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Top Seeded Rangers Will Live Up to Their Billing

5.14.12 at 2:34pm by Mike Watts

It wasn’t easy in the first two rounds. Only the No. 8 seed next to the Ottawa Senators’ name in the playoff bracket would make you think they weren’t capable of giving the Rangers a series. The Sens came hard, and the Rangers skated away with a gritty seventh game win at the Garden. The second round was a matchup with the seventh-seeded Washington Capitals, a new look team with a defensive mindset that didn’t exactly match up with their personnel. Still, the Capitals brought the Rangers to another decisive seventh game, which the Blueshirts would skate away with on their home ice. No, it certainly wasn’t a breeze getting through the first two rounds.

Good Eating in Hell’s Kitchen

5.13.12 at 11:23pm by Terence McGinley

I planned on writing a Devils-Flyers preview, but final papers/examinations got in the way. The past two weeks I have spent every waking minute of free time with my face in a book. A word to the wise: DO NOT put off research papers to the last night. But perhaps it was a blessing in disguise, I was planning on picking the Flyers in 5 or 6 games. Wait, why did I just admit that?

Not Just Rookies Getting the Job Done in NY

5.13.12 at 3:17pm by Mike Watts

Give some credit to the New York Red Bulls. They won again without Thierry Henry (hamstring), Rafa Marquez (due back from suspension by injured his ankle in training), Stephen Keel (back sprain), Teemu Tainio (right knee sprain) and Wilman Conde (left groin sprain). Somehow they found a way to win starting rookies at three back line positions. I hardly imagined New York picking up three points against the Houston Dynamo with a lineup featuring a 5’5” rookie left back (Connor Lade), a center back with 225 minutes of playing time in the MLS (Tyler Ruthven), a four year pro who never seemed to latch on with D.C. United (Brandon Barklage), and a rookie keeper fresh out of college (Ryan Meara). Admit it, you didn’t expect a win either. And even if you did think they would manage to pull out a victory, you had to know it would come in another 1-0 affair.

Howard Beck Talks NBA Playoffs

5.12.12 at 5:00pm by Amit Badlani

Ricky and John were joined by Howard Beck, Knicks and NBA Beat Writer for the New York Times, to talk about the end of the 1st round and beginning of the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs.

Injury Bug Makes its Way Through the Bulls

5.3.12 at 1:34am by Kris Venezia

A number of Red Bulls have gone down with injuries early in the 2012 campaign, and while Saturday saw the Red Army pick up three points in Harrison versus New England, the win came at an enormous cost as captain Thierry Henry left the match with a right hamstring strain. The Frenchman was an early season MVP favorite, carrying the Bulls offense with a league leading nine goals and five assists. Henry managed to notch what proved to be the game-winning effort early against the Revolution, before the strain occurred.

Rangers vs. Capitals

4.28.12 at 2:25pm by Ricky Cibrano

The Rangers emerged victorious in a hard fought 7 games series with Ottawa, and now find themselves moving on to round 2 to face the Washington Capitals.

Doc Has The Diagnosis For The 2nd Round

4.28.12 at 1:50pm by Amit Badlani

Alex Smith and Mack Rosenberg were joined by Doc Emrick, play by play man for NHL on NBC and Versus, to talk about the 2nd round of the playoffs.

Award-Winning WFUV NFL Draft Coverage

4.26.12 at 7:52pm by Bob Ahrens

2004 was the first time...and then back-to-back in 2007 and 2008. WFUV was awarded theaward for Best Coverage of a Local Sporting Event by The New York State Broadcasters Association. Back in 2004 Pat Reichart wrote a story about that first award

Listen to the One on One NFL Draft Show

4.26.12 at 5:44pm by James Passarelli

The FUV crew has infiltrated the various sports hot spots of NYC to give you live first round news as it happens. Tune in at 7:30 tonight to keep up to date on all your NFL Draft news. We'll be online until the not-so-bitter end. So join us at the portal, and get the kind of material not even Kiper can give you.

Red Flag - NHL Disciplines

4.21.12 at 5:30pm by Ricky Cibrano

With an unprecedented 8 suspensions (so far) in the first round of the playoffs, Brendan Shanahan, the NHL head of discipline, has been incredibly busy. The wrath of Shanahan has been frequent and highly varied in severity so far, but is the NHL setting the right precedent by linking the length of suspensions so strongly to an injury occurring on the play?

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