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No matter whose mistakes cost the Yankees in their sixth loss in nine games, they need to straighten things out: the quickly closing Baltimore Orioles are coming to the Bronx for three games starting Friday.
Brian Baker's comeback is one of the more intriguing stories at the US Open this year. He is playing in his first US Open since 2005, and what joy he showed after beating Jan Hajek in straight sets on Court 11.
"Our fans should be excited," the 32-year-old said. "We have the most potential this year. If we do our jobs and communicate more, we could be the best Jets defense in franchise history."
By then it will still be less than three months since the Olympic race.
Ray Anderson, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, told the clubs in a memo that the replacements will work "as much of the regular season as necessary," adding that training with each crew will continue.
Jets practice was a bit empty on Wednesday, as 19 starters -- including quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow and linebacker Bart Scott -- took part in a leadership training session in Bedminster.
Jets head coach Rex Ryan told reporters on Wednesday that if Sanchez suffers a long-term injury this season, Tim Tebow will take over as starting quarterback.
The first two days of the US Open featured mostly quick, one-sided matches. It was more of the same early on Wednesday.
Tom Coughlin, Bill Belichick and Mike McCarthy can feel secure in their position as head coaches in the NFL. Rex Ryan? Andy Reid? Not so much.
I'll never be critical of Terry Collins, or anyone else who sets a team goal that involves winning baseball games. Isn't that why he's the manager?
Even if neither New York team reaches its goals, their fans can rejoice in the fates of their foes: archrivals Boston and Philadelphia, who are a combined 30 games out of first place.
With all eyes Wednesday morning on New Orleans and Hurricane Isaac, television viewers expected to see pounding rain and wind-battered correspondents. But they probably weren't counting on an impromptu "Tebowing."
Opting for surgery sooner rather than later all but ensures Bautista will have a complete recovery for 2013.
Marcus Thomas, Dwayne Hendricks and Markus Kuhn will be given a good chance to show where or if they belong on the depth chart on Wednesday night.
When it comes to the iconic Madden NFL video game franchise, who hasn't created their own namesake character? Well, if you're a pro football player, you shouldn't have to.
