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After Falling To The Second Round, Geno Smith Fires His Agents
Geno Smith thought he deserved to be drafted No. 1 overall. He was drafted 39th. Thanks to the rookie wage scale, that difference is in the millions of dollars. So he's fired his agents....
The New York Islanders May Be Rebranding, Because Brooklyn
The Islanders will soon be calling Brooklyn's Barclays Center their home, and the geographical change may also be accompanied by an aesthetic one. Sources tell the New York Post that the team's sports marketing team is weighing the adoption of a new color scheme, and that they are already showing pr...
Jets Release Tim Tebow
Our long National Football League nightmare is over. The Jets have done the inevitable and released Tim Tebow into the wild. When you love something, you have to let it go....
Security Guard Celebration Is An Homage To Rasheed Wallace
It's natural to focus on all the Knicks celebrating Raymond Felton's huge, buzzer-beating three at the end of the third quarter of today's Boston win. Melo is pumped up. So is Tyson Chandler. Steve Novak is undoubtedly doing a very subtle and very intense discount double check that we just can't see...
Jason Terry Prolongs Celtics-Knicks Series
At the end of the first half, Boston owned a 54-35 lead over the Knicks. With 1:18 left in the fourth, Raymond Felton gave the Knicks their first lead of the day at 84-82 on a pull-up jumper just inside the key. Kevin Garnett immediately tied the game and after a couple misses from Carmelo and anot...
New York Jets Draft A Quarterback, Media Salivates
The New York Jets drafted Geno Smith with the 39th pick Friday night and that sound you heard was the sharpening of knives as media types prepare to dine on what remains of Mark Sanchez. Then they'll turn to Geno Smith....
Brian O'Nora Was Probably Puking Because He Swallowed His Chew
The Mets and Phillies experienced a brief delay in the first inning last night thanks to what is being variously described as Brian O'Nora's "flu like symptoms" or "illness." In all likelihood, however, the delay was probably due to Brian O'Nora vomiting up his chewing tabacco. ...
Watch Justin Pugh Get Mobbed By His Friends After Being Drafted
A draft party at home, with your friends and family, seems infinitely better than the green room. (Just ask Geno Smith.) ...
"Stand Up, Asshole!"
It's tough to tell if a fight actually broke out during the draft tonight, but somebody definitely called somebody else an asshole in close proximity to someone yelling out something about the Jets....
J.R. Smith's High School Yearbook Quote Was "Get Chicks Or Die Trying"
He's come so far since then....
The Knicks Smother The Celtics Into A Historically Bad Second Half
This one looked like the last one. The Celtics came out strong in Game 2, as they did in Game 1. Then, at halftime something happened. Maybe New York mixed up its defensive looks, or maybe Boston felt the effects of its thin roster, or maybe they just forgot how to shoot. But the Celtics once again ...
<em>Game Of Thrones</em> Author Is So Mad That The Jets Traded Darrelle Revis
George R.R. Martin, author of the popular fantasy series-turned-HBO-boob-and-dragon-extravaganza Game of Thrones, is a big fan of the New York Jets. Like many Jets fans, he is not happy that his team just traded all-pro cornerback Darrelle Revis to the Buccaneers, and so he took to his blog to vent....
Carmelo Anthony Is Going To Be A Luxury Timepiece Columnist
Sure, why not? I mean, I don't know what kind of person is going to buy a magazine dedicated to covering luxury watches, but I imagine that it is the same kind of person who would enjoy getting their coverage of luxury watches from Carmelo Anthony. ...
This Is The Worst Tattoo Of Nate Robinson You Will Ever See
OK, sorry, that headline is a bit sensational. Not because there might actually be a worse Nate Robinson tattoo out there, but because this is probably the only Nate Robinson tattoo that exists in the world. Anyway, holy shit, this tattoo!...
Hookers Vs. The Klan: Why Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Chose NYC Over Indy
Excerpted from Earl the Pearl: My Story, available tomorrow from Rodale....
The Jets Finally Trade Darrelle Revis To Tampa Bay
The when will they?/No, seriously when will they? saga of the Revis-to-the-Buccaneers trade rumors is finally over. ...