• Joe Judge always watching his Giants in new virtual NFL world

    Joe Judge always watching his Giants in new virtual NFL world

    Big Brother is not watching. But Joe Judge is. His connection to his players nowadays is limited to seeing their faces on a computer screen and hearing their voices through a tiny laptop or tablet speaker. This does not mean the first-year head coach cannot use his power of observation to learn all he can …
  • Tribune Publishing to furlough 160 union staffers a week per month

    Tribune Publishing to furlough 160 union staffers a week per month

    Tribune Publishing and The Chicago Tribune Guild, the union representing its newsroom employees, have reached a tentative agreement to furlough 160 editorial staffers for one week in the months of May, June and July, while postponing discussions of longer-term furloughs until at least the end of July. The union tweeted the terms of the tentative …
  • CC Sabathia’s stunning weight loss causes Mike Francesa rant

    CC Sabathia’s stunning weight loss causes Mike Francesa rant

    Mike Francesa is unamused by CC Sabathia’s stunning weight loss that has been the talk of Yankees fans. “Everyone getting crazy about Sabathia losing weight, alright Sabathia lost weight — it doesn’t mean he could pitch better,” the WFAN blowhard said on his daily show, lamenting that it doesn’t take much to make sports headlines …
  • MLB doesn’t make economic proposal in lengthy union meeting

    MLB doesn’t make economic proposal in lengthy union meeting

    MLB did not make a formal economic proposal as part of its presentation Tuesday to the Players Association on how it sees restarting the season. The sides met for 90 minutes, broke, then continued for another hour, with MLB focusing heavily on the protocols for how it believes it could keep the players and support …
  • Tom Brady wants no part of Eli Manning, even on the golf course

    Tom Brady wants no part of Eli Manning, even on the golf course

    With two Super Bowls each and a combined 18 Pro Bowls between them, Eli Manning has at least one leg up on his brother Peyton. He strikes fear in the heart of Tom Brady. Peyton Manning and Brady are set to face off on the golf course alongside Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on May …
  • Jonathan Loaisiga may have missed chance to join Yankees rotation

    Jonathan Loaisiga may have missed chance to join Yankees rotation

    Part 16 of a series analyzing the New York Yankees Had the 2020 season opened March 26, the Yankees had a group of right-handers in the mix for the fifth spot in the starting rotation because James Paxton wasn’t going to be ready for Opening Day due to back surgery in early February. Aaron Boone …
  • NBA restart plans heat up with crucial meeting, player polls

    NBA restart plans heat up with crucial meeting, player polls

    The NBA’s push to restart the season seems to be gaining momentum. Several star players, including union president Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Jayson Tatum were set to hold a call with the league Tuesday to discuss strategies to resume the season that went on hiatus due to the coronavirus, according to The Athletic. Paul …
  • Clock is suddenly ticking on MLB’s 82-game season proposal

    Clock is suddenly ticking on MLB’s 82-game season proposal

    A virtual meeting was set for Tuesday afternoon at which MLB would present its proposal to top officials from the Players Association concerning how to return the game to the field. The expectation was that the meeting would begin at 2:30 p.m. with an MLB group led by commissioner Rob Manfred taking the union item …
  • Knicks could actually make playoffs in this wild NBA scenario

    Knicks could actually make playoffs in this wild NBA scenario

    The Knicks could break their six-season playoff drought after all in a post-coronavirus restart scenario — but it would come with an asterisk. According to a source, one of the many plans of an NBA restart is having additional teams not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs stage a short play-in tournament in July to advance …
  • Jets in talks with top free agent Logan Ryan

    Jets in talks with top free agent Logan Ryan

    The Jets have had discussions with the representatives for free agent cornerback Logan Ryan but have not made him a formal offer, according to sources. Ryan, 29, remains one of the top available free agents. He was not re-signed by the Titans. The Jets could still use some help in the secondary, but Ryan may …