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The most exciting action in New York City sports this week involved the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Garden, with North Carolina beating Ohio State and Syracuse beating California. (No more reason to worry about Le Moyne, Orange fans!) That's right: We are now outsourcing our sports excitement. When's baseball season start again?
From last year. Jump!
We know everyone wants to talk about Allen Iverson right now, whether you're angry that he's not coming, or relieved that he's not coming, or just bewildered over how you're going to actually watch this team now that he's not coming. But we're not here to talk about that right now. We're here to talk about tomorrow night's historic matchup. It's very possible it's the worst professional sporting event in tri-state-area history. It's gonna be awesome.
When the Giants host Atlanta on Sunday, they'll look across the field and find a team that knows what they're going through — sort of. The Falcons started the season 4–1, but since then, have lost three out of four, with the lone victory coming against Washington, which barely counts. Both teams now sport identical 5–4 records, and they could very well end up fighting for a Wildcard spot later in the season.
Sorry, A.I.
After all the debate and teeth-gnashing, after countless head-fakes from Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni, the Knicks have reportedly decided NOT to go after Allen Iverson. Well.
Mark Sanchez, last stand.
Generally, there isn't an ideal time to play the Patriots, who, after all, are consistently one of the best teams in the NFL. But a week after a ridiculously high-profile loss, one in which their famously cranky coach was second-guessed more than ever in his life, with the Pats eager to take out their frustrations on a longtime division rival ... that would really not seem like the ideal time.
We've made no secret of our love for hockey, but one thing that's no fun at all about hockey is its free-agent signing period. The trend lately has been for virtually every player of note to sign within the first 24 hours, meaning once that day passes, you're left with no more news, no more rumors, and no more wild speculation for the rest of the summer. There's nothing to pay attention to until training camp opens. Thankfully, baseball's free-agent signing period, which began at midnight last night, isn't like that at all.
We chose this photo because we once thought that was the coolest-looking uniform in the history of cool-looking uniforms. Don't judge us.
Felipe Lopez appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated before he'd ever played a single college game. The nation's top recruit, he was going to be the one to return St. John's to glory. But though he graduated as the Queens school's third all-time leading scorer, his Johnnies teams made just one NCAA Tournament, losing in the first round to Detroit in 1998. After being selected with the 24th pick in the draft, he went on to play for four seasons in the NBA, before playing in Spain, Venezuela, Mexico, and his native Dominican Republic. Today, he's an ambassador for NBA Cares, and the Sports Section caught up with him last night at the NBA Store, where he helped Allan Houston distribute coats to kids from Theresa's Haven, a Bronx homeless shelter.
Bucks guard Brandon Jennings scored nineteen points, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out eight assists last night in a Milwaukee win over the (still winless!) New Jersey Nets. It was perhaps his least dominating performance of the season. A week ago, he scored 55 points against the Golden State Warriors. He has taken the entire league by the throat: He's ninth in scoring with 24.8 points a game, and the Bucks, a team expected to finish in the bottom tier of the Eastern Conference, are 6–3. He's this year's Derrick Rose. And he could have been the Knicks'.
In the Times yesterday, Tyler Kepner reported that the Yankees aren't expected to be particularly aggressive as the free-agent signing period begins at midnight tonight — a fact that might cause the entire market to move slowly. See, last year they had almost $100 million coming off of their payroll — the figure this year is about half that. Obviously, it's much harder to operate when you only have the entire payroll of the Pittsburgh Pirates coming off your books.
Now that the entire staff of New York has weighed in, the Knicks can feel comfortable about having heard all viewpoints on whether or not to sign Allen Iverson. (You're welcome, Knicks.) After around 6 p.m. tonight, when Iverson clears waivers, they'll officially make a decision. They're clearly leaning toward "yes, please."
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