I must have had homework to do. That had to be the reason I was not at the old Garden — the one on Eighth Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets — on Dec. 9, 1967, for the most hyped pro sports debut in this town in, well, in all of time. Bill Bradley was making his NBA debut for […]

The Giants’ hiring of Joe Judge as the 19th head coach in franchise history is a stunner, given he is only 38 years old and was the Patriots’ special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach. There is plenty to digest. The Post’s Paul Schwartz answers the most pressing questions: Q: Did the Giants miss out on their first choice, Matt […]

The Lias Andersson situation is only getting uglier. The 21-year-old center, who was drafted by the Rangers with the No. 7 pick in 2017, spoke his mind recently in his native Sweden, where he sits suspended by the Blueshirts following his trade request and subsequent abrupt departure from AHL Hartford. According to Swedish media, Andersson was recently spotted watching a […]

RYAN GIGGS has been spotted with his model girlfriend at Old Trafford for the first time. The former Manchester United star sat with stunning Helen Stelling Holt, as well as ex-team-mates Wayne Rooney and Nicky Butt. And it was not a happy reunion as Manchester City raced into a three-goal lead at half-time. Wales boss Giggs, 45, has been on […]

Here’s one pass San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo would probably like to have back. Garoppolo, 28, was fined $7,017 by the NFL for throwing a football into the stands following the team’s Week 17 victory over Seattle to clinch the NFC West title and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, NBC Sports Bay Area reported. Garoppolo threw the pigskin […]

Nasser Hussain hailed England’s “champion cricketers” Ben Stokes, James Anderson and Stuart Broad after Joe Root’s men found a perfect Test template to beat South Africa in Cape Town… That was an outstanding performance. Joe Root’s best Test as captain. We mustn’t get too giddy. We can’t get too down when England are losing or too up when they are […]

ARSENAL have secured an away FA Cup tie at Bournemouth after a 1-0 third round victory over Leeds at the Emirates. And they received a double boost as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang committed to the club in his programme notes. But the Gunners are still looking to bring in a new striker, with a potential move for Edinson Cavani on the cards. […]

“The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory," by Andrew Bacevich. (Photo: Metropolitan Books) Andrew Bacevich’s latest book poses penetrating questions that transcend its title: “The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory” (Metropolitan Books, 256 pp., ★★★★ out of four stars). A quarter-century after the United States defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, […]

MANCHESTER UNITED welcome local rivals City in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Pep Guardiola and co are on course to win the title for a third year in a row. And they could put the tie all but out of sight for Man Utd when they head to Old Trafford If it is a draw, do away […]

Former grand slam winner Sloane Stephens has fired a parting shot at ATP Cup and Brisbane International organisers, saying there was a lack of respect as women were consigned to outside courts to accommodate the men's team event. The 26-year-old American was beaten by Liudmila Samsonova in the first round of the Brisbane International, a WTA premier event trying to […]