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These 0-2 Rangers Look To Be In Worse Shape Than The Last 0-2 Rangers

Jeff Jacobs — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:55:57 GMT

Had Enough To Rally Against Caps, But Now, It's A Question Mark

— The Rangers have been down two games to none before. Heck, the last time it happened was only two weeks ago.

Steady Cano Making Case To Be A Keeper

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:08:00 GMT

Three times Saturday, Robinson Cano flashed a smile as big as Jay-Z's when he sees his wife, Beyonce, after a long day at the office.

Chara Looms Large As Bruins Take Game 1

Jeff Jacobs — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

BOSTON — As each Bruins defenseman goes down, he seems to grow taller and taller.

Ex-Whalers GM Emile Francis Remembers Fierce Rangers-Bruins Rivalry

Jeff Jacobs — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:00 GMT

Before there was a Game 1 between the Rangers and Bruins in 1973 at Boston Garden, there was a Stanley Cup Final Game 1 between the teams there in 1972.

Bruins Stunner: 'We Saved The Best For Last'

Jeff Jacobs — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:25:57 GMT

Their hockey souls were lost and so was their hockey season. They were gone. They were history.

If You Want Rangers-Bruins, Look To Lundqvist

Jeff Jacobs — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:50:00 GMT

New York's Sputtering Offense Puts Game 7 Burden On Goalie

NEW YORK — They haven't met in the playoffs in 40 years. They haven't meant when it has really mattered since Emile Francis was coach and Glen Sather was one of his Rangers players. They haven't meant since Orr and Espo were in Boston and Don Cherry was still coaching Rochester in the AHL.

Wherever There's Joy, There's Asaph Schwapp

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

He would be named Asaph. In January of 1987, Evelyn Schwapp found in the Old Testament the name of King David's chief musician, one appointed to raise the sounds of God's joy. She had been a member of the Glory Chapel choir in Hartford and more than anything in the world Evelyn loved to raise those joyful sounds.

UConn's New Hockey Coach Says He's Here To Win Championships

Jeff Jacobs — Fri, 10 May 2013 03:06:43 GMT

STORRS — Most guys go to Disney World after they've won championships. Mike Cavanaugh was offered the job as architect of UConn's hockey future as he was pulling into the place with his family.

New UConn Hockey Coach Has A Big Fan

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:55:02 GMT

BC's Mullane Speaks Highly Of Cavanaugh

When news broke Tuesday that long-time Boston College associate coach Mike Cavanaugh would be the man leading UConn into its hockey future, two names immediately popped into mind:

Jeff Jacobs: New UConn Hockey Coach Has A Big Fan

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:55:00 GMT

Book Closed On Season, What Does Future Hold For Garnett And Pierce?

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 04 May 2013 05:03:57 GMT

Whether They're Up For Another Round Next Season Is The Big Question

BOSTON — In a sober moment before the fifth game of this opening-round NBA playoff series, Paul Pierce considered the Knicks' foolhardy decision to show up at Madison Square Garden dressed in black. The Truth spoke some truth.

Book Closed On Season, What Does Future Hold For Garnett And Pierce?

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 04 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Verrazano: The Bridge Connecting Connecticut To The Derby

Jeff Jacobs — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:47:44 GMT

Verrazano, an awesome equine bridge between balance and size, was bred to run. Heading into the 139th Kentucky Derby, that part is undeniable. Bryan Sullivan is another story. He still chuckles when he thinks about that day 16 years ago at Monmouth Park.

Celtics Delay Funeral That Knicks Had Planned For Them

Jeff Jacobs — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:29:00 GMT

NEW YORK — They showed up Wednesday at Madison Square Garden wearing black. They left wearing some egg on their faces.

XL's Bedfellows Bring Puzzling Name Change

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:25:00 GMT

Thoughts and some juicy Connecticut building speculation while we await the American Athletic Conference to announce its move of the annual UConn women's basketball tournament from the XL Center to the Mohegan Sun.

Jason Collins Has No Team, But He'll Always Be A Trailblazer

Jeff Jacobs — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

He is smart. He is a Stanford man.

Napier Question Answered; Wolf Question Still Needs To Be

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:14:00 GMT

A day after the Boston Marathon bombings, Shabazz Napier was looking into a WTNH camera and talking eloquently, soulfully about the pain of his hometown. It was then that Napier paused for a moment and said, "I always tell my close friends that the one thing in life you never do is tell your future."

Celtics Can't Match Pregame Heroics

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:06:00 GMT

This Friday night began with such emotion, so much genuine emotion, it was a spitting shame to see what the home team had become.

By The Numbers, Mets Have A Gem In Harvey

Jeff Jacobs — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:24:00 GMT

He isn't the kid from Mystic anymore. He is a New York event. He isn't the fresh-faced Fitch High kid in his T-shirt fishing at Watch Hill, not anymore. His face is on T-shirts nowadays, hawked all around Citi Field, the face of hope for the Mets franchise.

Bill Holowaty Must Retire

Jeff Jacobs — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:32:00 GMT

In a 1998 feature story that appeared in The Courant, Bill Holowaty said, "I have never done anything to hurt anybody. I'm a competitive SOB, but I'm not vicious."

Sports No Salvation For Alleged Bomber

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:59:00 GMT

Younger Of Tsarnaev Brothers A Lauded High School Athlete, But That Means Nothing Now

After a marathon that danced with joy and ended in horror, surely we see what sports can mean to a city. By now, after pregame tributes marked by an anthem singer's fist pumps and the most appropriate f-bomb in New England history, yes, we see how sports can serve as the great stage to unite a region and lift its spirit.

For An Exhibition, UConn Football's Blue-White Game Didn't Show Much

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

There were only a few thousand fans in the stands.

Bombings Hit A Race That Is Peaceful At Its Heart

Jeff Jacobs — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Amby Burfoot was a little more than a half mile from the finish line Monday, running happily with childhood friends from Groton, when suddenly a human traffic jam confronted him.

For Yale's Jeff Malcolm, One Very Happy Birthday

Jeff Jacobs — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Quinnipiac had the Hobey Baker finalist, ECAC player of the year and first-team All-American goalie. Quinnipiac had Eric Hartzell, who coach Rand Pecknold called the best player in the nation, even when this night was done.

College Hockey Star Was Born On Backyard Pond

Jeff Jacobs — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:33:00 GMT

Eric Hartzell had a 4 1/2-acre pond in his backyard growing up in Minnesota. His dad, Kevin, would wake up on frigid Saturday mornings, look out the window and there was Eric, skating around by himself, not as a goalie, just skating and skating, fiddling with a hockey stick and a puck.