Howie Kussoy

Howie Kussoy is a sports features reporter at the New York Post.

Background

Howie is an award-winning sports features reporter, who has been with the New York Post since 2006. In addition to covering everything from Final Fours to the Stanley Cup Final to the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight, he writes college football's "Pigskin Profit" and college basketball's "Howie Hoops" betting columns. Howie is a Long Island native, who graduated from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

Latest Articles

Joe Burrow, LeBron James, Ray Fosse, Pete Rose

All-Star Games are officially dead across sports — who is to blame?

February 14, 2025 | 7:40am

There is no turning back. The All-Star Game is dead, its blood on countless hands.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes talks to the media during media availability on Feb. 6, 2025.

Super Bowl 2025 miscellaneous prop bets: National anthem, MVP for Chiefs vs. Eagles

February 7, 2025 | 12:00pm

Here is a breakdown of some of the most intriguing prop bets in this year’s big game.

What St. John's can prove in a matchup 26 years in the making

February 4, 2025 | 7:40am

St. John’s has a long-awaited opportunity to reveal its ceiling tonight against No. 11 Marquette at Madison Square Garden.

Saquon Barkley and the Eagles cruised into the Super Bowl with a win against the Commanders on Jan. 27.

How Saquon Barkley has flipped the script for running backs with a season for the ages

January 28, 2025 | 7:40am

John Mara and Joe Schoen’s words will live in infamy, keeping the Giants a punchline and punching bag, as Saquon Barkley leads the Eagles to the Super Bowl.

What makes the Patrick Mahomes-Josh Allen rivalry the NFL's best, and oddest

January 24, 2025 | 7:40am

The time machine is set to Sunday in Kansas City. The matchup we look forward to this weekend is the game we will revisit years from now.

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills and Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens embrace after the game at M&T Bank Stadium on September 29, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Why the Bills-Ravens playoff showdown will reveal the NFL's true MVP

January 16, 2025 | 7:40am

The NFL MVP will be announced on Feb. 6. The de facto winner will be revealed Sunday.

Interior view of Rose Hill Gymnasium before a college basketball game between the Fordham Rams and the Albany Great Danes on December 21, 2024 in Bronx borough of New York City.

Rose Hill Gem: Fordham's basketball arena is home to a century of history, and the compromises that came with it

January 15, 2025 | 6:30am

Fordham’s Rose Hill Gymnasium is the neighborhood joint where everything is the way you remember it. It is where you’ve never been or where you’re certain to return.

Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day walks on the sideline during Ohio State's College Football Playoff quarterfinal win over Oregon.

How we're betting on OSU-Texas CFP semifinal

January 10, 2025 | 8:00am

The Buckeyes’ top-ranked defense will enjoy this matchup against the Longhorns.

Jared Goff, Nick Sirianni, Lamar Jackson

Which NFL playoff teams are feeling the heat, and which are just happy to be there?

January 10, 2025 | 7:40am

The Chiefs are chasing history, but they're playing with house money compared to some other playoff teams.

Doug Brien could have been a Jets hero. Fate, and some wise investments, made him a real estate mogul

January 9, 2025 | 12:00pm

Former kicker Doug Brien had a chance to send the Jets toward a Super Bowl, but fate, and two missed kicks, changed the course of his NFL career and set...