TAMPA — Aaron Judge is “hoping and praying” for the best for Gerrit Cole and has found the silver lining of a bleak Yankees camp: It is spring training and not yet even the middle of March. The team captain held a brief state-of-the-Yankees address Sunday in front of his locker, where he expressed plenty … Read more
Aaron Rodgers will be officially released by the Jets at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Well before then, he could have a new team. And that team could be the Giants, although it also could be someone else out there interested in bringing in a 41-year old quarterback on the downside of his Hall of Fame … Read more
Geno Smith is excited to be with the Raiders. The multi-time Pro Bowl quarterback was dealt from the Seahawks to the Raiders. The trade, finalized Friday, saw the Raiders send back a third-rounder for Smith, which will be pick No. 92 in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. Smith expressed his enthusiasm on social media, stating, … Read more
The Rangers power play has not been much of a factor in the past seven games. After going 0-for-4 on the power play in a 7-3 loss to the Blue Jackets Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, the Blueshirts now are 1-for-20 with the man advantage since Feb. 25. “I think we’re getting good looks,” … Read more
There’s growing pressure for Rays owner Stu Sternberg to sell the ballclub amid consideration that he may back out of a stadium deal in St. Petersburg. Both MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and other owners have been trying to convince Sternberg to offload the team and the league could take away part of the Rays’ revenue-sharing … Read more
North Korea condemned combined South Korea-US military exercises that began on Monday as a “dangerous provocative act”, citing the risk of an accidental shooting sparking a physical confrontation. The annual Freedom Shield drills are scheduled to run until March 20, although live-fire exercises remain suspended after South Korean jets mistakenly dropped bombs on a civilian town near … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Islanders had seven defensemen in their lineup Sunday, and at times, not one of them looked willing to lay a hit. It’s been a quiet through line for much of the season, the lack of edge and physicality inherent in their game. You could see it in the first period Saturday … Read more
JUPITER, Fla. — Nerves aren’t an issue for Carlos Carrasco at this point. That the Yankees could have the fifth spot of their rotation open at any point due to another Gerrit Cole injury nightmare didn’t get to the 15-year veteran as he made his second spring start Sunday. “The pressure was a long time … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Karl-Anthony Towns is learning from one of the best — Patrick Ewing. “How dope is that s—? It’s dope as hell,” Towns said. “The blessing and the fact that I can say that I was on a bus with Patrick Ewing and going to games and we talk a bunch and to … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — Clay Holmes’ buildup as a starter with the Mets extends beyond the physical aspect. Now at the point in spring training that he’s getting to work multiple times through the batting order, the former reliever is focusing on nuances. “Doing a little more than just throwing sinkers,” Holmes said Sunday. “I … Read more