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Drew Brees’ likely final game was strangely fitting

If this was the final game of Drew Brees’ career — and it sure sounds that way — it wasn’t befitting of a future Hall of Famer. Or maybe, in a strange sort of way, it was exactly the story…

Clint Frazier responds to erroneous Yankees-Reds trade rumor

It wouldn’t be an MLB offseason without Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier being the subject of trade rumors. Such was the case over the weekend, when erroneous reports indicated the Yankees had sent Frazier, along with third baseman Miguel Andujar, to…

Tom Brady still owns the big moments

There was no Lombardi Trophy waiting for Tom Brady to hoist for the seventh time, for Drew Brees to hoist for the second time. Over the past two decades, Brady and Brees never dueled in a Super Bowl, but the…

Knicks’ Obi Toppin showcases glimpse of what he may become

This was more like the Obi Toppin the Knicks thought they were getting. The lottery pick is still working his way back after suffering a strained calf in the season opener, with Sunday marking just his fourth NBA game. But…

Nets may be patient filling out roster after James Harden trade

The Nets enter Monday’s Martin Luther King Day game against Milwaukee with three superstars and three straight wins, but also three open roster spots to fill. General manager Sean Marks is nothing if not patient, so he may not rush…

FBI vetting National Guard troops in DC over insider attack concerns

The FBI is vetting every National Guard member stationed in the nation’s capital for Inauguration Day after concerns of a possible attack from within the ranks. The vetting process, spurned by worries from defense officials, was confirmed by Army Secretary…

Sean Dean, Mets security worker, dead at 52 from COVID-19

COVID-19 has hit the Mets family. Sean Dean, a member of the Mets’ security team from 2002 through 2018, died of the coronavirus on Saturday at age 52, the team’s vice president of alumni public relations Jay Horwitz announced on…

Alexandar Georgiev has been an Islanders nightmare

Igor Shesterkin may have gotten the opening night start in net on principle, but Alexandar Georgiev was always the safer bet against the Islanders. That’s because the Bulgarian netminder has simply given the Islanders fits over his last two seasons.…

If landlords don’t get paid, NYC housing is headed for disaster

The ban on evictions undoubtedly helped many struggling New Yorkers these last nine months. But the state’s failure to account for landlords’ needs risks disaster. After a new survey, the Community Housing Improvement Program, a group of owners and operators…

Gonzaga and Baylor being Final Four locks is just silly

The narrative is silly. It is overplayed. It is overdone. It flies in the face of what makes March so memorable. After COVID-19, undefeated Gonzaga has dominated discussions in college basketball. There has been constant talk that the Bulldogs are…

Save us from the insane ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about … food

Culinary-correct food journalism sounded a new depth of ­ideological lunacy last week.  Eater.com, the well-regarded restaurant site that increasingly indulges sociopolitical malarkey at the expense of the innocent ­enchilada, carried a lengthy essay by reporter Erika Adams under the headline:…