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Max Fried just gave the Yankees their best rotation sign yet
11+ hour, 14+ min ago (436+ words) Max Fried is not back yet, but the Yankees finally have a green light that feels real. Fried's latest imaging cleared him for mound work, and Aaron Boone said the left-hander will throw a touch-and-feel bullpen Saturday, per Gary Phillips....
The Giants gave Jaxson Dart a coach with receipts
23+ hour, 10+ min ago (362+ words) Jaxson Dart's development is not going to be fixed by one coach, one minicamp, or one new playbook. Still, Brian Callahan being in the quarterback room is one of the more useful details of the Giants' offensive reset. The staff…...
Did Cody Bellinger become the Yankees' built-in trade answer?
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (389+ words) Cody Bellinger is not going to replace Aaron Judge. Nobody on this roster is doing that. The more useful point is that Bellinger is making the injury panic harder to sell. The Yankees still need Judge back, Giancarlo Stanton healthy,…...
Could Ryan Weathers force a Yankees rotation rethink?
16+ hour, 44+ min ago (435+ words) The first pitcher into Rogers Centre gets the first chance to make last year feel a little less sticky. Ryan Weathers starts Friday for the NY Yankees, and the assignment has more texture than a normal June start. Toronto was…...
The NY Knicks punch back stronger after being knocked down
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (532+ words) To beat the New York Knicks, it appears you have to fully knock them out. In Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, with the San Antonio Spurs carrying a 27-point halftime lead that later reached 29 points, they appeared to…...
Wembanyama's Game 5 edge is now a Knicks target
22+ hour, 29+ min ago (397+ words) Victor Wembanyama is at his best when the game feels like it belongs to his arms, his timing, and his willingness to make every drive uncomfortable. Now the Knicks have to test how much of that edge he can keep....
Angel Chivilli is back, just not in the Yankees' bullpen
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (415+ words) Angel Chivilli is healthy again. He just is not coming straight back to the major-league bullpen. The Yankees made the paperwork official Thursday, returning Chivilli from his rehab assignment, reinstating him from the 15-day injured list, and optioning him to…...
The Yankees may have a Carlos Lagrange countdown now
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (529+ words) The radar gun is the fun part with Carlos Lagrange, but the schedule is the part that actually matters now. Everyone already knows the fastball is ridiculous. He has touched 103 mph, throws from a 6-foot-7 frame, and gives the NY…...
Carlos Rod'n is making the Yankees' rotation squeeze real
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (472+ words) Carlos Rod'n gave up a leadoff homer Wednesday and had every excuse to turn the afternoon into a grind. He didn't. The left-hander settled in, gave the NY Yankees six innings, and helped finish off an 8-4 win over Cleveland that…...
The Knicks are one win from ending all the noise
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (390+ words) There are comebacks, and then there are games that make an entire fan base stop pretending it is trying to stay calm. The Knicks were down 29 points Wednesday. Not 12, not 15, not a manageable little second-half hill. Twenty-nine. Madison Square Garden…...