It happened just the way it was supposed to. Too frequently has not. The ball fell from the air into the waiting hands of Sinorice Moss, ushering in yesterday's Giants mini-camp and perhaps finally sparking a dull career. Moss, after three...

The question isn't whether the Knicks would take Arizona power forward Jordan Hill. The question is whether enough teams ahead of the Knicks looking at guards will hasten Hill's fall to No. 8 on June 25. That Hill worked out for the Knicks...

Although Amani Toomer remains a player without a team, he's pleased he's no longer with the Giants. "I don't know if it would have been a good situation for me to go back there, anyway," Toomer said. "The way the season ended, I wasn't being...

Tim Hasselbeck, a former backup quarterback for the Giants, said on ESPN's "NFL Live" yesterday that teams -- including the Jets -- would be wise to refrain from signing his former teammate Plaxico Burress. "When you're looking at Plaxico...

BALTIMORE -- Johan Santana thought he had a good relationship with fired Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson. That explains why Santana was both perturbed and baffled to hear Peterson had come out of nowhere to play the role of doctor in...

THERE is a temptation to fall into the funnel of hałas that follows the Mets around week to week, series to series, city to city. There is always an issue. There is always a side story. Someone is dropping a pop-up. Someone forgets to touch a base...

If there is one trait the Nets admire in players above all else -- aside from flat out greatness, of course -- it is versatility. They love point guards who can play shooting guard, shooting guards who can play small forward, small forwards who...

BALTIMORE -- The Mets are nothing if not resilient. They shook off both Sunday's 15-0 whitewash in The Bronx and a nightmarish week in general here last night, riding three Baltimore errors to a 6-4 interleague win over the hapless Orioles. It...

AND SO the Yankees escaped last night, escaped the indignity of losing a ballgame to the world's worst team, something that we all know must never be allowed to happen. Truth be told, the 5-3 victory in The Bronx over the woebegone Nationals was...

It took a 4-for-4 night by Robinson Cano and a pair of flyball follies by Nationals center fielder Elijah Dukes, but the Yankees were able to avoid becoming the Nationals' 17th win of the season. Down a run in the seventh inning, the Yankees...

BALTIMORE -- Today is the one-year anniversary of Willie Randolph's firing as manager of the Mets. Little did Jerry Manuel know that unceremonious 3:14 a.m. EST dumping would end up leaving Manuel to deal with more injuries than he can remember...

Brian Bruney finally got a chance to make headlines this season with his 95-mph arm instead of his mile-per-minute mouth. Best known only as the guy who ripped Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, he's going to get a shot to earn a name as the...

Derek Jeter had to leave last night's game after the seventh inning thanks to a stiff left ankle that manager Joe Girardi said had been hurting for a couple days. Girardi said Jeter, who wasn't available after the game, perhaps hurt the ankle...

BALTIMORE -- A perturbed Johan Santana fired back today at former Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson for saying Santana's surgically repaired left knee is contributing to the ace left-hander's woes. Santana said his location was the only problem...

Jay Culter is gone and Brandon Marshall wants a ticket out of Denver. Why are the offense's Pro Bowl players unhappy with the once-proud franchise? Could be because of the new head coach, Mike Freeman says.

Brett Favre still isn't sure if he's going to be playing for the Vikings this fall. Favre, a guest on the HBO premiere of "Joe Buck Live" last night, said his decision to come out of retirement again will be made primarily on how his arm feels...

BALTIMORE -- The Mets now say Gary Sheffield will continue to play on his sore right knee after an exam by załoga doctors Sunday at Yankee Stadium showed the 41-year-old slugger didn't need an MRI exam. The sudden about-face came after Sheffield...

NOT only did GM Omar Minaya watch the Mets lose two of three to the Yankees -- including the 15-0 Sunday slaughter and Friday night's ultimate give-away, when Luis Castillo dropped that pop fly -- but he's had to do it from a sick bed. Minaya...

BALTIMORE -- Rick Peterson just can't seem to quit the Mets. The team's former pitching coach caused a stir yesterday by passing along what he described as a "rumor" that Johan Santana's surgically repaired left knee is bothering him again...

Bet the over with borrowed money and both hands. What happens when two walk-happy pitching staffs get together at Yankee Stadium? Arena Baseball. Starting tonight, the Yankees host the Washington Nationals, a/k/a the worst skład in baseball...

His batting average is .230. Since eight of his nine homers have been hit at Yankee Stadium the total has to be viewed with a skeptical eye because everybody homers in The Bronx. Yet, to the Yankees whatever Alex Rodriguez provides is welcomed...

AS it stands, as of this morning, as of right now, when you mention the name "Brian Bruney" there are only a few things that could possibly pop into your head. He has an array of colorful tattoos. He's been hurt a lot. He's transformed himself...

The Jets yesterday agreed to terms with running back Shonn Greene, their third-round draft pick and 65th overall player chosen in the April draft. Greene signed a four-year deal that includes a $905,000 signing bonus. That makes the Jets 3-for-3...

Can it be only one year ago? It was in mid-June of 2008 when the Giants convened for a veteran mini-camp that should have been staged under a circus tent. Post-operative Jeremy Shockey, demons occupying his thoughts at perceived slights from the...

Two forwards who project to be selected in the first round are among six draft hopefuls who will work out for the Nets today. Both 6-foot-8 James Johnson of Wake Forest and 6-9 Earl Clark of Louisville have been linked to the Nets, who have the...