Category: Sports

The stocks of each starting point guard in the New York Knicks’ Eastern Conference semifinal against the Indiana Pacers are hurdling in opposite directions.  Following New York’s 121-117 Game 1 win, the basketball world is running out of superlatives to adorn Jalen Brunson with. The Knicks point guard went off for 43 points with six…

Photo by Rob Cuni Minor league baseball team the Long Island Ducks celebrated their home opener last week with a win over the Lancaster Stormers, but the ballgame was just the start of this season’s festivities.  At a Ducks game, fun is for everyone. Every Saturday home game features post show fireworks and Sundays are…

Cal Clutterbuck (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck spent the majority of the last 11 years together on the New York Islanders’ fourth line.  Now they head into the offseason as unrestricted free agents and neither veteran winger has any intention of retiring. “The retirement narrative was…

Lopez finished his collegiate career at St. John’s University with 1,927 points, placing him fourth all-time in school history behind Chris Mullin, Malik Sealy and D’Angelo Harrison. Following his senior season at St. John’s, Lopez was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 24th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He is one…

New York Knicks’ Josh Hart reacts during the second half of Game 6 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a frenzied Philly crowd clamoring for defense, Josh Hart hesitated for just a second after Jalen Brunson passed…

Christian Scott (screenshot) New York Mets top pitching prospect Christian Scott is getting the call to the big leagues where he is expected to make his major-league debut on Saturday in Tampa against the Rays, per multiple reports.  The 24-year-old right-hander — ranked No. 5 in the Mets’ farm system — made the jump to…

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) jogs to his position during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Sporting Kansas City, Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Nick Tre. Smith) Perhaps the novelty or awe inspired by the presence of Lionel Messi is wearing off for the New York Red…

Wikimedia Commons With the calendar flipping to May, the Stanley Cup Playoffs pool is getting smaller and the NHL Mock Draft community is getting larger. Two of the three local teams, the Islanders and Devils, have officially entered their offseason — the Islanders’ 2023-24 campaign coming to an end on Tuesday night with a 6-3,…

Brooks Raley (Lloyd Mitchell/AMNY) TD Five Boro Bike Tour New York Mets reliever Brooks Raley will be out “longer than anticipated,” according to manager Carlos Mendoza, as he continues recovering from a left elbow injury.  “It’s one of those where inflammation went down and he’s still playing catch, but he’s not going to be as…

With the return of reigning league Most Valuable Player Breanna Stewart, former MVP Jonquel Jones, forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton and a backcourt of Sabrina Ionescu and Courtney Vandersloot, the Liberty are poised to again challenge back-to-back champion Las Vegas. And plenty of Brooklynites want to see if they can do it. According to the Associated Press,…