The New York Rangers are quickly learning what San Jose, Anaheim and Chicago learned in the Western Conference playoffs: The Los Angeles Kings are the ultimate horror-movie killers. It doesn’t matter if you drain their blood, sever their head and burn their body — they just won’t die. Los Angeles erased three two-goal deficits in […]
Toronto Sun LOS ANGELES – He sat for the longest time, with face in hands, leaning forward like he was going to be ill, his head facing the floor. Henrik Lundqvist couldn’t look up, not right away, not after the way it ended. It was too soon, too fresh, too disappointing. He bent down and began to […]
PARIS – Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years, overcoming some shaky serving Saturday to beat fourth-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the final. Sharapova has struggled with her serve this week and had 12 double-faults in the final on Court Philippe Chatrier. But she was able to hold […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Summer-league ball heats up with the weather Collegiate, former collegiate, and perhaps future collegiate baseball players are already in action in the New Jersey Amateur Baseball League (NJABL) and the Westchester-Rockland Wood Bat League (WRWBL). One club, The Rockland Royals, coming off participation in a Memorial Day weekend classic […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Larry Bird came up with Indiana’s championship blueprint. He still believes it can work even after a second straight discouraging playoff exit in the Eastern Conference finals to Miami amid cries for change. The old-school Bird contends now is the time to stay the course. “We’ve got a young team and we’d like […]
By DeAntae Prince New York Knicks president Phil Jackson has spoken at length about the possibility of OKC Thunder guard Derek Fisher taking on the role of Knicks coach once he takes the steps toward retirement this offseason. Problem is, Fisher was under contract with the Thunder when Jackson discussed the prospects of nabbing Fisher. […]