• Giants put finishing touches on 53-man roster

    Giants put finishing touches on 53-man roster

    The Giants claimed three players off waivers on Sunday as they put the finishing touches on their 53-man roster heading into the season. The Giants were awarded wide receiver Damion Ratley from the Browns and two players from the Chiefs: Offensive tackle Jackson Barton and safety Adrian Colbert. Linebacker Ryan Connelly, the Giants’ fifth round …
  • Robert Gsellman heads back to Mets bullpen after latest starting stint

    Robert Gsellman heads back to Mets bullpen after latest starting stint

    “Starting Pitcher Robert Gsellman: Chapter 2” fared nowhere as well as the original, and the endeavor came to an end Sunday. Before the Mets took on the Phillies at Citi Field, manager Luis Rojas said that Gsellman would return to the bullpen. “Gsellman can definitely help our bullpen, bouncing back,” said Rojas, who explained that …
  • Yankees bench struggling Gary Sanchez in favor of Erik Kratz

    Yankees bench struggling Gary Sanchez in favor of Erik Kratz

    It appears that Saturday night’s woeful performance was the last straw. Gary Sanchez was benched on Sunday by Aaron Boone in favor of Erik Kratz and it is uncertain how long he will remain there. The Yankees’ manager was vague about how the length of this break after saying on Saturday Sanchez would catch on …
  • Biggest surprises among Giants’ roster cuts

    Biggest surprises among Giants’ roster cuts

    There were no stunners in the Giants roster cut-down on Saturday, but there certainly were a few surprises. Here are the top three: Ryan Connelly The second-year linebacker was a big favorite of the previous coaching regime, working his way into the starting lineup after only two weeks. Connelly played well but went down in …
  • Yankees mailbag: What derailed potential Starling Marte trade

    Yankees mailbag: What derailed potential Starling Marte trade

    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. It seems the Yankees have given up on Miguel Andujar. He has not been given equal opportunity …
  • Twenty-seven years later, the Islanders have arrived again

    Twenty-seven years later, the Islanders have arrived again

    The 1992-93 NHL contained 24 teams. In the years between then and now, 23 of those clubs — including four franchises that moved locations — had advanced to the conference finals at least once. The one that had not, the one that could not make it to a Stanley Cup finals over all that time, …
  • Seth Lugo give Mets’ rotation big lift in win over Phillies

    Seth Lugo give Mets’ rotation big lift in win over Phillies

    The Mets have enough problems filling a rotation that includes Seth Lugo. Without Lugo’s transition from the bullpen, this starting pitching mess would be piled higher and deeper. Saturday night the right-hander completed his buildup, reaching five innings for the first time and giving the Mets hope they have a respectable No. 2 behind Jacob …
  • Yankees waste Gerrit Cole’s solid start in brutal loss to Orioles

    Yankees waste Gerrit Cole’s solid start in brutal loss to Orioles

    BALTIMORE — If the Yankees can’t admit their season is in peril after what went down at Camden Yards on Saturday night, they need an intervention. With Gerrit Cole looking like a young Doc Gooden against a very bad Orioles lineup and the Yankees desperately needing a victory, their frigid bats and third baseman Thairo …
  • Islanders blank Flyers in Game 7 to reach Eastern Conference Finals

    Islanders blank Flyers in Game 7 to reach Eastern Conference Finals

    The Islanders are headed to Edmonton for the Eastern Conference finals. Skating the top-seeded Flyers off the ice and ultimately out of the Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday night in Toronto, the Islanders took Game 7 in convincing fashion with a 4-0 victory, securing a spot in their first conference finals since 1993. They will take …
  • Daniel Jones talks all things Giants in extensive interview

    Daniel Jones talks all things Giants in extensive interview

    With the NFL season kicking off on Thursday, second-year Giants quarterback Daniel Jones doesn’t pass on a chance for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How can you grow as a more forceful leader? A: It’s being who I am every day, and continuing to show I’m prepared and doing my job and …