The scene at the Garden, one hears, has been surreal of late, and no wonder. The dog show just wrapped, with Genghis Khan, Martha Stewart’s Chow Chow, taking Best in Breed, amid protests against Mitt Romney’s maltreatment of an old Irish setter named Sea

At a cable-less apartment in Charlottesville Friday night, a streaming live feed of an NBA game was willingly purchased on my sister-in-law’s old MacBook. A long-dormant fan, whose Sports Illustrated cutout photos of Magic and Bird were removed from his

Carmelo Anthony has heard the talk, seen the stories and read the tweets about how when he returns, he could mess with the chemistry the Knicks have had under Jeremy Lin 's direction.Here's a thought: What if Anthony makes the Knicks better? That is poss

The "Lintastic" "Linderella" story of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, which has coime to be known as "Linsanity," is very much alive, even though the Knicks lost to one of the worst teams in the National Basketball Association, the New Orleans Ho

February 3, 2012; Boston, MA, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) shoots a technical foul against the Boston Celtics during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Michael Ivins-US PRESSWIRE Melo returns to the court and everyone will

After watching this emotional tug at hoop-head heart strings, two things are clear. New York City loves themselves some Jeremy Lin, and they still hold grudges over guards from John Starks to Stephon Marbury. This song has it all, if by all you mean a pa

Yesterday, Seth ran through a number of humorous scenarios ; our personal favorite was, "Deliberately injure a bunch of the guards on the Eastern squad so that Jeremy can serve as a replacement." And it's really looking like the NBA is gonna find a way t

February, 16, 2012 Feb 16 2:18 PM ET Earlier in the season, Iman Shumpert , who wears the adidas MisterFly sneakers during games, left the Garden one night sporting kicks with literally wings on the back. Everyone in the locker room looked down. Even Car

John Starks rose from grocery store bagger to NBA All-Star with the Knicks in the 1990s, but he knows even his unlikely tale doesn’t compare to the mythological ascension of Jeremy Lin over the past two weeks. “Is this a story made for New York, or what?

NEW YORK — The biggest moment in the Knicks 100-85 win over the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night may have come after Jeremy Lin left the game in the third quarter with a double-double. That’s when he went to the bench and shared a laugh with Carmelo Anth

NEW YORK — John Starks isn’t Asian and he never went to Harvard. But he does see similarities between himself and Jeremy Lin. Both started out with the Golden State Warriors. Both spent time in the NBA’s minor leagues. Both went on to become stars with t

“Indulge me for a second, anybody who boos Jared Jeffries has got to reexamine their life a little bit. I love our fans and I like Madison Square Garden, the arena, but here’s a guy who came back to us, minimum contract. He could’ve gone to a lot of othe

In case that whole NBA thing doesn't work out, the Knicks' Jeremy Lin always has a career in a flag football to look forward to. When the 6-foot-3 guard wasn't tearing up the Ivy League in basketball back in his Harvard days, he was apparently dominating

A "Winning and Grinning" Jeremy Lin. Serendipity, Synchronicity, Irony and Karma have for once aligned with the Knicks, their BIg Three and the young man who would resurrect them. Is it just me or doesn't the emergence of Jeremy Lin, signal a splendid co

If John Stark is the "tall, dark and handsome" robber of Prosperity Bank in Beaumont, our criminal justice system can deal with him. If he is convicted of that crime, he can be sentenced to as long or short a prison term as needed. But that's for a judge

Well, it had to happen, didn't it? In this day and age of instant analysis and constant coverage, overkill is only a long weekend away for most stories. Jeremy Lin captivated the hearts and minds of New Yorkers and sports fans everywhere one week, and th

Buzz Bissinger penned “Jeremy Lin Already a Legend? Reality Checking the Hype” for Newsweek.com prior to the Knicks’ comeback victory over Minnesota last night, though if defeating Kobe Bryant didn’t impress the “Friday Night Lights” author, it’s doubtfu

When Kevin Love’s hungry, Kevin Love eats. When Kevin Love just wants an evening snack, Kevin Love eats Jared Jeffries. Or tries to, anyway. JJ didn’t escape this one without a couple hundred bite marks, but his timely rebounds and steals — not to mentio

Jeremy Lin isn’t the only unknown to take New York City’s sports scene by storm. Sometimes they last, and sometimes they disappear. Here’s a look at a few others who came out of nowhere: Victor Cruz: The undrafted wide receiver out of UMass signed with t