As a lifelong Capital Region sports fan who has just so happened to be in radio for most of my professional life the chance to “join the Team” pun intended was the kind of offer I’ve been dreaming of. Growing up a Yankees, Knicks and Raiders fan(a punishment I share with my beautiful daughter Ella) I’ve felt the pain and success that comes with diehard fandom. Luckily for me my friends that love the Giants have adopted me so I have a reason to watch football after the Raiders have been eliminated EARLY every season for the last 10 plus years. I’m excited to talk sports and enjoy multiple happy hours with all the sports fans of the Cap Region…even the Red Sox fans.
Levack
Julius Randle Receives Most Improved Player In Cutest Way Possible [VIDEO]
New York Knicks big man Julius Randle has achieved at least one more major accomplishment this season. Randle made the NBA All-Star team, lead the Knicks to the playoffs, and now has won the NBA's Most Improved Player Award. Randle went from a guy that just about everyone from NBA Reporters and Insiders to fans thought would be traded as part of a complete rebuild in New York to being a key piece of the future at Madison Square Garden. The coolest part of Julis Randle winning Most Improved Player was who presented him with the trophy, his four-year-old son Kyden.
Derek Jeter Docuseries COULD Be Great…But I Doubt It
One of the greatest things about Derek Jeter during his Hall of Fame career with the New York Yankees is avoided controversy and drama like no star of his caliber ever has in New York. Now ESPN is going to "pull back the curtain" on Jeter's career in New York and now in Miami in "The Captain" scheduled to be released in 2022. As a Yankee and Derek Jeter fan I will 100% be watching the entire docuseries but if they want it to be great rather than good they need to tell the story that Jeter somehow kept quiet for over twenty years of his dating life and more.
Only One New York Athlete Cracks Forbes’ 10 Highest Paid List
After years and years of the New York Yankees handing out some of the biggest contracts in all of sports and all the massive endorsements you see New York stars getting it odd there isn't more New York talent on Forbes' latest list. Forbes just released "The World's Ten Highest-Paid Athletes" and only ONE member of the New York sports scene has made the list.
Marvel Video Teases New Black Panther And Eternals Movies [VIDEO]
With more and more people getting vaccinated and movie theaters beginning to open across the country, The Marvel Cinematic Universe is ready to make its return to the big screen. The last new release from the MCU was "Spider-Man: Far From Home" on July 2nd of 2019. Which concluded Phase 3 AKA "The Infinity Saga". Two years later "Black Widow" will kick off Phase 4 on July 9th, 2021. The assassin/Avenger is just the beginning though. A new teaser video from Marvel lays out the new plans for the return of the MCU.
The Rangers Playoff Hopes Hinge On Remaining Islanders Matchups [INTERVIEW]
The New York Rangers are about to faceoff with the cross town rival Islanders in the first of three match ups spread out across the Blue Shirts final 11 games of the season. The Rangers post season hopes are somewhere between Slim and None, slim hasn't left town yet but it's close. Mollie Walker of the New York Post cover both the Rangers and Islanders. So she's the perfect one to preview the importance of the NHL's version of the battle for New York
It’s Time For Yankee Fans To Push The Panic Button – Buster Olney
If you're a New York Yankees fan and you're like me you're probably trying to keep a level head right now through this rough start but it might be time to panic. ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney says there are not only real concerns the Yankees need to address but there's also an old "friend" that could end the Yankees AL East hopes early.
Mets Entire Opening Series Postponed Due To COVID-19 Outbreak
Opening Weekend for Major League Baseball is supposed to be the end of a long Winter and what sometimes feels like a lifetime without seeing your favorite team play. That wait has just been made EVEN longer for New York Mets fans. The Mets season opener on Thursday was already postponed, but now you can now add Saturday and Sunday to the list of postponed games. The Mets new 2021 MLB season opener will be Monday April 5th at 7:05 pm in Philadelphia against the Phillies.
UAlbany Football Opts-Out Of Remainder Of Spring Season
The University of Albany Football has announced that they will opt-out of their two remaining games this Spring season. The decision was made public in a press release from the university earlier today. The Great Danes were scheduled to play at #8 Delaware on April 3 and at home against #16 Villanova on April 10. The team says they decided to opt-out due to "a focus on the health and safety of the team's student-athletes due to the high number of injuries on the roster."
Jets Make First Big Move Of Free Agency By Adding Corey Davis
The New York Jets have no shortage of needs this offseason but maybe one of those needs just got filled in free agency. The Jets have agreed to a three-year $37.5 million deal with former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Corey Davis. This has the potential to be a big get for the Jets.
Giants Forced To Make Tough Moves To Get Under Salary Cap [INTERVIEW]
The NFL reduced it's team salary cap 8% from $198.2 million in 2020 to to $182.5 million for the upcoming 2021 season. This means teams will need to make some tough decisions to get under the cap. The New York Giants made a big cut today and when I say big I mean 330 pounds of offensive lineman. Kevin Zietler is no longer a member of the Giants and neither is the $12 million they save by releasing the big man. ESPN New York Giants insider Jordan Ranaan broke the story and has more moves he thinks the Giants will need to make to get under the cap and field a team.