Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Quarterback change is simply ‘business’

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Giants’ Christmas day loss to the Eagles on Monday: Hero It was far too easy for Jalen Hurts, who enjoyed a...

Brian Daboll had to make a QB switch

Grading the Giants’ 33-25 loss to the Eagles on Christmas: Offense The change was made at quarterback at halftime because Tommy DeVito (9 of 16, 55 yards) was...

Giants defense the perfect get-right present for Jalen Hurts

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts didn’t discriminate. It didn’t matter which Giants defender he targeted — Hurts carved up each like a Christmas ham during the first half...

Tommy DeVito’s fairytale rise runs into an Eagles roadblock

PHILADELPHIA — There have been better Christmas Days than this for Tommy DeVito, howls and jeers of derision that have rained down on Phil Simms and...

Giants’ Tyrod Taylor-led rally falls short against Eagles

PHILADELPHIA — If something is hurting, the Giants are the balm. If you are down, the Giants will lift you up. If there is a losing skid to...

Second-place Islanders sit firmly in playoff hunt

The Islanders took a circuitous route to the NHL’s Christmas break, but they’ve ended up in about as good a destination as they could have hoped. Sole...

Taylor Swift consoles Brittany Mahomes after Chiefs Christmas loss

The Chiefs had a blank space in the win column on Christmas. After Kansas City got stunned, losing 20-14 at home in a game in which they...

RJ Barrett shakes off struggles to drive key Knicks win

RJ Barrett found his game, and the Knicks picked up arguably their most important win of the season. It’s not a coincidence both happened on the same...

Antonio Pierce gets emotional after Raiders’ Christmas win

Antonio Pierce got choked up as he was discussing the effort of the Raiders following a stunning victory on the road against the defending-champion Chiefs on...

Raiders’ defense keys Christmas victory over sloppy Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Las Vegas got a pair of defensive touchdowns for the second straight week, including a pick-6 of the struggling Patrick Mahomes, and...