Max Scherzer’s no-nonsense attitude toward baseball endears him to the Mets, but also means he isn’t going to volunteer if he’s hurting. After the right-hander was torched for seven runs in Game 1 of the wild-card series, Scherzer (who missed two September starts with an oblique issue) indicated he’s fine physically, and manager Buck Showalter … Read more
LONDON — Professional validation can come anywhere. Even 3,466 miles away from where you normally work. The Giants traveled far from their MetLife Stadium football home, not in search of confirmation that they are truly a changed franchise, but also not running away from gaining that distinction. They are the road team Sunday against the … Read more
Kyrie Irving has returned to Nets practice after the birth of his son Wednesday. The All-Star point guard and wife Marlene Wilkerson welcomed their second son earlier this week. Wilkerson, a YouTube influencer, had posted video in June 2021 featuring clips of her pregnancy journey and home birth of their first son. “My wife is … Read more
ST. LOUIS — Aaron Nola pitched pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Bryce Harper’s homer gave Philadelphia an early lead, and the Phillies held off the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Saturday night to sweep their National League wild-card series. Nola struck out six and walked one on 101 pitches before leaving with two … Read more
The job description was simple for Jacob deGrom — extend his Mets career by extending the Mets season. And he began as if chasing land speed records and perfection. He retired the first six Padres in order over the first two innings with fastballs that edged toward 102 mph and sliders near 94 mph. So … Read more
The sellout crowd stood for most of the inning, twirling orange rally towels with each positive development. After slogging offensively a night earlier and then clawing to a one-run lead Saturday, here was the daylight the Mets so desperately needed. Before that seventh inning concluded the Mets had sent nine batters to the plate, scored … Read more
Bray Wyatt proved to be the “White Rabbit” and is back in WWE in an epic return. Wyatt, who was surprisingly released by the company in July 2021, made good on the weeks of “White Rabbit” teases and returned to WWE at the conclusion of Extreme Rules pay-per-view at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. … Read more
For a fleeting moment, it looked as though last year would be the year for Anthony Beauvillier. Coming off a postseason run in which he had emerged to score 13 points in 19 games, including a dramatic overtime winner in the Islanders’ last stand at Nassau Coliseum, a breakout looked possible if not probable as … Read more
Two hours before the puck dropped on Saturday’s preseason finale against the Islanders, Rangers coach Gerard Gallant repeated a mantra that is atop everyone’s mind during exhibition season. “I’m sure both coaches hope nobody gets hurt,” he said. And despite a brief scare when Sammy Blais left the match with an upper-body injury, the Rangers … Read more
Commercial Content, 21+ Somehow, someway, the Packers and Giants are both 3-1 heading into their Week 5 clash in London. But oddsmakers clearly don’t see these two teams as equal. Green Bay is dealing as an 8-point favorite at BetMGM after escaping with an overtime win last week against the short-handed Patriots. Can a thinned … Read more