Kylian initially found it a bit difficult at Clairefontaine. He was there for two years and during the first year, he certainly wasn’t the best in his group.
“Mbappe would play out on the wing and would quite frequently be in a sulky mood.
“He had a growth spurt, I think towards the end of his first year in Clairefontaine, and by the second year, he was really starting to look the business.”
But his rapid rise was no surprise, after all even Nike had come calling with free boots, aged just 10.
The forward, tracked by Europe’s biggest clubs from an early age, left his hometown of Paris for the glamour of Monaco at the age of 14.
He had spent time with Chelsea and Real Madrid but the Mbappe family were adamant that their son should stay in France during his teenage years.
Aged 16 years and 347 days, he became the youngest player in Monaco’s history – beating the record set by Henry in 1994 – when he appeared as an 88th-minute substitute against Caen.
Three months later, he became the club’s youngest scorer with his first senior goal against Troyes, beating another record previously set by Henry.
“When he broke through at Monaco, you could tell the talent was so unique,” said Laurens. “We have had great youngsters and talent, but he has something a little bit different.”
