HARDBALL:
3 UP: THE YANKS' BAD ODDS
Three times in the past two years, a team has made up a deficit of at least six games from Sept. 1 on to make the playoffs. That would be the Rockies and Phillies last year and the Twins in 2006 (thanks Elias Sports Bureau)...more >
METS BLOG:
GAME 135: METS AT MARLINS
MIAMI –- Fresh off a bounce-back win over the Phillies, the Mets will try to keep the good feelings going here tonight when Oliver Perez (pictured) takes on Marlins right-hander Chris Volstad at Dolphin Stadium...more >
YANKEES BLOG:
THE CASE AGAINST THE YANKEES
FROM JOEL SHERMAN Three times in the past two years, a team has made up a deficit of at least six games from Sept. 1 on to make the playoffs. That would be the Rockies and Phillies last year and the Twins in 2006 (thanks...more >
GIANTS BLOG:
TYREE PUT ON PUP LIST
Off-season knee surgery has kept Super Bowl hero David Tyree off the practice field for all of training camp and no one expected him back for the start of the regular season. The Giants made that official...more >
JETS BLOG:
JETS CLOSE PRESEASON AT 3-1
Some observations from the Jets 27-20 win over the Eagles in the teams' preseason finale tonight in Philadelphia. Jesse Chatman is going to be very sore tomorrow, having rushed 29 times for 93 yards and caught six passes...more >
TENNIS | US OPEN:
IS NOVAK DJOKOVIC DATING THIS OLYMP...
You should check out Dan Martin's story on Serbian star Novak Djokovic. For the record, last year's U.S. Open finalist denied stories that he's dating Leryn Franco, a 26-year-old Paraguayan javelin thrower...more >
JAY WALKING | JAY GREENBERG:
MIZZOU AWAKENS
This is the full version of my 8/27 piece on Missouri football, which had to be edited in editions because of space restrictions. COLUMBIA, Mo. – Only Rip Van Winkle slept longer than University of...more >
VACC TALK | MIKE VACCARO:
THE SLOG BLOG
BEIJING -- Went to Tiananmen Square yesterday with my trusty sidekick Charlie Wenzelberg, and was able to experience one of the more surreal moments of a fairly surreal trip this far. That was the basis of my column in...more >
WHERE'S KERNAN?:
GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK
It's Friday, time for some Friday Fun. This is not quite Asbury Park, a little more south, but it never hurts to borrow from Bruce. Actually, it's greetings from Berkeley Beach, to be exact. Berkeley Beach is just...more >
THE BACK PAGE:
JETS, GIANTS MOURN UPSHAW
By PAUL SCHWARTZ AND MARK CANNIZZARO The Giants were shocked and saddened upon hearing of the death of Gene Upshaw, the head of the NFL Players Association, who passed away at the age of 63 after a short battle with...more >
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL | BEATING THE BUSHES:
ZAMBRANO PROMOTED TO TRIPLE-A
The improbable rise through the Yankee farm system for Victor Zambrano continues. A day after SWB lost starter Alfredo Aceves to a call-up to the Yankees, Zambrano has been promoted from Double-A Trenton today after winning...more >
KNICKS BLOG:
THE GARDEN'S NEWEST DUNK CHAMPION...
Hey, y'all. I'm here at the U.S. Open with my boy Berm and I couldn't believe he did a solid blog post about Patrick Ewing Jr. and didn't include a link to one of the nastiest college dunks I've ever seen...more >
NETS BLOG:
A FEW OF NAJERA’S FAVORITE THINGS...
Forget raindrops on roses and brown paper packages and stuff. Eduardo Najera has a long list of things he likes about the Nets already. Among them: ...more >
RANGERS: THE BLUE SEATS:
BLUES INTERESTED IN SHANAHAN
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Blues are interested in Rangers free agent forward Brendan Shanahan, who played for the Blues from 1991-95. Team president John Davidson said of the 39-year-old, "We've thrown our hat...more >
NHL BLOG:
BLUE JACKETS TO INVITE MATVICHUK...
The Columbus Dispatch reports the Blue Jackets will invite former Devils defenseman Richard Matvichuk to their training camp. Mativchuk, 35, spent all of last season in the Devils' minor-league system...more >
BY GEORGE! | GEORGE WILLIS:
VARGAS DEATH LEAVES LYNCH IN SHOCK...
Round by Round Notes. Pat Lynch thought he was going on a family vacation. Some of his worst days followed...more >
NYP TV SPORTS:
FEEL LIKE REMINISCING
As the 2008 season is now just a week away (FINALLY!), NFL Films will have a look back at the 2007 Giants season on FOX and WWOR this weekend. It will be on FOX folllowing Saturday's Cubs-Phillies game, figure around 7:00 p...more >
SOCCER: EXTRA TIME:
RBNY'S JEFF PARKE TRAVELS, WON'T ST...
Red Bull defender Jeff Parke _ recovering from a sprained ankle _ made the trip to D.C. for Saturday's derby against archrival United, but isn't expected to start. "I still think Jeff is not 100...more >
FANTASY TRACKER:
PICK RIGHT ROUND TO CATCH RECEIVERS...
There is no position in fantasy football less consistent than wide receiver. They are notorious for being feast or famine — 100-plus yards and a pair of scores one week, two catches for 10 yards the next. But, with a...more >
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