Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns dealing with new injury concern after hard spill
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Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns dealing with new injury concern after hard spill

Karl-Anthony Towns returned from one injury and picked up another. With another game looming Monday against the Wizards, Towns gave a positive but vague answer about his availability. “That’s always the plan: To play,” Towns said. Towns, who finished with 26 points and 15 boards, took a hard spill late…

Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren sheds face shield after preseason surgery
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Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren sheds face shield after preseason surgery

For the first time since undergoing jaw surgery in the preseason, Ryan Lindgren shed the bubble helmet for practice on Saturday.  “You kind of got used to it,” Lindgren told The Post before the Rangers departed for Seattle to begin their first four-game road trip of the season. “But it’s…

Alexander Romanov’s return to Islanders practice isn’t all positive news
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Alexander Romanov’s return to Islanders practice isn’t all positive news

EDMONTON, Alberta — The good news for the Islanders is that Alexander Romanov returned to practice Monday, a positive sign that the defenseman will be back from an upper-body injury sooner rather than later. The bad news is that his return will not come in time for Tuesday night’s match…

Dak Prescott lands on IR as Cowboys season spirals further
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Dak Prescott lands on IR as Cowboys season spirals further

Dak Prescott is headed to injury reserve.  The Cowboys quarterback will miss at least four weeks after suffering a partial avulsion of his hamstring during Sunday’s loss to the Falcons.  But it’s likely to be much longer than the minimum IR stint.  Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told 105.3…

Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa making ‘progress’ with hamstring injury
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Knicks’ Precious Achiuwa making ‘progress’ with hamstring injury

DETROIT — Precious Achiuwa is making “good” progress from his hamstring strain but coach Tom Thibodeau said his top frontcourt reserve has yet to go through a practice.  Achiuwa, who suffered the injury in the preseason finale, traveled with the Knicks on their four-game road trip, with games upcoming in…

Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu suffered a high-grade UCL tear in shooting hand
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Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu suffered a high-grade UCL tear in shooting hand

Hands heal. A banner lasts a lifetime.  Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty’s star guard, was playing through a high-grade UCL tear in her right shooting hand during Games 4 and 5 of the WNBA Finals.  As recently as last week, the three-time All-Star was spotted with her hand wrapped in a…

Joe Buck feels ‘sick’ over call before Chris Godwin’s awful injury
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Joe Buck feels ‘sick’ over call before Chris Godwin’s awful injury

Sometimes, being right isn’t all that great. ESPN “Monday Night Football” play-by-player Joe Buck told The Athletic he is “sick” after his warning to the Buccaneers about prioritizing health over an improbable win proved accurate as Tampa Bay receiver Chris Godwin sustained a gruesome ankle injury that will likely end…