New York – Doesn’t Chipper Jones look like a shell of himself, so far? The 38-year old (where have all the years gone?) third baseman of the Atlanta Braves has played with the R word (retirement) for a couple of years now. He injured a hip yesterday against the Mets by just swinging the bat. Those are [...]
Published on: 25th April, 2010
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets kept things simple during the first two days of the NFL draft, sticking with their two picks and shoring up strengths. The third day was like the rest of the Jets’ offseason — busy and headline-making. New York traded up to get Southern California running back Joe [...]
Published on: 23rd April, 2010
Mandel's Musings - NFL Misses Its Mark With Primetime DraftNew York – The 2010 NFL draft has now completed its first three rounds, spread out over two prime time, made for television productions with one more “show” remaining tomorrow morning. The NFL, perhaps taking advantage of the recent popularity of tv reality shows, had been hoping to make this event into an extravaganza filled with [...]
Published on: 23rd April, 2010
New York – In an exclusive interview this evening with Scott Mandel of SportsReporters.com, New York Giants owner John Mara discussed the Giants number one draft pick, Jason Pierre-Paul, the defensive end from the University of South Florida. Having noticed Mr. Mara walking out of the Giants administrative offices and headed towards his car shortly after his Giants [...]
Published on: 20th April, 2010
NEW YORK — The Mets told everyone how important it was that they get off to a good start. More than that, they gave everyone the impression that their manager’s job security depended on getting off to a good start. That said, Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya, both fully aware of how hot their seats [...]
Published on: 15th April, 2010
GENERAL MANAGER JERRY REESE April 15, 2010 Q: Is this a generally good draft; better than average? Any way you characterize the talent crop? A: What am I going to say, Mike (Garafolo)? There are all good drafts, yeah. All drafts are good drafts. We only have seven picks. We are just looking [...]
Published on: 10th April, 2010
New York – It was a cold, dreary night for baseball in front of a sparse Mets home crowd with the teetering Mets facing the even worse Washington Nationals. Not a formula for a rip-roaring night of baseball, right? Instead, the Mets turned it into a night of home runs and line drives as they [...]
Published on: 7th April, 2010
New York – Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It was only two years ago that the Boston Celtics were NBA champions, led by the superstar troika of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce but now, in 2010, with the playoffs looming in the near distance, they are a team fraying at the edges [...]
Published on: 2nd April, 2010
Gregory Did Great Coaching Job With DaytonNEW YORK — Dayton players danced at midcourt and then lingered on ladders as they cut down the nets at Madison Square Garden. Forgive these Flyers for taking a little extra time to soak it all in. They’re not as accustomed to trophy ceremonies as the North Carolina team they had just beaten. Marcus Johnson [...]