Jets G.M. candidates included Randy Mueller, tooMike Florio, profootballtalk.com It’s been difficult to keep track of the various candidates for the Jets G.M. job because, well, there are just too many of them. There’s another one who previously had been unknown. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that former Saints a… |
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Getting To Know: John IdzikJan 17
Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about candidate John Idzik and his qualifications for the Jets’ general manager job so lets try and break down what we know as best as we can… Obviously what stands out about Idzik is his most recent venture w… |
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Reliever Joba Chamberlain and the New York Yankees have agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,875,000, avoiding salary arbitration. |
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Wallace Matthews, ESPN.com The New York Yankees and relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain have agreed on a one-year contract worth $1,875,000 for 2013, avoiding arbitration. |
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Gary Cotton, MLB.com Right-hander Bobby Parnell, 28, appeared in a career-high 74 games with the Mets last season. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com A person familiar with the diagnosis says Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was found to have relatively minimal cartilage damage in his left hip during surgery this week. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Jets should draft linebacker Manti Te’o, if for no reason other than gratitude. Te’o's travails have made us all forget, for a while, the dysfunction enveloping the New York Jets. But we’ll be reminded of it soon, when the Jets hire a General … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Carmelo Anthony returned to his Olympic gold medal past and scored 26 points Thursday to lead the New York Knicks to a 102-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons. |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The NL East champion Washington Nationals have signed right-handed reliever Rafael Soriano to a $28 million, two-year contract that includes $14 million in deferred money. |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Toronto's R.A. Dickey heads a starting pitching staff missing David Price, Justin Verlander, Jered Weaver, Clayton Kershaw and Matt Cain on the preliminary U.S. roster for the World Baseball Classic. |
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Jw, giantsgab.com Last year, Giants QB Eli Manning missed the Pro Bowl because he had something bigger to prepare for – the super bowl. This time, Manning will get a chance to fly out to Hawaii and play in the game. Manning was added to the NFC Pro Bowl team on Tuesday … |
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No Announcement TodayJan 17
Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com Brian Costello of the New York Post is reporting that the Jets will not be making an announcement today in regards to their general manager search. We’re a half hour away from 5:00 on the east coast and the Jets have historically gotten their announceme… |
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The New York Times, nytimes.com As the N.B.A. continues its plan to extend its brand globally, the Knicks played the Detroit Pistons before a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena in London. Steven Cotton will supply occasional updates from the game. |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) A sign reading "Our Chip's Come In" greeted Chip Kelly outside the Philadelphia Eagles' practice facility on his first day as head coach, and a few fans drove down Pattison Avenue honking their horns to salute the hiring. |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling - whose video game company underwent a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy last year - is selling the blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 World Series. |
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Andrew Greif, dimemag.com For the Knicks there will be no “panic on the streets of London” today, as The Smiths sang. Second-year guard and perimeter defending savant Iman Shumpert could start in New York’s game against Detroit in the English capital after his recovery from … |
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Matt Loede, jetsgab.com By Martin Alvin Jets’ fans deserve a lot better than they’re getting. After winning the 1968 Championship Game, and SB III, way back in 1969, and since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the Jets have gone to only four AFC Championship Games — 1982, 1998, … |
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From the outside, it appears the New York Jets had a bevy of issues this season. There were various distractions, led by the Tim Tebow saga. There was poor coaching, particularly on offense. The Jets also had back-biting teammates who ran to the media w… |
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OC Watch: Who’s Left?Jan 17
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com With the Jets are silent on who their next general manager will be, the rumblings are that the Jets are getting serious about finding their offensive coordinator. While Norv Turner was just named in Cleveland, and Cam Cameron is reported to be out of t… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com On Thursday afternoon, stateside time, the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks will play a regulation game in London’s O2 Arena. In anticipation of the event, Knicks website maestro Jonah Ballow put together an interview collection featuring various Kni… |
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Jim Mancari, giantsfootballblog.com This Sunday’s games will decide who will fight for the chance to replace the Giants as Super Bowl champions. Here are this week’s picks. I’ll be using the point spreads from . Feel free to include your picks for these games in the comments section. … |
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Over at Big Blue View, Ed Valentine takes a look at the New York Giants' offensive line in an effort to determine how much work they need to do on it for 2013. Ed concludes that the Giants need to address right tackle, could stand to add depth at guard … |
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Are Carmelo and La La Anthony on the rebound? Anthony, who is in London with the Knicks for a Thursday game against the Detroit Pistons, was spotted looking cozy with his TV reality star wife as the pair exited Scott's restaurant in the Mayfair district… |
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Steve Cotton, nytimes.com Rasheed Wallace, who has a foot injury, says he expects to be on the court again this season. |
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GM Watch: Down to Two?Jan 17
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com Rumors are rampant that today is the day that the Jets will pick their GM by this afternoon. From what we hear it’s down to two candidates, neither if which will be named Tom Gamble. We know … we know … and we’ll get to it later, but sufficed to… |
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Mark Woods, ESPN.com Iman Shumpert has been cleared to make his season debut for the New York Knicks on Thursday against the Detroit Pistons in London. |
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Jets Sign OT D.J. YoungJan 17
Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com In what is likely to be the final move without a new general manager in place, the Jets have signed former Michigan State offensive tackle D.J. Young. Young spent the 2011 season on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad and competed during the 2012 prese… |
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Sam Spiegelman, giantsfootballblog.com Early mock drafts have projected Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o the New York Giants at Pick 19. One of Big Blue’s most pressing needs on defense is an athletic middle linebacker, and should the team try to , Te’o was among the best candidates to d… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Jets linebacker Bart Scott says the problem with the team in 2012 is easy to explain: A lack of talent. Scott said on Inside the NFL that there’s nothing hard to understand about why the Jets went 6-10. That’s what happens when your personnel doesn’… |
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John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com Our man Jimmy Kempski of Blogging the Beast is down in St. Petersburg this week covering the East-West Shrine Game. You can check out his notes Jimmy is keeping a keen eye on which players the NFC East scouts are focusing on. Wednesday, he did not see t… |
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Jones To Donate BrainJan 17
Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com Former Jets running back Thomas Jones is just one of many athletes who are faced with uncertain futures as they are left to confront the damage sustained from concussions throughout their careers. Jones, who does not recall how many concussions he has s… |
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