Johnson's jumper propels Nets to 2OT victoryAssociated Press, ESPN.com Joe Johnson's jumper with 0.7 seconds left in the second overtime lifted the Brooklyn Nets to a 115-113 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. |
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His timing and fitness will improve, but Amar'e Stoudemire is clearly encouraged by one aspect of his comeback: Knicks fans not only have forgiven him, they’ve embraced him. |
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The Jets began the formal interview process for their vacant general manager position on Friday, and there are five confirmed candidates to replace Mike Tannenbaum, who was fired on Monday. |
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The New York Jets have begun their search for Mike Tannenbaum's replacement. |
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Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com With the Tannenbaum era coming to an end in unsurprising fashion, Mike Vorkunov of The Star-Ledger took some time to review how well Trader Mike’s aggressive trades have benefited the team. As to be expected, it’s a mixed bag with the Jets missing out… |
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Amar’e Stoudemire will honor his late brother, Hazell Stoudemire, by inviting 30 children from their hometown of Lake Wales, Fla., to watch the Knicks play the Orlando Magic on Saturday. |
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David Waldsteiin, nytimes.com After losing Nick Swisher to the Indians in free agency, the Yankees claimed Russ Canzler off waivers from Cleveland. |
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Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com The Jets signed two more players to future/reserve contracts today: Inside linebacker Danny Lansanah and cornerback and returner Cliff Harris. Lansanah, who played in five games for the Green Bay Packers in 2008 before bouncing around leagues, joins fel… |
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com The New York Giants will not be going back to Albany and will instead hold their 2013 training camp at their Timex Performance Center. |
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Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com - Brooklyn Nets power forward Kris Humphries will miss the next two games with a mild abdominal strain, coach Avery Johnson said Tuesday. |
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It was the tat heard 'round the world. The Daily News' exclusive photos of Rex Ryan's unique tattoo on his right biceps - a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Ryan's wife, Michelle, wearing nothing more than a Jets. |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com Are the pieces starting to fill into place when it comes to GMs around the league? ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio (dodges rotten produce) is saying that in fact the Jets and Tom Gamble are pretty serious. Here’s the quick summary, as it’s currently m… |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- With the ink not even dry on the New York Jets' dreadful season, Rex Ryan fled to the Bahamas only to be photographed lounging poolside at a resort hotel, book in hand, with an interesting tattoo gracing his right biceps. |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Jacksonville Jaguars assistant coaches are no longer in limbo. |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com The Jets need a new GM after firing Mike Tannenbaum, and Mike Florio thinks a photo of Rex Ryan's tattoo might influence New York's next hire. Recently revealed in a tabloid photo, Ryan's body art depicts his wife wearing a Mark Sanchez jersey while Teb… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Five teams are currently looking for General Managers. Five days after the 2012 regular season ended, a loose sense is emerging as to how things will fall together. Here’s the quick summary, as it’s currently making the rounds in league circles. 1.… |
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Kristian Dyer, yahoo.com As he did last year for the playoffs, NFL Hall of Famer and New York Jets legend Joe Namath will join Yahoo! Sports and the Shutdown Corner Blog during the playoffs to break down the key games, players and moments each weekend. Make sure you like the Of… |
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Brandon K. Thorp, nytimes.com When bloggers and readers of SBNation's Posting & Toasting got together for the first time this season, their night was brightened by the Knicks' victory over the Spurs. |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com ESPN NY’s Rich Cimini has confirmation that the Jets are interviewing David Caldwell from the Falcons today. Brian Bassett, theJetsBlog.comNot a lot had been stated about when Caldwell would meet with the Jets, so with a slate of guys set up for the wee… |
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The Giants tried to squeeze everything they could out of Hakeem Nicks’ injured body before finally taking him out of the game plan in the season finale. |
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Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com For the first time since coming to New York, Carmelo Anthony not only has himself ingrained in the MVP race, but has also spearheaded a true New York basketball resurgence. The Knicks are rolling as the second-best team in the East, and with the Celtics… |
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When the Giants’ stressful and disappointing season came to an end on Sunday, there was no island vacation in Tom Coughlin’s immediate future. He had planned to spend at least part of January preparing for the playoffs. |
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Beckley Mason, nytimes.com The Knicks got back to executing their defense and the Nets got another good game from center Brook Lopez this week in big wins over two of the best teams in the West. |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com The Jets are starting their interviews today but all we’ve heard is that there are a bunch of GM candidates coming this weekend … so who’s on the slate for today? No one seems to know for sure, but Bart Hubbuch has some ideas in today’s Post. Cu… |
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The New York Jets continue their general manager search with John Dorsey of the Green Bay Packers. The Jets will interview Green Bay's director of football operations this weekend, according to Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com. Dorsey had his hand in bu… |
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David Brown, yahoo.com With slugger Alex Rodriguez still waiting for the go-ahead to have surgery on his hip, New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman has made some candid statements about his club's power. And how it lacks. The Yankees led the majors in home runs and finished secon… |
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Matt Loede, jetsgab.com The Jets official website reports that the team will chat with Packers director of football operations John Dorsey about the open Jets GM job. Add Packers director of football operations John Dorsey to the list of viable candidates to become the Jets ne… |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com Triangulating the offensive coordinator story, our buddy Kristian Dyer writes in Metro that the Jets are indeed interested in acquiring Norv. A league source told Metro New York that the Jets have expressed an interest in recently fired Chargers head co… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The game was out of hand at this point-San Antonio, playing their fourth in five nights, had benched most of the starters, and the Knicks had followed suit. That doesn't take a thing away from the athleticism required to put home this reverse alley-oop, |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Yep, this is where we are now: New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan has been spotted in the Bahamas sporting a tattoo of his wife wearing a Mark Sanchez jersey. No, really. We're not making this up. A New York Daily News reporter spotted Ryan at poolside a… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com There will apparently be time to add more tattoos, if Rex Ryan chooses. During a discussion of the Jets general manager candidates, Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork points out an important caveat in the interview process. He writes, while discussing in-demand… |
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Despite an influx of playoff rookies at quarterback, the story of Wild Card Weekend will be told by the men under center and those assigned to stop them, writes Peter King. |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com Minnesota cornerback Antoine Winfield and Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco are two of the major difference-makers on Wild Card weekend in this 93rd NFL season, if you accept these premises: |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com At a time when there has been plenty of talk regarding the possibility of Bill Parcells returning to the Jets and fixing what ails the franchise, Parcells says that will not happen. “No I wouldn’t listen,” Parcells told The Michael Kay Show on Thurs… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Ross Tucker shares his thoughts on the moves made (and not made) by the Bills this week. Patriots RB Danny Woodhead is playing a role similar to the one Kevin Faulk played for many years. A vote for Tom Gamble to be the next Jets general manager. LB Ter… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Jets have transcended ridiculous, and moved to a higher plane, where the insanity has begun to feed itself. They’ve now reached the point of having paparazzi, which today offers an image I can only apologize for if you’re reading over breakfast. T… |
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Sam Spiegelman, giantsfootballblog.com In an interview with WFAN Thursday, Giants general manager Jerry Reese was asked when he believes David Wilson can handle the workload of a featured running back in this league. Without hesitation, Reese replied: “I don’t think there’s any question … |
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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com Some of what we're reading this morning: The agony of the Giants' coach, possible landing spots for Oregon's coach and the value of statistical analysis in football. |
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There is another way of looking at Woody Johnson and Rex Ryan’s decision to go into hiding and let the media cool their jets while waiting to grill them next week. While the pair violated NFL policy, they stand on solid ground when it comes to show busi… |
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There is another way of looking at Woody Johnson and Rex Ryan’s decision to go into hiding and let the media cool their jets while waiting to grill them next week. While the pair violated NFL policy, they stand on solid ground when it comes to show busi… |
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Jets coach Rex Ryan has picked up some killer reading material to help him forget about his team’s disappointing season. Ryan was spotted thumbing through “American Sniper.” |
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Rex Ryan’s loyalty to Mark Sanchez may not be set in stone, but it is etched in ink. From the category of “you just can’t make this stuff up,” Ryan will carry Sanchez around with him for the rest of his life. |
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John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com 2012 New York Giants Records and Milestones The Giants became the third team in NFL history with 650 regular-season wins (654). Tom Coughlin (83) surpassed Bill Parcells (77) for the second-most regular-season wins in Giants history among head coaches,… |
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John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com The WheelHouse discusses some potential moves general managers of the Jets and Giants could make this offseason. Sorry, this video could not be loaded… |
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J.R. Smith pulled off an acrobatic dunk with the Knicks pulling away in the fourth quarter to cap another electrifying performance off the bench. Midway through the fourth quarter, Smith hauled in a Pablo Prigioni pass in midair and slammed home a one-h… |
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New York Runs Tired San Antonio Into The Ground; J.J. Barea Doesn’t Need Kevin Love To Bust DenverJan 4
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com In a game where New York’s interior defense built a wall around the paint and allowed San Antonio just 12 points, it was appropriate the Knicks’ bucket to cap the win came on the inside. J.R. Smith (20 points, five boards and zero turnovers) threw dow… |
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San Antonio forward Stephen Jackson suffered a sprained ankle and didn’t return to the game after tripping over a waitress crouching in front of Bloomberg along the sideline during the Knicks’ 100-83 win Thursday night over the Spurs at the Garden. |
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In retrospect, Gregg Popovich should have sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker back to San Antonio before the Spurs ever reached the Garden on Thursday night. |
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