DALLAS – A whistle saved the Knicks from an embarrassing defeat. Mavericks guard Brandon Williams appeared to hit the go-ahead bucket in the final seconds on Wednesday, but he was called for hooking defenseman Landry Shamet and the Knicks escaped the American Airlines Center with a 113-111 nail-biter over Dallas. Shamet ultimately became the unlikely […]
LAS VEGAS – The Yankees have a needle to thread with their rotation this offseason, and need to build enough depth without blocking spots for the pitchers they plan to return from the injured list early in the season. And while they won’t necessarily be expected to play at the very top of the free […]
The results may not have been what was desired. But the process soon became clear. The numbers from the Knicks’ opening victory (119-111) over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden show how much Jalen Brunson’s role in the offense has changed. He finished with 23 points, but shot a rough 5-for-18 from […]
Significant changes are expected in the way the Knicks play under new head coach Mike Brown. The idea is that these changes will raise their ceiling to that of a true championship contender. With preseason over, some of those changes were already evident – and others are still being worked on. Let’s see where the […]
Ben Rice has made it clear that he has a legitimate, mid-range bat. Austin Wells has made it clear that he is a legitimate big league catcher. If the Yankees could combine the two players into one, they might have one of the best all-around catchers in the game. Instead, the next challenge remains to […]
So far, Mike Brown has shown no hesitation when it comes to the two-man lineup of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson. The duo has started together in the Knicks’ first three preseason games, and it appears Brown plans to use them regularly in the same frontcourt next season. “It just brings another dimension,” the coach […]
Ultimately, the bullpen wasn’t entirely the Yankees’ downfall. For much of the season, the group – almost consistently strong in recent seasons – had threatened to derail them. The relief corps was too sensitive to eruptions until July. General manager Brian Cashman made several moves at the trade deadline to import enough talent to form […]
Heroes and Zeros from the Yankees’ 9-6 Game 3 win over the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night: Hero This is your moment, Aaron Judge. The Yankees captain, who has faced criticism in many Octobers and this time, would not allow his team to lose. He blasted a game-tying three-run homer off the […]
For better or worse, the Yankees so often go the way Aaron Judge goes. And so it took just one memorable swing to come back from the dead, courtesy of their captain, who performed CPR to revive their season and his own post-season legacy. In a game, the Yankees once trailed by five runs in […]