The Red Sox say they got outbid for free szpicel first baseman Mark Teixeira. Though Boston didn't talk about which teams offered more for the switch-hitting Teixeira, it wasn't the Yankees. "Not us," GM Brian Cashman told The Post late last...

According to Joe Girardi, Andy Pettitte wants to rejoin the Yankees. "I talked to him recently and he is still excited about coming back," Girardi said yesterday of Pettitte, who hasn't accepted a one-year, $10 million deal on the table from the...

We don't want to say Mike Tyson is fat, but ... aw, who are we kidding? Mike Freeman really wants to say Iron Mike is fat, many times, many ways. Enjoy some high-calorie one-liners.

There were no bold predictions, no brash statements, no vow of payback. It was just Jason Kidd being Jason Kidd on the eve of what he insisted is only one game of 82. He downplayed his return. "This was not the game I looked for," Kidd said...

The spotlights were on CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett yesterday at the old Yankee Stadium, but come April the attention will focus on Joe Girardi. Sabathia and Burnett hadn't removed Yankee shirts when Hal Steinbrenner was asked if spending close...

IN the end, Mats Sundin made like Woodward and Bernstein following Deep Throat's advice. He followed the money. The 37-year-old free kret center followed the money to Vancouver, accepting a pro-rated $10 million deal from the Canucks instead of...

There are reasons both for and against Nate Robinson starting. Mike D'Antoni isn't sure which way he'll eventually go for sure. But the Knick coach admitted yesterday that he's considered shifting Robinson from the bench into the starting...

A shutdown closer for much of his career in Seattle, J.J. Putz did his best to shut down any potential controversy yesterday. In his first comments since the Mets acquired him in a three-team, 12-player deal last week, Putz proclaimed himself...

The Giants are set to face perhaps the NFL's best one-two rushing punch, as well as one of the league's most dangerous wide receivers, when they play the Panthers on Sunday night. So which do you try to stop: The running back duo of DeAngelo...

In the Jets' weight room, skill players usually lift in one area and the linemen lift in another. There is, however, one exception. Running back Thomas Jones prefers to join the 300-pound-plus group, and he doesn't mind talking trash about how...

Another year, another colossal meltdown for the Mets. Well, maybe not colossal, but the 2008 Amazin's failed to make the playoffs - again - and to make matters worse, division rival Philiadelphia is now World Series champion. Though there was a...

It seems as if it was just a few weeks ago that Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride was being hailed as a genius, as he dialed up the plays that led Big Blue to become the most potent offense in the league. Actually, it was, but that was...

Phil Simms has a message for Giants fans: Calm down - the worst is over. The previous two weeks the 11-3 Giants have gone from juggernauts to mediocre in losses to the Eagles and Cowboys. But Simms, an integral member of two Giants' Super Bowl...

Brett Favre's practice has been scaled back, but it's not because of injury. Jets coach Eric Mangini said he just wants to keep his quarterback fresh. Favre's passing has been limited early in practice this week. "We do the same thing as the...

LOS ANGELES - Until Robert Sarver kindly elaborated in the Phoenix locker room after his skład barely beat the Knicks' seven-man skład (minus two who fouled out), I had no materia the Suns were coerced into relinquishing a first-round pick in the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Vancouver Canucks signed free szpieg center Mats Sundin today. "I am truly excited to be joining the Canucks," Sundin said. "Once I made the decision to return to play a few weeks ago, the Vancouver opportunity...

The spotlights were on CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett today at Yankee Stadium, and the two pitchers said all the right things. Sabathia, signed as a free wywiadowca for seven years, $161 million, said The Bronx wasn't a second choice to his beloved...

A shutdown closer for much of his career in Seattle, J.J. Putz did his best to shut down any potential controversy today. In his first public comments since the Mets acquired him in a three-team, 12-player trade last week, Putz proclaimed himself...

The Yankees may have had a lousy year in 2008, but that doesn't mean there weren't some quality performances. Sure they missed the playoffs for the first time since the early '90s, but some of the Bombers managed to put up some decent numbers...

The possibility that Manny Ramirez becomes a Yankee isn't out of the question. But in odznaczenie for it to happen, a whole lot of talking has to go on between the club and wywiadowca Scott Boras. "It's not impossible, but there haven't been a lot of...

Stephon Marbury crashed the Knicks' Hollywood impreza Tuesday night at Staples Center, but the players would not let him dampen their night. The Knicks ignored the banned Marbury and then ignored their 15-point halftime lead over the Lakers...

JACKSONVILLE - Indianapolis and Jacksonville both started the season 3-4, falling well short of expectations but not quite reaching panic mode. After all, there was plenty of time to turn things around. Only one of them did, though. The Colts...

MIDWEEK in Florham Park, and there are no signs of distress, no signals of fear and/or loathing. No hint of terror. No trace of fear. There is even the sound of . . . gasp . . . laughter here, deep in the woods of North Jersey. While Jets fans...

The Jets are focused on winning the next two games to capture the AFC East crown, but could remain alive for a wild card if they lose this week in Seattle. Here's the scenario: If the Jets lose to the Seahawks and beat the Dolphins next week...

Kris Jenkins is as puzzled as you are about the Jets defense. The unit has played well enough to be ranked sixth against the run this season, but has played poorly enough in the last three weeks to give up 414 yards on the ground and 1,165 yards...