Sandy Alderson was not a fan of former Mets general manager Billy Eppler, but he denied being the one who sent an anonymous letter to Major League Baseball tipping them to a scheme to fabricate injuries in order to create roster spots.
John Mara’s first memory as a fan of the Giants goes back to 1959, when as a 5-year-old he sat on his mother’s lap at Yankee Stadium “in the cold, trying to see the field from behind one of those beams.’’
It was indeed the most compelling performance of Alexis Lafreniere’s career and there’s not even a close second. This was superstar stuff from No. 13 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.
INDIANAPOLIS — Forty-eight hours earlier, the Knicks were on the brink of seizing a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference and Donte DiVincenzo was a large reason why.
INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Brunson insists he is “fine,” but the All-Star point guard certainly didn’t appear to have his usual burst Sunday — and left several shots short — despite not appearing on the Knicks’ official injury report for Game 5.
The Giants liked what they saw from Elijah Chatman during their two-day rookie minicamp and signed the undersized, powerful defensive tackle for their 90-man training camp roster.
Rookies arrive with all sorts of expectations thrust upon them, based on how high they were selected in the NFL draft, what level of prospect they are considered to be and how ready they are to compete at the next level.
INDIANAPOLIS — The war of attrition was present in the postgame press conference from Tyrese Haliburton, who grabbed both rails to get himself down the steps and hobble away after the interview, stage left.
INDIANAPOLIS — Knowing that Jalen Brunson was at less than full strength, Donte DiVincenzo went off for the most points he’s ever scored in an NBA playoff game Friday night.
RALEIGH, N.C. — There are a lot of reasons the Rangers take a commanding 3-0 second-round series lead into Saturday night’s Game 4 against the Hurricanes, one win away from reaching the Eastern Conference final.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On the way to throwing 17 ¹/₃ innings without allowing an earned run this season, Clay Holmes has often been downright dominant.
By now, the Yankees have become accustomed to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton crushing home runs in the same game, and it has almost always led to a win.
The legend of Jalen Brunson grows and now includes his own MSG tunnel moment, poetically on the anniversary of Willis Reed’s famous Game 7 trot onto the same hardwood.
Jalen Brunson says he’ll wait until after the season or after his career to look back on the heady company he is keeping in these playoffs, accomplishing feats that only the elite of the elite — or in some cases, nobody at all — in NBA history have previously achieved.