Ripken The Bat Dog, best known for fetching on-field items at North Carolina sports events, has died
His last appearance was retrieving a kicking tee during a Dec. 22 home game for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers in Charlotte.
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Knicks’ Miles McBride ‘taking it slow’ while dealing with hamstring strain
Miles McBride remains “day-to-day” after missing his second straight game because of a hamstring strain, he told The Post.
Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad snaps scoring drought after putting more shots on net
The 2024-25 season has not been the kindest to Mika Zibanejad, though he has been trying to correct that since the holiday break.
Nets’ Ziaire Williams provides big boost in return from back injury
After missing 12 games because of a knee injury, Ziaire Williams gave the Nets a size boost in their 113-110 win over the Bucks.
Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown pitches drastic change to NFL playoff system
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has voiced his frustrations with the NFL's current playoff seeding format.
Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck gets mayo bath from surprise guest mascot Flavor Flav in surreal bowl moment
The Duke’s Mayo Bowl has drawn a cult following in the college football universe over the last few seasons thanks to its sponsor and outlandish postgame mayonnaise dunk of the winning head coach. If that wasn’t enough to entice a college football fan, this year’s game also added some suspense when it was revealed mid-game...
Jeff Ulbrich disagrees with Sauce Gardner that Jets were ‘checked out’ in Bills blowout
Jeff Ulbrich disagreed with Sauce Gardner.
Prep school coach thrilled his former stars D’Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons reunited on Nets
Ben Simmons and D’Angelo Russell starred together at Montverde Academy for two years, going 45-2 with a couple of national championships.
JJ Redick bluntly dismisses Charles Barkley’s ‘dead man walking’ rant: ‘Literally don’t care’
Barkley called Redick a "dead man walking" on Thursday's episode of "Inside the NBA."
Magic’s Jalen Suggs exits game in wheelchair after suffering back spasms
Add Jalen Suggs to the list.
Yankees still missing key lefty reliever as free agency drags on
The Yankees tried to tackle this issue a year ago in a pair of trades.
Knicks fail biggest test yet as nine-game winning streak ends with brutal loss to Thunder
The Knicks were outscored by 18 points in the fourth quarter during their loss to the Thunder.
Vikings will ‘100 percent’ be getting trade calls on J.J. McCarthy after Sam Darnold breakout
The ghosts have been dispensed, the Vikings are playoff-bound and Sam Darnold is slinging it.
Giants staring down roster upheaval with a dozen players possibly playing final game with team
The Giants’ miserable 3-13 season concludes Sunday against the Eagles, but 18 of their 22 starters (when healthy) remain under contract in 2025.
Rick Pitino pinpoints key area to help with Kadary Richmond’s quickness
Richmond is averaging 10.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists this season for St. John's.
Jamien Sherwood’s unexpected breakout leaving Jets with difficult offseason decision
Jamien Sherwood represents a rare exception on the Jets roster. The type of exception that would be beneficial to retain, not lose to another team.
Rick Pitino urges his St. John’s players to keep taking treys despite brutal 3-point woes
St. John's attempted a season-low nine 3-pointers in their loss to Creighton on New Year's Eve.
Greg Van Roten’s brutal 2020 Jets experience ‘worse’ than this Giants season
New York native Greg Van Roten is well-versed on the hard times experienced over the last decade by the Giants and Jets.
Jalen Brunson returns for Knicks while Miles McBride remains out with injury
One point guard was in, another remained out.
Walker Buehler makes pitch for Alex Bregman to join Red Sox
It appears one star really wants Alex Bregman on a new team.
