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The Knicks open the preseason on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, with new coach Brown looking to put his stamp on the team.

Knicks ready for first step under Mike Brown in preseason opener

Hart said he didn't have much left in the tank when the Knicks' playoff run ended in the East finals.

Hart should benefit from Brown's plans to keep players fresh

The players will get their bodies right and figure out sleep patterns after a 13-hour flight and eight-hour time difference.

Knicks' overseas trip to Abu Dhabi could be team bonding experience

'I want to take pressure off of him on both sides of the ball,' said Malcolm Brogdon, who won the Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2023 with the Celtics.

New Knick Brogdon hopes to give Brunson a break

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Their Game 2 win means Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler, from Walpole, Massachusetts, will get the start Thursday in Game 3.

3 takeaways from the Yankees' Game 2 Wild Card Series win

A late-night video game session put him in position to bounce back from disappointment over Game 1 benching.

Lennon: Yanks' Chisholm takes frustration out on gamers, then Red Sox

The Yankees won Game 2 and forced a Game 3 to decide the winner of their AL Wild-Card Series. Newsday's Erik Boland reports from Yankee Stadium.

Yankees force a winner-take-all Game 3 against the Red Sox

Starting Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ben Rice seemed to right the wrongs of the manager's Game 1 blunders...at least for one night.

Lennon: Yanks' Boone plays all the right notes in Game 2 win vs. Red Sox

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday photographers look back at covering the Avianca plane crash on Jan. 25, 1990.

Picture This: That time hell rained down on Cove Neck

Drivers are being encouraged to carpool as an alternative. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

LIE slowdown predicted as Clean Pass vehicles banned from HOV lane this week

Mariah Carey delighted fans on Tuesday at Looney Tunes Record Store in West Babylon, where she signed copies of her new album, "Here for It All."

Long Island's Christmas Queen had fans in a frenzy

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us out east to a local farm that has fresh vegetables and a local restaurant where they prepare fall cuisine.

Out East: Fall vegetables from farm to table

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman tries indoor skydiving at iFLY in Long Island City.

What it's like to try indoor skydiving at iFLY in NYC

The challenge is to figure out where toxic pipes are buried and who will pay to remove them. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Old lead pipes connect thousands of LI homes to drinking water, data shows

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman got to hang out with the alpacas at Buck Brook Alpacas in Roscoe.

Roscoe road trip: Walk and feed alpacas at this farm and Airbnb

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits a shoe repair shop in Wantagh and its longtime cobbler.

LI Works: The heart and sole of a shoe repairman

The Cougars signaled touchdown, but after more than 10 seconds of discussion, the officials marked Jackson just short.

Controversy on the final play as Kellenberg tops St. John the Baptist

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Haunted House of Hamburgers in Farmingdale.

It's always spooky season at this Farmingdale restaurant

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