Denis Fitzgerald

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[Sports Media Watch @paulsen_smw]

The ten most-watched NBA Finals of the Nielsen people meter era:
-- All six involving Jordan's Bulls
-- Both Lakers-Pistons series in the '80s
-- LeBron vs. Steph/KD

And now Knicks' first NBA title in 53 years.

[Sports Media Watch @paulsen_smw]

Knicks-Spurs officially ranks as most-watched NBA Finals since 1998, and one of the ten most-watched of the Nielsen people meter era (1988- ).

Game 5 most-watched NBA game in a decade (2016 Cavs-Warriors Game 7). Note the usual methodological caveats.
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[RTÉ News @rtenews]

Athlete Ciara Mageean says she is determined to "fit as much living into the years I have left" as she spoke about her stage four cancer diagnosis https://t.co/bsloAp2AKO

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

The first non-Jewish captain of the Israeli national soccer team calls it quits https://t.co/OGgDfR9c6e

[Denis Fitzgerald @denisfitz]

Retired statistician who loved long walks killed by falling tree in Queens park during storm https://t.co/sluHc9C5eq

[New York Post @nypost]

Knicks point guard Jose Alvarado started his victory tour in his native Brooklyn by making a surprise appearance in the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday.

[Basketball Forever @bballforever_]

Jalen Brunson joins Kareem, Magic, MJ, Bill Walton as the only players to win:

🔸NCAA title
🔸Naismith college player of year
🔸NBA title
🔸NBA finals MVP

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

The Cavs and Spurs announce they will resume the Finals on Tuesday in Cleveland

The Cavs say analytically they would have won 3 games while the Spurs say the would have absolutely dominated all games except for a few mistakes

This puts the Cavs up 3-2 heading into Game 6

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Congrats to Coach Brown, Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, OG, and the rest of these incredible NBA Champion @NYKnicks! What a run!

[ABC News @ABC]

Veteran New York City news anchor Bill Ritter of ABC7 Eyewitness News has stepped down from his daily role after being diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's. Ritter has covered stories on the city's boroughs and surrounding neighborhoods since 1998. Whit Johnson reports.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

ABC delivered the largest NBA Finals Game 4 audience since 1998, averaging 20.9M viewers, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.

Through four games, the 2026 NBA Finals are ABC and ESPN’s most-watched ever and the most-watched NBA Finals since 1998, averaging 19.6M viewers. It is up 116% from last year’s Championship series.

[Bark @barkmeta]

The Iran war “ended” the day before the biggest IPO in history, Trump’s birthday, and a UFC card at the White House.

What a coincidence. What timing. Wow.

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

OG ANUNOBY’S GAME WINNING TIP IN.

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY.

[Eric Allen Conner @eaconner]

He is also actively blocking deals at the Jersey City Medical Center that would help stabilize the finances of Jersey City's only remaining hospital and is holding up the redeveloper status for Liberty Harbor North, dangerously delaying much needed new ratables for city coffers.

[Eric Allen Conner @eaconner]

Solomon seems to be in favor of affordable housing so long as it isn't in the wealthiest parts of town where it might upset his largest donors or bring families with children into the neighborhoods with Jersey City's best public schools.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Patrick Ewing surprised a group of young Knicks fans with tickets to Game 3 AND Game 4 this morning

This is amazing. (via @TODAYshow)

[NBACentel @TheNBACentel]

Donald Trump has arrived at MSG 👀

[Rep. LaMonica McIver @RepLaMonica]

This Immigrant Heritage Month, and every month, I’m making it clear: immigrants belong here.

NJ-10 recognizes the generations of immigrants who built our country. Their cultures and contributions continue to make our community and our nation better.

[Scott Nover @ScottNover]

New: The Washington Post reconstructed journalist Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.

w/ @suzanHaidamous, @mmkelly22, and @MohamdEch

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