When the Jets moved to their swanky new home in Florham Park, N.J., they included a state of the art indoor practice field. Yesterday, despite heavy snow, it sat unused. Instead, the players braved the elements and practiced in the snow in...

Calvin Pace has an przedsięwzięcie of what it's like to have been Vernon Gholston this week. Like his fellow linebacker Gholston, Pace was a first-round pick who, despite being healthy, was placed on the inactive list. Unlike the rookie Gholston, though...

There is a time for words, but this is not it, so Kareem McKenzie chose economy over verbosity when announcing what he, his fellow offensive linemen and, indeed, the entire Giants drużyna must do tomorrow night at a cold Giants Stadium. "Put up or...

The urgency of tomorrow night's game against the Panthers is apparent judging from the all-aboard mentality the Giants are taking. Running back Brandon Jacobs (knee), defensive tackle Fred Robbins (shoulder) and wide receiver Domenik Hixon...

During Knicks practice, Allan Houston looks like just another player hoisting jump shots. Or he looks like an assistant coach feeding players during their shooting drills. On game night, when he's in a dapper suit, Houston looks like the team...

THE Knicks hung with Phoenix, almost beat the Lakers and came home feeling good about themselves, which was a good thing until it turned out they were feeling too good about themselves. "Without a doubt," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We addressed...

After an embarrassing loss that drew boos, Mike D'Antoni shredded his team's play.D'Antoni said the Knicks had a letdown against a sub-.500 team, started the game flat and were not ready to play. He also called that lack of readiness "inexcusable...

Getting to Madison Square Garden typically takes Al Harrington between 45 minutes and an hour. Last night was different. "It took me three and a half hours to get here," he said. That was a little too long, as it turned out, and the traffic...

DIVORCE is never easy. Not in re lationships. Not in sports. And though Jason Kidd can't be totally excused for the way he orchestrated his departure from the Nets, it shouldn't taint what he brought them during his 6½-year stay. That's...

It was like old times at the Meadowlands. The building was less than half-full with 9,889 announced fans. T.J. Kidd was sitting at courtside, watching his father perform. And with Jason Kidd in the building, the Nets were really good. But Kidd...

The Devils' stunning makeover as The Martyless Monster has heroes aplenty. One of the most vital has been the former captain, now playing with the grace and calm of a grand veteran star. Yet it was barely a month ago that Patrik Elias was mired...

With Mats Sundin out of the picture, now where do the Rangers go, other than to San Jose for tonight's match with the NHL-best 25-4-3 Sharks? Well, nowhere, if GM Glen Sather continues to ignore the necessity of clearing cap space in odznaczenie to...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Islanders found a drużyna last night struggling almost as much as they are. It still didn't matter. Colton Gillies scored his first NHL goal to spark the Wild to a 4-1 victory, snapping Minnesota's six-game losing skid and...

Here's one place where the Devils lead the league: U.S. born players on the roster. Perhaps it's natural considering Lou Lamoriello's Rhode Island heritage, or the heavy Boston accent of esprit maven David Conte. But other general managers hail...

When Bill Guerin was with the Devils in the early '90s, his captain was Scott Stevens. "Scotty never really said much, or had to," Guerin said. "I was a young player on an older team. This is much different." Now, Guerin wears the "C" for the...

The Rangers' pursuit of Mats Sundin was consistent with the franchise's historical connection to great Swedish-born players. There was the circus-like atmosphere surrounding the hunt for Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson when the two WHA Winnipeg Jets...

Former Red Sox owner Harry Frazee forever changed the destiny of two franchises with one move - selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees, most maintain, to finance a Broadway musical. The Red Sox stayed under .500 for 15 years. The Yankees, well, they...

When CC Sabathia takes the mound for the first time as a Yankee, he would like to see Mike Cameron playing center field behind him. Sabathia, who was introduced to the New York publikatory along with A.J. Burnett yesterday at a press conference at the...

George Steinbrenner has gone from "The Boss" to "The Writer" in the latest issue of Sporting News magazine, with memories of late former Yankee Bobby Murcer. Steinbrenner is among the contributing authors in a 15-page "In Memoriam" package, with...

At 37, center Bobby Holik is delivering even bigger hits than he did in his younger days with the Devils. Finally, Holik has found something he likes about the NHL's new rules. He's using the obstruction ban to his advantage. "Nobody can hold...

Stephon Marbury's publicity stunt at Staples Center Tuesday night didn't come cheaply. Marbury paid $2,600 for his courtside, front-row, baseline seat - which was face value, The Post has learned. Marbury, on his cell phone most of the night...

The Red Sox say they got outbid for free szpicel first baseman Mark Teixeira. Though Boston didn't talk about which teams offered more for the switch-hitting Teixeira, it wasn't the Yankees. "Not us," GM Brian Cashman told The Post late last...

IT'S easy to understand how this happens. For 85 years, purple-prosing people (like me) have been likening the old Yankee Stadium to churches and cathedrals and basilicas, turning a place where sports were played into a sacred, consecrated place...

According to Joe Girardi, Andy Pettitte wants to rejoin the Yankees. "I talked to him recently and he is still excited about coming back," Girardi said yesterday of Pettitte, who hasn't accepted a one-year, $10 million deal on the table from the...

We don't want to say Mike Tyson is fat, but ... aw, who are we kidding? Mike Freeman really wants to say Iron Mike is fat, many times, many ways. Enjoy some high-calorie one-liners.