Jets treating Dolphins as championship after being eliminated from playoff race
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Jets treating Dolphins as championship after being eliminated from playoff race

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A few weeks ago, this Week 18 matchup between the Jets and Dolphins looked as if it could have major playoff implications for both teams.  Instead, it is only meaningful for one of them.  Both the Jets (7-9) and Dolphins (8-8) have lost five straight games,…

Tampa TSA finds ’emotional support’ boa constrictor in luggage
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Tampa TSA finds ’emotional support’ boa constrictor in luggage

The Transportation Security Administration says that a traveler attempted to bring an “emotional support pet” boa constrictor snake through security. A spokesperson for the agency tweeted that the incident happened at Tampa International Airport in December when a woman had the snake, named “Bartholomew,” in her carry-on bag. The snake was detected when the…

Jets to be without three starting offensive lineman in final game
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Jets to be without three starting offensive lineman in final game

The Jets’ offensive line is limping to the finish line.  The unit will be without three starters on Sunday against the Dolphins in left tackle Duane Brown (shoulder), right tackle George Fant (knee) and right guard Nate Herbig (calf). Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who started for Herbig last week against the Seahawks,…

Dave Gettleman ‘proud as hell’ to watch Giants he drafted thrive
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Dave Gettleman ‘proud as hell’ to watch Giants he drafted thrive

Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley staying healthy, leading the Giants into the playoffs and playing so well that lucrative new contracts are sure to follow are all achievements considered to be improbable, implausible and perhaps even impossible when this all kicked off several months ago.  The individual who brought Jones…

2022-23 fantasy football year in review: Takeaways and busts
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2022-23 fantasy football year in review: Takeaways and busts

Make no mistake, Najee Harris did not live up to his anticipated fantasy football production this season. And he certainly didn’t deliver first-round value despite his top-eight average draft position.  But at least he played every game, right? And he performed OK, even if it wasn’t RB1 standards? Well, that…

Jen Shah carries (possibly fake) Gucci bag to sentencing hearing
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Jen Shah carries (possibly fake) Gucci bag to sentencing hearing

Jen Shah is looking polished at court. The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star appeared for her sentencing during her fraud trial on Friday, wearing a camel-colored coat with a matching monochromatic leopard-print pussy-bow top. Shah, who was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for wire fraud, also carried…