Nets snap six-game losing streak with win over Raptors
TORONTO — Dennis Schroder scored 19 points against his old team, Trendon Watford scored 11 of his season-high 19 points in the second quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets defeated the short-handed Toronto Raptors 96-88. He defeated them and ended his losing streak at 6. Monday night. Mikal Bridges scored 13 points and Jalen Wilson added […]
Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo stays hot as spring hitting streak hits seven
Notes from Wednesday’s Yankees spring training in Dunedin, Florida: No one can beat Liz Anthony Rizzo had three hits in the 9-4 loss to the Red Sox, extending his Grapefruit League hitting streak to seven games. He has 11 hits in 18 at bats this spring. Anthony Rizzo celebrated with three hits on Wednesday. USA […]
Islanders’ cracks show as six-game win streak ends with loss to Kings
LOS ANGELES — If the Islanders found cause for frustration after Sunday’s big win, they’ll have plenty more to work on after Monday night. The cracks in the game that were evident in some of the wins over San Jose and Anaheim turned into cracks against the Kings, who won 3-0 and ended the Islanders’ […]
NBA bettors can wager on Wizards’ next win as losing streak grows
Commercial Content 21+. If you think the Detroit Pistons are bad, the Washington Wizards certainly give them the win as the worst team in the NBA this season. Washington hasn’t won a game since Jan. 29 and has lost 16 straight despite some near misses in February. The Wizards currently have the worst record in […]
Rangers’ winning streak ends at 10 with loss to Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Franchise history will have to be made differently for this Rangers team. The Blueshirts’ record-tying 10-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday night as the club suffered its first loss of the month, 4-2, at the hands of the Blue Jackets in front of a sold-out house. A crowd of […]
Rangers have chance to match team’s longest-ever winning streak
It’s been more than 50 years since the Rangers last won 10 games in a row, but the in-form Blueshirts will have a chance to equal that franchise record Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. Several factors have contributed to the team’s recent meteoric rise, with Peter Laviolette’s first-place team losing 5-2 at home to Las Vegas […]
Igor Shesterkin shuts out Flames as Rangers push win streak to five
Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Monday night for their fifth straight win. Will Quill and Jimmy Vesey scored for the Rangers, who are 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Shesterkin earned his 12th career shutout and his second consecutive […]
Islanders looking to build consistency — and their win streak
Just how bad things were for the Islanders before coach Lou Lamoriello pulled the trigger on the coaching change comes with the realization that Thursday’s win over the Lightning was their first back-to-back wins since Dec. 13. be. That’s nearly two months, during which season-long instability swirled around the Isles and nearly derailed the year. […]
Legendary Groundskeeper George Toma’s Super Bowl Streak Comes to an End at 57
George Thoma has been the groundskeeper for every Super Bowl, but that streak will come to an end this year. Thomas officially announced that his Super Bowl streak will end at 57 in an interview with KCUR in Kansas City. January 31, 1993: NFL groundskeeper George Thoma touches up on the green during the Super […]
Rangers credit tighter defense as key to three-game win streak
In Vincent Trocheck’s eyes, most games between two competing teams at this point in the season have a similar flow to the playoffs. When the Rangers defeated the Lightning on Wednesday night, head coach Peter Laviolette noticed that. Trocheck agreed. There weren’t many scoring opportunities or goals, and there weren’t many ways to break through […]