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The Knicks can be scintillating. They can be fascinating. They can look like the most advanced form of basketball geometry some nights, when the passing is on point, and when the defense produces fast break opportunities. They can be electric. They can be a delight to watch. They can make you dream big, crazy dreams.

It was Kevin Durant’s trade request that officially ended the Nets’ window of contention two years ago. Durant has watched their delayed rebuild from afar and insists it’s heading in the right direction.

As soon as it became official, those who’ve been around Aaron Glenn for years and know him best rejoiced the way they believe Jets fans should, celebrating him being hired as the 19th full-time head coach in the franchise’s star-crossed history.

It was only a three-second glimpse, but Matt Rempe, finally, showcased offensive strides. The ones he started talking about in the preseason — after a summer’s worth of work — and kept doubling down on, even when he fluctuated in and out of the Rangers lineup and shuttled back and forth to AHL Hartford.

Jesse Winker got to a Mets team in late July that had been hovering around .500 for most of the season.

It was Kevin Durant’s trade request that officially ended the Nets’ most recent window of contention.

The Jets landed their head coach on Wednesday, hiring Aaron Glenn as the 19th head coach in team history. 

Former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson departed for the division rival Chicago Bears on Monday, and while Detroit will miss its offensive coordinator dearly, that won’t stop star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown from competing with him.

NFL officials were heavily scrutinized for some of the flags they threw in the four divisional-round games that saw the Chiefs, Bills, Eagles and Commanders advance to next weekend’s conference championships.

It is a classy class. It was already a classy class because Dave Parker and Dick Allen were a part of it, after the veterans committee righted a few decades of wrongs by welcoming them to Cooperstown back in December.

Other than Karl-Anthony Towns around the paint and Josh Hart’s big rebound, there wasn’t much impressive about the way the Knicks performed Tuesday.

First in a three-part series on the Giants quarterback issue. Coming tomorrow: Examining Sam Darnold and other proven or semi-proven requests. 

I’d never quite seen anything like the 19-game stretch bridging November and December in which the Rangers won four and lost 15 in regulation.

In a different time, in a season to come, we may be inclined to wax poetic about the way this one played out. In a different time, in a season to come, the Nets will be seeking to stack wins and not losses, will be fighting for playoff seeding and not for a few extra ping-pong balls in the draft lottery this spring. 

The Jets spent Tuesday huddling with their top choices for their head coach and general manager openings but still had not closed a deal with them as of Tuesday night.

Entrenched in the Eastern Conference wild-card race, the Rangers are making their push.

It was a long time coming, but Billy Wagner finally closed it out.

The NBA has an All-Star Game problem. Despite Adam Silver’s efforts to inject juice into the February showcase — including a format alteration to the 2025 game that is too confusing to attempt to understand before it’s inevitably changed again — there’s little interest in watching teams eschew defense for a series of layup line highlights. That also means the most entertaining part of the NBA All-Star Game is just like the Pro Bowl — debating over who should get a spot. 

Boomer Esiason sees the Jets doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Four Chilean nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the burglary of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s Ohio home last month, according to WLWT in Cincinnati.

Which came first: stability within the lineup or stability on the ice?

The Jets have never exactly been masters of great timing. 

Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season. 

Intangibles are great, sure, but what’s his WAR?

Cam Payne was a spark plug off the bench as Tom Thibodeau expanded his bench in Monday’s 119-100 victory over the Hawks. 

Aaron Glenn is getting a second look from the Jets for their head coaching vacancy, this one in-person.

PHILADELPHIA — The foreboding forecast finally kicked in around 3:35 p.m. on Sunday when the expected snow started to fall. At that exact time, a hurricane also touched down at Lincoln Financial Field. 

The Ravens didn’t place blame on Mark Andrews after two devastating fourth quarter mistakes by the veteran tight end in a 27-25 loss to the Bills in the Divisional Round game on Sunday.

Lamar Jackson couldn’t hold back his frustration with himself as he spoke with reporters after the Ravens were bounced from the playoffs in a 27-25 loss to the Bills. 

MONTREAL — Matt Rempe is in the midst of his first extended look of the season, skating in his sixth straight game in the Rangers’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens on Sunday night at Bell Center. 

The Dodgers just keep adding. 

Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins showed up to Highmark Stadium looking like he was ready for a day at the beach. 

Few, if any, opposing players have embraced the Reggie Miller-esque role of villain at the Garden in recent years quite like Trae Young has.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins made a strong first impression in his debut as an analyst for ESPN during the Chiefs’ Divisional Round win over the Texans on Saturday.

The Chicago Bears are casting an even wider net as part of their head coaching search.

NFL fans were mortified by when referees levied an unnecessary roughness penalty on the Texans in the third quarter of Saturday’s AFC divisional round game against Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City — a game the Chiefs went on to win 23-14.

At various points of this up-and-down season, the Rangers almost certainly would have found a way to lose a game like the one they played Saturday night against red-hot Columbus at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks already were without injured center Karl-Anthony Towns — the No. 2 rebounder in the NBA — when the No. 2 rebounder on their team headed for the locker room clutching his left shoulder in the third quarter of Friday’s home loss to the Timberwolves.

Travis Kelce had some jokes following the Chiefs’ 23-14 home win over the Texans in the AFC divisional round.

The Rangers have put the noise and distractions behind them. It has been about hockey and only about hockey since the calendar flipped to 2025.

The Mets are suddenly in the same place strategically trying to replace Pete Alonso as the Yankees were when Juan Soto left for the Mets. Cue, the irony. 

The Knicks viewed January as an opportunity to beef up their overall record with a stretch of 12 out of 14 games slated to be played at home, but the Garden has been anything but a party so far for Tom Thibodeau’s team this month. 

ORCHARD PARK — The hardy souls across western New York and inside Highmark Stadium never ask for much, just that elusive first Super Bowl championship, but first Josh Allen with the ball in his hands last on Sunday night. 

Mitchell Robinson hasn’t spoken with the media since undergoing ankle surgery in May, but every now and then, he offers an update on social media on a rehabilitation process that now has stretched into the second half of the Knicks’ season. 

In the immediate aftermath of Juan Soto choosing the Mets, Brian Cashman addressed media and scanned through his roster for areas of need.

For a team that often boasts about its slew of strong perimeter defenders, the Knicks certainly do give up a ton of points outside their 3-point line. 

The Jets completed interviews No. 13, 14 and 15 for their head coach opening on Friday.

The Rangers haven’t wavered when describing their games for the past few weeks.

One former front office executive is suggesting foul play foul play in the Dodgers’ signing of Roki Sasaki.