Bridget Hyland

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Former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins returned to school years after his playing career ended to earn his college degree. In May, he got to walk across the stage. The 52-year-old earned his degrees online from Southern New Hampshire University in December and walked in graduation last month. According to Betsy Helfand of theSt. Paul Pioneer Press Hawkins’ mother and grandmother had wanted him to go back to school. “They always wanted to make sure I went back and did it.

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The 2025 MLB trade deadline is more than a month away, but speculation about where the top available players could end up come July 31 is ramping up. In his latest round-up predicting where this year’s prime trade candidates will end up, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com links two players to the Mets. One is Nationals reliever Kyle Finnegan, who is pitching to a 3.12 ERA with eight saves in 26 appearances.

1 week ago | nj.com | Bridget Hyland

The Mets dropped their series opener against the Braves in Atlanta Tuesday night in 10 innings. A couple of late-game blunders contributed to the 5-4 loss for the Mets, including a base running mistake from Juan Soto. In the top of the ninth inning, Soto got caught between first and second base, unable to see if Ronald Acuna Jr. made the catch on a fly ball in right field. Soto ended up getting doubled out as he tried to advance to second. Soto was asked about the play after the game.

1 week ago | nj.com | Bridget Hyland

The Mets opened up their series in Atlanta with a brutal 10-inning loss on Tuesday. The Braves notched the 5-4 win in the 10th inning on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly from third baseman Austin Riley. Luke Williams opened the bottom of the 10th on second as the automatic runner. He scampered to third on a wild pitch from Huascar Brazobán (3-2) when catcher Francisco Alvarez made an ill-advised throw to second with Williams hung up between bases.

1 week ago | silive.com | Bridget Hyland

Former NFL MVP Cam Newton heard that Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo didn’t recognize the name of Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson. Newton called out Skattebo for his lapse in knowledge on his podcast, 4th&1. Want to bet on the NFL futures? See the best NYC Sports Betting sites“They not fans of the game,” the former NFL MVP said,via Sportskeeda. These kids -- they playing video games all day. Have you ever heard of Chad Ochocinco? Have you heard of Terrell Owens?