Islanders Take Junior Forward Strome With 5th Pick
The New York Islanders took Ryan Strome, a high-scoring forward from the Ontario Hockey League, with the No. 5 pick in the NHL draft Friday night.
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The New York Islanders took Ryan Strome, a high-scoring forward from the Ontario Hockey League, with the No. 5 pick in the NHL draft Friday night.
Lou Lamoriello avoided any attempt to compare Adam Larsson to any current or former player after the New Jersey Devils grabbed the Swedish defenseman with the fourth pick in the NHL draft.
Dillon Gee does not 'wow' you with his stuff as much as he bowls you over with his poise and professionalism. We are so preoccupied with the radar gun and sometimes forget it is pitching—not throwing that matters.
WFAN's NHL expert Brian Monzo is used to getting it right in his mock drafts. Check out and dissect his picks for 2011.
Hans Backe has kept faith in starting keeper Greg Sutton but his erratic play has likely forced the return of Bouna Coundoul to the Red Bulls' net. Would this be a wise move or should Backe continue with Sutton until a long-term replacement can be found?
Police say Jets receiver Braylon Edwards was involved in a minor car crash on the Detroit River island park of Belle Isle early Friday morning. Officer Phillip Cook said Edwards was driving a two-seat sports car around 3:40 a.m. when he lost control, drove off the road and into a pylon.
Rex Ryan's Jets won't be holed up in central New York this summer. The Jets will conduct their training camp at their facility in Florham Park, N.J. and not at SUNY Cortland, where they trained the past two years.
A message to the Mets: Spend the extra dough; cough up the cash for the cachet. Keep the best player on your team who's also playing like the best player in the National League.
Brian Monzo, producer for WFAN and hockey writer for WFAN.com, joined Neil to talk about what the metro teams will be looking for in the first round of the NHL Draft and to also look back at the Stanley Cup finals.
John Schmeelk's running diary of last night's NBA Draft and a detailed analysis of the Knicks picks.
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez knows he might be a goner by the July 31 trading deadline, and he's not against serving in a setup role for a contending team. Including the Yankees.
Jets special teams weapon, do-it-all receiver and Wildcat quarterback Brad Smith is ready to test free agency. "As a football player in the interest of business, you have to be able to explore and see what may be best for you," he told Pro Football Weekly.
One of the arguments in every draft is whether a team should take the best available player, or do they take someone to fill a need? Here's what I think. In the NHL, unless you have a top three pick, you fill a need. Each of the locals should be filling needs.
Iman Shumpert didn't hear the boos at the Prudential Center after his name was called Thursday night. But he heard about them. The Knicks' pick at No. 17 isn't worried about the reaction he got at the NBA draft, he's confident Knicks fans will come around.
Derek Jeter may have to wait even longer before resuming his march to 3,000 hits. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said on Thursday that Jeter's still sore from the strained right calf that landed him on the disabled list.
