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The Knicks Are Shameless
Phil Jackson's introductory press conference is just underway at MSG, and the Knicks are already pushing Jackson shirseys in the team store. Who wouldn't want to wear Jackson's iconic No. 18? The man averaged 6.8 points and 17.7 minutes per game during his Knicks career. He's a New York legend! ...

Knicks File For Trademarks On Five Potential D-League Team Names
Last week, the Knicks announced they'd be soliciting fan suggestions for a name for their new D-League team, to begin play in Westchester next season. Three days before that, the Knicks filed for trademarks on five potential team names. So, good luck with your submission, I guess....

Failed Prediction Forces MSG Hockey Analyst To Eat A Hat On-Air
What we have here is MSG hockey guru and table hockey expert Stan Fischler attempting to make good on a promise that if the New York Rangers traded Ryan Callahan, he'd eat his hat. Callahan was traded to the Lightning in the blockbuster deal that sent Tampa Bay legend Martin St. Louis to New York, w...

High School Basketball Coach Quits Due To Student Racism
The Mahopac (N.Y.) High School boys basketball coach resigned yesterday, two weeks after students and players at his school were accused of using racist language towards an opposing team during a playoff game....

It's Official: Phil Jackson Will Try To Save The Knicks
After days of speculation and unconfirmed reports, we finally know for sure that Phil Jackson is being brought in to head up the New York Knicks' front office. Both The New York Times and USA Today are reporting that Jackson's hire as the Knicks' new president will be officially announced on Tuesday...

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Says He Eats Banana And Mayo Sandwiches
The peanut butter and cheese sandwich—shudder for a second at that—has some competition for the title of worst sandwich. ...

Knicks Try To Keep Season-Ticket Holders Away From Fan Protest
Fed-up Knicks fans plan to protest outside Madison Square Garden before the March 19 game against the Pacers. The visibility will be big—every person on their way into the Garden for that game will get a loud, ugly reminder that this team has gone and is going nowhere....

Down The Drain With Roger Angell
Over at the Nieman Storyboard Elon Green talks to Roger Angell about Angell's 1975 profile of Steve Blass:...

There's No Meltdown Quite Like A Canucks Meltdown
I know it's hard to conceive of, but there will come a point when you actually feel sorry for Canucks fans. Yesterday's debacle, losing 7-4 to the Islanders after conceding seven goals in the third period, just hours after GM Mike Gillis wrote a letter to season-ticket holders stating the organizati...


Knicks Eagerly Await Return Of Phil Jackson
As for all that Phil speculation: it sounds like a done deal. It's just a matter of money and titles before Phil Jackson becomes the latest transaction ownership executes to make you forget that what this team really needs is new ownership. ...

Is Sluggerrr Boning Mrs. Met?
Mr. Met joined Twitter today. He was immediately bullied by MLB's horniest mascot, the Royals' Sluggerrr....

Giancarlo Stanton Crushed A Big-Ass Home Run Today
This happened in the seventh inning of today's spring training game between the Marlins and the Mets. Can anybody mash a tater as hard as Giancarlo Stanton can? No, nobody can mash a tater as hard as Giancarlo Stanton can....

O.J. Mayo Ejected For Punching Greg Stiemsma
Bucks guard O.J. Mayo tried running through a screen set by Pelicans big man Greg Stiemsma and reacted like he got hit in the face with Stiemsma's shoulder. Mayo wrapped himself up with Stiemsma for a moment and when they got untangled, Mayo punched him....

Knicks Hot Streak Thanks To "Sharts" Falling
It feels like every time there is a fuck up by, or in the general area of, the Knicks we're forced to admit that that moment is the most Knicks thing ever. Well, the Knicks played last night, so this is the most Knicks thing ever. ...

Eli Manning Awkwardly Grooves On Stage With Better Than Ezra
Eli Manning hopped on stage at a recent Better Than Ezra show, and he quickly found himself facing the same problem that every person in human history who's ever been on stage with a band has faced: he had no damn idea what to do with his hands....

Missing A Beat: Library Of America's Story Of The Week
The LOA's story of the week comes from the great Seymour Krim. Check it out and then g'head and pick up the fine LOA collection, The Cool School. ...

UNH Fires Basketball Staffer Amid Allegations Of Locker Room Voyeurism
Scott A. Weitzell, director of operations for the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team, was charged Wednesday with attempting to falsify evidence and resisting arrest. The charges stem from police attempts to execute a search warrant while investigating allegations that Weitzell had sec...

Most Knicks Fans Are Just Expecting To Be Disappointed
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