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| Tom Brady surprised by Plaxico Burress' victory prediction |
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01/31/2008 |
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| n't among the best in Big Apple sports history. It comes nowhere close to Joe Namath's guarantee that the New York Jets would beat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl in 1969. Nor does it match Mark Messier's guarantee that the New York Rangers would beat the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals in 1994, the season the Blueshirts won the Stanley Cup. ``It's all entertainment,'' Burress said after arriving 33 minutes late for the team's press availability. ``Look a |
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| 'Canes shake off early jitters to best Blue Shirts |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2008 |
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| igh, NC (Best E Casino) - Cam Ward allowed a goal just over a minute into the first period, but didn't allow another puck to get past him the rest of the night as the Carolina Hurricanes started the season's second half with a 3-1 home win over the New York Rangers. Ward made 34 saves on the night and shut out New York for the game's final 58 minutes and 58 seconds as the Hurricanes won for the third time in four games. Sergei Samsonov, Rod Brind'Amour and Trevor Letowski all scored goals for Carolina. "The fi |
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| Staal, Hurricanes welcome Rangers to Raleigh |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Carolina Hurricanes hope to build off Eric Staal's MVP performance in the All-Star Game when the Southeast Division leaders begin the second half of their schedule with a matchup against the New York Rangers this evening at the RBC Center. Staal took home top individual honors at the league's midwinter showcase, held Sunday at Atlanta's Philips Arena, by scoring a pair of goals and assisting on Marc Savard's game-winning tally that lifted the Eastern Conference squad to an 8-7 victory ov |
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| Nabokov shuts out Kovalchuk in entertaining second-period duel |
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01/27/2008 |
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| other first-time All-Star for the East, Boston forward Marc Savard, played for the host Atlanta Thrashers from 2003-06 and had the game-winning goal. --- NUMBER 9: Ottawa's Jason Spezza wears No. 19 for the Senators but switched to No. 9 Sunday. New York Rangers forward Scott Gomez wore No. 19 for the Eastern Conference. Spezza said No. 9 was his old number for AHL Binghamton. Spezza had two assists. --- NOTABLES: The 2009 All-Star game will be played in Montreal. ... The oldest All-Star was Detroit |
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| Staal wins MVP for 2 goals, 1 assist in East's All-Star win |
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01/27/2008 |
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| at does Staal do with the new car that came with the trophy? Does Staal give the car to younger brother Jordan, in his second year as a center for the Pittsburgh Penguins? Or does he pass the keys to Marc, in his first year as a defenseman for the New York Rangers? How about baby brother Jared, 17, who is playing in the Ontario Hockey League? ``I was saying to the guys on the ice if I do give it to my parents I'd be the favorite of the family, a least for a little while,'' Staal said. Staal scored one goa |
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| Arnott makes All-Star return after an 11-year gap |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2008 |
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| when you have the opportunity to take the best players in the world and put them under one roof, what a great opportunity for our fans to see that.'' --- NUMBER 9: Ottawa's Jason Spezza wears No. 19 for the Senators but switched to No. 9 Sunday. New York Rangers forward Scott Gomez wore No. 19 for the Eastern Conference. Spezza said No. 9 was his old number for AHL Binghamton. Spezza recorded a first-period assist Sunday on Ovechkin's first goal. --- NOTABLES: The 2009 All-Star game will be played i |
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| Super Bowl highlights super rivalry: Beantown vs. Big Apple |
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01/27/2008 |
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| ecticut still consider the state Giants territory; in fact, the Patriots almost moved to Hartford in the late 1990s. The most intense matchups between Boston and New York came in other sports. In 1972, Bobby Orr's goal helped the Bruins beat the New York Rangers for their most recent Stanley Cup title. Around the same time, John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and the Celtics were dueling Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and the Knicks for Eastern Conference crowns. The Celtics and Knicks haven't met in the postseason sin |
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| YoungStars spark Eastern Conference to SuperSkills win |
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01/26/2008 |
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| Kovy! Kovy!'' Ultimately, there was no rematch and Horcoff was ruled the winner. Calgary's Dion Phaneuf saved the West in the elimination shootout. Phaneuf was the only one of his conference's shooters to score in the first three rounds, and the New York Rangers' Scott Gomez, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin and Philadelphia's Kimmo Timonen advanced from the East. In the elimination round, however, Phaneuf scored against Boston goalie Tim Thomas, who was left spinning like a top in front of the net. St. Louis g |
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| NHL schedules doubleheaders in Prague, Stockholm; players' union objects |
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01/26/2008 |
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| p>Saying there were still details to be worked out, the leader of the NHL Players' Association objected to the league announcing two games would be played in both Prague and Stockholm to start the 2008-09 season. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the New York Rangers are scheduled to meet the Tampa Bay Lightning at Sazka Arena in the Czech Republic, while the Ottawa Senators would face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Globe Arena in Sweden's capital city. The games would be played Oct. 4 and 5 - assu |
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| NHL to open 2008-09 season in Europe |
NHL Hockey |
01/26/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The NHL announced on Saturday that the 2008-09 season will open with four games split between two European cities. Two games will be held between the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning in Prague, Czech Republic while the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins will square off for a pair of games in Stockholm, Sweden. The games will be held on October 4 and 5. "It is a delight to bring our game to more of our great international fans," said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. "W |
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