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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Tim Thomas rides high road after crease crunch

COLLISION COURSE: Capitals winger Joel Ward crashes into Bruins goalie Tim Thomas as defenseman Dennis Seidenberg tries to check him from behind during the second period of last night’s game at the Garden. Why do they bother having a crease in the NHL if it doesn’t really exist? That...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Pats again in rush to Seymour value

Raiders’ Richard Seymour knocks the ball loose from Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterback Carson Palmer in the first quarter of play at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Sunday, November 22, 2009. FOXBORO — This time of year in Foxboro the talk is seldom about players and...

Bob Klapisch: Misguided New York fans so wrong to boo Jose Reyes

Marlins’ Jose Reyes reacts to fans before a baseball game against the New York Mets on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Citi Field in New York. NEW YORK — Let’s not quibble over what percentage of the Citi Field crowd booed Jose Reyes in his...

Travis Zajac makes it happen for Devils

Florida Panthers’ Tomas Fleischmann, bottom right, of the Czech Republic, skates away as New Jersey Devils’ Travis Zajac (19) celebrates with teammates Ilya Kovalchuk, left, of Russia, and Zach Parise, right, after scoring the game-winning goa NEWARK, N.J. — As Travis Zajac skated into the corner and into a mob of gathering teammates, the tension of...

Bryan Burwell: Time for Rams to get Bradford some help in the draft

ST. LOUIS — While he tries not to beat you over the head with it, Jeff Fisher wants you to know how much he loves seeing Sam Bradford in his huddle....

Bill Plaschke: Lakers lucky World Peace’s penalty isn’t longer

Lakers’ Metta World Peace (15) squares off with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Serge Ibaka (9) as Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant join in after a double flagrant foul on Peace in the second quarter at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday. LOS ANGELES — Three days after Metta World Peace threw an elbow that could...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Bobby Valentine can’t rescue ship going down

Bobby Valentine walks back to the dugout after a pitching change in the eighth inning as the Boston Red Sox face the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. If he were 32 years old next month and not 62, we would all be in agreement here....

Game 7’s of past mean little

Brad Marchand takes out Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Washington’s Verizon Center. Tomorrow night is about the moment and nothing more for the Boston Bruins. It...

David Haugh: Blackhawks’ stars nowhere to be seen

Coyotes’ Ray Whitney (13)shakes hands with Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) after the Coyotes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Chicago, Monday. CHICAGO — As the reality of Monday night’s 4-0 season-ending loss to the Coyotes slowly sank in, Blackhawks...

Dan Le Batard: Dolphins sink to bottom of Miami sports pool

MIAMI — The contaminated Miami Dolphins pushed general manager Jeff Ireland out into the open last week, feeding him to the hungry and howling media...

Phil Rogers’ MLB power rankings: Rangers hold steady at the top

Rangers third baseman Michael Young catches a grounder hit by New York Yankees’ Andruw Jones during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 23, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. Statistics through Sunday (last week’s ranking) 1. Rangers (1): Josh Hamilton, Mike Napoli, Ian Kinsler and...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Underachieving Penguins squander opportunity

Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin, left, elbows Philadelphia Flyers’ Erik Gustafsson in the face as they chase the puck during the first period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Sunday, April 22, 2012, in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA -- Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik did his postgame media thing...

David Haugh: Deja vu for ‘Q’?

Blackhawks’ Coach Joel Quenneville yells instructions during Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series at the United Center in Chicago, Thursday, April 19, 2012. CHICAGO — His team fresh off a 2-1 overtime victory on the road over the Coyotes in Game 5 of the first-round...

Thrilling win doesn’t change Lakers’ DNA

Lakers forward Metta World Peace puts a towel to his nose after taking a hit from Oklahoma City Thunder’s Serge Ibaka in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Sunday, April 22, 2012. LOS ANGELES — I broke it to Kobe Bryant after Sunday’s Lakers thriller. It’s...

Mark Purdy: Sharks are at crucial crossroads in their history

Blues fan holds up a sign as members of the San Jose Sharks skate past during the third period in Game 5 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round hockey playoff series, Saturday, April 21, 2012, in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS—Where do the San Jose Sharks go from here — except into another summer of angst, dissatisfaction...

Sports in Photos

Photo by Stuart Cahill

TRAFFIC JAM: Defenseman Zdeno Chara watches as Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin tries to knock the loose puck past goalie Tim Thomas during the Bruins’ Game 7 loss last night at the Garden.
Tip of Cap from Dennis Seidenberg


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