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Ken Berger

Stern did thorough job, you can bet on it

October 5, 2008

Oh, to be David Stern. The 14-month nightmare for the sports empire he has built with his bare hands comes to a merciful end, with not a stone left unturned.

Recent columns

How long will Gallinari take back seat?

October 4, 2008

SARATOGA SPRINGS
Roberson's got a shot, and it's a long one

October 3, 2008

Anthony Roberson has made big shots before, so history says he won't be intimidated by this one.
Knicks teammates want Marbury gone

September 30, 2008

I gestured toward the table Stephon Marbury had just vacated and asked Jamal Crawford if all the misplaced attention is a problem.
Make no mistake, this Knicks team is D'Antoni's

September 27, 2008

While Stephon Marbury still thinks he is running the Knicks, this was proved to be anything but the case Friday in the very building he acts as though he owns.
Make no mistake, this Knicks team is D'Antoni's

September 26, 2008

While Stephon Marbury still thinks he is running the Knicks, this was proved to be anything but the case Friday in the very building he acts as though he owns.
Marbury won't go away

September 26, 2008

Almost six months ago, the Knicks held a gala celebration at Madison Square Garden during which James Dolan gave Donnie Walsh "complete control over all basketball operations."
'General' Johnson aims to erase Donaghy mess

September 24, 2008

"Donaghy" remains a very dirty word with the NBA and its newly retooled officiating hierarchy, which is why it was so refreshing to hear Ron Johnson address the topic without flinching Wednesday.
Dwyane Wade could be prize catch in 2010

September 18, 2008

Dwyane Wade had plenty of reasons to smile Wednesday, his gold medal dangling from his neck and a humongous, matching yellow diamond glistening on his left earlobe.
Ex-Knick Copeland living trade-to-trade -- on Wall Street

September 16, 2008

Hollis Copeland made the Knicks' roster in 1979 by shutting down Otis Birdsong in a preseason scrimmage. In his first game after learning of a close friend's death, he shut down Larry Bird in a rare victory over the Celtics.
Don't expect Dolan to part with Knicks or Rangers

August 17, 2008

James Dolan has opened the floor to investors, allowing them the kind of public discourse with him that writers who cover his basketball team rarely get.
Did NBA investigation give us whole truth?

July 30, 2008

All of this seemed ready for wrapping in such a tidy little gift box yesterday: Tim Donaghy arranging his surrender to federal marshals barely a year after David Stern stood before a packed news conference to confirm the unthinkable.
NBA not worried as role players bolt for Europe

July 27, 2008

Josh Childress' decision to leave the NBA and sign with a team in Greece has been met with a dismissive harrumph from the league office and hysteria from those who seem to think LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant are next.
Walsh does right by being patient

July 17, 2008

If you heard what the Clippers gave up for Marcus Camby, you were thinking the same thing I was: Why couldn't Donnie Walsh get the same, or better, for Zach Randolph?
NBA All-Stars can't afford another black eye

February 9, 2008

It was almost a year ago, with the NBA reeling from a disastrous All-Star game in Las Vegas, when NBA Players Association president Billy Hunter raised some serious concerns about bringing the event to New Orleans in 2008.