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Aaron Rodgers’ perfect home game was worth it for Jets and fans

You can’t build your New York legacy until the cheers of your home crowd reach your throat and echo throughout the stadium and the city. When the love affair you envisioned when you arrived in New York goes beyond walking…

How Breece Hall can incorporate Broncos legend into Jets’ Super Bowl goal

In an earlier era, before running backs lost the value they do today, John Elway was carried by the young Hall of Fame legs of Terrell Davis to the elusive first and second Super Bowls of his Hall of Fame…

Travis Hunter of the CU Buffs has the last laugh against the CSU Rams in the Rocky Mountain Showdown

FORT COLLINS – Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi struck the wrong pose. If the Rocky Mountain Showdown was the spark that ignited Travis Hunter’s march to the 2024 Heisman Trophy, then BFN ignited the counterpart with a small gesture. Trailing 14-3, Fowler-Nicolosi, the…

The Yankees’ last two extra-inning thrillers give a taste of what’s to come

Mark those last two games with a star. Mark them. These are the circumstances you’ll be in when the calendar flips to October. Late innings. Extra innings. Make a pitch. Make a play. Win a game. Electrify the crowd. That’s…

It is worth hoping that the rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox will return to the level of 2003-04

Somehow we’re approaching 20 years since the Red Sox/Yankees’ most gruesome chapter reached 212 degrees Fahrenheit. The Red Sox and Yankees still share a division, and the games they play — like the four at Yankee Stadium this weekend —…

Mets are basically in the playoffs before October

The Mets are in the midst of a best-of-three week, trying to fight their way into a best-of-three wild-card series, playing as close to the playoffs as possible in September so they can play seriously in October. And they act…

Aaron Rodgers has to be the Jets’ 40-year-old comeback kid

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Aaron Rodgers won’t be running out of the tunnel Monday night with an American flag to thunderous applause at an electrified MetLife Stadium. But after all the darkness that has followed him, from the demoralizing moment…

Tom Brady plays it safe and shows potential in his $375 million NFL debut for Fox

Tom Brady experienced ups and downs in his highly anticipated debut as a host on Fox Sports. Fox signed Brady to a 10-year, $375 million contract over two years ago, and the sports world waited with bated breath to see…

Deion Sanders and CU Buffs lose clearly against Nebraska

LINCOLN, Nebraska – You don’t bring a 30-carat diamond watch to a sword fight. A Maybach can’t block. A NIL deal won’t hurt an angry defensive end. You can’t microwave something that needs to be slowly baked. The Buffs were…

Taylor Fritz is the last survivor of an All-American classic

This was tennis in Technicolor, jumping off your screen, grabbing your throat and clinging to your heart. Even under the stars on Friday, this feel-good clash on Ashe Island created a wall of emotion that provided the perfect soundtrack to…