Kevin Durant is a great basketball player. But is he a legendary one? ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes we are about to find out after his no-show outing in the Nets’ Game 2 loss to the Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. “Someone called me last night … they said, ‘Greatness and … Continued
A wise man once said we don’t do regular season hockey around here. But we’ll make an exception. The playoff-bound Rangers have five games left, starting with Thursday night’s matchup with the Islanders at UBS Arena. They enter the night tied with the Hurricanes atop the Metropolitan Division with 106 points, so this is a big … Continued
The three most important Brooklyn Nets laid an egg in Game 2. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Steve Nash need to bounce back.
The Jets could take a number of different routes with their first-round picks.
Mike Francesa is still harnessing all of Twitter’s features. The legendary former WFAN voice fired off an all-time missive Wednesday. An Elon-Musk-should-get-him-on-the-board-when-the-sale-happens great one. By the looks of things, someone sent Francesa a screenshot of the latest edition of his new BetRivers podcast playing in iTunes. The three-dot icon in the right corner of the … Continued
Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney has been a no-show at the team’s voluntary minicamp.
Deebo Samuel is requesting a trade from the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets are positioned nicely to make a deal.
UPDATE: ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports Game 4 is a “realistic target” for Ben Simmons to make his Nets debut. *** The ball is in Ben Simmons‘ court. Nets coach Steve Nash said Simmons will finally take the floor for the Nets — down 1-0 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series with the Celtics — when … Continued
The Yankees have supposedly all gotten the jab. The team’s remaining unvaccinated players have informed the club they are now vaccinated, according to The New York Post’s Jon Heyman. The news comes a day after manager Aaron Boone told reporters he expected to be at full strength for an early-May series against the Blue Jays … Continued
When was the last time you got 30-1 odds on a basketball bet that you couldn’t lose? That sounds like an absurd question, but the DraftKings promo code for the NBA playoffs makes it possible. It will deliver a $150 return on a tiny $5 bet regardless of the outcome. This is a welcome bonus … Continued
Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo has had enough of Kyrie Irving. Russo teed off on the Nets‘ mercurial star Wednesday during his weekly residency on ESPN’s First Take. Irving’s latest controversy — he was fined $50,000 by the NBA after jousting with Celtics fans and flipping them the bird during the Nets’ Game 1 loss at … Continued
Dave Gettleman used to bang his Super Bowl rings on the table here and there during his disastrous Giants tenure. But he inexplicably ignored what put them on his fingers. One throughline connects the franchise’s four Lombardi Trophies: An elite pass rush. Carl Banks, Leonard Marshall and Lawrence Taylor wreaked havoc for Bill Parcells. Tom Coughlin had Jason Pierre-Paul, … Continued
Three hours and 59 minutes later, the Yankees won 4-2 and overcame another bad Gerrit Cole outing. Tuesday’s series opener against the Tigers was supposed to be different. A Detroit team batting just .201 as a unit? Cole would mow them down and the Yankees bats would have a ball at Comerica Park. Instead, the $324 … Continued
The Giants have a number of decisions to make in the draft’s opening round.
Craig Carton and Evan Roberts are back on top. WFAN has regained afternoon drive sports talk supremacy. Carton and Roberts have officially downed the ESPN Radio New York trio of Michael Kay, Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg in the winter ratings book, according to The New York Post. WFAN posted a sizable 5.7 to … Continued
The Ben Simmons news cycle never sleeps. Simmons is playing four-on-four against his Brooklyn Nets teammates in practice.
The NBA is coming down hard on Kyrie Irving for his antics in Boston.
ESPN has the Giants taking a defensive end at No. 7 overall.
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The Giants will not be in the market for a quarterback during next week’s NFL draft. But every move they do — or don’t — make will be framed with the belief they will be in the quarterback business next year. Everyone says they’re all-in on Daniel Jones, but it’s hard to take all the happy talk seriously. … Continued
The XFL is not going to sit around and let the USFL get a spring football foothold. From ESPN: The XFL continued its efforts to counterprogram the USFL’s return to the field by convening a virtual meeting of agents Monday night to pitch them on the league’s plans for 2023 and beyond … The XFL’s top … Continued
Everyone knows the Jets want to come away from the NFL draft with a new lead wide receiver, and everyone expects they will get one with the No. 10 pick. But would they willingly delay getting that pass catcher on the field with quarterback Zach Wilson? NFL Network’s Peter Schrager thinks they would. He has … Continued
The Yankees are looking for redemption in Detroit this week. An explanation: The Tigers swept the Yankees at Comerica Park last May, the first true sign that things weren’t right in 2021. That started a run of eight losses in 10 games and set the tone for a topsy-turvy and ultimately wildly underwhelming season. Both teams … Continued
Business Insider wants you to believe the 2019 Knicks would beat the 1996 Bulls, but the argument is complete nonsense.
Kyrie Irving doesn’t see himself as the villain, but he plays the part so well. The hate players receive from hostile crowds can cause some guys to wilt like a dying flower. For Irving, that hostility — actually, that “energy” is clearly part of what’s fueling him in Boston. Kyrie Irving on the energy from … Continued
CBS Sports has the Giants addressing various glaring needs in the first two draft rounds.
Capital One’s The Match returns this June.
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The Pittsburgh Maulers cut RB De’Veon Smith, but why?
All Joe Girardi had to do was get off to a good start. Then everyone in Philadelphia would be preoccupied by the NFL draft and Eagles OTAs for a few weeks and pay the Phillies little attention until mid-June. Oops. The Phils have lost five of their last six, including three of four this weekend … Continued
When the Yankees‘ contract talks with Aaron Judge broke down, the Mets speculation was inevitable. Judge plans to test free agency and is seeking a massive financial commitment. Mets owner Steve Cohen has money to burn and a demonstrated affinity for splashy acquisitions. The potential pairing seems obvious, especially given Judge has proven he can … Continued
It’s mid-April and, per usual, Yankees fans are panicking about the Bronx Bombers’ bats. Why shouldn’t they? New York lost two of three to the lowly Orioles over the weekend. Even worse, the Orioles outscored the Yankees 9-6 over three games. The Birds are tanking (again), so how could Aaron Boone let this happen? Sound … Continued
Charles Cross might as well start looking at apartments in Hoboken at this point. The Mississippi State offensive tackle has become the trendy draft name tied to the Giants this week. NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah said the Big Blue braintrust had fallen in love with Cross and now Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer is projecting him … Continued
Celtics-Nets is going to be an absolute dogfight. It took all 48 minutes right down to the final second to separate the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets. Ultimately, it was a Jayson Tatum layup at the buzzer that made the difference. The last two minutes of this game were the very definition of playoff basketball. … Continued
Nestor Cortes is the little engine that could in this New York Yankees rotation. He’s picking up in 2022 where he left off in 2021. We can add an immaculate inning to his resumé after his nine-pitch, three-strikeout fourth inning. Nestor’s full immaculate inning! pic.twitter.com/CE6abrTK13 — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April 17, 2022 Cortes didn’t even … Continued
Trader Joe times two? The entire NFL universe is convinced Giants general manager Joe Schoen wants to trade one of his top-10 picks in this year’s NFL draft in order to add another 2023 first-rounder for his inevitable quarterback search. And now a report indicates Joe Douglas and the Jets may be thinking along the … Continued
St. John’s head coach Mike Anderson lands one of the most sought-after recruits in the transfer portal — Andre Curbelo.
New York online sports betting saw an increase in its total sports betting handle for the week ending April 10, a slight rebound from its lowest weekly total since its January 3 launch. The New York State Gaming Commission today reported $335,812,711 in online sports betting handle for the week. It experienced an increase of … Continued
ESNY predicted the Yankees and Blue Jays would split a four-game series, and what a split it was indeed. This was a highly important series for the Yankees, even in April. The Blue Jays were a thorn in New York’s side all last season, winning the season series 11-8. Their retooled roster, plus Vladimir Guerrero … Continued
Tom Seaver’s immortality is official. The Mets unveiled a statue of the Hall of Fame right-hander and franchise icon on Friday during a ceremony before the home opener at Citi Field. Seaver will now stand forever outside the ballpark, right next to the Home Run Apple. The Tom Seaver Statue. pic.twitter.com/F6A1otrgRh — SNY (@SNYtv) April … Continued
Mike Bossy, a Hockey Hall of Famer who helped lead the Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships and was one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, has died. He was 65. The Islanders announced Bossy’s death Friday. Bossy announced last October he was battling lung cancer. “The New York Islanders organization mourns … Continued
All of that Ikem Ekwonu and Evan Neal talk may be for naught. The Giants are said to be enamored with the other high-profile offensive lineman in this year’s NFL draft, Mississippi State’s Charles Cross. From ESPN: Mississippi State offensive tackle Charles Cross has been making the rounds on pre-draft visits, and one team has … Continued
The Giants are in prime position to trade back in the upcoming draft’s first round.
Charles Barkley is not on the Nets‘ bandwagon. The TNT analyst laughed off the possibility Brooklyn can upset the Celtics in the Eastern Conference first round, giving the Nets little chance to beat Boston. “I know they can’t beat the Celtics now,” Barkley said, via The New York Post. “All these fools on these other … Continued
An incredible and rather unusual play took place in Thursday’s Athletics-Rays matchup.
Josh Donaldson and Gerrit Cole have gone from rivals to friends, if you believe the Yankees third baseman. Donaldson appeared on Ryan Ruocco and CC Sabathia’s R2C2 podcast this week and discussed the two’s new friendship as teammates. In case anyone forgot, the former MVP directly called out Cole last season over the righty ace’s alleged … Continued
The Giants have not had a productive pass rush in years. They also have the Nos. 5 and 7 picks in this year’s NFL draft. So it makes sense they would bring in Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux for a pre-draft visit. And it sounds like much is riding on that visit, happening Thursday in … Continued
There is growing optimism that Ben Simmons could make his Brooklyn Nets debut as early as Game 4 of the first round.