What could be next after the Mets became sudden trade buyers
It is as if Mortimer and Randolph Duke poked their heads into the major league baseball season and decided to have a little fun with everyone in Queens. Forget the trade deadline coming up on Wednesday. Even forget the...
Water polo star Kaleigh Gilchrist: It went from ‘best night ever’ to deadly balcony...
One moment, Kaleigh Gilchrist was celebrating an unprecedented third straight world championship for the U.S. women’s water polo team. In the next moment, she was headed to a hospital in South Korea. Gilchrist was partying with teammate Paige Hauschild...
Jeremy Lin’s NBA status keeps getting sadder
Jeremy Lin is a long way from Linsanity. As a matter of fact, he’s sounding a lot closer to the end of his NBA career than its peak. The 30-year-old, who was once a phenomenon with the Knicks, and...
Kelechi Osemele could be key to Jets’ offense taking off
The impact Kelechi Osemele can have on the Jets might best be described by the relief from those who no longer have to face the left guard. “It’s great,” linebacker C.J. Mosley said. “I don’t have to headbutt him...
Gio Urshela continues to be perfect Yankees fit in every way
BOSTON — Just call him MVP II. Every memorable season has to have a surprise star and Gio Urshela fills the bill for the Yankees. The third baseman continues to be a revelation. The Yankees delivered a stop-the-bleeding 9-6...
Why Jets aren’t concerned with Le’Veon Bell injury scare
Le’Veon Bell finally got a day off from drug testing Sunday. But the Jets’ new running back still missed time during practice because of leg cramps. He was more involved in the offense during team drills, though after one...
Key to Avery Williamson’s new Jets role is embracing his replacement
Avery Williamson spent last year’s Jets training camp getting up to speed on a new defense so he could call plays on the field and become the team’s leading tackler. A year later, Williamson is right back in the...
The Aaron Judge problem Yankees still can’t escape
BOSTON — If you want to stress over Aaron Judge going 1-for-20 in four games against the Red Sox, don’t expect Aaron Boone to join you. Judge’s lone hit in the series was a double Friday night, and he...
Giants gush over Lorenzo Carter after one ‘incredible’ play
“Eh.’’ That was Lorenzo Carter’s reaction to what, after a handful of days, remains the top candidate for the play of Giants training camp. Whereas others dubbed the maneuver “awesome’’ and “incredible’’ the youngster who did the deed was...
Michael Conforto is on tear Mets have been waiting for
The shine has faded. The shadows have grown. Jeff McNeil, 27, sits atop the Mets lineup, earning an All-Star Game invitation, and leading the National League in batting average, during his first full season. Pete Alonso hits third, an...