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NO DOUBTING THOMAS
October 21, 2006 | 4:00amEric Mangini likes guys who are versatile and selfless, who can adapt to and overcome challenges. When he took over the Jets, the biggest change Mangini installed was a new-look...
GONCHAR'S GOAL SINKS ISLES IN OT
October 20, 2006 | 4:00amPenguins 4Isles 3 Sidney Crosby is going to win a lot of awards before his NHL career is over, but last night, Islanders coach Ted Nolan was ready to nominate...
ISLANDERS PLAYING 'RUSSIAN ROULETTE'
October 20, 2006 | 4:00amEvgeni Malkin secretly escaped from his Russian team so he could play in the NHL. Only Islanders seem to be taking the opposite route, turning their backs on North America...
NO PROBLEMS WITH DUNHAM
October 17, 2006 | 4:00amSHOOTOUT: Predators 2 - Islanders 1 Rick DiPietro may have signed the longest deal in NHL history this summer, but that doesn't mean the Islanders are immune to a good,...
ISLES HAPPY WITH BLAKE ON TOP LINE
October 17, 2006 | 4:00amIt's funny how things turn out. Jason Blake came to the Islanders as a fourth-line pest in 2001 and has since evolved into a top-line player, someone who's not afraid...
DUNHAM ON THE SPOT
October 16, 2006 | 4:00amPREDATORS at ISLANDERS - Tonight:7:30 - FSN2 (1130 AM) Mike Dunham knew he'd play in a few games this season. Just not this many. Not this fast. Dunham was a...
DUNHAM, ISLANDERS STYMIE BRUINS IN HOME OPENER
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amIsles 4Bruins 1 Everything was in working order for the Coliseum opener. Everything except for the Islanders' franchise goalie, that is. But don't worry. Rick DiPietro, who missed last night's...
HOLDOUT BERGENHEIM WON'T BE BACK WITH ISLANDERS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amSean Bergenheim wants back in, but don't expect him to be wearing an Islanders uniform this season. He may never wear one again. In all likelihood, Bergenheim's agent, Mark Gandler,...
ISLE BE BACK: BOSSY HIRED TO BOOST GATE
October 14, 2006 | 4:00amMike Bossy's first job with the Islanders was scoring goals. Some would argue his newest assignment might make scoring 50 in 50 look like a minor achievement. "Probably my biggest...
KASPAR THE ANGRY GHOST
October 12, 2006 | 4:00amAfter sitting out the first three games of the season, Darius Kasparaitis finally reached his boiling point. There is a chance he'll dress tonight against the Penguins, be it an...
RANGERS SEEK POWER BOOST
October 10, 2006 | 4:00amThe Rangers woke up yesterday morning one of only five NHL teams without a power-play goal this season. It's only been two games - two wins - so coach Tom...
NEXT! - IT'S ISIAH'S TURN IN THE N.Y. HOT SEAT
October 10, 2006 | 4:00amJoe Torre is sitting on the hottest seat in the city, but once the NBA season tips, Isiah Thomas is the one who will need an asbestos pair of slacks....
WANG: I COULD'VE PITCHED GAME 4
October 9, 2006 | 4:00amChien-Ming Wang says he could have pitched on three days' rest. It didn't help the Yankees' cause that the best pitcher they had this season was home Saturday watching the...
GUIDRY: TORRE DID BEST JOB
October 9, 2006 | 4:00amLouisiana Lightning stepped up for Joe Torre yesterday, calling this season's managerial job "the best" he's seen from the longtime Yankees skipper. Pitching coach Ron Guidry was blindsided by rumors...
WANG WAS READY FOR GAME 4
October 9, 2006 | 4:00amChien-Ming Wang says he could have pitched on three days' rest. It didn't help the Yankees' cause that the best pitcher they had this season was home Saturday watching the...
NETS GLAD TO HAVE VET ROBINSON IN FOLD
October 8, 2006 | 4:00amThe young guys and the new guys have been all the rage this week at Nets camp. Clifford Robinson is not new and he's certainly not young, but Lawrence Frank...
YASHIN, ISLES SET TO QUIET CRITICS
October 5, 2006 | 4:00amThe Islanders may be a lot of things, but with the new season beginning tonight in Phoenix, one thing Ted Nolan's team most certainly will be is a motivated bunch....
NETS NOT HAVING A BALL WITH NEW ROCK
October 5, 2006 | 4:00amNot dishing the stinging critique Shaquille O'Neal offered earlier in the week when he said whoever designed the new balls being used in the NBA this year "should have his...
ISLANDERS' DIPIETRO: THE PUCK STOPS HERE
October 4, 2006 | 4:00amFranchise stopper Rick DiPietro doesn't care how low expectations are for the Islanders this year. On a mission to win and prove he's worthy of a 15-year deal, DiPietro is...
JAROMIR 'GAME' FOR ISLES MATCH
September 30, 2006 | 4:00amThere were more comfortable locations for Jaromir Jagr's first game back, but the Rangers decided that last night's exhibition game at the Coliseum was the perfect place for No. 68...