Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks celebrate their victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 10, 2026. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — The New York Knicks are pausing individual ticket sales after the team said a “mistake” in pricing caused them to be listed too high.
The reigning NBA champions began selling tickets for the upcoming season this week. The starting price for the Oct. 20 season opener at Madison Square Garden against the Philadelphia 76ers was listed at more than $1,000 per ticket.
Tickets for the opener were removed from Ticketmaster as of Thursday afternoon, but remained listed at those prices on other ticket-selling websites.
“We are rolling back to last year’s prices plus an average increase of 12%,” Madison Square Garden Sports said Thursday. “We will restart sales with new prices shortly, and anyone who already purchased individual tickets will be refunded the difference.”
The company, which owns the Knicks, added, “Our intention was never to overcharge our loyal fans, and we thank everyone for their support of the Knicks and their patience as we get this right.”
Cavan Sullivan #6 of the Philadelphia Union after the game against San Diego FC at Snapdragon Stadium on Sept. 13, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Cavan Sullivan, the widely heralded 16-year-old Major League Soccer phenom, may get a chance to show off his skills at the highest level of international play.
Sullivan, along with 27 others, were named by head coach Mauricio Pochettino Thursday morning to the U.S. Men’s National Team roster ahead of the four-match international window in September and October.
Sullivan, a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union, joins many of the same players who comprised the roster for the USMNT’s World Cup run this summer including Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Gio Reyna, Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and others.
“This is a fresh start for everyone, and we are excited to bring a group of experienced players along with young talents who have great potential,” Pochettino said in a statement posted to USMNT social media after the roster announcement.
“It will be important that they all understand our culture, our way of working, and of course the principles of how we want to play,” Pochettino added. “Most importantly, they must show the commitment to representing the country in the way our fans deserve.”
Sullivan has recently turned the heads of many soccer fans displaying his dizzying ball-handling and goal-scoring capabilities.
In 2024, at just 14 years and 293 days old, Cavan became the youngest player ever to make a regular-season debut in any of the top North American sports leagues, including the NBA, NHL, NFL and WNBA.
Notably absent from this year’s roster are USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun.
Other players making the USMNT roster include Chris Brady, Matt Freese, Diego Kochen, Brian Schwake, George Campbell, Sergiño Dest, Alex Freeman, Peyton Miller, Neil Pierre, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Miles Robinson, Auston Trusty, Frankie Westfield, Mathis Albert, Zavier Gozo, Adri Mehmeti, Yunus Musah, Brooklyn Raines, Cole Campbell, Justin Ellis and Julian Hall.
The squad will take on Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada during the window.
Travis Kelce warms up prior to a preseason game on Aug. 22, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Siddharth Jawahar, a Texas-based investment adviser who ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded Kansas City Chiefs football star Travis Kelce and other investors out of millions of dollars, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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Running back LeShon Johnson of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the ball during a 31-21 loss to the New York Jets at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. (Stephen Dunn/AllSport/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Former NFL running back LeShon Johnson was sentenced to five years in federal prison after being convicted of running a massive dogfighting operation that prosecutors said bred and trafficked hundreds of animals.
Johnson, 55, was found guilty of six dogfighting-related charges in a mixed verdict during a federal trial last year in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was convicted of violating the federal Animal Welfare Act’s prohibitions against possessing, selling, transporting and delivering animals to be used in fighting ventures.
An Oklahoma federal judge sentenced him on Thursday to 60 months in prison plus three years of supervised release. He was also fined $30,000.
Prosecutors said that since 2007, Johnson “bred and trafficked hundreds of dogs for the purpose of dog fighting around the country” in an operation known as “Mal Kant Kennels.”
In 2024, authorities seized 190 pit bull-type dogs from his Oklahoma residence and dog yard, “the largest number ever seized from a single individual in a federal dog fighting case,” the DOJ said in a press release.
Financial transactions showed that in the four years prior to the seizure, Johnson received more than $400,000 for the sale of his dogs, according to court filings.
Johnson had previously been convicted of dogfighting offenses in a 2004 state case and received a five-year deferred sentence, prosecutors said.
“LeShon Johnson will face justice for building another particularly egregious and violent dog fighting scheme,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said in a statement. “As Johnson was well aware, dog fighting is a felony in all 50 states.”
Johnson played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants from 1994 to 1999.
His attorney, Billy Coyle, asked for a sentence of 15 to 21 months, citing Johnson’s need for medical care. In a sentencing memorandum, Coyle said Johnson’s medical history is “unusually serious” — including a diagnosis of severe dementia in 2025 and Parkinson’s disease in 2024 and other injuries stemming from his football career.
Coyle also asked that the judge not impose a fine, saying it would “impair Mr. Johnson’s ability to meet medical, caregiving, and family-support obligations.”
“Given his age, severe health conditions, lack of criminal history points, and compliance while on release, a lengthy prison term is not necessary to protect the public from future crimes,” Coyle stated. “The convictions themselves, the loss of his dogs, the financial and emotional consequences of the prosecution, and a sentence within or below the properly calculated range provide substantial deterrent effect.”
Prosecutors asked for a sentence of 10 years, citing the “extraordinary scope, size, and duration” of his operation and arguing that he “made a mockery” out of the sentence imposed in his prior felony dogfighting conviction.
“Defendant in particular has demonstrated a profound lack of respect for the law, in that his response to his prior felony dog fighting conviction was not to depart from his illegal practices, but rather, to grow an even larger illegal business,” Senior Trial Attorney Ethan Eddy stated in a court filing ahead of the sentence.
“Defendant has contributed as much to the growth of dog fighting in this country as anyone yet encountered by federal law enforcement,” he stated.
