all stories tagged "sports"


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Ernie Palladino  |  December 29, 2011 4:00 AM | Comments
As the Giants gear up for this season's final showdown against the Dallas Cowboys, sportswriter Ernie Palladino remembers two legendary NFL coaches.
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John Farley  |  October 25, 2011 4:00 AM | 8 Comments
In his new book "When the Garden Was Eden," sports writer Harvey Araton paints a sweeping portrait of a team crucial to the future of basketball, and to New York City.
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September 28, 2011 1:30 PM | Comments
Our bike route along the Hudson River.
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September 12, 2011 1:30 PM | Comments
You can eat or get a drink from the bar while practicing your backhand.
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John Farley  |  August 1, 2011 6:00 AM | 5 Comments
Controversy has consumed the construction of three arenas in recent years. Why does the combination of sports and development incite such furious debate?
Bikers appreciate Park Avenue, sans cars, during 2010's Summer Streets event.
Bridget Leahy  |  July 28, 2011 12:51 PM | Comments
The NYC DOT encourages people to "Play. Run. Walk. Bike" at the fourth annual Summer Streets event.
Derek Jeter, David Price, John Jaso, Jim Wolf
Lori Rothenbucher  |  July 25, 2011 4:34 PM | Comments
A documentary about Derek Jeter's milestone 3000th hit will air on HBO this Thursday. Jeter's life on and off the field is fair game in the one-hour peek into the life of the Yankees' captain.
Construction on Barclay's Center. State documents predicted there would be 1,620 construction jobs this summer. There are 543. Flickr/m_dougherty.
John Farley  |  July 19, 2011 9:00 AM | Updated: August 24, 2011 9:40 AM | 2 Comments
Many construction workers -- long-standing supporters of the controversial Atlantic Yards project -- are becoming disillusioned and angry as promised jobs fail to appear.VIDEO
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Trish Harnetiaux  |  July 14, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment
While critics and audiences alike have deified the "Book of Mormon" on the stage, it looks like the team could use some divine intervention on the field.
Book Review-Willie Mays
Max Linsky  |  July 11, 2011 6:00 AM | Comments
The New York Times isn’t exactly known as a sports writing powerhouse. Slipped into the back of Business Day for most of the week, the Sports section tends to feel like an afterthought. A chore, even. But even if the Times fails to scratch your sports writing itch on a daily basis, you’ll be hard-pressed to find three better sports books for your summer reading list than the ones written by veterans of the Gray Lady.
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