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Knicks’ Obi Toppin showcases glimpse of what he may become

This was more like the Obi Toppin the Knicks thought they were getting. The lottery pick is still working his way back after suffering a strained calf in the season opener, with Sunday marking just his fourth NBA game. But…

Nets may be patient filling out roster after James Harden trade

The Nets enter Monday’s Martin Luther King Day game against Milwaukee with three superstars and three straight wins, but also three open roster spots to fill. General manager Sean Marks is nothing if not patient, so he may not rush…

FBI vetting National Guard troops in DC over insider attack concerns

The FBI is vetting every National Guard member stationed in the nation’s capital for Inauguration Day after concerns of a possible attack from within the ranks. The vetting process, spurned by worries from defense officials, was confirmed by Army Secretary…

Sean Dean, Mets security worker, dead at 52 from COVID-19

COVID-19 has hit the Mets family. Sean Dean, a member of the Mets’ security team from 2002 through 2018, died of the coronavirus on Saturday at age 52, the team’s vice president of alumni public relations Jay Horwitz announced on…

Alexandar Georgiev has been an Islanders nightmare

Igor Shesterkin may have gotten the opening night start in net on principle, but Alexandar Georgiev was always the safer bet against the Islanders. That’s because the Bulgarian netminder has simply given the Islanders fits over his last two seasons.…

If landlords don’t get paid, NYC housing is headed for disaster

The ban on evictions undoubtedly helped many struggling New Yorkers these last nine months. But the state’s failure to account for landlords’ needs risks disaster. After a new survey, the Community Housing Improvement Program, a group of owners and operators…

Gonzaga and Baylor being Final Four locks is just silly

The narrative is silly. It is overplayed. It is overdone. It flies in the face of what makes March so memorable. After COVID-19, undefeated Gonzaga has dominated discussions in college basketball. There has been constant talk that the Bulldogs are…

Save us from the insane ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about … food

Culinary-correct food journalism sounded a new depth of ­ideological lunacy last week.  Eater.com, the well-regarded restaurant site that increasingly indulges sociopolitical malarkey at the expense of the innocent ­enchilada, carried a lengthy essay by reporter Erika Adams under the headline:…

Cole Anthony has chance to prove Knicks made big mistake

Manhattan native Cole Anthony should have plenty of motivation to face the Knicks at the Garden in a Martin Luther King Day matinee. The Magic’s 6-foot-2 rookie starting point guard was passed over by the Knicks with the No. 8…