The Panthers represented a major test that the pre-trade-deadline Rangers failed twice. Post reinforcements in a crucial stretch of the season, however, the Blueshirts finally passed to become the frontrunners for the Presidents’ Trophy. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin and scored in the shootout to make it happen for the Rangers, who rallied from an … Read more
Igor Severino took a page out of Mike Tyson’s biting handbook, and now his UFC career is over barely after it started. Severino — who was making his debut in the octagon at a UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas on Saturday night — was disqualified for biting opponent Andre Lima and, soon after, … Read more
HARRISON, N.J. — Lewis Morgan scored three goals for his second career hat trick, Dante Vanzeir tied a league record with four assists and the New York Red Bulls cruised to a 4-0 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday. Morgan, who played for Inter Miami from 2020-21, gave the Red Bulls (3-1-1) the lead in … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. — Tamin Lipsey scored 15 points, Iowa State cranked up the second-half pressure against Washington State, and the No. 2 seed Cyclones marched into their seventh Sweet 16 with a 67-56 victory over the seventh-seeded Cougars in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. Curtis Jones added 14 points and Keshon Gilbert and Milan … Read more
PITTSBURGH — DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. Powered by their versatile 6-foot-9, 275-pound forward, the Wolfpack (24-14) advanced to the Sweet 16 for … Read more
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The Nets were tied in the fourth quarter until they forgot how to score. Or maybe the Knicks’ defense gave them amnesia. The Nets suffered a 105-93 loss Saturday before a sold-out crowd of 19,812 at the Garden, a game in which they clearly saw another late-game collapse coming and sadly welcomed it with open … Read more
TAMPA — I want to discuss an inaccuracy: That the Yankees’ offense was bad last year. Don’t misunderstand. The Yankees’ offense was, indeed, lousy last year. It is just that last season is often framed to suggest that the attack fell off a high cliff. When in actuality the Yankees’ offense has been pretty bad … Read more
We’ve been there, all of us. If you’ve logged any time in a gym, on a playground, there are days when you show up and you can’t make a thing. Wide open jumpers. Layups. Drives. Sometimes they go halfway down and spin out. Sometimes it’s uglier than that. That’s where Jalen Brunson was Saturday afternoon … Read more
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The best show in college basketball went off script. Caitlin Clark’s final NCAA Tournament began with a turnover. It continued with four more before the first quarter concluded. It featured the greatest scorer in Division I history missing nine of her first 11 shots. It saw the superstar outworked by an … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets are serious about this playoff thing, it turns out. J.D. Martinez, a hitting “savant” (Pete Alonso’s word for him), officially is a Met, making the team from Queens just dangerous enough. Martinez is exactly the man they needed, which is why owner Steve Cohen — who lost serious money … Read more
STORRS, Conn. — Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 as No. 3 seed UConn celebrated coach Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with an 86-64 win over Jackson State in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Aaliyah Edwards, wearing a mask after missing two games with a broken … Read more
After merging the XFL and USFL, the new-look United Football League (UFL) is set to kick off later this month. But apparently, Larry David is not fond of goalposts on football fields. The actor and comedian offered up a suggestion for the UFL as its season-opener looms. During a recent appearance on the “Rich Eisen … Read more
Jalen Brunson had just nailed a deep 3-pointer with about three minutes left in the third quarter. Instead of his trademark celebration, he simply just threw his hands in the air in exasperation — a move that could’ve been directed at himself for an off-shooting game or his clear lack of frustration with the officiating. … Read more