Gothamist would expect Chicago area sports teams to wear special green uniforms just because it's a city that dumps green dye into their river (our rivers can be greenish, thanks to other factors). But when we were checking out the Knicks' website, we learned that the Knicks will wear green uniforms for the first time, thanks to special sponsor, Tourism Island. And while Gothamist thinks this is lame, we understand why the Knicks undertook the......

While the basketball arenas of the New York area have been dark for almost two months, the NBA playoffs have been chugging on. For those of you who stopped watching in April, or hopefully earlier if you are a Knicks fan, the NBA Finals are upon us. This year, the World Champion, Detroit Pistons will take on the San Antonio Spurs for the title. The Spurs are led by Tim Duncan, their multi-talented Center. Duncan......

A week after being traded to the Nets, Vince Carter finally made his debut. Carder scored 23 points in 42 minutes as the Nets lost 100-90 in overtime to the Detroit Pistons. While he played well while in the game, Carter left the game when the Nets needed him most, in overtime. With 2:13 left in extra time, Carter had a cramp in his left hamstring and was unable to return. Don't pro athletes know......

The mere concept of Marv Albert not calling Knicks anymore, after he and Cablevision (owner of the MSG network, Madison Square Garden, and the Knicks) have ended their relationship (due to Albert's frustration to Cablevision's complaints that Albert criticized the Knicks organization...the way sportscasters tend to do), is basically heretical to Gothamist. He's been "Yes!"-ing up New Yorkers for the past forty years! His wacky sexual pecadilloes aside, Albert has always been a thoughtful, approachable......

Last night, the Tampa Bay Lightning won The Stanley Cup, defeating the Calgary Flames 2-1 in the 7th game of the NHL Finals. Led by Ruslan Fedotenko's two goals, the 12 year-old Lightning franchise won its first championship and is the first team formed in the 90's to win the Cup. There is nothing quite like a 12 year-old team winning The Stanley Cup, a trophy awarded for 111 years making it the oldest......

For the first time in three years, the New Jersey Nets will not be representing the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. Their injury plagued season came to an end last week at the hands of the Detroit Pistons. Can the Nets rebound and make another run at the NBA title in the near future? This summer will likely make or break them. - Will Jason Kidd have knee surgery? It was obvious as......

In honor of tonight's Playoff Game 7 between the Pistons and Nets, Gothamist must addres a very important issue. Out of the various souvenirs Gothamist has seen, nothing quite compares to the Detroit Pistons' Ben Wallace bear. While Gothamist might fault the lack of intriguing Nets gear to its unimaginative name (as they say, why don't they just call them the Backboards?) in any other case, this product isn't even a Piston - it's a......

If there's one thing that rings true this morning, after the NJ Nets managed to eke out a win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals, taking a 3 games to 2 lead in the series, it's that winning is ugly. Very ugly. It took three overtimes, tons of missed free throws, and 8 players fouling out for the game to end. But, hey, at least the Nets won. While......

With the New Jersey Nets and Detroit Pistons face-off in second round the NBA playoffs being one of the most exciting match-ups (well, before game 1, at least), Gothamist and Whatevs have decided to have a friendly wager. If the Nets win, Whatevs will send over some Vernors Ginger Beer, some music from Detroit (Motown, MC5; no ICP, please), and a t-shirt. If the 'Stons win, Gothamist will send over from salt water taffy......

In the second round of the NBA Playoffs tonight, the Nets take on the Detroit Pistons (game time is 8 p.m. on TNT). The two teams were even during the regular season, going 2-2 in head-to-head games. New Jersey comes into the series winning 14 straight Eastern Conference playoff games, including a sweep of the Knicks this season and the Pistons last year in the conference finals. With improvements on both the Nets and Pistons,......

Oscar Commentary
Oscar is celebrating its 75th anniversary, I'm celebrating my 25th anniversary of watching Oscar....