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Jun 12, 2022
Lightning clip Rangers to advance to Stanley Cup Final
The Lightning, who have won seven consecutive home games, are the first team to reach the Cup Final in three consecutive seasons since the Edmonton Oilers in 1983-85.
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Jun 8, 2022
Lightning cruise past Rangers to even NHL East finals at two games each
It is the first time the home teams have won the first four respective games of a conference final series since 1991.
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May 31, 2022
Chris Kreider scores twice as Rangers eliminate Hurricanes in Game 7
The Rangers, who are 5-0 in elimination games this postseason, will face the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals.
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BASEBALL / MLB
May 24, 2022
Yankees' Josh Donaldson suspended for incident with Tim Anderson
The Yankees third baseman called the Orioles shortstop 'Jackie,' a reference to Jackie Robinson, during Saturday's game, leading to a bench-clearing incident between the two teams.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 29, 2022
A pitching contortionist bends his way into shape
Ignoring the routines and patterns of a normal pitcher has allowed the Yankees' Nestor Cortes to become the unlikeliest of breakout stars.
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Apr 22, 2022
Bad behavior drove a referee shortage. COVID made it worse.
From 2018 to 2021, an estimated 50,000 high school referees in the U.S. — roughly 20% of the total — quit from the sports they were officiating.
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Apr 16, 2022
Mike Bossy, Hockey Hall of Famer on champion Islander teams, dies at 65
Kimber Auerbach, director of communications for the Islanders, said the cause was lung cancer. Bossy announced he had the disease in October.
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JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022
Third time’s the charm? Kei Komuro fails to pass New York bar for second time
Komuro, who aims to take the exam again in July, has said he was five points short of passing.
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WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
An arrest in the subway attack brings relief but leaves unanswered questions
Police officials and prosecutors have not yet provided a motive for the shooting, which left 10 people wounded by gunfire and at least 13 others with related injuries.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2022
Manhunt underway for gunman in New York subway attack
A gunman wearing a gas mask sets off a smoke canister on a rush-hour train and shoots at least 10 people.
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WORLD
Apr 11, 2022
The mysterious man who built (and then lost) Little Tokyo
The cluster of these Japanese-style businesses on Stuyvesant Street came together organically over many years. Japan Village emerged nearly all at once.
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JAPAN
Apr 11, 2022
Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro finds new role at New York's Met
Sources say that Komuro is not on staff, which suggests that she is working there on a volunteer basis.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022
The best game that money could buy
In MLB, where players' salaries are public but owners' revenues are not, teams can spend as little as they want. They can also spend as much as they want.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 24, 2022
Kyrie Irving may be allowed to play at home as New York mulls ending vaccine mandate
Irving has played in road games with the Nets but refused the COVID-19 vaccine required for players in the New York home market.
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BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2022
SoftBank's choice of New York for Arm listing deals a blow to London
The U.K.'s largest homegrown tech firm's move to Nasdaq could pressure the government to speed up overdue reforms.

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