Islanders on brink of ending 23-year playoff drought

Edit Austin American Statesman 24 Apr 2016
... overtime against the Florida Panthers during Game 5 of an NHL hockey first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, early Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla ... The Islanders, one win away from handing Florida its fourth first-round exit since reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 1996, have the opportunity largely due to the play of goalie Thomas Greiss....

Celtics G Thomas avoids suspension for swipe at Schroder

Edit Tampa Bay Online 24 Apr 2016
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas was spared a suspension for taking a swing at Atlanta's Dennis Schroder, remaining eligible for Game 4 of the first-round playoff series against the Hawks after getting hit Saturday with a flagrant foul instead. Thomas scored a career-high 42 points in Boston's 111-103 victory Friday night, helping the Celtics avoid a 3-0 hole in the best-of-seven series....

Traffic stop leads to seizure of guns, arrest

Edit WPTV 24 Apr 2016
Officials with the Crime Suppression and Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms conducted a traffic stop after seeing 29-year-old Antonio Jerome Thomas driving in the area of N ... According to detectives, Thomas had four outstanding ......

Manchester United: Louis van Gaal focused on FA Cup and not his future

Edit BBC News 24 Apr 2016
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will leave it up to the club's board to decide whether he should remain at the club even if he wins the FA Cup ... "We live in the present ... Progressing to a record-equalling 19th FA Cup final means Manchester United, fifth in the Premier League, have the chance to end a disappointing season with a trophy ... I think the referee... Read more on FA Cup ... Read more on Add FA Cup alerts. Read more on FA Cup ... ....

Lee Wallace now wants to win the big prizes

Edit Scotsman 24 Apr 2016
The Scottish Cup semi-final success over Celtic last Sunday has the potential to change everything for Rangers ... This season, meanwhile, now finds Mark Warburton's Championship title winners in the box seat to join the set-up as Scottish Cup winners and Europa League qualifier entrants ... Certainly the League and the Petrofac, but not the Scottish Cup....

Arizona Theatre Company brings ‘Discord’ to the Herberger Theater Center

Edit The Examiner 24 Apr 2016
What happens when great men of history get locked up in a room with no exit and are made to hash out their views of Scripture and the true meaning of existence? Audiences can find out by coming to Scott Carter’s new play, “The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy ...Discord” stars Armin Shimerman as Count Leo Tolstoy, Larry Cedar as Thomas Jefferson and Mark Gagliardi as Charles Dickens....

Mark Warburton: Rangers will sharpen up for cup final

Edit Scotsman 24 Apr 2016
Rangers manager Mark Warburton has pledged his players will not be allowed to zone out before they have to zone in on the Scottish Cup final ... We will prepare well ... If you can't motivate yourself for a cup final then you're not worth your salt as a footballer,” said Wilson ... We are delighted to be in the cup final but now we're in it we want to win it ... ....

Spurs, Cavs look to sweep; Celtics, Rockets try to get even

Edit Springfield News-Sun 24 Apr 2016
The Boston Celtics are also looking to even their series against the Atlanta Hawks, though they may need another Herculean effort from Isaiah Thomas ... ___ ... Isaiah Thomas was asked what he could do for an encore after scoring a career-high 42 points to help Boston avoid a 3-0 hole against Atlanta ... The Celtics are happy that Thomas can take the floor at all on Game 4 on Sunday ... Thomas said he got the word from Celtics President Danny Ainge....

BYU routs Arkansas State to advance to Varsity Cup finals vs. Cal

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 24 Apr 2016
Provo • The powerful BYU rugby machine continued to roll on Saturday afternoon, walloping Arkansas State 68-20 in a Penn Mutual Varsity Cup semifinal match at South Field. With the win, top-ranked BYU (22-0) advances to the Cup’s championship match. The Cougars will face longtime nemesis California on May 7 (2 p.m.) in the final at South Field in Provo ... BYU edged Cal 30-27 last year in the final at Sandy... ....

Chris Colabello's suspension casts shadow on his great story

Edit Toronto Sun 24 Apr 2016
Patrick Kane is only 27 years old, but he has already moved into third place all-time in overtime Stanley Cup goals ... Random thoughts as the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs comes closer to conclusion ... He has to be on Team Canada for the World Cup of Hockey, doesn’t he? ... James Reimer with a Stanley Cup ring? ... Europe at the World Cup in Toronto, you can get a ticket for $29....

Surprise goaltenders make big impacts on playoffs' 1st round

Edit Arizona Daily Star 24 Apr 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michal Neuvirth, Thomas Greiss and Martin Jones were sitting on the bench as playoff backups a year ago. Jeff Zatkoff and Matt Murray were in the minors ... ....

Thomas won't be suspended for hitting Schroder

Edit The Providence Journal 24 Apr 2016
The collective sigh of relief could be heard echoing among the sounds of whistles and bouncing basketballs at the Celtics practice facility on Saturday afternoon when word came down that Isaiah Thomas would not be suspended for striking Dennis Schroder in the head in the first half of Friday night’s Game Three.Following his epic, ......
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