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Ken Goldfield for New York Daily News Tim Dougherty (r.) fights his way to back-to-back Golden Gloves final appearances. Tim Dougherty is hoping his third time is a charm. The Fresh Meadows product has been to back-to-back Daily News Golden Gloves finals, but so far, has only silver to show for it. Now with a new coach and a new ...

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News If he is let go, Rex Ryan can walk away from the Jets with his head held high. If this is the end for Rex Ryan, if the best thing to happen to the Jets in a decade gets the pink slip in six days, he should take solace in knowing that this was his ...

Puma Mario Balotelli stars in a new ad campaign for Puma. The AC Milan striker is the newest soccer star to sign up for Puma, and has a special headline-grabbing pair of boots. Sports brand Puma has signed a deal with Italian footballer Mario Balotelli, who becomes the latest face of the brand alongside sprinter Usain Bolt, golfer Rickie Fowler ...

Drew Hallowell/Getty Images LeSean McCoy (l.) runs all over the Bears in a 54-11 beatdown in Philly Sunday night. EAGLES 54, BEARS 11 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Knowing they have everything to play for next week, the Philadelphia Eagles never let up against a team with plenty on the line. Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes, LeSean McCoy ran for two ...

YouTube Peyton and Eli Manning, Dikembe Mutombo and Jason Sudekis star in some of the best sports commercials of 2013. Sports and TV go hand-in-hand, and it’s not just the games we’re watching. Advertisers caught on long ago that fans like to wear the same shoes as their favorite athletes, eat and drink what they eat and drink and drive ...

Mark Bonifacio/New York Daily News Carmelo Anthony (r.) gets little help from fellow starters Tyson Chandler and Andrea Bargnani. GRIZZLIES 95, KNICKS 87 Only James Dolan knows what the immediate future holds for Mike Woodson, who seems to try a different lineup every game, which inevitably leads to the same result. The Knicks, no matter which five are on the ...

Simmons, Howard/New York Daily News A family emergency forces Rysheed Jordan to miss Saturday’s game against Youngstown State. St. John’s freshman Rysheed Jordan will not play in Saturday’s home game against Youngstown State. The 6-4 freshman is with his mother, Amina Robinson, who has been hospitalized in Philadelphia for the past two days. Jordan has played in nine games – ...

Chris Carlson/AP Nick Young (r.) comes off the bench to add 25 points for the Lakers. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xavier Henry, the fourth player to start at point guard this season for the injury-ravaged Lakers, scored 21 points and Los Angeles began another long stretch without Kobe Bryant by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-91 on Friday night. The Lakers ...

Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Rick Nash moves to the front of the net in the hopes he’ll regain his scoring touch. Rick Nash is paid a team-high $ 7.8 million per season to be front and center in the Rangers’ offense, so that’s exactly where Alain Vigneault put his slumping forward for Friday night’s rivalry match against the visiting ...

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Jabari Parker, possibly the best college player in the country, leads Duke past UCLA. Standing on basketball’s greatest stage and with a near capacity crowd watching his every move, Duke’s Jabari Parker looked more than comfortable. It won’t be long now. The 6-8 freshman still has what’s shaping up to be an incredible season to ...