Yahoo Home 
Wallace Matthews
Wallace Matthews has been an award-winning New York City-based sports writer, columnist, blogger, television commentator, sports-talk radio host and podcaster since 1983. He is one of the few local sportswriters to have written for all four of New York’s major daily papers: Newsday, the New York Post, the New York Times and the New York Daily News.
Yahoo SportsMets have a stud in Pete Alonso, but will they keep him?
The Mets have a history of watching their best home-grown talent thrive elsewhere. Will Pete Alonso be different?
- Yahoo Sports
Can Carlos Beltran script a different ending for the Mets?
Carlos Beltran said all the right things as he was announced as the next manager of the New York Mets. But now comes the hard part of the job.
- Yahoo Sports
Why Larry Rothschild had to take the blame for the Yankees’ postseason failure
The Yankees’ pitching coach was fired Monday because, well, that’s what happens in the bigs.
- Yahoo Sports
If World Series is the goal, Yankees need to get Cole-blooded and get some pitching
The Yankees seem to have an issue developing and acquiring pitching.
- Yahoo Sports
The Yankees need to become bold this offseason to catch their new rivals
The Yankees are still looking up at the Astros — and that should make them very, very mad.
- Yahoo Sports
Behind James Paxton, Yankees keep going for at least one more day
Thanks to six good innings by Paxton and one terrible inning by Justin Verlander, there will be a Game 6 Saturday night in Houston.
- Yahoo Sports
ALCS Game 4: Once again, where was Giancarlo Stanton?
The Yankees barely put up a fight in Game 4 of the ALCS, and are now on the brink of elimination.
- Yahoo Sports
Why is Giancarlo Stanton on the Yankees' playoff roster?
If the Yankees took Giancarlo Stanton off their roster, would he even be missed?
- Yahoo Sports
ALCS Game 3: Why Yankees-Astros could already be over
It’s tough to imagine the Yankees ever having a better chance to take control of this series against the Astros than the two they’ve already squandered.
- Yahoo Sports
Gennadiy Golovkin barely outpoints Sergiy Derevyanchenko in bloody 12-round war
The most amazing thing about the fight was that it appeared it would end nearly before it started.
- Yahoo Sports
Yankees playoff mastery of Twins continues
The New York Yankees haven't lost to the Twins in the playoffs in more than 15 years. Friday, they took Game 1 of the ALDS 10-4.
- Yahoo Sports
Aaron Boone remains cool even in the Yankees pressure cooker
Aaron Boone is not fazed by the pressure of trying to bring a World Series title back to the Bronx.
- Yahoo Sports
Canelo Alvarez can't be blamed if Golovkin vs. Derevyanchenko isn't the fight fans want to see
It is impossible to knock Alvarez for not being the party of the second part when Golovkin steps into the Madison Square Garden ring Saturday night.
- Yahoo Sports
Daniel Jones is saving jobs in New York
In his second start, Daniel Jones wasn't perfect, but he's proving he's still a better option than Eli Manning.
- Yahoo Sports
How Brian Cashman has survived the most volatile job in sports
General Manager of the New York Yankees is not a long-tenured position. So how has Brian Cashman lasted 21 years and counting?
- Yahoo Sports
Yankees' playoff hopes just got a major boost from Luis Severino
Pitching was a question mark for the Yankees heading to the postseason, but the return of Luis Severino could provide a major boost.
- Yahoo Sports
Baseball still dragging its feet on protective netting
It's been two years since a little girl was hit in the head by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium, and yet only 11 MLB teams have installed or committed to installing protective netting.
- Yahoo Sports
Where have all the captains gone?
The Yankees have not had a captain since Derek Jeter retired in 2014. Will they ever have another one?
- Yahoo Sports
Eli Manning belongs on the Giants' Mount Rushmore
Two Super Bowls are enough to ensure a place for Eli Manning’s head on the Giants Mount Rushmore.
- Yahoo Sports
Eli Manning limping to a finish that should end soon
Eli Manning isn’t solely to blame for the Giants 0-2 start, but he’s not helping things either.