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The inevitable is now a reality. The New York Yankees will play their one-game wild card playoff game Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins. The match-up, which has been an inevitability for several weeks became official Saturday after the Red Sox finally clinched the AL East with a win over Houston. The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 2-1, Saturday, but, with one game left to go, Boston held a two-game lead. It's not like any Yankee fans are losing sleep over this. The team wasn't expected to win the division this year, and had found themselves three, and sometimes, four games out of first place since mid-July. The question now is, can the Yankees slip by the Twins? During the season, New York was 4-2 against Minnesota, including sweeping them at the Stadium in September. But as we all know these wild card games are just that, wild and unpredictable. Whatever the Yankees did against Minnesota in the regular season can be tossed out the window Tuesday. Nobody should sleep ...

On this episode of the Open Mike Program, I welcome Dan Feuerstein as we talk about the fallout from a controversial week for the NFL and the Nation. We give our takes on the NFL Anthem Protest. We then get back on course and preview Week 4 of the NFL season.

Since Sunday's controversial national anthem protests, I have taken a step back to observe the noise, madness and debate regarding the Trump vs. NFL storyline that has gripped the country. As a result I have come to a simple conclusion: nobody is winning this debate. Instead we are left with a country, no matter where you stand on the issue that is in taters with plenty of blame to go around. Yes,  President Trump's remarks were extremely off-putting, random, and divisive. In all honesty he should not have used the term  "SOB's," to describe the players, and, his call to owners to fire players for taking a knee took the argument too far.  In addition, his criticism for the lack of hard hitting in games came in poor taste. With CTE a huge issue for the league's current and former players, these were comments he should have avoided. But this is who President Trump is.  He has been known for providing fiery, provocative commentary, and with the NFL cracking...

The city of Philadelphia has a new hero, and his name is Jake Elliot. The rookie kicker was the Sunday's final and brightest star in a classic back-and-forth contest between the Giants and Eagles, because he made what is typically an impossible kick to win the game with no time left. From 61-yards out, Elliot nailed the game winner on a hot and humid day in the City of Brotherly Love, and at the same time all but ending the New York Giants season ... in week 3. While the Giants did come back from a 14-0 deficit there was plenty of blame to go around for the disastrous 27-24. Odell Beckham Jr: Beckham had a strange day on Sunday. He had a breakout effort statistically speaking with nine catches for 79yards and two touchdowns, but he also had a number of key drops early that killed a couple of drives for the Giants in the first half. In addition, his behavior is once again a major issue for Big Blue. After scoring his first touchdown, Beckham decided to imitate the urinati...

JETS 20 - DOLPHINS 6  So much for the "Suck for Sam" campaign (at least for this week). The Jets won their first game of the year with a virtuoso performance Sunday against the hated Dolphins. The much maligned Jets defense, which has taken a brunt of criticism through the first two games of the season, was spot on Sunday. The Jets defense completely shutdown the Dolphins offense, holding running back Jay Ajayi to 16 yards on 11 carries.  Quarterback Jay Cutler was in typical Cutler-esq form, throwing widely all over the ball park, as he struggled to find open receivers. The Jets secondary deserves a lot of credit for the way the played Cutler on Sunday. Terrance Brooks had three passed knocked down and two interceptions, while rookie Jamal Adams had a pass deflection, and even sacked Cutler on a huge third down play in the first half. At one point the Jets held Miami to 47 yards of total offense through three quarters, and they were well on their way to a shutout wer...

LIONS 24 - GIANTS 10  The season is seemingly on the brink for the New York Giants. Monday's 24-10 loss to the Detroit Lions was an symbol of everything that is wrong with this football team. From terrible line play, to an inconsistent quarterback, to a wide receiver corps that was M.I.A. and a defense that looked overmatched against Matthew Stafferd, to say Monday night was a disaster is being kind. Monday night was an abysmal failure. For a team that has Super Bowl dreams almost certainly puts that talk on the back burner, as all the focus now must go to Philadelphia, where the Giants must go and win a game just to avoid an 0-3 start. Starting 0-2 is never good. Only 10 - 12 percent of teams that start 0-2 end up in the playoffs. Only the 2007 Giants started 0-2 and won the Super Bowl. Ironically, alumni from that Super Bowl winning team were in attendance Monday. Unfortunately that team didn't lose the first two games of their season as badly as this team has. ...

Well, week 2 of the NFL season is now upon us. In case you are wondering, teams that start 0-2 have a 10 - 12 percent chance of getting to the playoffs. In other words this is a huge week for a number of teams including the New York Giants. Will they win? Check out the picks in the video below! Last Weeks Picks: 4 - 2 .667.

COWBOYS 19 - GIANTS 3  Odell Beckham's ankle problem turned into a nagging problem for the Giants Sunday in their 19-3 loss to the Cowboys in Big D. The Giants were lifeless. There was no zest, no power, seemingly no motivation on the field Sunday, and that is as much of an indictment of the players on the field as it is the head coach. No one player should make or break a football team, especially at wide receiver; but Sunday's loss made it abundantly clear that the Giants can't function without their flamboyant superstar. For the entire first half the Giants did nothing, and I mean literally nothing offensively. In five offensive possessions in the first half, the Giants punted four times. Their longest drive of the half was only 23 yards, with the biggest play being a busted screen from Eli Manning to Sterling Shepherd for a gain of 12 yards and first down. By the way, the Giants didn't get a first down until midway through the second quarter. The only time t...

BILLS 21 - JETS 12  To say it wasn't pretty would be considered an understatement. While expectations are indeed at an all time low for the New York Jets, their 21-12 loss to the Buffalo Bills did little to endear any confidence that this team can best those expectations. In fact, Sunday's loss confirmed a disturbing truth, the Jets are deficient just about everywhere on the field. From the defensive front, to the offensive line, running game, quarterback, and even the head coach, the Jets have a big problem. Call it a rebuild, but this team needs a lot more work than potentially just drafting Sam Darnold next spring. Let's break it down: LeSean McCoy and Mike Tolbert Killed the Jets: The Bills running back tandem of LeSean McCoy and Mike Tolbert were an unstoppable force on Sunday. McCoy gashed the Jets for 110 yards on 22 carries, and had another 49 yards receiving. He had four plays that went for 20-yards or more, including a 27-yard run that helped set up the Bi...

Ah! The football season has finally arrived. Maybe someone should tell that to the Patriots after last night's 42-27 debacle ? With the season underway this weekend, it is time to get back into the prognosticating business. Let's take a look at some of this week's key games! Jets @ Bills (-8.5) - A battle between two of the NFL's worst teams, and two teams that are clearly rebuilding. The Jets have no idea who their quarterback will be, even though they have settled on journeyman Josh "2-20 as a starter" McCown. The Bills are stuck with Tyrod "interception" Taylor, who was battling his own injuries of late. It says a lot when the Bills probably would be better off with back-up quarterback Nate Peterman who lit it up in training camp. In fact it says a lot more that the Jets would be better off with Bryce Petty, who is the third quarterback on their depth chart. The battle between Bills running back LeSean McCoy and the Jets front seven will be the ...

CHIEFS 42 - PATRITOS 27 The Patriots were exposed big time on Opening Night. A team many expect to run right through the AFC on their way to a sixth Super Bowl title was blasted in the second half by a game Kansas City Chiefs squad, led by a smoking Alex Smith. The blowout that wasn't: Leading 7-0, it looked like New England was on their way to an early blowout after Kareem Hunt fumbled the football at Kanas City's own 32 yard line. A few plays later Tom Brady connected with Rob Gronkowski for a touchdown. However the TD was called back after review showed the ball actually hit the ground first. New England would not score on the drive, as KC turned the Patriots over on a crucial fourth and one at the 10 yard line. Tom Brady Looked Off : Brady was not good on Thursday night. He didn't have much zip on the ball, with a lot of his deep passes floating over the heads of his intended targets. While he did have some great throws, like the 54-yard bomb to Brandin Cooks, he ...

It is curtains for WFAN shock jock radio host Craig Carton. As everyone knows, Carton was arrested Wednesday morning for ripping off millions of dollars on investors on a ponzi-scheme involving phony concert tickets that could put him behind bars for 45 years. Carton and his business partner Joseph Meli reportedly ripped off $3.6 million from two investors, while Carton misappropriated $2 million to cover debts he owed to a Casino and "third parties." The wild news landed Wednesday morning amid a Twitter firestorm, with just about everyone blasting the Boomer and Carton host, while claiming victory for Carton's long time rival, Mike Francesa. On his radio show Wednesday, Francesa would not address the situation. What's more Carton's partner, Boomer Esiason opened Wednesday's show saying he got a text message from Carton that he was sick and couldn't come into the studio. Esiason spent the morning lamenting his own busy schedule before he was ...

The Giants are expected to be a Super Bowl contender in 2017. They have the pieces defensively to be one of the best units in the league this year. They have the veteran quarterback who has been there and done that. They also have a plethora of wide receiver talent, comparable to some of the best in the league. So what could be wrong? Well I preview the '17 G-Men with Karen Vankat. Take a listen! In addition, take a listen to my Dallas Cowboys preview with Inside the Star writer Sean Martin.

The Jets are supposed to be horrible this year, but for at least one day this month, the Jets look like winners on paper after swinging a deal with the Seattle Seahawks that will get them wide receiver Jermaine Kearse and draft picks in exchange for troubled defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson. According to Ian Rappaport on NFL.com: Ian Rapoport ‏ Verified account   @ RapSheet 9m 9 minutes ago Deal being discussed since mid-August involved Sheldon Richardson going to # Seahawks in exchange for Jermaine Kearse & a 2nd or 3rd rd pick 27 replies 274 retweets 332 likes It was later reported that the Jets would instead get a 7th round pick from Seattle instead of a 3rd rounder, but still.  This is a huge move for both franchises. For Seattle they get a solid defensive player, b...