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Any sporting year features disappointments and unexpected successes, slumps and streaks, often by the same players and teams within the same season.

In an attempt to capture this ebb-and-flow phenomenon, Post Sports+ breaks down those athletes, executives and teams in the local area enjoying a surge or a decline, even if those movements are or figure to be temporary.

Here is our snapshot of those trending in the right and wrong directions in New York sports: