Islanders fall to Penguins with series knotted at one
NY Post
The Islanders faltered early and never caught up.
A two-goal first period from the Penguins was all it took to rattle the Isles, who were uncharacteristically careless with the puck to start the game and ultimately fell 2-1 Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. By the time the Islanders settled down and began generating scoring chances, the Penguins had already adopted a bend-don’t-break mentality that helped them fend off anything that was thrown their way.
Brian Baldinger is rolling the tapes and taking names.
Josh Hart forgot there are cameras everywhere.
LAS VEGAS — It’s smart for a coach to stump for his players. They probably appreciate it because, as we can all attest, a plea for recognition is delivered better when it comes from somebody else.
For the New York Giants (among others), identifying the right head coach has become an unsolvable Rubik’s Cube.
Home-ice advantage has not existed at Madison Square Garden this season.
If Aaron Judge hit from the other side of the plate, perhaps he would be the one untouchable lefty bat as the Yankees try to become more balanced in their lineup.
The tense divorce between the Clippers and veteran point guard Chris Paul was weeks in the making before the 12-time All-star ultimately was sent home by the team earlier this month.
The number of people who have asked me what the “J.T. Miller Experience” has been like since the Rangers brought the impassioned forward back to New York is comical.
Rockets coach Ime Udoka blasted off on the referees following Monday’s overtime loss to the Nuggets, calling it “just in general, the most poorly officiated game I’ve seen in a long time.”
The Yankees never seemed to be real players for Ketel Marte, but any small potential of acquiring him has another hurdle.
With every loss by the Giants, interim head coach Mike Kafka is moving further away from sharing company with the likes of Jason Garrett and Doug Marrone.
On Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the Knicks will play for their first trophy of the century. Soon, an orange-and-blue banner could be raised at Madison Square Garden for just the second time since 1999.
Aaron Glenn was proactive.