Cavaliers 118, Knicks 82: Maybe things will be different if LeBron James is on the Knicks. Until then, watching New York play will include painful nights like these. The Cavs had a lead of 42 (!) in the second half in this domination. The Knicks shouldn't feel too bad about losing in Cleveland -- the Cavs are 10-0 at home -- but this was a non-effort. Chris Duhon had six points on 1-for-9 shooting. Al......

Trail Blazers 104, Knicks 97: Playing with seven real players may work against the Warriors, but the Portland Trail Blazers are another story. Eight Knicks stepped on the court, but Malik Rose and his three minutes don't really count. The teams were tied at the half, and the Knicks even led after the third quarter. But Portland went on a 21-9 lead to start the final period and hung on for a seven-point win Old......

Denver 34 Jets 17: Hold off on that New York-New York Super Bowl talk, the Jets suffered a damaging loss at home on Sunday. Facing a team that can’t play defense, New York inexplicably played a terrible game on offense. The weather certainly didn’t help, but Jets’ receivers dropped passes and Brett Favre was very inaccurate. Eric Mangini also made some curious play calls that contributed to the loss. Thanks to the Steelers, New York......

Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who appears to be in a heap of trouble after shooting himself with an unlicensed handgun at a nightclub yesterday, will apparently turn himself into authorities and plead not guilty to charges tomorrow. Word of this came from Burress's new layer, Benjamin Brafman, the same man who represented and helped acquit Diddy (several identities ago when he was Puff Daddy) after he was charged with having an unlicensed weapon at......

After the city has been taken to task in recent months for its dealings with the Yankees in the process of financing the team's new stadium--so far as being accused that it served no public interest--it can't be good PR for the Bloomberg administration for everyone to know just how strongly they pushed to get the best luxury box possible for themselves. Well new e-mails made public do just that in revealing how the mayor's......

Plaxico Burress is one of the biggest reasons the Giants won the Super Bowl and is one of the best receivers in the NFL. But his antics off the field are no longer worth the trouble. After last season’s Super Bowl victory, the Giants rewarded Burress with a 5-year/$35 million deal and since contracts in the NFL are not guaranteed, they can choose to terminate that deal at any time. That time should come......

Stephon Marbury must be smiling to know that in one of his likely final days as a Knick, he gets the day off from being the bullseye of the New York media's lambasting. That's because the details that have spilled out surrounding Plaxico Burress's accidental shooting of himself are nothing but embarrassing and incriminating for the Giants star wide receiver. Once police can obtain a warrant from the DA's office, they are likely to......

Knicks 138 Golden State 125: If you like offense, you liked this game. The Knicks had 82 points in the first half. Chris Duhon had 22 assists. David Lee had 37 points and 21 rebounds, the list goes on and on. Jamal Crawford had a terrible night in his return to MSG, shooting 6-for-20 from the field, but ended the night with 21 points. Nets 105 Utah 85: It was an easy night for New......

Having won five-straight, the Jets have seized control of the AFC East and their own destiny. Now, they have to avoid a letdown, as their remaining schedule doesn’t feature any really tough matchups. First up in the final five games is a Denver Broncos club that is not as good as their 6-5 record would indicate. Denver is like a boxer with a glass jaw, they can certainly score, but their defense can’t get off......

Photo Courtesy AP/Ross Franklin The Giants have some major injury concerns heading into Sunday’s game in Washington. Both Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw are listed as questionable, leaving the fate of the running game up in the air. Fred Robbins, a mainstay on the defensive line, has not practiced all week and is also listed as questionable. Plaxico Burress is going to miss the game as well with a hamstring injury and a gunshot......

Photograph of the Rangers' Brandon Dubinsky celebrating after Florida Panthers' Karlis Skrastins and goalie Craig Anderson failed to stop a Rangers goal by Nikolai Zherdev by J. Pat Carter/AP Rangers 4 Florida 3 (shootout) Another game in Florida, another shootout in Florida. And, just like Wednesday, the Rangers gave up the tying goal late in the third period and then pulled the game out in the shootout. Lundqvist wasn’t as sharp, but his offense......

Stephon Marbury is not going to leave town quietly. With Nate Robinson hurt, Mike D’Antoni talked to Marbury about playing on Wednesday, supposedly even guaranteeing the disgruntled guard a starting spot for the rest of the season. Marbury refused and now, the Knicks have suspended Marbury for Saturday’s game and fined him 1/110th of his salary, or $189,460. Marbury is pleading for his release from the Knicks, but he also wants all of his $21......

Photograph of the Rangers' Markus Naslund slipping the puck between Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Mike Smith's legs during a shootout Chris O'Meara/AP Rangers 3 Tampa Bay 2 (Shootout): After almost three periods of hard hits and plenty of fights, the Rangers saw their 2-1 lead disappear with less than a minute left in the game. But, they regrouped and won the game in a shootout getting two big points thanks to another great game......

Cleveland 119 Knicks 101: Hopefully, LeBron forgets about this game when he thinks about signing with the Knicks in July 2010. New York didn’t play defense and didn’t take care of the ball as the lost a game much worse than the score indicates. The Knicks may have also lost Nate Robinson who collapsed to the floor with a groin injury. LeBron was cheered by the crowd and got the fourth quarter off because the game was such a blowout. ...

It wouldn’t be the Knicks if they didn’t add some drama to everything. Friday’s trade of Zach Randolph to the Clippers for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas has hit a snag. The Knicks are sending Cuttino Mobley for more tests on his heart after his initial physical raised concerns. The teams have until 6:30pm today to finalize the trade or all the players will return to their original teams. Would the Knicks really void a......

Photograph of Phoenix Coyotes forward Peter Mueller battling for the puck against Rangers forward Ryan Callahan (24), defenseman Dmitri Kalinin, center, and forward Chris Drury by Mary Altaffer/AP Rangers 4, Coyotes 1: They need more evidence than a win over the lowly Coyotes that all is well after a recent skid, but the Rangers can be pleased with this effort for at least one day. Nikolai Zherdev had three assists and Brandon Dubinsky scored for......

Jets 34 Tennesse 13: The Jets had a resounding win on Sunday, beating the previously undefeated Titans at home and firmly establishing themselves as a force in the AFC. New York racked up over 400 yards in offense and controlled the ball for a dominating 40 minutes. The upcoming schedule isn’t too hard and the Jets have a one-game lead in the AFC East. The playoff push has begun. Giants 37 Arizona 29: They didn’t......

The Knicks’ plan is clear, wait until July 2010 and then sign LeBron James and possibly Chris Bosh or another superstar as well. The problem is there is a lot of work left to be done to realize that plan. The Knicks will enter the 2010-11 season with four players under contract: Eddy Curry, Jared Jeffries, Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari. That gives the Knicks plenty of space under the salary cap, but it is......

Knicks 122 Washington 117: Hopefully, Stephon Marbury enjoyed dressing for Friday’s game because that is probably the last time he will wear a Knicks’ uniform. After that debacle, the Knicks chose to dress Jerome James and while they still only had seven players, this time it resulted in a win. Quentin Richardson had 34 points with a huge night from the three-point line while Chris Duhon dished eleven assists. The Knicks can use their new......

The Giants return to the scene of their Super Bowl victory Sunday when they take on the Arizona Cadinals. Arizona, quarterbacked by former Giant Kurt Warner, is miles ahead in the NFC West at 7-3 and boast one of the best offenses in the league. Arizona moves the ball down the field with the prolific passing of Warner and an all-star trio of receivers. For the Giants, the biggest questions are injury related as Plaxico......

You might not have realized it, but we have a local team playing for a championship tomorrow. The Red Bulls are playing in their first MLS Cup tomorrow afternoon at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, when they take on the Columbus Crew at 3:30 on ABC. Ironically, the Red Bulls would not have made the playoffs without the help of the Crew, who beat DC United in the final game of the season.......

With Citgroup in serious trouble of being taken over as stock prices continue to plummet, will Citi Field, the Mets' new stadium set to open next year, still have its name by Opening Day? Citigroup's deal with the Mets calls for the financial company to pay the team $20 million annually for the name. The Hoston Astros were still playing in Enron Field when the company went bankrupt and was mired in an enormous scandal.......

If a win against the banged-up New England Patriots is a statement game, what would a road victory over the undefeated Titans be for the Jets? Wouldn't they love to find out! The Jets travel to Nashville to face the team that ripped off their old nickname in a battle that could be a playoff preview. The Titans are 10-0 and do it with a ground game, a controlled Kerry Collins and a stout defense.......

Milwaukee 104 Knicks 87: On a day that New York looked to the future, their past and present wouldn’t stop haunting them. With two trades and multiple injured players, the Knicks were forced by NBA rules to dress Stephon Marbury for Friday’s game. However, according to Mike D’Antoni, Marbury refused to play Friday leaving the Knicks with only seven players. Marbury had a different story and it will probably be impossible to ever figure out......

All along it has been clear that Donnie Walsh is positioning the Knicks for a run at LeBron James after the 2010 season and Friday he made his boldest move towards that goal yet. The Knicks are sending Jamal Crawford to Golden State for Al Harrington. Crawford is the better player, but with a contract that runs through the 2011 season, his contract is a problem. Harrington is currently hurt and adds another forward to......

George Steinbrenner, one of the most notorious owners in professional sports, has officially relinquished control of the Yankees, naming his son Hal as head of the organization. The announcement came from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig following owners' meetings where Hal Steinbrenner was unanimously approved as new owner. Hal, who runs the financial side of the Yankees, will continue to share the role of chairman with his brother Hank, who oversees the baseball operations.......

Photograph of Rangers goalie Stephen Valiquette during the second period by Mary Altaffer/AP Hopefully, Wednesday’s 6-3 loss will represent the worst effort the Rangers give all season. They came out flat, gave up three breakaways in the first ten minutes and committed atrocious turnovers in their own zone. Yet, somehow they only trailed 2-0 after one period. Tom Renney must have given the team the worst pep talk in history, because Vancouver made it......

30 wins short of 300 career victories and after the first 20-win season of his career, Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina is reportedly retiring. The 39 year-old Mussina, who has pitched in the Majors for 18 seasons with the Orioles and the Yankees, retires with a 270-153 record and a 3.68 ERA. Fox Sports says that Mussina will officially announce his retirement later this week. And while Moose doesn't have 300 wins (the gold standard for......

Photograph of Wilson Chandler, Chris Duhon, Malik Rose, and David Lee standing around during a timeout by Winslow Townson/AP Celtics 110, Knicks 101: This one didn't go as poorly as least season's 104-59 debacle in late November. But it didn't go well enough. The Knicks managed to cut a 15-point deficit to four, but that happens a lot in the NBA. But Jamal Crawford can't score three points in 25 minutes and expect to......

Photograph of the Rangers' Brandon Dubinsky (17) and forward Colton Orr (28) battling for puck against Ottawa Senators forward Antoine Vermette by Mary Altaffer/AP Rangers 2, Senators 1 (SO): With this win in a shootout, the Rangers extended their winning steak to three and bumped the previous slump to the back of their minds. Prior to this current streak, they had lost four of five. Fredrik Sjostrom scored the goal in regulation, and Nikolai......