Barbara Barker columns

Barbara Barker is an award-winning sports features writer and columnist who has covered sports in New York for more than 20 years.

Barker: Towns still out of sync in Brown's offense

Barker: Knicks' up-and-down season continues with loss to Suns

In starting McBride, Knicks' Brown played expert hand

Barker: Knicks do a better job of fitting Towns' skill set into offense

Barker: Halting the Knicks' losing skid might not be a simple fix

Knicks no match for 76ers, drop third straight

Barker: Knicks try to get their sense of urgency back

Barker: Knicks know they can depend on Bridges

Barker: NBA Cup pursuit intrigues Knicks

Barker: Anunoby-Bane altercation laughed off in win over Magic

Barker: Knicks discover they need Hart to start

Barker: Why are these Knicks so hard to beat at home?

Knicks roll past Raptors as six players score in double figures

Barker: Knicks were expected to dominate, but that hasn't happened yet

Only in NewsdayBarker: Scalabrine on the Mavs' Flagg: 'I've never seen anything like it'

Barker: Knicks must be patient and cautious with Anunoby's injury

Barker: Caitlin Clark visits LI, talks about being a role model

Barker: The Knicks' Mike Brown era starts off on the right foot

Barker: Mike Brown's challenge? Sell his style

Barker: 10 questions for the upcoming NBA season

Barker: Liberty should hire Hammon as next coach

Barker: WNBA commissioner Engelbert needs to listen to the players

Barker: Mike Brown draws difficult task as new Knicks coach

Barker: Alcaraz has potential to be one of greatest of all time

Barker: Despite U.S. Open loss, Anisimova continues to show promise

Alcaraz just too much for the aging Djokovic in U.S. Open semifinal

Barker: Osaka is a mom on a mission at U.S. Open

Barker: Osaka's win over Gauff shows she's back and ready to be contender again

Barker: Townsend's U.S. Open surge runs out of steam

Barker: Gauff-Osaka match at U.S. Open will be a hot ticket

Barker: Ostapenko's tirade toward Townsend at U.S. Open was abhorrent

Barker: It's not hard to root for Novak Djokovic

Coco Gauff goes 3 tense sets at U.S. Open to beat Ajla Tomljanovic

Barker: Venus needs no justification to be here

Barker: Sinner-Alcaraz is tennis' new age rivalry

Barker: Don't make Caitlin Clark a divisive figure

Barker: It's time to pay WNBA players higher salaries

Barker: What's behind Caitlin Clark's injuries?

Barker: Brown will soon discover what price of success is at MSG

Barker: Knicks better know what they're doing by firing Thibs

Barker: Thibodeau has earned right to keep coaching Knicks

Barker: Knicks' biggest stars fade away in Game 6 loss

Barker: Mitchell Robinson goes from bad old days to good times

Barker: Knicks' Josh Hart in top gear in Game 5

Barker: KAT hopes to create his own legendary moment

Barker: Knicks can only take one game at a time against Pacers

Barker: No fourth-quarter heroics for Knicks in Game 4

Barker: It's up to Brunson to get Towns more involved for Knicks

Barker: Give Thibodeau credit for getting creative

Barker: Knicks get back in series, thanks to a terrific Towns

Barker: Desperate Knicks break up starting lineup

Knicks need more aggressive, dominant Towns for Game 3

Barker: Knicks can't keep relying on Brunson to bail them out

Barker: Knicks need to talk more on floor, less so on bench

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