They are professionals. They don’t require the kind of basic motivation college coaches preach to their players. They aren’t susceptible to the emotional manipulation that high school coaches project on their players. They are pros. It’s their job. It’s their lives. It’s their livelihoods.
In the first taste of navigating without Andrew Thomas in 2024, the results went just about as expected for a Giants group losing its staple on the offensive line.
Aaron Boone has been to the World Series once before, after he sent the Yankees and Joe Torre there in 2003 with his famous homer off Boston’s Tim Wakefield in the ALCS.
If the Giants are losing games, and if the Giants are getting blown out like they were in a 28-3 loss to the Eagles on Sunday when the offense managed just 119 total yards, then head coach Brian Daboll hopes his players are frustrated.
MONTREAL — There is a natural one-track mindedness the Rangers have adopted since falling two wins short of a Stanley Cup Final berth for the second time in three years.
LOS ANGELES — In the final days of the regular season and so often through this postseason run, Pete Alonso could wave his bat like a wand and conjure up one more game for the Mets — one more game in which he would play for the Mets.
Long before endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ever ride around the world, men at the bar she worked in used to tell her she was lying about her achievements.
Josh Hart suggested Friday night that a move back to the second unit could help him rediscover his do-it-all role, which he claims to presently have “no idea” what it is after starting four of the revamped Knicks’ five preseason games.
It does not always have to be all cold and calculated, but sometimes it has to be. So, the theme for the Giants this week, more than anything else, is this:
CLEVELAND — Aaron Boone admitted there were times he “wasn’t quite sure how he was going to get to the finish line.” His bench coach, Brad Ausmus, conceded, “Yes, it goes through your mind” that they might not have a pathway to 27 outs.
WASHINGTON — After a brutal shooting performance — and a difficult preseason overall from beyond the arc — Mikal Bridges acknowledged he tinkered with his shooting form in an effort to reclaim his comfort of Villanova.
TORONTO — A disclaimer is necessary regarding the strength of their competition, but the Rangers’ offensive prowess to start the season is indicative of the team’s uncanny ability to drown their opponents in goals.
Malik Nabers isn’t second-guessing his decision to attend a rap concert while he was working his way through concussion protocol despite the social media firestorm it created.
Joel Dahmen is in danger of losing his PGA Tour card after he was penalized four shots at the Shriners Children’s Open on Thursday for having too many clubs in his bag.
Despite Angel Reese being a major factor in the WNBA’s surge in popularity this year, the Chicago Sky star said that her rookie salary doesn’t cover her rent.
ST. LOUIS — Even if you are the sort of devoted fan who watches the Islanders in mid-October when both New York baseball teams have playoff games that clash with hockey, you might have changed the channel off this one.