Barbara Barker columns
Barbara Barker is an award-winning sports features writer and columnist who has covered sports in New York for more than 20 years.
Barker: Talented Knicks lost their moxie with trade2m read
Barker: Trae Young remains a Garden villain3m read
Barker: Knicks' starters may play heavy minutes, but they've stayed healthy3m read
Barker: Knicks running smooth at tourney time3m read
Barker: Knicks can learn plenty from in-season tournament3m read
Barker: Towns is far more than just a scorer2m read
Barker: Knicks fans can take heart in Brunson's effort vs. Nets 2m read
Barker: It's time for Bridges to start proving the Knicks right2m read
Barker: Knicks show full potential in big win over Bucks3m read
Barker: Towns and Bridges bounce back, and so do the Knicks3m read
Barker: Liberty came a long way for title, so why not aim for a dynasty?3m read
Barker: Liberty end historic WNBA season with ultimate reward3m read
Barker: Liberty motivated to deliver fans long-awaited title in Game 53m read
Barker: Liberty need Stewart at her best to claim first WNBA crown2m read
Barker: Liberty down to last chance in WNBA Finals after Game 4 loss3m read
Barker: Liberty's Ionescu, GM Kolb looking to finish what they started3m read
Barker: Liberty's Ionescu adds to lore of New York basketball2m read
Barker: Ionescu's big moment puts Liberty one win from first WNBA title2m read
Barker: Stewart and Liberty want to end NY basketball title drought2m read
Barker: Liberty get what they wanted with rematch against Aces2m read
Barker: Fiebich shows she's a pretty good rookie herself in Game 1 victory2m read
Barker: Liberty still seeking that elusive first WNBA title3m read
Barker: USTA responds to the growing challenge of pickleball4m read
Barker: Fritz, other American men seem on verge of major success3m read
Barker: Sabalenka's persistence finally pays dividends3m read
Barker: Fritz-Tiafoe semifinal match — America, it's beautiful!3m read
Barker: Pegula joins American crew in U.S Open semis3m read
Barker: Pegula, Navarro prime examples of tennis' 'rich' history3m read
Barker: Tiafoe has excellent chance to claim first U.S. Open title3m read
Barker: Gauff bounces back to avoid upset at U.S. Open3m read
Barker: For Osaka, it's Comeback Summer3m read
Barker: Gauff eases pressure at U.S. Open with win2m read
Barker: Tennis awaits next great rivalries as U.S. Open begins4m read
Barker: The ups and downs of Open champ Coco's year3m read
Barker: Liberty look special enough to win a WNBA title2m read
Barker: Captain Brunson leads by example by putting team ahead of himself2m read
Barker: Now captain, Brunson is Knicks' most important leader in decades2m read
Barker: LI's Dunn has won almost everything — except Olympic gold3m read
Barker: Sabrina Ionescu seeks Olympics advice3m read
Barker: Memo to Celtics — Knicks in win-now mode after Bridges trade and Anunoby signing3m read
Barker: Liberty's Ionescu traveled same path as Clark, Reese3m read
Barker: No Clark on Team USA is a missed opportunity3m read
Barker: For Clark & WNBA, it's right time and about time5m read
Barker: Knicks' fairy tale ends up fractured3m read
Barker: Knicks in 7? You better believe it3m read
Barker: Knicks head home to finish the job3m read
Barker: Party like it's 1994? Knicks look to join Rangers2m read
Barker: Welcome to the professional game, Caitlin Clark2m read
Barker: End-iana! Knicks need to close series out Friday3m read
Barker: Hobbled Brunson still gives everything he's got3m read
Barker: Don't blame Thibodeau for Knicks' injured players3m read
Barker: Do Knicks have what it takes to rebound from Game 4?3m read
Barker: Knicks need more from overworked Brunson2m read
Barker: Knicks' turn to cry foul after Game 3 loss3m read
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