The Colts defense could be in trouble
With Tom Brady making minced meat of the Colts secondary on Sunday night, you know opposing offensive coordinators were taking notes. With Joe Flacco (12 touchdowns) and Matt Schaub (17 touchdowns) next on the teams slate, the Colts look hard pressed to keep their unblemished record in tact. In [...]

UNIONDALE, NY- Garth Snow pulled off a blockbuster two years ago when he packaged prospects and a first-round draft pick for All-Star 40-goal scorer Ryan Smyth. But two years later, the only trade deadline move the Islanders made was shipping Bill Guerin to Pittsburgh for a conditional fifth-round pick that might turn into a third-round [...]

UNIONDALE, NY- A groin injury forced an Islanders goaltender off the ice and into the trainers’ room.
Rick DiPietro’s groin, knee and hip injuries have made that sentence a familiar refrain. But it was Joey MacDonald who had to exit the Nassau Coliseum ice just 5:01 into Tuesday night’s game against the Rangers with a sprained [...]

UNIONDALE, NY — Trevor Smith raced near the left circle and fired a hard shot that hit Panthers backup goalie Craig Anderson in the chest two minutes into the third period. Making his NHL debut, Smith came close to registering his first career goal. Instead, the 23-year-old had to settle for a 4-2 Islanders victory [...]