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The New York Jets blew an eight-point, fourth-quarter lead and lost 32-26 in overtime to the Miami Dolphins.

Minutes after the New York Giants lost to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at MetLife on a blocked field goal. Their co-tenants at the New Jersey venue, the New York Jets, matched them with a brutal loss of their own to the Miami Dolphins in South Beach.

Jason Sanders kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired to tie the game and Tua Tagovailoa drove the Miami Dolphins to the winning touchdown in overtime of a 32-26 victory.

The winning score came on a TD pass of 10 yards from Tagovailoa to Jonnu Smith. The tight end had all three of his catches in overtime.

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are officially out of the playoffs.

The Seattle Seahawks didn’t have a perfect day, and neither did their opponent, the New York Jets. But in the end, Geno Smith’s homecoming in New York was a triumph for the Seahawks, as they gutted out a 26-21 win over a Jets team that has gotten use to losing.

Both teams had big plays. For starters, we finally saw the Aaron Rodgers-Davante Adams connection that was promised after the Jets traded for Adams. On the other side of the ball, special teams players for the Seahawks were collectively out to lunch, fumbling three kickoffs and allowing the Jets to score on a 99-yard TD return. The Jets had 21 points by halftime.

But it seemed like the Seahawks might have a little magic in them today. Midway through the second quarter, with the Jets at the Seahawks’ 10-yard line, Rodgers threw an interception right to Seattle DE Leonard Williams. The big man ran it all the way back for a touchdown. 

After halftime, both teams had trouble scoring, but the Seahawks finally broke through with around five minutes left in the game. The offense drove them ahead 26-21, and in the final minute, the defense stopped the Jets on fourth down. The Jets didn’t score a single point after halftime.

It took six tries and nearly three months of the season, but for the first time in 2024, the Dallas Cowboys are winners at home.

Dallas flustered and frustrated New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock in a 27-20 win.

The win was a second straight for the Cowboys in a season marked by disappointment. It was the first win at home after going 0-5 at AT&T Stadium. It comes against a Giants team (2-10) that’s in the midst of a worse season than the Cowboys.

Lock got his first start on Thursday since signing with the Giants in the offseason. It did not go well.

The Cowboys sacked Lock six times. They forced one interception and a forced fumble. Lock finished the day completing 21 of 32 passes for 178 yards with no passing touchdowns and the pick-6.

On offense, the Cowboys controlled the game on the ground and got 112 yards and a touchdown from Rico Dowdle. Cooper Rush completed 21 of 36 passes for 195 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers.

The Giants’ season goes from bad to worse with the loss. Lock is New York’s third quarterback to start this season after the benching and release of Daniel Jones. Tommy DeVito started last week in a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Neither provide hope of making the Giants competitive. New York’s 2-10 record is the worst in the NFL.

Aaron Judge won his second career American League MVP award.

The New York Yankees star was voted the unanimous winner by the 30-person BBWAA voting body, his first time receiving every first-place vote.

The voting was also unanimous for second place, with Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals sweeping the second-place votes. Judge’s teammate Juan Soto, Gunnar Henderson of the Baltimore Orioles and José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians all received third-place votes.

Judge joins Mickey Mantle (1956) as the only Yankees players to win MVP unanimously.

It was an extraordinary season for Judge, who posted career highs in all three slash line numbers at .322/.458/.701 while clubbing 58 home runs, four short of his AL season record and what many consider to be the clean record.

Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani won the National League MVP award, garnering all 30 first-place votes for a unanimous decision. 

The New York Giants entered Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium without former starting quarterback Daniel Jones, relying instead on Tommy DeVito to lead the offense. What followed was a nightmare for the Giants as they suffered a lopsided 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Once again in front of the MetLife Stadium crowd, the Giants did very little to keep butts in the seats. By halftime, Big Blue was down 30-0 and the stadium began to empty. When the final whistle blew in the fourth quarter, only Bucs fans remained.

Baker Mayfield efficiently led the Buccaneers with 24 completions on 30 attempts for 294 yards, finishing with a 107.5 passer rating.

Giants QB Tommy DeVito finished 21-for-31 for 189 yards with no TDs, no INTs and 3 sacks. He had 7 carries for 32 yards.

With the loss, the Giants drop to 2-9 on the season and will have a quick turnaround as they play in front of a national audience on Thanksgiving Day — a holiday meeting with the Dallas Cowboys.

This NBA season has great potential for the New York Knicks. But, remember: patience, patience, patience. Well, that is the secret. 

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 23 points and 13 boards per game. Offensively he has been really good.

Do you want to know the concerns? The Knicks have severely regressed defensively. Opponents are shooting nearly 72% at the rim. The Knicks are allowing opponents to shoot over 48% from the floor, which ranks the Knicks 26th in the league. They are averaging under 4 blocks per game.

Team defense, rebounding and rim protection are glaring needs to go along with the fact that their bench is woefully thin.

The other issue is head coach Tom Thibodeau. He has done a great job coaching this team since getting the job. He asks a lot of his players, no question. Towns, Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Bridges and OG Anunoby will be given time. They are more balanced on offense. They will gel and improve as the season goes along.

The New York Jets found a way to lose to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 11. The final score read 28-27 in favor of the Colts (5-6). Indianapolis kept their playoff hopes alive with the win.

The Jets got into a 13-0 hole, but Gang Green showed some signs of life by clawing back with Breece Hall delivering for the Jets offense. The running back scored twice, and for the first time in his career, Hall had a rushing and receiving score in a single game.

Hall’s contributions went much deeper than just scoring, though. New York’s offense was completely stuck in neutral. Hall helped his team snap out of it and give them some energy.

Then New York decided to throw that away in the end.

Colts QB Anthony Richardson, returning from a two-game benching as the Colts’ starting quarterback, had his best game of the season and rallied Indianapolis with a 70-yard touchdown drive in the game’s final minute.

Rodgers finished the day completing 22 of 29 passes for 184 yards with two touchdowns and no turnovers. Davante Adams led New York with six catches for 72 yards, while Garrett Wilson totaled 18 yards on four catches.

Starbucks announces a new line of frozen lemonade drinks with the introduction of new Frozen Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverages.

The new line of frozen icy beverages combines the Starbucks Refreshers flavors with a swirl of strawberry puree and pieces of real fruit.

Here’s a closer look at the three new Frozen Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverages:

• Frozen Strawberry Açai Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverage: Reminiscent of a classic strawberry lemonade, with an icy twist, combining the flavors of sweet strawberry and acai notes blended with lemonade, real strawberries and ice.
• Frozen Pineapple Passionfruit Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverage: A sunset in a cup with tropical flavors of pineapple and passionfruit blended with real diced pineapple and lemonade.
• Frozen Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverage: Features flavors of sweet mango and dragonfruit blended with real pieces of dragonfruit, lemonade and ice for a refreshing summer vibe.

Frozen Lemonade Starbucks Refreshers beverages can be found at participating locations nationwide.

Hostess looks to take its snack cakes game to a new level with the introduction of new candy-bar-inspired Kazbars.

Available in two varieties – Chocolate Caramel and Triple Chocolate – Kazbars feature layers of soft chocolate cake, creme, candy crunch and a caramel or smooth chocolate fudge filling. Each bar is covered in a rich chocolate-flavored coating and topped with a sweet drizzle.

Kazbars will hit shelves at retailers nationwide in 10-ounce boxes containing eight individually wrapped 1.25-ounce mini bars, and 2.75-ounce single bars.

Hostess as a brand is practically synonymous with snacking, having introduced iconic snack favorites such as Cupcakes, DingDongs, and Twinkies to generations of consumers. Hostess Cupcakes, in fact, have now been sold for over 100 years.

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the New York Jets, 31-6 in Week 10 of NFL action. 

The momentum the Jets captured in the second half of their 21-13 victory over the Texans in Week 9 never carried over for interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich’s group in Arizona. 

The NFC West-leading Cardinals stayed red hot with their fourth consecutive win and moved to 6-4.The Jets defense was nonexistent all day long, missing tackles all game long. The Jets fell to 3-7.

Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray played a near perfect game and set a franchise record with 17 straight completions against a defense that looked like it didn’t even make the trip out to the desert.

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets moved the ball, but they couldn’t finish and were held to two field goals despite having four possessions inside the Arizona 28. Rodgers, finished 22 of 35 for 151 yards, and the offense were kept out of the end zone.