Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Former Minnesota Twins teammates Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat also were chosen along with Bud Fowler by a pair of veterans committees. Oliva and Kaat, both 83 years old, … Continue reading O’Neil, Hodges, Minoso, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler Get Baseball HOF

The New York Giants entered Week 13 shorthanded and hopeful, but left Miami just shorthanded. In one of their ugliest performances in recent years, the Giants were manhandled by the Miami Dolphins despite the scoreboard showing a low-scoring affair. The reason for that? Big Blue’s usually anemic offense was completely non-functional on Sunday. With limited weapons, a replacement quarterback and injuries abound, the Giants’ offense … Continue reading Giants Fall to Dolphins 20-9

Gang Green scored touchdowns on its first three possessions but then did not score again the rest of the day and lost 33-18 to the Eagles at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Eagles’ backup quarterback Gardner Minshew lit up a bad Jets secondary. The Birds needed him to be sharp with their defense inexcusably struggling against a suspect Jets offense early on. The Eagles were able … Continue reading Eagles Top Jets in Gardner Minshew’s First Philly Start, 33 – 18