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They are eight simple words, but for Knicks fans who still choose to believe that things can break in their favor before the end of the season, they were eight of the most hopeful words available in the local basketball lexicon. 

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Don’t say goodbye to Allen Lazard just yet, Jets fans.

MILWAUKEE — This is the Mikal Bridges the Knicks traded all those picks for.

The clouds are lifting on what once was considered the Giants’ doomsday draft scenario.

ANAHEIM — Jacob Trouba is a Living Lesson for Chris Drury, and the lesson the Rangers general manager must learn from all of this season’s unpleasantness is that when business needs to be taken care of over the offseason, business needs to be taken care of over the offseason, regardless of how tricky and distasteful that might become.

Nestor Cortes understands that his lasting memories of October will follow him to Milwaukee and wherever else.

Ten games.

In a lot of ways, the journey from then to now has been impossible to calculate for J.C. Escarra.

CeeDee Lamb’s well-known celebration could become a thing of the past following the latest NFL rule change.

HOUSTON — The Mets’ Opening Day roster is complete. 

Russell Wilson’s one-year Giants contract comes with $10.5 million in guaranteed money with the chance to earn $10 million more in incentives.

LOS ANGELES — Regarding the Rangers, who have just 10 games to play, which means they still have 10 games to play. 

I understand there’s an ongoing rift between James Dolan and Adam Silver. I get it. But every day, the commissioner should be rooting for the Knicks. 

They have already spoken. Soon enough, the Giants need their star wide receiver, Malik Nabers, and their new quarterback, Russell Wilson, to turn their words into action and exploits. 

The stakes on Wednesday night were aptly laid out by Hudson Fasching after the Islanders finished their morning skate.

HOUSTON — Clay Holmes opened the season last year in Houston. 

Trey Lance could take his talents north of the border.

LeBron James used ESPN airwaves to address a feud with one of the network’s biggest stars.

HOUSTON — The Mets roster is fairly set for Opening Day, and barring something unforeseen, that means they’ll have to make a decision on outfielder Alexander Canario. 

This is one of the lures, isn’t it? This is one of the reasons we keep coming back, even as the seasons seem to grow longer, because there are no scripts in sports (despite the occasional official/referee/umpire conspiracy theories that arise from time to time). There is no plan. 

The Giants swung for the fences — and settled for a sacrifice fly.

LOS ANGELES — Last year’s Capitals established the eastern conference’s 82-game low-bar standard since 2005-06, when the guaranteed victory and losers’ point were introduced to the NHL, by qualifying for the final playoff spot with 91 points

The Celtics just saw their entire season flash before their eyes.

The Yankees are first. No doubt. No team took a worse injury beating this spring.

All year long, the Islanders have been vexed by the way goaltender interference is called.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Juan Soto appreciated his opportunity to reunite with “brothers” on Monday in the Mets’ final Grapefruit League game.

In watching his rookie teammate step up as the Knicks frontcourt took several injury hits, Josh Hart was reminded of a piece of advice he heard during his first year with the Lakers:

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — As he was going about his work on the field, Cam Ward did not have to sense that the eyes of those in the crowd were all fixed on him.

PORT ST. LUCIE — The Yankees are adding an AL East veteran to their bullpen.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Is this going to be an afternoon for the Giants to wistfully gaze out on a quarterback that they will never get?

With Vancouver forward Jake DeBrusk on his back, Brennan Othmann helped usher the puck out along the wall to Braden Schneider, who whipped it at the net for Adam Fox to tip in and tie Saturday afternoon’s game up at one-all on the way to the Rangers’ 4-3 victory over the Canucks.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Dedniel Núñez’s late start to the Grapefruit League season has translated into a minor league ticket.

The point guard rotation of Cam Payne and Tyler Kolek probably will get another opportunity.

TAMPA — At long last, the Yankees finally faced a left-handed starter on Saturday.

The Knicks needed a win so badly Saturday night that they sort of beat the Wizards twice.

The Giants continued to add some depth in their wide receiver room Saturday, agreeing to a deal with free agent Zach Pascal, a source confirmed.

At this point of the season, and considering where they’re at, the Rangers aren’t getting caught up in how the wins come. 

In the big picture of the standings and the playoff picture and all that is mathematical, the Knicks can certainly absorb a loss Saturday night. 

J.T. Miller took the high road.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Clay Holmes went to the mound for the sixth inning Friday with mental fatigue to conquer.

A one-of-a-kind Paul Skenes baseball card has been sold for $1.11 million after a two-week auction.

The Giants added some depth to their wide receiver room on Friday, signing Lil’Jordan Humphrey.

The Rangers spent the past three seasons working to be recognized among the NHL’s upper echelon, but they have completely lost any semblance of such a reputation in this 2024-25 campaign.

David Andrews understands, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t disappointed.

Retired Steelers coach Bill Cowher has one question for Aaron Rodgers as his former team continues to push for the future Hall of Famer to suit up in black and yellow for the 2025 season.

CHARLOTTE — The Knicks are signing PJ Tucker to a second 10-day contract Thursday, The Post has learned.

TAMPA — You can’t wipe that omnipresent smile off of Yankees superstar Aaron Judge. In the face of what others are logically calling their spring from hell, Judge still sees the sun through all the dark clouds, maybe even without squinting.

SAN ANTONIO — How bad was the Knicks’ offense in the first half?