Yankees look to get out of mediocre muck to make late-season playoff push
NY Post
The regular season ends less than a month from now, and the Yankees are still trying to figure out who they are: the 50-22 juggernaut they were on June 14 or the mediocre team that’s just 28-34 since then?
The final stretch begins Friday with a three-game homestand against the Cardinals, with Anthony Rizzo likely to return soon from the fractured forearm that coincided with the Yankees’ swoon.
He had not been expected to be back with the Yankees this weekend, but his progress from DH to first base was faster than anticipated, and Rizzo played his past two rehab games with Double-A Somerset at first.
Overall, the Yankees have gotten almost nothing from the first base spot, with DJ LeMahieu and Ben Rice both struggling in Rizzo’s absence.
Only the Mariners have a worse OPS at first base than the Yankees on the season.
Still, even peak Rizzo wouldn’t necessarily fix all the Yankees’ issues.
For as talented a scorer he is, one Karl-Anthony Towns tendency is constantly ruining offensive possessions.
It was exactly 1 p.m. Christmas Eve, and the Giants were just beginning their first full practice of the week for their second-to-last game of this miserable losing season.
Brandon Aiyuk issued a mea culpa after a video he shared over the weekend landed him in some hot water.
All eyes are on Travis Kelce and a lingering decision about his football future.
WASHINGTON — It was a merry night for the Rangers in our nation’s capital.
Maxx Crosby isn’t thinking about Fernando Mendoza or whoever may be considered the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle had been quiet, just 3-for-11 from the field.
The decision Doug Armstrong’s management group needs to make before the Canadian Olympic roster is announced on New Year’s Eve cannot be about letting Matthew Schaefer be around the group before he takes a leading role in the 2028 World Cup or 2030 Olympics.
The cold, unappetizing truth for Steve Cohen is that he has only one person to blame for the backlash presently aimed at his baseball team, and it isn’t David Stearns. Oh, Stearns makes for an easy target, a never-played-the-game Harvard man who is the perfect contrast to the rub-some-dirt-on-it tobacco chompers who ruled the game for a century.
PHILADELPHIA — A third of the way through the Nets’ season, the focus — and worry — is all about the tank.
Aaron Glenn’s wish is giving Jets fans a game they can remember in the home finale against the Patriots on Sunday.
Trent Williams’ Hall of Fame career won’t be ending anytime soon.
Brian Burns might not be able to overcome the stench of the Giants’ 2-13 record and Myles Garrett’s incredible season to win NFL Defensive Player of the Player, but he is headed back to the Pro Bowl.