Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News

Kyle Wagner

New York Daily News

New York, NY, United States

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  • FiveThirtyEight
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Past articles by Kyle:

Mets holding their own in 1-run games could lead to big season when all the games are counted

The First Place New York Mets (11-4) entered Saturday with more wins and less sleep than anyone in the majors. → Read More

Craig Carton offers unnecessary reminder that he’s a sexist pig

Craig Carton got his feelings hurt Friday afternoon, and lashed out in the only way petty little men know how. → Read More

Suns bludgeon Knicks 118-97

There was no moral victory in the cards Friday night. → Read More

Team USA basketball may be getting the role players it needs

Saturday morning, USA Basketball cut Thaddeus Young and Bam Adebayo from the senior roster (the one that will play in the Cup) and promoted Derrick White and Marvin Bagley III. → Read More

The Nets got Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Now they have to win something.

The Nets have brought something to New York basketball that's been missing during this generation: expectations. → Read More

Lakers’ clown car could drive free agents to Knicks

Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka's leadership has been disastrous for the Lakers, but could be good for the Knicks. → Read More

The Nets may lose this series, but they’re winning the future

I’m not saying the Nets are toast, down 3-1 to the 76ers after Saturday’s heartbreaking Game 4 loss. I’m saying there’s a longer game, and this series is already a win on those terms. → Read More

Treasure the invincible Warriors, the NBA’s greatest villains in decades

The unfairness of the Warriors is settled fact. Two in-their-prime MVPs, All-NBA role players, and a top-tier coach will always be good enough to form a dynasty. A one-time-only spike in the salary cap that grants a 73-win team special access to add a superstar after blowing a 3-1 lead in the Finals is the type of teen-comedy nonsense that turns fallen rivals into insufferable villains. The rich… → Read More

Tiger Woods makes history with fifth Masters, 15th major championship

Woods isn’t what he was, but what he has left has a familiar look to it. And, now, a familiar ugly jacket. → Read More

It’s blood-letting season in the NBA

With the NBA regular season ending Wednesday, Thursday was a day to raise the curtain on what will be a cacophonous offseason period with many of the league’s top names, on the court and in the front office, on the move. → Read More

Nets headed into playoffs--and beyond--on the rebound

Six years after the most disastrous trade in recent memory, and four years since the last time they made the postseason, the Brooklyn Nets clinched a spot in the playoffs. And they’re only getting better. → Read More

Ja Morant is great backup plan for desperate Knicks

Ja Morant is a great backup plan for desperate Knicks fans → Read More

How the Knicks and Spurs went off in very opposite directions after the '99 Finals

Twenty years ago this June, the Spurs whipped the Knicks in a five-game gentleman's sweep in the NBA Finals. → Read More

How The NBA Finals Solidified The Warriors’ Legacy — And LeBron’s

Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast. On Monday’s show (June 11, 2018), Neil, Kyle and Chris debrief after the 2018 NBA Finals, in which the… → Read More

Is Kevin Durant The Finals MVP?

Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast. On Thursday’s show (June 7, 2018), Neil, Kyle and Chris catch up after Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals. … → Read More

The Cavs Aren’t Even Playing That Badly

FiveThirtyEight's basketball podcast asks whether Stephen Curry will be the series MVP and why Cleveland is down 2-0. → Read More

What Else Does LeBron Need To Do?

Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast. On Friday’s show (June 1, 2018), Neil and Kyle discuss the controversial end to Game 1 of the NBA Fina… → Read More

Here We Go Again: The Cavaliers And Warriors, Part IV

FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast looks back at the similarities in the demises of the Celtics and Rockets and ahead to another Warriors-Cavs finals battle. → Read More

LeBron Is Tired. The Rockets May Soon Be Too.

Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast. On Thursday’s show (May 24, 2018), Neil, Kyle and Chris discuss the conference finals yet again. Just … → Read More

Searching For Meaning In All These NBA Blowouts

Welcome to The Lab, FiveThirtyEight’s basketball podcast. On Monday’s show (May 21, 2018), Neil and Kyle discuss where each conference finals series stands. Did… → Read More