Knicks: Good News & Bad News

BY CHAYIM TAUBER There’s good news and bad news if you’re a Knicks fan. The bad news is, it appears that the defensive-minded team you saw in the first 20 games of the season was indeed an illusion. The good news: Carmelo Anthony can still get hot. The Knicks gave up 50 points in the […]

O’ Captain My Captain

BY CHAYIM TAUBER Finally. Finally the New York Rangers converted on an early power play opportunity. Finally the New York Rangers won a game in the Atlantic Division. Finally, they started to look like the New York Rangers. And in an instant, with Captain Ryan Callahan down on the ice and painfully grabbing his shoulder, […]

COLLEGE SPORTS NOTEBOOK 1/31/13

The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest to marcmaturo@aol.com. On the diamond, Spartans have a reason to believe Whether it be at the friendly confines of […]

The Har-Bowl

BY CHAYIM TAUBER A year ago, there was no more depressing household than the Harbaugh household. Jim’s 49ers were eliminated in overtime, primarily because of a kick return and punt return miscue that allowed the Giants to advance. John’s Ravens were in the Super Bowl but for Lee Evans’ unsteady hands in the endzone and […]

Great Expectations

The Rangers 2013 season has potential to be great, but lockout has caused early season chemistry problems BY CHAYIM TAUBER They were one game, one Adam Henrique goal away, from the Stanley Cup finals. And they couldn’t score. This year, they are retooled and primed to go far. Suddenly, the New York Rangers are a […]

COLLEGE SPORTS NOTEBOOK 1/24/13

The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest to marcmaturo@aol.com. In top form, Walker powers Bonnies with career-best outing Alaina Walker of Pomona is at full strength, […]