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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

Kodai Senga was a prized free agent signing when acquired by the New York Mets in the 2022 offseason. Now, with three years under his belt in the majors, Senga has pitched to a flat 3.00 ERA in 285 innings. Despite Senga’s great production, one undeniable factor is that he simply cannot stay healthy. Senga’s time on the injured list has limited him to just 52 starts, with just one start in 2024 making up his entire season of 5.1 innings. With Senga’s health woes and frankly i

Thanksgiving is around the corner as we get ready to gather with our family and even some friends to feast and gain another pound or two…or three or four. No matter what you’re eating this Thanksgiving, there will be talking points and with that it is important to keep the conversations civil and non-controversal. Right? WRONG. With that said, here are five very risky and controversial talking topics to bring up this turkey day. The 2025 New York Yankees Collapse  What’s wors

Tom Brady dominated every team throughout his multi-decade hall of fame career, so obviously the New York Jets were no exception. Brady had a 31-8 record against the Jets throughout combined regular season and playoff matchups. Brady retired after the 2022 season. Since Brady’s retirement the Jets have played in 45 games (as of Week 13 of the 2025/26 season). Despite the Jets playing in nearly 50 games since Brady’s retirement, they are still out-winned by him 32-to-27 since

After a 4-11 start to the season, LaMelo Ball has reportedly grown increasingly frustrated with the Charlotte Hornets organization. The Hornets currently stand 12th in the Eastern Conference, nine games back on the leading 13-2 Pistons. Ball’s frustration is reportedly so deep with Charlotte that he is open to being traded away from the team that drafted him. In nine games this season, Ball is averaging 21.6 points-per-game. Overall though despite his point production this se

I think it is safe to say that it is over for Damar Hamlin in both Buffalo and possibly even for his pro football career. The 6-foot-standing safety has only appeared in five games this season and is set for free agency at the end of it. Before the 2025 preseason kicked off, Buffalo re-signed Hamlin on a one-year, $2M contract, after coming off of what was a career-high season. 2024/25 saw Hamlin notch two interceptions in 14 games started and played in 874 snaps. Compare tha

The New York Mets have released Frankie Montas to clear space on their 40-man. Montas was entering the final year of what was a two-year deal when DFA’d by New York. Montas battled with injury all season long and eventually had it prematurely ended in August with a UCL injury. The injury, which led to elbow surgery, will sideline the 32-year-old for 2026. So the Mets releasing him to open up room on their 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 Draft makes perfect sense. In seven s

Jonathan Quick had a mammoth workload Sunday night as New York took on Detroit for some Rangers v Red Wings hockey. Both teams came onto the ice seeking win 11 of their respective seasons, and for Detroit the win-loss column shifted in the win slot for them. A close 2-1 win for the Red Wings saw the Rangers defense sweating by game’s end. 2-1 is as close as it can get with that critical one-point difference as the Red Wings broke a 1-1 tie in the third and held on for the win

As seen in TDA Baseball . See the original article here. Every year we hear about a player winning the World Series with a team that they only played a handful of games with. But out of all those champions, there is one name that stands out: Terrance Gore. Gore is retired from professional baseball at 34-years-old, but is a two-time World Series champion. Last appearing in 2022, the former 20th rounder from 2011 only recorded 85 plate appearances throughout 112 games. The low

George Lombard Jr., is a top prospect in the New York Yankees organization. He has such hype and heavy media coverage around him you can comfortably argue the fact he is a household name at only 20-years-old. Lombard won’t be of drinking age till mid season of 2026, but the main question is where will he be drinking that victory champagne? New York has loaded minor league teams from Single-A to Triple, with Lombard listed as their No.1 prospect. The shortstop finished 2025 wi

One of the first moves this offseason for the Mets has them once again looking at players from their cross-state rivals. The New York Mets have signed Jose Rojas to a minor league contract with an expected invite to spring training. Rojas, 32, is coming off of a 2025 season where he belted 32 home runs and dominated Triple-AAA SWB for the Yankees. A .287 batting average with an OPS that nearly hit 1.000 on the season gave Rojas one of the best campaigns of his professional ba