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Posted 12/01/08 in Daily Intel

Election Hangover

New Attorney General Eric Holder Will Serve Barack Obama

On the basketball court.

Posted 11/26/08 in Daily Intel

LeBron Watch

Leitch: Who Says LeBron Wants Anything to Do With the Knicks?

The Cavaliers can not only offer LeBron more money in two years than the Knicks can — they can offer him a better team.

Posted 11/25/08 in Daily Intel

LeBron Watch

Local Papers in Recruitment Mode As LeBron Comes to Town

They want to make sure he's fully aware of how much richer and happier he'll be here.

Posted 11/24/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Donnie Walsh’s Trades So Good They May Even Benefit the Yankees

Would CC Sabathia sign with the Yankees, knowing that his pal LeBron could very well sign with the Knicks?

Posted 11/21/08 in Daily Intel

LeBron Watch

Knicks Trade Jamal Crawford, Clear Future Cap Space

Dumping his contract allows them to look ahead to the Summer of LeBron.

Posted 11/20/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

‘Vote for Marbury’ Campaigns the Latest Indignity for Steph

He’s gone from an actual NBA All-Star to the guy that patronizing fans vote for as a goof.

Posted 11/18/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Is the Stephon Marbury Era Actually Coming to an End?

Quite possibly.

Posted 11/11/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Behold! A Positive Story About the Knicks

The 'Times' weans us off negative coverage by including lots of mentions about how fat Zach Randolph is, in an otherwise positive article.

Posted 11/10/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Giants, Jets, and Even Knicks Make for Best NYC Sports Day Since the Super Bowl

The Jets score the biggest victory margin in franchise history. The Giants take grip on the NFC East. And the Knicks, they're actually watchable again!

Posted 11/05/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

D’Antoni Underestimates Stephon Marbury’s Headlines-Making Ability

The Knicks coach thinks the Stephon Marbury drama will become boring. Clearly he wasn't reading the New York tabloids the last few years.

Posted 11/03/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Stephon Marbury’s Fate Hangs in the Balance

Over the weekend, it became clear that the Stephon Marbury era is about to end the only way it could have ended.

Posted 10/31/08 in Daily Intel

Press-Box Confidential

Knicks’ New Media Policy Apparently Doesn’t Prohibit Lip-Reading

In this week's look at the local sporting press, the Knicks' beat reporters get a juicy quote … by reading Mike D'Antoni's lips.

Posted 10/30/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

The Knicks Are Off and Running, Literally and Figuratively

They may not be good this year, but Mike D'Antoni will see to it that the team is at least watchable.

Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Ratner Shopping the Nets to Foreign Investors?

Apparently, but they'll only bite if oil prices stay ridiculously high.

Posted 10/28/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

The Knicks Are to Basketball As Q-Tip Is to Rapping

The rapper, who'll perform at the Knicks home opener tomorrow night, last released a solo album in 1999, approximately the same time the Knicks were last relevant.

Posted 10/27/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Isiah Thomas, Media-Savvy As Always

Isiah Thomas was notoriously toxic toward the press as coach and general manager of the Knicks. But the guy sure knows the right time to overdose on sleeping pills.

Posted 10/22/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Leitch: Ten Signs It Might Be Safe to Believe in the Knicks Again

Baby steps — baby steps.

Posted 10/22/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Stephon Marbury’s New Outlook on Life Affecting His Trash-Talking

He knows what's important in life, and will spread his gospel through trash-talking, if that's what it takes.

Posted 10/15/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Do the Knicks Actually Have a Sense of Humor?

Apparently they do now!

Posted 10/14/08 in Daily Intel

The Sports Section

Eddy Curry’s Season Starts Off With a Bang

Curry returns from the hospital and destroys an exercise ball with his ass, the poor bastard.