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The Mets humiliated the Yankees, 12-3, Wednesday night in the series finale between the two teams in The Bronx to secure just the second Subway Series sweep in club history. Francisco Lindor hit two of the Mets’ five home runs, and Pete Alonso, Tyrone Taylor and Mark Vientos mashed one apiece.

The Mets went 4-0 against their city rivals this year, the first time they swept the Yanks in a season series since they won all four games against them in 2013. This season, the Mets outscored the Yankees, 36-14.

Overall, the Mets are 66-80 against the Yankees in the regular season. If you add in other games – the 2000 World Series, spring training, the old Mayor’s Trophy Game, et cetera, the Mets are 114-150-2 all-time against the Yanks.

An announced crowd of 48,760 was at the game, the highest-paid attendance at Yankee Stadium this season.

Luis Severino pitched six shutout innings as the Mets blanked the Marlins, 1-0.

• After the game, Severino said he was feeling “really good” as he turned in another quality start.
• In what was potentially his final rehab outing, Kodai Senga allowed five earned runs in three innings for Triple-A Syracuse.
• After meeting with doctors on Friday, Starling Marte said he feels “close” to returning from his bone bruise injury.
• The Mets signed eight of their 2024 draft picks, including second-rounder Jonathan Santucci.
• Reliever Reed Garrett is “feeling better,” but still has no timetable to return to the field.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has a new deal.

So do team president Mark Donovan and general manager Brett Veach. The Chiefs announced that they have signed all three to contract extensions.

The Chiefs didn’t announce terms of the deals but said that “the leadership team of the Chiefs will remain in place for the long-term future.” 

The deal will also make Andy Reid the NFL’s highest-paid head coach. 

“Mark, Brett and Andy have achieved historic success together, and we are thrilled that they will continue in their roles for many years to come,” said Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt.

NEW YORK — The sexy Rick’s Cabaret Girls who perform at Rick’s Cabaret New York, the renowned adult club known for its warm hospitality, providing the  best in VIP treatment, and the delicious food at its Rick’s Steakhouse, aren’t concerned by the summer heat wave engulfing the nation. 

“We don’t mind the heat, said Rick’s girl Naomi. “We love not wearing any clothing, ha!” 

Rick’s Cabaret New York is a three-story haven of adult entertainment known for its stunning entertainers, and an atmosphere that’s electric with excitement.

“It’s always so much fun,” cooed Rick’s Cabaret Girl Kendra. “Everywhere you look, there are gorgeous girls stripping out of their outfits and showing off their perfect bodies. The party never stops at Rick’s!” 

Rick’s Cabaret New York features private suites for discreet encounters, opulent Skyboxes for an elevated view, and the culinary excellence of Rick’s Steakhouse. Under the guidance of the acclaimed Chef Jayson Margulies, the steakhouse offers delectable lunch specials and exquisite dinners, and for night owls, there is a special late-night menu. 

Rick’s Cabaret New York
50 West 33rd Street
RICK: NASDAQ Listed
Beautiful Dancers
Three Floors of Fun
Rick’s Steakhouse, Open Late
Roof Deck Cigar Lounge 

OG Anunoby is coming back to the Knicks on a megadeal. The forward agreed to a five-year contract worth $212.5 million that includes a player option for the final season.

Anunoby, 26, carried heavy leverage into the negotiations and clearly flexed it before agreeing to the biggest contract in franchise history. 

The total sum and average salaries destroyed the previous Knicks record, set by Carmelo Anthony and Julius Randle. 

Concern about Anunoby’s extensive injury history are real. He hasn’t reached 70 games since his rookie campaign in 2017-18.

He didn’t exceed 50 games in three of the last four seasons, missing 27 with the Knicks last season because of an elbow injury that required surgery. 

Anunoby then strained his hamstring in the playoffs and sat most of the second round, which ended with the Knicks falling in seven games to the Pacers. 

Barring another seismic trade before the season starts, the Knicks’ lineup will include Anunoby, Bridges, Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle — a foursome built for championship contention. 

The Jacksonville Jaguars and quarterback Trevor Lawrence have reached an agreement on a five-year, $275 million contract extension, which includes $200 million guaranteed and a $142 million signing bonus.

Lawrence’s reported extension matches Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow‘s 2023 extension as the highest-paid deal in NFL history with an average salary of $55 million.

Lawrence, 24, was selected by the Jaguars at No. 1 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft and has led Jacksonville to a 20-30 record in three seasons which included the franchise’s first playoff berth and AFC South Division title in five seasons in 2022.

Lawrence enters his fourth NFL season with 11,770 yards, 58 touchdowns and 39 interceptions on 1,116 of 1,750 passing, as well as 964 yards and 11 touchdowns on 205 rushing attempts. The Knoxville native entered the NFL after a decorated collegiate career at Clemson.

In a lineup that includes Juan Soto and Aaron Judge and on an afternoon that Gerrit Cole was on the mound, it was new leadoff hitter Ben Rice who would not let his team lose a fifth straight game. 

It was Rice — who debuted just two and a half weeks ago — who opened the scoring with a homer, all but ended the game with another and launched himself into Yankees history with a third. 

It was Rice, a 25-year-old who came up through the system without much pedigree as a 12th-rounder from Dartmouth and really without a position, who became the first Yankees rookie ever to blast three home runs in one game. 

Proof of his rawness could be found in his circuitous trip through the dugout after his final shot of the afternoon, trying to find the right spot for his first curtain call as teammates jostled him. 

By the time Rice’s work was done, the Yankees had pounded the Red Sox, 14-4, in front of 45,504 fans in The Bronx.

The starters for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been unveiled. The Midsummer Classic on July 16 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) is in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Field.

The results of the fan vote to determine this year’s All-Star starters were announced on ESPN. The players elected alongside Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Phillies star Bryce Harper — who had already earned automatic bids as each league’s leading vote-getter in Phase 1 of voting — include both the game’s biggest superstars, like Shohei Ohtani, and electric first-time All-Stars like Gunnar Henderson.

Ten different teams are represented in this year’s All-Star starting lineups, with the Phillies leading the way with three representatives, the Yankees, Orioles, Astros, Guardians, Brewers and Padres sending two each, and the Blue Jays, Dodgers and D-backs sending one. There are eight players who were elected starters by the fans for the first time.

Yankees star Juan Soto has been elected to the All-Star Game, where he will be one of the starting outfielders for the American League alongside Aaron Judge.

The Yankees’ Judge was the first player to be named a starter for the AL, on the strength of him leading the league in fan voting at the conclusion of Phase 1. Soto and Cleveland Guardian Steven Kwan were elected following Phase 2 of fan voting.

Soto is having a monster season for New York after being acquired from the San Diego Padres during the off-season. He is hitting .302/.436/.564 with 20 homers, 61 RBI, and 69 runs scored in 84 games.

This is the fourth All-Star Game nod of Soto’s seven-year MLB career.

Tyrone Taylor, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each homered Friday night for the red-hot New York Mets, who beat the Houston Astros 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series.

Francisco Alvarez hit a first-inning sacrifice fly and Francisco Lindor added an eighth-inning RBI double for the Mets, who improved to 16-6 this month — the best record in the majors — and moved over .500 at 40-39.

Jose Quintana muddled his way through four innings throwing 93 pitches with only 54 strikes. He was touched for a Jose Altuve HR in the first, a run the Mets got back with a Francisco Alvarez sacrifice fly in the bottom half of the inning. Astros got a single run in the third to take the lead but for them that was it. Four Met relievers shut out the Astros the rest of the way.

A 7-2 win puts the a Mets a game over .500 for the first time in nearly two months and gives them a legitimate chance to finish over .500 when the month is done.