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If coaching the Knicks outside the NBA playoff picture doesn’t get Mike Woodson fired, New York’s interest in Jeff Van Gundy might. While Speaking during the Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show on ESPN New York 98.7 FM Thursday, Smith said he’s hearing the Knicks have every intention of parting ways with Woodson, per [...]

Word to the wise and not sober: Be careful what you’re allowing professional athletes, specifically NBA players, to autograph for you. I’m not saying don’t let them sign your trading card (do people still collect those?), basketball or team program. Napkins are fine, too. But draw the line at body parts. Please, oh please, draw [...]

In case you missed it, over the weekend New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony dropped a franchise record 62 points on the Charlotte Bobcats, making it the highest scoring game ever at Madison Square Garden. Melo made 23 of 35 shots from the field including 10-10 from the FT line and 6-10 from behind the [...]

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Prior to the start of the ’13-’14 NCAA hoops season all anyone was talking about was University of Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins and how he was the 2nd  coming of NBA superstar Lebron James, capable of leading the Jayhawks to another NCAA Title. But expectations for Wiggins has tempered a bit as fellow frosh like [...]

Know how we know that Carmelo Anthony is done with this season? The profanity. Anthony’s frustrations have slowly, surely been bubbling to the surface in recent weeks, as his Knicks have played their way out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. First, there was the whole “glazed donut face ass” tweet he directed at [...]

It’s that time again. Time for the powers that be to select which guys will represent the U.S. in the upcoming events. This time around, 28 guys have been selected to eventually take part in the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. The invitees are made up of an interesting group as there’s a good [...]

Well, duh. The 2014 NBA draft class is expected to be the deepest pool of talent seen since 2003, when players like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade each made jumps to the Association. Naturally, teams holding first-round picks—and multiple first-rounders—are taking a long hard look at the most highly touted targets. Especially the [...]

Hey Coach Johnson!? Training camp at your place this year? [...]

Dwight Howard hasn’t played for Team USA in six years. Most recently, he sat out the 2012 Olympics because of back surgery, but was present in 2008. He intends on playing in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball later this year. This doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll want to take part in the 2016 Olympics (when [...]