Giants insist they’re over Week 1 dud and ready for Cardinals

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The choice of words Sterling Shepard used to explain what the Giants needed to do after the worst opening-game loss in franchise history...

John Metchie III’s NFL debut nears after 2022 leukemia diagnosis

John Metchie III’s NFL debut immediately became delayed when he found out about his leukemia diagnosis in 2022. He didn’t know what his future in football...

Another analytics lover in the Bronx may not be best for Yankees

I’m not Pythagoras. I’m more like Moronicus. In math, once I have to carry the one, I’m in trouble. But if I were to spin a...

Jets’ Mecole Hardman expecting to see action after taking backseat

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Jets signed wide receiver Mecole Hardman to a one-year, $4 million contract this offseason and talked excitedly about what he could bring...

Mets fan snags two foul balls, gives them to mom for birthday

NEW YORK — Patrick Wedderburn exchanged hugs with family and friends Friday night as he held aloft his once-in-a-lifetime haul in section 321 at Citi Field...

Could Mikal Bridges be ready for his dramatic glow-up?

Follow all the basketball buzz in Brooklyn Sign up for Inside the Nets by Brian Lewis, exclusively on Sports+. Now that Mikal Bridges has put the FIBA World...

Alexis Diaz on brother Edwin’s rehab: ‘getting really close’

There are not many people who know Edwin Diaz, the pitcher and the person, better than Alexis Diaz. The star Reds closer said he talks with his...

Alabama high school Tuscaloosa County forfeits football game over giving gift cards to players

Friday night bites. An Alabama high school football team was stripped of a win when their coach admitted to giving gift cards to his players, unknowingly violating...

Steelers coach’s son more than just a college football player

In the early years of Mason Tomlin’s life, going to Steelers games with his family never felt any different than a typical bring your child to...

50 years of equal prize money at the US Open paved way by Billie...

Bobby Riggs wouldn’t take no for an answer. The 55-year-old former Wimbledon and US Open tennis champion had been goading Billie Jean King for months back in...