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| Devils hope to wrap up Atlantic Division crown |
NHL Hockey |
04/04/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils hope to wrap up a division championship, and prolong a rival's misery at the same time tonight when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Any combination of two points earned by New Jersey or unearned by Philadelphia, which will visit Tampa this evening, would secure the Devils their fifth Atlantic crown in seven years. In addition, a Rangers' loss or tie would officially eliminate them from playoff contention. They enter tonight's actio |
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| NHL fines Islanders for closed practice |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders were fined $25,000 on Wednesday for having a closed practice without media access. The Islanders committed the violation on Tuesday morning -- hours before they skated to a 2-2 with the New York Rangers. Apparently, a team spokesperson had told reporters that the Isles were not holding a practice session. However, the players later took the ice. New York travels to Detroit on Thursday to take on the defending champion Red Wings. |
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| Lightning Team Report: Magic number is 4 |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2003 |
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| a 2-2 tie with the Lightning at the FleetCenter. Ruslan Fedotenko and Fredrik Modin scored for the Lightning, who are unbeaten in their last 12 games (6-0-6). Nick Boynton also scored for Boston, which clinched a playoff spot with the point and the New York Rangers' overtime loss to Atlanta on Monday. The Bruins have 84 points and hold the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference. John Grahame made 33 saves for the Lightning, while Steve Shields turned aside 15 shots for Boston. Tampa Bay took a 2-1 lead on Modi |
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| Cablevision, YES agree on one-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
04/01/2003 |
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| ed by YankeeNets, a sports entertainment company that owns the Yankees, New Jersey Devils and New Jersey Nets. For obvious reasons, it has exclusive rights to a large majority of Yankees games. Cablevision is a media conglomerate of the biggest kind. In addition to providing many in the New York metropolitan area with cable service, it also owns Madison Square Garden, the MSG Network, as well as the New York Rangers and Knicks. Prior to the 2002 campaign, the Yankees appeared on the MSG Network for 13 seasons. |
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| Bruins reach post-season with tie against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2003 |
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| Tampa Bay moved three points ahead of idle Washington for first place in the Southeast Division. The Lightning have already secured a spot in the post-season. Nick Boynton also scored for Boston, which clinched a playoff spot with the point and the New York Rangers' overtime loss to Atlanta on Monday. The Bruins have 84 points and hold the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston is in the post-season for the second year in a row. John Grahame made 33 saves for the Lightning, while Steve Shields turned a |
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| Rangers still clinging to playoff hopes |
NHL Hockey |
03/31/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - With their playoff hopes still breathing, the New York Rangers try to set up a Big Apple showdown when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to Madison Square Garden tonight. With 76 points, the Rangers sit ninth in the Eastern Conference -- four behind the rival Islanders, and both teams have four games remaining. The Blueshirts and Isles will face off on Long Island Tuesday night. The Rangers kept their dreams alive with Saturday's 3-1 win in Boston, led by a two-goal effort off |
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| Bruins try to clinch playoff spot against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins hope to officially secure a playoff berth today when they welcome the New York Rangers to FleetCenter. Boston can clinch its second straight spot in the postseason with a win or tie today. With 83 points, the B's are seventh in the Eastern Conference -- three ahead the eighth-place NY Islanders and four behind Washington, which resides in sixth. On Thursday the Bruins skated to a 2-2 tie in Philadelphia, as Bryan Berard and Nick Boynton scored 1:15 apart in the s |
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| Rangers Team Report: Curtains about to close on Broadway |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - What does $80 million get you nowadays in the NHL? Well if you are the New York Rangers it gets you an early jump on your summer vacation and a nice comfortable spot in front of your television to view the upcoming postseason. Hanging to slim playoff dreams, the Rangers welcomed the Pittsburgh Penguins to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with the hope of climbing within four points of the Islanders for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. The result? The Rangers put forth a lifel |
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| Rangers in must-win situation against slumping Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
03/26/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers face an absolute must-win situation tonight when they invite the Pittsburgh Penguins to Madison Square Garden. The Blueshirts, who have won their last three games, remain ninth in the Eastern Conference -- six behind the rival Islanders, who defeated Chicago 9-2 on Tuesday, for the final playoff spot. Both teams have six games remaining on the schedule. On Saturday the Rangers posted a 2-1 victory in Philadelphia, as goaltender Dan Blackburn shined with 28 s |
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| Vancouver's Bertuzzi earns NHL weekly honor |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2003 |
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| goals and two assists during the week and raised his league- leading goal total to 45, which is a career high. The 28-year-old Bertuzzi also achieved a new career-best in points with 91, as he has recorded 46 assists on the season to go along with his 45 goals. Vancouver was 3-1 during the week and is in first place in the Northwest Division with 99 points. Others considered for the award were Minnesota Wild goaltender Dwayne Roloson, New York Rangers goaltender Mike Dunham and Atlanta right wing Dany Heatley. |
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