Ian O'Connor

EXCLUSIVE: Just spoke to Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, who is currently in Jacksonville, FL. For the last 30 days, he had been at his home in Cincinnati and training. But as training camp approached, he and his wife decided to leave. They received two offers in a…

Joe Schoen showed that he's learning on the job. He clearly figured I can't criticize his offseason moves if they mirror my plan! Reviewing my 10-step plan and how it compares to Schoen's actions this offseason: nytimes.com/athletic/65078…

Jets training camp is going to look, sound and feel different under Aaron Glenn. Expect a higher level of intensity than we’ve seen the last few years — Glenn will accept no less. The style: “We get hit in the mouth, we’re going to get back up.” On how things will look…

Tuesday, Scottie Scheffler was exactly what everyone wishes for superstars to be: honest, vulnerable, human. His reward? A weeklong hyper-analysis of his entire psyche — and come Sunday, another dominant major win.

No, there will never be another Tiger Woods, just as there will never be another Michael Jordan. But Scottie Scheffler is good enough to be the Kobe or LeBron of golf. And that's pretty damn good.

Nobody in sports needs to be protected more than a professional football player. That's why the next head of the NFLPA needs to be the toughest person in the NFL. tinyurl.com/3uu483aw

On Aaron Judge and his clear path to Mantle and DiMaggio and Yankees mythology. tinyurl.com/yrnkkukv

Here’s the new deal for Sauce Gardner: 4-year, $120.4M deal, $30.1M per year, per sources. He is the highest paid corner in the history of the NFL .

I am thrilled to join the team of tremendous sports journalists at @TheAthletic, the best of the best. First day, first column on my 40-year adventure in the biz: tinyurl.com/52f9dkk9

Wow!

If Tucker doesn’t make this play, Cody Bellinger would’ve ended the night as the first Yankee since Lou Gehrig to hit four home runs in a game.

This has been a fun and thorough project to work on. Its helped my perspective by retracing my steps and by being so honest about the journey…👊🏻I hope it inspires,helps and entertains a lot of people! barnesandnoble.com/w/never-stop-d…

Mike Brown has won 60% of his regular season games & won an Eastern Conf. title. The Knicks could have done a lot worse than him. And for those on the Buck Showalter-Joe Torre comparison train, Brown is 55, fired at least 3 times and not the 1st choice--just like Torre in '95.

Exclusive Club…On the Wall…This guy is special and will have a big time NBA career! 🐺💙

I’m guessing this isn’t a good time to remind the locals that the Knicks scouted Kentucky teammates Kevin Knox and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and — with the ninth pick in the 2018 draft — decided Knox had the bigger upside.

Compare the Phillies’ insane hustle that inning to Juan Soto’s throw to Alonso that allowed Schwarber to go to third ….and you have the answer to why the Mets stink right now.

For Knicks fans, whatever happens in Game 7, the great shame of these Finals is the fact the Pacers have proven that 68-win OKC was beatable. It’s gotta hurt to watch this.

Now that’s the way to win a U.S. Open on maybe the toughest course on the planet.

Jason Kidd told Rod Thorn in '08 that he wanted to go to Dallas and sure enough, Thorn traded him to the Mavs. One example of many that, as a player & coach, Kidd always got what he wanted. That's the only good news for the Knicks. If Kidd really wants them, he'll find a way.

The New York Knicks requested permission Wednesday morning to speak to Mavericks coach Jason Kidd – and Dallas gave a firm rejection, sources tell ESPN. Knicks have been denied now on Kidd, Minnesota's Chris Finch and Houston's Ime Udoka.