Mets allow six homers in loss to Rockies as winning streak ends before All-Star break
NY Post
It would have been inconceivable as May turned to June for the Mets to even consider reaching 50 wins by the All-Star break.
They ended up finishing just one victory short of that total after their five-game winning streak on this homestand was halted with Sunday’s 8-5 loss to the Rockies at Citi Field.
“Interesting,” first-year manager Carlos Mendoza said with a smile when asked to sum up an eventful first half. “We went though a lot. But the guys continue to battle. They continue to show up and continue to believe in themselves.
“So very proud of them. We’re in a better position now, but understanding that we still have a ways to go. … There’s something special going on in that room.”
Indeed, the Mets’ record stood at a dreadful 24-35 on June 2, but Mendoza’s resurgent team still finished with 25 wins over its final 36 games heading into the four-day break.
The Mets remain in the third wild-card position in the National League with a 49-46 overall mark when they reconvene for a three-game series against the Marlins beginning Friday in Miami.
The Mets interest in Kyle Tucker is serious enough to have warranted a meeting.
Aaron Rodgers was “pretty sure” back in June that he was going to retire after one year with the Steelers.
The Nets dropped their fourth straight game Monday, beaten by Cooper Flagg and their own sloppiness.
Aaron Rodgers’ season with the Steelers came to a screeching halt on Monday, as Pittsburgh was bounced from the playoffs and the quarterback had a rough night.
Mike Sullivan came up with a few tweaks to the lineup heading into Monday’s game against Seattle at Madison Square Garden, perhaps most notably dropping Alexis Lafrenière from the second line to the third, with Gabe Perreault moving to the second.
The boxscore was a sight to behold.
Greg Kittle addressed his devastating Achilles injury for the first time in a post on Instagram on Monday.
Jim Harbaugh was lost on Sunday night.
Mike McDaniel will return to Cleveland, where he worked as a wide receivers coach early in his career, to interview for the vacant head coaching position with the Browns.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Knicks closed out their victory with an All-Star on the bench.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – At this time of year, most of the NFL is searching for one of two things and sometimes both. The teams who failed to qualify for the postseason are almost all thinking about how to improve at the two most important spots on the team — head coach and quarterback.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — I saw Matthew Schaefer’s future Saturday night.