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“Brilliant . . . smartly written, featuring tons of interviews with the Knicks of the Phil Jackson-Clyde-Reed era.” — New York Magazine “Harvey Araton has evocatively rendered the team that New York never stops pining for—the Old Knicks. More than a nostalgic chronicle . . . it’s a...

The moving story of a bond between sportswriter and fan that was forged in a shared love of basketball and grew over several decades into an extraordinary friendship "This is a story about friendship, sports, aging, and ultimately time itself--the things it strips away and the things it cannot...

"If That Was Duncan's Farewell, It Fit the Man" is from the May 13, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Wawrinka Proves Himself a Reinvented Champion" is from the September 11, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"A Motivational Tool: Believing That Tennis' Big Four Era Is Over" is from the August 27, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"In Era of the Big Four, the US Still Awaits Its next Big One" is from the August 29, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Only a Man Could Forget When Women Ruled Tennis" is from March 21, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Knicks Appear Close to Hiring Hornacek as Coach" is from the May 18, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and Scott Cacciola and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"After Fast Start, Venus Williams Falters at the Finish" is from the September 06, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Twenty Years Apart, Signature Moments for LeBron James and Michael Jordan" is from the June 21, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Is Stephen Curry the Future, or Just an Exception?" is from the June 13, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Bitter Pill for Tennessee in Its Rivalry with UConn" is from the March 19, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"LeBron James: So Luminous, yet so Trapped by Public's Glare" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"With Thaw in U.S. Relations, Cuban Baseball Fears Its Uncertain Future" is from the June 29, 2016, Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"As Mets Rise, Granderson Has Even More Reason to Be Upbeat" is from the March 9, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Harvey Araton and narrated by Caroline Miller.

It happens every spring. Yankees pitching great Ron Guidry arrives at the Tampa airport to pick up Hall of Fame catcher and national treasure Yogi Berra. Guidry drives him to the ballpark. They watch the young players. They talk shop. They eat dinner together and tease each other mercilessly. They trade stories about the greats they have met along the way. And the next day they do the same thing all over again. As every former ballplayer can appreciate, in that routine, every spring, there emerges a certain magic.