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Tony Adams, Robert Saleh, Breece Halls

Why the Jets' improbable win over the Eagles finally proved they can compete with the NFL's best

  • By Mark W. Sanchez

You can believe the Jets can play — and beat — teams that have Super Bowl aspirations and Super Bowl pasts.

Apple TV logo, ESPN SportsCenter set, Verizon logo

Why ESPN wants two partners to buy into its future

  • By Andrew Marchand
  • 1

Ideally, ESPN would like to partner with a company like Apple and a mobile platform, such as Verizon, as it sells a piece of itself.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Keynan Middleton (93) smiles after a comment from the crowd before a Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox on August 7, 2023 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

Keynan Middleton wants to return to the Yankees bullpen, but first comes an offseason spent on his basketball 'love'

  • By Greg Joyce

Yankees reliever Keynan Middleton feeds his other passion each winter by coaching high school basketball.

Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney (21) talks to Ben Simmons (10) at training camp, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Brooklyn, New York.

Rookie Noah Clowney has a lot to learn about the NBA, and the Nets have a lot of ways to teach him

  • By Brian Lewis

Brooklyn is counting on rookie Noah Clowney to grow, both in terms of experience and frame.

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Saquon Barkley sits in street clothes on the Giants sideline; Breece Hall jogs off after a Jets win.

An NFL season still can hinge on a healthy top running back. Just ask the Giants and Jets

  • By Peter Botte
  • October 10, 2023
  • 7:40am
  • 1

It's the juxtaposition of Saquon Barkley's continued absence from the Giants with game breaker Breece Hall's return to full health for the Jets.

The Jets' Quincy Williams knocks the ball away from Russell Wilson; Zach Wilson celebrates; Breece Hall

Everything was going to hell, and then a Jets rally offered promise

  • By Mark W. Sanchez
  • October 9, 2023
  • 7:40am

Can the Jets, of all teams, save us and ensure fall sports in this city will be relevant?

TCU quarterback Max Duggan is chased by Georgia linebacker Robert Beal Jr. during a College Football Playoff game in January 2023.

The bidder to watch for College Football Playoff rights

  • By Andrew Marchand
  • October 9, 2023
  • 6:00am

ESPN and Fox Sports are still the favorites because they own much of college football’s regular season.

Fans at Barclays Center celebrate a basket by Nets guard Cam Thomas

What will it take for the Nets' Cam Thomas to play more?

  • By Brian Lewis
  • October 7, 2023
  • 8:20am

Cam Thomas can get buckets. But can he get a spot in the Nets’ rotation?

David Stearns at his Mets introduction; inset: Corbin Burnes

How Mets' David Stearns upgrades a team, from someone who's seen him do it

  • By Mike Puma
  • October 6, 2023
  • 9:50am
  • 1

David Stearns inherited a strong infrastructure and managed to improve it.

The Yankees' Gleyber Torres runs out of the batter's box; inset: Juan Soto, Austin Wells

A position-by-position look at the Yankees' needs — and what they might do to address them

  • By Greg Joyce
  • October 6, 2023
  • 8:30am
  • 21

Big picture: They need to get more athletic, more left-handed and less injury-prone.

Giants QB Daniel Jones gets sacked against the Seahawks; inset: Brian Daboll

The Giants are suffering now for what they achieved last year

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • October 6, 2023
  • 7:40am
  • 4

Last year, the Giants were one of the most surprising success stories in the NFL. This season, like most sequels, was designed to disappoint.

LIU starting QB Chris Howell poses for pictures after an early morning practice at LIU in Brookville, NY

Meet Chris Howell, the 17-year-old LIU quarterback whose funky throwing has made him a viral sensation

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • October 5, 2023
  • 3:10pm
  • 2

With a single scooping, swinging, sidearmed, skee-ball throw, Long Island University freshman QB Chris Howell became an internet sensation.