Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Sports Briefing | College Basketball: Wolverine to Transfer

Kameron Chatman has been granted his release from Michigan’s basketball program and plans to transfer.

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Lightning 5, Islanders 4 | Tampa Bay leads series, 2-1: Lightning Rally to Defeat Islanders in Overtime

The Islanders held a 4-3 lead in the last minute of regulation, but Tampa Bay forced overtime and then scored again 2:48 in to take a two-games-to-one series lead.

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Roundup: Penguins’ Kris Letang Is Suspended for Game 4 Against Capitals

The N.H.L. ruled that Letang, Pittsburgh’s top defenseman, made “significant head contact” on Washington’s Marcus Johansson well after a play in Game 3.

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Monday, May 2, 2016

Islander Ready for Next Level (of Noise)

Defenseman Travis Hamonic and his team return to Barclays Center for Game 3 against Tampa Bay. “You play all year to have an opportunity to do this,” he said.

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On Hockey: A Punishing Hit, and a Penalty to Match

Washington’s Brooks Orpik leveled Pittsburgh’s Olli Maatta in Game 2 and drew a three-game suspension.

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Capitals’ Orpik Agrees With Three-Game Suspension

“It was a bad hit,” defenseman Brooks Orpik said Monday, after being suspended for an illegal hit to the head on Pittsburgh’s Olli Maatta.

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Sunday, May 1, 2016

When Talking About the Islanders, Nothing Gets Past DiPietro

The former Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro has found a home on talk radio and in the broadcast booth.

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