• Plaxico Burress shooting cost Giants chance at dynasty

    Plaxico Burress shooting cost Giants chance at dynasty

    In a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. We are examining “what if” scenarios for our teams, reversals of fortune that would have radically changed not only the franchises themselves but dramatically altered their leagues, too. There are two rules: The scenario must be grounded in reality and …
  • NHL’s attempt to change popular rule may spark restart tension

    NHL’s attempt to change popular rule may spark restart tension

    We’re not suggesting that an MLB-type public squabble is going to break out during the NHL’s negotiations with the NHLPA as the parties attempt to craft a safe, sane and equitable way to put hockey’s 24-team tournament on the ice this summer, but no one should expect the players to simply roll over and accept …
  • Foley’s closing leaves city without piece of its heart

    Foley’s closing leaves city without piece of its heart

    There was never a bad time to go to Foley’s, of course, but the very best were those late hours each January after the baseball writers’ dinner, because that’s when the very best element of Foley’s was on display. There were writers crowding those tables, of course, some of them dressed in their once-a-year black-tie …
  • Chris Russo talks Alex Rodriguez’s Mets dream, ideal partner after Mike Francesa

    Chris Russo talks Alex Rodriguez’s Mets dream, ideal partner after Mike Francesa

    Chris Russo, former WFAN Mike Francesa partner on “Mike & the Mad Dog,” launched his own SiriusXM channel in 2008, Mad Dog Sports Radio, where he hosts “Mad Dog Unleashed” from 3-6 p.m. on weekdays. He is never short on opinions, and gave Post columnist Steve Serby plenty of them in a Q&A. Q: Who …
  • The Plaxico Burress shooting fiasco torments Giants greats

    The Plaxico Burress shooting fiasco torments Giants greats

    In a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. We are examining “what if” scenarios for our teams, reversals of fortune that would have radically changed not only the franchises themselves but dramatically altered their leagues, too. There are two rules: The scenario must be grounded in reality and …
  • Knicks mailbag: Breaking down Patrick Ewing’s coaching chances

    Knicks mailbag: Breaking down Patrick Ewing’s coaching chances

    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 Knicks. Why isn’t Patrick Ewing even considered for the head coaching job? Seems like he will at the …
  • Clarke Schmidt could be part of Yankees’ plans in a short season

    Clarke Schmidt could be part of Yankees’ plans in a short season

    Part 2 in a series on the Yankees’ top prospects. Damon Oppenheimer knew Clarke Schmidt’s stuff while pitching for the University of South Carolina was good enough to take the right-hander with the 16th pick in the 2017 draft. There was something else Schmidt possessed that Oppenheimer understood would get him through the trying times …
  • Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez taking second shot at buying Mets

    Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez taking second shot at buying Mets

    J-Rod are re-circling the wagons on their dream of becoming the king and queen of Queens. Multiple sources close to the situation tell The Post that Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are now working closely with very senior bankers at JPMorgan Chase on a new bid to buy the Mets after their initial approach failed …
  • Bill Belichick-Jets dynasty that wasn’t came down to ‘control’

    Bill Belichick-Jets dynasty that wasn’t came down to ‘control’

    In a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. We are examining “what if” scenarios for our teams, reversals of fortune that would have radically changed not only the franchises themselves but dramatically altered their leagues, too. There are two rules: The scenario must be grounded in reality and …
  • Knicks season looks over as practice facility reopens: ‘Long shot’

    Knicks season looks over as practice facility reopens: ‘Long shot’

    The Knicks finally opened their training facility in Tarrytown on Friday but that does not mean they will be part of the season’s restart. According to an NBA source, commissioner Adam Silver’s Board of Governor’s conference call with owners left the impressions that bringing back all 30 teams was unlikely. However, a return-to-play scenario that …