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After losing the Juan Soto sweepstakes, the New York Yankees began the unfurling of Plan B. Step one of The Great Bronx Pivot is an eight-year, $218 million contract with former Atlanta Braves southpaw Max Fried. The deal is the fourth-largest ever for a starting pitcher and the largest in MLB history for a left-hander.

Fried, who turns 31 in January, boasts the single lowest ERA in baseball since the start of 2020. Less reliant on strikeouts than other frontline hurlers, the two-time All-Star is elite at two other very valuable skills: avoiding hard contact and conjuring a parade of groundouts. That, alongside a track record of pinpoint control, means Fried carries a uniquely high floor.

Originally drafted seventh overall by the San Diego Padres out of an L.A.-area high school in 2012, Fried was dealt to Atlanta in 2014 as part of the prospect return for Justin Upton. Across parts of eight  seasons with the Braves, the left-hander established himself as one of the sport’s more dependable starting pitchers. He finishes his Atlanta tenure with a sparkling 3.07 ERA in 884 1/3 innings.

For the Yankees, signing Fried will not single-handedly erase the shattering disappointment of losing Soto, but it’s a strong start.

For a little while on Sunday, it looked like the New York Jets were finally cooking. The connection between Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams was stronger than ever. Rodgers showed off a move or two that looked like it was from a younger version of him. The Jets held onto the ball for nearly 16 minutes in a row, from the end of the 2nd quarter through the first half of the third quarter. They were up 9-6 over the Los Angeles Rams after three entire quarters.

And then things fell apart for the Jets, as they so often have. Despite holding on to the ball for so long, they only managed to score three points on the Rams during that time. Rodgers and Adams had some communication problems. Rodgers started getting more and more banged up as the game went on.

The 4th quarter is when the Rams exploded and the game really got away from the Jets. Or, put another way, the Rams scored 13 points (a touchdown plus a field goal) in the final quarter while the Jets couldn’t get so much as a field goal in the entirety of the second half. The Rams won 19-9, and the Jets can only look back at the squandered opportunities to get a meaningful win over a competitive team. But on the bright side, they’ve only got two more games left to play.

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, Inc., and Netflix, announced a long-term partnership that will bring WWE’s flagship weekly program – Raw – to the world’s leading entertainment service. 

Beginning in January 2025, Netflix will be the exclusive new home of Raw in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Latin America, among other territories, with additional countries and regions to be added over time.

WWE Is Moving Monday Night Raw to Netflix in 2025

The Bills (13-3) routed the Jets (4-12) in a 40-14 final. New York only put up points once both teams pulled their starters from the contest in the fourth quarter, only further displaying Buffalo’s dominance on Sunday. 

With the victory, the Bills have locked up the No. 2 overall seed in the AFC ahead of the 2024 NFL postseason. That means Buffalo earned a “defacto bye” in Week 18, which will give their starters some well-deserved rest.

The battle for the 2024 NFL MVP Award continues to go back and forth between Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Allen staked another claim against the Jets. 

Allen was 16-for-27 passing for 182 yards with two touchdowns. Allen rushed in another score and did not turn the ball over.

The Jets only put points on the board when they took quarterback Aaron Rodgers out and put former Bill Tyrod Taylor under center. Buffalo’s defense essentially shutout New York. Both sides of the ball were fantastic for the Bills.

The top highlight for Buffalo was AJ Epenesa’s safety. Rodgers had a few backup offensive linemen in front of him due to injury. The Bills had four sacks, hit Rodgers six more times, and had two interceptions, even defensive tackle Jordan Phillips hauled one in. Over his past eight games, Rodgers only had one pick.

The New York Giants came in to their Week 17 game against the Indianapolis Colts in jeopardy of being the first team in NFL history to go 0-9 at home. Instead, the Giants surprised the Colts 45-33.

The Giants got off to a hot start with an impressive interception by Dane Belton and on the ensuing drive, both Tyrone Tracy and Malik Nabers eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season.

Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win, breaking a 10-game losing streak in the process.

Nabers had two touchdowns on the day and a career-high in receiving yards.

The Giants also opened the second half with their first kick-off return touchdown since 2015 by Ihmir Smith-Marsette.

The second half was quite the shootout and the Colts hung around late into the fourth quarter. However, the Giants continued to keep pace and were able to hold off the Colts’ attempts at a comeback.

With the win the Giants improved to 3-13, snapping a 10-game losing streak and avoid going 0-9 at home on the season.

Hall of Famer and former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson broke his silence on his loss to social media influencer Jake Paul during an eight-round boxing exhibition as part of Netflix‘s live controversial streaming debut for the sport.

“This is one of those situations when you lost but still won. I’m grateful for the fight. No regrets to get in the ring one last time.” 

“I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in the hospital and had to get healthy: so I won. To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for.” 

Jake Paul, 27, scored 80-72, 79-73, 79-73, over Tyson, 58, during the highly-anticipated event at AT&T Stadium. Fans were livid by the fight itself, which many online deemed to be boring and a cash-grab, as well as Netflix’s streaming issues throughout the night, with the service trending as many customers experienced buffering issues.

Tyson, the youngest boxer to ever win a heavyweight title and one of the most dominant ever in the weight class, went 50-6-2 (44 KO) in 58 career professional fights prior to the Netflix loss. Paul has a 10-1 record in 11 professional boxing matches.

The Giants’ need for a franchise quarterback has been clear since Daniel Jones‘ downfall, but it was painfully obvious while watching Drew Lock start over Tommy DeVito in New York’s latest blowout loss, a 34-7 defeat Sunday at the Atlanta Falcons.

No matter whom the Giants start, quarterback is a lost cause. Lock got the nod over DeVito, who cleared concussion protocol for Week 16 but took a backseat after exiting last Sunday’s 35-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and quite literally handed the slow-starting Falcons (8-7) the game. 

Fueled by two pick sixes — Jessie Bates’ 55-yarder midway through the second quarter and Matthew Judon‘s 27-yarder to open the second half — Lock gave New York (2-13) no chance while completing 22 of 39 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown to the two game-changing interceptions. Lock added a third turnover on a fumble — his fourth in five games — late in the second quarter. The Giants, who inched back ahead of the 2-12 Las Vegas Raiders for the NFL’s worst record and 2025 draft’s No. 1 overall pick, desperately need a quarterback as they look to get their franchise back on track.

Sunday’s game for the New York Jets, in Week 15 of the 2024 season, may have been the first time this year they’ve produced a solid win. A real, convincing, take-the-lead-from-a-late-game-tie victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, 32-25.

This was the week the Aaron Rodgers-Davante Adams connection finally paid off. Rodgers went 16-for-30 with three touchdowns and no interceptions, and despite that completion rate, he made each one count. Rodgers targeted Adams 12 times and Adams caught nine for 198 yards, which is the second-highest yards total of his career. All those years working together paid off everywhere, but especially on Adams’ two touchdowns (the first of which was the 100th of career). Adams also had a 71-yard catch.

The Rodgers-Adams connection got the Jets to the tie against the Jaguars. But it was running back Breece Hall, who missed Week 14 with a knee injury and was originally questionable to play this week, who ran the ball into the end zone to score the Jets’ winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter. And to tie it all up with a bow, Sauce Gardner snagged an interception with 44 seconds left in the 4th to snuff out any chance the Jags had of making a last-minute comeback.

The New York Mets wanted Juan Soto to know his future with them could be set in stone.

When the free agent outfielder traveled to owner Steve Cohen’s house in Beverly Hills, California, for a presentation last month, the team unveiled a video that included an image of a future Soto statue outside Citi Field, next to the one erected of franchise great Tom Seaver.

“Everything that they showed me, what they have, what they want to do, it was incredible,” Soto said. “But my favorite part was the video.”

Juan Soto was introduced at Citi Field after his record $765 million, 15-year contract was finalized. He was flanked by Mets owner Steve Cohen, president of baseball operations David Stearns and agent Scott Boras. 

Cohen purchased the Mets ahead of the 2021 season and has boosted them to baseball’s highest payroll in search of the team’s first title since 1986.

The value of Soto’s contract eclipsed Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers last December. The 26-year-old Soto batted .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks this year and has a .285 career average with 201 homers, 592 RBIs and 769 walks over seven seasons with Washington, San Diego and the Yankees.

Soto’s success will be determined by World Series titles. The Yankees have 27, the Mets two.

“It’s such a big city, right? There’s plenty of room for both of us,” Cohen said.

The Giants dropped their eighth straight game on Sunday, losing to the New Orleans Saints, 14-11.

With 11 seconds left and trailing 14-11, Giants kicker Graham Gano lined up for a 35-yard field goal that would force overtime. But Saints defensive lineman Bryan Bresee had other ideas.

Bresee made a sensational play, jumping over the line to block Gano’s field goal and secure the Saints’ win.

The Saints improve their record to 5-8, while the Giants fall to 2-11.

It was not a well-played game by either offense. Giants quarterback Drew Lock completed just 21 of his 49 passes, while Derek Carr was only slightly better, going 20-for-31 for 219 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. 

But it was another win for the Saints, who are now 3-1 under interim head coach Darren Rizzi after a 2-7 start got head coach Dennis Allen fired.

The next coach fired may be Brian Daboll, whose Giants have nothing left to play for except the first pick in the draft.