Month: August 2016

New Knicks point guard Derrick Rose pressured his ex-girlfriend, who is accusing him of gang rape, to have a foursome and to send him videos of her masturbating, his deposition reveals. The deposition was submitted late Monday in a California sexual-assault case filed by Rose’s unidentified former gal pal. The filing comes a week after…

The woman did exchange raunchy texts with the former Chicago Bulls star, but always shot down a request for multiple partners.

Under the radar, however, as a returning player is Kyle O’Quinn.

Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling has been charged with another weapons violation and other crimes.

The WNBA is back in full swing after the monthlong Olympic break and if the opening weekend was any indication, it’s going to be an exciting final few weeks.

It’s been fun to really break down Derrick Rose the player since the Knicks acquired the former NBA MVP in June just prior to free agency. It’s clear that he has fans marking their respective calendars in great anticipation for Oct. 25 in Cleveland.

Brandon Jennings may not be the most consistent shooter and will likely come off the bench this season, but with a high ceiling, the New York Knicks could maximize his potential at guard.

Several New York Knicks have been working out together in the offseason to build a rapport before the regular season begins.

Imagine what the New York City pro basketball landscape might have looked like had a teenage Willis Reed handled the fastball better.

Jae Crowder is a glue guy who would have helped the Knicks. Would his presence have made them better? Hard to say.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired Carlos Ruiz from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for A.J. Ellis, the teams announced on Thursday.

“I think the biggest mistake I made was actually this…” Phil Jackson’s public comments — as well as the written retrospectives he delivers through proxy Charley Rosen — often are shrouded in a thick layer of foggy psychological mumbo jumbo. But there’s nothing vague or indirect about the Knicks president’s stunningly honest confession in a…

Phil Jackson: Biggest mistake with Knicks was not trading for Jae Crowder

The Knicks have missed the playoffs in both of Phil Jackson’s seasons as team president, so the Zen Master has made his share of mistakes.

One massive change for the Knicks that has been overshadowed quite a bit this summer is the hiring of Jeff Hornacek.

The narrative surrounding Rose is that he’s not the player he was before injuries, unless you speak to his trainer Rob McClanaghan and Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook.

The Knicks added Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and others this offseason, but Sports Illustrated gave their offseason an overall grade of D.

Lisa Borders and WNBA players are ready to move forward.

Call Carmelo Anthony a robe warrior. The Knicks star strolled to a New York City convenience store with his family wearing what appears to be just a white robe with “Melo” embroidered on it in silver and a red and black Olympic baseball cap. Anthony’s wife La La captured the outing on her Snapchat, playfully…

With the Olympics in the rearview mirror, the WNBA is ready to restart its season after a month-long break.

Boeheim says Melo 'unlikely to win an NBA title'

Tattoo artist inks USA's Anthony

Rose: No. 25 jersey is a 'new step' with Knicks

Having just come off celebrating a gold medal with his former star, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim says he doesn’t think Carmelo Anthony will ever win that elusive NBA title.

Will Derrick Rose follow Carmelo Anthony’s lead and help the Knicks take the next step into the playoffs?

New Knick Derrick Rose has come out firing against the woman accusing him and two friends of gang-raping her.

Even Carmelo Anthony’s former coach does not think he will win an NBA title.

Derrick Rose’s No. 1 will always signify his time in Chicago, a time when he could play recklessly, without a care.

Carmelo Anthony made history by winning his third Olympic gold medal, but his former college coach doesn’t believe he will repeat the feat in the NBA. “He’s unlikely to win an NBA title,” Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard. “He’s never been on a team that even had a remote chance…

Derrick Rose is counting down the days to the start of training camp. The new Knicks point guard says he can’t wait to get started in his new home, with a revamped team and new stars around him. “I just love the group,” Rose, acquired by the Knicks in a mid-June trade, told The Vertical….

Incoming Knicks point guard Derrick Rose has gone on the offensive against an ex-girlfriend accusing him of gang rape — calling her the “sexual aggressor” in the incident and asking a judge to fine her, according to new court documents. “Really scorched-earth legal tactics by the new team leader,” sports law expert Daniel Wallach noted…

Over the course of his Knicks tenure, Carmelo Anthony has been under plenty of scrutiny as the subject of a variety of criticisms. As New York has continued to struggle over the years, of course, some of it has been justified. But alas, some of the more exaggerated criticism simply comes with the territory of playing in one of the biggest markets in the world.

Carmelo Anthony failed to draw everyone’s attention to the flawed American justice system that he himself has called “broken.”

Vote: Is Melo an all-time great basketball player?

Carmelo Anthony could still compete in Olympic Games — for Puerto Rico

Carmelo Anthony got his record third gold medal, got a mural drawing of himself on a wall of Rio’s most notorious “favela’’ and got a taste of winning again. During the U.S. Olympic Team’s exhibition schedule, Anthony led a Los Angeles town-hall meeting to address the recent racial strife between blacks and police, earning the…