Barbara Barker columns
Barbara Barker is an award-winning sports features writer and columnist who has covered sports in New York for more than 20 years.
Barker: Mike Brown draws difficult task as new Knicks coach3m read
Barker: Alcaraz has potential to be one of greatest of all time3m read
Barker: Despite U.S. Open loss, Anisimova continues to show promise3m read
Alcaraz just too much for the aging Djokovic in U.S. Open semifinal3m read
Barker: Osaka is a mom on a mission at U.S. Open3m read
Barker: Osaka's win over Gauff shows she's back and ready to be contender again3m read
Barker: Townsend's U.S. Open surge runs out of steam2m read
Barker: Gauff-Osaka match at U.S. Open will be a hot ticket3m read
Barker: Ostapenko's tirade toward Townsend at U.S. Open was abhorrent3m read
Barker: It's not hard to root for Novak Djokovic3m read
Coco Gauff goes 3 tense sets at U.S. Open to beat Ajla Tomljanovic2m read
Barker: Venus needs no justification to be here2m read
Barker: Sinner-Alcaraz is tennis' new age rivalry3m read
Barker: Don't make Caitlin Clark a divisive figure3m read
Barker: It's time to pay WNBA players higher salaries3m read
Barker: What's behind Caitlin Clark's injuries?3m read
Barker: Brown will soon discover what price of success is at MSG2m read
Barker: Knicks better know what they're doing by firing Thibs2m read
Barker: Thibodeau has earned right to keep coaching Knicks3m read
Barker: Knicks' biggest stars fade away in Game 6 loss3m read
Barker: Mitchell Robinson goes from bad old days to good times3m read
Barker: Knicks' Josh Hart in top gear in Game 52m read
Barker: KAT hopes to create his own legendary moment3m read
Barker: Knicks can only take one game at a time against Pacers3m read
Barker: No fourth-quarter heroics for Knicks in Game 42m read
Barker: It's up to Brunson to get Towns more involved for Knicks3m read
Barker: Give Thibodeau credit for getting creative3m read
Barker: Knicks get back in series, thanks to a terrific Towns3m read
Barker: Desperate Knicks break up starting lineup3m read
Knicks need more aggressive, dominant Towns for Game 33m read
Barker: Knicks can't keep relying on Brunson to bail them out3m read
Barker: Knicks need to talk more on floor, less so on bench3m read
Barker: Storied rivalry of Knicks-Pacers repeats itself2m read
Barker: What a difference a year makes for Anunoby3m read
Barker: Brunson-Haliburton matchup is WWE-worthy3m read
Barker: Larry Brown looking forward to Knicks-Pacers series3m read
Great moments during Knicks and Pacers playoff clashes3m read
Barker: Happy closeout sale at MSG3m read
Barker: Knicks are overdue to give MSG faithful a closeout victory3m read
Barker: Knicks need to get Towns more involved in offense3m read
Barker: No Brunson or fourth-quarter magic for Knicks on this night2m read
Barker: Jalen Brunson looks to walk in father's shoes3m read
Barker: Tatum's injury proves Knicks need to end this series quickly3m read
Barker: Amazing but true: Knicks win away from ousting stunned Celtics2m read
Barker: Robinson's foul free throw shooting an issue3m read
Barker: Knicks need to give their fans something to get excited about in Game 43m read
Barker: NY fans are Knickerbonkers3m read
Barker: Lots of blame to go around in Boston3m read
Barker: Bridges big reason Knicks 2-0 instead of 0-23m read
Barker: No more free-throw bricks, Mitchell Robinson3m read
Barker: Thibodeau prevailed by stepping out of his comfort zone3m read
Barker: Bridges steals the show in OT for Knicks2m read
Barker: Brunson, Tatum have high school history 3m read
Brunson leads underdog pack of Knicks vs. Celtics3m read
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