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New York Mets' J.D. Martinez (28) celebrates with teammates after his game-winning, two-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2024, in New York. The Mets won 3-2.

How J.D. Martinez has become the hitting guru the Mets' offense needed

  • By Mark W. Sanchez

This moment is part of the legend of a longtime, well-respected hitting and baseball mind.

Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby

Why the Knicks' all-in moves make sense in a wide-open NBA

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • 3

It’s valid to have sticker shock from the Knicks’ massive moves this week.

New York Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu stands in the dugout before the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif.

Why the Yankees need patience with DJ LeMahieu's struggles — for now

  • By Greg Joyce
  • 1

In the time left before the trade deadline, the Yankees need to know what DJ LeMahieu can realistically give them.

Xavier Gipson, Tyrod Taylor, Joe Tippmann, Mike Williams, John Simpson

Jets Top 25 countdown: From Aaron Rodgers' insurance policy to a lineman for the future

  • By Brian Costello
  • 1

There are so many new faces and the roster is deeper than most in recent memory.

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The best memories of the Giants' legends and what they can teach the current team

  • By Paul Schwartz
  • June 26, 2024
  • 8:20am
  • 1

The memories recalled at the meeting of Giants legends is a dynamic the Giants of today need to consider.

Jalen Brunson guards Mikal Bridges; Bridges, Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo at Villanova; Bridges Photoshopped in a Knicks uniform

Everything that's at stake in the Knicks' blockbuster Mikal Bridges trade

  • By Jonathan Lehman
  • June 26, 2024
  • 7:40am

The Knicks finally pushed in their trade chips. It's only fitting it was for a Villanova player.

Derick Brassard #16 of the New York Rangers celebrates his goal in the second period against Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden on April 3, 2013 in New York City.

What Derick Brassard meant to the Rangers and the underrated void his retirement leaves for the NHL

  • By Larry Brooks
  • June 25, 2024
  • 8:20am
  • 3

Derick Brassard was skilled, he liked the stage, he was an instrumental piece of a very good team and he was a joy to cover.

Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees in action against Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium on July 25, 2023 in Bronx borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Yankees 9-3.

Let's build the all-Subway Series roster with this season's best Yankees and Mets

  • By Jared Schwartz
  • June 25, 2024
  • 7:45am

Let’s take a look at how the two teams stack up at each position and put together the optimal New York roster.

Francisco Lindor and Harrison Bader celebrate a Mets win; inset, clockwise from top left: the Padres' Manny Machado, the Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt, the Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll, the Pirates' Paul Skenes

A deep dive into the Mets' crowded end of the potential National League playoff pool

  • By Joel Sherman
  • June 25, 2024
  • 6:50am

The Mets have seen the enemy and…well…it is nearly everyone in the National League. Forget about the three established divisions in the NL. The important three are these: Already in...

Matt Franco and the Mets celebrate beating the Yankees on July 10, 1999; Mariano Rivera; Mike Piazza

The legend of the Matt Franco Game as the Subway Series classic turns 25

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • June 25, 2024
  • 6:05am

There may never have been a more dramatic regular-season game — pound for pound, swing for swing — between the Yankees and Mets.

The Mets' Edwin Diaz walks off after being ejected; the Yankees' Juan Soto argues a call.

The Yankees and Mets reach this Subway Series juncture facing strikingly similar issues

  • By Mark W. Sanchez
  • June 24, 2024
  • 7:40am

Questions have cropped up about a pair of ninth-inning men who, at their best, have been among the best in baseball.

The Yankees' Luis Gil yells in celebration as he comes off the mound.

Inside Luis Gil's emergence as a Yankees 'superhero': Rebuilt elbow, new pitch, rare IQ

  • By Greg Joyce
  • June 24, 2024
  • 6:00am
  • 1

The crown is tattooed just above his last name on the back of his neck, a nod to the nickname that was bestowed upon him after an impressive start to his major league career.