PARIS – Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years, overcoming some shaky serving Saturday to beat fourth-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the final. Sharapova has struggled with her serve this week and had 12 double-faults in the final on Court Philippe Chatrier. But she was able to hold […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Summer-league ball heats up with the weather Collegiate, former collegiate, and perhaps future collegiate baseball players are already in action in the New Jersey Amateur Baseball League (NJABL) and the Westchester-Rockland Wood Bat League (WRWBL). One club, The Rockland Royals, coming off participation in a Memorial Day weekend classic […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Larry Bird came up with Indiana’s championship blueprint. He still believes it can work even after a second straight discouraging playoff exit in the Eastern Conference finals to Miami amid cries for change. The old-school Bird contends now is the time to stay the course. “We’ve got a young team and we’d like […]
By DeAntae Prince New York Knicks president Phil Jackson has spoken at length about the possibility of OKC Thunder guard Derek Fisher taking on the role of Knicks coach once he takes the steps toward retirement this offseason. Problem is, Fisher was under contract with the Thunder when Jackson discussed the prospects of nabbing Fisher. […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER The New York Rangers haven’t been given a chance to win a single series since they beat the Philadelphia Flyers back in April. They were dead against the Penguins. Most writers wrote them off against Montreal (before the series started). Derrick Brassard was the Rangers best forward in the early part of […]
NEW YORK — Dominic Moore scored in the second period, Henrik Lundqvist bounced back from his worst performance in the playoffs and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Thursday night to advance to the Stanley Cup finals. The Rangers are in the championship round for the first time since winning it […]