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Mike Golic said goodbye to ESPN Radio after 22 years on Friday. While signing off from his basement — surrounded by his family — the former NFL player sounded at peace after his incredible run. Still, he wishes his bosses had been the ones to break the bad news to him. “Unfortunately, the tough time …
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During a six-week sprint to the restart of the season, ABC/ESPN, in partnership with the NBA and Turner, has tried to turn what has long been billed as the “Happiest Place on Earth” into the safest. In creating the NBA’s bubble at Disney World in Orlando, the league and the networks hope to shield players …
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In two games at Fenway Park this week, the Mets lineup looked more than formidable. Before and after, it’s been a different story. Thursday night, most of the Mets hitters could have traded places with the cardboard cutouts in the stands and few would have recognized the difference. Yet for a second straight night the …
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The sight of Seth Lugo or Justin Wilson to protect a lead or tie usually ensures the Mets are in good shape, but Wednesday night they got hit with a double whammy. First, the ultra-reliable Lugo flushed a lead in the seventh inning by surrendering a long ball to tie it. Wilson took matters a …
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Website hosting provider Squarespace has shut down the website of the group America’s Frontline Doctors following a press conference they held in Washington D.C., according to Dr. Simone Gold. According to a screenshot posted by Gold, the web hosting service shut down the group’s website for “activity that’s false, fraudulent, inaccurate or deceiving.” USA GAG …
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Chipper Jones wasn’t behind the cardboard cutout of himself and his son, Shea, that was seen at Citi Field in Friday’s opener against the Braves. It was purchased by ESPN, where he now works as a broadcaster, according to SNY. The money from each cardboard cutout goes to the Mets’ Foundation for charity. Fans are …
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He has been the old Sinatra song, all of it, a jumble of personas and personalities, going all the way back to the first day he showed up one week shy of five years ago. He’s been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king — seizing New York by …
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Jacob deGrom pitched brilliantly yet did not win. But since it was Opening Day — even in late July — the Mets did. That was all quite familiar. So much else was not. It still takes getting used to cardboard cutout fans, piped in noise and a designated hitter in a National League park. Especially …
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During a 30-minute interview, one question caused ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski to pause for 12 seconds. Wojnarowski is used to being the one breaking the news, tweeting it and talking about it on TV. So being on the other end of a query is not his triple-threat position. Known for “Woj bombs,” his scoops …
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Yoenis Cespedes crushed it and Edwin Diaz protected it, turning fan-empty Citi Field into a tame celebration of high-fives and blaring music. The Mets couldn’t have asked for a better script to start their abbreviated 2020 season. With Cespedes’ mighty bat supplying the only run, the Mets beat the Braves 1-0 in front of several …
Mike Golic said goodbye to ESPN Radio after 22 years on Friday. While signing off from his basement — surrounded by his family — the former NFL player sounded at peace after his incredible run. Still, he wishes his bosses had been the ones to break the bad news to him. “Unfortunately, the tough time …
