Published on: 31st October, 2010
New York – It was opening night at Madison Square Garden tonight as the Knicks, after splitting their first two games of the season on the road, faced off against the Portland Trailblazers for the first time in front of their roaring fans. You knew this had to be a special night because the Garden [...]
Published on: 27th October, 2010
New York — One thing everyone in baseball knows about Sandy Alderson, he is not the sort of man who takes guff from anyone, for any reason. The ex-Marine, ex-Harvard Law School, ex-Dartmouth undergraduate has a history of success in his life because he established early on, the formulas of work ethic and team-building that [...]
Published on: 20th October, 2010
Has Yankee Stadium ever been quieter than it has been the last two nights? We don’t mean that as a criticism of the fans, or the team, or even the stadium itself. We say it simply as a bewildered observer: The place has been in stunned silence for about 15 of the 18 innings. There [...]
Published on: 20th October, 2010
New York – Leading up to tonight’s pre-season game against their cross-river rival New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks had not demonstrated the innovative run and gun offensive style that has been, for so long associated with their coach, Mike D’Antoni. With new personnel across the board, these Knicks had been slow to grasp [...]
Published on: 17th October, 2010
New York — It was the NBA introduction of John Wall to Madison Square Garden tonight and even though it was a pre-season contest, any game with John Wall deserves a little more attention than most. Wall, the much-hyped rookie number one pick in the draft out of the University of Kentucky led his Washington [...]
Published on: 14th October, 2010
New York — The Knicks played an exhibition game tonight against the Boston Celtics. With a week and a half before the start of the season, the final score doesn’t really matter but if you were betting on which team did win, I’m guessing most of you would have correctly assumed the Celtics won it. [...]
Published on: 12th October, 2010
New York – Even as Donnie Walsh was sitting at courtside today watching this year’s version of the New York Knickerbockers at the open/free practice they held at Madison Square Garden for Knicks fans, his mindset was clearly focused on ways of improving his club. In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with SportsReporters.com, the architect of [...]
Published on: 4th October, 2010
New York – The Mets fired Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel. After the past four years of utter futility on the field and bad chemistry and character off the field, these moves were no surprise. They probably should have been made a year ago but if Mets management is nothing else, they are exceedingly loyal [...]
Published on: 4th October, 2010
New York – Let’s not get all giggly and excited, Giants fans, about tonight’s 17-3 dismantling of the previously undefeated Chicago Bears. This was not exactly the Monsters of the Midway of Bears yore the Giants had beaten just as the Giants’ other win this year, against the soon-to-be-unemployed John Fox Carolina Panthers, are no [...]