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Rick Pitino was right. The betting line for this game was way off. St. John’s should’ve been favored by a lot more than the opening line of 14.5 points. 3Zuby Ejiofor of the St. John’s Red Storm reacts after hitting a shot during the first half against DePaul on Dec. 12, 2024. Robert Sabo for … Read more

Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr., left, stiff arms New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner on a run. AP If you were brave enough to watch the Jets play the Jaguars on Sunday and you had the stomach to make it to the end of the game, you may have noticed something different about the … Read more

The last time Clay Holmes started a major league game came at the end of the 2018 season, his rookie year with the Pirates.  Since then, the right-hander moved to the bullpen, was traded to the Yankees and became a two-time All-Star in The Bronx.  But when he became a free agent for the first … Read more

The Falcons are going to the bullpen. Atlanta announced Tuesday that Michael Penix Jr. has earned the starting quarterback job over a struggling Kirk Cousins, with head coach Raheem Morris calling the move a “football decision.” While the Falcons were able to leave Las Vegas with a victory on Monday night, Cousins’ productivity has lagged … Read more

Suns superstar Kevin Durant is not a fan of the NBA All-Star Game format changes. The league is looking to make the annual mid-season event more competitive after last year’s game saw a combined 397 points scored between the East and West All-Stars. But Durant, a 14-time All-Star, didn’t seem to think the changes — … Read more

Former NFL punter and AFL legend Saverio Rocca saved the day when a shoplifter tried to make off at a shopping center in Australia. On Sunday, the former athlete witnessed the thief taking items from JD Sports in Preston’s Northland Shopping Centre when he sprung into action.  “I saw a guy, maybe mid-20s, rip out … Read more

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Olivia Ponton, 22, have been romantically involved since the early fall, according to a new report.  The football star and the model have been “hooking up” since that time and “are keeping it casual,” People reported on Monday.  The pair’s romantic link became public after it … Read more

Devin Williams wants to add his name to the list of great Yankee closers.  The right-hander, acquired in a trade from Milwaukee last week, listed Mariano Rivera and Aroldis Chapman as examples of “the best of the best” who have finished games in The Bronx.  Though Williams arguably has been the most dominant closer in … Read more

ESPN would like to extend its most popular talk show. After “Around the Horn” is canceled in the summer of 2025, ESPN is dabbling with the idea of expanding “Pardon the Interruption” to an hour-long program to fill the void, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reports. “PTI,” starring Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, has aired at … Read more

WFAN host and former Giants running back Tiki Barber wasn’t too enamored with the fans who hired planes to fly over MetLife Stadium with a harsh message for team ownership amid another dismal season.  Barber labeled them a “troller” during Tuesday’s edition of “Evan & Tiki” on the popular New York sports talk station and … Read more