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Joe Judge, dealing with an unprecedented and restrictive work environment, is trying to ensure this will not be a Ruff Draft for the Giants. The first-year head coach, in a COVID-19 pandemic world, is hunkered down in his basement for 15 hours a day — with his six-year-old golden retriever, Abby, nearby on the couch. …
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The city that never sleeps has been silenced by the coronavirus epidemic. But inside their homes, as a recent viral competition has made clear: New Yorkers and their accents lie in wait, eager to once again fill the void with dropped Rs and a tough attitude. Filmmaker Nicolas Heller usually spends his days roving the …
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Damaso Garcia, a two-time All-Star and former Yankees second baseman, died Wednesday at 63, in his native Dominican Republic. Garcia, who was signed by the Yankees in 1975 as an amateur free agent and began his 11-year major league career began in The Bronx in 1978, played in just 29 games with the Yankees before …
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European coaching legend David Blatt won’t be retained in new Knicks president Leon Rose’s administration, according to an NBA source. Blatt, who led the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in 2015, was brought in as a consultant on Dec. 18 by former Knicks president Steve Mills. Blatt and Mills were Princeton teammates in the 1970s. …
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Nope. That, essentially, is Joe Judge’s message to anyone who believes he and the Giants are at a disadvantage dealing with an offseason and an upcoming NFL Draft during a global pandemic. With team facilities shut down and players scattered across the country, it would make sense that the NFL teams with returning coaching staffs …
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Hall-of-Fame reliever Goose Gossage’s relationship with Yankees won’t be improving anytime soon. In an interview with NJ.com, Gossage used the topic of Hank Steinbrenner’s death to bring up his displeasure with the current group running the Yankees — led by Hank’s brother, Hal. “When Mr. Steinbrenner passed, I remember having a discussion with a couple …
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It is the question that could define the 2020 NFL Draft for the Jets: a tackle or a wide receiver in the first round? If mock drafts and projections are at least somewhat accurate, there appears to be a good chance general manager Joe Douglas will face this decision at No. 11 overall: take the …
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Knicks interim coach Mike Miller isn’t acting as if the 2019-20 regular season is over. In a video released on the Knicks’ social-media accounts, Miller said his coaching staff has been connecting with their players to keep them active. Miller also has been scouring tape of his team’s performance. The NBA suspended its season indefinitely …
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Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman wants to take a swing at the NASCAR driver who uttered a racial slur during a live broadcast of a virtual race. NASCAR’s Kyle Larson on Sunday apparently thought his audio had cut out when he used the N-word on the popular Twitch video-game streaming app during the sport’s iRacing series, …
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The NFL draft is one week away on Thursday, April 23, and the television production plan between ESPN and NFL Network has progressed. So let’s give you the latest rundown of the 11 most important points. 1. Roger Goodell will announce the picks from his Bronxville basement. The NFL is still going over how it …
Joe Judge, dealing with an unprecedented and restrictive work environment, is trying to ensure this will not be a Ruff Draft for the Giants. The first-year head coach, in a COVID-19 pandemic world, is hunkered down in his basement for 15 hours a day — with his six-year-old golden retriever, Abby, nearby on the couch. …
