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EAGLES 19 GIANTS 17 A difficult situation is getting worse for the defending Super Bowl Champions; Big Blue blew a late 17-16 lead, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 19-17 in the waning seconds, dropping their second divisional game of the season, while falling to 2-2 on the season. With the Eagles 3-1, and Cowboys 2-1 going into Monday Night Football, the Giants are now stuck looking up at their two biggest rivals, and staring at an uncertain future. The Giants face a very difficult schedule in the coming weeks, and if New York doesn't get things straightened out, it could be a very disappointing season. Even though the Giants drove down the field for a potential game winning field goal which Lawrence Tynes missed by mere feet, they didn't deserve to win the game. They never had a lead in the contest and watched as the Eagles gashed them for 191 yards on the ground, including 125 yards by LaSean McCoy. They watched as Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson played pitch-an...

49ERS 34 JETS 0 Can you say embarrassing? Disgusting? If you can bring yourself to utter either of those two adjectivals,then you watched one of the worst games in the history of the New York Jets franchise. The effort the Jets put forth Sunday afternoon against the San Francisco 49ers was so inconceivably pathetic, so terrible that it became abundantly clear that the Jets are in for one of the worst seasons in franchise history. The fear of what could go wrong is going hideously wrong. The New York Jets put up a stinker in every sense of the word as the 49ers shut out and otherwise humiliated the Jets 34-0 in front a stadium that was nearly half full with San Francisco 49er fans!! Believe it or not for almost three quarters, the Jets had a shot in this game. They were down a mere 10-0 coming into the second half; the Niners offense had not moved the football well against the Jets defense, and veteran kicker David Akers missed two field goals; yet, this offense was...

In Hour One of the Open Mike Program, host Michael Cohen is joined by two special guests: John Patterson, co-host of “Let There Be Country,” aired on WFDU 89.1 and Adam Clarkson, DJ and sports talk host on WPSC 88.7. The trio talk about the absurdity surrounding the NFL Ref Lockout and what it means to have the real NFL refs back on the field.  They then change course and break down the Jets phantom victory over the Miami Dolphins, with a critical analysis of the Jets struggling offense, and quarterback Mark Sanchez. open mike 09-26 In Hour Two of the Open Mike Program, Michael Cohen, John Patterson and Adam Clarkson talk about the Giants big upcoming battle against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday night, as well as the resurgence of the New York Yankees, as they make their charge into the postseason. Then things get interesting … to say the least … as the fellas are joined by the NFL Picks Announcer Guy!  Open Mike 09-26-pt2

The sweeping and wide negative reaction from the Monday Night Debacle between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, was more than enough to get both the NFL owners, and the referees to come to an agreement on a new contract, ending the lengthy Ref Lockout that had stained the style of play over the first three-weeks of the season. As everyone knows, Week Three will be best remembered for the number of horrific on field calls, pass interference penalties, coaches and players yelling at clueless replacement officials, and of course the phantom touchdown in Seattle. The moment Seattle wide receiver Golden Tate was credited with a touchdown when it was so obvious that it was Green Bay corner M.D. Jennings had come down with the football, the negative feelings felt by so many fans, coaches, and players became even louder, and the desire to have the REAL NFL refs return became more apparent. Early Thursday morning, the League and the NFLRA came to an agreement on a brand new ei...

It was an ugly sight. As Dolphins running back Daniel Thomas burst through the tackles, Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis tried to make a play for his team that had spent the entire afternoon tripping over themselves in South Beach. However, as Revis made his move for Thomas, his foot went left, while the rest of his left leg went right, and the Jets famed corner found himself in a heap on the grass, clutching a shattered knee. Revis tore his ACL, an injury so severe that it will require season-ending surgery. He will have to wait two to three weeks before he has the surgery, and, once it is completed, he will be on the self for the next six to nine months. This means that the Jets will have to rely solely on the combo of Antonio Cromartie, Kyle Wilson and others to get the job done for the rest of the 2012 season. For a Jets team that was already licking its wounds from a rather lackluster effort in their 23-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins, this injury will not help. Rev...

JETS 23 DOLPHINS 20  Okay; so the Jets won the football game. Congratulations, Jets fan; go crazy. Now a reality check: This team is in big, BIG TIME trouble. The victory does not excuse the fact that Gang Green did everything they could do to lose the ball game; fortunately for the Jets, the Dolphins were much worse than they were ... much worse. If it weren't for Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter and quarterback Ryan Tannenhill, it would be Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez wearing the goat horns. He was a total disaster from start to finish. From the opening play when Sanchez's first pass was intended for .... ummm ... nobody, the toss fell incomplete, and it became apparent that Sunday would be a very long afternoon for Gang Green. Three plays later, disaster struck when Sanchez threw a pick that landed in the hands Miami cornerback Richard Marshall. The Dolphins proceeded to drive the ball down the Jets throat with the power of Reggie Bush, who ate up 31 y...

GIANTS 36 PANTHERS 7  No Hakeem Nicks? No Ahmad Bradshaw? No David Dhiel? No problem. Three days after their dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Giants destroyed the Carolina Panthers 36-7 on Thursday night, as back-ups Ramses Barden and Andre Brown led the way for Big Blue. It didn't take long for the Giants to find the end zone in this one, as quarterback Eli Manning picked up right where he left off against Tampa Bay.  Manning hit Victor Cruz for 12 on the first play of the game, then connected with Barden for eight more yards. Two plays later, Brown found a crease and dashed up the middle for 31 yards to move the ball to the Carolina 22. Three plays later, Manning found tight end Martellous Bennett in the end zone for the score. It was the third straight game in which Bennett recorded a touchdown. The Giants offensive onslaught continued, as Manning completed five of six passes on Big Blue's next series, before Lawrence Tynes con...

In hour one of the Open Mike program from September 19, 2012, host Michael Cohen takes a look back at the Giants amazing 41-34 victory over Tampa Bay, and the Jets discouraging 27-10 loss to Pittsburgh, and previews both team’s upcoming match-ups for week 3. Open Mike 9-19 In hour two, Michael gets a special phone call from Triple Coverage’s Mike Sanfilippo to discuss the NHL Lockout and the Yankees playoff run. Both Mike’s give their latest take on whether the Yankees have enough to hold off the Baltimore Orioles and win the Eastern Division once and for all. The duo also looks at the importance of the next few weeks on the New York Giants football schedule.  open mike09-19

STEELERS 27 JETS 10 So much for all of that good feeling. The Jets went right back to their same ole tricks in Pittsburgh, as the Steelers, who were without Pro Bowlers Troy Polamalu and James Harrison, thoroughly dominated Gang Green 27-10 on Sunday. The Jets opened up the game on fire; quarterback Mark Sanchez completed four of his five passes for 80 yards, culminating in a touchdown to Santonio Holmes on a 14-yard slant; then, the Jets offense went on vacation. The Jets offense stank it up. Mark Sanchez, pathetic; the play-calling by Tony Sparano, dreadful; the Jets receivers, hideous. The last time the Jets scored in this game, both tight end Jeff Cumberland and receiver Stephen Hill killed this offense by dropping catchable footballs which forced the Jets to settle for a Nick Folk field goal. Sanchez, who had a much ballyhooed opener against the Bills, was bad. He reverted to some of his old tricks, under-throwing and over-throwing receivers, holding onto the...

GIANTS 41 BUCCANEERS 34 The score after three quarters: 27-16, Tampa Bay. The story: Eli Manning was horrible, throwing three interceptions, one of which was brought back for a touchdown. The Giants three turnovers resulted in 21 Tampa Bay points, and New York, once again this season, struggled to score inside the red zone.  For the entire first half, Manning was awful. Whenever it seemed he was on his way to driving the Giants down the field, he would either throw an interception, or he watched the football pop out of the hands of his tight end and wide receivers. Bigger mistakes came in the second quarter. On a third down, Manning was looking to dump the pass off the Victor Cruz to pick up a first down, but he threw it right into the hands of Brandon McDonald who brought it back forty yards. That set up a Doug Martin touchdown run, giving the Bucs a 17-6 lead. The worst came on an interception to former Raven Eric Wright, who brought it back 60-yards for a touch...

It only took eight years for everything to fall apart ... again. Eight years ago, the NHL imposed a League- wide lockout that cancelled the entire 2004-2005 season. Unlike the NBA and NFL lockouts of the past couple of years, nobody missed the NHL when the entire season was cancelled. A League that has struggled to garner ratings and fans over the years, had the most labor unrest over the last 20 years with three lockouts and a player strike. The latest NHL lockout began in earnest at midnight when the CBA expired, and both the players union and the NHL owners remain far apart on a new deal; revenue sharing is the main sticking point in the deal. The lower revenue teams (Columbus, Minnesota, New Jersey) want to be on an equal footing with the high revenue teams (N.Y. Rangers, Boston, Detroit), hoping that the League can make a 50/50 split of revenue sharing, something similar to MLB where the lower rung teams are making money to stay competitive with the likes of the Yankee...

Both the Giants and Jets came into the 2012 season with drastically different expectations. They both came out of week one with dramatically unexpected results. The Jets lit up the Bills 48-28, while the Giants lost a key NFC East battle to the Cowboys. Michael Cohen recaps the week one action in this first hour of Wednesday night’s show. Open Mike pt1 1 The New York Yankees have fallen back to the pack over the past month, while the Baltimore Orioles have surged to the top of the AL East standings. Who will win this I-95 battle when it is all said and done? Michael Cohen and Bret Leuthner discuss the stretch run of the MLB season. Open Mike pt2

JETS 48 BILLS 28  Who knew that Mark Sanchez and company had it in 'em? The once-maligned quarterback and Jets offense had a coming out party against the Bills in Week 1, blowing out Buffalo 48-28 before a 3/4-filled Met Life Stadium. Sanchez had arguably the best game of his entire professional career. He completed 19 of 27 for 266 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Most importantly, Sanchez completed 70 percent of his passes and had a quarterback rating of 123.4, his best start ever. The Jets and Sanchez came into this game with plenty of doubters, which was understandable. Sanchez led a beleaguered Jets offense throughout the 2011 season; moreover, the Jets hadn't scored a single touchdown in the pre-season this year. There was ample reason for people to question whether Sanchez was the Jets franchise quarterback. While Sanchez will not quiet all of the questions about his abilities after this performance, he gave the Jets a glimpse of what he ...

Huge developments in the Saints Bountygate scandal has blown up just hours before the rest of the NFL opens up week 1 of the 2012 season. A three-man arbitration panel ruled to overturn the suspension of the four players who were suspended by the NFL for their involvement in the "pay to injury" scandal that rocked the league at the end of last season. That means, Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita, and Anthony Hargrove could play this season. Vilma was suspended for the season, Smith and Fujita were suspended eight games, and Hargrove was suspended four games. Keep in mind these players are out of shape. They were not allowed to train with their  respective teams during training camp and pre-season. So these guys have to get back into football shape fast  if they are going to help out their teams this season. It could be a month before any of these guys are ready to play in a game, so they are going to miss games anyway because of this situation. Vilma and ...

ORIOLES 10 YANKEES 6 Attention Yankees fans: The Baltimore Orioles are for real, and they are not going away any time soon. The once pesky Orioles are now starting to become a big headache for the New York Yankees, winning five of their last seven contests against the Bombers, including last night's dramatic come-from-behind victory. The Orioles pounded out six home runs, including two from new Yankees nemisis Mark Reynolds. Reynolds has six home runs against the Yankees this season, and has hit a homer in three straight games, and eight dingers in the O's past seven contests. The guy is on fire, and apparently, loves to torment the Yankees. Baltimore jumped out early when Adam Jones' single drove in J.J. Hardy with the games first run in the bottom of the first. Later that same inning, O's catcher, Matt Wieters cracked a three-run blast to left to give Baltimore a 4-0 lead. Yankees starter David Phelps, who looked so good a few weeks ago was dreadful. He l...

COWBOYS 24 GIANTS 17  Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. Riding the glory of their latest Super Bowl championship, the New York Giants came out flat in their season opener against the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday night. The Giants watched as Tony Romo picked apart a beat up secondary, as he and a virtual unknown named Kevin Olgetree lit it up all night long. The Giants who were without Terrell Thomas (ACL, out for the season) and Prince Amakamura, badly missed them, as Kenny Phillips and Corey Webster had no answer for the Cowboys young receiver who dominated the game. As for Romo, it was one of his best games of his career. He picked apart the Giants for 307 yards, and was nearly perfect, completing 22 of 29 passes with three touchdowns and a pick.  The biggest turning point of the game in the second quarter, when Romo found an open Dez Bryant streaking down the sidelines for 38 yards to spot the ball at the Giants 15. Three plays later, Romo avoided pressure...

In hour one of Open Mike from September 4, Michael Cohen is joined by Mike Sanfilippo, Joe LaMorte, and Sean McKelvey to discuss the opening night game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. The group also previews some of the key match-ups in week one of the 2012 NFL season. Listen via posterous . In hour two of the Open Mike show from September 5, Michael Cohen, Mike Sanfilippo and Sean McKelvey talk about the New York Yankees collapse. Are the Bombers doomed to suffer a Met-like fate? Finally, Mike and Mike go at it in a debate about whether Mark Sanchez is a top quarterback in the NFL. Listen on Poseterous !

Last season the New York Giants stunned the NFL by once again sweeping through the NFC playoffs as a heavy underdog and ultimately beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl. With two Super Bowl titles under their belts over the last four years, the Giants look to make the NFC theirs in 2012. However, with a deep conference, it will be tough for Big Blue to repeat. As the Giants get set for kick-off on Wednesday, let's look at the rest of the NFC. NFC East: N.Y. Giants (11-5): It will be tough for the defending champions to repeat. The Giants have a tough schedule and clash with the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys twice this year. Sure it's tough, but that's when the tough get going, n'est pas? The G-Men have been there and done that: In 2008, they came off the high of a Super Bowl title to capture the league's number one seed; however, I never felt that team could repeat because they were riding the high of 2007 all year. This year's version is focused and ...

The 2012 NFL season is just a couple days away from kick off. After a long and interesting off-season, football is finally back. Let's look at the AFC. AFC East New England (13-3) : While there have been a lot of moving pieces on this Patriots team over the last decade, one thing has been a constant for the Pats: Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Those two alone are the sole reason why this Patriots team will once again remain atop the AFC East. However, their run of consistent Super Bowl success might be coming to an end, if it hasn't already. Last season, the Patriots were exposed all year as a terrible defensive team, and they have drafted heavily on the defensive side of the ball; nonetheless, it remains to be seen if that will make the difference this time around. The Pats will win the division, but if they run into a physical team in the playoffs, they will be eliminated quickly. Buffalo (9-7) : The Bills are one of those over-hyped teams coming into the 2012 season an...