The mass delusion that defined the pursuit for LeBron James has given way to a cold shower of recriminations and backup plans for the Knicks. Two days after LeBron's made-for-TV special "The Decision," next years' Knicks team is starting to take shape. more ›

Our misery is almost over! Could it be the final season of Knicks futility? We'll all find out in the off-season, but at least the Knicks won their final home game of the season. The 2010-11 Knicks will have a very different look — with the possibility of superstar players (in their prime) and possibly a team without David Lee, who becomes a free agent after the season. Lee scored 26 points in the win. Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points (all in the 2nd half) to help the Knicks come from behind for the win. more ›

Flyers 2 Rangers 1 (Shootout): Henrik Lundqvist did absolutely everything he could, but he couldn’t help the Rangers’ offense and that made all the difference. Lundqvist made an amazing 46 saves in the game as the Rangers were outshot 47-25. And it looked like Lundqvist would carry the Rangers into the playoffs. Jody Shelley scored three minutes into the game to give New York the lead and that held up into the third period. But, Matt Carle scored to tie the game and Philadelphia managed to slip two by Lundqvist in the shootout to earn the playoff spot. more ›

Rangers 5 Toronto 1: The Rangers knew they had to win this game and they came out fighting. Erik Christensen scored just 21 seconds into the game and he added a second goal later in the first period as the Rangers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one. They cruised home from there and they are in control of their playoff destiny. If they sweep the Flyers this weekend, they will be in the playoffs for the fifth-straight year. more ›

Knicks 92 Philadelphia 88: It’s too little, too late, but the Knicks are playing better recently. And Friday they won a game they seemed likely to lose because David Lee and Wilson Chandler didn’t play. But, Gallinari had 25 points and Toney Douglas had 22 to lead them to victory. more ›

In some ways they saved the worst for last, but the Knicks still managed to squeak out a 118-116 win over Washington in overtime Friday. David Lee’s layup with 1.6 seconds left put an end to New York’s eight-game losing streak. Curiously, Tracy McGrady had 23 points, but he was pulled late in the third quarter and didn’t return to the game. Al Harrington added 37 points off the bench and two key free throws in OT. more ›

David Lee was named as a replacement All-Star yesterday and will join teammates Danilo Gallinari (3-point contest) and Nate Robinson (Slam-Dunk contest) in the festivities in Dallas. The 26 year-old Lee, replacing Allen Iverson on the Eastern Conference team, is averaging 20 points and 11 rebounds per game. Lee’s inclusion in the game gives the Knicks their first All-Star since 2001. 2001 was also the last year the Knicks had a winning record and the year they last won a playoff game. The Eastern Conference won the game that year on a shot by Stephon Marbury. Isn’t it great to be a Knicks’ fan? more ›

Milwaukee 114 Knicks 107: Remember when the Knicks started the season 1-9? And remember how they then fell to a season-worst 11-games under .500 at 3-14? Well, they are right back there again after losing to the Bucks Friday night. Nate Robinson got the start, but shot 3-for-12. David Lee turned in another double-double, but his 32 points and 15 rebounds were wasted. The Knicks were once a team in contention for a playoff spot, now there are headed for oblivion more ›

Nate Robinson had no problems coming off the bench in last night's Knicks victory. Robinson replaced an ineffective Chris Duhon, playing all 24 minutes in the 2nd half, to lead New York with 23 points in the win. In 13 minutes of first half PT, Duhon had only two points and two assists. David Lee added another double-double (22 points, 10 rebounds), his 29th of the season. more ›

Knicks 132 Minnesota 105: Nothing beats having the Timberwolves come to town when you need a win. Somewhat surprisingly, the Knicks took advantage of it and blew the doors off Minnesota. As usual, David Lee had another double-double while Al Harrington added 26 points off the bench more ›

Kobe Bryant was in town, but he wasn't able to deliver his usual stellar performance at The Garden. Bryant, who had a 61-point outing in his last visit to New York City, finished the game with a measly 27 points. New York actually had a one-point lead entering the 3rd quarter, but unfortunately for the Knicks, the Lakers started the 4th quarter with a 20-9 run. Kobe was able to score 13 points in the 4th quarter to help the Lakers to victory. David Lee led the Knicks with 31 points and 17 rebounds while Wilson Chandler scored 28 points in the loss. more ›

• Islanders 3 Buffalo 2 (Shootout): The Islanders took it to the limit, blowing a 2-0 lead and prevailing in the eight round of the shootout. New York built a two-goal lead 15 minutes into the second period, but Buffalo cut that deficit in half 21 seconds later. They added a goal midway through the third period to tie things up and eventually the game went to overtime. And that’s where Trent Hunter proved to be the hero with his goal in the eighth round. Rick DiPietro earned his first win of the year with 31 saves.
• Colorado 3 Devils 1: The Devils kept shooting, but Craig Anderson was ready. Anderson stopped 37-of-38 shots, allowing only a goal to Rob Niedermayer as the Devils fell in Colorado.
• St. Louis 4 Rangers 1: Brian Boyle scored on a bad Blues’ turnover, but that was all the scoring the Rangers could do (again). St. Louis netted three in the third for the win.

• Toronto 112 Knicks 104: The Raptors nailed a three-pointer to start the game and they kept going from there. Toronto opened up a 19-point lead by the end of the first quarter and while the Knicks recovered to make it interesting, they were never really in it. David Lee had another monster game with 25 points and 14 rebounds and Al Harrington added 31 points, but the defense took the night off with Toronto shooting 53% from the field.
• Indiana 121 Nets 105: The Pacers are not a good team, but they certainly didn’t have any problems with New Jersey. Indiana did its damage from behind the arc, going 13-23 from three-point range. Brook Lopez had 27 points for the Nets who dropped to an astounding 3-36.

Knicks 93, 76ers 92: The Knicks do not win often in Philadelphia. In fact, they had lost nine straight games dating back to Dec. 17, 2004. But David Lee's layup with 13.3 seconds remaining snapped that streak and salvaged the finale of a three-game road trip. Those two points were two of 24 by Lee, who was backed by 18 by Wilson Chandler and 17 from Al Harrington. The Knicks made 31 of their 61 two-point field-goal attempts but only five of the 19 3-pointers. more ›

Despite last night’s stumble in Houston, the Knicks are playing pretty good basketball these days and they have a legitimate shot at making the playoffs in a diminished Eastern Conference. With David Lee playing like an All-Star, Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari continuing to develop, the Knicks aren’t that far from becoming respectable again. But there is one disturbing trend that has become clear this year, the coach has a problem with his communication skills. more ›

Jets 37 Cincinnati 0: On a cold and windy night at the Meadowlands, the Jets did exactly what they needed to do, thrashing the Bengals and earning a playoff spot. New York took the opening kickoff and marched down the field for a touchdown with Thomas Jones plunging in for a touchdown. After forcing the Bengals to go three and out, the Jets added a field goal to go up 10-0. Brad Smith had a 32-yard touchdown run to make it 17-0 and Jerricho Cotchery hauled in a touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez to make it 24-0. The Bengals turned the ball over to the Jets in the waning seconds of the first half and New York added a field goal to go up 27-0 at the half. more ›

The Jets managed to beat the Colts (partly thanks to Peyton Manning sitting out for the second half), the Giants are out of the playoffs after being humiliated by the Panthers, the Knicks lost to the Spurs and the Flyers bested the Islanders. more ›

Break up the Knicks! They've won seven of nine after taking down the Bulls, 88-81, at the Garden on Tuesday. How important was David Lee? The Knicks had 49 rebounds, and Lee had 21 of them. He also had 18 points. Al Harrington led New York with 20 off the bench. None of that would have mattered had the Knicks succeeded in blowing a 22-point lead, which they almost did. Chicago cut it to one with less than two minutes to go. With the Knicks' record at 11-17, things are looking bad for Utah, which has New York's first-round draft pick in 2010. The Knicks, 8-3 in December, have two days off before a Christmas matinee against the Heat. more ›

• Atlanta 10 Jets 7: It was a brutal loss and responsibility for it goes to the field goal team. Three separate times, New York had the chance to kick an easily makeable field goal and three separate times they failed to convert. Amazingly, there were three different reasons for those failures. more ›

In hockey news, the Rangers and Devils won, the Islanders lost. And in the depressing basketball update, the Knicks and Nets lost—the Nets are now 0-15. more ›

• Philadelphia 8 Yankees 6: AJ Burnett went on three-days rest and he blew up in a huge way. Burnett couldn’t record an out in the third and he ended up surrendering six runs, the big blow coming on a three-run homer from Chase Utley. The Yankees actually had a chance in the ninth. Trailing by three runs, they put the first two runners on, but Derek Jeter grounded into a double play, which did score a run. Johnny Damon singled and Mark Teixeira came up as the tying run, but struck out to send the series back to the Bronx.

For basketball fans in New York, the upcoming NBA season is really all about next year. July 1, 2010, to be precise; the exact moment when free agents like LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh hit the market. It’s a strange year because you won’t have much to root for and apart from a few core players; the Knicks and Nets will be willing to trade away players in exchange for cap space next summer. And don’t forget Knicks’ fans, former GM Isiah Thomas traded away the 2010 number one pick for Stephon Marbury, so the draft lottery isn’t a possibility. more ›

It’s May and for New York sports fans that means our attention is fixed to baseball, baseball and more baseball. It wasn’t always this way as May was once a time to watch the Knicks and Rangers make deep runs into the playoffs. It was a time when MSG was the place to be in May, but those times are a distant memory. more ›

Thankfully, the Knicks are losing again which means they will miss the playoffs and qualify for the draft lottery. That’s very important for a team trying to rebuild because it is the last first round pick the Knicks will have before the vital summer of 2010. Think of it as the final blow of the Stephon Marbury trade. As part of that deal, Isiah Thomas sent the Knicks first round pick in 2006 to Phoenix, but he protected it, allowing the Knicks to keep the pick if it was a top-25 selection in that draft. The protection went down to top-24 in 2007 and is now top-22, but there is no protection in 2010 and the Utah Jazz, who acquired the pick from Phoenix, will have it, no matter how high the pick is. more ›

• Knicks 102, Timberwolves 94: If the Knicks want to make the playoffs, they'll have to win games like this one. Wilson Chandler had 24 points and 12 rebounds. David Lee posted yet another double-double (12 and 13) and Nate Robinson had 25 points and seven assists. He continues to get to the line -- he made 14-of-17 attempts. The Knicks' position in the conference doesn't look too good, but they are on the cusp of the playoffs. If they keep on winning, stranger things have happened.
• Louisville 69, Villanova 55: Rick Pitino hasn't done too well at his hometown tournament. The New York native and product of St. Dominic's High School in Oyster Bay has seen Louisville have some short stays at the Big East Tournament in his tenure. At halftime of this one, it seemed as if the Cardinals were due for another early exit. But they came back against Jay Wright's Villanova team and advanced to the final. The quest for a No. 1 seed is very much alive.
• Syracuse 74, West Virginia 69 (OT): Only one overtime? Ridiculous! One night after playing six overtimes against Connecticut, Syracuse snuck by West Virginia in one. Jim Boeheim has five titles at the Big East Tournament. He'll try to No. 6 Saturday.

Devin Harris had 35 points for New Jersey while Vince Carter added 25. David Lee had another double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead New York. more ›