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West Haven, Connecticut native Gianni Gambardella has officially entered his senior season at the University of Maine as one of the Black Bears’ most experienced hurlers and a hopeful prospect in the upcoming 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.    Standing at a towering 6-foot-2, Gambardella has developed into a key contributor for the Black Bears' pitching staff.    Graduating as part of the 2022 Class at West Haven High School, Gambardella was already committed to UMaine afte

The New York Knicks go into their final game before the All-Star break looking to win No. 34, in what has been a very back-and-fourth last four games.  Feb. 4th, featured an OT win over Denver with 134 points by New York, just for the Knicks to get brutally blown out 118-80 against the Pistons. The Knicks then held the powerhouse Celtics inside the 80s, winning 111-89 and then dropped against Indiana, 137-134 in overtime. For the 76ers, they are likely going to take the count

The New York Rangers are crashing harder than the 2008 stock market. Some thought that after trading away Artemi Panarin that the team would start seeing an upside. Instead New York sits very comfortably in last place in the Metro, eight points away from their closest team. Ranger fans you can kiss playoff hockey goodbye as their current 22-29-6 record is making sure of it. February 5th, showcased a 2-0 shutout loss for their 29th loss of the season, which was their ninth shu

Jose Siri had the worst statistical season in New York Mets franchise history for a position player since Billy Hamilton’s 2020 season with the Mets. Billy Hamilton, who was one of the fastest players in the league at the time of him being in New York, appeared in 17 games for the New York Mets. In those 17, Hamilton had 22 at-bats and recorded just a single hit to bat .045, which is the worst in franchise history for a position player. Hamilton’s OPS was a mere .129, but som

There are numerous reports that LeBron James’ time with the Lakers is reportedly coming to an end soon. NBA Insider Jake Fischer said Monday during a live stream that, “the Lakers are ready to move on from LeBron James,” also saying how he thinks that LeBron is ready to move on as well. Likely this move will come over the offseason, but frankly who would want him? King James has taken a mighty fall over the past three seasons. Fact is James is 41 and has not appeared in more

Jeremy Smith made it to the NHL briefly for what was a 10 game stint with the Colorado Avalanche during the 2016/17 season. In those 10 games and some 546 minutes of ice time, Smith posted a triple 8 save percentage. Since then he has chased that high of being back at the NHL level. Smith was the Bridgeport Islanders (then Sound Tigers) starting goal tender in 2018, racking up a very respectable 2.92 GAA and a .902 save percentage. Since 2018/19 the Michigan native has been i

A pitching strom is coming to the Bronx in 2026. On January 13th, the Miami Marlins traded Ryan Weathers to the New York Yankees in exchange for four prospects. The trade to New York marks the third team that Weathers will be on in the majors. Ryan Weathers is the son of former Yankee pitcher David Weathers, who was part of the 1996 World Series winning team.  After being acquired by the Yankees, many fans took to X to discuss his high school stats. Even though Weathers is 26

Josh Allen is a top five quarterback in the league, that is undeniable. He is one of the most clutch and consistent flamethrowers the league has seen since the turn of the decade, but that is only in the regular season. Josh Allen is 8-7 in the playoffs fresh out of an overtime defeat where the winning team’s quarterback won’t even play next week due to a season-ending injury. Another disappointing season for Allen and the Bills ends at the hands of his own doing. This mornin

After completing his fourth season in the NFL, Bailey Zappe has joined a new team. Originally selected by New England in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Zappe has appeared in 15 games with nine coming as a starter. The 26-year-old right-handed slinger has a 4-5 record and overall has thrown 12 touchdowns to 14 interceptions with 2,223 passing yards. Zappe became a Patriots fan favorite as he outplayed the inconsistent Mac Jones on numerous occasions. Bailey Zappe now

The New York Knicks have assigned French small forward Pacome Dadiet to the Westchester Knicks. The 2024 draft pick is only averaging .4 points per game, but also is averaging less than 4 minutes on the court per game. Dadiet, who was picked 25th overall just a year ago, has been viewed as a potential trade piece all season long. The move to Westchester comes before New York’s bout against Atlanta. Overall, the 20-year-old has bounced around the leagues since being drafted an

The New York Mets have desperately tried to fill the gap on the pitching rubber left by Jacob deGrom, and it hasn’t worked whatsoever. Obviously at this point in time, deGrom is entering his age 37 season and likely will end his career in Texas so a reunion is out of the question. The most hype a Mets pitcher has gotten since deGrom was Jonah Tong, who was clearly rushed to the majors and as of now is a flop with a 7.71 ERA. Tong, who is just 22-years-old, has time to develop

Due to the Eastern Conference being so tightly contested the Buffalo Sabres were never truly out of any playoff picture. At the end of November, Buffalo sat 16th with 24 points and as the only sub .500% team in the East. Now, at the end of December the Sabres are on a nine-game winning streak and sit 9th with 44 points. With a 14-year playoff drought, it is hard to give Buffalo any benefit of the doubt – although this Sabres team (at least as of late) has shown to be differen

For the first time since 2016, a New York Jets running back has eclipsed 1,000 yards in a season. It's been a decade since Chris Ivory’s outlier 1,070 yard 2015/16 season that marked his final year with the Green Team. Now, Breece Hall has become the most recent. Hall sits at 1,065 yards with one game remaining. The fourth-year Jet has accomplished this feat after coming six yards short of 1,000 in 2023. Ivory hit his 1,070 mark in 247 attempts, as Hall’s 1,065 came in 243 at

For the first time since 1973, the New York Knicks are NBA Champions. Unfortunately though, the Knicks are yet to once again be finals champions. Last night was the finals for the somewhat still-new NBA Cup, which for those who do not know is an in-season tournament for all 30 NBA teams that features group play and knockout stages that culminates in a championship game. The Knicks faced the San Antonio Spurs last night looking to become the 2025 Cup champs. A two-point Spurs

The Brooklyn Nets have gotten very little love this season from fans and media – and rightfully so considering Brooklyn is bottom five in the entire league. Last night though was a different Nets team. In fact it was a historic Nets team for all the good and right reasons. Coming into Barclays Center for a home game, Brooklyn was still searching for their seventh win of the season. Facing the Nets were the 11-15 Bucks, who have struggled since the loss of Giannis Antetokounmp

For weeks now the Jets faithful have been saying for the team to let Brady Cook cook. Now, with Tyrod Taylor recovering from a groin injury and Justin Fields still sidelined from a knee injury that he sustained in practice, the undrafted quarterback will now be getting his first career start on Sunday. New York will be traveling to EverBank Stadium for a Sunday afternoon Week 15 match against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags are 9-4 and lead the AFC South by a game over Hou

As seen in TDA Baseball . See the original article here. I originally came across Pat Venditte in MLB The Show 19 franchise mode when I signed him in free agency. I had no clue of Venditte’s unique ability and when I had him appear in his first game, my former 15-year-old self was flabbergasted that he was throwing from both sides of the mound. I thought the game was glitched or something, but little did I know that looking up Venditte and learning about his switch-pitching m

What really is a perfect Yankees 2025 offseason? Does it include re-signing Cody Bellinger? Or how about acquiring a Paul Skenes or even a Skubal? For me it is forming a new Baby Bombers team.  I have been debating on if this topic should be discussed in article or video form, for now it will remain in at least article form here on the NYSS website. Anyone who has been following the New York Sports Show knows just how big I am on letting the youth play and develop properly. A

Mid November featured a new career opportunity for West Haven native Simon Mathews in Major League Baseball. Mathews, a former minor league player himself, was hired by the Washington Nationals to be the team’s next pitching coach. Mathews had his 30th birthday in September and joined Washington as part of the front office push for a youth movement after spending time with the Cincinnati Reds as an assistant pitching coach. Mathews grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, but atte

Sonny Gray was a bigger flop in New York than most failed players to sport pinstripes. Ask any Yankee fan who watched him play in the Bronx who their top five worst Yankees are and good chance Sonny Gray will be a top three. Gray was hated in New York, and it turns out he hated being in New York himself.  Since Gray’s trade to the Boston Red Sox, the 36-year-old has bashed the Yankees. Gray recently stated to the Boston Globe  that he never wanted to go to New York in the fir