Andy Clayton

New York

Deputy Content Director at New York Daily News

I'm a Daily Newser (Deputy Director of Content, Sports). Proud U of Denver alum. Born in Germany, raised in Colorado and now call New York's Hudson Valley home.

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Articles

Rangers fire coach Peter Laviolette after missing the playoffs

3 weeks ago | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

By STEPHEN WHYNOPeter Laviolette was fired as coach of the New York Rangers on Saturday, ending his tenure after two seasons, the second of which was a massive underachievement of missing the playoffs. General manager Chris Drury made the move less than 48 hours after the finale of a lost season that followed a trip to the Eastern Conference final last year and set the stage for Stanley Cup-contending aspirations.
Aaron Boone, Yankees reach deal on two-year extension

2 months ago | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

TAMPA — Aaron Boone is no longer on an expiring deal. The Yankees announced a two-year extension for the manager on Thursday morning. The deal will keep Boone, 51, in pinstripes through the 2027 season. The announcement was fully expected, as Yankees general manager Brian Cashman recently said a deal could get done before spring training ends. Team owner Hal Steinbrenner also said to expect such discussions during an interview with the YES Network in late January.
Vikings rookie QB J.J. McCarthy to miss season following right knee surgery to repair torn meniscus

Aug 14, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

By TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio — Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy will miss the season after undergoing surgery on his right knee. McCarthy had an operation on Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus suffered at some point during his preseason debut last weekend against Las Vegas. The former Michigan standout had a solid training camp and had been expected to back up starter Sam Darnold.
Dwight Gooden on what it means to have his No. 16 retired

Mar 10, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

BY DWIGHT GOODEN (as told to Jay Horwitz)The date was Oct. 28, 1986. It should have been the happiest day of my life but it turned out to be one of the worst and it still haunts me today. The day before we won the World Series in dramatic style against the Red Sox. While my teammates were being honored by over two million people in a parade down Broadway (The Canyon of Heroes), I was doing drugs in my dealer’s house. That’s the moment I can never recapture.
Bad-angle goal by Jesperi Kotkaniemi gives Hurricanes a 4-2 win over the Devils

Mar 9, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

By TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. — Jesperi Kotkaniemi broke a tie with a bad-angle shot early in the third period and Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Martin Necas also scored, and Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen added empty-net goals as the Hurricanes swept the three-game season series with New Jersey and improved to 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.
Bill Madden: Zack Wheeler’s Phillies contract illustrates the new cost of frontline starters

Mar 9, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

CLEARWATER — The shockwaves being felt ‘round spring training last week were the result of the Phillies upping the ante on the already exorbitant cost of frontline starting pitching by extending Zack Wheeler a year before he was to reach free agency with a three-year, $126 million contract that will take him to age 37.
Mike Lupica: Playoff basketball comes early for Jalen Brunson, Knicks

Mar 9, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

It looked like January again on Friday night, inside the Garden and for the Knicks, even without Julius Randle and especially without OG Anunoby, who came to town from Toronto and helped make the Knicks look like a real contender again, and that means a contender for something plenty more than the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. This was a game against the Magic that looked and felt like the first game of the playoffs, a bare-knuckle defensive game out of the past.
Bob Raissman: Plenty of room for both Jason Kelce and Bill Belichick on NFL TV next season

Mar 9, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

Jason Kelce’s retirement tears had yet to dry Monday after his farewell speech but speculation was already percolating about a broadcasting future for the big man. By then, it had dawned on those interested in such weighty matters that the entertaining brother of Travis (Swift) Kelce would be entering the NFL’s TV marketplace at the same time as the enigmatic Bill Belichick, who only added to his mystique when no NFL owner would hire The Genius during their 2024 coaching searches.
Mike Lupica: Saquon Barkley should run away from the Giants and find a star QB to team with

Mar 6, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

Saquon Barkley was the first Dave Gettleman All-Star, selected with the second overall pick of the 2018 draft by the then-general manager of the Giants. Daniel Jones became the next Gettleman All-Star, taken with the No. 6 pick of the 2019 draft. Jones eventually got paid by the Giants, did he ever, he’s going to make $40 million next season. Barkley, a star running back in a quarterback world, never got paid what he thinks he’s worth.
Bill Madden: Scott Boras struggling to find that One Dumb Owner this spring

Mar 2, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Andy Clayton

Seems like we’re going down this road every year now. Spring training arrives, Scott Boras still has one or two high profile unsigned free agents and for them and their families it’s getting late early.