Audacy has fought off bankruptcy so far amid a significant downturn. But if things don’t turn around soon for WFAN’s parent company, some fear it could be goodnight da lights. From Philadelphia Business Journal: CEO David Field believes Audacy’s short-term pain will result in long-term gain. In light of another quarter of sagging revenue and … Continued
It has been a quiet 10 days on the Saquon Barkley front. The Giants hit the running back with the franchise tag on March 7 after re-signing Daniel Jones at the tag deadline buzzer. There were initial reports a deal could happen before the start of the new league year. But that did not happen. It has … Continued
The Giants finally have Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley under contract for next year. General manager Joe Schoen has since been busy acquiring some other weapons on offense. It sounds like former Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. wants to join in on the fun. In addition to bringing back Isaiah Hodgins, Sterling Shepard, and … Continued
Jimmy Garoppolo was scheduled to be introduced by the Raiders on Thursday in Las Vegas. Then the press conference was postponed to Friday. Then the Raiders declined comment on the change of plans. And then — if you are a Jets fan who refreshes Twitter with some frequency, possesses a somewhat-elevated understanding of the NFL … Continued
Michael Kay cited “unfinished business” as a motivation to eschew retirement and re-sign with ESPN Radio New York. But you have to think the money helped move things along too. Kay will cash in after deciding to remain the station’s afternoon drive anchor. ESPN has given him a new multi-year deal with an annual seven-figure … Continued
The Madison Square Garden facial recognition/lawyer ban/state liquor board/tax breaks standoff has flared up again. The latest event: Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan hired a private eye to do some Spy vs. Spy work on a part-time State Liquor Authority investigator, according to The New York Times. From The Grey Lady: Charles Stravalle, a … Continued
Michael Kay is staying put. The Yankees television voice and ESPN Radio New York host said Thursday — in somewhat of a surprise — that he has signed a contract extension and will continue leading the station’s afternoon drive program. “After much deliberation, sleepless nights, talking with my family, back and forth, I don’t want … Continued
Two decades ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks were baseball’s hotshot expansion franchise, two years removed from a World Series upset over the mighty New York Yankees. Two decades later, the Snakes are long de-fanged. A late September visit to Yankee Stadium seems almost meaningless. The Diamondbacks have made the playoffs just four times since their unprecedented … Continued
The Giants tried to give Darius Slayton away. Then they cut his pay. Then they begrudgingly played him. And now they are bringing him back. The wide receiver is re-signing with Big Blue, according to NFL Network. It is reportedly a two-year, $12 million deal with the guaranteed money appears to be front-loaded. Which is what … Continued
Steve Cohen has sent many memorable tweets. His latest may be his most important one yet. The Mets owner has circled the wagons in the wake of Edwin Diaz’s freak patellar injury — one that is expected to sideline the All-Star closer for the entire 2023 season. Cohen’s message was clear: The Amazins’ championship aspirations … Continued
You cannot fault Aaron Boone for signing up to move his regular in-season radio appearances to the podcast world with Jomboy Media. Good pay (presumably), big platform and — if we’re being honest — friendly conditions. We’re not saying these audiences with the Yankees manager will be complete Twinkie munches (trademark Bob Raissman). But let … Continued
The Mets will be starting their quest for a 2023 World Series title on March 30th in Miami against the Marlins at loanDepot park. Unfortunately, that’s the same location the season ended for closer Edwin Diaz. Before it even got started. He came into Wednesday night’s win-or-go-home game for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball … Continued
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Outside of the injury bug biting the clubhouse at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the biggest story out of Yankees camp is quite obvious. It’s how good the kids have looked during Grapefruit League action. That includes Jasson Dominguez, but more importantly, we’re talking about shortstop Anthony Volpe. Dominguez has looked mightly impressive, but … Continued
We’re about 12 hours removed from Mets closer Edwin Diaz getting carried off the field in Miami following Puerto Rico’s WBC victory over the Dominican Republic. That doesn’t mean Mets Twitter has calmed down at all, though. If you stayed up Thursday night to wait for more injury updates about Diaz’s knee, you didn’t get … Continued
A nightmare scenario is currently playing out for the Mets and Edwin Diaz. After closing out Puerto Rico’s win over the Dominican Republic in Miami on Wednesday night, Diaz had to be helped off the field with what looks like a serious knee injury. He’ll be getting more tests done on Thursday, so we won’t … Continued
Yankees manager Aaron Boone is making new strides in the sports talk world. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that starting March 26, Boone will make a weekly appearance on Jomboy Media’s “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast. “I thought it was a really interesting opportunity, and a cool idea,” Boone told the paper. “These guys … Continued
Opening Day is nearly here, folks. And soon enough after that, regular season baseball will be in full force across MLB. After a 101-win campaign and a disappointingly premature exit from the postseason, the Mets are expected to be contenders once again. We watched shortstop Francisco Lindor put together a performance fit for the record … Continued
We already knew Mets manager Buck Showalter wasn’t thrilled with so many of his players participating in the World Baseball Classic this year. Unfortunately, his worry has been validated twice so far during the tournament. First, it was Brooks Raley leaving Team USA with a hamstring injury. Now, it’s Edwin Diaz with what looks like … Continued
The entire Mets fanbase is holding its breath. Star closer Edwin Diaz suffered what appeared to be a right leg celebration during an on-field celebration. The injury came after he closed out Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic — a victory that sent Puerto Rico to the next … Continued
Team Puerto Rico is facing off against the Dominican Republic in a win-or-go-home situation for their World Baseball Classic lives. So far, Francisco Lindor and Puerto Rico have controlled the matchup. Lindor stepped up to the plate with a 4-1 lead and an RBI single already on his ledger. He lined another ball up the … Continued
Unfortunately, northeast basketball isn’t what it used to be. Most teams in the New York/New Jersey area are mid-majors or power conference teams who live on the bubble every year. The Big East is a shell of what it was at its peak and mid-major schools in the area rely on the automatic bid for … Continued
It’s hard to pinpoint just what has kept the White Sox from building sustained success, despite an overall good player development model. Think about it. Even when Chicago has been at its worst since catching fire en route to winning the World Series in 2005, they’ve still managed to have exciting young players. For example, … Continued
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The Jets will be more than ready for primetime, all thanks to Aaron Rodgers. Gang Green played just one national television game last season. And it is debatable whether that Thursday night debacle in a monsoon against the Jaguars on Amazon Prime really counted. But as long as the trade with the Packers goes down, … Continued
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The Mets and Yankees both threw around some serious money this winter in the free-agent market. Between each squad’s attempts to retool for another World Series run in 2023, they combined to spend north of $1 billion. As it turns out, that’s just a small fraction of what the combined worth is for these franchises. … Continued
One of the side plots to Aaron Rodgers’ big Jets reveal on Pat McAfee’s program Wednesday: His recent snarky text to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and his continued campaign crapping on the NFL scoop-industrial complex and its prominent nugget merchants. Confirming Aaron Rodgers’ report: pic.twitter.com/XRhhd58Qm5 — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 15, 2023 A few thoughts: • … Continued
What has Santa Claus ever done to Philadelphia? From our Crossing Broad brethren, via The Inquirer: Most of the mayoral candidates went down to Kensington to be grilled by a couple fifth-graders at Gloria Casarez Elementary. … [A] pastor named Warren Bloom who is running for mayor for the seventh time decided to deliver a message. … Continued
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Aaron Rodgers wants to play for the Jets. Now he is just waiting on the Packers to let him go. The future Hall of Fame quarterback said his “intention” is to play for Gang Green during a Wednesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” And he said he made his decision days ago. The only … Continued
Nothing is official yet when it comes to the Mets’ plans for the Opening Week rotation. It could certainly change between now and whenever manager Buck Showalter actually makes the announcement. However, Mike Puma of the New York Post shared a report of what he thinks the skipper will eventually say. New York is set to … Continued
UPDATE: Well, it looks like Slay isn’t getting that dose of karma after all. It looks like he and the Eagles have agreed on a deal to keep him in Philadelphia. Original article: When Joe Schoen took over as Giants general manager a little over a year ago, he was immediately thrown into the fire. … Continued
Don’t ask Hal Steinbrenner or Brian Cashman for the Wi-Fi password at Yankee Stadium. In fact, don’t even ask them for Wi-Fi period. A report from Sports Illustrated’s Stephanie Apstein names the Yankees, valued by Forbes at $6 billion, as unique penny-pinchers. Along with a few other teams, the Yankees make their players pay for … Continued
The Jets and Aaron Rodgers might be stuck on the tarmac for a while. From Pro Football Talk: Per a league source, the Packers are willing to wait until the draft to trade Rodgers, if that’s what it takes to get what they want. With Rodgers habitually absent from the early phases of the offseason … Continued
Between winning 101 games in 2022 and following that up with a historically expensive winter, the Mets are entering 2023 with a target on their collective backs. Outfielder Brandon Nimmo — who benefitted from New York’s latest offseason spending spree — is excited about it. Nimmo made his Grapefruit League debut over the weekend as … Continued
It will be Gerrit Cole and Logan Webb on Opening Day in the Bronx, as expected. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Cole is being lined up to get the ball March 30. The Giants have already said Webb will be their starter for the season opener. This will be Cole’s fourth consecutive Opening Day … Continued
It’s been well established around these here webpages at ESNY that the people still love former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner. He hasn’t played for New York since 2021. However, it took the Yankees until this spring to give his locker away. The Bombers let Aaron Hicks take over ownership of it, which irked a bunch … Continued
The Yankees have redemption on their minds in 2023. That’s because despite 99 wins and winning the AL East last year, the Yankees sure didn’t look like it towards the end. Playing .500 ball in July and going 10-18 in August. Barely defeating the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS before being swept by the eventual … Continued
Another baseball season on the way, another rebuild year for the Royals. Kansas City’s two miracle runs to the World Series in 2014 and ’15 are almost distant memories now. Two teams that got the perfect amount of hot at an even more perfect time and earned their respective spots in baseball history. Now, it’s … Continued
WNBA star Kelsey Plum takes shot at Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels after her husband, tight end Darren Waller, was traded to the Giants.
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The Giants have traded a third-round draft pick (No. 100 overall) for star Raiders tight end Darren Waller.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers isn’t officially a member of the Jets yet. However, signs are certainly pointing towards that happening in the near future. We’ve been seeing some context clues in recent days. The Jets have been diligent in clearing cap space, which, we’d assume would be to make room for Rodgers’ $15-plus million salary cap … Continued
If the Jets want Aaron Rodgers, they are going to have to bring in some of his buddies. That is just part of the cost of doing business, along with the ayuhuasca and weekly audiences with Pat McAfee. And it is a relatively acceptable one, all things considered. Some of these courtesy moves would likely … Continued
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had a season for the ages in 2022. En route to winning American League MVP honors, he nearly took home the triple crown with a .311/.425/.686 line, 62 home runs, 131 RBI, and 133 runs scored. But that doesn’t mean he still can’t find ways to get better, ya know. The … Continued
Hey, did you see what Team USA did to Team Canada on Monday night in the World Baseball Classic? After getting shellacked by Mexico, the boys in the red, white, and blue made sure there were bombs bursting in air in the first inning. USA put up nine runs in that frame, which was capped … Continued
No, Joey Gallo, you have not been forgotten. The Yankees’ former hitless wonder is now with the Twins and having a nice spring — he’s batting .316! But he had a rough day Monday when the Bombers took the bus down to Fort Myers. Because every visiting Yankees fan apparently decided Gallo needed to be … Continued