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Should Brendan Gallagher be a top-six forward, does Lane Hutson get too much ice time, and what does the future hold for Jake Evans? Heading into weekend action, Canadiens prospect Jacob Fowler had a 7-1-0 record with a 1.55 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage during his sophomore season at Boston College.Photo by Al … Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — At the start of the season, Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said he hoped Ben Simmons would be aggressive and put up double-digit shots on a nightly basis. So far, Simmons hasn’t hit the target once. With Simmons now removed from his second back surgery and proclaiming himself healthy for the first time … Read more

It’s not quite Babe Ruth calling his shot, but Brock Nelson will come away from Hockey Fights Cancer Night with quite the story to tell. In the first intermission of the Islanders’ 3-1 win over the Blues on Saturday, Nelson was informed during a walk-off interview with MSG’s Shannon Hogan that he was Henry Schafer’s … Read more

Tommy DeVito looks for the open man during the Giants’ loss to the Saints last season. Corey Sipkin for the New York Post New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Giants finally pulled the plug on the Daniel … Read more

NASSAU, Bahamas — The biggest surprise through two-thirds of St. John’s trip to The Bahamas has been the Johnnies’ 3-point shooting. A perceived weakness entering the season was a strength in the double-overtime loss to No. 13 Baylor and rout of Virginia. No. 22 St. John’s is 24-for-48 from distance, and is now shooting a … Read more

The next step in Daniel Jones’ career is beginning to come into focus. The 27-year-old veteran quarterback — who was released by the Giants on Friday and officially waived on Saturday — is expected to clear waivers Monday and have a new home on a one-year deal, sooner rather than later, according to ESPN’s Adam … Read more

Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Kevin Stepherson crosses the goal line for a first-half touchdown as Army Black Knights cornerback Elijah Riley defends in November 2016. (Ken Murray / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) On Saturday at Yankee Stadium, Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish (ranked No. 6 before the game) played Army’s Black Knights (No. … Read more

Last season, UC Irvine finished 9-9 and in fifth place in the Big West Conference. This year, the Anteaters could go 10-8, end up in a five-way tie for third and, because of complicated tiebreaker rules, be the seventh-seeded team in the conference tournament. Irvine (11-14 overall, 8-8 in the Big West) got more bad … Read more

Vic Fangio (right), shown after a preseason game in L.A. and currently the Eagles defensive coordinator, had a pivotal encounter with Rams coach Sean McVay in 2018 as the Bears’ coordinator. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Sean McVay schemed against Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio only once as the Rams’ coach. It did … Read more

Vince Mackey is apparently a budding Arthur Ashe, but his flowering on the tennis court could be ampered if he doesn’t find a patron as Ashe did. Ashe, an NCAA titlist at UCLA and a Wimbledon champion, was helped along the road to tennis greatness by Dr. Walter Johnson. Johnson, a black physician, was a … Read more