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The Islanders were all brawn and no brains, but somehow finessed a win. Unable to stay out of the penalty box and keep their heads above the physical play for much of the game, the Islanders emerged victorious after three unanswered goals in the third period propelled them to a 4-2 win in Game 1 …
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Jets running back Le’Veon Bell has a warning for the rest of the NFL. “I’m ready to show this is the best Le’Veon Bell that’s ever played in the NFL,” Bell said on a Zoom call Wednesday. That is saying something from someone who has been a two-time All-Pro running back and was considered the …
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So there is something up with Aaron Judge. The Yankees star right fielder was left out of the lineup Wednesday against the Braves due to lower-body tightness, Aaron Boone told reporters. “We’re hoping to get out ahead of and hopefully prevent an injury moving forward,” Boone said. Judge exited Tuesday’s win against the Braves before …
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The need certainly seems to be there. Unless you ask Joe Judge. The first-year head coach knows more than anyone what he has on his roster and when he scans the list of cornerbacks, there is James Bradberry as a given and then everyone else as, well, something else. As situations go, this one appears …
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In the wake of calls to address racism and police brutality, some black and Latino lawmakers in New York and New Jersey are urging their colleagues to pump the brakes on proposals to slash police department budgets. City councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, a liberal Democrat who represents a West Bronx district where over half of residents …
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New York health commissioner Howard Zucker has refused to give state lawmakers an estimate of the number of nursing home residents who died of coronavirus but who were not counted in the state’s official tally of coronavirus deaths at nursing homes. Out of at least 163,000 deaths from coronavirus nationally, 68,200 have been among residents …
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Giancarlo Stanton left a game this weekend for a pinch hitter and went directly to the injured list with a strained hamstring. So when Mike Tauchman surfaced from the dugout in the sixth inning Tuesday night to hit for Aaron Judge, the empty Yankee Stadium seats whispered to each other, “Is Judge hurt?’’ Considering the …
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The Mets’ sale process is nearing a finish with much still left in the air. Suitors are preparing to make final bids by a just set Aug. 31 deadline, as first reported Tuesday by Sportico. Yet, the three main remaining bidders have not seen the detailed Mets financials and are expected to start reviewing the …
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The Mets’ bullpen was whole Tuesday for the first time this season. Brad Brach’s activation from the injured list provided team officials with the bullpen composition they envisioned before summer camp began, loaded with experienced high-upside arms. Brach, who had been sidelined after contracting the coronavirus before the start of camp, joined Robert Gsellman and …
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Clint Frazier made a major upgrade moving from the Yankees’ alternate site to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. Now, the next move will be from the bench to a spot in the lineup. Officially recalled on Tuesday, the outfielder wasn’t in Aaron Boone’s lineup against Braves right-hander Touki Toussaint, but the plan is for Frazier, who …
The Islanders were all brawn and no brains, but somehow finessed a win. Unable to stay out of the penalty box and keep their heads above the physical play for much of the game, the Islanders emerged victorious after three unanswered goals in the third period propelled them to a 4-2 win in Game 1 …
