NEW YORK — The Knicks had a chance tonight at home against the San Antonio Spurs to make a statement, a very large statement about the progress they have been making during their recent string of good games in December that has seen them win nine of their 13 games this month. The Knicks went ahead and made that statement [...]
Published on: 26th December, 2009
New York – In what may be a sign of growing respect for the Knicks around the league, one of the better teams, the Miami Heat, came into the Garden today on Christmas Day and defeated the Knicks in a close, physically-taxing game yet much of the post-game conversation veered to how tough and improved the Knicks have [...]
Published on: 23rd December, 2009
New York – Does anyone not believe the New York Knickerbockers, yes, those New York Knickerbockers are turning into legitimate playoff contenders in the NBA’s Eastern Conference? Tonight, the Knicks, who started this season with a 1-9 record, defeated the reeling Chicago Bulls, 88-81 at Madison Square Garden, improving their season record to a still [...]
Published on: 22nd December, 2009
New York — The New York Yankees have acquired right-hander Javier Vazquez from the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Melky Cabrera and left-hander Mike Dunn.
The move pushes the Yankees’ payroll for next season to more than $200 million.
What It Means
The Yankees had the dollars to take on Javier Vazquez’s contract, and they get the second-best pitcher [...]
Published on: 21st December, 2009
Knicks Still Streaking As They Beat BobcatsNew York – It’s never easy for the Knicks. Even when they seem to have things in hand, up seven with a 1:31 to go in the game, they had to make it more difficult than necessary with turnovers and missed free throws before they finally defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, 98-94.
Fortunately, Danilo Gallinari went from being a hero [...]
Published on: 19th December, 2009
New York — There’s a brewing controversy in the Los Angeles Clippers organization between head coach Mike Dunleavy and some of the Clippers players over playing time and the way Dunleavy is rotating his players in and out of games .
The Clippers, who lost last night to the Knicks to drop their record to 11-14, had acquired point guard Sebastian Telfair from [...]
Published on: 18th December, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Will Beatty will make the second start of his young career for the Giants Monday night in Washington and he can see one advantage over the first one.
“I got my first start jitters behind me,” Beatty said today, “and now I can go with the rest of the vets and perform.”
Not [...]
Published on: 14th December, 2009
East Rutherford — This was the game that would go a long way towards deciding the season for the Giants. It couldn’t get any bigger than this. A national television audience, hated division rivals in the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, and a little swagger in their step coming off of last week’s huge win over the [...]
Published on: 11th December, 2009
NEW YORK — John Wall was last in Madison Square Garden a little less than eight months ago, for the Jordan Brand Classic, a messy high-school All-Star game in which he had eight points, six assists and five turnovers, and two big men, Georgia Tech-bound Derrick Favors and Mississippi State-bound Renardo Sidney, were named co-MVPs.
Wall [...]
Published on: 8th December, 2009
New York – Larry Hughes scored 21 points as the Knicks continued to turn around their bad beginning season with their third straight win, this time over the Portland Trailblazers, 93-84.
It was Hughes second consecutive 20+ point effort as he has been given most of Nate Robinson’s minutes since Robinson was removed from the rotation [...]