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,…

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…

Yankees eye Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds amid ‘unrealistic asks’
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Yankees eye Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds amid ‘unrealistic asks’

The Yankees, still needing an outfielder, are among teams consistently interested in Pirates star Bryan Reynolds, who seeks a trade. One interested team exec summed up the Pirates requests in two words: “unrealistic asks.” Another team’s exec says there’s nothing happening now but they hold hope for spring. It’s not…

Georgetown loses to Villanova, sets Big East losing-streak record
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Georgetown loses to Villanova, sets Big East losing-streak record

WASHINGTON — Caleb Daniels made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, Brandon Slater added 14 points and Villanova beat Georgetown 73-57 on Wednesday night to extend the Hoyas’ regular-season conference losing streak to 25 games. The Georgetown loss broke a tie with DePaul for the longest regular-season losing streak in…