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  In the first hour of Open Mike from August 29, 2012, host Michael Cohen previews the AFC with Warning Track Host Karen VanKat. The duo discuss the complications that are coming to a head for the New York Jets, as well as where they stack up in the AFC East. Is the AFC a cake walk for New England and Houston?  Listen via Posterous! In the second hour of the Open Mike NFL Preview speical, Michael is joined by both Sean Bretherick and Karen Vankat to discuss everything NFC. Do the Giants have what it takes to get back to the Super Bowl? Can the Eagles finally become the Dream Team? And will RGIII have a major impact for the Redskins this year? Mike and Sean also debate how the NFC North combo of Green Bay, Detroit and Chicago could go a long way in determining who wins the NFC title. Listen via Posterous ! 

It's not often that professional cycling takes the headlines, but this is a case where steroid use destroyed a reputation and career. Lance Armstrong , who won seven Tour De France titles from 1999 to 2005, has been stripped of all seven titles and will be banned from cycling for life after the US Anti-Doping Agency came to the conclusion that Armstrong was guilty of steroid use during his career. Armstrong inspired millions of people over the last decade, overcoming cancer to become one of the winningest cyclists of all time. His LiveStrong Foundation became a symbol of American culture; a lot of people walked around proudly wearing Armstrong's signature yellow wristbands. Despite all this, Armstrong admitted late Thursday that he was sick and tired of the investigation that began in 2011 and remarked, "There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, 'Enough is enough.' For me, that time is now."  In a statement sent to The Associated Pr...

The Jets have had their fill of right tackle Wayne Hunter . Rex Ryan officially benched the bumbling tackle, and he will now serve as back-up to Austin Howard. Hunter, who came off a horrible year at right tackle in 2011, has done nothing to squelch speculation that his job security was in jeopardy after playing horribly this pre-season. The Jets gave up seven sacks last week, and a few of them were Hunter's fault. Howard is very young, 25. He was signed off the Baltimore Ravens practice squad last season and has played in only four NFL games when he was a member of the Eagles. If Howard struggles at right tackle this week when the Jets play host to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, then the Jets will have no choice but to look outside the organization for help. The only saving grace for Gang Green is that training camp is coming to a close and the team will be cutting players. There is a chance that a tackle could end up on the market, but how good that player will be is ...

ESPN's Skip Bayless has often been known as the most hated journalist in America for his over-the-top commentary and seemingly ridiculous claims. Bayless appears to feed off of this kind of negativity; he apparently enjoys being the lightning rod for criticism amongst sports fans everywhere, even if he is completely wrong. He lives off the hard edge. That extreme took a new turn on Wednesday, when Bayless said on ESPN's "First Take" that Derek Jeter must be using steroids, or he wouldn't be hitting .320 with 13 home runs. The claim drew anger out of his "First Take" partner and ESPN NY radio host, Stephen A. Smith, who chastised Bayless for the claims. Watch here.  While the argument between Bayless and Smith appears staged, and it is clear that they are doing this for entertainment purposes, the claims, while interesting, are probably false. Bayless feels that Jeter must be using 'roids to up his performance after he struggled offensivel...

In a wild and woolly first hour of Open Mike from August 22, Michael Cohen and Dan Feuerstein break down the Jets training camp and pre-season woes. The two "Jets fans" rip apart everything from the Jets offensive line to the quarterback situation, to the wide receivers, and even beg the question: who will get fired if the 2012 season is a nightmare for Gang Green? Listen on Posterous ! In the second hour of Open Mike, Michael Cohen and Dan Feuerstein are joined over the phone lines by Karen VanKat to get the lowdown on the Yankees, and the latest controversy over ESPN's Skip Bayless' assertion that Derek Jeter used Steroids. Listen on Posterous !

GIANTS 26 JETS 3  One awful performance in the first pre-season game is one thing; a second woeful display for the second consecutive week represents a trend. That is the reality of life for the New York Jets since they played an inept football game against a World Champion Giants team that looked leaps and bounds better than they; Big Blue ran Gang Green out of the building 26-3 in their annual pre-season clash. The Jets offense was totally anemic. It didn't matter if the quarterback was Mark Sanchez or Tim Tebow; neither could get this offense to move the football with any consistency.  Even when the Jets did something right, it was plain ugly, such as Josh Brown's field goal which hit the crossbar before falling in for the Jets only game three points, kind of like a gift from the football gods. While Sanchez completed 9-of-11 passes, it was far from spectacular. He dinked and dunked his way to a mediocre outing against a ferocious Giants defense. A lot of his p...

Months ago, Mets third baseman David Wright said that he wanted to remain a member of the New York Mets. He took a complete 180 on those coments, by telling the New York Post that he wants to win and win immediately. What does this mean for the Mets chances to keep thier lone star? Michael Cohen, and Eric Brennan (making a special guest apperance) analyze this in hour one of Open Mike. Listen on Posterous !  In hour two of the Open Mike program, host Michael Cohen welcomes in James Flippin of the Turnpike Throwdown, excutive producer of MTRradio.com, and a finalist for the Sports Radio 66 WFAN Fantasy Phenom contest. Cohen and Flippin discuss the latest coming out of both Jets and Giants training camp. Listen on Posterous ! 

Forget that the Bengals won 17-6. Because the most important facts that come out of the Jets preseason opener against the Bengals is that this New York offense has a ways to go. The Jets offensive line that was such a huge problem last season, looked like it was back to its old tricks. On the first play from scimmage, the Bengals burst through the lane, pressured Mark Sanchez and brought him down for the sack. Sanchez was sacked twice, and roughed three times during the game. While the O-line was bad, Sanchez wasn't great either. He dinked and dunked his way to 21 yards and never converted a first down. On three third down plays he threw two incompletions and had another pass caught well short of the marker. In short, Sanchez was pedestrian. As for Tim Tebow, the much ballyhooed addition to the Jets roster, was impressive in his four series as the Jets quarterback. While he didn't blow anyone away with his arm, and threw an interception, he made the plays when they ...

Sure the Yankees have suddenly won two in a row against Detroit, but that didn't stop host Michael Cohen and special guest co-host Dan Feuerstien from looking at the issues that have plauged the Bronx Bombers over the past month in this first hour of Open Mike. Listen to Hour One !  In hour two of the Open Mike Program, Michael Cohen and Dan Feuerstein dig into the Jets Fight Club fiasco, as four seperate fights broke out during Jets camp this week. Has Rex Ryan lost complete control of this team? What will come of the Tebow/Sanchez battle when the pre-season starts? Listen to Hour Two !

Let the mayhem begin for Gang Green. No team finds more ways to become more and more polarizing than the New York Jets. After a disaster of a season in 2011, the Jets followed that up with an off-season that left everyone scratching their heads to the point of baldness. After failing to land Peyton Manning, the Jets quickly, and awkwardly gave Mark Sanchez a five-year contract extension; an extension that was beyond uncalled for for a quarterback who came off the most miserable season of his brief career. Then, the Jets decided to pull a 180 and traded for Tim Tebow, after Manning signed on with Denver. Since that time, it has been absolute bedlam. Media attention galore has swarmed the Jets throughout the off-season and training camp, as everyone watches each and every move Tebow and Sanchez make. There has even been daily updates on how they have played in practice. Some days they have looked good, i.e. Tebow's 60-yard TD pass, and his three touchdowns in the wild cat....

Six months ago the New York Giants hoisted the Lombardi trophy for the second time in five seasons, after beating the Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI. A run that mirrored the Giants 2007 season, which saw them upset those same Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, has turned out to be a huge feather in the cap for Giants coach Tom Coughlin and quarterback Eli Manning. A year ago at this time, Manning came out and said he was an elite quarterback in the class of his brother, Peyton, and Tom Brady. People scuffed, but not anymore. As late as week 16, fans were grumbling for Coughlin's job -- not anymore. Yet, unlike 2008, when the Giants rode the coattails of their Super Bowl title from the previous year to a 12-4 finish and ultimately a collapse in the divisional playoffs against the Eagles; this year's version is focused on the here and now. While most of the attention this summer has been on all of the distractions for the Jets, the Giants have gone about their business thi...

For 11 seasons in the NFL, Curtis Martin was one of the games most unassuming professional athletes. He wasn't as flashy as his peers, Barry Sanders, Emmit Smith, Marshall Faulk and Jerome Bettis; yet he turned out a career built on toughness as he ran his way to fourth on the all-time rushing list with 14,101 yards and 90 touchdowns. While he started his career as a New England Patriot, as one can argue his best days were in New England, Martin will always be remembered as a New York Jet. He came to Gang Green in 1998, as a restricted free agent to be reunited with his old coach Bill Parcells. Together Martin and Parcells spearheaded one of the fastest turnarounds in the NFL, turning a 1-15 team in 1996 to 12-4 with an appearance in the AFC title game in 1998. Martin turned in eight solid seasons in a Jets uniform, rushing for 1,000 yards in each of his seasons in Green. As he grew older, Martin went from being a speed back to a punishing runner who churned out yards and ate...

An already eventful camp for the New York Jets got even more eventful as Tim Tebow finally took snaps in goal-line packages, and ran the so-called "Wild Cat" offense. Usually, a goal-line scrimmage doesn't get much play, but since the media is so Tebow-crazy it makes news. So far both Tebow and Mark Sanchez have been underwhelming in camp, only Tebow has been much worse, making Sanchez the clear front runner for the starting job. However, on Thursday, Ryan said Tebow had his best day at camp. He went 2-for-3 in full team drills, and 5-for-6 in 7-on-7 drills, but found his nitch in the Jets goal-lin /wild cat package. Tebow ran for two scores and threw for another during the drill, looking sharp and even pushing tacklers out of his way for a touchdown. The Jets have said with consistentcy that they plan on using Tebow in goal line packages during the course of the season, which could impede into Mark Sanchez's playing time. Yet, the struggling incumbent was pos...

In hour one of the Open Mike program, host Michael Cohen and guest host Karen VanKat discuss the latest happenings from Jets camp as corner back Antonio Cromartie sounds off that he is the Jets second best wide receiver on the team. Santonio Holmes is at it again, complaining that the media used him as a scapegoat last season. And, did Rex Ryan really compare Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow to Joe Montana and Steve Young?    Oh, and remember the Giants? Yeah, the team that won the Super Bowl? Cohen and VanKat talk about them too. Listen on Posterous !  In hour two of the Open Mike Program, Michael Cohen and Karen VanKat debate whether the New York Yankees did enough before the non-waiver trade deadline. Will Ichiro and Casey McGhee improve an already potent Yankees lineup? Listen on Posterous !