Mike Lupica

there has never been a time in New York/New Jersey football that feels drearier and lousier than this.

Juan Soto is back to being their one and only, the one the Yankees can't imagine playing next season without. But what's the plan after they get him? What's the plan if they don't get him,

The Yankees need Juan Soto more, that's a well established baseball fact around here.

Tis the season, as we all know, to be talking about Juan Soto , today and every day until we get the word, probably next week, about where he is

Cohen is the Mets fan who is trying to turn around all of the bad parts of Mets history, and willing to money-whip the rest of the baseball world to do it.

Cohen is the Mets fan who is trying to turn around all of the bad parts of Mets history, and willing to money-whip the rest of the baseball world to do it.

A year ago, it was the Dodgers signing Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million contract and then signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto for $325 million. But you know what happened to the Dodgers on their way to winning a World Series with both players? They were one loss away from going home

There was a time, way back when George Steinbrenner blew into town on so much brio and hot air, that he became the owner in sports, and not just here, that everybody wanted. Now it's Steve Cohen. And not just here.

Alex Bregman was never going to be the flashiest free agent on the market this year, not the year of Juan Soto and not by a long shot. But Bregman has never been the flashiest player on the field for the Astros, despite being one of the best and biggest

It was 17 months ago when Aaron Rodgers was formally introduced as the latest savior of the New York Jets . That means before he would tear his