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There is a point in every NFL season when you should stop being surprised. That time is now. Stop doubting the Jets and Giants. Stop thinking teams with established track records and/or quarterbacks (see: Packers and Broncos) can automatically flip a switch. Take what you’ve seen over the first month-plus,…

NEW ORLEANS (2-4) AT ARIZONA (2-4)

Balance. It’s what we all strive for, even in picking NFL games. You usually don’t want to pick too many favorites or too many underdogs in one week, but what if you really don’t see many underdogs covering? That's the predicament for me this week. The best advice is to…

INDIANAPOLIS (1-2-1) AT DENVER (2-2)

NEW YORK — The Mets left Georgia last weekend knowing full well they lost the opportunity to control their own fate, so when the out-of-town scoreboard read “FINAL” Tuesday night, there was little solace in the fact that the offense that deserted them against Atlanta was now clicking smoothly against…

NEW YORK — The sleek-skating playmaker often has repeated how much he enjoys playing for the Islanders and how he hoped to remain on Long Island for the long term. On Tuesday, the team announced Barzal, 25, had agreed to an eight-year extension, and an NHL source confirmed the average…

ATLANTA — The Mets, the wire-to-almost-wire leaders of the NL East, are on the precipice of having to settle for a wild-card spot.

If you watch NFL RedZone like me every Sunday, you’ll know there’s been a ton of late drama through the first three weeks. Eighteen of the 48 games have been decided by three or fewer points, the most in NFL history at this point. With only one spread over a…

MIAMI (3-0) AT CINCINNATI (1-2)