Through about three weeks of the season, the Mets predictably own a reliever who has been as unhittable as anyone in baseball. The identity of that reliever has been less predictable. Edwin Diaz has been typically excellent, but the club’s closer has been less impressive than a journeyman middle reliever who has emerged as a … Read more
A gold star and purple heart go to Mets legend Darryl Strawberry, who ignored doctor’s orders and flew from his St. Louis home to be at Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 retirement ceremony a month after having heart surgery following a heart attack. Friends did convince Straw to not stay the whole game as they hoped … Read more
Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are far from giving up on their goal of owning the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources close to the situation told The Post on Thursday. On April 10, Lore attended the evening reception at the NBA Board of Governors meeting at the invitation of the NBA and mingled with Commissioner Adam Silver, … Read more
When Ryan Reaves signed with the Rangers 2 ¹/₂ years ago, the veteran face-puncher memorably declared that he wasn’t there because of Tom Wilson, the infamous Capitals agitator who beat up on the club at the end of the previous season and partially influenced the subsequent front-office turnover. The reason he was there, Reaves said, … Read more
Bronny James might not have had the best chance to succeed last season because he wasn’t at his best position on the court, at least according to one top NBA insider. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst jumped on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday to discuss the son of LeBron James, who earlier in April decided to … Read more
Back in September at rookie camp, Ruslan Iskhakov said his goal was to make the Islanders’ roster. That didn’t quite happen, but the 23-year-old did get his NHL debut on Wednesday after Anders Lee was made a late scratch against the Penguins for personal reasons, which counted as a just reward for a second straight … Read more
The cheering at Citi Field did not quite have the same effect on Francisco Lindor that the Philadelphia ovations did for Trea Turner last August, but the switch-hitting shortstop at least showed some signs of life at the plate during the just-completed homestand. After entering last Friday’s game with an unsightly OPS of .380, Lindor … Read more
The NFL draft is nearing and the Giants have no idea if Darren Waller, their starting tight end, will be with them for the 2024 season or opt for retirement. It sure seems as if this would be beneficial information for the Giants to have before they make their six picks next week. They may … Read more
Adam Fox, who won the Norris Trophy in 2020-21 and finished as runner-up in the balloting last year, may not get a first-place vote for the award this season after falling out of the conversation within the opening month of the season when the defensemen was sidelined for 10 games after taking a leg-on-leg hit … Read more
Joel Embiid might not be fully back to his customary level of dominance following January knee surgery, but the Knicks certainly aren’t entertaining that sort of thinking as they prepare for their first-round playoff matchup with the 76ers. The reigning league MVP is ineligible to be a repeat winner for that award because he appeared … Read more