DALLAS — Brian Cashman is open-minded because he needs to be. The general manager has to piece together the rest of his roster with Plan A gone — and Plan B might have vanished as well. It is not just that the Yankees lost Juan Soto, but waiting for Soto cost them other opportunities. Brian … Read more
Will Cuylle did not get a second of power-play ice time through the Rangers’ pair of man advantages and Will Cuylle did not get on the ice after Igor Shesterkin was pulled late in Monday’s 2-1 Garden defeat to the last-overall Blackhawks. But Mika Zibanejad got 2:37 on the power play and Mika Zibanejad was … Read more
The envelope, please. The starting quarterback for the next game for the Giants, 1 p.m. Sunday against the Ravens at MetLife Stadium will be … Drew Lock. As long as he is healthy enough. Drew Lock #2, speaking to the media in the locker room at the New York Giants training facility in East Rutherford, … Read more
Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven seasons as football coach at Long Beach Poly. That opens up a job at a school that has won 20 Southern Section championships. It is a tougher job than in a previous era, because private schools have been taking away players and attendance boundaries play a major role. But … Read more
ARLINGTON, Texas – Joe Burrow threw a tiebreaking 40-yard touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase after Dallas botched a blocked punt to give the ball back to Cincinnati in the final two minutes, and the Bengals beat the Cowboys 27-20 on Monday night. The Cowboys were about to get the ball back with the score tied … Read more
Mets owner Steve Cohen was determined to get Juan Soto signed and didn’t bat an eye when it came to giving the slugger a suite at Citi Field for his family to be included in his deal with the Amazin’s. It was small details that seemed to help push the Mets’ bid above the rest, … Read more
Juan Soto can use an interesting tax loophole with his monster contract with the Mets. Soto and the Mets have agreed to a 15-year deal worth a total of $765 million in a blockbuster deal that shook the sports universe. The Post’s Jon Heyman reported that Soto received a $75 million signing bonus, which is … Read more
DALLAS — Is a Pete Alonso deal on deck? The Mets have added significant clout to their lineup with Juan Soto’s addition on a record contract, clearing the docket for team officials to start filling other holes. At or near the top of that list is a decision about first base. “We would love to … Read more
TORONTO — Monday night was emblematic of the big trade from nearly a year ago. RJ Barrett led all scorers. He was on the brink of completing a revenge game. But then the player the Knicks got instead — OG Anunoby — came up with the game-winning play, a block on Barrett with 26 seconds … Read more
Here is perhaps the greatest irony of all with the Juan Soto contract negotiations. For the first time, the Yankees have gotten a taste of what it’s long been like to be the Kansas City Royals, or the Pittsburgh Pirates, or the Cincinnati Reds. Those teams have long fought good fights to retain important players … Read more