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Anthony Rizzo’s return to the Yankees lineup just over two weeks removed from fracturing the fourth and fifth fingers in his right hand got off to a good start, but ended with some questions as Rizzo was replaced at first base by Oswaldo Cabrera to open the top of the ninth in Monday’s 5-2 win … Read more

Until just over a month ago, Luke Weaver didn’t have a save in his major league career.  On Monday, he picked up another huge one, finishing off a 5-2 win over Cleveland in Game 1 of the ALCS.  It was a five-out save in which the right-hander entered in the eighth inning with runners on … Read more

The combination of three days off between series and sinking temperatures did nothing to cool off Giancarlo Stanton’s hot bat.  Stanton picked up where he left off against the Royals by crushing a 439-foot insurance home run in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday night as the Yankees defeated the Guardians, 5-2, in Game … Read more

This was a long time coming for Jeff Ulbrich, a football lifer.  It, too, was a be-careful-what-you-wish-for moment.  On Monday night against the Bills at MetLife Stadium, Ulbrich, the 47-year-old, 10-year NFL linebacker and 14-year assistant coach, stood on the sideline as a head coach for the first time.  Jets head coach Jeff Ulbrich looks … Read more

Grading the Jets’ 23-20 loss to the Bills at MetLife Stadium on Monday. Offense The Jets rolled up 393 total yards in Todd Downing’s debut as the play-caller but they went 1-for-4 in the red zone and could not get into the end zone enough to win the game. QB Aaron Rodgers (23 of 35, … Read more

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Jets’ 23-20 loss to the Bills on Monday: Hero Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who’s taken his lumps against the Jets defense in recent years, did a terrific job controlling this game, completing 19 of 25 passes for 215 yards with two TDs and no turnovers.  Josh Allen … Read more

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard controls the ball against the Chicago Bulls in March. The Clippers remain uncertain on whether Leonard will be able to play in their season opener on Oct. 23. (Eric Thayer / Associated Press) The Clippers played their first game at the Intuit Dome, their new home in Inglewood, in a preseason … Read more

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers criticized the officials after Monday’s 23-20 loss to the Bills.  There were 22 penalties in the game, 11 on each team and some of the calls looked questionable. The Jets were flagged 11 times for 110 yards.  “It seemed a little ridiculous,” Rodgers said.  Aaron Rodgers reacts during the Jets’ loss … Read more

Carlos Rodon looked the part of a $162 million workhorse in his second Yankees playoff start.  After he got knocked around and took the loss in the only blemish of the playoffs thus far for the Yankees, Rodon rebounded Monday to spin a six-inning gem in a 5-2 victory against the Guardians in Game 1 … Read more

Maybe it shouldn’t be all that surprising. You have important days in your job, too: deadlines to beat, quotas to meet, commissions to earn. After a while, it doesn’t surprise you when you make those deadlines, hit those quotas, cash those commission checks.  It’s how you pay your mortgage.  It’s how you make your car … Read more