James Kratch
James Kratch is a veteran sports reporter and editor. He currently reports on the youth sports industry for Buying Sandlot and was previously ESNY's managing editor. Before that he spent a decade at NJ Advance Media (The Star-Ledger and NJ.com), where he covered high school sports, the Giants and Rutgers.
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Big 2026 news: Munetaka Murakami said ‘Yankees’ on Japanese TV
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It doesn’t take much imagination to connect Jets’ Jim Harbaugh dots
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Giants used playoff drought to fine-tune art of clinching celebration
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Rutgers men’s hoops knocks off No. 1 Purdue | ESNY back page
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Colts’ Jeff Saturday calls Giants’ Kayvon Thibodeaux ‘trash’ for Nick Foles injury snow angel
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College football injury reports will never work. The sport isn’t built for it
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Will Giants be forced to use franchise tag on Daniel Jones?
New York Giants James KratchDaniel Jones leads Giants back to playoffs | ESNY back page
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Jets eliminated from playoff contention with 5th straight loss
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Giants clinch playoff berth. Who will they play in wild card round?
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What new report on Daniel Jones’ Giants future does, doesn’t say
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RIP Don West, the greatest TV pitchman ever
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MSG facial-recognition tactics even creepier than initially thought
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Jaguars forcing region to relitigate Eagles-Giants 2020 ‘tank’ debacle yet again
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If Stephen A. Smith is working WrestleMania, can Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo get involved too?
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5 New York sports talk questions for 2023: Michael Kay’s future, ‘Mike and the Mad Dog,’ more
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Jets’ path to saving season starts with beating Geno Smith
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The 10 ways Giants can make NFL playoffs in Week 17 (literally)
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Mike Francesa version of ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a must-listen every holiday season
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Mets have Carlos Correa physical concerns (but will it matter?)
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Here’s how Giants can clinch NFL playoffs spot on Christmas Eve
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Giants-Vikings Christmas Eve picks, predictions: NFL Week 16
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It’s been 37 years since Sly Stallone single-handedly ended Cold War
Entertainment James KratchZach Wilson, Jets go up in flames | ESNY back page
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Mike Francesa blasts Jets’ Zach Wilson: ‘He has sunk the entire team’
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How good are things for Nets? Kevin Durant is making trade jokes
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When does Commanders’ Dan Snyder drag Lombardi Trophy around parking lot?
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George Steinbrenner would have ‘fought fire with fire’ vs. Steve Cohen, Mike Francesa says
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Jets-Jaguars Thursday Night Football picks: Can Zach Wilson right ship?
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Scott Boras says Giants ghosted Carlos Correa before Mets blockbuster
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WFAN caller sees Carlos Correa-Mets conspiracy (with dash of election denial)
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Could Steve Cohen’s Mets luxury tax payment win wild card berth?
New York Mets James Kratch
MSG attorney ban got Girl Scout chaperone booted from Rockettes show
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NFL playoff scenarios: Here’s how Giants can clinch on Christmas Eve
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AFC playoff picture: Jets need to win out now
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Wayne Randazzo reportedly exits Mets booth, takes WFAN gag with him
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NFC playoff picture: Giants in wild card control after beating Commanders
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More proof NFL will do anything to not do anything about Dan Snyder
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Getting Joey Gallo a raise may be Scott Boras’ career greatest achievement
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Jets’ playoff hopes continue to fade with devastating loss to Lions
New York Jets James Kratch
Giants’ critical Commanders rematch is here: NFL Week 15 picks, predictions
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Zach Wilson’s redemption? Jets-Lions NFL Week 15 picks, predictions
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Jerry Jones says Cowboys will probably sign Odell Beckham Jr.
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This Carlos Rodon-Yankees tidbit would be more fun if Red Sox still tried
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Barstool’s ‘Rico Bosco’ not joining WFAN’s parent company after all
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Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo offers exquisite analysis of Tom Brady’s sex life
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