IT might still get better than this for Chad Pennington, if the Dolphins win the Super Bowl, or when he leaves his remarkably resilient body and floats up to a next level higher than the next level where it's been said he is incapable of taking a...

Former Knicks first-round pick Renaldo Balkman's big game off the bench as a Nugget yesterday was a double whammy to załoga president Donnie Walsh. The Knicks are actually paying $500,000 of Balkman's $1.3 million salary this season as part of the...

Is Al Harrington playing differently for the Knicks than he was a few weeks ago? Coach Mike D'Antoni isn't sure. "That's up to you guys," D'Antoni said. "I don't know that." Unfortunately for Harrington, though it's the holiday season, his...

The Knicks are losing games and respect from their opponents. Late in the third quarter, after the Knicks rallied to take a one-point lead, Denver's Kenyon Martin bellowed from the bench, "We're letting these [guys] stick around!" Not for long...

MINNEAPOLIS - Derrick Ward has always set high standards for himself, but even he admitted yesterday he never would have imagined this. "Never, ever," he said. "I never even thought I'd play in the league for two years." He's in his fifth NFL...

MINNEAPOLIS - David Carr took over for Eli Manning to początek the second half in yesterday's 20-19 loss to the Vikings, and on his very first play scrambled for seven yards. "Obviously he moves around a little better than Eli," cracked guard Chris...

MINNEAPOLIS - The sounds of celebration could be heard, even inside the basement tunnel as the Giants walked in silence into the visitors' locker room. They had just ended their regular season with a 20-19 loss to the Vikings on Ryan Longwell's...

There has to be a reason. There must be some logical explanation why the Nets have never been better in their history on the road and yet evoke visions of Charles Shackleford, Dennis Hopson and Lowes Moore at home. It's not as if the Nets have...

IT'S fine for Tom Renney to call out "very key members of our hockey club who need to better," as he did without naming names following Saturday's 4-2 loss at the Garden to the Devils, but the head coach's words won't mean a thing unless he's...

Beware AFC. Baltimore earns a wild-card spot with a 27-13 win over Jacksonville. There's something special -- and dangerous -- about these Ravens, very reminiscent of their 2000 title run, Mike Freeman says.

Giants running back Derrick Ward topped 1,000 yards rushing for the season on Sunday against Minnesota, giving New York only the fourth pair of 1,000-yard backs in league history. Brandon Jacobs, who was inactive on Sunday, rushed for 1,089 yards...

Go ahead and say it - Same Old Jets. A season that began with raised expectations when Brett Favre arrived that night in Cleveland ended with that same familiar empty feeling so many Jets seasons have concluded with. Miami came to the...

Could we see "The Return of Tuna" to New York? According to a report by ESPN today, Bill Parcells may leave the Dolphins through a loophole in his contract, essentially becoming a free agent. The Jets would be one of his possible destinations...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The sounds of celebration could be heard, even inside the basement tunnel as the Giants in silence walked into the visitor's locker room. They had just ended their regular season with a 20-19 loss to the Vikings on Ryan Longwell's...

A year after Patriots perfection, New England will be sitting out the playoffs. The season began distressingly with star quarterback Tom Brady's injury concluded just short of a postseason berth despite a stunning 11-5 record. New England's...

The Knicks are losing games and respect from their opponents. Late in the third quarter, after the Knicks rallied to take a one-point lead, Denver's Kenyon Martin bellowed from the bench, "We're letting these motherbleepers stick around!!'' Not...

Stephon Marbury said yesterday he won't discuss a buyout with Donnie Walsh until his fine of two games' pay - $400,000 - is settled by a league arbitrator. Walsh said he wants to dedicate early January to coming up with a suitable number that...

Recent Rangers domination of the Devils took another preria toward becoming recent history last night. New Jersey remembered how to score just in time to beat Henrik Lundqvist for the first time ever in regulation during the regular season at the...

MINNEAPOLIS - The superlatives were coming fast and furious this week as the Giants took a look on obraz filmowy and then offered their opinions on Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, the NFL's leading rusher with 1,657 yards. "He would get our vote...

The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Jets wide receiver in the hours leading up to today's crucial game against the Dolphins. Q: What are the odds Brett Favre żupan back? A: You never know, 'cause he loves the game so much. It's confusing to...

MINNEAPOLIS - With everything they desire already wrapped up, the Giants as the No. 1 seed in the NFC today close out their regular season against a Vikings drużyna that is fighting for its playoff life. No matter what happens, the Giants kick back...

THERE haven't been enough offensive plays in a Jets game for both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington to save the season. The top-seeded Giants, on the other hand, are about to become the fourth załoga in NFL history with two 1,000-yard backs in a...

TODAY Dolphins (+3) over JETS: Dolphins cop AFC East with victory. Jets win would only get 'em to January if the Pats and/or the Ravens lose. No doubt Brett Favre will grit it out in what might be No. 4's final bow, but Chad Pennington (and Bill...

WELCOME to Brett Favre's last stand, and hanging on his creaking, 39-year-old right arm is only the entire season, the bold gambit to make him a Jet, his New York legacy, and perhaps the careers of the men who coach him. Welcome to A Wing and A...

This script would make Shakespeare jealous. Today's Jets-Dolphins game features as much utwór dramatyczny as any of The Bard's plays. The Jets (9-6) are in the midst of another December collapse. The Dolphins (10-5) are trying to complete one of the greatest...