The circumstances were not particularly ideal for a listing Rangers team when Vegas’ Pavel Dorofeyev smashed his head into Jacob Trouba’s elbow off a late second-period faceoff at the Garden on Jan. 26. The captain, who was not penalized on the play, was issued a two-game suspension by the Department of Player Safety that sidelined […]
Senate GOP enters critical stretch for fending off bad candidates
December 18, 2023 by
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.), left, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell averted some primaries and have all but locked up retiring Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat in West Virginia. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The GOP is escalating its push to head off problematic nominees in a slate of critical states that could determine control
Jalen Brunson injury threatens to make treacherous Knicks stretch that much harder
December 9, 2023 by
BOSTON — It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Less than a month ago, the Knicks were joking and laughing over Tom Thibodeau’s penchant for leaving his starters on the court at the end of blowouts. The coach explained that he once witnessed Tracy McGrady, almost two decades prior, rip off 13 points […]
Nets face playoff contenders during tough home stretch
March 15, 2023 by
With just over three weeks left in the NBA regular season, the Nets are sixth in the Eastern Conference, with a realistic chance of finishing as high as fourth or as low as seventh, which would put them in the play-in round. So it makes sense for the new-look team to get into postseason mode […]