About the Author

Joe Pantorno
Joe Pantorno has been the executive sports editor of amNewYork since 2020. He covers the New York Mets and is a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). He is also a member of the Pro Hockey Writers’ Association (PHWA) and has covered the New York Islanders for nearly a decade. His previous stops include Bleacher Report and Metro New York, while his work has been featured in the New York Post, Newsday, and Yahoo! Sports.

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Liberty fall to Sparks after Rickea Jackson’s buzzer-beater denies their comeback bid
Aaron Judge to be placed on IL with flexor strain: Implications of Yankees’ star’s injury
Brooklyn Cyclones to host ‘Purrrfect game’ where fans can bring their cats to Maimonides Park
Jets get a training camp scare as QB Justin Fields dislocates toe
Mets feeling good vibrations heading to California on four-game winning streak
Crime
Teenage Brooklyn brawlers busted for attacking cops near the Coney Island boardwalk
Brooklyn shooting: Two young men seriously wounded in early-morning gunfire, perp on the run
Power outages: Con Edison hustles to reconnect Staten Island and Brooklyn residents left in the dark after storms
Bronx murder mystery: NYPD charges mom in slaying of newborn babies 5 years ago
Ridgewood man faces life in prison without parole for savage murder of wife, 2-year-old daughter: DA