By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com What are two of the most hated words in hockey? How about, “Salary Cap.” The NHL’s current Salary Cap is firmly set at $81.5M and […]
Blittner’s Blue Line: Attempting to Fix The Salary Cap
Wreck of the day, car vs motocycle ,Commack ,NY
by Neil Miller ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com At appox 3:45 today, an accident happened between a car and a motorcycle on Commack and Rensselaer Dr., in Commack ,NY. The rider of the […]
Baseball, Mets lose to the Reds 6-2
The Mets pitching and bats dissapointed tonights big crowd at Citifield, by Neil Miller ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com Carlos Carrasco made his long delayed debut for the Mets tonight. And for a […]
Breaking News!Wreck of the Day, July 29,2021
Today’s Wreck of the Day by Neil Miller The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com Here’s today’s wreck that took place appox 600pm tonight on the Meadowbrook Parkway, Northbound ,just north of Jerusalem Ave. The […]
Karpin’s Korner: A Win and a Player
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com It was a good night all around for the Yankees. Despite another tightrope act from their closer, the Yankees didn’t flop at the Trop and they may […]
Hockey, NHL Free Agency Day One
All Quiet in NY as NHL Free Agent Frenzy Gets Underway By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com “Z…Z…Z…z…z…z…z…z…z…z…z…z…z.” If you’re a NY Hockey fan, that’s the sound you heard during the […]
Jets Need Zach Wilson In Camp To Stir Positive Vibes With Robert Saleh
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com Energy, excitement, passion, high ceiling. These days, those are four of the more prominent buzz words around the Jets’ camp. New head coach Robert Saleh […]
Blittner’s Blue Line: Should They or Shouldn’t They?
By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com Welcome to another edition of Blittner’s Blue Line; if you’ve made it this far, I thank you. And if you’ve made it through the non-stop […]
Baseball. Mets beat the Blue Jays,July 25,2021
Two teams going in the exact opposite direction,by Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com As we head into the last week of July. we have two New York baseball teams heading in […]
The Magic of Baseball
Returning to Citi Field Was a Field of Dreams ROBBINS NEST,The New Yoek Extra/TheNYExtra.com By Lenn Robbins We all have these wonderfully poignant post-pandemic stories, even as the Delta variant threatens to […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yankee Doodle Dandies
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com One of the worst months in the history of the Yankees can’t end soon enough. The Bombers (or is it Bummers) suffered their fifth devastating defeat in […]
Hockey, NHL Draft Day Two
Islanders & Rangers Combine for 13 Picks in Day Two of NHL Draft By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com I know the draft is about celebrating the hard work and dedication […]
Beautiful Long Island, The Planting Fields
by Neil Miller ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com Planting Fields Arboretum , in Brookville, NY is one of Long Island’s must see natural beauty spots. Located slightly north Rt 25A in Brookville, it […]
Long Island Music, Andy and Taz tear up The Warehouse ,July 22,2021
The Friends of The Brothers played to a sell out at The Warehouse, Amityville, NY by Neil Miller ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com .All photos and video by Neil Miller , copyright 2021 […]
Karpin’s Korner: Cole Slay
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com It was like a role reversal from past chapters of this storied rivalry. When Pedro Martinez was at his best in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, […]
Baseball, The Mets beat the Blue Jays
Megill has a strong game and Alonso homers twice, Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com Tylor Megill has been a great story this year. The Mets suffering with starting pitching trips to […]
Hockey, NHL Draft
Night one craziness, by Matt Blitner,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com There’s nothing like the influx of new blood. That’s what the NHL’s Annual Entry Draft is all about; bringing new faces into the […]
Karpin’s Korner: Another Gut Punch Dooms Yanks
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com It was too good to believe. The Yankees were one out away from a huge win in the opener of a crucial four game series against the […]
Welcome to the Covid Olympics
ROBBINS NEST, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com By Lenn Robbins The Olympics have already started. The Opening Ceremony is Friday (7 a.m.; NBC). It gets worse. Two weeks before they began, the host […]
Open The Gates, The NHL’s 2021-22 Schedule is Here By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Mark it down in your calendars, the 2021-22 NHL season is officially in sight. Wednesday night around 6:30pm(EST), ESPN and the National Hockey League revealed the new season’s schedule and there’s a […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yanks Speed to Boston with Momentum
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com In a game where it seemed no one wanted to win, Ryan LaMarre’s pinch-hit, walk off, RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the […]
Mets Power Bats And Stroman’s Arm Deliver A 7-0 Win In Cincy By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/The NYExtra.com
Since the beginning of the season, the Mets have waited for their bats to explode and that explosion has occurred as the Mets scored 7+ runs for the fourth time in five […]
Giannis Delivered For His City, And Milwaukee Delivered For Him
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely but what if that power is so positive, so genuine, so uplifting that it enhances absolutely? […]
The Seattle Kraken Arrive! By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
“RELEASE THE KRAKEN!” Or rather, “Release Frank Seravalli!” The noted NHL Insider and President of the PHWA (Professional Hockey Writers Association) took social media by storm and came out swinging with breaking […]
What’s going on at Yankee Stadium? by Neil Miller,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
This week at Yankee Stadium there has been 3 incidents of fans acting badly. Two times involved fans acting out out at players and team member, and on Tuesday night , you […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yanks Left Gets It Right
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com It’s going to take a lot more of these, but the Yankees hope this three game winning streak is the beginning of a run to get back […]
Reds Use The Long Ball To Beat The Mets 4-3 As Injuries Continue To Pile Up On The Mets By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Mets lost a tough one in Cincy as the Reds hit 3 long balls off the Mets while Wade Miley of the Reds struck out a season high eight hitters allowing […]
A Wild One In Cincy As The Mets Beat The Reds 15-11 In An 11 Inning Marathon By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
In a game that really is very typical of this Met team they came from behind twice and outlasted the Reds 15 to 11 in an 11 inning marathon that featured a […]
Karpin’s Korner: Stanton to 1B? Mets Need the Runs
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com It’s become quite apparent that Giancarlo Stanton being locked in at DH limits the options that the Yankees have to amend what is a flawed roster. Consider […]
Vacation time! The New York Extra hits the road,by Neil Miller
Last week I took a week off from my duties of shooting,editing, and running our site and took a week long vacation to the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. While there […]
Blittner’s Blue Line: “Times, They Are A Changin’” By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
“Today I am proud to publicly tell everyone that I am gay.” — Luke Prokop, defenseman, Calgary Hitmen (WHL). Monday July 19th was a historic day in professional hockey history, but it […]
A Gut Check Win For The Mets In Pittsburgh By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
For the Mets it was a brutal weekend in that they lost 2 key players-Francisco Lindor and Jacob deGrom-to the injured list and they lost the first 2 games of the series […]
NHL Exposed Lists for Islanders and Rangers By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Well that was a fun way to spend a Sunday morning. Waiting on the edge of your seat, clinging to your phone or computer, while constantly refreshing Twitter to find out who […]
Lindor Heads To The Injured List and deGrom Shut Down With Forearm Tightness By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The past few weeks the Mets were beginning to get injured players back and were set to have their starting lineup together that that had thought they would have in 2021 on […]
Islanders Trade Nick Leddy to Detroit, Andrew Ladd to Arizona, While Rangers Trade for Barclay Goodrow and Send Brett Howden to Vegas By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
There’s nothing like a deadline to spur action amongst the NHL’s General Managers. Saturday at three o’clock eastern time, the NHL’s trade freeze went into effect as part of the Expansion Draft […]
Suns Fans Need to Come Up With Something New to Stop Antetokounmpo
ROBBINS NEST, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com By Lenn Robbins There is smart, original smack talk and there is stupid, uncreative nonsense. Sad to say that, “Ref you suck!” remains a staple of […]
The First Place Mets Enter The Second Half With All The Tools To Win The NL East By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Some Random Met thoughts as we head into the second half of the season They went into sole possession of first place on May 9 and have been there ever since for […]
Yankees Season Might Be All But Over In Two Weeks – Or Not.
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com Of the three Godfather films, the last one never quite lived up to the first two although it did produce one of the […]
American League Wins The All Star Game For An 8th Straight Time By Rich Coutinho,The New York Exra/TheNYExtra.com
The American League continued its All Star dominance with a 5-2 win at Coors Field making it 8 straight wins and 15th victory in the last 18 tilts as they combined solid […]
Karpin’s Korner: Numbers Do Lie, Overruling the Rules
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com As the ol’ saying goes, numbers don’t lie, but in the case of Francisco Lindor’s impact on the Mets, the numbers do lie. Lindor is batting .227, […]
Pete Alonso Wins The Home Run Derby In Record Fashion By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Two years ago Pete Alonso won the Home Run Derby and he defended that title by repeating that effort taking home the 2021 Home Run Derby crown. His ability to hit homers […]
Blittner’s Blueline: Islanders and Rangers Open for Business By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Welcome to my new hockey column where at the start of every week we’ll delve into whatever news is percolating around the National Hockey League, with a particular emphasis on our local […]
Karpin’s Korner: Altuve Fingers Yanks With Crushing Blow
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com The Yankees are finding more intriguing and inventive ways to suffer disastrous losses this season but this one “takes the cake.” The Yankees were on the verge […]
Mets Split Twin Bill With The Pirates As Megill Pitches Well Again And Diaz Shuts The Door By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
After dropping Game 1 of the doubleheader with the Pirates The Mets gave the ball to Tylor Megill who once again gave Luis Rojas a good start while the Met offense did […]
Foles Could Ease Jets’ Apprehensions Surrounding Zach Wilson
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com Handicap the Jets’ veteran backup quarterback field, and the favorite is Nick Foles. (Note to Jets’ GM Joe Douglas – The options are running thin.) […]
A Very Deserving Taijuan Walker Named An All Star By Rich Coutinho, Tne New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
For Taijuan Walker 2021 has been a very special year from the moment he signed with the Mets as a free agent after a plethora of teams passed on him. It is […]
Karpin’s Korner: Logan’s Run Stymies Yanks’ Sweep Dreams
by Howie Karpin, The NY Extra/thenyextra.com In the first two games of their series in Seattle, the Yankees’ lineup, that featured eight right handed hitters, feasted on the Mariners’ two left handed […]
NHL Season Recap: Looking Back and Looking Ahead By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Another season, gone. 103 NHL seasons are now in the books and even with all the historical precedents that exist, this was probably the most unique of the 103. The 2020-21 season […]
This Giants’ Insignificant Signing Could Develop Into A Significant One
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com The speculation surrounding Daniel Jones this spring has been whether or not the third-year quarterback has the tools, knowledge, and more importantly, the gumption, to […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yanks Are Not Sleepless in Seattle
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com For one night, anyway, the Yankees looked like a real baseball team. Jameson Taillon was fabulous in his longest outing of the season, the offense clicked and […]
NY Islanders Expansion Draft Prediction: So Who’s It Going To Be? By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
So, you think you can be an NHL GM? You really think all those years of watching games at home, from the bar or inside Nassau Coliseum, qualify you to make decisions […]
Mets Find Their Offense Late In The Game Once Again To Beat The Brewers 4-2 At Citi By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
As the Mets have welcomed back their injured players the past few days it has lengthened their lineup putting bats like Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto amongst the other RBI […]
It’s Not Too Late to Make “The Match” A Must Watch Event
ROBBINS NEST, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com By Lenn Robbins There still is time to make this right. Golf can gain the publicity it so desperately craves with one and a worthwhile charity […]
NY Rangers Expansion Draft Prediction: Who Stays, Who Goes? By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
There’s an old song by The Clash entitled: “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” Unless you’re of a certain age or heavily into English rock bands of the late-70s, you probably […]
EURO 2020: Can England Be Stopped Playing in London?
By: Vincenzo Pugliese TheNYExtra.com/The New York Extra.com Home sweet home. England advanced to the EURO 2020 semifinals after ripping through Ukraine 4-0. Three second half header goals from Harry Maguire, Harry Kane […]
Karpin’s Korner: Home Sweet Home Not So Sweet For Yanks, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Throughout their history, the Yankees have always built teams to take advantage of the short right field porch at Yankee Stadium, but in 2021, it’s the opponents who are taking advantage. Consider […]
Mets Score 6 Runs In The Final Inning To Beat The Yanks 10-5 At Yankee Stadium By Rich Coutinho ,Then New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Mets came to the Bronx this weekend with critics questioning their offense and it seems all they needed was a couple of games versus the Yankees as they have now plated […]
Mets Batter The Yankees In A 8-3 Blowout In The Bronx By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Met fans enjoyed themselves at Yankee Stadium as their offense got an early wake up call beating the Yankees 8-3 in a game that illustrated how much this Met team has improved […]
Richardson’s One Month Suspension Should Go Up in Smoke
ROBBINS NEST, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com By Lenn Robbins Let me make sure we’ve got this straight. US track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson has been suspended for one month from the […]
First Subway Series Set Stage For Unpredictable Plays and Outcomes
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com It was just over 24 years ago on June 16, 1997 when the Yankees and Mets first met in inter-league play at Yankee Stadium. […]
Mets Lose To The Braves In Walk Off Fashion During A Bizarre Ninth Inning By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
You know it is going to be a bizarre night when Jacob deGrom gives up 3 first inning runs on an Ozzie Albies RBI single and a 2 run homer from Austin […]
The Worst Regular-Season Loss in the Hal Steinbrenner Era
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins This admittedly might come across as a classic knee-jerk reaction, something Yankees principal owner Hal Steinbrenner said on Thursday he will not do. Trade Aroldis Chapman. The […]
Karpin’s Korner: Is Two Way The Right Way For Ohtani and Angels?, The New York Extra/ThenYExtra.com
Shohei Ohtani has electrified the baseball world with his two-way playing ability, but is that the best thing for him and/or the Angels. Ohtani came into Yankee Stadium this week and showed […]
Fatal car vs Vespa in Melville,NY by Neil Miller The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Last night, June 30,2021, a fatal accident took place in Melville,NY on Walt Whitman RD in the area near the LIE south service Rd. A 2017 Jeep making a right hand turn […]
Yankees’ Brutal 11-8 Loss Was The Biggest Reminder Of Grim Reality
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com On a night that looked like a gimme for the Yankees, it turned out to be a triple-bogey. (You can use a number of analogies […]
Is It Time to Give Yankees Management A Vote of No Confidence? By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
“Right now, the joke is on the Yankees.” — David Cone, YES Network Analyst, following Yankees 11-8 loss to Angels Wednesday night. Yes Cone, the joke is currently on the Yankees. It’s […]
The Most Memorable Subplot in Subway Series History Is Still Piazza Versus Clemens By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
I have personally covered every Subway Series game since the inception of the Mets and Yankees squaring off for real in 1997. That first game was special for Met fans as Dave Mlicki spun […]
Fatal motorcycle accident in Copiague,NY
The BNN news service reported a fatal accident on Great Neck Rd and Campagnoli ave in Copaigue ,NY tonight at appox 945. Witnesses on the scene said a motorcycle hit a bicycle […]
Late Inning Offensive Thunder Lifts The Mets To A 4-3 Win Over The Braves By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The overriding theme of this Met team is that they never quit and that is illustrated by the fact that in recent games their bats do not get their wakeup call until […]
The Yankees Should Think About Life Without Boone Before They Live It,
ROBBINS NEST The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com By Lenn Robbins If this keeps up, and there are no signs of it changing, then a bad thing will likely happen to a good man: […]
Rule Change Should Bring UEFA More Money and More Fans
By Vincenzo Pugliese TheNYExtra.com ,The New York Extra Starting in the 2021-22 European football season, the away goal rule will be removed for all UEFA men’s and women’s club competitions. The rule […]
Despite Boone Edict, Yankees Show Same Tendencies in 5-3 Loss To Angels
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com. Photos by Neil Miller After his team was swept in Boston over the weekend, Yankees manager Aaron Boone stated his team’s season was on […]
Schwarber Continues His Assault On The Mets With 2 More Homers As The Nats Beat The Mets 8-4 By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Kyle Schwarber entered this game as the hottest long ball threat in the game and it took him one pitch to take control of the Mets once again beginning another 2 homer […]
Karpin’s Korner: Red Sox Leave Yanks Red Faced
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com You can compare the Yankees’ weekend visit to Fenway Park to the proverb that describes the third month of the year. “March comes in like a lion, […]
Takeaways From NY Islanders Breakup Day By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Another season gone. Another season without a Stanley Cup championship. That makes 38-years since the Boys from Long Island last sipped champagne from Lord Stanley’s Chalice. Each of those dark 38-years has […]
O Canada, Let the Stanley Cup Return to Montreal
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com For the good of the sport, for the good of the National Hockey League, for the good of every clear-thinking hockey fan, we […]
Is Denzel Mims The Jets New Deep Threat? He’ll Have To Prove It.
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com In April 2020, the Jets believed they had solved their wide receiver problem with Denzel Mims. In June 2021, the Jets apparently may still be […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yankees Offense: Overrated and Unexciting
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com Don’t give me the exit velocity, the hard hit percentage, WAR or BABIP or whatever. You can’t sugarcoat the fact that this Yankee offense is overrated and […]
Another Come From Behind Walk Off Win For The Mets As They Beat The Phils Before A Huge Passionate Crowd By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Kevin Pillar said it best after the encounter with the Phils when he commented, “We never feel we are out of a game.” And those words seem to follow the Mets each […]
The Night the Yankees Turn it Around is an Old Refrain
By Lenn Robbins If you were asked to pick one game to sum up the plight of the 2021 Yankees, you could do a lot worse than Friday night’s 5-3 loss to […]
Ascending Amburgey Could Be Yankees’ Answer for Frazier’s Failures
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com It was batting practice before a recent June in Allentown, and Trey Amburgey’s Rail Riders’ teammates stopped and watched him line deep shots in all […]
NY ISLANDERS: Farewell 2020-21 Season; Islanders Slayed By Lightning 1-0 in Game Seven Friday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Ladies and Gentlemen, Islanders fans of all ages, where do I begin? Just 48-hours ago the Islanders were flying high, while carefully avoiding the empty beer cans that rained down from all […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 25 (Guests: Leah Hextall and John Shannon) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
EURO 2020 Advances to the Knockout Phase
By Vincenzo Pugliese TheNYExtra Soccer Reporter With the Euro 2020 group stage play in the books, we look into the teams who have advanced into the knockout phase. Two weeks ago, the […]
Trae Young: He’s Cocky, He’s Audacious, He’s the Playoff Face of the NBA
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins One point guard is emerging as the anti-face of the NBA, a player so cocky, so audacious, so willing to turn an entire arena against him that […]
Karpin’s Korner: “Fundies” Baseball is Winning Baseball
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com “Where have you gone, fundamentals?” or as the great Mets broadcaster and former gold glove first-baseman Keith Hernandez refers to them, “Fundies.” That’s not paraphrasing the well […]
NY ISLANDERS: Anthony Beauvillier Saves Season! Islanders Comeback vs. Lightning in 3-2 Game Six Overtime Victory Wednesday Night to Force Game Seven By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
What are the two most dramatic words in sports? You guessed it. They are: GAME SEVEN! And do you know what Friday night is? That’s right, it’s GAME SEVEN between the Islanders […]
Met Injuries Continue To Mount To The Pitching Staff With Very Few Internal Options Left By Rich Coutinho, New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
This was supposed to be a week in which some of the key Mets like Jeff McNeil and Michael Conforto returned from the injured list and McNeil has returned with Conforto’s return […]
Blueshirts Roundup: Gallant Introduced, Drury Speaks, Captain Coming? By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
“For me, it’s a priority. But at the end of the day, it has to be the right person. I’m not interested in just giving it to somebody to say we have […]
Euro 2020 Had It All; And It’s Only Just Begun
By Vincenzo Pugliese TheNYExtra.com Soccer Reporter The 2020 European Championships have been off to a flying start. The competition kicked off in Rome on June 11th as the Italians hosted and beat […]
NY ISLANDERS: Coliseum and Islanders Both One Game Away from Elimination After New York Melts Down vs Tampa in 8-0 Game Five Loss Monday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
This was a complete and utter meltdown; plain and simple. This is not how it was supposed to go down. The Islanders had a plan and had adhered to it through the […]
Jacob deGrom Looks Sharp As Mets Take Opener Beating The Braves 4 to 2 By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Mets took a huge sigh of relief today as Jacob deGrom looked super sharp beating the Braves 4 to 2 with 5 innings of one-hit ball showing no after effects of […]
Memo to Knicks – Make John Collins an Offer He Can’t Refuse
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins MEMO TO KNICKS: Make an offer, an offer he can’t refuse, to Atlanta forward John Collins as soon as the NBA free agency signing period begins. Now […]
Karpin’s Korner: Triple Play Saves The Day for Yanks
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com Maybe, just maybe this is the start of a turnaround for the Yankees. In a game that appeared to be headed for disaster, the Yankees completed a […]
Kyle Schwarber Crushes Three Homers As The Nats Beat The Mets 5-2 To Take The Series In DC By Rich Coutinho,Thwe New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Mets ran into the sport’s hottest hitter this weekend and leave DC losing 3 of 4 to the Washington Nationals after a 5-2 loss in the series finale. Schwarber now has […]
Wonderous Stories plays Plattduetche Park, by Neil Miller ,The new York Extra/The NYExtra.com
Saturday night, Wonderous Stories played indoors at Plattdeutche after moving from outdoors . A great venue, the crowd had a good time after the wait. Here’s a gallery of pics and a […]
Giannis: Durant is Still the Best Player in the World
By Lenn Robbins, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com They were so easy to dislike, these Brooklyn Nets, a team of mercenaries hired to win the franchise’s first NBA title. But after the Nets […]
NY ISLANDERS: Ryan Pulock Saves Isles in 3-2 Game Four Win vs Lightning Saturday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Well thank goodness for consistency and for Ryan Pulock! For the third time in these playoffs, the Islanders won a Game Four at home, after losing Game Three, to even up their […]
Lindor Goes Yard Twice And Drives In 5 Runs In Support Of David Peterson As The Mets Beat The Nats 5-1 In The Opener Of A Twin Bill By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
For the past few weeks you could see a game like today in the future of Francisco Lindor as he has been pounding the ball. And come into this contest, the Mets […]
Like Namath’s Protectors, Jets Must Secure New Ring Around Wilson
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com Winston Hill, Bob Talamini, John Schmitt, Randy Rasmussen and Dave Herman. They were the offensive line unit that protected Joe Namth in Super Bowl III […]
Reel in East Rockaway a hit! By Neil Miller ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Once again, Kevin Sheehan’s magic touch has transformed the Reel at 1 Main Street, East Rockaway ,NY , closed due the pandemic , and reopened in May, to an instant hit .This […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yanks’ Momentum Run Over By the A’s Train
by Howie Karpin/The NY Extra/thenyextra.com If the Yankees hope to turn this season around, they better start soon because they could be running out of chances. Failing to capitalize on the momentum […]
Nats Walk Off With a 1-0 Win In Opener Of Their 4 Game Series With The Mets By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The good news is that Joey Lucchesi continues to give the Mets quality starts as he tossed 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball but the Met offense has now gone 21 innings without […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 24 (Father’s Day Special) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Jacob deGrom Status Is Day To Day As Mets Fall To The Cubs 2-0 By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
First things first–The Jacob deGrom status–he received an MRI and it came back clean so the Mets are putting him on a day to day status. It is amazing that he has […]
Islanders Needs More Than Just Their Identity Line, by Lenn Robbins, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Identity Line was awesome. The other Islanders lines? Not so much. The Islanders dropped Game 3 of their Stanley Cup semifinals series to the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning, who now […]
Karpin’s Korner: Cole’s Performance Said “Spin This”
by Howie Karpin, The NY Extra/thenyextra.com Gerrit Cole got a grip. Cole overcame some early windy conditions, the impending enhanced crackdown on the use of foreign substances and the pressure to help […]
“Midnight Massacre” Still Conjures Unthinkable Mets’ Memories
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com June 15, 1977. The day that still is considered one in Mets’ infamy. It still has reverberations to Mets’ fans with each passing year. It […]
Rich Coutinho Goes One On One With Met Manager Luis Rojas By Rich Coutinho
Met beat reporter Rich Coutinho had a chance to go one on one with Met Manager Luis Rojas talking about the open communication in the Met clubhouse as well as his 2 […]
A Total Team Effort Gives The Mets a 3-2 Win Over The Cubs By Rich Coutinho, The New Yok Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Teams with playoff aspirations have to get baseball games from their roster the Mets received last night as great pitching combined with timely hitting and amazing defense gave the Mets a 3-2 […]
Kevin Durant’s 48-Minute Performance For the Ages
By Lenn Robbins How’s this for beautiful irony? Kevin Durant spent the better part of the last two years assembling the NBA’s latest version of a Big Three championship team. But with […]
NY ISLANDERS: Series Tied One-One as Islanders Drop Game Two to Lightning 4-2 Tuesday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Well, you knew that was coming. There was no way, no matter how much you hoped and dreamed, that Tampa was going to go down without a fight and now you see […]
Mets Starting Pitching Continues To Excel As They Beat The Cubs 5-2 By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
For the past 2 times David Peterson took the mound the command of his pitches was way off and that resulted in 3 innings of work where he gave up 9 runs […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yanks Are In Baseball Quicksand and Sinking to Irrelevancy
by Howie Karpin, the NY Extra/thenyextra.com The great Yogi Berra’s extensive library of memorable quotes includes one that may be appropriate for the Yankees’ situation. “When you come to a fork in […]
Broadway Blueshirts Get their Man; Gerard Gallant to be Hired as 36th Head Coach in Franchise History By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
That’s it for the casting calls. Nothing left to see here folks. Ever since firing Head Coach David Quinn on May 12th the Broadway Blueshirts have been hosting auditions to find their […]
Fernando Tatis Shows Off His Power As The Padres Avert a Sweep At The Hands Of The Mets By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Luis Rojas knew he had both a short bench and a short bullpen going into the finale of a 3 game set with the Padres in which the Mets took the first […]
The Nets Big 3 is Down to a Big 1
By Lenn Robbins There is no point in an NBA basketball game when it’s good to see the sole of a player’s shoe unless he’s on the bench changing into slides. With […]
NY ISLANDERS: Good Start to Series as Islanders Take Game One vs Lightning 2-1 Sunday Afternoon By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Revenge, it’s a dish best served cold. So where better to serve it than on the ice? After falling to Tampa in last year’s Eastern Conference Final, the Islanders came out on […]
Do You Believe in Miracles? Or a Marvel or Wonder? Who Cares; a Man Lives
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins Miracle – an event manifesting or considered as a work of God; or, a marvel or a wonder. He was dead. I was certain of it. The […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 23 (Guests: Kevin Kernan and Bruce Bennett) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Mets Beat The Orioles With Power Bats To Earn A Winning Road Trip By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Mets earned a winning road trip with a 14 to 1 blowout of the Orioles as they crushed 6 home runs pinning the loss on Ex Met Matt Harvey. The long […]
The Bucks Think They’re Back in the Series; They’re Not
By Lenn Robbins The good folks in Mil-wau-kee erupted in joy after their team’s victory Thursday night, even if it was more flawed than a tick-infested deer. The Bucks coughed up a […]
Karpin’s Korner: Cole Hearted Answer
by Howie Karpin, The NY Extra/thenyextra.com Not that Gerrit Cole needed to pitch a good game but Gerrit Cole needed to pitch a good game. It wasn’t a playoff or World Series […]
Islanders First Two Stars Are Named Trotz and Lamoriello
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins Favorite Stepson No.1, who loves all things Boston, came down from the Cape Wednesday and I knew what was coming. A New Englanders twist on the Islanders-Bruins […]
NY ISLANDERS: Team of Saints Prevails as Islanders Eliminate Bruins in Game Six Wednesday Night by Score of 6-2; Move on to Face Tampa in Semi-Finals By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
28-Years! That’s how long it’s been since the Islanders last clinched a berth in the Third-Round of the playoffs in front of their hometown fans. 1993 was a special year. It came […]
The Saints Have Come Marching Into Nassau Coliseum By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
“I think they sell a narrative over there that’s more like the New York Saints, not the New York Islanders.” — Bruce Cassidy, Bruins Head Coach. “Oh, when the Saints go marching […]
Place To Be For Islanders Fans, Borrelli’s Continues to Draw Huge Crowds 66-Years After Opening By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
In 1955 the world was a very different place. Elvis Presley was on the ascension. The Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series. And the only NHL team in New York was the […]
Orioles Pound Peterson And The Mets 10-3 in Baltimore By Rich Coutinho
For the second straight start David Peterson was given a first inning lead by his Met teammates as Pete Alonso crushed a 2 run homer but a 3 run second inning got […]
Durant or Duncan; Let the Discussion Begin
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins The greatest power forward in NBA history is Tim Duncan. Right? Five NBA titles; three NBA Finals MVP trophies; two NBA MVP awards; a 15-time All-Star. There’s […]
NY ISLANDERS: Crazy Game Five Win Means Islanders are One-Game Away from Advancing; Islanders Best Bruins 5-4 Monday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Uniondale, Get Ready To Get LOUD! Monday night at TD Garden in Boston, the Islanders won Game Five against the Bruins by the score of 5-4 thanks to the performances of Semyon […]
Karpin’s Korner: deGrom is Not Doctoring, He’s Operating
by Howie Karpin, The NY Extra/thenyextra.com So a twitter user posts a video and accuses Jacob deGrom of doctoring the baseballs and the world goes spinning off its axis. Not really, but […]
Mets Gain A Split In San Diego With A 6-2 Win Over The Padres By Rich Coutinho
When the Mets arrived in San Diego this past Thursday the baseball world thought it would be a good barometer where these 2 teams stood. Both teams made numerous off season transactions […]
Jacob deGrom Throws Yet Another Gem As Mets Shutout The Padres By Rich Coutinho
As the Mets prepare to try to split the 4 game weekend series with the Padres later today it is important to note that Jacob deGrom continues to carve out a special […]
Nets Lose Harden. The Question is, For How Long?
The Brooklyn Nets worst fears were realized Saturday night. And later that night, so was the rest of the NBA’s. Just 43 seconds into Game 1 of their playoff series against the […]
NY ISLANDERS: Series Tied 2-2! Feisty Islanders Down Bruins 4-1 Saturday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a brand new series, so hold onto your hats and get ready to rock The Barn one more time! Saturday night, inside Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders evened […]
Toney Signing Points To A Further Potential Offensive Giant Assault
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com The Giants’ recent signing of first-round pick wide receiver Kadarius Toney was more than just the usual exercise of top picks that normally drags into […]
Without a Woodall or Davis in Sight, Jets Desperately Need A Wilson Protector
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com If you’re in my age range and you have memories of the early 1970’s Jets’ team, you easily can recall the names of Al Woodall […]
Karpin’s Korner: Take Me Out of the “Bore-Game”
By Howie Karpin, The NY Extra/thenyextra.com Following their 9-2 loss to the Rays on Thursday, a person close to the situation described the Yankees this way, “They’re boring.” The “bore-games” continued last […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 22 (Guests: Jonathan A. Fink and James Nichols) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Darvish And Tatis Excel As The Padres Edge The Mets 4-3 In The Series Opener By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
We have all heard about how many ways Fernando Tatis Jr, can affect a game and the Mets got a first hand look at that as he was responsible for all 4 […]
NY ISLANDERS: Bruins Beat The Barn as Islanders Fall 2-1 in Overtime Thursday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Any given Game Three in a best-four-of-seven playoff series is called the “Swing Game” and for good reason. A series can be 1-1, 2-0 or 0-2 (depending on your vantage point) heading […]
Mets Take 2 Of 3 In Arizona And Head To San Diego To Take On The High Powered Padres By Rich Coutinho
This current 9 game road trip started out great for the Mets taking 2 of 3 from the Diamondbacks as they head to San Diego to take on a Padre team most […]
Knicks Fans Send a Message to Free Agents – Play Here!
By Lenn Robbins With about five minutes left in the third quarter of what would turn out to be the final game of the season in The Garden, Hawks guard Trae Young […]
Frazier’s Homer Lifts Yankees After Bullpen is Untouchable
By Lenn Robbins If the Yankees bullpen keeps this up we just might have to start calling them, “The Untouchables.” Yes, Clint Frazier was the hero Tuesday night in the Yankees 5-3 […]
Mets Lose A Tough One In Extra Innings As The Winning Streak Gets Snapped At 5 Games By Rich Coutinho
The Mets lost a tough one in Arizona as on 2 separate occasions the bullpen failed to hold a lead in both the ninth and tenth innings with the team’s five winning […]
Yanks defeat Rays in 11 innings on Clint Frazier’s walk off homer ,by The New York Extra/The NYExtra.com
A 11 inning see saw game ended in exciting fashion as the Yanks win in a walk off by #77 Cling Frazier tonight.
Can the Bucks Big 3 Beat the Nets Big 3?
By Lenn Robbins Should the Brooklyn Nets fear the deer? Should the Nets fear any team in the playoffs? Probably not In eliminating the undermanned Boston Celtics in five games, the Nets, […]
Knicks Fans Have a Wonderful Chance to Make Magnificent Memory
ROBBIINS NEST By Lenn Robbins A moment like this don’t just pop up on Tik Tok and then disappear. It doesn’t happen without a lot pieces, good and bad, in place. When […]
Jacob deGrom Continues His Mastery On The Mound As The Met Winning Streak Hits Five Games By Rich Coutinho
Before the game the Mets announced that a few injured players would be reinstated on the roster as Seth Lugo, Pete Alonso, and Kevin Pillar would all be on the team’s active […]
Karpin’s Korner: Yanks’ Offense is Runs Down
By Howie Karpin, The NY Extra/thenyextra.com When it comes to the Yankees’ offense, I refer to a quote from the great Vince Lombardi, “What the hell’s goin’ on out here.” The Yankees […]
NY ISLANDERS: Goalie Switch Yields Results as Varlamov leads Islanders to 4-3 Overtime Win Over Bruins in Game Two Monday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
So much for the future being now. After a red-hot stretch from Ilya Sorokin that saw the rookie netminder take over the starting job in the Isles’ series victory over the Penguins, […]
Nets – Wow!
By Lenn Robbins Wow. Check that. Wow! Since the day James Harden forced his way out of Houston and arrived in Brooklyn, the debate began: Is this basketball troika of Harden, Kyrie […]
The Knicks and Their Fans Face the End of a Remarkable Season
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins This isn’t the storyline Knicks fans expected to be talking about this early in their team’s first NBA playoff appearance in eight years. But if we’re being […]
Mets Win Fourth In A Row Crushing The Braves 13-2 By Rich Coutinho
For the Mets this season has had so many obstacles placed in front of them but they continue to win as they are now 3.5 games up in the NL East because […]
The Perfection Line Burns the Islanders
By Lenn Robbins The Islanders did a fantastic job neutralizing one of the game’s all-time great players in their playoff series victory over the Penguins, shutting down Sidney Crosby. Their first attempt […]
The Nets Stopped Playing With Desperation; The Celtics Didn’t
By LENN ROBBINS The Brooklyn Nets-Boston Celtics series was on the verge of becoming the worst thing to happen to the NBA since the love affair with the 3-point shot. This was […]
Tibs Must Find a Way to Get Julius Randle to Believe Again
By Lenn Robbins Playoff basketball doesn’t allow for a big sample size but one thing is clear after three games: The Hawks star, who was surprisingly left off the All-Star team, is […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 21 By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Stroman And Diaz Combine To Shutout The Rockies in Game 1 By Rich Coutinho
In these injury laden times the Mets must get great pitching and timely hitting and they received both in the opener of their doubleheader versus the Rockies at Citi. On this day, […]
Derrick Rose Shows Trae Young That There Is More Than One Elite Guard In This Series
By Lenn Robbins It only gets harder from here, as it should, but let’s be New York honest here. Had the Knicks lost Wednesday night’s Game 2 and fallen into that playoff […]
NY ISLANDERS: The Islanders Are Moving On as they Eliminate the Penguins in Game 6 by the Score of 5-3 Wednesday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Bring on The Bruins! Break out your portable grills and your coolers filled with drinks and get ready to TailGate! Wednesday night, May 26, 2021, has replaced April 28, 1993, as the […]
Above Average Joe Harris Turns in a Super Star Performance
By Lenn Robbins On a team with superstars Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, an Above Average Joe stole the show. While the entire NBA world – especially the Celtics – […]
Jacob deGrom Returns And The Mets Beat The Rockies By Rich Coutinho
Jacob deGrom had not appeared in a game since May 9th but it sure looked like business as usual for the sport’s best pitcher as he threw 5 innings of 3 hit […]
Rich Coutinho Previews Tonight’s Mets Game As Jacob deGrom Returns To The Mound By Rich Coutinho,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The NY Extra’s Met Beat Reporter Rich Coutinho previews tonight’s Mets/Rockies game from CitiField as Jacob deGrom returns to the mound hoping the Mets can find their offense missing so many regulars […]
NY ISLANDERS: 3-2 Double Overtime Victory Over Penguins Monday Night Puts Islanders One Win Away from Advancing By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Future Is Now for the Islanders and Ilya Sorokin. I hate to say I told you this day was coming, but I did. Prior to the start of the season, I […]
Mets Drop A 3-2 Decision To The Rockies As Injury News Continues To Worsen, By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Mets have now lost 3 in a row as the Rockies beat the Amazins 3-2 with injury news getting worse with both pre-game news and more in game injuries. David Peterson […]
Breaking News! Man possibly drowns in Hempstead Lake Park today,by Neil Miller ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Late this afternoon, NCPD,Rockville Centre pd, and other agencies, responded to repoerts of a man who went into the lake at Hempstead State Park and did not surface, as per multiple people […]
Trea Young Wakes the Echoes of Reggie Miller
By Lenn Robbins If you wondered what a playoff-starved Garden sounds like, feels like, you were blissfully and then painfully reminded Sunday night when the Knicks came nine-tenths of a second away […]
Mets Come Home After An Injury Laden Road Trip In Which They Go 3 And 6 By Rich Coutinho
The Mets completed a 3-6 road trip dropping a 5-1 contest to the Florida Marlins in the rubber game of their 3 game series. This road trip started with a 3 game […]
Re-birth on Long Island, Outdoor music returns after Covid restrictions, by Neil Miller The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Do you believe in music? Well, like the words of that old song, music and the people who live for it returned to Long Island’s South Shore. This Saturday night, The Legendary […]
Isles Even Series as Zach Wilson and the Jets Join the Party
By Lenn Robbins By Lenn Robbins This is the way it used to be. An elite hockey team on the ice. A raucous crowd turning the Nassau Coliseum into a sound asylum. […]
Another Met Day With Injury News Is Followed By A Dramatic Win By Rich Coutinho
Met fans must feel like each day following this team is like Ground Hog Day where the day starts with injury news and the day ends with a dramatic win fueled by […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 20 (Guests: Steve Aschburner and Dan Rosen) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Yanks Edge White Sox, 2-1, In Series’ Opener Playoff-Like Battle
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com This was a night to remember at the Stadium that could be a playoff preview in the future. It began with a fierce pitchers’ duel […]
NY ISLANDERS: Crazy Third Period Leads to Series Deficit as Islanders Fall to Penguins in Game Three 5-4 Thursday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Good luck trying to make sense of that third period. Thursday night, inside Nassau Coliseum, the Isles Faithful packed (while abiding by COVID-19 protocols) the arena and yet, in spite of that, […]
Kluber and Pillar Deserve All the Success They Achieve
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins The most horrific sight in baseball came crashing through the television screen Monday night. Kevin Pillar didn’t have a chance to duck from a fastball thrown by […]
Time For the Nets to Prove Themselves and the Yankees to Improve
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins THE NERCENARIES BEGIN THE ONLY SEASON THAT MATTERS FOR THEM: The Nercenaries (Nets + mercenaries = Nercenaries) have exactly what they need. They get to sit back […]
Breaking News! Truck plow into bus stop on Hempstead Tpke, injures multiple people,by The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Ay appox Nppn today, a Fork pick up truck traveling west bound , in the area of Tri County flea market, left the road. The tuck injured several people and crashed into […]
Mets Bench And Bullpen Supply The Spark as Mets Beat Braves 4-3 in Atlanta By Rich Coutinho
For the second straight night in Atlanta the Met bench and bullpen supplied the ammunition as the Mets beat the Braves 4-3 in dramatic fashion with Luis Rojas carving out a bullpen […]
NY ISLANDERS: Speed Bump in Road Costs Islanders in 2-1 Loss to Penguins Tuesday Night in Pittsburgh as Series is Evened Up 1-1 By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
No need to panic, it’s still a 1-1 series. Tuesday night in Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena, the Islanders experienced their first pothole on the road through the playoffs as the offense […]
Breaking News! Child falls into pool in Baldwin Harbor,NY ,by The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
BNN news service reports that a child that lives on Imperial Drive, Baldwin Harbor,NY was pulled from a pool,required CPR and transported to South Shore Hospital. Later reports given say the child […]
The Brooklyn Memorial Cup returns for Year 3, by Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
On Aug 7,2021, the Brooklyn BK Memorial Cup softball game will be held at 2737 Coyle Street Brooklyn ,NY to benefit research on Alzheimer’s . Please open the PDF link for all […]
Mets Beat The Braves Despite A Scary Moment For Kevin Pillar By Rich Coutinho
It is the moment that every baseball player would call a nightmare and Kevin Pillar experienced it last night. Pillar took a pitch squarely in the face leaving a stream of blood […]
Yankees Miss Chance to Sweep O’s And Gain on Red Sox
By Lenn Robbins By Lenn Robbins The Yankees showed us their best and worst in a 10-6 loss to the Orioles on Sunday in Baltimore, which does nothing to allay the fears […]
NY ISLANDERS: Game One to The Islanders as Isles Beat Penguins 4-3 in Overtime Sunday Afternoon in Pittsburgh By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
15 more to go! After 56-grueling regular-season games, the Islanders have made it back to the playoffs for the third consecutive year. On Sunday afternoon, in the usually hostile environment that is […]
In Their Own Imagined Words, What Pros Think About the NFL Schedule
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins Before you know it, the first meaningless NFL preseason game will be played, generating all types of overblown reactions. If Jets quarterback Zach Wilson is intercepted on […]
Breaking News! Gas station robbery in Hicksville, and accident in Woodbury by The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Saturday night brought two event to Nassau County. A gas station was robbed on Old Country Rd and South Oyster Bay Rd, and a 2 car accident in Westbury injures 8 people.
That Sound You Hear is New York’s Basketball Heartbeat
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins We will awake Sunday morning, the last day of the NBA regular season, with reason to rejoice in the metropolitan area. For the first time since 2013, […]
Met Bullpen Implodes For Second Straight Day As Rays Beat The Mets 12-5 By Rich Coutinho
When this game started Luis Rojas told us it would be a bullpen game and for the second straight night the bullpen implodes giving up a ton of runs as the Rays […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 19 (Guest: Marty Appel) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Giants’ Schedule Can Turn Postseason Presumptions Into Reasonable Realities
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com The Giants have a distinct possibility to finish with a strong, second-half season, along with an overall postseason run . Those thoughts began to stir […]
Rangers Follow “The Letter,” With Pink Slips, Which Should Make Everyone Nervous
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins There’s a perception across the country that New York franchises either don’t want to rebuild or believe they can’t afford to. If you don’t build it fast, […]
Rangers Fire Head Coach David Quinn and Staff in Expected Move as Offseason of Uncertainty Begins By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Wacky Wednesday strikes again and this time, it has claimed the job of now former Rangers Head Coach David Quinn, as well as those of his Assistants: David Oliver, Greg Brown and […]
Harvey’s Return To Citi Was An Emotional Day For Him But Mets Get Their 7th Straight Win By Rich Coutinho, The New Yorek Extra/TheNYExtra.com
When Matt Harvey took the mound to pitch against his former team he did not know what to expect but Mets fans gave him a series of rousing ovations and then watched […]
Mets Win Streak Is Now Six Games As They Beat The Orioles In Walk Off Fashion Despite More Injuries By Rich Coutinho The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
When this day started the Mets revealed the fact that Jacob deGrom would be placed on the injured list likely missing only one start in the rotation but as the game went […]
Baffert is Making Horse Racing Seem Like Pro Wrestling
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins We in the media have a penchant, if not a problem. We relish the opportunity to tear down a superstar. We can say this is just a […]
Mets Sweep The Diamonbacks For The Team’s 5th Straight Win But deGrom Leaves The Game With An Injury By Rich Coutinho
The Mets winning streak now stands at 5 games as they swept the Diamondbacks with a 4-2 win. They sit in the top spot of the NL East but the day was […]
Is Bob Baffert the Lance Armstrong of Horse Racing
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins A man is innocent until proven guilty. A horse is innocent. Which makes the charges levelled against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert more reprehensible if proven […]
Can Jets’ New Cast Raise Expectations and Lower Sense of Desperation?
By Jeff Moeller. The New York Extra/thenyextra.com As the old sales slogan went.. Is this live or is it Memorex? (If you’re over 50, you know what I’m, talking about..if not, think […]
Give The Maven His Due and Put Him in The Hockey Hall of Fame Already By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, Your Honor, what do you think of when you hear the name, Stan Fischler? Some, like MSG Networks Producer Roland Dratch, think of him as family. […]
NY ISLANDERS: Twice In A Lifetime, Islanders Say Good-Bye to Nassau Coliseum (Regular-Season Edition) in 5-1 Victory Over Devils Saturday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
October 7, 1972 — April 11, 2015 and December 1, 2018 — May 8, 2021. If you’re an Islanders fan, you know the significance of those dates. If you don’t, then listen […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 18 (Special Co-Host Andrew Gross) (Guest: Arthur Staple) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Mets Come From Behind In Walk Off Fashion Beating The Diamondbacks In 10 Innings By Rich Coutinho
The night got off to a strange start as David Peterson struggled with his command and issued 2 walks and one hit batsmen with the bases loaded giving the 3 Diamondback second […]
Rich Coutinho Sets the Scene For the Start Of A 5 Game Homestand For The Mets By Rich Coutinho
Coming off a 4-3 road trip the Mets kick off a 5 game homestand at Citi and NY Extra’s Met Beat Reporter Rich Coutinho sets the scene as he chats about the […]
The Nets Believe They’ve Found a Silving Lining – They Have Not
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins If nothing else, the Brooklyn Nets are an uber talented team boasting an even greater ability to spin its own narrative so impressively even skeptics begin to […]
Mets Beat The Cards 4-1 To Complete A Winning Road Trip By Rich Coutinho
When the Mets embarked on this 7 game road trip they know they would be facing 2 formidable opponents in the Phils and Cards with solid lineups coupled with plenty of pitching. […]
NY ISLANDERS: Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac Face Devils for First Time as Islanders; New York Falls to New Jersey 2-1 Thursday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Reunions can be so bitter sweet. It doesn’t matter if the split was amicable or not, one side is always going to feel a little jilted. And when the two sides reconvene […]
Fight Night at Madison Square Garden Concludes Crazy 72-Hour Window for Rangers; NY Falls to Washington 4-2 By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
“Bartender, I’ll have a double bourbon neat and please keep ‘em coming. Thank you.” It’s been that kind of day, night and week. Oh, by the way, it’s only Wednesday. So let’s […]
Lindor Continues To Struggle As Mets Drop Opener Of A DH In St. Louis By Rich Coutinho
Francisco Lindor continues to struggle at the plate as he once again was held hitless and added in a costly error as the Cards beat the Mets 4-1 in the opener of […]
Gettleman’s Critics Need to Reverse Course and Laud His Recent Efforts
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com Don’t come after Dave Gettleman with the figurative torches and pitchforks. Or the actual ones, a thought that has crossed many a Giant’s fan’s mind. […]
BREAKING: STUNNER at Madison Square Garden, Jim Dolan Fires President John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Down Goes Davidson! Down Goes Gorton! In the type of Wednesday afternoon shocker not seen in years, Rangers CEO Jim Dolan axed Team President John Davidson and General Manager Jeff Gorton ahead […]
Yanks beat the hated Astros 7-3 ,by Neil Miller ,The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Yanks beat the Astros Tuesday night 7-3 on combo of decent pitching and timely hitting. Yankees fans let the hated Astros their feeling all night long, with signs and chats. Giancarlo […]
NY ISLANDERS: Sloppy Defense Plagues Islanders as they Fall to Sabres 4-3 in the Shootout Tuesday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
May The Force be with you as you enjoy Star Wars Day. (Sorry, had to do it). The Islanders seemed to channel The Force in the first period of their 4-3 shootout […]
The Jets Get a Bunch of All Gas, No Brake Players
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins If there was one underlying message that came out of the Jets first draft under the Joe Douglas-Robert Saleh administration it’s this: Versatility and the ability to […]
A Crazy Night In Philly Ends Up In A Met Win Answering Tons Of Questions About This Team By Rich Coutinho, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The rubber game in Philly last night was a game with more twists and turns than a country road and in the bottom of the ninth the Mets nearly blew a 4 […]
Mets Beat Phils 5-4 In Dramatic Fashion On The Bat Of Michael Conforto Coupled With A Dominant Bullpen By Rich Coutinho
Coming into the game saddled with a 3 game losing streak the Mets got off to a great start plating four runs in the first inning but a few hours later they […]
NY ISLANDERS: Playoffs Here They Come as Islanders Clinch With 3-0 Victory Over Rangers Saturday Night in Final Ever Nassau Coliseum Matchup By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Good-bye Old Friend, you will be missed! Saturday night, inside historic old Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders hosted the Rangers for one final time at The Old Barn and in the process clinched […]
Toney And Moore Can Provide the Missing Piece for Giants and Jets
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com It’s a mid-September game, and the Giants’ Kadarius Toney had a near -mirror day, rushing for 26 yards, receiving five balls for 107 yards and […]
From BYU to NYC – Zach Wilson is Prepared For the Spotlight
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins The first superstar I worked with was Steve Young, a terrific high school quarterback at Greenwich High (Ct.) and BYU. He was smart, athletically gifted and handsome […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 17 (Guests: Nate Ewell and Lenn Robbins) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
NY ISLANDERS: Stop the Panic, Islanders Beat Rangers 4-0 Thursday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
STOP THE PRESSES! Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, the Islanders finally found some answers as they stopped their worrisome skid and beat the Rangers 4-0 thanks to key contributions up-and-down the […]
Sadly for NY Football Fans, It’s Always About the Quarterback
By Lenn Robbins Gosh this is going to be harsh for New York football fans but there’s a very good chance they wake up Friday morning with neither the Jets nor Giants […]
Mets’ Silent Bats Waste Another Strong DeGrom Outing in 1-0 Shutout to Boston
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com This Jacob DeGrom lack-of-run support effort may have hurt the most. Baseball’s arguably best pitcher –also of its best players — was again masterful at […]
Mets fall to Bosox 2-1 on a listless night for offense, by Neil Miller The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
A lackluster night for the Mets offense proved to be the deciding factor in tonights game. Several time Mets had runners on base in scoring position and failed to score. Although the […]
NY ISLANDERS: Rubik’s Cube Islanders Fall 1-0 to Capitals Tuesday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
The Islanders are like a rubik’s cube. That was Head Coach Barry Trotz’s own simile during his morning media availability. As the Head Coach, it is his job to find the right […]
Signs of Frustration Show as Yankees Return to Last Place
By Lenn Robbins We often find the length of the baseball season a relaxing pleasure, even the languid pace of one game can soothe. The downside is that when the flaws begin […]
Mets Get Offense And Defense Behind Walker To Beat The Nats By Rich Coutinho
For most of the week the Mets offense and defense had hot and cold days leaning on their starting pitching to win games. But today both sides of the team had great […]
Draft Dilemma: Should the Giants Fortify A Strength Or Be More Practical?
By Jeff Moeller. The New York Extra/thenyextra.com All has been quiet on the Giants’ draft front. Instead of some of the anxiety that surrounded the draft in the past, there is more […]
Stroman Battles His Command After A Rough First Inning As The Nats Beat The Mets By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
For Marcus Stroman things got rough right at the start of this one as Josh Harrison led off the game with a line drive that Michael Conforto seemed to be in that […]
NY ISLANDERS: Sloppy Defense and Goaltending Costs Islanders in 6-3 Loss to Capitals Saturday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
It’s time for the Islanders to assert themselves against top tier competition. With just nine-games left in the regular season (including this one against the Capitals) the Boys from Long Island need […]
Forty-five years ago, Jets believed they had their next franchise quarterback
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com Back in early April of 1976, the Jets believed they had the full-proof plan to draft their next franchise quarterback. By this time, Joe Namath […]
Jacob deGrom Does It All As The Mets Beat The Nats at Citi By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
When I arrived at CitiField last night, I prepared myself to be witnessing the best pitcher in the sport but by night’s end I realized Jacob deGrom might very well be the […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 16 (Guest: Bob Langdon) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Breaking News! Wreck of the Day, by Neil Miller The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Two serious accidents happened tonight, one in Westbury, the other in West Babylon. The first accident in Westbury had a car go out of control leaving the Northern Satae Parkway, going across […]
The Emotional Roller Coaster Known As the NFL Draft
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins It’s almost here. The day that changes the fortunes of NFL teams. The day that makes or breaks a GM’s track record. The day that leaves some […]
NY ISLANDERS: Potential Division-Deciding Series Begins with Islanders Falling to Capitals in the Shootout 1-0 Thursday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Here it is…the series that will likely determine who wins the MassMutual Division regular-season crown has officially begun. The Islanders hosted the Capitals on Thursday night in Uniondale and entered the matchup […]
Brutal Seven Run Inning Leads To A 16-4 Mets Loss At The Hands Of The Cubs By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The NY Extra.com
It was a brutal fourth inning for the Mets at Wrigley Field as defensive miscues coupled with a plethora of seeing eye hits that plated 7 runs led to a 16-4 trouncing […]
Cubs Beat The Mets 3-1 As Rojas Gets Ejected And The Defense Falters By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The NY Extra.com
It was a cold night in Chicago and an even colder night for the offense of both teams but the Met defense has a rough night as well as JD Davis committed […]
NY ISLANDERS: Big-Game Feel Fuels Islanders in 6-1 Victory Over Rangers Tuesday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
This is a Big-Game. I mean it. This is a BIG-GAME! Don’t believe me? Ask Isles Head Coach Barry Trotz or any one of his players. They’ll all say the same thing. […]
Cashman’s Unscheduled Press Conference Says it All
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins We are less than 10-percent into the 2021 MLB season. The Mets recently were snowed out. Trevor Bauer has yet to ignite a social media free-for-all. If […]
NY ISLANDERS: Goalies Steal the Show in Islanders 1-0 Overtime Victory Over Flyers Sunday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
It’s not quite the infamous “Dog Days of Summer” that Major League Baseball teams slog through in August, but in this shortened, yet condensed, schedule for the NHL, teams are hitting the […]
Marcus Stroman Guides Mets To A Series Win Over The Rockies As Team Resiliency Continues To Surface For The Mets By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The NY Extra.Com
Baseball is this town is often contrasted and compared between the 2 teams in town and when you look at how the Mets and Yankees rosters were constructed all I can say […]
The Yankees Need to Get as Far Away From Baseball as Possible
By Lenn Robbins The Yankees have that rare and precious commodity known as an Off Day on Monday and there really shouldn’t be any debate as to whether or not that is […]
Mets Split Twin Bill As deGrom Wins The Opener But Lucchesi Falters In The Nightcap By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The New York Extra.com
The Mets split a doubleheader last night against the Rockies finally completing the first 10 games of their season with a 6-4 records tops in NL East . In the opener Jacob […]
The Rays Have Figured it Out: The Yankees Aren’t Worth Throwing At
By Lenn Robbins Before this series with AL East rival Tampa Bay began on Friday, there was an ominous feeling that bad blood was about to spill. The Yanks and Rays pitchers […]
Once A Fallen Jet, Leonard Williams Can Take the Role Of A Giant Leader
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com It was the end of October 2019, and many believed Dave Gettleman’s tenure as Giants’ GM was coming to an end. Gettleman shocked the football […]
Following the Yankees Lead, Fans Embarrass Themselves
By Lenn Robbins By the time the Yankees, serenaded by boo birds as they jogged off the Yankee Stadium field after the top of the fifth inning, trailing the Tampa Bay Rays […]
NY ISLANDERS: Shuffled Lines Can’t Save Short-Handed Isles in 3-0 Loss to Bruins Friday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Consistency, it’s more than just a word. It’s an important concept; especially in regards to hockey. There’s consistency for players in regards to their routines and their performances. There’s also consistency on […]
Outside The Studio Ep. 15 (Guest: Jackie Spiegel) By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
Join the Outside The Studio crew of Host Matthew Blittner, Co-Host Daniel Greene and Special Guest Co-Host Walt Bonné on their weekly internet radio sports talk show where they peel back the […]
Mets Head On The Road After A Good Homestand Puts Them In First Place By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The New York Extra.com
After yesterday’s rainout that put yet another doubleheader o the Met schedule down the road, the Mets head on a 6 game road trip to play the Rockies and Cubs. And one […]
NY ISLANDERS: Season-Long Islanders Win-Streak vs. Bruins Comes to End in 4-1 Loss Thursday Night By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
It’s a time honored adage in professional sports that the team who’s hottest and healthiest entering the playoffs is the one who has the best chance of going all the way. Well, […]
Peterson Rebounds Nicely From His First Start Of The Season To Give The First Place Mets Their Third Win In A Row By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The NY Extra.com
David Peterson was rocked around Citizens Bank Park In Philadelphia in his first start of the season but he rebounded nicely at Citi last night guiding the Mets to a 5-1 win […]
Understanding the deGrom Phenomenon
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins What could he possibly have done wrong? Who could he possibly have offended? When did the Gods of baseball turn their backs on the best pitcher in […]
Zach Ertz Provides Instant Solution to Jets’ Tight End Issue
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra The Jets still haven’t solved their tight end problem. They did make a nice addition with former Buffalo Bill Tyler Croft in free agency ,and […]
Mets Dramatic Walk Off Win In Game 1 Of The Doubleheader Speaks To The Character Inside The Clubhouse By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The NY Extra.com
The Mets arrived at CitiField today knowing they were getting ready to play a twin bill which was the first of many they would be forced to play this season due to […]
Going Off Ice with Former NHL Off-Ice Officials By Matt Blittner, The New York Extra/TheNYExtra.com
“Ref, get some glasses!” Be honest, if you’ve ever been to a professional sports event you’ve likely heard something similar to the above statement. It doesn’t matter what language you speak or […]
Mets Season Continues To Be In A Holding Pattern With Yet Another Postponed Game By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The NY Extra.com
If I had to use one word to describe the Mets 2021 season up to this point in time, it would have to be disjointed. They have suffered cancelled games at a […]
Overtime Elite Makes a Less Than Elite Choice to be its First Coach
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins Ask any first-year Poli-Sci major why the incumbent in an election almost always has the advantage and he or she will say that people don’t like change. […]
Mosley’s Return Should Elevate Jets’ Defense To Their Once Prominent Status.
By Jeff Moeller, The New York Extra/thenyextra.com Do you remember CJ Mosley? He was the Jets’ big-splash signing before the 2019 season that was supposed to anchor the defensie as their dominant […]
The Met Offense Has Struggled But Talent On This Roster Will Rise Once The Bat Of Michael Conforto Heats Up By Rich Coutinho Met Beat Reporter @ The New York Extra.com
It has been a tough first five games for the Met offense but when I look at this roster I see far too much talent to stay down much longer and the […]
The NFL QB Scenario Is Clearer: Or Is It?
ROBBINS NEST By Lenn Robbins Finally, the quarterback situation is beginning to stabilize. Or is it? The Jets traded former 1st-round pick Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers for a 6th-round pick […]