Yankees salvage Red Sox doubleheader split with late-inning offensive surge

All over The Bronx on Saturday night was relief. From a Yankees offense that finally awoke, first with a three-run third inning and later a five-run eighth. From a Yankees, well, relief corps that did not bend. From a Yankees club that escaped a very long day of baseball with the Red Sox no closer to pulling off what would be a historic comeback. After the offense could do nothing right against lefty Jake Bennett in the doubleheader-opening 6-0 loss, the Yankees cracked the Red Sox staff, pulled away late and rode tired arm after tired arm to a 9-2…

Predicting the Jets’ 53-man roster for 2026 as cut day looms

The NFL regular season is almost here.  There is just one last piece of business for teams to close out training camp and the preseason. Teams must cut their active rosters from 90 to 53 players by 6 p.m. Sunday. Then, they can claim players other teams cut Monday and…

The placebo effect has an evil twin — and it can be deadly

In late 2022, as the fentanyl drug overdose epidemic raged across America, police officers making street busts of the synthetic opioid began experiencing what they believed were “life-threatening” reactions. In Florida, an officer lost consciousness after touching a powder she thought was fentanyl. She felt “light-headed … I was choking.…

There’s an ESPN double standard when it comes to the offensive

Kyrie Irving was right! Planet Earth is flat, and that explains why so many people are falling off its edges, never to be seen again. Ready for this one? Longtime reader Gary Wilbur — a credible man who shares intelligent, moderately worded thoughts, nothing socially objectionable — last week learned…

I could smell that I had cancer before I was diagnosed

They’re just trying to make scents of it. Kate claims she’s blessed and cursed with a hound dog nose — which is how she suspected she had cancer twice before getting a diagnosis. “I knew I had cancer before I even brought it up to my doctor because I could…

How to eat carbs like a biohacker — without gaining weight

They’re one of the most demonized food groups in America. For decades, carbohydrates have been blamed for everything from expanding waistlines and diabetes to heart disease and digestive problems. But according to Dave Asprey, the founder of the biohacking movement, carbs shouldn’t be public enemy No. 1. In fact, the…

How to win your World Cup pool: Which favorites should you fade?

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Two things are true about the World Cup. One of the favorites will likely win the tournament, but there’s almost always a heavyweight that…

World Cup 2026 Group E preview: Prediction, odds, full team overviews

Germany is the heavyweight in Group E, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be straightforward. Ivory Coast and Ecuador won’t make it easy, though Curaçao certainly looks like the underdog. The Post previews Group E at the World Cup. Teams listed in predicted order of finish. * indicates third-place team predicted…

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