MetLife Stadium’s playing surface is infamous in the NFL. Many coaches and players say it is unsafe. And they do have a litany of anecdotes they say back up their claims — Giants wideout Sterling Shepard’s non-contact ACL tear being the most recent one. The NFLPA believes it now has hard evidence as well. From … Continued
The New York Giants returned to the gridiron on Sunday at MetLife Stadium following a Week 9 bye. They did what they’ve done frequently in 2022: come out victorious. Big Blue improved to 7-2 with a 24-16 win over the Houston Texans. There were a couple of impressive performances on offense. One was by running … Continued
In case you’ve missed it so far this offseason, the Mets have a lot of holes to fill in their pitching staff. Could the Tampa Bay Rays help New York out on that front in trade discussions? According to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, Tampa is deep in negotiations with multiple teams ahead of Tuesday’s Rule … Continued
Kenny Golladay returned to the field Sunday for a possible fresh start. But despite the win, the receiver continued his awful Giants tenure.
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International free agency giveth and international free agency taketh away. This is a lesson the Yankees know all too well and one Brian Cashman should remember this winter. Everyone remembers Masahiro Tanaka, but not Kei Igawa. We all know and love former World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, but struggle to recall his Mets counterpart Kazuo … Continued
The Giants defeated the Texans on Sunday to improve to 7-2, and are continuing to make a push toward a potential playoff spot.
Former New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney scored his first career touchdown on Sunday for the Kansas City Chiefs. And it was fittingly a bit odd. IT'S TONEY TIME. pic.twitter.com/VaWS3WzyIr — Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) November 13, 2022 The oft-injured Toney did not appear to actually be injured. It does seem quite possible he … Continued
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The Giants exit the bye week and will host the Houston Texans this Sunday afternoon in a must-win game.
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The Giants are back from their bye week. Their first order of on-field business is hosting the Houston Texans in Week 10 at MetLife Stadium. Outside of Xavier McKinney, one can hope Big Blue is ready for the stretch run. How did running back Saquon Barkley spend his bye week, you ask? Well, one of … Continued
The New York Giants’ playoff push begins now. The Giants are fresh off their bye week and will host the Houston Texans on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS). The Giants are a 6.5-point favorite, according to Sports Betting Dime. Here are the ESNY staff picks: Matt Musico, editor. This does seem like the ultimate letdown … Continued
The start of the Nets’ 2022-23 season has been a whirlwind, to say the least. It’s included a 2-6 start, head coach Steve Nash losing his job, and Kyrie Irving getting suspended for his social media activity (along with the fallout from it afterward). But after a dominant victory over the Knicks earlier this week, … Continued
MLB free agency is here, and there’s a real chance Jacob deGrom won’t be pitching for the Mets in 2023. New York will do what it can to retain the right-handed pitcher, but if another team comes in and blows the ace away with an offer, who knows what’ll happen. At this stage, the two … Continued
MLB free agency officially started the day after the World Series was over, but now it’s really started. Teams can start negotiating with external free agents, players have received qualifying offers, and options have been exercised or declined. A crucial offseason is ahead for both the Mets and Yankees, and now we get to see what … Continued
Some thoughts on the 6-3 Jets with head coach Robert Saleh’s crew entering the bye week.
The Yankees are obviously a contender to re-sign Aaron Judge. And it is pretty clear the Giants plan to make a serious run at the Northern California native. But is there anyone else? That is the great intrigue of Judge’s free agency. Everyone agrees the Giants and Yankees are in the arena. No one really … Continued
People can rip LeBron James for backing up Kyrie Irving and point to his tweets as another example of his hypocrisy when it comes to off-court issues. And many most certainly will do that. But it will be far more effective to just follow up on them. 💭 I told you guys that I don’t … Continued
MLB free agency is about to get wilder. Once 5 pm ET hits on Thursday, teams can freely negotiate contracts and come to agreements with available players. Two former Mets (for now, at least) who will experience this are Jacob deGrom and Brandon Nimmo. If Nimmo — who’s generating plenty of interest from other teams … Continued
There are many reasons why the Qatar World Cup — kicking off in a few weeks — is a colossally bad idea. And to be clear, this is not among the biggest ones. But it’s still not good. Qatar has unveiled the first of its World Cup “fan villages” in Doha. ▪️ Up to 60,000 … Continued
As free agency opened up and the MLB offseason began in earnest with the GM Meetings in Las Vegas, we’ve already had juicy rumors floating around. After the Mets made Edwin Diaz the highest-paid reliever in baseball history, there were rumblings about how much they liked shortstop Trea Turner. At just 29 years old, he … Continued
Aaron Judge’s free agency goes live at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday. The Yankees slugger is not expected to make a decision anytime soon. But Judge can officially sign with the Bombers or any other team then. The Bombers will have no financial excuse if they lose Judge, based on the projected contract figures reported … Continued
MLB super agent Scott Boras complimenting the Mets? In this economy? It happened, folks. One of the highlights at the outset of every offseason is listening to Boras address the media. That happened Wednesday in Las Vegas during the GM Meetings. The man didn’t disappoint. Here are a handful of his best sound bites: Scott … Continued
Getting blown out by the Nets on Wednesday means the Knicks and Tom Thibodeau are learning a harsh lesson: If it’s not the talent, it’s the coaching. We won’t recap the game too much. Kevin Durant’s triple-double carried shorthanded Brooklyn to a 112-85 win. Jacque Vaughn being promoted to full-time head coach clearly had that much … Continued
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The stretch run will be no cakewalk for the Giants and Jets. The NFL locals face difficult remaining schedules, according to Sports Betting Dime’s recalculated strength of schedule rankings. The Giants are tied for the No. 6 toughest remaining schedule while the Jets are tied for 11th. Of particular note, the Giants’ remaining opponents have … Continued
The moment we’ve been anticipating for weeks is here, folks. At 5 pm ET on Thursday, the Aaron Judge free agency saga will hit new heights since teams not named the Yankees can start talking dollars and cents with the outfielder. Fresh off winning his first-ever Hank Aaron Award, we know Judge is going to … Continued
We preface this by saying transparency and truth are not exactly strengths for the Nets. But it sure does not seem like Kyrie Irving is anywhere close to being back on the court. The scandal-plagued guard’s return window technically opens Sunday at the Lakers (of all teams!) after he misses the fifth game of his … Continued
Former Giant and current WFAN host Tiki Barber spoke on the Xavier McKinney ATV accident on Wednesday’s “Tiki and Tierney” show.
The Jets are heading into their bye week in a fashion pretty much nobody expected. Gang Green is 6-3 ahead of a Week 10 breather. While head coach Robert Saleh wants his players to stay focused, New York is definitely starting to think about the playoffs. There have been plenty of storylines for this squad … Continued
The Caracas Lions and La Guaira Sharks decided to take a break from their Venezuelan Winter League game to recreate the “Anchorman” brawl (with an assist from some object-chucking fans). Nada como un Caracas~La Guaira. pic.twitter.com/xkVkMGMUq8 — Emilio Materán (@EmilioMateran) November 7, 2022 The impetus for the brawl is unclear. The Lions are wearing the … Continued
After pitching all but six innings between 2020 and 2021, starting pitcher Justin Verlander bet on himself in 2022 with the Houston Astros. His first full year back from Tommy John surgery will likely yield his third career Cy Young Award. Once he opts out of his 2023 contract and enters free agency, he’ll have … Continued
In less than 10 months, New York online sports betting has collected $542 million in taxes. One day after being re-elected, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) touted the success of the state’s online sports betting market, as New York has collected $542 million in online sports betting tax revenue since its Jan. 8, 2022 launch. More … Continued
The Nets will not be pulling scandal double-duty after all. Brooklyn named Jacque Vaughn its permanent head coach on Wednesday, hours before the Nets host the Knicks at Barclays Center. Vaughn is 2-2 at the helm so far after replacing the fired Steve Nash. Vaughn was also the team’s interim coach in the 2020 bubble. … Continued
Robert Saleh can thank us later for pointing this out. The fine folks at CBS Sports were kind enough to provide the Jets a reason to stay humble following their upset win over the Bills. The site had five NFL writers make midseason league predictions. They were unanimous in prediction the Jets will miss the … Continued
WFAN boss Spike Eskin left WIP before the time came to replace the Philadephia station’s morning show institution. But if you ask Craig Carton, he may need to tackle the same task here in the not-so-distant future. Carton dropped a bit of a bomb during his afternoon drive shift Tuesday, telling co-host Evan Roberts he … Continued
MLB teams have until Thursday at 5 pm ET to have an exclusive negotiating window with their internal free agents. The Mets entered this winter with a total of 11 free agents, but just a handful of top priorities. Edwin Diaz was one, along with Brandon Nimmo and Jacob deGrom. Diaz will be back in … Continued
When you think of the best cornerbacks in Jets history, there’s really only one name that comes to mind: Darrelle Revis. He spent eight of his 11 years as a pro football player with New York, and he built up quite a reputation. You don’t get a nickname like “Revis Island” for no reason, ya … Continued
Neither the New York Knicks nor Brooklyn Nets are enjoying strong starts to the year as the two city rivals meet for the first time this season. Brooklyn is being attacked from all angles over Kyrie Irving’s antisemitism fiasco. Their coaching plan post-Steve Nash is anybody’s guess at this point. Everything is less about basketball … Continued
It is pretty clear Steve Nash’s life got infinitely better when he got sacked by the Nets. Case in point: The now-suspended Kyrie Irving allegedly went to comical lengths to undermine his former head coach. From The Post: In the Nets’ Oct. 29 loss to the Pacers — one of the last games before Kyrie … Continued
Giants head coach Brian Daboll says wide receiver Kenny Golladay should be returning from a knee injury this Sunday.
It wasn’t long ago that Gleyber Torres seemed the last player the Yankees would ever trade away. Think back to when he first arrived from the Chicago Cubs in the Aroldis Chapman trade in 2016. The then-19-year-old Torres was all but certain to be one of baseball’s next great hitters. His soft hands fueled elite … Continued
As we predicted back in April, Anthony Rizzo has opted out of his contract with the Yankees. The All-Star first baseman’s decision was reported Monday. He now leaves a guaranteed $16 million on the table and will test the free agent market. News: Anthony Rizzo has opted out of his 2023 contract with the #Yankees … Continued
Just days after Jon Heyman of the New York Post had an outside expert predict contracts for the game’s top free agents, FanGraphs is doing the same thing. Like last week, we’ll be picking out the players who spent 2022 on the Mets or Yankees to continue getting an idea of what they could fetch … Continued