PORT ST. LUCIE — Edwin Díaz was wild in his spring debut. The Mets closer recorded one out in 19 pitches and was charged with two runs on two hits and a walk in a third of an inning during a 5-1 loss to the Astros at Clover Park. Five of the first six pitches … Read more
Brock Nelson is no longer an Islander. The star American forward was traded to the Avalanche along with prospect William Dufour in exchange for forward Calum Ritchie, a first-round selection in the 2026 or 2027 NHL Draft, a conditional third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft and defenseman Oliver Kylington. The Isles then flipped Kylington … Read more
Stephen A. Smith didn’t stay silent for too long after Charles Barkley eviscerated ESPN and, in particular, Kendrick Perkins. Perkins responded to the quips about him, but Smith also felt the need to jump into the fray and responded to Barkley’s critiques in a post on social media. “Yo Chuck, stop the b.s. with the … Read more
TAMPA — When Aaron Bone revealed earlier this week that Luis Gil had a high-grade lat strain that would come with at least a six-week shutdown, he mentioned that the Yankees were still getting additional opinions from doctors. That has happened and while Gil’s diagnosis did not get any worse, it did not get any … Read more
She sidestepped catastrophe. Zariel Macchia, the star William Floyd runner and future Olympic hopeful who was banned from the upcoming winter season state championship because of an obscure technicality, will race after all, a court ruled Thursday. “I was relieved at first,” Macchia, who spent the past two days in legal proceedings after her family … Read more
Rick Pitino has excelled at coaching the St. John’s Red Storm, and on Thursday he gave his comedy chops a try during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The first St. John’s coach to lead the Red Storm to an outright Big East regular-season title in 40 years appeared on the NBC … Read more
The biggest Nets crowd ever at Barclays Center saw Steph Curry draw cheers of MVP and send the home team crashing to a sixth straight defeat. And most were fine with that. That’s the kind of season this is, with Brooklyn’s 121-119 loss to the Warriors before a record sellout crowd of 18,413 hurting the … Read more
TAMPA — The Jasson Domínguez experiment in left field isn’t going anywhere, even if the 22-year-old still doesn’t look all that comfortable at the position. “He hasn’t played a lot of left,’’ general manager Brian Cashman said before Domínguez got another start there Thursday in an 8-4 loss to the Twins at Steinbrenner Field. “My … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — A Mets camp that features the owner of the largest contract in professional sports history, several injuries to an uncertain rotation and sky-high expectations after a surprise run to the NLCS last season has been “pretty standard” and “normal.” Those were the happy words of David Stearns, who listed the team’s … Read more
If you’re looking for a dark horse team, how about the often under-the-radar Twins? They are a rare club with three bona fide superstars, but health issues for all three often prevent them from reaching their potential. Finally, all three are healthy. Carlos Correa — the majors’ fourth-best player in 2024 based on WAR per … Read more