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Barbara Barker

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  • Sports Columnist, Writer and Reporter, Newsday
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Newsday sports columnist, features writer and queen of NY NBA writers. Been around so long I covered Knicks when they were really good and you were 10.

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Barbara Barker: Farewell, Newsday, it's been my honor covering the sports world for the last three decades

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By Barbara Barker Verified
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The day after I was hired to cover the Knicks for Newsday, Pat Riley faxed in his resignation and headed to Miami. Though I’m fairly confident one event had little to do with the other, I have thought a lot about that moment over the past two months. I remember what it felt like to be hired to cover the Knicks in the 1990s, what it felt like to be a young reporter writing about the hottest professional team in New York.
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Here are some of the Knicks' must-see games for the 2026-27 season

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By Barbara Barker Verified
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Want to be in Madison Square Garden to see the Knicks raise their first championship banner since 1973? Unfortunately, so does everyone else. The Knicks plan to honor last year’s champions with a banner-raising ceremony prior to their season-opener against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 20. The get-in price for a ticket to that Oct. 20th game has already reached $1,600 and if you want to seat in the lower bowl be prepared to fork over more than $3,000.
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Bay Shore native Sarah Edwards a star in fast growing Women's Pro Baseball League

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By Barbara Barker Verified
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Sarah Edwards wasn’t thinking about making history when she walked to the plate at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, last Wednesday. She wasn’t thinking about producing the kind of moment that would go viral, get replayed on ESPN and get her mentioned on National Public Radio. “I was just thinking about being on time and hitting a line drive,” the Bay Shore native told Newsday.
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