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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kyle MacLean was out of Sunday’s lineup with illness, so the Islanders tried something way out of left field. Adam Boqvist, a defenseman, centered the fourth line in MacLean’s spot as the Islanders went with a lineup that was technically 11 forwards and seven defenseman, with the intent of playing as if … Read more

TAMPA — Aaron Judge is “hoping and praying” for the best for Gerrit Cole and has found the silver lining of a bleak Yankees camp: It is spring training and not yet even the middle of March. The team captain held a brief state-of-the-Yankees address Sunday in front of his locker, where he expressed plenty … Read more

Aaron Rodgers will be officially released by the Jets at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Well before then, he could have a new team. And that team could be the Giants, although it also could be someone else out there interested in bringing in a 41-year old quarterback on the downside of his Hall of Fame … Read more

Geno Smith is excited to be with the Raiders. The multi-time Pro Bowl quarterback was dealt from the Seahawks to the Raiders. The trade, finalized Friday, saw the Raiders send back a third-rounder for Smith, which will be pick No. 92 in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. Smith expressed his enthusiasm on social media, stating, … Read more

The Rangers power play has not been much of a factor in the past seven games. After going 0-for-4 on the power play in a 7-3 loss to the Blue Jackets Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, the Blueshirts now are 1-for-20 with the man advantage since Feb. 25. “I think we’re getting good looks,” … Read more

There’s growing pressure for Rays owner Stu Sternberg to sell the ballclub amid consideration that he may back out of a stadium deal in St. Petersburg.  Both MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and other owners have been trying to convince Sternberg to offload the team and the league could take away part of the Rays’ revenue-sharing … Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Islanders had seven defensemen in their lineup Sunday, and at times, not one of them looked willing to lay a hit. It’s been a quiet through line for much of the season, the lack of edge and physicality inherent in their game. You could see it in the first period Saturday … Read more

JUPITER, Fla. — Nerves aren’t an issue for Carlos Carrasco at this point. That the Yankees could have the fifth spot of their rotation open at any point due to another Gerrit Cole injury nightmare didn’t get to the 15-year veteran as he made his second spring start Sunday. “The pressure was a long time … Read more

LOS ANGELES — Karl-Anthony Towns is learning from one of the best — Patrick Ewing. “How dope is that s—? It’s dope as hell,” Towns said. “The blessing and the fact that I can say that I was on a bus with Patrick Ewing and going to games and we talk a bunch and to … Read more