• Knicks must go hard after Fred VanVleet in NBA free agency

    Knicks must go hard after Fred VanVleet in NBA free agency

    The Knicks have had as good an offseason as a franchise mired in a 20-year slump can have. They hired the best man available for their open coaching job in Tom Thibodeau. They have made a slew of excellent hires to flush out his staff and the front office, notably assistant coaches Kenny Payne and …
  • Jordan Jenkins throws punches as fights break out at Jets practice

    Jordan Jenkins throws punches as fights break out at Jets practice

    The Jets had a fight-filled practice Sunday. Tempers flared during the second half of practice with several fights breaking out between the offense and defense. Linebacker Jordan Jenkins was in the middle of it, throwing punches and trading words with guards Alex Lewis and Greg Van Roten. Linebacker Neville Hewitt was also involved. “It’s just …
  • Jets had 10 false-positive COVID-19 tests amid NFL fiasco

    Jets had 10 false-positive COVID-19 tests amid NFL fiasco

    The Jets were one of several NFL teams affected by a batch of false-positive COVID-19 tests this weekend. A lab in New Jersey used by the NFL to process testing is at the center of the problem. The Jets had 10 positive tests on Saturday after not having any for days. The Jets closed their …
  • Yankees mailbag: Why Miguel Andujar isn’t going anywhere

    Yankees mailbag: Why Miguel Andujar isn’t going anywhere

    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. What is the likelihood the Yankees trade Miguel Andujar at the deadline? — Chester Lemon Andujar has …
  • Yankees’ injuries remain a test for team’s new health director

    Yankees’ injuries remain a test for team’s new health director

    Directors of player health and performance, Casey Stengel once said, are like umpires and weather forecasters. We talk about them only when things go wrong on their watch. (OK, you got me. Casey surely never uttered the words “directors of player health and performance” in that exact order. Just plug in “Railroad conductors” or “Milkmen” …
  • Steve Cohen’s SEC history could doom Mets bid

    Steve Cohen’s SEC history could doom Mets bid

    Steve Cohen is known for many things: Billionaire, hedge-fund trader and owner of a $1 billion art collection that features sculptures and paintings by the likes of ­Picasso and Jeff Koons. He may soon be something even more illustrious: Owner of the Mets. He’s up against the celebrity duo of J-Rod (Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer …
  • Mets provide update on their coronavirus situation

    Mets provide update on their coronavirus situation

    So many negatives has never seemed so positive for the Mets. The team released a statement Saturday night saying two rounds of COVID-19 tests taken by the traveling party from New York to Miami late in the week have all returned negative. In addition, tests for all close contacts that remained in Miami were negative. …
  • The Mets’ next steps in their coronavirus nightmare

    The Mets’ next steps in their coronavirus nightmare

    For the Mets it’s just spit and wait. After three straight days of COVID-19 testing — that involved spitting into a tube — the Mets continued to await notification from MLB on Saturday on the possible resumption of their season. The increased testing has occurred in the aftermath of a Mets position player and coach …
  • Yankees get Aaron Judge news they’ve been waiting for

    Yankees get Aaron Judge news they’ve been waiting for

    When the Yankees’ season resumes, most likely in Atlanta on Tuesday, Aaron Boone will write Aaron Judge into a lineup card for the first time in two weeks. “He looks good. He looks ready to go,’’ Boone said of Judge, who participated in a team workout Saturday at Yankee Stadium. “When we return, Aaron will …
  • Denzel Mims uncertainty could be massive Jets headache

    Denzel Mims uncertainty could be massive Jets headache

    The Jets are scheduled to open the season in Buffalo in three weeks. The question now is whether they will have the speedy receiver they drafted in the second round on the field that day. Denzel Mims remains sidelined with a hamstring injury that has cost him the first week of training camp practices and …