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3 Yankees, Mets takeaways from 2023 ZiPS standings projections

3 Yankees, Mets takeaways from 2023 ZiPS standings projections

Matt Musico

Baseball is literally right around the corner, folks. Not only are World Baseball Classic rosters set, but the Mets, the Yankees, and the rest of MLB will be reporting to Spring Training very soon. We’ve seen player projections for 2023 get released over the past few weeks, but we’ve reached another level since standings projections … Continued

This Nets experiment was always doomed to fail

Josh Benjamin

Call me a Knicks loyalist, a James Dolan apologist (hilarious), whatever. It still doesn’t take away from how the Nets blowing up their team was inevitable. A lot’s happened in the last few days. Disgruntled and moody Kyrie Irving is headed to Dallas after several battles with Brooklyn’s front office. Early Thursday morning, the Nets … Continued

Why Justin Verlander could be Mets’ biggest 2023 X-factor

Matt Musico

After the 2022 season finished sooner than expected, the Mets immediately launched into a crucial offseason. Many impact players were headed for free agency, and Max Scherzer was the only veteran hurler guaranteed to be back in the starting rotation. You know the rest of the story. Other than re-signing Edwin Diaz early on, things … Continued

NJCU men’s hoops hits all-time buzzer-beater, complete with amazing call (VIDEO)

James Kratch

#SCTop10 | HOLY MOLY! MADNESS AT THE JMAC!!! Savoy drains a three and then Battle banks in the DEEP three-point buzzer-beater to take down #23-ranked Rowan; the Profs' first @NJACSports loss of the season!!@njcumbb @NJCUniversity @d3hoops @espn @ESPNAssignDesk @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/xvfzubJDFM — NJCUGothicKnights (@NJCUAthletics) February 9, 2023 You just never know what is going to happen … Continued

Knicks land Josh Hart in trade with Trail Blazers

Josh Benjamin

The New York Knicks have acquired guard Josh Hart from the Portland Trail Blazers for wing Cam Reddish and a protected first-round pick, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Knicks are trading Cam Reddish and a protected future first-round pick to the Blazers for Hart, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/whB5mS8lfs — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023 … Continued

Knicks’ Jericho Sims to compete in 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Josh Benjamin

The Slam Dunk Contest is probably the best part of the otherwise meaningless NBA All-Star Weekend and Knicks fans now have a reason to watch it this year. According to The Athletic, second-year backup center Jericho Sims will replace Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe. The 24-year-old Sims is averaging 3.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 15.9 minutes … Continued

Opposing NBA teams trying to force Nets into trading Kevin Durant

Matt Musico

For a little while, the sideshow that accompanied the Nets had subsided. Once Kyrie Irving returned from his team-issued suspension and Jacque Vaughn was named head coach, Brooklyn started to ball. Irving and Kevin Durant proved to be a forceful duo, as well. This included a 12-game winning streak between December 7th and January 2nd, … Continued

Let’s not blow up MLB to put Mets, Yankees in same division

James Kratch

Major League Baseball is going to expand to 32 teams at some point. In fact, it is somewhat surprising it has not already begun the process. Commissioner Rob Manfred has long said he plans to wait until the Athletics and Rays solve their never-ending stadium issues. But expansion means expansion franchise fees, which in layman’s … Continued

The Nets really showed Kyrie Irving!

James Kratch

High-fives all around in the Nets owners suite after shipping Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks. From The Post: According to a report from Marc Stein, one of Nets owner Joe Tsai’s “presumed objectives” was to not trade Irving to the Lakers, which was his “preferred” destination after he requested a trade from Brooklyn last week. … Continued