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The looney New York Jets, who have been dead-set on getting rid of the best player on the entire team, since the off-season started, may have found a taker: the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners, who already traded befuddled back-up quarterback Alex Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs for a second round pick in this year's draft, are making moves to assure they can win the Super Bowl next year, which by the way, is in Revis' soon-to-be old stomping grounds. The fact that the Jets have been this obsessed to trade their best player, and treat this off-season as a total rebuilding project, is an embarrassment and total slap in the face at fans who injected thousands of dollars in PSLs over the past few seasons. One would figure the return of Revis from an ACL injury would be celebrated by the Jets. But don't tell that to owner Woody Johnson, who, as it was reported in January, doesn't feel he can pay Revis what he wants. The corner back has been in a long battle with the...

About two weeks ago Fred Wilpon told reporters that the Mets would be big time spenders from here on out, because the Bernie Madoff mess was "behind them." Well according to an investigative report from the New York Post business section, the Mets are about to lose more money this year, making it even harder for the embattled owners to run the franchise. The Mets are expected to lose close to $10 million this year, inspite of the fact they host the All Star game this summer. The Mets, whose attendance has dropped like a stone the past few years, racking in on average 28,000 fans a game, will see a drop in attendance as well. Fans just aren't buying into a ball club that can't improve itself enough to compete on the field. " The team is expecting to lose more than $10 million this year, after bleeding red the past two seasons, while attendance is projected to fall for a fifth straight year, The Post has learned. The owners can expect to take about $65 ...

The bad news hit the Yankees like led bricks, Sunday, when word came that center fielder Curtis Granderson will miss the next 10 weeks with a fractured forearm, after getting hit by a pitch. Granderson is not expected back on the field until early to mid May at the earliest. This means that the Yankees will be without another big bat in their lineup when the season opens in five weeks. The Yankees lost Raul Ibanez and Russell Martin to free agency, and have watched Alex Rodriguez's career and credibility melt away with another steroid scandal. Without Granderson, the Yankees will be without their leading home run hitter, 43 homers in 2012, and their best defensive outfielder. The question now is what will the Yankees, who didn't spend at all during the winter do now to replace Granderson. The team will likely move left fielder Brett Gardner to center, and rely on either Juan Rivera or Matt Diaz in left field. Diaz has never hit more than 13 homers in a season, when ...

After watching their Bergen County title hopes virtually die in a second quarter where they were outscored 16-2, a valiant second half effort was not enough for the Hackensack Comets to dethrone the two-time defending Bergen County Champions and archrival, Teaneck Highwaymen in the 57th Oscar F. Thompson Memorial Bergen County Jamboree.  Teaneck’s 70-55 victory over Hackensack at a packed Bill Bradley Center at the palatial campus of Ramapo College in Mahwah, was the school’s third consecutive Bergen County title, setting a county record with 11 . T o read the rest of this article click on t his link to N YNJSports.com !  

In this first hour of the Open Mike program from February 20, 2013 host Michael Cohen welcomes in Karen Vankat of Yankees 101 to discuss the headlines surrounding the Bronx Bombers heading into Spring Training.  In hour two of the Open Mike Program from February 20, 2013, host Michael Cohen welcomes in Doug Rush, feature columnist on the Yankees and Giants on Bleacher Report.com. Michael and Doug break down Spring Training for the Yankees, Mets, and everything MLB. Listen to Hour 1 Listen to Hour 2  

The Yankees and Robinson Cano are getting ready to do battle over the second baseman's long anticipated contract extension, and if the Bombers get their way a deal will be done soon. However, it will not be easy, especially with super-agent Scott Boras representing Cano. Boras, as most baseball fans know, is notorious for getting the most lucrative contracts for his clients - even if they don't deserve it. Cano has steadily become one of the most lethal hitters in both the Yankees' lineup and in the majors, with his long-swooping, powerful left-handed stroke. Not only that; he has gotten better as a fielder at second base. He has hit 115 of his 177 career homers over the last four seasons, and has driven in 406 runs in that time span. Cano has 715 career RBI. He is also a career .308 hitter. Players like Cano, who play second base, are very hard to come by. In fact, he leads all major league second baseman in every statistical offensive category, with Aaron Hill (26 h...

In the up and down career of Yankees starting pitcher Phil Hughes, he could ill afford a set back, in what will be the walk year of his contract before free agency. Well, the right-hander is now out for two weeks thanks to a bulging disk in the middle of his back. Hughes injured his back while covering first base during a fielding drill on Monday, and has been taking medication and resting ever since. Yankees GM Brian Cashman doesn't think the injury is too serious: "'Hopefully it's nothing major," Cashman said. "The doctor clearly isn't aggressively treating it, and that's a good sign, but there's no guarantees until we get through the two-week process and we see where he's at. "I'm not going to BS you and say we're not [concerned]. We won't be out of the woods until we see all that stuff. It's a question mark until we can all forget about that it ever happened,'" (ESPN). Staying healthy is in the ...

NETS 119 NUGGETS 108 Even without the services of point guard Deron Williams, the Brooklyn Nets went into the All Star break on fire after an offensive explosion against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night produced a season high 119 points. Three Nets found themselves scoring 20+ points in the Brooklyn romp. The Nets turned this game around with a 39 point second quarter thanks to clutch shooting form Kris Humphries and center Brook Lopez as Brooklyn jumped out to a 62-57 halftime lead. Humphries opened up the scoring in the second quarter with a pair of free throws and a layup as Brooklyn built a 37-35 lead. Then, Lopez and Joe Johnson took over. Johnson nailed two long distance three-point shots, while Lopez logged 10-points with three buckets and four free-throws. Lopez and Johnson had monster games. Lopez posted 23 points and eight boards, while Johnson was on fire from the field. Johnson shot 10-of-19 from the field and 5-of-9 from three point land, for a total of 26 ...

In the first hour of the Open Mike program from February 13, host Michael Cohen breaks down the fallout from the Mets failure to ink Michael Bourn to a contract. The Mets didn’t make many moves to improve the team for this year, and Michael debates it with Sean Bretherick of Triple Coverage. In the second hour of the Open Mike program, host Michael Cohen continues to break down the New York Mets situation as they try to move forward with their 2013 campaign. Michael then breaks down the state of the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets as they head toward the All Star Break. Listen to Hour One Listen to Hour Two

Michael Bourn will not reign supreme in New York. The speedy outfielder will take his talents to the Cleveland Indians, after he signed a four-year deal with the club late Monday night. Bourn, 30, was involved in a long give-and-take negotiation with the New York Mets who spent more time worrying about losing their 11th pick in the MLB draft if they had signed Bourn. According to MLB rules, a team that signs a free agent and has to pay compensation, shall lose a draft pick. Losing the draft pick was a poor excuse by Sandy Alderson, who failed to get anything done for this Mets franchise this off-season that could make this years team at least competitive. Now, New York will be stuck with an outfield of Lucas Duda, Mike Baxter and Kirk Nieuwenhuis in 2013. Not exactly an outfield that is going to inspire many Mets fans this season. The only move this front office made this off-season with any substance, was to trade the team's best pitcher, R.A. Dickey, to Toronto for catchin...

CLIPPERS 102 KNICKS 88 Ever since this 2012-2013 New York Knicks team was getting healthy with the return of Amare Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert, the overall play of this team has gotten worse. Sure the Knicks are in first place in the Atlantic Division, holding off a Nets team, that at times, can't get out of their own way; but, the Knicks have become more of a one man show led by Carmelo Anthony that can't play any defense. A formula that will not work come playoff time. On Sunday, the Knicks couldn't capitalize off a spirited third quarter, watching Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and even former Knick Jamal Crawford, run all over them in LA's 102-88 win at the Garden. The Knicks, 32-17 are 14-12 in their last 26 games, and it is becoming clear with each passing game, that this team has to find more offense from the other players on this club; and for once they have to play solid defense. The Knicks were once again led by Carmelo Anthony, who posted 42-points, his...

A month ago former Mets catcher Mike Piazza came up short on entering the Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility. Perhaps one of the reasons Piazza didn't make it was because of consistent speculation that the former catcher used steroids. Well, Piazza is now coming out with a  tell-all book that details his career, his rift and hatred for Roger Clemens as well as those steroid rumors. While Piazza says he never used PEDs or anabolic steroids, he admits that he did take an over the counter muscle building drug called androstenedione, which contains creatine and amino acids. Andro is the same drug found in the locker of Mark McGwire in 1998, and Piazza says he eliminated it from his workout regime soon after that. Andro is banned by the FDA. " Piazza admits that every team had a treasure chest of drugs. “I used Vioxx because it was an intense anti-inflammatory and it made me feel good,” he writes in the book. “When I caught for 22 straight days and could hardl...

In this edition of the Open Mike Program, host Michael Cohen talks everything Super Bowl XLVII. He and guest Mike Sanfillipo break down the game; the legacy of the Ravens; the futures of Colin Keapernick and Joe Flacco, and whether the Ravens and Niners have a shot at Super Bowl XLVIII. The duo even have a lively debate about the location of Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be in New Jersey next February. Michael also breaks down the quality of Super Bowl commercials in his "Points of Contention."  Listen to Hour One Listen to Hour Two

Once Ted Ginn Jr. was tackled at midfield ending a heart-pounding Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, New Jersey officially went on the clock. No not for a number one draft pick, but for Super Bowl XLVIII, which will take place at MetLife Stadium next February. For better or for worse, the very idea of hosting a Super Bowl in the freezing Northeast has drawn plenty of critics and backers since the decision was made two years ago to give the home of the Giants and Jets the big game. Yet if one sat and watched not just Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, but all of the festitivies that surround the Super Bowl on gameday it is fair to wonder how New Jersey can pull this off when temperatures are usually no higher than 32 degrees at this time of the year. New Jersey has also gone through a huge cold snap the past month with temperature barely clearing double-digits. Nobody will complain about Media Day or Radio Row next year because those events could be held a...

RAVENS 34 49ERS 31 Super Bowl XLVII will forever be remembered as a Super Bowl so good, the power couldn't stay on in the Superdome. A game that was about the battle between brother coaches Jim and John Harbaugh, turned into a chess match between two good young quarterbacks.  Shortly after Jacoby Jones returned a kick-off 108 yards for a touchdown to give the Ravens a 28-6 lead, it appeared that Baltimore was on their way the first Super Bowl route since Super Bowl XXXVII. Instead, a power outage that blacked out half stadium after a surge blew outside the building, seemed to turn the momentum in favor of the Niners. Even the Ravens would admit later, that the outage seemed to give renewed life to San Francisco 49ers, who erased the 22 point deficit down to just two points, 31-29, late in the fourth quarter, setting up the stage for a dramatic finish to the Harbaugh-Bowl. But before we get to that, let's set up the table of this fantastic Super Bowl. The Ravens t...

Former Giants and Jets head coach Bill Parcells will have his day in Canton, Ohio next summer. The coach, also known as the Tuna, was one of seven candidates to make it to the Hall of Fame. Notable players joining him will be former Vikings wide receiver Chris Carter, Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp, and offensive linemen Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen. Parcells turned around a fledgling Giants franchise when he took the job before the 1983 season. After a 3-12-1 start to his career, Parcells won 82 games over the next seven years with Big Blue, winning Super Bowl's XXI and XXV. The 1986 Giants, who beat the Broncos in the Super Bowl, were on of the best teams in NFL history -- sparked by the great play of linebacker Lawrence Taylor, and the consistency of quarterback Phil Simms. In 1990 after Simms was lost for the season, Parcells leaned on the right arm of Jeff Hostetler to take the Giants back to the big game. The Giants upset the heavily favored Buffalo Bills...