The City That Never Sleeps had good reason to be up all night on Wednesday. On the eve of the Knicks’ tickertape parade to celebrate their NBA Championship win, some New Yorkers began holding their spots before the bars had even closed for the night. Others stayed in hotel rooms right off the parade route so they could roll out …

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New York Knicks faithful know Tyler Kolek well. He’s a beloved reserve who just finished his second NBA season as part of a Knicks team that won the franchise its first NBA championship since 1973. And although the 25-year-old Kolek started only one game during the 2025-26 campaign, he made 70 total appearances, including the playoffs, and notably scored 16 …

UFC Freedom 250 has sparked inspiration for one college basketball coach. Sunday’s UFC card at the White House was a major financial success, despite being a logistical nightmare with UFC President Dana White telling reporters that he will not do any other outdoor events. Advertisement UConn’s two-time national champion coach and known MMA fan Dan Hurley attended the event, and …

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In today’s Dub Hub: The Golden State Warriors are entering the final stages of their pre-draft process with the 2026 NBA Draft less than a week away. On Wednesday, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. held a press conference to discuss the draft, the team’s offseason priorities, and how the front office plans to approach the No. 11 overall pick. One …

The Duke basketball program will deal with one of the most difficult non-conference schedules of any team in college basketball next season. One of the many heavyweight opponents the Blue Devils will take on in 2026-27 is UConn, a team coming off a national title game appearance in 2026 and projected as a top-five team in the sport entering next …

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NEW YORK — These days, Jalen Brunson doesn’t have time for haters. Especially not today. New York City feted the Knicks Thursday, June 18 in a ticker-tape parade to commemorate the team’s first NBA championship in 53 years. The team rolled up to the Canyon of Heroes in Downtown Manhattan, culminating with a ceremony at City Hall. Advertisement While there, Brunson, …

It’s hard to forget Yaxel Lendeborg’s euro poster dunk against St. Louis in the Round of 32, or Morez Johnson Jr.’s alley-oop poster over Coen Carr against Michigan State in the regular-season finale. But a dunk Michigan fans likely won’t forget anytime soon, considering the emphatic reaction from the bench, is Oscar Goodman’s poster dunk against Auburn at the Players …

Politicians always speak at team victory rallies after the city wins a championship, but often in broad tones. They only talk about the star players, give kudos to the owner, and generally don’t show a lot of understanding when it comes to the team itself, the history, or the significance of the moment. New York City mayor Zohan Mamdani flipped …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh deep dive into the biggest NBA stories this week. Is a Giannis trade certain to happen before the NBA Draft or are the Milwaukee Bucks willing to wait for a better deal? Advertisement The pair discusses the latest contract news with Trae Young and the Washington Wizards and Walker …

The Knicks championship parade made its way from Battery Park through the Canyon of Heroes, culminating with a ceremony outside City Hall. There, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Knicks owner James Dolan, president Leon Rose, and head coach Mike Brown — among others — thanked Knicks fans, players, executives, and every one else who helped along the way as the Knicks ended …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sean Sweeney landed interviews for more than a few NBA head coaching vacancies over the last few years, and many of them seemed the same. Talking to Orlando, he said, was different. Advertisement Sweeney was introduced Thursday as the new coach of the Magic, which was the obvious proof that he won them over by his …

Jalen Brunson has been proving people wrong his entire life and last Saturday he added another accomplishment to his mantle when he led the Knicks to their first championship in 53 years after toppling the San Antonio Spurs in five games. It was on the back of Brunson’s 45-point barrage in Game 5 that steered New York to another one …

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 18: Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayor and OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks are seen on a float during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio …

The White House celebrated President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by hosting the UFC Freedom 250 this past Sunday. After the event’s success, Dan Hurley has pitched his idea for the next big sporting event, one worthy of being held at the White House. Dan Hurley Wants …

Tonight’s 21-0 run by the Warriors was the longest in a Finals game in the last 50 years! Stay up-to-date on news, live scores and … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMwdiky5Zcw Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

NEW YORK − MD Ahnaf Hossain is, like countless other 23-year-old recent college graduates, looking for a job. Preferably in finance, the Queens resident told USA TODAY in a recent FaceTime call from a park in lower Manhattan, before the New York Knicks Thursday, June 17, championship parade. He donned a Knicks cap, glasses slightly lowered, and a Portugal jersey, …

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For the next month before the 2026 NBA Draft, we’ll take an in-depth look at different prospects here at Liberty Ballers and try to figure out which players would be the best fit for the Sixers at No. 22. Next up in this series is Houston’s Chris Cenac Jr. By this point, we’ve all been frustrated with the rotating door of failed attempts …

When the Cleveland Cavaliers sent De’Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings, the “prize” of the trade was getting Keon Ellis in return. Ellis looked poised to be a disruptive defender on the perimeter and someone who could reliably knock down threes enough to keep opposing defenses honest. The return of Ellis was far from what I think the Cavaliers front …

Thousands of Knicks fans – decked out in blue and orange jerseys, shorts, hats, necklaces and more – gathered in downtown New York City on Thursday to celebrate the team’s NBA championship in a lively ticker-tape parade. All along Church Street, the street running parallel to the parade route, fans lit joints, threw back shots of Fireball whiskey and drank …

We are finally at the point in the offseason when the picture is clear, the coaching staff is set, the roster is essentially finalized, and the allotment of opponents is known. The dates and times for the conference games are still to be announced, but the majority of non-conference competition dates have been announced. Obviously, the matchups against the likes …