Didnt Orr choose John Allen over Gordon? Guy seems like a class act.

Gary Cohen didn’t mince words when giving his thoughts about Buck Showalter opting to check Joe Musgrove’s ears for a banned substance.

The Mets manager asked the umpires to do just that in the bottom of the sixth inning as Musgrove had allowed just one hit with the Padres leading 4-0 at the time. Musgrove’s spin rates were way up from their norm and chatter started on social media about his ears appearing shinier than normal. The check did not go far as Musgrove was cleared and allowed to stay in the game, an eventual 6-0 win in Game 3 of the wild-card series that ended the Mets’ season at Citi Field on Sunday.


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Cohen, who was not calling the game with it being on ESPN, did not agree one bit with Showalter asking for Musgrove to be checked in that situation.

“Let me phrase this the right way,” Cohen, the Mets television voice, said on the SNY postgame show. “Buck Showalter is completely in his rights to ask the umpires to check a pitcher for foreign substances. It’s up to umpires then to decide whether it’s an appropriate thing to do.


Gary Cohen wasn’t a fan of the Mets’ decision.Charles Wenzelberg/
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“I thought that considering the circumstances, 4-0, sixth inning, season on the line, it smacked of desperation and it was fairly embarrassing I thought for Buck to do that in that spot. It was not necessary. As it turned out, Musgrove was not cheating. If you’re going to pull a stunt like that, you better be right and Buck wasn’t right.”

Whether Showalter truly believed Musgrove was cheating or if it was some gamesmanship to get him out of sync, the move didn’t work and the Mets are headed into the offseason.

He came so close to being a Pirate

Former NBA player Ben Gordon arrested for striking 10-year-old son at LGA airport​

By Larry Celona and Allie Griffin



Ben Gordon was taken into custody right before his flight after police say he allegedly hit his 10-year-old son at LaGuardia airport.
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Former NBA player Ben Gordon was arrested at LaGuardia airport Monday for allegedly hitting his 10-year-old son, sources said.

Gordon was awaiting a flight to Chicago when Port Authority cops barred him from getting onto the plane and cuffed him over the alleged abuse at 8:45 p.m., law enforcement sources told the Post.

His son was escorted by an aunt and taken to Long Island Jewish Children’s Hospital for evaluation, the sources said.

Gordon, a shooting guard who once played for the Chicago Bulls, was being processed at the Port Authority police station house. Charges against him are pending.

Police sources said two Port Authority officers received minor injuries while making the arrest, though it’s not immediately clear how or where they were injured.

Gordon, who won the Sixth Man of the Year award as a rookie, has been arrested several times in the past.

He was arrested for an alleged assault and robbery in 2017. He was also nabbed for driving with a forged license plate and setting off fire alarms inside his LA pad when there was no fire.

Gordon, 39, grew up in Mount Vernon and went to Mount Vernon High School before starring at UConn and winning a national championship in 2004.

Found her interview with sammy the bull over the summer compelling...this though is phenomenal,

https://www.app.com/story/sports/co...-trip-kansas-anchors-loaded-slate/9820515002/

Huge OOC game for us. What great visability

It was no secret that former Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard had issues with his locker room. And also no secret that his best teams often policed themselves. It was not in Willard's personality to be face to face confrontational and because of that he preferred to often turn a blind eye to issues that most coaches would have to some degree met head on.

That is no longer a problem with the man who has replaced him, Shaheen Holloway. Quite the opposite. Holloway's fingerprints will be on all aspects of the program. And that includes what goes on off the court. But even with that thought in mind leadership among the players is important and that doesn't always mean from the best or most talented players.

Case in point. The two most physically gifted players, both upperclassmen, are Tyrese Samuel and Tray Jackson. In a perfect world you would want them to lead the locker room. But neither has the personality to do that. Both are well liked but well liked doesn't mean either is a leader. That either has the quality necessary to be the extension behind the scenes of the head coach.

Looking back readers here know that this reporter has sung the praises of Derrick Gordon, the epitome of a great leader. No player in the Willard era did a better job ensuring that his teammates kept their focus all year long, No player commanded the respect that Gordon did. Not because of his talent. He was at best a bench player. But because of his will, his work ethic and his refuse to lose attitude.

Now jumping forward who on the current team has those attributes?

The most obvious player is St Peter's transfer KC Ndefo. He knows Holloway better than any of his teammates. Knows what he wants and how he wants to get there. Add to that the fact that there are few players in the country who play harder every second they are on the court.

Ndefo also has the personality of a leader. He is bright, articulate and wants to lead. Plus he's a 5th year player, so add experience to the equation.

There are other candidates as well.

Jamir Harris for example. Harris has a strong A type personality. He like Ndefo doesn't shy away from doing what must be done on and off the court. But that strong personality at times conflicts with his head coach. Hinted at by Holloway recently telling SHU beat reporter Jerry Carino that he is not happy with his backcourt.

That could be an issue with another potential leader as well, Al-Amir Dawes. He has a similar personality to Harris. And a similar work ethic. Tough as nails he probably is a little more in tune with his head coach than Harris is.

Two other players have the qualities to lead and both play hard and have the respect of their teammates. Femi Odukale and Dre Davis. This reporter has spoken to Odukale and it's clear immediately that he commands your attention. Isn't afraid to communicate his POV and do so effectively.

As for Davis, unfortunately I never got a chance to speak to him as he missed the two NIL events this summer due to his girlfriend's pregnancy. With Davis I can only pass on what I have been told second hand. And that is he is a tough kid who plays hard, and by hard I mean Ndefo type hard. That has caught the eye of his teammates and the coaching staff. They love him but even more importantly they respect him.

So bottom line, choosing a leader for this team is difficult. Every single player profiled above, with the exception of Harris, has never played a second for the Hall. And even Harris is suiting up for the Pirates for only his second year. That makes it tough with limited to no access for anyone to choose a leader for the Pirates. In short in that situation best anyone can do this early is make an educated guess, And know that the guess is based on second hand information. On speaking to the players for just a few minutes. On watching from afar on TV.

So take this with a grain of salt but gun to my head and first impression from speaking to him I see the 6-6 transfer student from St Peter's KC Ndefo as the most likely player to assume the mantle, to be this season's Derrick Gordon, to be the team's locker room voice.

Yet with that said maybe no one particular player commands the team off the court. Maybe a combination of the noted Pirates above earns the trust to have his voice heard when the time arises. That possibly exists when there is no clear leader on a team with so many new players. But I think the adage too many cooks spoils the broth is relevant here. Too many voices cause confusion. So it's probably going to take time before any one player stands alone, stands louder that any other. And that as noted will be KC Ndefo.

10. New York Giants 4-1 (14)​

OK, the Giants are for real. Before overcoming a 14-point first-half deficit for a 27-22 win against the Packers their fast start seemed like the product of beating up bad teams. You can’t say that anymore. Saquon Barkley is pretty much the entire offense, but the unheralded defense just keeps excelling with backups plugged in for injured starters.

15. New York Jets 3-2 (19)​

Cornerbacks Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed locked up Dolphins speedsters Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Gardner got his first career interception and knocked starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater out of the game on a blitz to start the game. The Jets rushed for five touchdowns for just the third time in franchise history in a 40-17 rout.

South Orange, N.J. - Single-game tickets for the 2022-23 Seton Hall men's basketball season at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Single-game prices start at $30 with 15 games to choose from, including Seton Hall's annual matchups against BIG EAST foes Providence (Dec. 17), St. John's (Dec. 31), Connecticut (Jan. 18), Marquette (Jan. 21), Xavier (Feb. 24) and Villanova (Feb. 28) as well as the Gavitt Tip-Off Games contest against Iowa on Nov. 16.

The full schedule features a wide variety of options that offer all Pirates fans the opportunity to visit The Rock and cheer on The Hall, including seven weekend games and five weeknight games that start at 7 p.m., or earlier.

Season tickets, which start at just $195 per seat plus a $60 Priority Seat Premium, and a six-game mini-plan, which starts at $240 per seat, are also available through the Seton Hall ticket office. Current Seton Hall basketball season ticket holders can also purchase discounted single-game tickets to all games by calling the ticket office at (973) 275-4255.

Separately, single-game tickets for Seton Hall University students will go on sale the week of each game. Student season tickets are still available for purchase online for $150.

Seton Hall enters its 16th season playing at Prudential Center, New Jersey's world-class sports and entertainment venue where the Pirates are 156-69 all-time (.693), including 80-11 (.879) in non-conference games. The Hall averaged 9,629 fans in 14 Prudential Center games last season, the program's second-highest attended season since moving to Newark in 2007.

Led by head coach Shaheen Holloway '00, who returned to his alma mater in March after leading Saint Peter's to the 2022 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Seton Hall boasts a wealth of experience on the roster with five returning Pirates from last season and five transfers that combine for 13 years of Div. I basketball experience. In total, this veteran Seton Hall team has appeared in 775 career collegiate games and combined for 6,019 points, 2,971 rebounds and 1,072 assists.

The Pirates, which have finished in the top half of the BIG EAST standings in each of the last seven seasons, are coming off a fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six contested.

Fans interested in premium seating options at Prudential Center for Seton Hall home games can learn more at prucenter.com/premium.

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- Butler forward-center Jalen Thomas will be out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.

Team officials said Monday the fourth-year player is being treated by the team's medical staff and local specialists. Doctors believe Thomas can make a full recovery with medication.

The Cleveland Clinic website describes the condition as a blood clot in the lung that restricts blood flow and lowers oxygen levels in the lungs while increasing blood pressure in pulmonary arteries.

While Thomas is expected to participate in noncontact work and conditioning during his recovery, the Bulldogs don't expect Thomas to play any sooner than December.

The 6-foot-10, 230-pound Thomas transferred to Butler in May after playing three seasons at Georgia State, where he finished fifth on the school's career list for blocks (116). He was ranked among the Sun Belt Conference's top shot blockers each of those three seasons.

Butler opens its season with new coach Thad Matta when it hosts New Orleans on Nov. 7.

On the roster with no listed sophomores is a feast and famine start set up.

No word on amounts but considering LJ got 1 Bil in 2015 from them I’m guessing Bronny is probably $10M? Apparently he already had a deal with ON3 for $5MIL. Looks like he is OSU bound. No idea on Wagner deal.

Requirements for Division I tournaments could be modified, and that may include Men's and Women's March Madness

By Matt Norlander

Should the NCAA Tournaments in men's and women's basketball ever expand again, the Division I Transformation Committee will be remembered as the catalyst.

In recent weeks, the committee has been informally tossing out a potential philosophical change to how some NCAA postseason tournaments could be configured, sources told CBS Sports. In Chicago last week, committee co-chairs Julie Cromer (Ohio athletic director) and Greg Sankey (SEC commissioner) put forth to the other 31 commissioners representing the Conference Commissioners Association -- in person and for the first time -- one tangible rule change still in a rudimentary stage.

The committee is putting an idea on the table that all Division I sports could allow as much as 25% of a sport's teams to be able to qualify for said sport's NCAA bracket. In layman's terms -- and at its extreme -- this would mean college basketball's 363-school population could one day, theoretically, allow for as many as 90 teams in March Madness.

While basketball is inevitably going to receive the most scrutiny and attention on a talking point like this, sources stressed that this possible future rule change might be there to uplift sports such as baseball, lacrosse or soccer. At this stage, the appetite for "significant" expansion of basketball's NCAA Tournament is minimal, according to a variety of NCAA sources. ................

Amazing acomplishment!!! Couldn’t happen to a better guy. MUCH respect and appreciation not only for the accomplishment, but how he did it. ALL class! 🙏💪👊

What an awful game. Schiano II will not end well.

Great and unexpected win by the Giants. Jones and Barkley played at a playoff level. Lawrence becoming
a very good player.

Giants and SHU Pirates! Could be some good months coming up to look forward to. Now Jets need to keep up the momentum.

Not feeling too confidant. And, the Padres are damned good. Disappointing reg season for sd but that is over. As a dodger fan, given jake and max recently i think i prefer the mets.

JP has an interview set up with Dave Popkin at 10AM Monday. The 2 part story will be posted later in the week.

Dan, I just want to thank you and commend you for all the work you are doing. You are such a treasure to Seton Hall University and all of it’s fans. And you do all of it at the highest level of manners and decorum. We’re all so lucky to have you! Thanks again.

Newark, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's cross country team claimed first place at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge on Saturday morning. John Loeffel (Queens, N.Y.) was the top Pirate finisher for his third consecutive race.

Loeffel finished the 8k course at Branch Brook Park in a time of 25:11.95 for a second place overall finish. Declan Harkness (Stewartsville, N.J.) also had a top-five finish for the Pirates, taking fourth place with a time of 25:37.96.

Two more Pirates also recorded top-10 times, as Nicholas Minikel (Milltown, N.J.) and Patrick Wagner (Jenkintown, Pa.) finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Minikel ran a time of 25:52.40, while Wagner completed the course in 25:54.57.

Logan Brunozzi (Churchville, Pa.) and Daniel Washburn (Syracuse, N.Y.) also competed for Seton Hall. Brunozzi took home 12th place overall with a time of 26:34.90, while Washburn came in 17th place and a time of 26:46.26.

Next up, the Pirates will compete in the IC4A/ECAC Championships on Friday at Van Cortlandt Park.

South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall women's swimming and diving opened its season with a victory over Rider, 197-94, on Saturday afternoon at Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates won 13 events in total on the day.

The relay team of Julia Stampe (Allerod-Birkerod, Denmark), Nicole Bastian (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Sierra Cripps (Seymour, Conn.) and Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) won the 200 Medley Relay, an event the Pirates took the top three spots in. The winning quartet finished with a time of 1:46.97.

The four swimmers on that relay team combined to win seven individual events on the day. Stampe claimed first in each of the backstroke events, winning the 100 Back in 58.22 and the 200 Back in 2:07.22. Bastian took the top spot in the 100 Breast (1:07.61) and the 200 Breast (2:27.16), while Cripps nabbed a pair of wins in the 200 Fly (2:07.40) and the 100 Fly (58.51). Heim took first place in the 100 Free, finishing in a time of 52.42.

Mandy Zajdzinski (Mesa, Ariz.) led the Pirates with three individual victories on the day. Zajdzinski's first win came in the 1000 Free, touching the wall with a time of 10:27.15. She would follow that up immediately with another win in the very next event, winning the 200 Free in 1:54.61. Later, the junior won the 500 Free with a time of 5:08.68.

Also earning individual wins were Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) and Laura Stavila (Oakland, Calif.). Stavlia won the 3M dive with a score of 222.60, in the 1M dive while Jerresand claimed first in the 50 Free with a time of 24.41.

The Pirates return to action next weekend as they travel to take on Army. The meet is schedule to begin on Friday at 5 p.m.

South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall men's soccer hits the road this weekend as they travel to Storrs to face UConn. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday night, with live coverage on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloFC.

LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates played DePaul to a scoreless draw at home on a rainy Wednesday night at Owen T. Carroll Field. The Hall had no shortage of chances, as it outshot the Blue Demons 20-6 on the night. Hannes Ronnholmen (Stockholm, Sweden) picked up his fourth shutout of the season, making a pair of saves.

SCOUTING UCONN (3-5-1, 1-2-1)

• The Huskies picked up their first BIG EAST win of the season on Wednesday, taking down Providence at home, 3-2.
• Frantz Pierrot leads the team with three goals on the season, while Mateo Leveque has a team-high nine points.
• UConn is allowing 2.22 goals per game, the most among BIG EAST teams this season.
• Chris Gbandi is in his first season as head coach for UConn and was a member of the Huskies' national title winning team in 2000.
• UConn leads the all-time series 15-14-4, and won last year, 1-0, in South Orange on a goal scored by Ben Awashie with 16 seconds remaining.
• Seton Hall has not won at UConn since a 3-2 overtime win in the semifinals of the 2000 BIG EAST Tournament.

NEWS & NOTES

• The Pirates are unbeaten through four BIG EAST games for the first time since 2003. The only time Seton Hall was unbeaten through five conference games was 1991.
• Seton Hall is riding a six-game unbeaten streak, marking the third consecutive season in which the program has accomplished that feat.
• Seton Hall is one of only two teams in the BIG EAST with one or fewer losses so far this season (Xavier).
• Wednesday's tie against DePaul was the Pirates' fifth of the season, tying the single-season program record which has been done twice before (2014, 1979).
• The Hall had an 11-2 edge in corner kicks on Wednesday against DePaul, their largest advantage in that category since owning a 10-0 margin in corners on Sep. 27, 2014, also against DePaul.
• Borg's goal against St. John's was the latest regulation game-winning goal for the Pirates since CJ Tibbling's 89th minute goal against Air Force in the opening round of the 2020 NCAA Tournament.
• Johannes Pex's penalty kick goal against Xavier was the latest game-tying goal scored by the Pirates since Spencer Burkhardt netted an equalizer at 89:58 in an eventual Pirate overtime win at Princeton on Sep. 7, 2017.
• The Pirates scored a goal in each of their first nine matches of this season, doing so for the first time since 1999 when they scored in their first 11 matches.
• Seton Hall has won its last six matches, and 15 of its last 16, when scoring the first goal.
• The win over Oregon State was the Pirates' first over a top-10 team in the United Soccer Coaches rankings since beating No. 2 Georgetown to win the BIG EAST title on Apr. 17, 2021. The win also marked the first time Seton Hall has defeated a top-10 non-conference foe since winning at No. 3 Virginia in the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
• The Pirates conceded just one goal through its first three matches of the season, the program's best defensive start to a season since 2005.

WATCH
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The link to watch all Seton Hall Men's Soccer games can be found here.

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's swimming and diving team started its season on the right foot, taking down Rider, 167-128, on Saturday afternoon at Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates won 10 out of a possible 14 events.

Things got started with the 200 Medley Relay, as the Pirates claimed each of the top two spots. The quartet of Ross Pantano (Bennington, Neb.), Ben Endersby (Caldwell, N.J.), Justin Oosterwyk (Pequannock, N.J.) and Tommy Minar (Oxford, Conn.) combined to touch the wall in 1:31.61 to take first place.

Clil Halevi (Kafar Hadranim, Israel) followed by winning the 1000 Free in his first collegiate swim, finishing with a time of 9:34.49. This would be one of two wins on the day for Halevi, as he also claimed the top spot in the 500 Free. Fellow freshman Kevin Cary (West Chester, Pa.) also won his first race, taking first in the 200 Free with a time of 1:41.54.

Pantano added two individual wins to his relay victory which started the day. The senior took home first place in both the 100 Back (50.63) and the 200 Back (1:52.19). Joining him with a pair of individual victories on the afternoon was Michael Klimaszewski (London, England), who nabbed the top spot in the 200 Fly (1:51.59) and the 100 Fly (49.77).

Endersby and Quinn Murtha (Cumming, Ga.) also earned individual wins on the day for the Pirates. Murtha took home first in 3M dive with a score of 285.00, while Endersby won the 100 Back in 56.25. Endersby was also part of the 200 Free Relay squad which swam the fastest time of the event, finishing with a time of 1:24.80.

The Pirates return to action next weekend as they travel to take on Army. The meet is schedule to begin on Friday at 5 p.m.