Newsday Sports Columns
Newsday's sports columnists covering New York and national sports and issues, including Neil Best, David Lennon, Tom Rock, Barbara Barker and more.
Barker: Knicks proving no match against better teams2m read
How Eli spent Hall of Fame announcement night after not being selected3m read
Knicks can make quite a statement Saturday against Celtics3m read
Popper: Knicks all in on Robinson being back soon3m read
Rock: Brady will have front-row seat in KC's quest3m read
Lennon: Mets and Alonso needed one another3m read
Popper: Knicks trade Sims, but don't expect any big deadline moves3m read
Rock: Two QBs for Giants a bridge too far?4m read
Rock: Why Saints letting Baun go was worse than Giants allowing Barkley to go to Eagles3m read
Rock: Finally, Barkley gets Super experience3m read
Rock: Repeat after me, it's time to respect KC3m read
Popper: Follow the money down the path to NBA's blockbuster Doncic-Davis trade3m read
Rieber: It's up to Dominguez to prove his value to Yankees3m read
Barker: When the dust clears, LeBron still is something special3m read
Rock: Hurts is so good, so why isn't he more of a star?4m read
Popper: LeBron returns to MSG, but these aren't the same Knicks now3m read
Popper: Knicks focus on present, not future3m read
Jokic can't help but be impressed3m read
Barker: Knicks' Towns knows score in matchup with Jokic3m read
Popper: Knicks now know defense can steal the show3m read
Rock: New Jets coach sounds like a man on a mission 4m read
Barker: Butler really did it this time3m read
Rock: Barkley's mom also feeling super4m read
Popper: Knicks showing signs of coming together under Thibodeau2m read
Rock: Jets' new GM has to get it right at quarterback3m read
Lennon: Mets make it clear. They want Alonso back only on their terms.4m read
Stephenson: Rangers finally playing like a playoff contender2m read
Rock: No matter who wins the NFC title game, it's just another 'L' for Big Blue3m read
Popper: Brunson, Towns earn starting berths in All-Star Game3m read
Rock: Manning talks Hall of Fame, Giants' QB decision3m read
Rieber: At first glance, Winker is no Alonso3m read
Popper: Thibs won't rest until Brunson gets star treatment from refs3m read
Rock: For Glenn to succeed, Woody needs to stay out of his way3m read
Barker: Knicks fans travel well, especially to Brooklyn2m read
Lennon: The long and short of it? Hall voters got this one right3m read
Barker: No dice, Trae! Bridges refuses to let Young get on another roll2m read
Stephenson: Rangers could really use Miller, but he won't be cheap2m read
Rock: Another big win for Barkley4m read
Popper: Why I'm voting for both Brunson and Towns on my All-Star ballot4m read
Rock: Bills' Allen & Ravens' Jackson — only one quality QB can advance3m read
Barker: Randle gets the warm reception he deserves at MSG3m read
Rieber: Mets have fast-approaching deadline to decide on Alonso3m read
Popper: Knicks, fans owe debt of gratitude to Randle, DiVincenzo3m read
Popper: Knicks have some nagging questions at season's midpoint3m read
Albanese: Mets' focus on family a welcome change for Manaea and others3m read
Popper: Knicks remain confident despite loss to Thunder4m read
Rock: Ex-Jets, Giants find success . . . far from NY4m read
Gross: The Isles, an identity crisis and a rubber chicken2m read
Popper: Can Knicks now beat a top NBA team?3m read
Barker: With a thin bench, Knicks sticking with starters3m read
Albanese: Explaining my first Baseball Hall of Fame ballot5m read
Rock: LI's Greenberg ready to be Jets GM 'years ago'4m read
Popper: Knicks looking for answers amid three-game skid3m read
Barker: Robinson's absence has left a big hole in Knicks3m read
Latest Sports headlines
Sabonis had 27 and Kings rally from 20 down to beat Pelicans 123-1181m read
Matt Duchene scores twice in Stars' 8-3 romp over Sharks1m read
Harris scores 18, Osobor adds 16 and 9 rebounds, Washington beats Northwestern 76-711m read
Knicks outmatched by Celtics again3m read
Ja Morant's father ejected near the end of the Grizzlies' loss to the Thunder1m read
Isles allow five unanswered goals in road loss to Wild2m read
In Iowa's farm country, small towns rally around a native son in football's biggest game3m read
Dre Davis' last-second shot lifts No. 25 Mississippi past LSU 72-701m read
Lakers' trade for Hornets center Mark Williams rescinded after failed physical, AP source says2m read
Canada adds Drew Doughty for the 4 Nations Face-Off as the injury replacement for Alex Pietrangelo
Jokic falls assist short of triple-double in his 3 quarters in Nuggets' 122-105 victory over Suns1m read
Nelson and Youngblood score 15 each and No. 3 Alabama holds off Arkansas 85-811m read
