new Page 93 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
In acquiring ‘Mr. Smile’ Francisco Lindor, the Mets land the Latino superstar Steve Cohen needs… as I told you they should
Last month I wrote about why the New York Mets needed to trade for Francisco Lindor in order to achieve Steve Cohen’s immediate promises....
New York governor sees Jersey’s sports-betting windfall and his own state’s budget deficit, does math
Don’t worry, New Yorkers, you can stop taking NJ Transit or using a VPN to place your bets. Early this morning, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he will embrace mobile sports betting. He plans to make the news official at his State of the State address next week. The details aren’t exactly known ...
Before Trump tried to tank democracy, he tanked the USFL
When it comes to Donald Trump and all the batshit-crazy, Jonestown-esque nonsense he’s pulled over the past four years, the word “unprecedented” is often attached....
The final NFL Powerless Rankings - and what these teams should do in the draft
For the final time this season, Deadspin highlights the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
Wayne Gallman’s ass literally saves the New York Giants
When Wayne Gallman dropped the ball late in the fourth quarter, Giants fans were sure that this was how it would end. There was about a minute left. New York was trying to run out the clock. Daniel Jones gave the ball to Gallman who ran past the first down marker and then, with no one around, fumble...
Saints will need to fight for NFC bye slot without Kamara, who has coronavirus
The Saints come into the final day of the NFL regular season with an outside shot at the top seed in the NFC and the bye next week that comes with it. It would take a win over the Panthers, the Packers losing in Chicago, and the Seahawks beating the 49ers in Arizona to create a three-way tie at 12-4...
Ranking where all 32 NFL teams stand with their QBs, from best to worst
As the NFL season draws to a close, the eyes of obsessive individuals like myself are already looking ahead to the NFL Draft. As we look over our favorite – and least favorite – teams, let’s rank the current quarterback situation for all 32 rosters. One key note: This is not ranking the current quar...
Patriots are on to losing, and Bill Belichick has no idea how to do that anymore
Bill Belichick is very good at winning. It’s essentially all he’s done over the past two decades with the Patriots. Now that Brady has left town and the Patriots aren’t winning, Belichick is in unfamiliar — and uncomfortable — territory....
Would anyone like to win the NFC East?
When you see a car wreck on the side of the road, you look. You may not like that you look, but you do it anyway....
Jets gift Trevor Lawrence to Jaguars with inexplicable back-to-back wins
For some reason, the Jets decided to win... again....
AN OPEN LETTER TO NEW YORK KNICKS FANS: Take the train to Brooklyn ... ASAP
Dear Knicks fans,...
Week 15 NFL Powerless Rankings: This garbage keeps getting hotter
It’s time once again to highlight the teams stinking up the joint every single week....
The Jets are Jets-ing their No. 1 pick chances away
The New York Jets can’t even tank well....
Jets pick the absolute worst time to have pride
There aren’t many games where two teams both lose but that’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles on Sunday....
Last time Patriots missed playoffs, Flo Rida and T-Pain were rapping about Apple Bottom Jeans
The Patriots have officially been eliminated from playoff contention after a loss to Miami on Sunday. ...
Maybe the Knicks’ point guard of the future is already<em> </em>on their roster
Yes, it’s only preseason, but given last night’s glimpse, and the Knicks roster’s construction, it’s fair to wonder....
Look at Corey Crawford’s mask and know which side you should join
There are a lot of stunning things about the way hockey is unable to be more than a niche sport. At least stylistically, it is probably the most advanced sport, or could be. The jerseys are the best in sports, should be fashionable, and with the white playing surface, it’s the one that pops off the ...
Watching Ben Roethlisberger eat it will always be life-affirming
Whatever you or I may think or know, the Steelers will retire Ben Roethlisberger’s No. 7 one day, and maybe even one day soon. We can’t win. He’ll be revered by perhaps the most slovenly and up-its-own-ass fanbase in American sports, he’ll probably get a TV gig if he wants one (the fact that he can’...
If we must have sports right now, weird is definitely the way to go
This college football season is an exercise in madness, but it’s continuing to be weirdly historic....