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Loyola midfielder Tucker Adams heads the ball to a teammate during the Cubs’ 2-0 win Tuesday night at Cathedral. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) When Catholic school powerhouses Loyola and Cathedral meet in their annual early season soccer showdown, the energy is palpable and tensions are high. The playoffs are still months away, yet … Read more

Getty Images The shots on goal were 30-7 through the first two periods and 36-14 overall against the Rangers. The final score of the defeat, though, was only 2-1. This was not within the last few weeks, and the goaltender was neither Igor Shesterkin nor Jonathan Quick. This, instead, was nearly a quarter of a … Read more

Record-setting receiver Shane Rosenthal of Newbury Park is lifted up by teammate Joel Gonzalez after scoring a touchdown. (Craig Weston) Shane Rosenthal’s four-year run catching passes at Newbury Park High is over, and the numbers he put up the last three seasons, in particular, are staggering. Teaming with quarterback Brady Smigiel and coach Joe Smigiel, … Read more

BUFFALO — Kaapo Kakko has already made history on the international level in his hockey career.  The 23-year-old Finn was the youngest player in hockey history to win gold in all three IIHF World Championship tournaments, beginning with the World U18 Championships in 2018 before he won it all at the World Junior Championships and … Read more

BUFFALO — Lately, the Rangers have been finding ways to lose instead of finding ways to win. In a low-event game between two spiraling teams, however, Igor Shesterkin and the Blueshirts defended a one-goal lead for a majority of the 60-minute affair before surviving the Sabres’ third-period push to take a 3-2 victory on Wednesday … Read more

Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics dribbles the ball during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies. NBAE via Getty Images You know when we’ll know when the Knicks have truly, really, officially arrived? Here’s when we’ll know when the Knicks have truly, really, officially arrived:  When the taunts for Jayson Tatum start on Tuesday … Read more

The previous time Trae Young faced the Knicks in an elimination game, nearly five years ago, he buried the home team at MSG and finished the evening with a Broadway Bow.  Hawks-Knicks had the makings of an intense rivalry back then, with a pair of youthful, rising franchises. If any team held the advantage in … Read more

Joel Wolfe, the agent for Japanese player Roki Sasaki, speaks to reporters at the winter meetings in Dallas. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) Like the rest of Major League Baseball, the Dodgers have closely monitored Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki over the last couple of years, anxiously waiting for the hard-throwing phenom to come to … Read more

Brett Favre took the high road after his dust-up with former Jets great Mark Gastineau was featured in a trailer for the upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “New York Sack Exchange.” The clip, posted Tuesday, showed Gastineau, who blames the former Packers great for not being in the Hall of Fame, confronting Favre in … Read more

A dejected Aaron Rodgers and Tyler Conklin leave the field after the Jets’ Week 14 overtime loss to the Dolphins. AP What if? The Jets are 3-10 entering Sunday’s game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville and have lost seven of those games by six points or fewer. What if they’d won, say, four or even … Read more