A payroll of $209 million should at the very least guarantee that a team is in the thick of the playoff race until the very end, but barring a miracle run, the Yankees won’t be. While George Steinbrenner is no longer in charge, the failure of the 2008 Yankees demands someone to be held accountable and fans are well within their rights to expect changes. This space has argued in the past that Brian Cashman......

Imagine a world without sports radio. Many would say it would be a better place, but for those who live, breathe and die with their teams there is something cathartic about listening and participating in a discussion of the triumphs and tragedies that befall our favorite teams. It wasn’t so long ago that a world without sports radio existed. It was 21 years ago that 1050AM in New York became WFAN, the nation’s first all-sports......

Photograph of a Jets fan contemplating a Favre jersey at the ets store at the Jets training facility in Hempstead, NY by Ed Betz/AP A record crowd showed up Saturday for Jets’ training camp. NFL.com broke a sales record when 3,200 Brett Favre New York Jets jerseys were sold in a day. The Jets’ website crashed because too many fans wanted to get their own jersey. So, the business side of the Brett Favre......

If Larry Brooks is right, the Rangers will let Jaromir Jagr enter free agency on July 1st and therefore risk losing their captain to another team once their exclusive negotiating rights expire. And, despite the backlash such a move would create, letting Jagr walk is a smart move for a franchise that is clearly at the crossroads. Yes, Jagr has been wonderful in a Rangers’ uniform since the lockout ended. His 54-goal season in 2004-05......

It’s time to end this soap opera. No, not the one currently in an extended run at Shea, but the one flaring up this past week at Giants Stadium. Jeremy Shockey is unhappy and pissed off. He is mad he broke his leg, he is mad the team didn’t let him onto the field at the Super Bowl and he is mad about his uncertain future. Shockey has a legitimate gripe about the Super Bowl,......

Photo of Big Brown and jockey Kent Desmoreaux bringing up the rear in the 140th Belmont Stakes by Tien Mao In the end, Big Brown was nothing more than a tease. Rick Dutrow, Jr., Big Brown’s trainer had guaranteed victory before the race, but his horse was unable to complete delivery. Dutrow’s bluster disappeared in the dust of the Belmont track as his horse went from a 1-4 favorite to dead last in a......

At 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday night, Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain will take a big league mound for the first time as a starter. Whether he succeeds or fails at his new job may very well determine the fate of the Yankees’ season and Brian Cashman’s future with the club. Taking a dominant setup guy out of the back of the bullpen and putting him into the rotation is not a popular decision in some circles,......