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.
Stephenson: Rangers must build on Friday's win against tough upcoming schedule3m read
Jersey Mike? Vrabel has right ingredients to succeed3m read
Popper: Two very different nights for Towns and Randle2m read
Rieber: Unlike Soto, Bellinger really wanted to be a Yankee3m read
Rock: Giants would like to hit brakes on 9-game skid3m read
Barker: Talented Knicks lost their moxie with trade2m read
Albanese: Don't let Fried's lack of swagger fool you3m read
Rock: Huddles and cuddles for Jets' Conklin3m read
Albanese: Holmes endorses these progressive Mets3m read
Best: Rodgers Netflix documentary hits different at 4-103m read
Rock: Don't be fooled, Jets. Please.3m read
Rieber: Jets' passing on chance to hire Belichick didn't make sense3m read
Rock: Nabers' catch with Sanders could be sign of things to come3m read
Popper: Knicks' woes on defense aren't all Bridges' fault4m read
Lennon: Cohen delivers on improving Mets' image4m read
Rock: Winners & losers of Belichick's move to UNC6m read
Lennon: Yankees taking a different approach by adding Williams, Fried 3m read
Albanese: For Soto and Mets, it's a family affair3m read
Lennon: Soto in right moves Mets to center stage3m read
Rock: Rodgers still trying to reach 'magic number' of 302m read
Barker: Trae Young remains a Garden villain3m read
Lennon: Soto playing hardball with money all along3m read
Rock: DeVito's win over Packers a year ago likely hurt Giants' chances at future QB4m read
Popper: Knicks believe they're capable of banner season2m read
Lennon: Is Fried a part of Yanks' puzzle or an impulse buy?3m read
Rock: As Jets keep losing, so too is Ulbrich4m read
Lennon: Losing Soto to Mets 'hard to believe' for Yankees' Cashman3m read
Lennon: Cohen takes 'Boss' title to Flushing by getting Soto 2m read
Best: The plane truth? The Giants stink3m read
Rock: Like rest of Jets, WR Wilson is at a loss4m read
Lennon: Soto's free-agent scenario couldn't have gone any better3m read
Rock: Let's 'C' who emerges as Giants' leader4m read
Gross: Now would be a good time for Isles to stop giving away points2m read
Popper: Anunoby's block party ignites the Garden crowd3m read
Rock: Losing Mosley to injury hastened Jets' demise4m read
Barker: Knicks' starters may play heavy minutes, but they've stayed healthy3m read
Lennon: The Severino Experiment worked out well for both sides3m read
Popper: NBA Cup a stepping stone to postseason for Knicks, Thibodeau2m read
Rock: No drop in Nabers' ego, but Giants rookie is catching on4m read
Barker: Knicks running smooth at tourney time3m read
Barker: Knicks can learn plenty from in-season tournament3m read
Rock: Jets still living in Aaron Rodgers' past3m read
Rock: Jets making costly mistakes is nothing new4m read
Best: Lou Carnesecca — a true NY sports icon3m read
Popper: Thibodeau concerned with Knicks' defense, but offense is thriving3m read
Rock: Rodgers' Jets career began with a bang, turned into a whimper3m read
Rock: Giants in a haze after another dispiriting loss3m read
Rock: Yes, this Giants season can still get worse4m read
Rock: Giants don't have the right players3m read
Rock: Ex-Giant Shepard feels his old team's pain4m read
Rock: Giants could have these options as they decide on their next quarterback5m read
Lennon: Ohtani deserves MVP, but Lindor made it closer than voting totals would indicate3m read
Rock: Nabers good with any QB, as long as he gets the ball3m read
Rock: Life after Giants? Jones can see many examples3m read
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Senators extend win streak to 6 games with 5-4 OT victory over Canucks1m read
Golden Knights win 3rd straight with 6-2 victory over Kraken1m read
No. 23 San Diego State wins its fifth straight game by beating California 71-501m read
Islanders win in Toronto, match season high in goals2m read
Brunson scores 39 points in Knicks' comeback win over Pelicans3m read
Jayson Tatum's big night: 1st 40-plus point triple-double for Celtics since Larry Bird in 19921m read
JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers shine in matchup of two of women's basketball's top stars1m read
UConn's Azzi Fudd and USC's Kennedy Smith both return from injury in marquee matchup1m read
Cunningham has 28 points, 13 assists to lead the Pistons past the Suns 133-1251m read