• Aaron Judge activated in huge Yankees boost

    Aaron Judge activated in huge Yankees boost

    A day after the Yankees got Giancarlo Stanton back from a strained hamstring, Aaron Judge returned from his calf strain. Judge was activated from the injured list prior to Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jays in The Bronx. He’s batting second and playing right field. The move was not a surprise, since manager Aaron Boone …
  • Jets CEO Christopher Johnson backs ‘brilliant’ Adam Gase

    Jets CEO Christopher Johnson backs ‘brilliant’ Adam Gase

    Jets fans may not want to hear it, but CEO and chairman Christopher Johnson voiced his full support for coach Adam Gase on Wednesday. “I have full confidence in Adam,” Johnson told reporters. “I’ve seen him interact with this team. I’ve seen him lead this team. Look back to last year, he took a team …
  • Saquon Barkley’s pass blocking is a Giants ‘liability:’ Tiki Barber

    Saquon Barkley’s pass blocking is a Giants ‘liability:’ Tiki Barber

    One of the Giants’ greatest running backs ever is pouring cold water on their current star tailback, just two years after the franchise took him No. 2 overall. Saquon Barkley’s inability to pass block is such a concern for the Giants that Tiki Barber, the team’s all-time leading rusher, doesn’t think the 23-year-old Barkley can …
  • Kanye West reportedly asked campaign staff to stop ‘fornicating’ outside of marriage

    Kanye West reportedly asked campaign staff to stop ‘fornicating’ outside of marriage

    Hip-hop star and independent presidential candidate Kanye West was put off by some of his interviews with the New York Times, the reporters covering him divulged Wednesday. The reporting came from Danny Hakim and Maggie Haberman, who engaged in calls and texts with the billionaire rapper beginning in mid-August, when the two first reported about …
  • Deivi Garcia is the ‘fearless’ key to Yankees’ playoff chances

    Deivi Garcia is the ‘fearless’ key to Yankees’ playoff chances

    It’s only been four starts, but Deivi Garcia has made quite an impression on his Yankees teammates. Gary Sanchez called him “fearless.” Gerrit Cole said of Garcia, “I really like what I see.” And it’s easy to tell why. The 21-year-old won again in Tuesday’s romp over the Blue Jays thanks to an eruption from …
  • Islanders showing Lightning closing out series won’t be easy

    Islanders showing Lightning closing out series won’t be easy

    The Islanders would have played all night and all morning if that’s what it took, but they were not going to go away. They were not going to take the skate of shame out of the Edmonton bubble. Not after this night. Not after this game. Not yet. So yes, there will be a Game …
  • Islanders force Game 6 with thrilling double-OT win over Lightning

    Islanders force Game 6 with thrilling double-OT win over Lightning

    The Islanders aren’t packing up their things in Edmonton just yet. Barely hanging on to a 1-1 tie from the first period on, the Isles kept their season alive behind a goal from Jordan Eberle in double overtime to defeat the Lightning 2-1 Tuesday night at Rogers Place and force a Game 6 on Thursday. …
  • Yankees hang 20 runs on Blue Jays in pivotal win

    Yankees hang 20 runs on Blue Jays in pivotal win

    After their most explosive onslaught in five years, the Yankees found themselves somewhere they hadn’t been since Sept. 2: sole possession of second place in the AL East. Though it’s not where they expected to be at this point of the season, it looks a lot better than where they were just a week ago, …
  • How Steve Cohen will impact Van Wagenen, Mets front-office

    How Steve Cohen will impact Van Wagenen, Mets front-office

    PHILADELPHIA — The first significant decision for the new Mets boss-in-waiting will be deciding who should oversee baseball operations. Steve Cohen’s transition to Mets owner won’t become official until next month at the earliest, when MLB owners vote on the $2.4 billion transaction that would leave the hedge fund billionaire as the franchise’s control person. …
  • Mets fail in clutch, Porcello flops in brutal loss to Phillies

    Mets fail in clutch, Porcello flops in brutal loss to Phillies

    PHILADELPHIA – Zack Wheeler, Marcus Stroman and Noah Syndergaard are three names that probably would have looked better than Rick Porcello pitching for the dire-straits Mets on Tuesday. For various reasons, the aforementioned trio was unavailable, starting with the fact the Mets didn’t re-sign Wheeler last offseason, letting him defect to the Phillies. Syndergaard’s season …