Mike Lupica

Mike Lupica, a member of the Sports Media Hall of Fame and past winner of the Damon Runyon Award, wrote his first column for the Daily News in 1977, and began writing “Shooting From the Lip” in the Sunday News in the 1980s. He has written 16 New York Times Best Sellers and currently hosts the twice-weekly “Mike Lupica Podcast” for Compass Media.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: Saquon Barkley should run away from the Giants and find a star QB to team with

March 6, 2024 at 11:12 a.m.

Saquon Barkley said once, and famously, that he wanted to be a “Giant for Life.” He can’t possibly still think that’s the best thing for his football life.

The Mets can’t let Pete Alonso get away for all the reasons the Yankees couldn’t let Aaron Judge get away, even before Judge hit 62. Alonso is the Mets’ Judge. It is as simple as that.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: Steve Cohen and the Mets can’t afford to lose Pete Alonso

March 2, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

The Mets can’t let Pete Alonso get away for all the reasons the Yankees couldn’t let Aaron Judge get away, even before Judge hit 62. Alonso is the Mets’ Judge....

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: Aaron Boone in the line of fire if these Yankees don’t deliver in October

February 28, 2024 at 4:12 p.m.

Aaron Boone, more than anyone, is on the line and in the line of fire if the Yankees aren’t once again a serious team come the fall.

You know who else needs a quarterback? The Giants need a quarterback, unless you’ve seen something from Daniel Jones’ complete body of work that the rest of us haven’t.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: You are nothing without a quarterback in the NFL. Just ask the Giants (and the Jets)

February 24, 2024 at 1:14 p.m.

You know who else needs a quarterback? The Giants need a quarterback, unless you’ve seen something from Daniel Jones’ complete body of work that the rest of us haven’t.

The Yankees might just need some luck for a change. They haven’t had a lot of that lately, the way they haven’t had enough left-handed power, enough young talent, enough starting pitching.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: With a little luck, these Yankees can be really good and maybe even great

February 22, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

The Yankees might just need some luck for a change. They haven’t had a lot of that lately, the way they haven’t had enough left-handed power, enough young talent, enough...

We don’t know what the Knicks can do over the second half of the year simply because we don’t know when they are going to be whole.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: A healthy Knicks team — led by Jalen Brunson — capable of being a real threat this spring

February 17, 2024 at 10:25 p.m.

We don’t know what the Knicks can do over the second half of the year simply because we don’t know when they are going to be whole.

Law enforcement respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: Kansas City Chiefs parade shows mass shootings are as American as the Super Bowl

February 14, 2024 at 11:16 p.m.

This was once again the country of guns, right before we once again heard about all the thoughts and prayers from the cowards in our government who continue to tell...

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: Patrick Mahomes doesn’t just rise to the moment. He is the moment

February 12, 2024 at 9:24 a.m.

The dream for any great quarterback, and there has never been a greater quarterback than Patrick Mahomes, is to take your team down the field at the end of the...

The Super Bowl is always the big game in this country, never bigger than this year. Oh sure. The Super Bowl has never felt bigger than it does with this one, and that means even for the coaches.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: Plenty at stake for Chiefs’ Andy Reid, 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan in Super Bowl LVIII

February 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

The Super Bowl is always the big game in this country, never bigger than this year. Oh sure. The Super Bowl has never felt bigger than it does with this...

Knicks trade for Bojan Bogdanovic at NBA trade deadline

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Mike Lupica: Knicks a serious team again after big trade for Bojan Bogdanovic (and Alec Burks)

February 8, 2024 at 6:59 p.m.

The Knicks make this trade for Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks and become a serious team again in an Eastern Conference that they clearly see as being more wide open...

All Stories

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

SUBSCRIBER ONLY