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Once-Mighty Devils Tumble Out in First Round Again
SPORTS AND HEALTH – It has become a grim rite of spring: the Devils crashing out of the playoffs, either meekly or spectacularly, but always ingloriously and early.
On Thursday night, the Devils took the meek route, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers by 3-0 and surrendering the series, four games to one. It was the Devils’ [...]
Rain Shortens Game but Does Little to Slow Sabathia or the Yanks
SPORTS AND HEALTH – C. C. Sabathia, the ace of the Yankees’ pitching staff, is a large man who wears a big, baggy uniform that fits him like comfortable old pajamas.
Although Sabathia throws hard, he has an easy left-handed motion that sometimes looks like someone tossing an apple core across the kitchen into a garbage [...]
Rookie In Middle Of Border Rivalry
SPORTS AND HEALTH – Frans van Riemsdyk did not see his son, James, score his first N.H.L. goal live, so there was no way he was going to miss James’s first Stanley Cup playoff game Wednesday. He bumped up a few appointments and caught an earlier flight.
Van Riemsdyk, who had been out of town, arrived [...]
Rangers’ Season Extended, but Only by 3 Shots
SPORTS AND HEALTH – In the end, the Rangers’ late-season dream run came down to a single moment, Olli Jokinen bearing down on Flyers goalie Brian Boucher, the fans on their feet, a trip to the playoffs on the line for both teams.
Boucher made the save. The Wachovia Center exploded with joy. The Rangers filed [...]