This week from the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, BU Terriers, and BC Eagles

The GIST: As New York sports fans, we know success hasn’t come as easy as we’d like for the past few years (*cough* Jets *cough* Mets). But halfway through the NBA and NHL seasons, we have two top teams in the Nets and the Islanders. The question is: can they bring home the ’ship?

This week from the Blackhawks and Notre Dame

This week from college hockey, the Bruins, and the Red Sox

The GIST: While Luka repped the Big D at the All-Star Game, the Cowboys did what they do best: kept us waiting.

This week: Katie Ledecky, PWHPA’s Dream Gap Tour, Bryson DeChambeau , Claressa Shields, and Amanda Nunes

This week from the Nets, Islanders, and Rangers

This week from the Sixers, Flyers, and Lions

This week from college basketball and the Capitals

Pro Bowl tight end Kyle Rudolph is reportedly interested in signing with New England.

Guess who’s back, back again? Oh, just the most decorated female swimmer of all time, the DMV’s own Katie Ledecky.

The GIST: Rangers star Artemi Panarin has been on a leave of absence since assault allegations against him emerged from his former Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) coach. We briefly mentioned this last week, and now we’re here to give you more of this wild story.