10 Highest Paid New York/New Jersey Athletes
Yoenis Cespedes' new four-year, $110 million contract makes him the highest paid athlete in local team sports.
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Yoenis Cespedes' new four-year, $110 million contract makes him the highest paid athlete in local team sports.
DeMarcus Cousins scored 18 of his 37 points in the third quarter and the Sacramento Kings ended a seven-game road losing streak to the Brooklyn Nets with a 122-105 victory on Sunday.
When an NBA team takes the court without its leader and leading scorer, the potential for an undesirable outcome is high.
This is getting ridiculous. I started compiling this annual Thanksgiving list in 2012, some nine and a half months after the Giants defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. No New York area team has won a championship since.
Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points, and the Boston Celtics pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 111-92 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
With starting point guard Jeremy Lin still not cleared from the strained hamstring he incurred during a victory over Detroit on Nov. 2, the Nets have crashed back to Earth following a promising start.
CJ McCollum scored 33 points as the Portland Trail Blazers clamped down defensively in the third quarter and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 129-109 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon.
Russell Westbrook had 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in his fourth triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Brooklyn Nets.
The Lakers are a team clearly on the rise while we can only hope that one day — and it could legitimately take a few more years -- the Nets won't stink.
Coach Luke Walton claimed his Los Angeles Lakers never really got into an offensive flow, even if the 125 points they dropped on the Brooklyn Nets suggested otherwise.
Even as their leads expand to 30 and sometimes 40 points, the Clippers swear they're not paying attention to the spread. For the NBA's best team, it's all about consistency.
Brooklyn forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had quite a night -- a surprise visit from his mom and a performance that would make her proud.
Kristaps Porzingis matched his career high with four 3-pointers on the way to scoring 21 points to help the New York Knicks defeat the Brooklyn Nets 110-96 Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
Whitehead is the first native from Brooklyn to suit up for the hometown team.
Brook Lopez scored 26 points as the Brooklyn Nets made enough plays down the stretch in a 119-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.
