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Brian Cashman made a risky Yankees bet at trade deadline

The magic trick by Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees was never making a righty-hitting catcher or late-game reliever appear.

The four-word approach that has top pick destined to be a Giants’ menace

They smile, or even chuckle, at the mere mention of No. 52. 

The long-instilled trait that has second-year Jets star making good on Aaron Glenn’s hunch

Aaron Glenn knew the moment Armand Membou walked out of his exit interview at the end of last season.

Mauricio Pochettino’s return is a colossal US Soccer win — under one condition

Virtually no one outside U.S. Soccer thought that Mauricio Pochettino would stay as the men’s national team coach after the World Cup, so factor that into the wave of skepticism...

Where Yankees can look to fill remaining holes after Luis Garcia Jr. trade

Here are some other ideas that fill more obvious needs.

Walls closing in on Brian Cashman to add more help after trade market U-turned away from Yankees

Cashman’s reputation built over three decades is that he knows how to get to the finish line of a trade. Even when the walls are closing in. Even when the...

The Aaron Glenn approach that has Jets defense excited to ramp things up

That time comes Monday, the unofficial start to training camp with full pads and full contact leading to a full anticipation about what this revamped defense will really look like.

Giants veteran knows every last aspect of what John Harbaugh brings: ‘Have to be on your toes’

For the best insight into the John Harbaugh Way, you turn to the Giant who knows him best. 

Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal trade shows baseball is broken — and two vicious battles stand in way of fixing it

I must admit: I let my mind go into a spin cycle when I woke up Sunday morning and saw the back page of The Post, and the headline: “RICH...

Dodgers exec ‘worked his magic again’ with Tarik Skubal steal — and now players have no excuses

Andrew Friedman should have worn a ski mask to work Saturday. Because he was about to commit a robbery. The Dodgers president of baseball operations somehow convinced the Tigers to...

WWE SummerSlam’s main events just didn’t go far enough on Night 1

SummerSlam got off to a fine start — though it could have gone much better.

Breaking down Yankees’ options to improve lineup before trade deadline with few quick fixes available

Here’s our own batting order, a list of hitters for the Yankees to chase in the order that makes sense.

Trade talks for two-time Cy Young winner heating up as Tigers field offers with deadline nearing

Teams are starting to exchange offers with the Tigers for the market’s one superstar, two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.

John Harbaugh tells The Post about mantra fueling Giants at training camp — and why he’s already ‘proud’

These Giants are four days into John Harbaugh’s EARN THE RIGHT training camp.

Fantasy football sleepers and busts the new DVQ model loves — and hates

In the first of a six-part draft preview series, Fantasy Insanity does a general overview of the draft.

The top 10 most impactful New York City sports captains

Sunday marks 47 years since we lost Thurman Munson.

This Brewers’ pitcher is a must add for your fantasy baseball team

We’ve talked ad nauseam about the Brewers’ seemingly endless supply of young pitchers ready to arm your fantasy rotations. 

Not even the sky may be safe from spreading sports gambling plague

Will Delta flights avoid flying over states that don’t yet have legal gambling, or, to borrow from an old song, does the air belong to all of us, the best...

More Mets patience needed as World Series drought agonizingly hits 40 years

The spin-the-wheel pathology has to stop. Steve Cohen needs to have been right about waiting for, ultimately hiring and now supporting David Stearns.