Tarik Skubal is continuing right where he paused.
Even with the rain on Tuesday, the Colorado Rockies had not called off their evening game against the Detroit Tigers, so I made my way to Coors Field as usual. Not long after I got to the press box, a member of the Rockies’ PR team informed me that the schedule had changed—there wouldn’t be […]
Feelings are intense between Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and Angels’ Zach Neto.
A tense situation unfolded on Friday night between the Tigers and the Angels after Detroit’s ace, Tarik Skubal, had an exchange with Zack Neto following a particularly charged third inning. The benches briefly cleared when Neto returned to the dugout after his first-inning home run, an emotional moment that escalated tensions. Neto’s homer seemed to […]
NYPD’s Tarik Sheppard, who called reporter a ‘scumbag,’ to retire
The former NYPD vice-committee, who is responsible for public information, once called the postreporter “F-King Scumbag” when asked to comment, but called it quits. Tarik Shepherd, New York’s best 21-year veteran, also applied for retirement Friday as he was fighting publicly with his boss during a photo shoot, a law enforcement source said. He is […]
NYPD public information boss Tarik Sheppard has been demoted
The NYPD's hot-tempered deputy chief of public affairs — who once called a New York Post reporter a “shithole” — was demoted this week, police officials said. Tariq Shepard, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, will become deputy chief and commander of the Interagency Operations Division, effective Dec. 26, according to NYPD paperwork. “This is […]
Braves’ Chris Sale, Tigers’ Tarik Skubal win NL and AL Cy Young awards
Atlanta's Chris Sale and Detroit's Tarik Skubal earned their first Cy Young awards Wednesday night after both left-handers shared the MLB lead with 18 wins and led their respective leagues in strikeouts and earned run average. Award-winning. Sale was 18-3, leading the National League with 225 strikeouts, and in his first season with the Braves, […]
Chris Sale, Tarik Skubal earn first career Cy Young Awards
On Wednesday, Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale, who won the pitching triple crown (wins, earned run average, strikeouts) in their respective leagues, were named American League and National League Cy Young Award winners. This was the first time for both of them to receive the award. Skubal pitched to a 2.39 ERA, and his 228 […]
Tarik Skubal will Detroit into ALCS
The Big Apple Circus returns to Lincoln Center on November 8th. News from other Big Apple circuses as well. Interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon, who has been on the job for just a few cups of coffee, could resign next week. Team leader and mayor Eric Adams has gone through the ranks of police chief […]
Jets running back Tarik Cohen retires in stunning decision
Tarik Cohen, who was hoping to return to the Jets this summer, has informed the team that he is retiring. Cohen, 29, was an All-Pro returning player for the Bears in 2018, but injuries have put a halt to his career. He last played in an NFL regular season in 2020, breaking his leg and […]
Jets’ Tarik Cohen battles back from injuries and ‘fat’ period
Tarik Cohen has gained weight. Just ask him. Cohen described himself as “fat” four times on Tuesday as he recalled the time two years ago when he ruptured his Achilles tendon as a free agent rushing back from a devastating lower-body injury and thought his NFL career was over. Jets running back Tarik Cohen speaks […]
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal already has eyes on the AL Cy Young award
The past 10 seasons have been something of a wilderness journey for the Detroit Tigers. The 2014 season marked the end of an era for the Tigers, who went from making the playoffs four years in a row from 2011-2014 to finishing with two ALCS appearances and an ALCS win in 2012. That window of […]