Why Nick Swisher is with the Yankees in Minnesota for ALDS MINNEAPOLIS � Among the Yankees players, coaches and staff with lockers in the visiting clubhouse at Target Field a day before Game 3 were two extra members of the traveling party. Newsday · Oct 7, 2019
Rangers find the silver lining in lengthy layoff after hot start GREENBURGH, N.Y. _ It's hard to think of a hotter start to the NHL season than the one Mika Zibanejad is having. Newsday · Oct 7, 2019
Neil Best: Le'Veon Bell doing all he can to help, but let's save him for next season, too Saquon Barkley's clock is ticking, like that of all NFL running backs, which is one reason Giants fans were eager to have the team get on with its future by inserting Daniel Jones at quarterback sooner rather than later. Newsday · Oct 7, 2019
Short week no favor, but Giants' Engram confident they can compete with Patriots The Giants' next game is against the Patriots. In Foxborough. On a short week. With a rookie quarterback, maybe a rookie running back, and yet-to-be-determined defensive personnel. Newsday · Oct 7, 2019
Bob Glauber: Bill Belichick's praise of Daniel Jones seemed heartfelt Had things turned out differently the night of April 25, Bill Belichick might have been the one taking Daniel Jones into his future and not the Giants. Newsday · Oct 7, 2019
Knicks' first starting lineup of the preseason raises questions WASHINGTON _ It is easy to dismiss it as just the first preseason game. But as the Knicks spent the morning preparing for their exhibition opener against the Wizards at Capital One Arena the team already raised a number of questions. Newsday · Oct 7, 2019
Deal for Edwin Encarnacion paying dividends for the Yankees MINNEAPOLIS _ There was a time when some Yankees fans were upset with Brian Cashman for not acquiring a starting pitcher at the July 31 trade deadline. Newsday · Oct 6, 2019
Bob Glauber: Daniel Jones experiences first taste of growing pains as rookie quarterback He has already experienced plenty in his early days as the Giants' starting quarterback. Newsday · Oct 6, 2019
Islanders bounce back with 4-1 win over Winnipeg at Nassau Coliseum The sound defensive structure and the solid goaltending are familiar to the Islanders under Barry Trotz. What the team and its coach needs consistently this season is a more of a dangerous, quick-strike offense. Newsday · Oct 6, 2019
Luis Severino feels ready to give Yankees his best in potential ALDS clincher MINNEAPOLIS _ Luis Severino recalls well his first taste of the postseason, though the righthander at first pretended he did not. Newsday · Oct 6, 2019
Rudy Giuliani finds himself at the center of impeachment controversy WASHINGTON _ Rudy Giuliani once was known as "America's mayor," having led New York City and the country through the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Newsday · Oct 5, 2019
Nets are becoming New York's new glamour team NEW YORK _ Life around the Nets has been surreal ever since they landed maximum-salary superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the first day of free agency. It's as if they have emerged from the long shadow cast by the Knicks into the sunlight on the Brooklyn side of… Newsday · Oct 5, 2019
Mika Zibanejad scores hat trick against his former team as Rangers beat Senators KANATA, Ontario _ Mika Zibanejad has never had a bad word to say about the Ottawa Senators, or the city of Ottawa. He enjoyed his time in Canada's capital, Zibanejad always said. Newsday · Oct 5, 2019
Newsday · Oct 4, 2019 Former Mets manager Mickey Callaway: Getting fired 'certainly stings a bit' NEW YORK _ A day after being fired as Mets manager, Mickey Callaway admitted that he was "disappointed" to lose his job, which "stings a bit." But he also found pride in his two-year tenure.
Newsday · Oct 4, 2019 Islanders struggle to finish on offense, fall to Capitals in opener at Nassau Coliseum NEW YORK _ The sellout crowd of 13,917 provided an electric atmosphere at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum as the not-so-new-look Islanders opened their season on Friday night.
Newsday · Oct 3, 2019 NFL Week 5 picks: Vikings cover vs. Giants, Eagles crush Jets; Cowboys top Packers; 49ers lock of week on MNF By now, you should have a good feel for most teams. A month in, and there are 13 2-2 teams, including the entire AFC South. Parity!
Newsday · Oct 3, 2019 'Dolemite Is My Name' review: Eddie Murphy is terrific in his 'comeback' film "Dolemite Is My Name," starring Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore, an over-the-hill comedian who became an unlikely film star in the early 1970s, is many things: A comeback story whose lead actor is indeed making a comeback, a disco-dandy period-piece and an ebullient comedy with an irresistibly inspirational message.
Newsday · Oct 3, 2019 CC Sabathia left off Yankees' ALDS roster with ailing left shoulder CC Sabathia was so excited about the prospect of being a reliever in the postseason that he volunteered to pitch back-to-back days out of the bullpen in the last week of the regular season.
Newsday · Oct 3, 2019 Brett Howden scores late to lift Rangers over Jets in high-scoring season opener NEW YORK _ With all the excitement for the Rangers' season opener, and all the hype surrounding all the big-name additions to their roster over the summer, it ended up being a third-line grinder who got the biggest goal of the game for the Blueshirts, and a spirited penalty kill…
Newsday · Oct 3, 2019 Mickey Callaway fired as Mets manager after two seasons with team The Mets' Mickey Callaway era _ two seasons marked by disappointment on the field and turnover in the front office _ is over.
Newsday · Oct 3, 2019 'Joker' review: Movie packs plenty of laughing fits, delivers no punchline Todd Phillips' "Joker" arrives in theaters Friday as the year's most dangerous movie. The origin story of how a mentally ill loner named Arthur Fleck became Batman's arch-nemesis, "Joker" has raised concerns that it might inspire other lone-wolf types to commit real-world violence. For a comic-book movie, "Joker" certainly pushes…
Newsday · Oct 2, 2019 Saquon Barkley back on the field for the Giants as he tries to speed up return The Giants were mostly focused on facing the Vikings when they practiced on Wednesday. There was, however, a bit of a distraction on the field... albeit a pleasant one.
Newsday · Oct 2, 2019 David Lennon: Yankees need a healthy dose of Giancarlo Stanton in the playoffs As Giancarlo Stanton preps for only the second October of his decade-long career, and a mountain of pressure settling on his broad shoulders, here's a month-by-month breakdown of how he arrived at this Division Series against the Twins.
Newsday · Oct 2, 2019 Brittany Snow talks 'Almost Family,' her wedding plans, more Actress Brittany Snow has a half-brother and half-sister, but contemplating having dozens of them, or more, leaves her struggling for words.