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The Jets Say There Isn't A Quarterback Competition
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: We couldn't even write that headline without laughing....
Tim Tebow Is In New York, And That's Good News For Everyone
Yesterday morning, after the Jets' interest in Tebow was made public but before any deals were made, these were some of the things written in the New York tabloid papers:...
New York Jets To Drew Brees: Quit Your Damn Whining Already
It was a dandy of a day for whoever was running the official NFL team Twitter feeds. First, the person manning @Redskins offered up a bit of unsolicited advice regarding the "awkwardness" of Tim Tebow being traded to the Jets. (You know, because THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS are in any sort of position to...
Darren Rovell Thinks This Jets Logo With A Crucified Jesus Christ Is Worth Your Attention
There is absolutely no reason why the Jets would need to redo their logo just because Tim Tebow, who happens to be extremely religious, is about to bring his own unique brand of "football" to the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Therefore, we're confused why CNBC's Darren Rovell would feel com...
Courtside Sixers Fan (Possibly) Yells Racist Slur At Jeremy Lin
As the Knicks were closing out their 82-79 win over the Sixers in Philadelphia tonight, Jeremy Lin headed over in the direction of the scorer's table and a courtside Sixers fan yelled ... something in his direction. Initial conclusions seem to point to "hey, chink". I can't make heads or tails of ...
It's Finally Official: Tim Tebow Traded To The New York Jets
Finally, our long national nightmare is over, so says ESPN's Adam Schefter....
The Tim Tebow Trade Might Be Held Up Because The Jets Never Read Tebow's Contract
Hold off on throwing away your Chrebet jerseys, Jets fans. The Tebow trade might not be happening because of a five-million-dollar snag....
The Jets And Broncos Agree: Tim Tebow Was Not Worth A First-Round Draft Pick
After picking Tim Tebow in first round of the 2010 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos have shipped him and a seventh-round pick in the upcoming draft to the Jets for their fourth- and sixth-round picks. So now it's possible to put a value on Tebowmania. Using the famous draft-value matrix that assigns a ...
The Guy Who Wrote <i>Game Of Thrones</i> Hates The Tebow Trade
George R.R. Martin, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, and confessed Jets fan, is not the biggest fan of the Jets' trade from one Timothy Tebow. Writing on his blog,...
Hey, Jets! Here's A Photo Of Tim Tebow's Bare Foot
Now there's a quarterback that a coach can dream on!...
Let's Just Hand The Jets The BCS Trophy Right Now
How many proven winners does your team have at quarterback? Probably not as many as the Jets do. Mark Sanchez went 14-2 at USC. Backup Tim Tebow went 35-6 at Florida. Third-stringer Greg McElroy went 24-3 at Alabama. (We're excluding Drew Stanton from this sample because he is a loser, and because T...
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Report: Tim Tebow Has Been Traded To The Jets [UPDATED]
And for a fourth-round pick. That's according to Jay Glazer. More to come. [Twitter]...
Antonio Cromartie Actually Gave A Good Reason The Jets Shouldn't Trade For Tim Tebow
After a Jets beat writer tweeted, "I've been told that the Jets have legitimate interest in acquiring Tim Tebow," Antonio Cromartie responded quickly. This should have worried Jets brass. If you've ever watched Cro play football (or copulate), you know his instincts are bad. He overreacts sometimes,...
Report: Huffington Post Co-Founder Kenneth Lerer Now A Minority Owner Of The Mets
Ken Lerer and media executive Bob Pittman combined to put up $20 million for what is said to amount to 4 percent of the team, one of 12 minority stakes the Mets sold last week for a total of $240 million. The Mets may struggle on the field this summer, but the move makes them instant contenders in s...
A-Rod Lets Girlfriend And Niece Charge $17,600 To His Credit Card, Then Demands Refund
This latest A-Rod Thing comes to us via the New York Post, which reports that A-Rod brought girlfriend Torrie Wilson and niece Michelle Silva to a Manhattan boutique last month, gave them free rein of his black AmEx card, and "joked around with the saleswomen while the girls shopped," according to a...
The Rangers And Devils Had Three Fights At The Opening Faceoff
When the Rangers and Devils met in Newark in December, John Tortorella, as the visiting coach, elected to start his fourth line bruisers. There was a fight two seconds after the faceoff. Last night's rematch was at MSG, so Devils coach Pete DeBoer had first crack of setting a lineup. He went with ...
The Mets' Owners Have Reached A Settlement With The Bernie Madoff Bankruptcy Trustee
The federal trial was supposed to begin this morning, but Richard Sandomir of The New York Times tweeted that the Wilpons and Saul Katz have instead reached a settlement that will cost them $162 million. Irving Picard, the trustee representing the victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, had been se...
The Jets Have Decided To Push Mark Sanchez By Signing... Drew Stanton?
Remember back in January when an anonymous Jet said of Mark Sanchez, "We have to bring in another quarterback that will make him work at practice. He's lazy and content because he knows he's not going to be benched," and all Jets fans (and management) nodded and agreed that finding such a quarterbac...
Mike Woodson Says Carmelo Wasn't The Problem, But He Is The Solution
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Get ready for more of the same, Knicks fans!...
Andy Pettitte Is Un-Retiring To Join The Yankees, Because Why The Hell Not
YES Network man Jack Curry tweets that the Yanks signed Pettitte to a one-year, $2.5-million minor league contract (which is really something that only the Yankees could do). Pettitte, who retired after the 2010 season, apparently had dreamed of a comeback in recent weeks....