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What could have shortened Johan Santana’s career allowed him to live forever. After 50 years and 8,019 games, the Mets finally produced the first no-hitter game in franchise history on June 1, 2012, when the two-time Cy Young Award winner threw 134 pitches, his career high, in an 8-0 victory over the Cardinals. at Citi Field. Before Santana’s feat, the …

You ask, we answer. The Post is answering readers’ questions about New York’s biggest professional sports teams and having our rhythm writers answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Mets. After the minor league layoffs, what does the future hold for Tim Tebow? Will the Mets continue to waste a spot on Tebow’s roster? …

When Wonder Woman broke glass ceilings and box office sales worldwide. When the unmistakable sound of Despacito became the most broadcast song of all time. It marked the zenith of the era of football’s abundance and promised to usher in a new era of super spending. But that was then. This is now. A pandemic has changed the game. Vital …

NBA commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to league employees Sunday night to address the latest racial tensions in the country, recently sparked by the death last week of a black man who was handcuffed when a Minneapolis police pressed his knee into his neck. while pleading that he couldn’t breathe. Silver’s note, a copy of which was obtained by …

The Battista Anniversary will be the most powerful Italian legal road car ever made, according to the company. In fact, it will be so limited that only five examples will be built, all by hand. Pininfarina will only build 150 examples of the Battista hypercar, including the five anniversaries, and production will begin later in 2020. The anniversary celebrates 90 …

When Wonder Woman broke glass ceilings and box office sales worldwide. When the unmistakable sound of Despacito became the most broadcast song of all time. It marked the zenith of the era of football’s abundance and promised to usher in a new era of super spending. But that was then. This is now. A pandemic has changed the game. Vital …

ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky caught attention last month when he said online that he would take Jets quarterback Sam Darnold if he chose any of the selected quarterbacks for 2018-20. That means yes, he would take Darnold over Lamar Jackson, who won the league MVP last year with the Ravens. Although Darnold has been inconsistent and has not shown that …

Mike Repole grew up going to Aqueduct and Belmont Park, where the seeds were planted for his horse racing fandom. The Queens native and current thoroughbred owner won’t be able to return to Belmont on Wednesday for his delayed opening day, but the importance of horse racing as the first sport to return to New York from the coronavirus pandemic …

With Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving rehabbing and a new head coach potentially on the way, the Nets’ primary goal is to bring the NBA Championship Trophy to Brooklyn in 2021. Winning the 2020 title in late September at Disney World without fans and with interim coach Jacques Vaughn is not his top priority. Still, the two most likely formats …

Part 3 of a series on the best prospects for the Mets. The Mets used the opening rounds of last year’s draft to bring the much-needed pitching talent to the organization. At the top of that list was right-hander Matthew Allan, a projected top-15 pick who slipped in the draft due to concerns about whether he would sign. The Mets …