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Rewind to early March, when life still seemed mostly normal and the countdown was underway to the Mets opening the 2020 season. At the time, the Mets didn’t resemble a team that was an obvious favorite in the NL East, but likewise it was hard to say they shouldn’t compete for first place. The lineup …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: sports media. Any news on what’s happening with Trey Wingo after gone from morning show. There is nowhere else …
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The Post’s Ken Davidoff previews the NL East. 1. New York Mets O/U wins: 32 Key player: OF/DH Yoenis Cespedes. In his four years as an active Met, Cespedes has tallied a 138 OPS+, his best output for any of the four major league teams for which he has played. If he could produce at …
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White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson called out ESPN while the network was broadcasting their exhibition game against the Cubs. “You guys are finally noticing,” the 2019 AL batting champion said on Sunday night. “You guys from ESPN, I thought y’all guys forgot about us.” The remark left the network’s MLB crew briefly speechless after asking …
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Jacob deGrom’s pursuit of his scheduled Opening Day start won’t include an exhibition tune-up against the Yankees. The Mets ace, who was removed from his last start in an intrasquad scrimmage after only one inning because of back discomfort, threw 17 pitches in a bullpen session Friday and indicated he felt strong physically, according to …
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Drive-in esports arenas may be the next attraction in the coronavirus era. Real estate firm Horizon Group Properties inked a deal with esports analytics company Harena Data to develop esports arenas and drive-in movie theaters in four major US cities, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. Initially, the arenas will be located in the …
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Those self-entitled NBAers, including career misanthrope JR Smith, who have seen fit to share with America their Disney Prep woes — substandard bedding, food that doesn’t meet with their palates — reminds me of an old gag: A man, way down on his luck, enters a monastery where he takes a vow of silence. Every …
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Alex Rodriguez will be spared the awkwardness of criticizing players who may end up under his employ. Rodriguez, who is currently leading a group bid with fiancée Jennifer Lopez to assume ownership of the Mets, will remain in his role as an analyst on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” this season, but the network will avoid …
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ESPN host Rachel Nichols was secretly recorded having a private conversation about the network’s personnel matters while in her Florida hotel room, according to a report. Nichols, the 46-year-old host of ESPN’s “The Jump,” was surreptitiously taped in four videos that appeared to be a cellphone recording of a video feed, Deadspin reports. Nichols, whose …
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Mike Golic’s new gig will keep him with ESPN. After his last day co-hosting “Golic and Wingo” on July 31, Golic will serve as a college football analyst for the network, according to colleague Adam Schefter. Golic’s contract with ESPN was set to expire this year, but the move will allow the former NFL lineman …
Rewind to early March, when life still seemed mostly normal and the countdown was underway to the Mets opening the 2020 season. At the time, the Mets didn’t resemble a team that was an obvious favorite in the NL East, but likewise it was hard to say they shouldn’t compete for first place. The lineup …
