UNIONDALE, NY — Distinguishing between the defending Eastern Conference champions and a team fighting to stay out of the draft lottery was difficult through the first 39 minutes of last night’s game.
The Islanders seemed like a team in control and ready to take advantage of a lethargic Penguins club that inserted a rookie goaltender after [...]

How many guys want to leave the game the way Mike Mussina is apparently going to leave it? Ted Williams hit a home run in his last game – his last at bat too, I believe. He proved he could’ve still played a little bit longer. Todd Zeile, certainly no Ted Williams (he’d admit that [...]

How many guys want to leave the game the way Mike Mussina is apparently going to leave it? Ted Williams hit a home run in his last game – his last at bat too, I believe. He proved he could’ve still played a little bit longer. Todd Zeile, certainly no Ted Williams (he’d admit that [...]

To be put in the same company as the great Sandy Koufax is the ultimate compliment for a pitcher. The Hall of Fame lefthander called it a career after going 27-9 for the 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers and has always been the example of an athlete leaving the game at the top, such as running [...]

NEW YORK – This is becoming habit forming.
Another third period comeback, followed by another shootout win, gave the Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden.
This time the Blueshirts were down 1-0 going into the third before they were able to strike. But much like the last few games at MSG, [...]

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – Gary Carter fortified his Cooperstown credentials with the Mets two decades ago. Now, the Hall of Fame catcher is returning to New York to bolster his image and his résumé for the next phase in his career, officially becoming the fourth manager in Ducks history Monday afternoon.
“I’m very proud to be [...]

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Not falling for the ‘trap game’ mentality that has haunted so many teams over the years, the Jets totally dominated the hapless St. Louis Rams at the Meadowlands by a score of 47-3. After beating the Bills in Buffalo last week and having to go to New England this Thursday, it [...]

From the first time a puck was dropped on a sheet of ice in North America, hockey players have earnestly felt the need to defend themselves and their teammates through physicality. During most of this time, it appeared that hockey and fisticuffs were wed. However, over the past five years, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and [...]

Gary Carter won’t get his dream job of managing the Mets this coming season, but he may have gotten a close second.
Instead of being in the dugout of Citi Field, the Hall of Fame catcher will manage at Citibank Park, taking the helm of the Long Island Ducks.
“As we head into our 10th anniversary season, [...]

NEWARK, NJ – Jamie Langenbrunner and Patrick Elias both scored during a shootout and Kevin Weekes stopped two out of three shots to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night.
Both Elias and Langenbrunner used a quick puck maneuver to get past Lightning goalie Mike Smith, which opened [...]