Newsday Sports Columns
Newsday's sports columnists covering New York and national sports and issues, including Neil Best, David Lennon, Tom Rock, Barbara Barker and more.
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Rieber: Stanton demonstrates how important it is to protect Judge in the lineup3m read
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Rock: Giants are much improved in one area — toughness3m read
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Lennon: All is Wells in Yankees' cleanup spot3m read
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Lennon: White Sox situation is mind-boggling, to say the least5m read
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Lennon: Yankees could regret not adding Flaherty to shaky rotation3m read
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Barker: Captain Brunson leads by example by putting team ahead of himself2m read
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Lennon: Yankees should expect more of 'Aaron Judge Treatment'3m read
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Rock: Don't jeopardize health of Rodgers, Jones with preseason games3m read
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Best: Live from Paris, it's the return of the big-time Olympics2m read
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Rieber: Cole, Chisholm want to play in 2028 L.A. Olympics3m read
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Barker: Now captain, Brunson is Knicks' most important leader in decades2m read
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Rock: Giants show there's fight in these 'DAWGs'3m read
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Rieber: When other teams tell Judge to take a walk, will Yanks make them pay?4m read
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Rock: Jets camp has turned into football think tank3m read
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Lennon: MLB trade deadline winners and losers6m read
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Lennon: A much happier game for Yankees (and Boone)3m read
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Albanese: After benching, Torres comes across as more genuine than Boone3m read
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Albanese: Yanks' Chisholm right at home in Bronx3m read
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Rock: Okereke-Bowen connection holds key to defense3m read
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Albanese: Mets' mettle will be tested on the West Coast3m read
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Lennon: Mets can't afford a dip in Severino's production3m read
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Rock: Rodgers insists he'll hold Jets to a certain standard2m read
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Albanese: Yankees mostly quiet while Dodgers make all noise3m read
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Lennon: Stearns keeps Mets on course for playoffs and future3m read
Lennon: Yanks could use a rotation upgrade (we're looking at you, Nestor)3m read
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Rieber: Alonso staying put a bonus of Mets' playoff push3m read
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Rock: Jets can use more players like new DT Kinlaw3m read
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Lennon: Acquisition of Chisholm accompanied by sense of optimism and a win for Yanks4m read
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Rieber: Winker, Mets fans start a new chapter3m read
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Rieber: Senga injury makes starting pitching a must for Mets at deadline3m read
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Rock: Jones, Rodgers and what separates the two QBs3m read
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Rieber: Mets' Senga is injured in a reversal of fortune at Citi Field2m read
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Lennon: Yankees hit with another gut punch in latest loss to Red Sox3m read
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Rieber: It's time to start believing in Mets2m read
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Best: Opening Day for Senga will be Friday3m read
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Rock: Giants' O-line lucky to have avoided big loss3m read
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Albanese: Time for these Yankees to get defiant3m read
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Lennon: Mets bullied Cole and Yankees, and Boone isn't happy about it3m read
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Rock: Let's hope there's no 'Jetsing' in 20243m read
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Lennon: Mets walk away with win over Yankees, Judge3m read
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Lennon: Mets join Yanks with postseason dreams3m read
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Lennon: It's time for Yankees to settle the score with Mets3m read
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Albanese: End of the line for DJ and Yanks?3m read
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Barker: LI's Dunn has won almost everything — except Olympic gold3m read
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Lennon: Manfred navigating MLB through the tricky world of sports betting6m read
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Lennon: How can Cashman fix this?3m read
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Albanese: Yankees need to do more at trade deadline than talk about it3m read
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Barker: Sabrina Ionescu seeks Olympics advice3m read
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Lennon: Will Soto remain with Yankees? He's still not saying3m read
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Lennon: Alonso in it for long haul, but will Mets be, too?3m read
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Best: Iglesias ready to knock it out of park at HR Derby2m read
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Popper: Rose helps Knicks continue to move forward3m read
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Albanese: Lindor at the center of Mets' surge3m read
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Albanese: This magic spell is about the Mets themselves3m read