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Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Alex Rodriguez bites the hand that defends him by suing the MLBPA. The Major League Baseball Players Association fired back Monday, squarely hitting the man who may have benefited most from the union’s historic battles on behalf of players to ensure the most airtight and lucrative contracts of any professional sport in the United States, ...

Alex Rodriguez was so devoted to Anthony Bosch’s doping protocol and schedule that he once agreed to have his own blood drawn by the Biogenesis founder while the two men were in a Miami club bathroom stall, in order for Bosch to later analyze the sample and ensure A-Rod would not fail an MLB drug test. Bosch, who was interviewed ...

AP Anthony Bosch, MLB’s star witness against Alex Rodriguez, gives his side of the story in an interview with ’60 Minutes.’ Hasn’t A-Rod suffered enough? The Major League Baseball Players Association blasted MLB executive Rob Manfred Sunday for “publicly piling on” in a bombshell “60 Minutes” report that painted Alex Rodriguez as an inveterate doper the day after an arbitrator ...

Harry How/Getty Images Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch (r.) falls into the end zone for one of his two touchdowns as the Seahawks dispose of the Saints in the NFC divisional playoffs. SEAHAWKS 23, SAINTS 15 SEATTLE – The cheers didn’t quite shake the earth. But they did send a message: The Seattle Seahawks are headed back to the NFC title game. ...

Kendall Rodriguez/for New York Daily News Alex Rodriguez takes another big hit in his battle with baseball as arbitrator gives Yankee slugger 162-game ban, plus the postseason. He’s out. Alex Rodriguez, once Major League Baseball’s biggest star, was slammed Saturday with an historic drug suspension that encompasses all of the 2014 season, including the postseason, and will cost the Yankee ...

Andrew Theodorakis/New York Daily News He may not have worn ‘Joe Jesus’ on his back during nickname night, but Joe Johnson delivers for Nets once again. NETS 104, HEAT 95 (2OT) This isn’t a cake winning streak for the Nets. They’re toppling some of the NBA’s best, from the Thunder to the Warriors and now, the Heat. It was a ...

Jim Rogash/Getty Images The odds are in Tom Brady and the Patriots’ favor at home in Foxboro, Mass. COLTS AT PATRIOTS, GILLETTE STADIUM, 8 P.M.LINE: Patriots by 7TV: Ch. 2 (Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf)RADIO: WFAN-660 AM, 101.9 FM (Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Tony Boselli)FORECAST: Rain, with temperatures in the mid-50s and 17-20 mph winds. INJURY IMPACTPatriots LB Brandon Spikes (knee) ...

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News The Jets refuse to comment on Kellen Winslow’s reported arrest other than calling it a ‘pending legal matter.’ Jets tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. was allegedly caught with synthetic marijuana on Nov. 19 in New Jersey and charged on Dec. 30, according to the Morristown Daily Record. According to the Record, East Hanover police allegedly ...

PR NEWSWIRE Giants legend Bart Oates hopes to have ex-NFL players reclaim their health. Bart Oates says it is time for NFL retirees – and football fans, too – to put down the TV remote and pick up the dumbbells. The former Giants lineman is one of the founders of the NFL Alumni’s Optimal Bowl and Wellness Challenge, a 60-day ...

JUSTIN LANE/EPA Carmelo Anthony (l.) and LeBron James face off Thursday night. The Knicks could really use J.R. Smith to tie LeBron James’ sneakers together. While he’s at it, maybe J.R. can tie James’ hands as well. Bound and gagged may be the Knicks’ only defense against James, the best player of his generation with two NBA titles in the ...