BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Dustin Satloff/Getty Images) The Nets finally suspended Kyrie Irving for a minimum of five games after being criticized for doing nothing initially when he retweeted an antisemitic film on Twitter and doubling down on it in a press conference on Saturday night. Of course, after the suspension, he apologized on …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Dustin Satloff/Getty Images) Nets head coach Steve Nash knew he was on borrowed time as soon as Kevin Durant made his intentions known that he wanted his head coach fired this offseason. A losing streak at any point of this season would have put Nash out of his misery. The …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Rich Schultz/Getty Images) It’s open season on Jets sophomore quarterback Zach Wilson after an inept performance that included a three-interception game in the Jets’ 22-17 loss to the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. But let’s not forget about Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. He hasn’t exactly shined …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Yes, Jets sophomore quarterback Zach Wilson played 18 NFL games. Yes, he finished his fifth NFL game after returning from a knee injury that he suffered in a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. But this seems discouraging as Wilson continues to be getting worse rather than …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Five games in, and the Nets have an identity for all the wrong reasons. This is a soft basketball team that can’t handle physical play and adversity. That’s the book on them. Sure they are talented, but they also showed they can be beaten when the other …
The New York Jets (5-2) are back at MetLife Stadium on Sunday for a big game against longtime AFC East rival, the New England Patriots (3-4). The Jets enter the game riding a four-game winning streak and seek their first five-game winning streak and first 6-2 start since 2010. A win for New York would …
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Jets quarterback Zach Wilson’s record this year doesn’t tell the full story of how he has been playing since coming back as a starter. Maybe he is still nursing his knee injury that kept him sidelined the first three weeks of the season. But look at his stats during the Jets’ four-game winning streak—all those …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders needed someone to give them a spark. It could have been anyone. It didn’t necessarily have to be a goal scorer on this Wednesday night. They entered their Wednesday night game against the New York Rangers on a three-game losing streak. They knew this was …
BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images) The New York Yankees came off a Game 7 loss to the Houston Astros in the 2017 American League Championship Series. They were a team on the rise with Greg Bird, Gary Sanchez and Clint Frazier leading the way. Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres were going to …
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BY LESLIE MONTEIRO (Photo credit: Brad Penner/USA Today Sports) For a cheap stupid human trick, Yankees mental skills coach Chad Bohling decided to motivate the players by showing highlights of the 2004 Red Sox coming back to beat the Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series in the morning prior to Game 4 ALCS. …
