As powerful developers watched their casino dreams go up in smoke in recent days, one man may have been smiling from his Citi Field office: Steve Cohen, the billionaire investor and New York Mets owner whose behemoth Queens bid seems set to solidify its front-runner status after a rollercoaster few months.

When billionaire hedge-fund mogul Steve Cohen bought the New York Mets, he made it clear that he expected to win a championship within five years and would spare no expense in pursuit of that goal.Five years later,

The University of Memphis will receive more than $922,000 in federal grants, Congressman Steve Cohen announced.