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John Tavares Celebrates OT Winner By Punching Teammate In The Face
The New York Islanders’ John Tavares scored in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night to give the Islanders the 3-2 win, and it was a beauty:...
The Jets Sound Pathetic In Their Pursuit Of Dont'a Hightower
Desperation is the only emotion I sense when I read about what the New York Jets did for free-agent linebacker Dont’a Hightower during his visit. From Adam Schefter, via ESPN:...
Lawsuit: Jets More Than Doubled Their Vicodin Usage In Just Two Years<em></em>
The New York Jets and the Indianapolis Colts distributed huge quantities of Vicodin and the powerful anti-inflammatory drug Toradol to their players, according to court documents unsealed today. The documents are part of an ongoing federal lawsuit filed by several former NFL players who say the team...
Clint Frazier's Beautiful Red Locks Fall Victim To Yankees' Fascist Hair Policy
Clint Frazier, the prized outfield prospect the Yankees acquired when they traded Andrew Miller to Cleveland last year, has amazing hair. It’s long and red and voluminous and I honestly get kind of jealous just looking at it. Unfortunately for Frazier and those of us who appreciate a good mop, the Y...
Of Course Tim Tebow Knows Where The Dang On-Deck Circle Is
So poor lil Tim Tebow, the world-famous football refugee and circumcision doer now trying his hand at baseball, prepared for his first spring-training plate appearance for the New York Mets yesterday by doddering all the way around behind home plate, from the third-base dugout to the first-base side...
Here Is A Thing That Happened In Tim Tebow's Spring Training Debut
At the start of the bottom of the third inning, New York Mets designated hitter Tim Tebow left the dugout to get some warm-up swings in before stepping into the box. But, strangely, he walked all the way around behind the plate—from the Mets dugout on the third-base side to the on-deck circle in fro...
Piss Off, Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow isn’t a major-league ballplayer, and he isn’t a pro ballplayer in any but the barest, most literal sense. Certainly, if he weren’t famous for playing football and for not having been aborted, no one anywhere would pay him money to play baseball. Look at this shit!...
The NHL Should Retire No. 66 In Honor Of Josh Ho-Sang<em></em>
Josh Ho-Sang needed four games to earn his first NHL goal, but it was worth it. The 21-year-old scored with a hard slap shot in the Islanders’ 4-1 win over the Oilers Tuesday. He probably imagined Mario Lemieux’s face on the puck when he smacked that one....
Brandon Marshall Signs With The Giants, And It's Good For All Involved
Brandon Marshall is staying in North Jersey. Newsday’s Kimberley A. Martin this morning reported that Marshall, the recently released but still-more-than-able wide receiver, has agreed move his stuff some 30 miles east by signing with the Giants. Which means Eli Manning now has Odell Beckham Jr., St...
Deion Sanders Fondly Recalls That Time He Owned The Giants At The NFL Combine
Deion Sanders was picked fifth overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1989 NFL draft. Four of the first five picks ended up in the Hall Of Fame (word to Tony Mandarich), but even though it was a spectacular draft, there was no way Sanders was going to make it past the very top of the draft order. Dud...
The New York Times Is Not Built For This
On Sunday, Frank Bruni dedicated his New York Times op-ed column to the way Donald Trump eats steak. This is not the first line of a joke. ...
MSG Went Silent For A Half, And Draymond Green Despised It
The Knicks tried something a little different for their game against the Warriors on Sunday afternoon. (They still lost, so some things remained comfortingly stable.) For the entirety of warm-ups and the first half, there was no in-arena entertainment, no music blaring during timeouts, no organ play...
The Jets Are In Full-On Tank Mode Right Now
If you’re keeping score at home, the New York Jets have now rid themselves of their 2016 starters at the following positions: QB, LT, C, RT, CB1, K, WR1. And they might not be done yet....
Derrick Rose Threatens To Shoot The Knicks' Playoff Hopes To Death
Turns out that while Derrick Rose was trashing the Knicks triangle scheme, he was also busy concocting his own plan to kickstart the Knicks offense Today, Newsday helped with the big reveal:...
The Jets Released Nick Mangold While He Was In Disney World So He Turned Himself Into A Meme
Longtime New York Jets center Nick Mangold was cut on Saturday, and the seven-time Pro Bowler tweeted a standard statement thanking the organization. ...
Derrick Rose Sounds Incredibly Enthused About The Return of The Triangle Offense
The triangle offense is back in New York City! This is what will save the moribund Knicks’ season, some good old fashioned archaic basketball. Have you caught the fever? Derrick Rose has:...
Mets Prospect Makes Incredible Nonchalant Catch Of Flying Bat
This is...maybe the coolest thing I’ve ever seen a human being do?...
It's Time For Phil Jackson To Get The Hell Out Of Here
Phil Jackson wasn’t content to just watch all his major offseason moves combust in his face. Instead, he took all these failures as evidence that he needed to double-down on his personal fetish, the triangle....
Jets Cut Darrelle Revis. Is He Done?
Darrelle Revis is a Hall of Fame-caliber cornerback who was a first-team All-Pro just two seasons ago. His play has declined precipitously since then, and today, the Jets cut him loose just two years after he had signed a megadeal to return to Florham Park. ...
David Wright Is Injured Again, Will Likely Miss Opening Day
David Wright was sent back to New York from the Mets’ spring training camp in Florida today with yet another injury, this time a shoulder impingement that will keep him from throwing for a good amount of time....