The New York Red Bulls have become a rather exotic bunch since Juan Carlos Osorio took over the coaching reins, with almost as many Latin American players as U.S. ones on the roster. But Wednesday night, it was two good ol’ boys from New York who did the team’s heavy lifting. Suffolk County native Mike Petke and Staten Island’s John Wolyniec book-ended the match with goals to beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 and get the team to the U.S. Open Cup, where they will face archrival D.C. United.

After a month of speculation, New Jersey Nets head coach Laurence Frank will be sticking around through the rest of his contract, which is set to expire after the end of next season.
Missing the playoffs and winning just 34-games for the second consecutive season, the Nets brass still have faith in Frank’s ability as [...]

NEWARK, NJ – No one had ever seen anything like it.
Long after the final buzzer ended, there was a zombie-like haze amongst the players and the coaches.
How could everything change in one minute and twenty seconds? How could home-ice advantage and a raucous crowd just melt away in 80 ticks of a clock?  How did [...]

As collapses go, this wasn’t the Yankees of 2004. Nor was it the Mets of the last two seasons. But it stings just the same.
After commanding the Washington Capitals in their series, 3-1, just five days ago, the Rangers now go home early after Sergei Fedorov scored late in the third to give the Caps [...]

Just like the previous two seasons, Dave LaPoint sported his No. 39 Ducks home uniform inside the Central Islip-based ballpark.  As the team’s manager over that span, LaPoint led the Flock to two straight postseason appearances and his won-loss record was 20 games over .500.
But LaPoint is now the club’s pitching coach after Hall of [...]

The NFL Draft is where the wild things are. This year the Jets fans were more then just wild, They were wildly happy that owner Woody Johnson gave GM Mike Tannenbaum and Head Coach Rex Ryan the Green light to trade up for USC QB Mark Sanchez. But Is Sanchez what the NY Jets really [...]

NEW YORK- Henrik Lundqvist earned the nickname the King for his All-Star caliber regular seasons and his off-ice charisma.
But Lundqvist was forced to temporarily abdicate the throne after the Capitals scored five goals on its first 20 shots en route to a 5-3 victory in Game 6 in a Sunday matinee at Madison Square Garden. [...]

NEWARK, NJ- In the boxing ring, a fundamental tool of success is a good left-right punch combination.
The New Jersey Devils have a great left-right wing combination that’s been known to throw a few punches, with left wing Mike Rupp and right wing David Clarkson on the fourth line, the heart of the team’s toughness.
On a [...]

Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals aren’t ready to roll over and die. Trailing 3-1 in the first round for the second consecutive year, they staved off elimination in fine style with a dominant 4-0 Game Five win over the Rangers before a loud Verizon Center to extend the series.
The Rangers will get another opportunity to [...]

Former major leaguer Preston Wilson is the Ducks most accomplished hitter, making him a big part of manager Gary Carter’s lineup.
Thoughts of acquiring Wilson might have germinated two decades ago. As a member of the Mets, Carter put together a very preliminary mental scouting report on Wilson, though the competition level at the time was [...]