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Nolan Ryan Outbids Mark Cuban For Texas Rangers
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Some of Nolan Ryan’s best moments occurred in a Texas Rangers uniform: turning the struggling franchise around after he was brought in as a free agent in 1988, his 5,000th...
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Schmeelk’s Stance: The Power Of Hand
By John Schmeelk » More Columns To delve into this situation I quote the great George Costanza. This was Donnie Walsh on Wednesday morning: “I have no power. Why should she have the upper hand? Once in...
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Hot Topic: February 3
Boomer & Carton braved the icy tundra, also known as the United States, and courageously made it to Dallas on time for Thursday morning’s big Super Bowl show. And what a show it is, chock full of...
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Mark Cuban: ‘I’ll Answer The Phone’ If Mets, Wilpons Call
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) – Memo to the Wilpons: Call Mark Cuban. The Dallas Mavericks’ owner, whose net worth is $2.3 billion according to Forbes, said on Wednesday that he would be “willing” to discuss...
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Pop Star Justin Bieber Booed At NY Knicks Game
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Maybe it was the haircut. Maybe it was because the arena was filled with die-hard sports fans, and not his usual audience of tweens. Whatever it was, pop star Justin Bieber...
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Bloomberg, Seinfeld: We’ll Pass On Owning Mets
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) – Martin Luther King III, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Long Island businessman Martin Silver have all been linked to the Mets in the weeks since Fred and Jeff Wilpon...
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Jeff Wilpon: Majority Sale Of Mets ‘Not On The Table’
NEW YORK (WFAN / WCBS 880 / AP) — Jeff Wilpon, speaking at the Mets’ spring training complex Wednesday, reiterated that while the franchise is indeed exploring a partial sale, the Wilpon family will...
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Though A ‘Cool Idea,’ Mark Cuban Lukewarm On Buying Mets
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) – Sure, many Mets fans want Mark Cuban to open his checkbook toward Flushing. But if the mogul’s appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is any indication, he won’t be calling the Wilpons...
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Really Big D: Mavericks Top Heat For NBA Title
MIAMI (AP) — The season began with LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach. It ended with Dirk Nowitzki taking the NBA championship trophy there for a late-night celebration. Soaked in champagne...
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NBA Lockout: Mediation Resumes After 16-Hour Session
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — NBA owners and players are meeting for a second straight day, shortly after finishing a 16-hour marathon with a federal mediator. The sides resumed talks about 10 a.m. Wednesday,...
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Chris Paul Trade Rejected By NBA; Did Owners Kill Deal?
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Chris Paul wanted a trade to the Knicks. Instead, the Hornets worked out a three-team deal to send Paul to Los Angeles in a deal that also would have sent Lamar Odom to New Orleans...
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Suddenly, Not So ‘Linsane’ To Think Knicks Could Contend For NBA Title
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Linsanity lives! And now the title talk begins. Forget the off night that had NBA fans worldwide wondering if the Jeremy Lin story was too good to be true. It’s still plenty good,...
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Nets’ Prokhorov Jokes He’ll ‘Crush’ Mark Cuban In Kickboxing Match Over Deron...
By Julie Parise, CBSNewYork.com for WFAN.com NEW YORK (WFAN) — Could you beat Mark Cuban in a kickboxing match? Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov seems to think he can. The Russian billionaire and owner of...
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Prokhorov Coy On ‘Top Secret’ Williams Situation, Asks Nets Fans For Patience
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) – Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov isn’t about to let Deron Williams go without a fight. He’s looking at you, Dallas. Prokhorov met with Williams to discuss his future with the NBA team,...
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Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner, COO Lonn Trost Blast Potential Sale Report As...
NEW YORK (WFAN) – In 1973, George Steinbrenner made the investment of his life when he, along with a group of investors, purchased the Yankees from CBS for a reported $8.8 million. Nearly 40 years and...
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Palladino: A Few More Suitors For Yankees
‘From the Pressbox’ By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns The Daily News ran a story Thursday raising the possibility that the Steinbrenner family could entertain offers for their...
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Report: Mavericks ‘Increasingly Worried’ Deron Williams Will Stay With Nets
NEW YORK (WFAN) – Hey, maybe that giant birthday card worked. The Dallas Mavericks, reported to have serious interest in Deron Williams, are “becoming increasingly worried” that the point guard will...
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Keidel: NBA Locals’ Brew A Cold Draft
By Jason Keidel » More Columns We know that the NBA has a fraction of the NFL’s traction, particularly on Draft Night. No matter how hard they try, the NBA can’t stir the media nest that you see from...
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Silverman: Roster Changes Could Be On Way For Team USA
By Steve Silverman » More Columns If you watched the U.S. Olympic basketball team play Australia, you saw a team that was hardly interested in competing throughout the first half and early into the...
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Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Takes Dig At Knicks’‘Little Man’ James Dolan
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Brooklyn Nets did all they could this offseason to try and give the Knicks a run for their money in the Big Apple battleground. With stars on both sides, the rivalry is sure...
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