Logan Verrett may have signaled Mets a trade is needed

July 10, 2016 | 12:31am

Logan Verrett doesn’t look like the answer to the Mets’ problem at the back end of their starting rotation. Not if they have serious aspirations of reaching October again. Verrett,...

Collins baffled by Syndergaard’s arm as tests reveal nothing

July 9, 2016 | 7:31pm

The mysterious “fatigue” issue with Noah Syndergaard’s right arm hasn’t been cleared up a day later. The Mets put the All-Star right-hander through a battery of tests, but team doctors...

Rutgers coach’s pedigree, open-door policy winning over NJ stars

July 8, 2016 | 10:37pm

“Fence the Garden” was a smart slogan. But Rutgers football coach Chris Ash and his young, hungry staff have more importantly backed it up, landing key New Jersey recruits and...

Kevin Durant: I’m not a villain, and Westbrook’s still my friend

July 7, 2016 | 6:08pm

Kevin Durant understood the reaction his decision would elicit. He knew he would become hated by some. But the four-time NBA scoring champion felt it was time to begin a...

Kevin Durant might hate ‘First Take’ more than anyone

July 7, 2016 | 3:49pm

Kevin Durant isn’t shedding any tears over the Skip Bayless-Stephen A. Smith “First Take” breakup. The new Warriors forward follows the show, and has feuded with both hosts in the...

Why LeBron James was big winner of Wade’s Heat exit

July 7, 2016 | 1:48pm

Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are no longer teammates, but Wade is still helping the reigning NBA Finals MVP in a circuitous way. Wade’s decision to spurn the Heat and...

Giancarlo Stanton’s huge home run may not have landed yet

July 5, 2016 | 11:54pm

That didn’t look like a .226 hitter. Giancarlo Stanton entered Tuesday night struggling to find his swing, but he finished it looking every bit like one of the best sluggers...

Mets land Thor, Cespedes, Familia on NL All-Star team

July 5, 2016 | 7:39pm

Jeurys Familia can forget about taking time off next week, but the Mets closer probably doesn’t mind missing out on a brief vacation. After getting snubbed last year, the big...

Wade-LeBron Cavs reunion? Would get anti-Warriors cheers

July 5, 2016 | 11:19am

When best buddies LeBron James and Dwyane Wade first joined together in Miami in 2010, they were the villains, the team everyone rooted against. Now, they may be considered heroes...

Secret to Travis d’Arnaud’s hot streak? He’s not saying

July 5, 2016 | 12:33am

Travis d’Arnaud wasn’t concerned about his lack of power. He figured it would come eventually. July 4 it finally arrived. D’Arnaud hit his first home run of his injury-shortened season...