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Twenty four hours after the Knicks defeated the Raptors in Toronto, they defeated them again on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden 110-84. The victory was the Knicks fourth win in a row, and with the Brooklyn Nets losing to the Clippers Saturday night, they now have a 2 ½ game lead in the division. …
There are several teams that have made into the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a look at who made the tournament and who they will be in their first matchup. Syracuse (26-9) is the #4 seed in the East Region and they will play the 13th seed Montana Grizzles (25-6) Thursday night. The Orange had an impressive …
Several New York Teams Are Dancing in the NCAA Tournament Read More »
With the baseball season fast approaching, it’s time to turn our attention to the New York teams that have brought us glory throughout history. From 1947 to 1957, the three teams that represented New York City were the Yankees, Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Some of the greatest players came out of this decade. In the …
During the Golden Years of the Three NY Teams, there was also the NEW YORK CUBANS Read More »
It was all good for the Knicks just two weeks ago. They had won 5 out of their last 6 games and seemed as if they were on their way towards being the number 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Then the knee injuries began to surface. First it was Carmelo Anthony who injured …
LIU’s dominating 91-70 over Mount Saint Mary’s on Tuesday night earned them their 3rd consecutive Northeast Conference Championship, and their 3rd consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament. The Blackbirds of LIU showed tremendous heart and perseverance this season as they would lose key players to suspension, and the reigning NEC player of the year Julian …
LIU Marches into the NCAA Tournament for the 3rd Straight Year Read More »
St John’s slim NCAA tournament chances ended Wednesday night as they were defeated by Villanova 66-53. Although St John’s went down, they did not go down without a fight. At one point in the 1st half it seemed as if Villanova would turn the game into a blow out as they led 18-6. But St …
Lorenzo Fertitta sat in the front row at a mixed martial arts fight in New York. The problem for Fertitta, chairman and chief executive of Ultimate Fighting Championship, was that front row’s location — the Capitol building in Albany, high above the action on the floor of the state Senate instead of in Madison Square Garden. Fertitta and a number of other UFC officials, fighters …
On Tuesday St John’s forward JaKarr was named Big East Rookie of the year. Sampson becomes the second-straight St. John’s player to earn BIG EAST Rookie of the Year honors and the third overall. Moe Harkless took home the league’s top freshman honor in 2011-12, while David Russell earned the award in 1979-80. “The BIG …
St John’s JaKarr Sampson named Big East Rookie of the Year Read More »
With the Atlantic Division-leading Knicks slogging through an arduous Western trip, the second-place Nets are in Brooklyn with a chance to cut the Knicks’ lead in the standings before they begin their own long Western swing next week. On Tuesday, one day after a dismal defeat to lowly Philadelphia, the short-handed Nets rebounded with a thorough and …