In the late 1970s, George Steinbrenner’s ways of spending big and throwing things at the wall to see what sticks worked out to the tune of two World Series championships and another AL pennant. That probably emboldened him to do even more of that in the 1980s, and that… did not work out as well. […]
One thing I’ve tried to be careful about this year is grading the Jets on a curve. When a team is bad, the easiest thing in the world to do is rage for clicks. The reality entering this season, however, was that the Jets were likely to be a bad team. The roster was short […]
The Las Vegas Raiders are at home at Allegiant Stadium for the final two games of the regular season against the New York Giants on Sunday. Kickoff is set at 1:05 p.m. PT Let’s take a quick look at the Giants: Record: ADD TIME The Giants are 2-13 after a 16-13 loss to the visiting […]
Mike and Dan lament the Islanders three loses last week and how poorly they looked through most of them, before discussing a recent article about growing the team’s fanbase. Losing three games because one of your best players is hurt is one thing. Looking like you forgot how to play hockey is something entirely different. […]
The New Orleans Saints made it three straight wins after a dominant 29-6 victory over the New York Jets. With a 4-3 record under rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, New Orleans is hitting the ground running to end the 2025 season. While they are already eliminated from the playoffs for this season and are collecting “meaningless” […]
The Heat thought they could take advantage of a tired Knicks team. Too bad for Miami, they were cold and the Burner was hella hot. Here’s everything from the protagonists of Sunday’s affair. Mike Brown On Jalen Brunson’s MVP-level performance on Sunday: “For him to score 47, especially on 15-for-26 shooting, 6-for-13 from three-point range, […]
Even with every built-in excuse on the board, the Rangers’ lifeless loss in Nashville felt depressingly familiar—and reinforced why trusting this team remains impossible.
It’s Victory Monday and Week 17 in the NFL and the New Orleans Saints are now 5-10 on the season after defeating the New York Jets 29-6 in Caesars Superdome on Sunday afternoon. Tyler Shough had another great day, completing 32/49 for 308 yards and a touchdown in the Saints home finale. It was also […]
Meet the Mets Much like this past trade deadline, Luis Robert Jr. is said to be on the market and the New York Mets are among the interested parties when it comes to a deal with the White Sox. Around the National League East For a season filled with failures and disappointments, Drake Baldwin and […]
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Saints vs. Jets: Week 16 Game Discussion Check out some of your discussions during the Saints’ big win. New Orleans Saints craft most dominant game of season in 29-6 victory over Jets It started a bit ugly, but New Orleans did not look back in that second half. JACKSON: Saints placing culture over draft position […]
The New Orleans Saints defeated the New York Jets 29-6 in their home season finale, putting together their 3rd straight win to give the fans a big reason to be merry this holiday season. In last week’s reacts poll, we asked readers if they were confident that the Saints were headed in the right direction. […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jack Hughes scored in his return to the lineup, and Timo Meier and Arseny Gritsyuk returned as well but it all wasn’t enough to beat the Sabres on Sunday. Buffalo took a 3-1 win. [Devils NHL] Goals from Connor Brown and Stefan Noesen pushed the Devils past […]
The New York Jets got blown out for the third straight game on Sunday. The New Orleans Saints came into the game with a 4 – 10 record and a struggling rookie quarterback at the helm. They looked to be on a similar level to the New York Jets. There was reason to believe the […]
After Week 16’s action, the Tank Bowl is officially set for the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants next week. The Tennessee Titans managed to get a win against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, meaning next week’s game between the Raiders and Giants will feature the league’s only two-win teams. So, the loser […]
The Islanders have one more game before the brief Christmas break, Tuesday at home to the Devils. After the Dec. 24-26 break, the schedule gets heavy again with three games in four nights leading into the new year. The Devils will have Jack Hughes, who returned from injury last night. For now, the Islanders are […]
*What a weekend it’s been! The Flyers eased into it by squandering a strong start and putting together a tough loss to the Sabres in the penultimate game of their road trip on Thursday. [ PHLY ]
*They followed that up with their next game on Saturday afternoon against the Rangers in which they… squandered a good start and came away with another tough loss, this one in the shootout. [ BSH ]
*A little more on the loss herein, if we want to continue to stew. [ Inquirer ]
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The division saw another sizeable move occur, as Boston jumped back into the mix with another trade with St. Louis — this time going for Willson Contreras to play first base for them. They gave up a few pieces, including pitcher Hunter Dobbins as the headliner, so he won’t have to worry about antagonizing Yankees […]
The New York Jets suffered their third straight blowout loss Sunday as they fell to the New Orleans Saints, 29 – 6. This one was particularly galling as the Saints were viewed as roughly on the same level as the Jets coming into the game. The Jets kept the game close for nearly three quarters. […]
MLB.com | Mark Feinsand: By now you’ve likely heard that NPB superstar Munetaka Murakami signed a two-year, $34 million deal with the White Sox yesterday. It was somewhat of a surprise both in terms of the deal size and the team, although no real rumors had swirled around Murakami in his entire posting process. I […]
The Devils came back home after a 2-0 mini-road trip, got surprise news about the return of an entire top 6 line – but Buffalo and our old pal Lindy Ruff had other plans, picking up their 6th win in a row, 3-1 in Newark. This game largely came down to timely saves by Ukko-Pekka […]
The New York Knicks lit the nylon on fire en route to a 132-125 win over the Miami Heat Sunday evening. No, it wasn’t literally on fire. But metaphorically, it was burnt to a crisp after the final whistle blew, behind Jalen Brunson’s masterful 47-point, eight-assist performance. Collectively, the Knicks shot 55.3 percent from the […]
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Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks (20*-8) faced the Miami Heat (15-14) for the fourth and final time tonight. The Heat jumped out to a 37-30 first-quarter lead behind Kel’el Ware’s hot shooting and a 7-of-11 performance from three-point range, while Brunson kept the Knicks close with 14 points. New York’s bench sparked a […]
“Defense wins championships” is a cliché as old as you’ll find in sports. That might stem from older fans, nostalgic for low scores and clinging to what they grew up on. People might just say it at the sake of sounding different since average viewers are often more engaged by offense, regardless of the sport. […]
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