Howie Kussoy

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Sports Features Reporter at New York Post

New York Post sports features reporter. Handicapper of the People. Doing what Brian Boitano would do.

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Why Game 2 will test what these Knicks can really do

1 week ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

Jalen Brunson directs his Knicks teammates in their 108-105 Game 1 win in Boston on May 5, 2025. NBAE via Getty Images However the second-round series with the Celtics ends, Game 1 in Boston will go down as one of the Knicks’ greatest moments of the past 50 years.
Can Knicks-Celtics live up to the drama of Jalen Brunson’s iconic first-round winner?

1 week ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, and Josh Hart celebrate as the Knicks eliminated the Pistons in Game 6 of the first round on May 1, 2025. NBAE via Getty Images Bring on Boston.
Jets GM Darren Mougey has prepared his entire life to win

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

Darren Mougey was different. He has stood out since he stood head and shoulders above classmates in suburban Scottsdale, needing a birth certificate on hand to verify his age at youth soccer games. He grew to 6-foot-5, a state champion quarterback who worked out with Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and outworked those he didn’t have to. “He was the best athlete on the field 99 percent of the time,” said Dustin Kleven, Mougey’s high school teammate. “Everyone looked up to him.
How Shedeur Sanders is becoming the protagonist of this NFL draft

3 weeks ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

Stephen Garcia/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Deion Sanders has spent decades embracing life in the spotlight, as “Prime Time,” as an artist of self-promotion, as a brash two-sport star turned controversial coach. When he was selected by the Falcons with the fifth overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, Sanders was relieved.
Andrew Mukuba has gone from sleeping on floor to cusp of NFL dream: ‘Needs a documentary’

3 weeks ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

Andrew Mukuba of the Texas Longhorns reacts after an interception to end the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 1, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images Tenth in 11-part series. Coming tomorrow: Specialists. Andrew Mukuba would dream.
Emerging NBA superstar Cade Cunningham made for this moment

3 weeks ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

It should be no surprise. If it wasn’t written in the stars, it should have felt like the sun, certain to rise. So how does Cade Cunningham, the former No. 1 overall draft pick, become one of the top contenders for the NBA’s Most Improved Player award? By leading the Pistons to their first playoff berth in six years, one season after claiming the fewest wins in the league and a record-tying 28-game losing streak.
The trade aftermaths, coaching hot seats and legendary last stands that will define the NBA playoffs

4 weeks ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

The report card is coming. When the Knicks open their first-round series against the Pistons on Saturday, Karl-Anthony Towns’ and Mikal Bridges’ moments will arrive. It was with the postseason in mind that the Knicks were willing to ship away five first-round picks, and with it, the potential to use that draft capital on a bigger star.
Knicks vow they're not looking past Nets in season finale

1 month ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

Nothing was more important than the Nets. Shortly after the first-round playoff matchup with the Pistons was set, the Knicks had other things on their minds, having matched their worst losing streak of the season. It began Tuesday, when the Knicks fumbled an opportunity to knock off the reigning champs, losing their lead to the Celtics in the final seconds of regulation and the game in overtime. Two days later, the Knicks blew a 13-point second-half lead in Detroit.
Upstart Pistons not intimidated by Knicks: ‘We want to go win this first round’.’

1 month ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

The Pistons have won two of their past seven games. They’ve gone 12-26 against teams with a winning record. And they are on top of the world entering their first-round matchup with the Knicks. After posting a league-worst 14 wins last season, Detroit soon will make its first playoff appearance in six years, looking for its first playoff game victory since 2008. “It is special for us,” Pistons star Cade Cunningham told reporters after Friday’s game. “We’re super happy for the city and the fan base.
Tom Thibodeau giving key Knicks rest days down closing stretch

1 month ago | nypost.com | Howie Kussoy

For the past two games, the Knicks were as deep and healthy as they had been all season. Even Tom Thibodeau appears willing to bend his core principles to help ensure that is the case when the playoffs begin. Prior to Thursday’s game against the Pistons, their likely first-round opponent, the Knicks announced OG Anunoby (right thumb sprain), Josh Hart (right knee patellofemoral syndrome) and Mitchell Robinson (left ankle surgery injury recovery) will sit out the matchup.

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Articles

Why Game 2 will test what these Knicks can really do

Can Knicks-Celtics live up to the drama of Jalen Brunson’s iconic first-round winner?

Jets GM Darren Mougey has prepared his entire life to win

How Shedeur Sanders is becoming the protagonist of this NFL draft

Andrew Mukuba has gone from sleeping on floor to cusp of NFL dream: ‘Needs a documentary’

Emerging NBA superstar Cade Cunningham made for this moment

The trade aftermaths, coaching hot seats and legendary last stands that will define the NBA playoffs

Knicks vow they're not looking past Nets in season finale

Upstart Pistons not intimidated by Knicks: ‘We want to go win this first round’.’

Tom Thibodeau giving key Knicks rest days down closing stretch

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