Andrew Battifarano

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👨🏻‍💻 Digital @nypostsports | Formerly @MiLB @SNYTv @NHL @WEEI @NESN @dailyfreepress @boshockeyblog | Boston University alum | Crohn's fighter

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NFL long snapper Jake McQuaide escorted out of Ohio church

3 days ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

Fourteen-year NFL veteran Jake McQuaide found himself in the middle of the fray on Saturday at Our Lady of the Visitation in Green Township, Ohio when he demanded answers from Archdiocese of Cincinnati Chancellor Jason Williams, who was addressing allegations against priest Martin Bachman.
‘Inside the NBA’ officially ends on TNT with F-bombs aplenty in wild sendoff to ESPN

6 days ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

An era of “Inside the NBA” has officially come to a close. The popular basketball show ended its run on TNT after the Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Knicks and Pacers on Saturday. The show, which has aired on TNT since 1989, will be shown on ESPN next season, as Warner Bros. Discovery lost the rights to broadcast NBA games. Turner will still produce the show by licensing it to ESPN.
Dave Portnoy couldn’t contain his joy after Knicks’ season-ending loss: ‘It’s like God hates the Knicks’

6 days ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

Is anyone surprised Dave Portnoy is over the moon over this Knicks loss? The Barstool Sports founder — and Boston sports superfan — immediately took to social media on Saturday night after the Knicks’ disastrous Eastern Conference finals Game 6 defeat that ended their season, posting one of his signature “emergency press conference” videos to X. “Bing Bong the Knicks are Dead,” he wrote in the caption with a crying laughing emoji. Emergency Press Conference – Bing Bong the Knicks are Dead.
Knicks fans attack Tyrese Haliburton doll outside MSG

1 week ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano |Marie O. Pohl

Tyrese Haliburton was largely a non-factor for the Pacers in their Game 5 loss. But that didn’t mean rabid Knicks fans weren’t going to take their overall frustrations out on the Indiana star on Thursday night. Even if that meant destroying a doll representing him — featuring a photo of Haliburton’s head and a Pacers logo — outside the Garden.
People's Juan Soto expectations are all out of whack: David Ortiz

1 week ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Juan Soto’s $765 million contract has given people the wrong impression of the type of player he is, one Hall of Famer says. David Ortiz, speaking on the radio in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, said the expectations around Soto have been too high and don’t line up with the type of player he is.
Stephen A. Smith rails on Knicks stars for sloppy Game 4 play: ‘What the hell is going on!’

1 week ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

The Knicks weren’t exactly playing their best basketball against the Pacers through three quarters on Tuesday night. And Stephen A. Smith was letting them know about it as directly as he could. The ESPN “First Take” panelist took to X during Game 4 and called out the team — which had 14 turnovers through 36 minutes — and he called for both Mikal Briges and Josh Hart to get it together, tagging their handles. “The @nyknicks desperately need @mikal_bridges to step up if they’re going to win this game.
WNBA shares findings of investigation into fan racism claims after Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese dustup

1 week ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

The WNBA did not find any substantial evidence of racist fan behavior toward Sky star Angel Reese after an investigation in the wake of a dustup with the Fever’s Caitlin Clark. After Clark was called for a flagrant foul against Reese — leading to a tense moment between the Fever and Sky — on May 17, allegations that fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana were being racist toward Reese followed. The WNBA released its findings on Tuesday after looking into the situation.
Knicks choke away lead in final minutes as Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton stunningly steal Game 1

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

The Knicks were cooking at home in Game 1. But then things took a turn. Despite going on a 14-0 run early in the fourth quarter, New York choked away the lead and lost 138-135 in overtime on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Juan Soto takes all seven pitches for two strikeouts in curious at-bats vs. Red Sox

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Juan Soto didn’t see a pitch he liked in his first two at-bats on Wednesday night. Hitting third in the order — moving down from his usual No. 2 — against Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, the Mets right fielder took all seven pitches he saw during his first two plate appearances.
Mets prospects Nolan McLean and Carson Benge quit being two-way players to speed up their big league goals

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Andrew Battifarano

Josh Holliday didn’t have to give it too much thought. He would’ve been more shocked if his two former stars were not thriving as professional baseball players. So to see both Nolan McLean and Carson Benge succeed in the minor leagues with the Mets was only the next logical step for the former Oklahoma State standouts. “They’re both studs,” the Cowboys head coach told The Post.