THE PERSONALITIES Many people, and a cat, played a part in the Mets’ road to a championship. By Jay Schreiber CASEY STENGEL He wore the uniform of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the New York Giants, the Yankees and the Mets. Although he was often depicted as engaging in “Stengelese,” Robert Lipsyte, who covered the early Mets for The Times, said that […]

The season began with a loss to the brand-new Montreal Expos, the Mets’ eighth straight opening-day defeat. And the situation grew only worse. At the end of April, the Mets were 9-11. On May 27, they were 18-23, in fourth place in the National League East. Off in the distance were the first-place Chicago Cubs. But the next day, the […]

Antonio Conte has been named Inter Milan manager, replacing the sacked Luciano Spalletti. The 49-year-old returns to work in Italy after being dismissed by Chelsea at the end of last season. He spent two years at Stamford Bridge, where he won the Premier League and FA Cup, having previously claimed three Serie A titles as boss of Juventus. Under Spalletti, […]

TV schedule: Tennis Channel, 5 a.m. Eastern Scoreboard: Men’s singles | Women’s singles Roger Federer vs. the Next Generation The only two lines from the 1999 French Open men’s singles draw that appeared again for this year’s tournament are: R. Federer (SUI) and C. Ruud (NOR). Roger Federer provides continuity, but the other player is a successor: Casper Ruud, who […]

Steve Kerr got dinner with Gregg Popovich days before the NBA Finals but said that he did not ask about Kawhi Leonard, a former San Antonio Spur. Kerr said he and Popovich talked about their USA Basketball commitment this summer over a glass of wine, and that it would be unlike Popovich to talk poorly about Leonard. Kerr did admit […]

Watching the Henderson sisters — golfer Brooke, ranked No. 6 in the world, and her caddy Brittany — was one of the best experiences of Celeste Dao’s young career. She’s hoping to put those lessons into practice at this year’s U.S. Women’s Open. Dao got to observe the Hendersons at last year’s event and is back in the field this […]

Given the way both Liverpool and Tottenham reached Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final (3 p.m. ET, TNT), they might be forgiven for being grateful to have made it this far. They’re not. Despite a pair of extraordinary comebacks separated by 24 hours and 400 miles three weeks ago, these two English clubs know full well the opportunity to rewrite a […]

MANCHESTER UNITED captain Ashley Young could join former team-mate Wayne Rooney at DC United, according to reports. The Red Devils are ready to axe 14 players from the squad with a huge transformation planned for the summer of 2020. Young, 33, only penned a new one-year extension to his contract in February. But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be tempted to […]

DAVID HILLIER was climbing a ladder to success when he won a top-flight league winners medal with Arsenal in 1990-91, and made one appearance for the England Under-21s. Now over a quarter of a century later the 49-year old is climbing different ladders – as one of our brave firefighters based at Avon Fire & Rescue in Bristol. A boyhood […]

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers kick off their 2019 CFL pre-season schedule on Friday Night when they host the Edmonton Eskimos in a 7:30 p.m. start at IG Field. The game will be broadcast exclusively on 680 CJOB as Bob Irving, Doug Brown, Greg Mackling and Ed Tait get you set, starting with the pre-game show at 5:30 p.m. And as […]