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DAN FERRARA, Staff Writer

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Jahlil Okafor is the consensus top player in this year’s draft, but is he right for the Knicks?
(Photo courtesty of ChuckLiddy/RalieghNews via TNS)

Who the Knicks Should Draft and Why

February 11, 2015
It’s no secret, but the Knicks are a mess. In fact, New York basketball in general is atrocious, and the Big Apple desperately needs the NBA Draft to bring it a savior to pump some blood into the orange and blue heart that makes this town beat.
The Charlotte Hornets' Lance Stephenson drives to the basket against Miami Heat defenders James Ennis (32) and Josh McRoberts (4) during first-half action on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Siner /Charlotte Observer/MCT)

Finding New York’s LeBron James

November 20, 2014
In July of this year, LeBron James decided to go back home to Northeast Ohio to try and bring the Cleveland Cavaliers their first championship in franchise history. As their hometown hero and savior, James now faces extremely high expectations and enormous pressure. He also looks to have set the trend for other NBA players, much as he did when his formation of a “Big Three” became a mainstream commodity in the basketball world.
AT&T Park in San Francisco has become the newest home for a budding baseball dynasty. (Tessa Van Bergen/The Observer)

The Giants, the Yankees and Baseball Dynasties

November 6, 2014
By beating the Kansas City Royals in a deciding Game 7 and solidifying three World Series titles in five seasons, the San Francisco Giants have officially become the first dynasty in baseball since the Yankees of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Smartphone apps have contributed to fantasy football’s popularity. (Lauren Macdonald /The Observer)

Inside the Cash Cow that is Fantasy Football

October 8, 2014
Fantasy football has continuously grown since its conception in the early 1990s, but recently its magnitude has exponentially multiplied. Can it be the savior for a league that has been so downtrodden by seemingly constant off the field issues? Playing fantasy football has become easier than ever in the advanced technological age we live in. Setting your lineups and making roster moves are all at your fingertips, just one tap away from coming to fruition.
The New York Yankees spent big money to bring Tanaka to the Bronx, so how is he doing so far? (courtesy Neier via wikicommons)

Masahiro Tanaka: The Yankees’ Imported Savior

May 1, 2014
Through four starts, Masahiro Tanaka has been everything that the Yankees could have hoped for. Although some questioned whether Tanaka would be closer to Rangers ace Yu Darvish or former-Red Sox bust Daisuke Matsuzaka, he has quickly shown that he will resemble the former – and potentially be better.
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