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Cam Payne chucked and sank an otherwise meaningless 25-footer with eight seconds remaining Monday night, preventing the Knicks at least from tying the NBA-low this season for 3-pointers in one game. The Knicks finished their awful 103-94 home loss to the depleted Magic with just four conversions in 22 attempts from beyond the arc, continuing … Read more

USC is finalizing an agreement with Chad Savage, a top recruiter at Colorado State, to be the Trojans’ tight ends and inside receivers coach. (Andrew Wevers / Getty Images) USC is finalizing a deal to hire Colorado State assistant Chad Savage as its new tight ends and inside receivers coach, a person familiar with the … Read more

The Bears’ head coaching search seems to be heating up — but there’s one option that’s already out of the question. The Cowboys reportedly denied Chicago permission to interview Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy for their vacant position, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.  The Bears had requested to talk to the former Packers head coach whose … Read more

Brian Matusz, a former first-round draft pick by the Orioles who spent eight years in the majors as a pitcher, died on Tuesday. He was 37 years old. No cause of death was given. The lefty made 279 of his 280 career appearances with the Orioles, who wrote a heartfelt tribute to the pitcher on … Read more

In a season full of disappointments, this was positioned to become the latest. The Rangers had erupted for three goals across the opening 11:24. Then, they’d watched that lead evaporate as the Stars controlled possession, kept generating chances and eventually pulled even before the second period ended. 4A dejected Brett Berard skates off the ice … Read more

Lakers forward LeBron James (23) protects the ball from Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) while surveying the court during the first half Tuesday night in Dallas. (LM Otero / Associated Press) They should have known what was coming for them, the kind of night that is easier than any other to predict in the NBA. … Read more

David Wright walks back to the dugout during a 2005 game. Charles Wenzelberg Cliff Floyd doesn’t remember the exact game, the exact date.  “It was one of those times I was hurt,” he says with a laugh. “Too many of those.”  What he recalls, in high definition and high fidelity, is what happened as he … Read more

Rangers broadcaster John Giannone announced on Tuesday that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.  Giannone, who serves as the studio host and reporter on Rangers broadcasts on MSG Networks, revealed the diagnosis during the pregame show ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Stars, which was also Hockey Fights Cancer Night at Madison Square Garden.  … Read more

Londynn Jones shoots over Purdue forward Reagan Bass in the first half. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press) Lauren Betts finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes Tuesday night and Timea Gardiner added 16 points off the bench as the No. 1 UCLA Bruins never trailed in an 83-49 rout at Purdue. Coach … Read more

Mike Francesa has a plan to fix the Jets, and it includes handing Rex Ryan “unusual authority” — just not in the way one would think. The WFAN legend weighed in on the state of the Jets and their search for a new GM and head coach during “The Mike Francesa Podcast” on Monday, boasting … Read more