newsday - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Who will New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman scapegoat next?Atlanta has been a menace to New Yorkers of late. First, they dribbled the New York Mets all over Citi Field. Off the diamond, their District Attorney pinched Rudy Guiliani and Donald Trump in a RICO case, then the Braves continued their streak by lopping off the Bronx Bombers heads in three consecu...

Mekhi Becton is in contract-year form, which should delight Aaron RodgersMekhi Becton was drafted to be the star of the New York Jets’ offensive line. The Jets selected him 11th overall in 2020, which at face value is a reasonable decision. At the combine Becton measured 6-foot-7, weighed over 350 pounds, with a 7-foot wingspan, and massive hands....

UFC prices are going up, but the same can’t be said for the fighters’ salariesDana White and the UFC are still printing money. Following a successful 2021 with spectators returning to the arenas for events, the price of the brick is going up. Purchasing a UFC pay-per-view event will now cost $74.99, per Newsday’s Mark LaMonica. This new price increase will be the third since ...

Derek Jeter to be inducted into Hall of Fame today, but it wasn’t as easy as it looked

As Derek Jeter gains entrance into the Baseball Hall of Fame today in Cooperstown, N.Y., there can be only one thought by most....

Bring Me The Dang Trades

Where are the friggin’ trades? That is what the hell I want to know. Show me the trades....

Here Is Some Very Important News About Dick Vitale

I'd drop a "Slow news day?!?" burn here, but I'm willing to bet that every day is a slow news day for the Lakewood Ranch Herald....

The Yellow Pages

The Elements of Style according to Jack Mann....

<em>Newsday</em>, Like Twitter Users, Simply Cannot Tell Brian Kelly And Chip Kelly Apart

Two college football coaches, both named Kelly. Chip has just completed a marvelous season marred only by the fact that his Oregon Ducks did not get to compete for a national championship and stand to finish third or perhaps second in the final polls. Brian has one of the two teams playing for the n...