COHEN'S CORNER SPORTS

Well ladies and gents, the NBA is back in business. Thank God! In what became a horrific and unending stalemate between the the owners and players union, filled with nasty bickering, little progress and fear that the entire 2011-2012 season would be lost, the lockout finally ended late Friday night when the owners and players tentatively agreed to a new CBA at 3 a.m., meaning that training camp will start as soon as December 9, if the majority of the owners (29) and the players (450) agree to vote on the new legislation. If the NBA training camp season begins in two weeks, there is still a chance that the season will open on Christmas Day in a truncated 66 game regular season, highlighted by the Knicks hosting the Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat paying a visit to the Dallas Mavericks in a rematch of the 2011 NBA Finals. After disbanding as a union and filing an antitrust suit against the NBA, the Players Association needs to reform as a union and hold a vote to ratify the deal. The ter...

On this edition of Open Mike, host Michael Cohen holds a special vigil for Jets fans to rant about the struggling franchise on Jets Freakout Friday after the team got Tebow'd by Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Michael welcomes from Triple Coverage co-host Dan Feuerstein, a life-long Jets fan, and John Silva, yes, a Patriots fan and host of Hudson Hockey, to the show to dissect the Jets struggles. Michael also welcomes a very special guest, North Bergen head coach Vin Ascolese, who is in his 39th year of coaching at North Bergen, and 50th year of coaching in Hudson County, NJ. Ascolese owns 359 career wins, seven state titles (6 in North Bergen, 1 in Hoboken) and will call it a career after this season. His Bruins are on an emotional run through the playoffs, highlighted by a thrilling 20-14 win vs. Passaic Tech, where his grandson scored the winning TD. The Bruins are heading to the North 1 Group IV title game on December 2. LISTEN HERE !!!

BRONCOS 17 JETS 13 Admit it, you could see it coming. The New York Jets have toyed with us all season long with inconsistent play from the offensive line, running game, quarterback, and defense. Yet 10 days ago they stood at 5-3 with a legitimate shot at the AFC East crown. In spite of all of their problems, and near losses to the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers, the Jets could have made this 2011 season something very special, especially in an AFC where there are no true dominant teams. Yet, the Jets did what the same ole Jets always do, they find ways to lose. While last Sunday's 37-16 smack down to the New England Patriots wasn't totally unexpected, falling short to a really bad Denver Broncos team was inexcusable. Throughout the contest, the Jets played down to the level of their opponent, exchanging three and outs with a Denver Broncos team that couldn't muster any offense with the inaccurate Tim Tebow under center. Yet, the real story of this night was the ineff...

Maybe it is Rex Ryan who truly doesn't know when to, as he likes to say, "Shut the (BLEEP) up!" The Jets boastful head coach of Super Bowl proclamations and division championship dreams was caught red handed in a scene that might be good enough for a sequel of Hard Knocks. While coming off the field at halftime, and still seething from Mark Sanchez's knuckleheaded time out, a fan leaned over and told Ryan: "Hey Rex, Belichick is better than you!" Ryan, who was not looking in any particular direction as he entered the tunnel yelled back, " Shut the F --- up !" The foul language at the fan could cost Ryan a heavy penny, and the NFL is investigating the matter. Ryan was fined $50,000 for his middle finger display at an MMA event in Miami nearly two years ago. Bud Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans was fined $250,000 for flipping the bird at Buffalo Bills' fans during a game in 2009; so the precedent has been set. Ryan apologized for his nasty to...

PATRIOTS 37 JETS 16 The New York Jets have nothing to left to be proud of. They are dead team walking. Sunday night's display of ineptitude was so disturbing and infuriating it is clear that the Jets need to do the rest of us a favor: shut up and sing! For an entire week the Jets squawked about how this would be the turning point in the division, that it was their time to become the beasts of the AFC East. Woody Johnson lauded about how raucous the Jets crowd would be as they stomped on the Patriots; Dustin Keller even guaranteed victory. Instead the Jets showed to the nation why they have been called and will always be called the Same Ole' Jets, because only the Same Ole' Jets could come up with the kind of stinker on a grand stage like they did last night. The night started with a 25-yard field goal attempt by Nick Folk that he pushed to the left, typical of any clutch kicks by this incompetent kicker who's history is to miss and miss badly before giving way to Mark S...

49ERS 27 GIANTS 20 A year ago on this date the Giants walked into Giants stadium with a 6-2 record in a match-up against the Dallas Cowboys. A victory in that game and the Giants would be in cruise control for the rest of the season. Of course the Giants lost that game in hideous fashion, and the game marked the beginning of the end of their playoff hopes. The Giants better hope that Sunday's hideous 27-20 loss to the 49ers doesn't spell doom once again. While losing to the 49ers is not embarrassing, the Niners are 8-1 for a reason; the Giants had every opportunity to win this game, and they couldn't do it. After a fairly uneventful first half that saw New York trail 9-6, Big Blue knew they had this game. San Francisco running back Frank Gore was out of the game with an injury after rushing for zero yards on six carries. Alex Smith had done nothing through the air, and Big Blue's defense had smothered the Niners ground game. Late in the third quarter, the Giants put to...

On this one-hour special pod cast of Open Mike, host Michael Cohen, put together this special pod-cast to discuss the fall out of the Penn State child abuse scandal that has rocked Penn State, and led to the firing of legendary coach Joe Paterno. Michael then takes a glance at the big local football games for the Jets and Giants. The Jets host the New England Patriots on Sunday night, in a clash that could determine the AFC East. Meanwhile the Giants head west to the Bay Area to take on the rejuvenated San Francisco 49ers, in a renewal of an old rivalry. Michael will return next week with a LIVE broadcast on Friday November 18 from the studios at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting with a full show and guests. LISTEN HERE!