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Rutgers improved, particularly on offense.  But back-breaking interceptions and a poor defense that could not get of the field ultimately sunk RU, who showed character as they attempted over and over to stay with the #13 USC Trojans in Piscataway.

Rutgers put 35 points on the board against No. 13 USC and somehow walked out with the same feeling we’ve had far too often: the margin was right there, and the mistakes were louder than the progress. I recorded this one as a true postgame hot take, starting with the moment that flipped everything a 99- yard pick-six that tur...

Giants fans, this one felt good, right?  Imposing their will on the Cowboys is about as meaningful as the victory itself.  

Beating the Cowboys is always sweet, but this one hits different: the New York Giants win 28-20 and, for once, it looks like they are the team setting the terms. I walk through how a new coaching vibe and a more physical approach show up right away, especially in the second half when the Giants control the ball, stay on the field, and never punt. That kind of time-of-possession football is how you flip th...

The season is done.  And so is Schiano in all likelihood.

Rutgers had Boston College begging to give the game away and we still couldn’t take it. After a brutal 28-21 loss, I’m breaking down the two things that can’t coexist in winning college football: crushing turnovers and an offense that coaches like it’s afraid of its own quarterback.

I get into the ultra-conservative Rutgers football play calling that set the tone early and never truly changed until it was too late. I talk through the repetitive mesh looks, the refusal to stretc...

This game was about as miserable an experience as a Rutgers fan can have, and I have had enough!

A 30-point favorite should not be getting booed by the second quarter, yet that’s where Rutgers football landed in a stunning 37-21 loss to UMass. I walk through how the night unraveled and why the final score flatters Rutgers, from the early tone in the stadium to the mistakes that kept piling up. If you follow Big Ten football, college football coaching, or Rutgers athletics, this one raises the uncomfortable question: is this a bad opener or a...

The Yankees 2026 season continues to give us a bit of hope, then pull the rug.   Up, down, Up, down.

That Astros game didn’t just hurt, it exposed everything that makes the 2026 New York Yankees so hard to believe in. I walk through a night of blown leads and bullpen breakdowns that turns a winnable matchup into the kind of loss that sticks with you, especially when it’s Houston on the other side. The frustration isn’t only about one collapse, it’s about how often the Yankees bounce between looking like contenders and looking like a team hel...

The Yanks dysfunctional hitting is an embarrassment.  Groundhogs Day in the Bronx is what we get each and every game.  Great pitching, dog shit hitting.

Yankees fans, you’re not imagining it. Night after night we’re getting the kind of starting pitching you dream about, and then watching the bats turn it into a one or two run grind that feels the same no matter who the opponent is. I break down why the current New York Yankees offense looks so dysfunctional, why the games feel like a loop, and why it’s maddening to see pitchers...

Lombard Jr is up!  Volpe was sent down!  Exciting times in Yankee land as the trade deadline has come and gone.  I discuss it all.

The Yankees are living the most maddening version of baseball: starters keep them in games, but the offense can’t buy a big inning and the bullpen keeps turning late leads into coin flips. I dig into the ugly run-scoring trend, why it’s happening across the lineup, and what it means when your margin for error is basically one mistake per night. If you’ve been watching great pitching get wasted, you’re no...

It's here!  The mid-2026 Jersey Guy Sports Raves and Rants podcast!  Here I talk about the things or people I am happy about, as well as those not so much.

A New York sports fan can hold two truths at once: you can be genuinely grateful for what your teams give you, and still be furious about what they take away. That’s the energy I bring on Jersey Guy Sports with our mid-2026 raves and rants, bouncing from pure joy to total disbelief across the Knicks, Yankees, Giants, Rangers, and Rutgers. 

I start with the h...

Rangers?  Optimism? for real, yes!   At least so over the last week.  1 week of moves actually provides some critical optimism for Rangers fans and the organization.  I discuss all the moves.

The Rangers have been hard to watch, and not just because of the scoreboard. When a team feels like a “morgue” on game nights, that is a sign something bigger is broken, from roster construction to day to day culture. I dig into the New York Rangers offseason and talk honestly about how Chris Drury got the team into this mess, why so many fans have him at p...

Here we are again.  It's June, and the Yanks are swooning.  While not a surprise to me, apparently it is for Cashman and Boone somehow.

4 straight games with only three hits should not be possible for the New York Yankees, yet here we are, staring at another brutal June swoon and asking the same questions we ask every year. We’re watching a team that looked strong early flip into something familiar, and we’re done pretending it’s just “baseball ups and downs.” I walk through the sharp change in results from the pre-June record to a...

I have a potpourri of sports talk for you today!.  Some Knicks appreciation, some Yankees mid season talk and warning signs, and some nice NY Rangers talk.  Optimism for the Rangers?  It can't be   :-)

I start with the New York Knicks - reliving the parade energy, the iconic OG Anunoby tip-in, and the moments that made this playoff run feel like it belongs in franchise history. I discuss the way Karl Anthony Towns helps win games even when his stat line looks “quiet,” and why Jalen Brunson’s shot-making becomes the heartbe...

The Yankees are winning games like nothing can touch them, and that’s exactly the problem: everything is touching them. Aaron Judge is out with a stress fracture on his first rib, Giancarlo Stanton is back on the injured list with more imaging ahead, and key names like Trent Grisham, Max Fried, and Clark Schmidt are also sidelined. Yet the New York Yankees still sit on top of the American League. So what’s real, what’s luck, and what’s going to break when the calendar flips to August?

I dig into the stretch that includes a strong...

The wait is over!  The Knicks are NBA Champions!!! 53 years of heartbreak and waiting is over as Captain Clutch delivered a historic performance for the ages.  The most resilient team in NBA history did it again.

45 points out of a team's 94 is not a stat line, it’s a rescue mission.  Jalen Brunson turned into Captain Clutch for real, carrying the New York Knicks to a 94 - 90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 and putting an NBA championship banner in New York. If you want a pure Knicks Finals recap...

Insanity!  Ridiculous!  insane ! impossible, bonkers, unreal!  Call it anything you want, but it happened. The Knicks are now 1 win away!!!

A 29-point hole in the NBA Finals usually ends in garbage time and hard questions. At Madison Square Garden, it turned into a night Knicks fans won’t forget, because Game 4 ends with OG Anunoby flying in for a tip-in with 1.2 seconds left and a miracle 107-106 win that puts New York up 3-1 on the San Antonio Spurs. The crowd swings from disbelief to absolute chaos, and I walk through how the comeb...

It had to end sometime, and the Knicks winning streak is over as the shooting went cold at MSG for the Knicks.

The Knicks finally took a punch in the NBA Finals, and it landed in the one place New York wanted to be unstoppable: Madison Square Garden. I react to the 115-111 Game 3 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, snapping a 13-game playoff win streak and ending a 43-day run without a loss. The offense looked out of sync from the jump, and once the game got tight, every turnover, every empty...

The Knicks hung on for nail-biting 105-104 road win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals!

A 1-point NBA Finals win is stressful enough. Now add this twist: Jalen Brunson can’t buy a bucket, shoots 7-for-25, misses a wide-open late three, and the Knicks still walk out of San Antonio with a 105-104 win and a 2-0 series lead. That’s the kind of result that makes fans start whispering about something bigger, because it takes more than hot shooting to survive that atmosphere and that pressure.

I break down how New York pulls it off...

Devastating.  Frustrating.  Worst case scenario.  Name your poison.  

Aaron Judge has a stress fracture in his ribs, and the detail that should stop every Yankees fan in their tracks is this: the team won’t even re-image him for four to six weeks. That’s not a quick bruise. That’s uncertainty, and uncertainty hits harder when your offense is built around one player who changes every at-bat, every pitch sequence, and every opposing game plan. 

I walk through what the Yankees actually said, what it implies about the real timeline, and why the familiar “day-to-day” me...

Led By Brunson and KAT, the Knicks shook off the rust and erased a 14 point 3rd quarter deficit and used a bit of Brunson magic to take Game 1 of the NBA Finals 105-95.  This is the Knicks' 12th straight playoff victory!

The Knicks didn’t win Game 1 with a perfect box score, they won it with backbone. After looking rusty, missing shots, and falling behind by 14 in the third quarter, we watched New York flip the night in San Antonio with defense, composure, and the kind of closing execution that wins championships.

I bre...

Talk about a kick in the NUTS.  

The Knicks are finally playing the kind of connected, ruthless basketball that makes you believe a Finals run can end with something real. Then a headline drops that changes the math fast: Mitchell Robinson reportedly suffers a broken pinky finger on his right hand, his shooting hand, and the early word is out indefinitely. That one phrase introduces a whole range of outcomes, and every single one of them forces tough questions about the rotation, the game plan, and the matchups. 

I break down wh...

Cole is back.  For the Yanks, it means so much.

The Yankees are starting to feel like themselves again, and it’s not just the standings. A three-game sweep of the Royals brings three totally different wins: a comeback capped by a 2 run 9th, a blowout where the bats finally unload, and a clean, pitcher-driven win that reminds you what this team can look like when it’s right.

I dig into the biggest reason the vibe has shifted: Gerrit Cole is back on the mound and pitching with real authority. After the fear that comes...

The Knicks DESTROYED the Cavs to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals!  Another great team effort drove the blowout.

130 - 93 doesn’t look like a normal playoff score, and that’s the point. We just watched the New York Knicks turn Game 4 into a message, finishing a 4-0 sweep over the Cleveland Cavaliers and charging into the NBA Finals with the kind of edge every fan dreams about. I’m Don, and I’m breaking down why this run feels different, from the early knockout punches to the way the Knicks keep turning closeout games into blowouts...

One win away from the NBA Finals baby!  10 straight playoff wins. No losses in a month!

A 3-0 lead can make people start daydreaming, but this Knicks run is more than vibes. After a convincing Game 3 win in Cleveland, I talk through how New York keeps stacking double-digit road wins and why the 2026 NBA playoffs are starting to look like a full-team takeover. The score matters, sure, but the bigger story is how calm the Knicks look while doing it. Even when Cleveland makes it interesting for a stretch, New York answers without f...

A 16-point Eastern Conference Finals win is satisfying on its own. A 16-point win where Jalen Brunson doesn’t need to play Superman is the kind of signal Knicks fans have been waiting for. We’re coming off New York’s 109-93 Game 2 win that pushes the series to 2-0, stretches the Knicks’ playoff streak to nine straight, and puts them just two wins from the NBA Finals.

I walk through how the night actually unfolds: a slow start, cold three-point shooting early, and Cleveland’s defense keeping things tight, before one swing player flips the floor. Josh Hart...

Captain Clutch delivers the biggest comeback in Knicks playoff history!

A 22-point deficit with 7:52 left usually means one thing: turn it off and move on. But at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks turned Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 into a full-on basketball fever dream and walked out with a win that lands near the top of NBA playoff comeback history.

I break down how the Knicks looked flat for 3 and a half quarters, then suddenly found the defensive edge and offensive clarity to storm back. Jalen Brunson goes into takeover mode<...