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Has There Ever Been a Crazier Sports Moment for New York? Actually, Yes.

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By: David Waldstein
In the spring of 1994, the World Cup arrived, the Knicks were great and so were the Rangers. And in the middle of it all, an infamous White Bronco chase.

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Just as the World Cup arrived in New York, the 1994 Knicks made a run the N.B.A. finals, hunting their first championship in decades. Sound familiar?
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New Yorkers Are Going on the Road With the Knicks for Game 5

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By: Christopher Maag
One resale site said that more than 48 percent of its tickets to the game in San Antonio had been sold to people from New York and New Jersey.

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Knicks fans at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio for Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals last week.
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Judge Declines to Halt UFC Fight at the White House on Trump’s Birthday

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By: Zach Montague
In a ruling on Friday, Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote that the lawsuit arrived last minute and failed to show how the event irreversibly harmed the individuals who sued.

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Construction of a stage for the planned fight at the White House.
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Knicks in Five? Please Don’t Tempt the Jinx Gods.

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By: Emma Goldberg
Some Knicks fans have predicted series sweeps. Others, conditioned by decades of failure, pay more heed to jinxes and superstitious rituals.

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The Knicks’ championship run has revealed a fundamental difference among some fans, with some unafraid of making boastful predictions and others recoiling at the jinx factor of doing so.
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Major League Baseball Will Question the Dodgers’s Doctor About Banned Drugs

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By: Michael S. Schmidt
The inquiry comes after a report that Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the physician for the team, supported the U.F.C. star Conor McGregor in using performance-enhancing drugs while recovering from an injury.

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Dr. Neal ElAttrache with Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers during a game in Tokyo in 2025.
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Mamdani Finds a Foil Familiar to New Yorkers: James Dolan

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By: Dana Rubinstein
Mr. Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks, began a public feud with Mayor Zohran Mamdani with his team on the verge of an N.B.A. title.

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James Dolan suggested that the incompetence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, left them incapable of handling “anything like this.”
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This Is What Joy Looks Like for Knicks Fans

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By: Santul Nerkar
A thrilling, historic comeback victory in Game 4 of the N.BA. finals sent Madison Square Garden, and the rest of New York City, into a lasting frenzy.

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A celebration at Wayne and Sons in Brooklyn as the Knicks roared back from a 29-point deficit to win Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.
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The Knicks’ Game 4 Comeback Was Epic. So Was Their Fans’ Response.

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By: Santul Nerkar
The crowd at Madison Square Garden was forlorn as the New York Knicks fell far behind in Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals. After they won, it was electric.

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Conor McGregor’s Comeback: A Tale of Banned Drugs and a Famous Doctor

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By: Michael S. Schmidt
McGregor, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s main attraction, had the support of the prominent sports physician Neal ElAttrache when he decided to use performance-enhancing drugs.

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Conor McGregor preparing to fight Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas in 2021. McGregor suffered a badly broken leg during the bout.
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Victor Wembanyama, the Knicks’ Biggest Foe and New York’s Biggest Tourist

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By: Tania Ganguli
Mr. Wembanyama has had to keep a low profile while in New York to try and win the N.B.A. finals, but on visits there, he has always resisted hiding in hotel rooms and private cars.

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On visits to New York City, Victor Wembanyama has played chess in Washington Square Park, taken the subway and drawn in Gramercy Park.
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Mamdani’s Nosebleed Knicks Ticket and the Benefits of Being Mayor

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By: Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the Knicks’ Game 3 loss in the N.B.A. finals with some former colleagues in the State Legislature.
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Strict Security Around MSG Is Back for Knicks Game 4

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By: Caitlyn Freeman and Andy Newman
Several blocks around Madison Square Garden will be closed to most people Wednesday afternoon. The city approved a ticketed watch party, though it was unclear whether it would take place.

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The Knicks face the San Antonio Spurs in the N.B.A. finals. Fan celebrations outside Madison Square Garden have at times been rowdy or violent.
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The Knicks Are Hogging the Spotlight. Spurs Fans Aren’t Impressed.

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By: Edgar Sandoval
As New York basks in the attention of a long-awaited N.B.A. finals run, many San Antonians say the Spurs, and the city they represent, are being underestimated.

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Spurs fans at an outdoor watch party at The Pearl for Game 3 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.
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