• MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    This has been a confusing summer. Even my flip-flops keep changing their mind. Clearly, what’s left of this baseball season is being played exclusively for TV revenue. When we last left, 10 months ago, The Game was in a badly diminished state, record-breaking home runs and record-breaking strikeouts, little baseball played in between. That condition …
  • George Clooney’s latest, ‘The Midnight Sky,’ headed to direct to Netflix

    George Clooney’s latest, ‘The Midnight Sky,’ headed to direct to Netflix

    George Clooney. He’s wrapping “The Midnight Sky.” It’s from a novel. It’s a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thing, whatever exactly that means. It’s stuff about a lone creature stuck in the Arctic looking for help from a spacecraft returning to Earth, which is about as tough as getting a cab in New York. And, forget the rocket, …
  • Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church’s Challenge to Coronavirus Restrictions

    Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church’s Challenge to Coronavirus Restrictions

    In a 5-4 decision Friday, the Supreme Court denied a request from a Nevada church to block enforcement of state restrictions on attendance at religious services due to the coronavirus pandemic. The church argued that the policy, which limited in-person church attendance to 50 people, violated the constitution by treating church services differently than other …
  • Joe Douglas levels Jamal Adams’ loaded Jets claims

    Joe Douglas levels Jamal Adams’ loaded Jets claims

    Jets general manager Joe Douglas explained Monday how safety Jamal Adams went from “Jet for life” to jettisoned to Seattle. “It certainly wasn’t the plan when I first arrived,” the GM told reporters in his first comments since the trade on Saturday. “It was just the circumstances of how it happened, how it played out. …
  • Jamal Adams isn’t demanding new contract to play for Seahawks

    Jamal Adams isn’t demanding new contract to play for Seahawks

    Jamal Adams will have to wait for his big payday with the Seahawks. After a drama-filled showdown with the coaching staff and front office, the Jets sent the star safety along with a fourth-round pick to the Seahawks in exchange for two first-round picks, a third-round pick and safety Bradley McDougald. Before they finalized the …
  • Jamal Adams isn’t happy about early Seahawks flight: ‘Damn’

    Jamal Adams isn’t happy about early Seahawks flight: ‘Damn’

    Jamal Adams issued a complaint about his new team a day after the Jets traded the disgruntled safety.  “I love you guys already @Seahawks but damn y’all didn’t have to put the kid on a 7am flight… Damn lol,” Adams tweeted Sunday night, before quickly deleting the social media post. The Pro Bowl safety is …
  • Why Jets players won’t be shedding tears over sad Jamal Adams ending

    Why Jets players won’t be shedding tears over sad Jamal Adams ending

    The Jets made a blockbuster trade Saturday, shipping star safety Jamal Adams to the Seahawks for a monster return, including two first-round picks. Here are some thoughts on the deal: 1. The word I keep coming back to when I think of how this all went down is sad. The Jets had such hope in …
  • Yankees relievers, Gleyber Torres step up to clip Nationals

    Yankees relievers, Gleyber Torres step up to clip Nationals

    WASHINGTON — When Aroldis Chapman landed on the COVID-19 injured list, it was fair to wonder what losing a dominant closer would mean for a bullpen many considered the best in baseball. Sunday at a scalding Nationals Park, the Yankees got their first test of life without Chapman in their 3-2 win and didn’t blink. …
  • Jamal Adams aftermath: Jets GM must avoid Porzingis 2.0 scenario

    Jamal Adams aftermath: Jets GM must avoid Porzingis 2.0 scenario

    First, the good: The Jets did about as well as they could possibly have done Saturday, when they finally gave in to the reality of their present predicament and shipped disgruntled safety Jamal Adams (and a future fourth-round pick) to Seattle. The Jets get two first-round picks, a third-rounder and safety Bradley McDougald, who presumably …
  • Jets trading disgruntled Jamal Adams to Seahawks

    Jets trading disgruntled Jamal Adams to Seahawks

    Jamal Adams got his wish. The Jets agreed to trade the disgruntled safety and a 2022 fourth-round pick to the Seahawks, according to a source, in exchange for a 2021 first-round pick, 2022 first-round pick, 2021 third-round pick and safety Bradley McDougald. The deal ends a drama that has played out this offseason with the …