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Friday, May 1

The Knicks beat the Hawks by how many points in Game 6?

The Knicks set a record for the largest halftime lead (47 points) in an NBA playoff game and the largest lead in a playoff game in the play-by-play era (61 points).

Lennon: Firing Mendoza won't fix Mets' flawed roster

Boland: How will Yankees handle Anthony Volpe's pending return?

Barker: Knicks are Eastern Conference's hottest team

LI lacrosse player has new outlook after seizure and brain surgery

AnalysisIsles offseason analysis, Part 4: Management

First in NewsdayThe ice cream 'chicken' bucket returns to Yankee Stadium

St. John's will face Arizona at MSG in December, in Phoenix following season

Knicks' Anunoby lets his play do the talking in playoffs

Surprise! Dwight Gooden meets young fan on LI

Rieber: 'Sunday Night Baseball' is on NBC . . . did you even realize it?

Tyrese Maxey sparks the 76ers’ Game 6 surge with 30 points, forcing a Game 7 vs. Celtics

High schools

LI lacrosse player has new outlook after seizure and brain surgery

In April 2023, he had surgery for a brain tumor; now he has a healthy outlook and will play college lacrosse at SUNY Maritime.

Floyd freshman Evan Hoyle tosses shutout in varsity debut

Oceanside, Kate Twomey, defense stand tall to secure win over Carle Place

Plainedge flag football's Gianna Ponticello, Charlotte Norbury put on a show

Sarra Sounds off, Ep. 32: Girls lax, Pisani's inspiration and more

Sports Columnists

Barbara BarkerBarker: Knicks are Eastern Conference's hottest team

Karl-Anthony Towns: "I don't think it should matter who we play as long as the Knicks play our best version of ourselves. When we do that, we can win every night."

David LennonLennon: Firing Mendoza won't fix Mets' flawed roster

David Stearns would almost be doing the manager a favor by relieving him from leading this uninspiring group.

Steve PopperPopper: How Knicks' Mike Brown manages in the playoffs

The Knicks coach shares how he deals with the pressure of coaching in New York during the playoffs.

Historic rout and what's next

One teen's inspirational story of perseverance

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Gooden meets with LI boy who did a school project on him

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Sarra Sounds off, Ep. 32: Girls lax, Pisani's inspiration and more

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'It brings a new life to the game of baseball'

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'Nothing but excitement'

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'It's been surreal'

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Schaefer helped boost Isles' attendance at UBS Arena this season

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Long Island's Own

Surprise! Dwight Gooden meets young fan on LI

The 1986 World Series champ and beloved Met said of current team: "I would just like to see somebody hold these guys accountable."

Port Jeff's Fitzpatrick called up to Brewers

First in NewsdaySouthampton to receive $850G for costs to town during U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills

Mike Francesa returns to podcast after unexplained absence

Sports Media

Rieber: 'Sunday Night Baseball' is on NBC . . . did you even realize it?

ESPN opted out of its contract with MLB and NBC swooped in, but most of the early games have been streaming on Peacock.

Mike Francesa returns to podcast after unexplained absence

Only in Newsday'Unprecedented' NFL draft party just the beginning for WFAN livestreams

Boland: If you dig this Yanks' rotation, wait till Cole and Rodon get back

College Sports

St. John's will face Arizona at MSG in December, in Phoenix following season

The Red Storm might play 16 high-profile games at the Garden in 2026-27.

Amazon's Prime Video dives into college sports in partnership with Duke men's basketball

Big 12 strikes a private capital deal in hopes of growing revenue, AP sources says

World's tallest basketball player, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, signs with UC Irvine

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More sports news

PSG coach Luis Enrique weighs up how many players to rest against Lorient ahead of Bayern return

Alex Palou lands a multi-year Ganassi contract extension after a banner week at Indy

Robusta is in the Kentucky Derby field with Right to Party out

Quinn Hughes comes up big in Wild's first playoff series win since 2015

After 7 seasons without playoffs, Anaheim Ducks surge into 2nd round with a stellar series win

Donna Brothers steps away from NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage after 26 races

4 US-born players could be in the mix for Mexico's World Cup roster

Jaden McDaniels and the feisty Timberwolves oust the Nuggets and move on to meet the Spurs

Women in Sports

Caitlin Clark scores 21 points, gives the Fever a brief scare in her 1st home game in 9 months

Caitlin Clark's first home game in more than nine months was supposed to be a celebration.

Los Angeles Sparks hire Stacy Johns as president

Nelly Korda wins 3rd major and returns to No. 1

Flau'jae Johnson eager to get going in her WNBA career with Seattle after trade from Valkyries

Flau'jae Johnson considers one of her talents to be adapting to anything that comes her way, so being traded from Golden State to Seattle on draft night hardly threw off her rhythm during a whirlwind couple of weeks as she begins her professional career.

MMA & Boxing

David Benavidez eyes history in Cinco de Mayo clash with cruiserweight champ Gilberto Ramirez

David Benavidez could be preparing for a Cinco de Mayo weekend showdown Saturday against Canelo Alvarez.

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