Knicks believe they can keep up with Oklahoma City Coach Mike Brown and Josh Hart think the Knicks' loss to OKC on March 4 could have gone either way.

...a relatively positive feeling.

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Knicks believe they can keep up with Oklahoma City Coach Mike Brown and Josh Hart think the Knicks' loss to OKC on March 4 could have gone either way.

The result, Josh Hart and Mike Brown readily acknowledged, was not the one they wanted.

But the way the Knicks played, the process implemented and enacted 24 days earlier against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, left both the swingman and the coach with...

Rangers' youngsters are showing promise as they seek full-time jobs Dylan Garand, Adam Sykoram and Drew Fortescue are showcasing skills at end of Rangers' lost season.

...Mike Sullivan are affording the Rangers’ prospects.

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Rangers' youngsters are showing promise as they seek full-time jobs Dylan Garand, Adam Sykoram and Drew Fortescue are showcasing skills at end of Rangers' lost season.

...were asking him about his emotions.

He could have talked about himself. He could have talked about accomplishing a lifelong goal.

Instead, Garand talked about Adam Sykora and Drew Fortescue and the opportunities that general manager Chris Drury and coach...

Rangers' youngsters are showing promise as they seek full-time jobs Dylan Garand, Adam Sykoram and Drew Fortescue are showcasing skills at end of Rangers' lost season.

It was a moment that Dylan Garand had thought about all of his life.

The 23-year-old goaltender was standing in the home dressing room Friday night, a few minutes after he recorded his first National Hockey League win, a 6-1 throttling of Chicago at the Garden. Reporters...

March Madness: St. John's men's gets send-off ahead of Sweet 16 Awaiting the Storm will be the tournament's top overall seed, Duke, in a Sweet 16 matchup on Friday night in Washington, D.C.

With around 45 minutes-plus before the @StJohnsBBall and @DukeMBB Sweet 16 game tips off, here is my @newsday @NewsdaySports story with @StJohnsU President Father Brian Shanley saying he believes "we could win the whole thing." www.newsday.com/sports/colle... #SJUBB

March Madness: St. John's men's gets send-off ahead of Sweet 16 Awaiting the Storm will be the tournament's top overall seed, Duke, in a Sweet 16 matchup on Friday night in Washington, D.C.

...anybody.”

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March Madness: St. John's men's gets send-off ahead of Sweet 16 Awaiting the Storm will be the tournament's top overall seed, Duke, in a Sweet 16 matchup on Friday night in Washington, D.C.

...go?

His response was 14 words. Fourteen unequivocal words.

“I think we could win the whole thing,” Shanley told Newsday Wednesday afternoon, a few minutes before the team’s on-campus send-off pep rally. “I think we could beat...

Standing outside of the old brownish and beige-bricked gym named for one of the program’s legendary figures, St. John’s President Father Brian Shanley was asked two rather simple questions.

How far can the Red Storm go in the NCAA Tournament? How much further can they...

St. John's success raises Storm-mania to fever pitch One day after Darling etched his name into St. John's basketball lore, the overriding emotions of students Newsday were excitement and anticipation.

...same time, 2,780 miles northeast of Viejas Arena in San Diego, Calif., in a dorm room on the St. John’s campus, euphoric pandemonium reigned.

For the exact same reason.

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A kind of chaotic delirium enveloped Dylan Darling.

The redshirt junior guard was swallowed by a swell of giddy teammates a second or so after his buzzer-beating layup extended the Red Storm’s season for at least one more game with a 67-65 win over fourth-seed Kansas

At the...

Rangers goalie prospect Dylan Garand poised to live out lifelong dream Coach Mike Sullivan said of Garand, who was called up Friday: "I would anticipate him playing."

Dylan Garand is making his @NHL debut this afternoon for the @NYRangers. I wrote about him for @newsday @NewsdaySports.

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Rangers goalie prospect Dylan Garand poised to live out lifelong dream Coach Mike Sullivan said of Garand, who was called up Friday: "I would anticipate him playing."

...a NHL game.

The @newsday.bsky.social @newsdaysports story: www.newsday.com/sports/hocke...

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...John Vanbiesbrouck. By Mike Richter, Henrik Lundqvist and, now, by Igor Shesterkin.

What it would be like to hear public address announcer Joe Tolleson bellow his name as part of the starting lineup.

What it would be like to play...

Dylan Garand has thought about all of it.

What it would be like to pull the Rangers sweater over his pads for a regular season game. To skate on the Madison Square Garden ice surface and plant himself in the same crease that was patrolled by John Davidson and...

Noah Laba (lower-body) and Urho Vaakanainen (upper-body) are week-to-week. Also I am covering @NYRangers practice for my friend and @Newsday @NewsdaySports teammate and friend @colinsnewsday.bsky.social. #NHL #NYR

March Madness: Hofstra watch party on Long Island filled with pride Hofstra, a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament, put a scare into Alabama on Friday. Those on Long Island watched and believed.

...season.

And to revel in the requisite exhilaration that comes with being one of the 68 best men’s college basketball teams in the nation.

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... students. Others alumni. Some were staff. All were fans.

They gathered together here for a celebration 25 years in the making. They were here to watch the @hofstrau @hofstrambb team compete in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2000-01...

They came in waves.

Ones and twos. Threes and fours.

Into the building with blue and light grey aluminum siding on the roof and a brick base on the corner of Republic and Liberty Boulevards, dressed in various shades of blues and yellows and whites and greys, some were...

A story in three parts:

How Matthew Schaefer allowed the Islanders to dream big again The New York Islanders haven’t won a Stanley Cup since 1983. An 18-year-old defenceman from Hamilton has allowed the franchise to dream again.

hold.

And it led The Star to ask Schaefer a simple question: Can you appreciate what you are doing for the franchise?

The @torontostar @starsports story: www.thestar.com/sports/nhl/h...

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…Schaefer, a six-foot-two, 186-pound perpetual motion machine, darted and weaved and roamed around the ice below.

It was yet another performance during this sensational rookie season that left Islanders fans wondering about what the future may

…ice.

The hymn reverberated throughout the arena on most of the defenceman's 29 shifts. The rest of the time, those who filled the seats merely gasped as…

…assist in 23:15 of ice time in the come-from-behind win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, leaving the 17,255 parishioners clad in blue and white and orange garments chanting “Mat-thew Schae-fer!" in sing-song fashion every time he jumped on the…

Matthew Schaefer disagreed with the premise of the question.

Sitting at his stall inside the home dressing room after a recent game at UBS Arena, the 18-year-old was providing analysis of another electrifying performance.

The Hamilton product finished with two goals and an…

Probably not a great sign that a fan just chanted "Let's go, Islanders," during the Kings-Rangers game at MSG. #NHL #Isles #NYR

Matthew Schaefer's more focused on winning than Tuesday's homecoming against Toronto for Islanders The Islanders remain in a tight race for the final spots in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and the rookie knows it.

...next breath, the 18-year-old stressed the anticipation is tempered by the twin realities that the Islanders are in a heated playoff race and points are vital.

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There is, Matthew Schaefer explained, natural excitement.

And how could there not be? For the first time in his nascent NHL career, the presumptive Calder Trophy candidate will be able to play his first NHL game in front of family and friends in Toronto.

But, in the...

During his post-practice availability, Patrick Roy said Semyon Varlamov had “two knee replacement” surgeries.

Varlamov came onto the ice at the end of practice this morning and took a few shots from teammates.

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