New York Knicks fans are floating on cloud nine after one of the more dramatic playoff wins for the franchise in the past 25 years. Unfortunately for Knicks fans, there have only been a handful of playoff series wins since the team last reached the NBA Finals in 1999 and conference finals a year after that. This season’s finish at the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference represented the franchise’s best playoff seeding since 1994, when they also had the No. 2 seed and advanced to the NBA Finals. After overcoming a poor game by leading scorer Jalen Brunson in Game 1, the Knicks looked to b ..read more

April is one of the more underrated parts of the sports calendar. We’ve had the Final Four in men’s and women’s college basketball along with the Masters, the Major League Baseball season is underway, and the NBA and NHL playoffs are about to begin. In New York, excitement is high for both the NBA and NHL playoffs. The New York Knicks earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. In hockey, two NY teams made the postseason. The New York Rangers are the top overall seed, having won the Presidents’ Trophy with 114 points on the season. The New York Islanders overcame a midseason ..read more

A couple of weeks into the 2024 Major League Baseball season, and the New York Yankees are not only surviving without ace Gerrit Cole, they’re thriving. Going into play this weekend, the Bronx Bombers are an MLB-best 10-3. The season started with a surprising four-game sweep at Houston. It was followed by series wins over Arizona, Toronto, and Miami. All four were playoff teams from a year ago. A road trip at 9-3 Cleveland is coming up. The Yankees rank in the middle of the road in batting average and runs scored. However, the pitching is carrying them so far. New York is third in the Maj ..read more

It’s March, and that can only mean one thing. Well, it can mean several things for sports fans, including the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, but in this case, it means one thing. Spring training. Green grass. The crack of the bat. The boys are summer are almost here, which means brighter days are ahead weather-wise in New York. Our beloved baseball is almost here. For New York Yankees fans, 2024 brings higher expectations after a disappointing 2023 season that saw the Bronx Bombers miss the playoffs entirely. The big acquisitions for the Yankees included slugger Juan ..read more

The New York Knicks won a postseason series for the first time in a decade last season. They’re playing at around the same pace that they did a year ago, but their fortunes in the 2024 NBA playoffs could be decided by the health of one of their stars. Julius Randle, the team’s leading scorer the past two seasons, has been out since Jan. 27. He dislocated his shoulder in a game against Miami. He’s still being evaluated, so the results may be anywhere from returning before the playoffs to season-ending surgery. “There’s still necessary steps. It’s a process to everything. I have to weigh ou ..read more

It probably doesn’t make Buffalo Bills fans feel any better, but they did narrowly lose to the eventual Super Bowl champions. The Bills’ narrow three-point loss after a heartbreaking missed field goal by Tyler Bass in the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs sent the Kansas City Chiefs to the AFC Championship game. The Chiefs dominated the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens defensively, and won Super Bowl 58 in dramatic fashion over San Francisco, 25-22 in overtime. Now that the 2023 season is over, it’s time to look ahead to what 2024 may bring in our first look at the Super Bowl futures odds f ..read more

With pro football behind us, the attention of New Yorkers will turn to basketball and hockey before baseball season gets underway in about six weeks. For those of you who have been consumed with the NFL and are just catching up on what you’ve missed in the NHL, you’ll be pleased if you’re a New York Rangers fan. A week after the All-Star break, the Blueshirts lead the Metropolitan Division and are four points behind the Boston Bruins in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy. Things aren’t as rosy for the New York Islanders or New Jersey Devils. The two are fighting for fourth place in the M ..read more

A season that started with promise, had a shaky middle, and hopeful end concluded in heartbreaking fashion for the Buffalo Bills. After going back and forth all game with the Kansas City Chiefs during the Divisional round of the playoffs, Bills place kicker Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard-field goal that would’ve likely sent the game to overtime. Instead, it was a 27-24 loss that saw the Bills’ season ended by the Chiefs for the third time in the last four seasons. As the offseason begins and the Bills look to what they can do to try and get over the playoff hump next year and reach the Sup ..read more

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs have found their way to each other yet again. For the third time in the last four playoffs — and seventh time overall since 2020 — the two AFC powerhouses will collide. Two preseason Super Bowl favorites are meeting once again. That isn’t a surprise. The difference this time is that for the first time in the postseason, the game will be contested at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. In fact, it’s the first time that Patrick Mahomes will be playing a playoff game on the road. There have already been two firsts for Mahomes this postseason ..read more

Before the Week 18 games kicked off last Saturday, this was quite the improbable matchup for Wild Card weekend. Take into account what needed to happen for each team to earn the seed they did. Pittsburgh needed to win at Baltimore Tennessee needed to beat Jacksonville Buffalo needed to win at Miami All three happened, so here we are. Buffalo, on the heels of a five-game winning streak, are AFC East champs for the fourth year in a row. Pittsburgh won 10 games despite an offense that struggled so badly that offensive coordinator Matt Canada was fired midseason. There was even whispers among ..read more