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The Yankees have added catching depth five days before the MLB trade deadline. The team announced Wednesday it traded for Giants catcher Rob Brantly in exchange for cash considerations. Brantly is on the Yankees’ 60-man roster and will report to the team’s alternate site in Scranton. Brantly, 31, appeared in just one game for the …

If COVID-19 can be remembered one day for anything other than death and devastation and joblessness and heartbreak, maybe Niko Lalos can remember it as an unlikely bridge to reconciliation with the father who couldn’t be there for him growing up. Lalos, an only child, grew up with his NFL dream. His mother Leslie was …

Jason Garrett was aware of Patrick Graham “from afar’’ but did not know him, despite their shared experience in the NFL for more than a decade. Joe Judge brought these two together as two of his top lieutenants on his first Giants coaching staff, and the professional relationship has taken off. “He’s been a real …

Not at every position and certainly not where new head coach Joe Judge has little choice but to rely on those who were here last season. When it comes time for the Giants to put the finishing touches on their roster, though, the unexpected figures to be front and center and the norm will likely …

Around the scheduled end time for a two-hour practice, Joe Judge called the Giants together and cut the music. It quickly became clear over the silence that this wasn’t the end. This was a new beginning. Judge ripped his team with colorful language during a short pause in an otherwise nonstop practice on a hot …

Dressed to match his brothers in pajamas with a blue Giants helmet across the chest, Jason Garrett allowed an interruption to his busy day to pose for the family photo. He would’ve rather challenged John and Judd to a Giants tabletop electric football game. Or searched for a prized “Spider” Lockhart collectible stamp to complete …

Since the beginning of last season — since the Yankees moved on from them — Lance Lynn leads major league pitchers in Wins Above Replacement (Baseball Reference), ahead of Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole. Sonny Gray is sixth, ahead of Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer. Pick your reason why this has occurred: 1) the Yankees …

Highlights from Monday’s Giants practice: Good Blake Martinez continually draws the unenviable task of covering Saquon Barkley in 1-on-1s, offering the ultimate chance to improve his criticized coverage skills. He chased Barkley downfield and broke up an underthrown pass. “He is more than a downhill linebacker,” inside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer said. Bad Graham Gano …

Daniel Jones should consider yelling “Surprise!” after the next pass he fires to the sideline into tight coverage. Jones spent most of his rookie season with the Giants forcing a rewrite of the many pre-draft scouting reports questioning the arm strength he showed at Duke. And he continues to turn heads even as he learns …

Bill Parcells was 3-12-1 as the rookie head coach of the Giants. He nearly lost his dream job and always knew why. “I was just trying to be a head coach instead of being Bill Parcells,” he said. It is why he has this advice for Joe Judge: “Be yourself.” Judge has not once flinched …