Patriots starting quarterback goes down, maybe for the season. Unknown backup steps in. At least when Tom Brady took over seven years ago, he had started in college. That's more than can be said about Matt Cassel, who seems up to the challenge anyway, Mike Freeman says.

The games now are about as meaningful as the warranty for a Veg-O-Matic purchased in 1982, but that doesn't mean the Nets' last two games lack purpose or value. Take Saturday, for example. The Nets started three rookies -- Brook Lopez, Ryan...

THE Yankees got away with one yesterday. You know, like being in college, not finishing your term paper, and walking into class only to find the teacher absent. They walked off with a 4-3 victory over the A's in 12 innings at a sweltering Yankee...

A historic chwila for the Mets was overshadowed by a worrisome pop in Pedro Martinez's surgically repaired right shoulder yesterday. That popping sound caused Martinez to be lifted after just four innings of an eventual 3-0, one-hit shutout of...

ALBANY -- If you blinked, you missed the first live goal-line drills of camp. There were only two plays run yesterday afternoon, and both were dominated by the defense. GIANTS BLOG AT CAMP "Give 'em a little taste," Tom Coughlin said. The first...