• Aaron Judge’s rare injury was going to delay his Yankees return until the summer

    Aaron Judge’s rare injury was going to delay his Yankees return until the summer

    Brian Cashman called Aaron Judge’s rib fracture a “very unique injury” and one that is “extremely challenging to diagnose,” which helps explain why it took the Yankees so long to determine exactly what was wrong with the right fielder when he experienced pain throughout the spring. The rib fracture, the Yankees general manager said Thursday, …
  • Daniel Jones will be challenged by Jason Garrett’s Giants offense

    Daniel Jones will be challenged by Jason Garrett’s Giants offense

    First things first: Daniel Jones is on it, when it comes to embracing a different role in year No. 2 with the Giants. “Yeah, I definitely feel that responsibility,’’ Jones said Wednesday on a Zoom call. “We have a lot of guys on our team who are leaders, who can step up and organize guys …
  • Joe Judge always watching his Giants in new virtual NFL world

    Joe Judge always watching his Giants in new virtual NFL world

    Big Brother is not watching. But Joe Judge is. His connection to his players nowadays is limited to seeing their faces on a computer screen and hearing their voices through a tiny laptop or tablet speaker. This does not mean the first-year head coach cannot use his power of observation to learn all he can …
  • Kelly Dodd under fire for new comments about coronavirus

    Kelly Dodd under fire for new comments about coronavirus

    Kelly Dodd is once again sparking outrage with her controversial views on the COVID-19 crisis. During Instagram Live last week, a pal told the “Real Housewives of Orange County” star, “It’s more every day. In New York, we’re down to 250 [deaths] a day.” Dodd, 44, then seemingly compared coronavirus to “the flu” and added, …
  • Giants’ defense shows implementation of the Patriots Way

    Giants’ defense shows implementation of the Patriots Way

    A plan does not have to be inventive to be effective. Some teams — few, but some — are able to line up and win on defense simply by relying on players’ talents and skills — their guys beating the other guys more often than not. The 2020 Giants are not going to be one …
  • Yankees mailbag: Future arms like Deivi Garcia will have to wait

    Yankees mailbag: Future arms like Deivi Garcia will have to wait

    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: the Yankees. With a number of starting pitchers up for free agency in 2021, do you see any starters …
  • Aaron Judge’s differences from Derek Jeter could cost him

    Aaron Judge’s differences from Derek Jeter could cost him

    Aaron Judge represents the Yankees’ best draft choice since Derek Jeter nearly three decades ago — and it is not really close. He also embodies many of the qualities of the last Yankees captain. He is productive on the field, pristine off the field, poised in the maw of New York. When it came time …
  • Aaron Judge’s quest for Yankees greatness getting complicated

    Aaron Judge’s quest for Yankees greatness getting complicated

    Part 14 of a series analyzing the New York Yankees Aaron Judge has become the face of the franchise for the Yankees, but what will that face ultimately represent? Will it be for the record-breaking home run total in his rookie season, the Judge’s Chambers in right field and helping lead the Yankees to three …
  • Daniel Jones has work to do before becoming Giants captain

    Daniel Jones has work to do before becoming Giants captain

    No one really asks if you are ready to lead. It took Eli Manning three years to get voted in as a Giants team captain. He was named the starting quarterback nine games into his rookie year and started all 16 games in 2005 and again in 2006. It was not until the summer of …
  • Giants schedule 2020 takeaways: Tom Brady visits, Eagles test

    Giants schedule 2020 takeaways: Tom Brady visits, Eagles test

    We already knew the Giants, based on 2019 records, have the seventh-easiest 2020 schedule in the NFL, facing opponents with a winning percentage of .482. For what that’s worth. Now we know the order of the opponents, and it certainly doesn’t look very easy. Week 1 Steelers Sept. 14, 7:15 p.m., ESPN Well now, isn’t …