Mike Francesa would like to handwave Roger Goodell. The WFAN legend mocked the NFL commissioner for his emcee efforts while opening the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday. Francesa called Goodell’s schtick “so played out and so lame” and “sadly comical” during his latest BetRivers podcast, declaring it a “clown act.” Francesa hammered Goodell for awkwardly calling … Continued
Although the New York Jets weren’t able to land Deebo Samuel, it wasn’t for a lack of trying on their part.
We have reached the inevitable point of the name, image and likeness era where all the quiet parts have been said — no, screamed — out loud in the form of some no-holds-barred, free-market hardball. Isaiah Wong was the second-leading scorer on Miami’s Elite Eight team this past season. He has a deal with mega-booster … Continued
Stephen A. Smith is still hammering Kyrie Irving. ESPN’s chief bloviator crushed the mercurial Nets star for his recent flurry of tweets attacking the media on Friday’s First Take. Smith said he plans to combat Irving’s narratives vigorously moving forward, like some sort of public hot take service. “We are witnessing one of the most … Continued
The Yankees are winning the games they are supposed to win. Which is easier said than done. Sweeping the Guardians last weekend was just the start. The Yankees have plenty of momentum now after brooking the lowly Orioles thanks to strong pitching, timely hitting, and a three-home run game from Anthony Rizzo just for fun. … Continued
This is the biggest NFL Draft around here in a long time. Probably ever. And the Giants and Jets rose to the occasion. As strange as it feels to write this, given how poorly managed both teams have been for the last decade or so, they seized the opportunity in Thursday’s first round. Four smart … Continued
The Jets have traded back into the first round and selected Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson. What type of fit could he be?
The Jets traded back into the first round and selected Florida State pass rusher Jermaine Johnson with the 26th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Here are the scouting reports on Johnson: NFL.com: Ascending edge prospect. Johnson has NFL traits and the potential to keep getting bigger and better as a pro. He is a … Continued
Jets general manager Joe Douglas has selected Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson at No. 10 overall. How will he look in Florham Park?
The Giants have made Alabama tackle Evan Neal the No. 7 pick. Let’s analyze what he could bring to the table.
The Jets have selected Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson with the No. 10 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Here are the scouting reports on Wilson: NFL.com: Wilson’s game is lacking in polish, but some scouts believe his play strength and run-after-catch ability make him a more valuable draft commodity than Ohio State teammate … Continued
Kayvon Thibodeaux is the newest Giant. Did general manager Joe Schoen make the right decision at No. 5?
The Giants have selected Alabama offensive tackle Evan Neal with the No. 7 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Here are the scouting reports on Neal: NFL.com: Three-year starter with rare combination of measurables, talent and pedigree. Neal has experience against the best competition the college game has to offer. He has started at both left … Continued
The belief was Jets general manager Joe Douglas preferred pass rushers to defensive backs. If so, he must really love Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner. Douglas snagged the Cincinnati cornerback with the No. 4 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday night. It’s a move that makes plenty of football sense, but is not necessarily a … Continued
The Giants have selected Oregon pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux with the No. 5 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Here are the scouting reports on Thibodeaux: NFL.com: Enticing edge defender whose game is fueled by traits and power over skill and instincts at this juncture of his career. Thibodeaux is hardly a finished product, but … Continued
The Jets have selected Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner with the No. 4 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Here are the scouting reports on Gardner: NFL.com: Long, lean and linear, Gardner’s physical and football growth are on full display when comparing his 2019 tape to 2021. He’s highly competitive with a confidence level that … Continued
The latest New York Jets draft hype video will have you ready to run through a wall for general manager Joe Douglas.
The Giants have made their pair of fifth-year option decisions.
Joe Douglas may still make his big wide receiver splash. The Jets could still swing a trade for disgruntled 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini. In fact, it could go down Thursday night during the 2022 NFL Draft. “What I’m hearing: Deebo Samuel/Jets ain’t dead yet,” Cimini tweeted. “This sets up … Continued
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Everyone is talking about the baseball again. Offenses are struggling across the big leagues and Mets hitters have been plunked an astonishing 19 times in 20 games. The ball is believed to be too dead and too slick in a post-Spider Tack world, creating yet another silly, completely avoidable crisis. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal took … Continued
Mike Francesa invented Radio Row. And now he’s revolutionizing the podcast promotion game. https://twitter.com/MikeFrancesa/status/1519674528439353345 Yes, that is a screenshot of Francesa’s NFL draft preview with ex-Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum playing on an iPhone. That is also a red circle noting where Francesa needs to click in order to share the podcast to Twitter and … Continued
Who is Big Blue drafting in our new Giants-only 7-round mock?
The bulk of the local NFL Draft focus is on the Giants‘ plans. But the Jets have more pressure riding as they attack their own pair of top-10 picks. General manager Joe Douglas believes he has his quarterback and a roster that, on paper, is closer to being playoff-caliber. If Zach Wilson makes significant strides … Continued
Cardinals manager Oli Marmol had this to say following his team’s bench-clearing brawl with the Mets Wednesday.
Stubby Clapp should be thankful Pete Alonso showed restraint. Alonso was in the thick of the Mets-Cardinals bench-clearing incident, mere hours after he was plunked in the head. Clapp, the Cardinals’ first base coach, was ejected after he threw Alonso to the ground during the mild skirmish. “I got pulled from behind,” Alonso told reporters … Continued
Buck Showalter was salty — as you would expect — after the Mets‘ getaway game. The Amazins lost to the Cardinals, 10-5. JD Davis left the game after becoming the latest Met to be hit by a pitch. And the benches cleared with some light scuffling after reliever Yoan Lopez brushed back Nolan Arenado in … Continued
The benches have cleared after Yoan López threw up and in at Nolan Arenado. pic.twitter.com/VieEPQSKuu — SNY (@SNYtv) April 27, 2022 SNY analyst Ron Darling said it was going to get ugly over the final two innings of Wednesday’s Mets-Cardinals game. And he was right. JD Davis was hit in the left foot in the … Continued
Taking a look at seven draft prospects the Jets could consider in the first round.
The Giants continue to take their sweet time with Daniel Jones‘ fifth-year option. But it sounds like a decision will be made — if not necessarily announced — hours before the NFL draft. The braintrust will meet with ownership Thursday and make the call, according to ESPN’s Dianna Russini. The Giants have until Monday, May … Continued
Laremy Tunsil wants to flip the script on the wildest moment in NFL draft history. The Texans offensive tackle announced Wednesday he is turning his infamous gas mask bong video — which was leaked right before the start of the 2016 NFL Draft and tanked his stock — into a non-fungible token that will be … Continued
Everyone knows Anthony Rizzo was born to be a Yankee. He’s been a great fit for the team ever since being acquired from the Cubs last summer. Even better, Rizzo re-signed with the team he rooted for as a child, inking a two-year, $32 million deal in free agency. It’s proven a great signing for … Continued
Mike Francesa never forgets. The WFAN legend brought much more than a peashooter on his latest BetRivers podcast. Francesa torched former Giants general manager Dave Gettleman out of the (relative) blue while chatting about the NFL draft with Sports Illustrated reporter Albert Breer, alleging Gettleman blackballed him from access to the team during his disastrous … Continued
The Yankees doth protest too much. SNY’s Andy Martino has obtained the soon-to-be-unsealed MLB sign-stealing letter. And based on his reporting, it’s hard to understand why the Yankees wasted so much time and energy — and probably spent a decent left-handed bat’s worth of money on attorneys — fighting to keep the correspondence under wraps. … Continued
Going away to college is a transformative experience. For many, it’s a four-year period where we transition from kids to adults. JR Smith skipped college to go straight to the NBA. The NBA champion is getting his college experience a bit later than most Americans, but he’s making the most of it. The former New … Continued
Will Joe Douglas use his fourth overall pick on this defensive end?
A typical early-season Tuesday MLB slate is not going to generate much excitement, but today is different. The BetMGM MLB promo that is active right now will change your perspective. This promotion will pay a $200 bonus for a $10 moneyline bet if a homerun is hit in the game. This BetMGM MLB promo is … Continued
Kendrick Perkins came to play. The former NBA big man put the take in ESPN First Take during Tuesday’s Nets postmortem. Perkins called for Kevin Durant to force his way out of Brooklyn and demand a trade to escape the Kyrie Irving-Ben Simmons-Steve Nash circus. “Kevin Durant deserves better. If I’m Kevin Durant, I want … Continued
The Giants are set to have their eyes on these seven draft prospects in the first round.
Steve Nash might be coming back to the Brooklyn Nets next season, but he shouldn’t after an embarrassing sweep.
Fresh off a sweep of the Guardians, the Yankees now seek redemption against the Orioles. It was less than two weeks ago that the Bronx Bombers visited Camden Yards and lost two of three to the perenially tanking Birds. The bats struggled to make good contact and, even worse, the Yankees outscored the Orioles 6-4 … Continued
Everything is coming up Mets. The Amazins put together a five-run rally with two outs in the top of the ninth to stun the Cardinals, 5-2, on Monday night in St. Louis. And then came the real victory: Jacob deGrom is apparently on the road to recovery. The ace’s recent MRI and CT scans showed … Continued
NBA fans are freaking out because Scott Foster is set to officiate Game 4 between the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics.
Mike Francesa would like the Yankees to end Joey Gallo’s misery — and their own. The former WFAN host called on general manager Brian Cashman to find a way to trade the struggling outfielder on his latest BetRivers podcast. The big guy declared that Gallo “doesn’t belong” in New York amid his horrific start to this … Continued
Mike Francesa is not letting Kevin Durant off the hook. The Nets star’s legacy has taken a major hit with his poor play amid the team’s playoff collapse, the former WFAN voice said on his latest BetRivers podcast. And it will take work to restore the luster he has lost. “Durant has hurt his legacy. He … Continued
Money talks. An NFL game streamed by Amazon Prime on Black Friday is now a foregone conclusion, according to NBC’s Peter King. It may not happen this year, but it will almost certainly be on the schedule in 2023. This comes after the owners quietly cut through some red tape at the recent league meeting … Continued
Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney is in the building.
The whole Nets circus is so fascinating to watch. Locally, no one really cares. But nationally, it’s a big deal. And Ben Simmons‘ aversion to playing basketball has brought out the absolute best in Stephen A. Smith. “Nobody is worse than Ben Simmons,” Smith said Monday on ESPN First Take. “Ben Simmons might also be … Continued