1. Projected Top-5 NBA Pick Trey Burke Is Taking Care of Off-the-Court Business

    When he was a kid playing in the Columbus, Ohio youth leagues, officials would prohibit him from stealing the ball until the opponent crossed half court in an effort to try and keep competition fair...

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  2. Stars Come out to Support Wrestling's Bid for 2020 Olympics: Will IOC Notice?

    Roughly 500,000 people fight their way through New York City's Grand Central Station on a daily basis, but on Wednesday, world wrestling superpowers United States, Iran and Russia ...

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  3. Why Aaron Curry Will Face Uphill Battle to Make the New York Giants

    Injury and opportunity are the driving forces of the NFL , and as a victim of the former and blessed with the latter, linebacker Aaron Curry is a member of the New York Giants —for now...

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  4. Projecting the Impact for Each New York Giants' 2013 Selection

    Projecting the future impact that each 2013 draft pick of the New York Giants will have boils down to two things—execution and health...

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  5. 5 Players the New York Giants Should Target on Day 3

    The first and second days of the NFL draft are in the books, but before the draft commenced on Thursday night, former Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl head coach and current NFL Network ...

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  6. Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe's Long-Awaited Biography Doesn't Disappoint

    It was widely deemed an inevitable disaster when the New York Knicks announced that they had traded for Earl "The Pearl" Monroe prior to the 1971-72 season...

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  7. John Smoltz: NL East Is Going to Be a Battle All the Way to the End

    When a future Hall of Famer speaks, you listen. In anticipation of calling his first MLB Network Showcase game of the season this Friday between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals at 7 p...

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  8. Who Do New York Giants Fans Want in the First Round of the 2013 NFL Draft?

    With the 19th pick in the 2013 NFL draft, the New York Giants select— For those New York Giants fans who think general manager Jerry Reese and team are listening to who ...

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  9. 1973 Game 5 NBA Championship Relived by Two Knicks Legends 40 Years Later

    On a Monday afternoon in April, where New York City flirted with 70 degrees, Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe warmed up to the idea of kicking back and watching the ...

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  10. MSG's "The Lineup" to Debate Where the Best Sports Movies Rank; What'll It Be?

    Sports movies—they help shape our personalities, determine who we associate with and bridge generational gaps, but above all, they continue to spark endless debates...

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  11. Baylor Becomes First Big 12 Team to Win the NIT Championship

    Championship buzz was back in Madison Square Garden Thursday night, and it cascaded down from the rafters onto the Baylor Bears as they rolled over the Iowa Hawkeyes 74-54 for their ...

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  12. The 10 Best Draft Picks in New York Giants History

    The NFL draft is in 21 days and some hours, as if football-deprived fans have forgotten, so what better time than now to compile that obligatory list of top 10 greatest draft picks in New York Giants history...

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  13. NIT Semifinals: Baylor Escapes BYU and Iowa Outsmarts Maryland

    After Baylor outlasted BYU in a game of wills, and Iowa overwhelmed Maryland, the NIT championship is all set for Thursday night...

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  14. NIT Semifinals to Feature 1 Rematch and 1 Preview of a Big Ten Rivalry

    The four remaining schools competing for the 76th NIT championship have made it to New York City where the Madison Square Garden stage is grand and the lights are hot—more importantly—the ...

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  15. Why the New York Giants Are Free Agency's Quietest Winner

    The New York Giants free-agency period has been relatively calm and hushed, like a New York Jets locker room in January, but the G-Men are easily the quietest free-agency winner in the NFL ...

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  16. NBA Commissioner David Stern Reflects on a Storied Career

    There were no unruly fans heckling, no bombarding questions about whether Sacramento keeps their beloved Kings or if basketball will return to Seattle— David Stern let his ...

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  17. 5 Players New York Giants Will Miss the Most in 2013

    Free agency, trades and retirement loom every year for athletes, and of all the players that the New York football Giants have lost so far this offseason, five will sorely be missed...

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  18. Why Ezekiel Ansah Is the 1 Player the New York Giants Must Grab in the NFL Draft

    Who is the one player in this April's NFL draft that the New York Giants have to have? The answer is Ansah ...

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  19. 'Mr. Devil' Ken Daneyko Headlines a List of Ex-NHL Greats to Help Sandy Victims

    Imagine stepping into the batters box to find left-handed pitcher Ken Daneyko staring you down—which almost happened—as baseball meant just as much and maybe more to the inevitably beloved New Jersey Devils defenseman growing up...

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  20. 2013 PSAL Championship: Lincoln Brings Championship Back Home

    Amidst all the Big East tournament action going on in Madison Square Garden, the PSAL Championship had its own madness on Saturday afternoon, as Brooklyn rivals Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln squared off for New York City bragging rights...

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  21. 2013 PSAL Championship: Abraham Lincoln High School Has a Family Edge

    The 2013 PSAL Boys Championship on Saturday at Madison Square Garden will feature Abraham Lincoln H.S. vs. Thomas Jefferson H.S., and it will be Lincoln's family dynamic that gives them the edge...

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  22. Tennis Stars Rank Atop the 100 Most Powerful Athletes in 2013

    Thanks in large part to the propriety methodology of CSE , a leading integrated marketing agency, Bloomberg Sports compiled the top 100 most powerful athletes on-and-off-the-field in 2013, and tennis athletes have left an indelible mark on this list...

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  23. Last-Minute Predictions for New York Giants Free Agency

    Free agency—we are still in the calm before the storm, but the New York Giants didn't waste any time in beefing up a defense that finished 31st in 2012 by signing nine-year ...

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  24. NCAA Tournament Set to Return to Madison Square Garden in 2014

    The last time the NCAA Division I Men's basketball tournament was played in Madison Square Garden, the year was 1961, Nedick's was the spot to meet up and grab a hot dog and orange ...

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  25. Why the New York Giants Would Be Silly to Re-Sign Martellus Bennett

    Martellus Bennett first reeked of desperation when he said that would give the New York Giants the "hometown discount"—how considerate. When that tact fell on deaf ears, the 26-year-old tight end stated that he's "not feeling the love"...

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