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The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani swings during the 2024 NLCS; Aaron Judge celebrates during the ALCS.

Sꦿorry, Mets fans, Yankees-Dodgers is the blockbuste🐭r World Series we deserve

  • By Ethan Sears
  • 1

The best regular-season teams in either league, with the most history, and the biggest stars, in🐷 🌃the biggest markets.

Ariel Hukporti dunks during a Knicks preseason game; shoots a free throw; Tom Thibodeau

What Ariel Hukp𒐪orti's showing the Knicks —ꩲ and what he's learning about the NBA

  • By Stefan Bondy
  • 1

Ariel Hukporti🐠 got the full experience in a matter of ൩seconds.

Nets guard Killian Hayes, Ben Simmons and Shake Milton (clockwise from top left); inset: Jordi Fernandez

Wℱhat are the Nets' options to back up the🍸ir fragile two-point-guard experiment?

  • By Brian Lewis

The point guard position is going to be a key ൩to the Nets' sea♕son — from the starter(s) to the backups.

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton reacts after connecting on a solo home run against the Kansas City Royals in the eighth inning during Game three of the American League Division Series (ALDS) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Wednesday, October 09, 2024.

The secret to ꦐGiancarlo Stanton's success in October is knowing how to tune out ꦦthe criticism

  • By Greg Joyce

His tenure in pinstripe🔥s has been fa👍r from smooth sailing, but then October rolls around...

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Who has the hottest seats in the NFL?

  • By Ryan Dunleavy
  • October 17, 2024
  • 5:00pm

🧸 Here is the Sports+ hot-seat meter (1 is thಌe coolest, 10 is the hottest) for head coaches, general managers and quarterbacks.

Clockwise from top left: Anthony Duclair celebrates an Islanders goal, Ilya Sorokin makes a save, Max Tsyplakov battles for the puck.

The Islanders h𝓰ave gotten the right answers to their three biggest questio🅺ns 

  • By Ethan Sears
  • October 17, 2024
  • 9:05am

Here is why, despite an underwhelming 🃏1-1-1 record, I would be feeling pretty good if I were Patrick Roy or Lou Lamoriello. ꦐ

Sabrina Ionescu hits a game-winning 3-pointer for the Liberty in Game 3 of the 2024 WNBA Finals; inset: Ionescu celebrates

Sabrina Ionescu hit a game-winner for the ages. Now🤪 the Liberty are on the cusp of 𝄹history

  • By Jared Schwartz
  • October 17, 2024
  • 7:49am

Her logo 3-pointer seemed to hang forever, the clock running down its final seconds, befo🎉re it hit t💯he bottom of the net.

It was a tough night for Black Hawk goalie Denis DeJerdy. Here he looks on sadly after Vic Hadfield (left) converted pass from Rod Gilbert to score Rangers' first goal of the night. Jean Ratelle is on the right, while DeJordy is being consoled... March 04, 1968.

A brief history of an original Rangers 'rebuild'

  • By Larry Brooks
  • October 16, 2024
  • 8:40am
  • 6

The passing of Donnie Marshall last week at age 92 evoked memories of a long-ago and𓆉 perhaps forgotten first version of the Letter.

Mike McCarthy, Brian Daboll, Nick Sirianni, Dan Quinn

Brian Daboll's Giants seat is cool by suddenly tumultuous NFC East standards

  • By Paul Schwartz
  • October 16, 2024
  • 8:20am
  • 2

The Giants coach is in good shape, as far as his relative 🍸security in the NFC East.

Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge round the bases during the Yankees' win over the Guardians on Oct. 15, 2024.

 Aaro🐓n Judge makes the Yankees collapse-proof🐼

  • By Howie Kussoy
  • October 16, 2024
  • 7:50am

The soon-to-be two-time MVP may have changed the trajectory of🔜 h🍌is playoff legacy with one swing.

Juan Soto hits a home run, and Carlos Rodon delivers a pitch during the Yankees' win over the Guardians on Oct. 14, 2024.

Don't downplay how the Yankees have steamrolled through these playoffs

  • By Zach Braziller
  • October 15, 2024
  • 7:50am

In winning four of their first fi꧑ve playoff games, the Yankees are simply doing what a good team does — taking advanta🧸ge of the opportunity in front of them.

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) runs after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game two of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium.

Inside the Hall of Fame case for Francisco Lindor, imꦓproving with every signature Mets mome♓nt

  • By Joel Sherman
  • October 15, 2024
  • 6:30am
  • 3

Is Lindor a Hall of Famer now? He is borderline — buꩲt also far from done.