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Newsday's sports columnists covering New York and national sports and issues, including Neil Best, David Lennon, Bob Glauber, Barbara Barker and more.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone watches batting practice before

Rieber: Boone helps Yankees manage real-life events

This is a manager's job: to deal with serious topics such as a deadly pandemic and racial injustice in the same headspace you use to deal with batting orders and pitching rotations.

Best: Russian goalies figure to lead Isles, Rangers into the future
The two longtime friends are both 25 and have shown a world of talent.
Lennon: Even a Yankees win is utterly exhausting
Sure, they beat the Rays, but they were lucky to escape with the 10th-inning victory.
Lennon: Support is not a two-way street for deGrom and Mets
Cy guy again has encouraging words for his teammates after another outing when he got no runs from them.
Lennon: Will Bauer be able to avoid making this accusation stick?
For Trevor Bauer to become the only public target of MLB's new push to crack down on ball-doctoring substances isn't fair to him.
Logan: Marks deserves recognition, not scorn, for assembling elite roster
The groundwork laid by Nets general manager Sean Marks and the shrewd moves he has made suggest he should be the runaway winner for NBA executive of the year.
Gross: Lamoriello comfortable with roster but always looking
Lamoriello, who still has some cap space, could be looking for a depth defenseman heading into the playoffs.
Popper: Knicks face likelihood of play-in tourney for NBA playoffs
The consolation prize is that they would be in the NBA Draft Lottery if they fell out of the playoffs.
Best: The future can wait, Isles aiming for Cup now
All that matters is now, and the coming three months, when the Isles must do anything possible to make another Cup run.
Lennon: Slumping Conforto catches a break in Mets' win
Umpire's ruling that Conforto was hit by a pitch, even though he stuck his elbow into the stirike zone, was just what the desperate Conforto needed.
Rieber: Will Aaron Judge ever stay healthy for the Yankees?
Once again, the real action with the rightfielder is taking place in the trainer's room and not on the field.