The New York Mets today announced that Mookie Wilson has returned to the organization as the team’s minor league outfield and base running coordinator. Wilson, a former Mets player, coach and minor league manager, was last with the club in 2005 as the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) of the New York-Penn League.
The New York Mets today announced they have acquired outfielder Gary Matthews, Jr. and cash consideration from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for righthanded pitcher Brian Stokes.
The waiting is the hardest part / Every day you get one more yard / You take it on faith / You take it to the heart / The waiting is the hardest part. Tom Petty must be a Met fan. Or at least he knows what it’s like to be a Met fan.
Go back to 1997, the year after the Yankees won their first World Series under Joe Torre, and two of the most talked about players were a couple of kids who were less than two years removed from their big league debuts in Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.
Welcome to February. It may not feel like it outside, but spring is right around the corner. Pitchers and catchers are just two weeks away, and if that’s enough to warm you up right about now then try another pair of socks and some hot tea.
If you’re a true NFL fan, you can’t enough of the game – there’s just no good day to end the season because you’re prepared to watch your team line up 52 weeks a year. Not this year. Not if you are a Giants fan. Embarrassing back-to-back losses of epic proportions likely have left you crying for mercy.
Let’s play “Who said it?” “I mean, we’re playing bad right now. We’ve got to play better. Each man on this team needs to go home and look himself in the mirror and figure out what we want to be this year.” Did you guess one of the Giants? Actually, it was Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen following Monday’s 36-30 overtime loss to Chicago.
The Giants closed their 34-year stay at Giants Stadium with a performance that was typical of the late 1970s team that opened the building – they were inept in an embarrassing 41-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers that drew first-half boos from the fans, many of whom started leaving in the third quarter.
In 2003 the Rooney Rule was established in order to help qualified minority head coach candidates in the NFL who may not have otherwise been hired. At that time there were only two...
Is the wall crumbling in New England? Earlier this week, Randy Moss was one of the four Patriot players who was sent home from practice because they were late for team meetings.
It was a nice ride, but stopping Peyton Manning is one of the most difficult tasks in sports and the Jets just fell short. I honestly don't think it was any one thing in particular that the Jets failed to do...
The AFC championship game. Am I really sitting here writing about the Jets taking on the Colts in the game that will decide who represents the AFC in the Super Bowl?
They are the only show left in town and you better hop on quickly because the bandwagon is filling up. As expected it was a very packed house on Wednesday for day 1 of the fun leading up to Sunday's AFC championship game in Indianapolis.
The New Jersey Nets have acquired forwards Kris Humphries and Shawne Williams from the from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Eduardo Najera, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today.
Violence in hockey. It is a major topic of conversation in pro and amateur hockey circles this season and if you want to keep up on the dialogue, you should be reading the Toronto Star on a daily basis.
The Rangers are in the midst of a small crisis and missing their #1 and #2 pivots are an issue for any team. The biggest issue I think facing the Rangers is their goaltending.
It isn’t exactly the Drive for Five that was the theme of the 1984 playoffs but it is exciting for Islanders fans. Be honest, when was the last time the Islanders were this relevant this early in the season?
Photographs of the cover for the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. The cover features Brooklyn Decker, who is married to tennis star Andy Roddick.
