Johan Santana nearly saved the Mets' season on one leg. Just four days after his complete-game gem against the Marlins, the Amazin's ace had arthroscopic surgery yesterday to repair torn meniscus in his left knee. The Mets described the...

The Nets are a walking, talking, breathing (sometimes) version of Fenway Park. No lead is safe. In this season of horrors, the Nets have built double-digit leads in 16 games, only to lose 11 of those games. They set the tone on opening night, when they led Minnesota by 19...

Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse. From day one of spring training, he knew this was his final year - even if it meant giving up bids...

Julio Castillo was also given up to three years of probation for hitting a fan, who sustained a concussion, with the ball during a game last year.

On Feb. 3, Dick McGuire died. Seven days later, venerable Knicks teammate Carl Braun, in failing health for years, passed away. Maybe Braun couldn't die until he knew there was someone in Heaven who would give him the ball. During 13 NBA seasons, the first dozen with the Knicks...