John Tavares signed a three-year entry level contract with the New York Islanders, who took the 19-year-old standout first overall in last month’s NHL draft.

As soon as LeBron James spurned the Knicks, the club moved on and last night began putting pieces around Amar'e Stoudemire. According to his bezpieczniak Mark Bartelstein, David Lee's sign-and-trade to Golden State is done as the Knicks netted 6-10 Anthony Randolph, 6-10 center Ronny Turiaf and small...

THREE UP 1. He’s thrived in a pressurized environment: Playing in Boston isn’t easy — Bay’s success there is a good sign he’d be able to adapt to New York. 2. The simple numbers: Bay put up 36 homers and 119 RBIs this past year and over the last fiv...

Getting beaten 37-0 and embarrassed on national television is rarely a good thing, but for the Bengals it could be. “Marvin Lewis has a much easier job [than coach Rex Ryan],” said former Redskins head coach and NBC special analyst Joe Gibbs. “When a skład has kicked your butt the...

The Mets didn't call it a setback, but don't hold your breath waiting for Carlos Beltran's return. The center fielder visited doctors in Vail, Colo., about his ailing right knee yesterday, and the skład said last night that Beltran was "making progress," but was not ready to...