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: 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
Barker: Hart, NBA take issue with Carlisle3m read
Barker: Move over Willis Reed, Jalen Brunson is new MSG hero3m read
Barker: Playoffs making Brunson look more like MVP3m read
Barker: Knicks continue to trust in DiVincenzo 3m read
Barker: Knicks, Pacers slug it out like old times3m read
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No. 10 Tennessee eager to rebound from loss in home finale against UTEP2m read
No. 19 South Carolina trying to keep the same mindset, intensity when it faces FCS opponent Wofford2m read
SEC This Week: No. 7 Alabama visits Oklahoma in rare in-season clash of traditional college powers2m read
Major winners Jason Day and Cameron Smith trail by 2 after 1st round of the Australian PGA2m read
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