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Jose Iglesias of New York Mets waving to the crowd with a ball during a game against the Washington Nationals

How Jose Iglesias went from unemployed to an oh-my-god fit with the Mets

  • By Mike Puma

Iglesias tried to find out why he had been denied another major league season. He never got a clear answer.

DJ LeMahieu #26 of the New York Yankees is struck by his foul ball in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 10, 2024 in St Petersburg, Florida.

The Yankees are running out of AL East games to reverse a troubling trend

  • By Greg Joyce
  • 1

BALTIMORE — If the Yankees are going to have any hope of getting back to the top of the AL East by the end of the season, the road there will have to begin within the division. Like most things the Yankees have gone through lately, that largely...

Pacôme Dadiet, Rokas Jokubaitis, Tyler Kolek

Which Knicks should have our attention at Summer League

  • By Stefan Bondy
  • 3

This version of the Summer Knicks is worth watching.

Pitcher Philip Humber #49 of the New York Mets throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during their MLB game at Shea Stadium on September 26, 2007 in Flushing, New York. The Nationals defeated the Mets 12-10.

The imperfect journey of Philip Humber, the Mets’ highest draft pick this century

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • 1

He was a blue-chipper turned trade chip, who transformed from bust to hero and back again, and came to hate the game he loved.

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The Mets' Adrian Houser pumps his fist on the mound; insets: Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, the Royals' Seth Lugo

How Adrian Houser saved his season and provided a Mets bullpen solution

  • By Mike Puma
  • July 5, 2024
  • 8:50am

In Houser’s ideal world, he already would have returned to starting. That likely isn’t happening.

Kyle Finnegan of the Nationals, Tanner Scott of the Marlins, inset: the Yankees' Caleb Ferguson

Why the bullpen is the Yankees' biggest trade deadline need — and who they could target

  • By Greg Joyce
  • July 5, 2024
  • 8:30am
  • 6

The Yankees are far from alone among contenders looking for bullpen help.

Clockwise from left: Jalen Brunson of the Knicks, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid of the 76ers, Jrue Holiday and Jayson Tatum of the Celtics

The Knicks have the chance to deliver a rare map of NBA power

  • By Bridget Reilly
  • July 5, 2024
  • 7:40am
  • 3

You might have to go back to the 1980s to find the last time all three teams were legitimately this good simultaneously.

Corey Eiserman, Kamil Bednarik, Jay Pandolfo

Boston University's prospect-laden hockey team offers a glimpse of the Islanders' future

  • By Ethan Sears
  • July 4, 2024
  • 8:40am
  • 1

It is not a matter of coincidence that BU coach Jay Pandolfo and Lamoriello are long-standing associates.

Chris Drury, Jacob Trouba

Jacob Trouba and the Rangers are at odds on a potential trade — and that's OK

  • By Mollie Walker
  • July 4, 2024
  • 8:20am
  • 21

There’s been a lot of discourse in the NHL surrounding the Rangers, Jacob Trouba and the organization’s attempt to move on.

The Orioles play the Phillies; the Yankees' Juan Soto; the Mets' Mark Vientos

Where MLB's contenders stack up on July 4, a perfect and special day for baseball

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • July 4, 2024
  • 7:51am

Only so much time remains for radical swings in the standings with less than half of the regular season remaining.

Tom Thibodeau, Mikal Bridges, Donte DiVincenzo, Josh Hart

How will the new-look Knicks divide the playing time after adding Mikal Bridges?

  • By Stefan Bondy
  • July 3, 2024
  • 4:00pm
  • 3

If the four projected starters — Brunson, Bridges, Anunoby, Randle — each average about 35 minutes, that leaves just 52 minutes combined for Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and Miles McBride.

Jermaine Johnson, Breece Hall, C.J. Mosley

Jets Top 25 countdown: The defensive leaders and offensive playmakers who could shape the season

  • By Brian Costello
  • July 3, 2024
  • 8:40am
  • 1

This group’s degree of success may determine how far the Jets go this year.