Friday, May 30, 2014

May 30, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers Game 6 Eastern Conference Final notebook for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 30, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers Eastern Conference Final Game 6 game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

May 28, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers Game 6 Eastern Conference Final advance for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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Monday, May 26, 2014

May 26, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers Game 4 Eastern Conference Final game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 26, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers Game 4 Eastern Conference Final early main story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

May 24, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers off day story for the Associated Press

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Friday, May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers Game 3 Eastern Conference Final notebook

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May 23, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers Game 3 Eastern Conference Final game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

posted by Denis P. Gorman at 1:20 PM

May 23, 2014, Sergio Martinez-Miguel Cotto WBC world middleweight title fight advance for AP

Bad blood in Martinez-Cotto matchup 


Update at May 22, 2014


NEW YORK (AP) - The upcoming fight between Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez does not need hype.


These fighters don't like each other and the prefight banter this week is just stirring up the bad blood between them.


Cotto and Martinez held conference calls Thursday to discuss their June 7 world middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden.


"The judges are not going to have to do that much work on (that night) because this fight is definitely not going the distance," said Martinez, the WBC champion.


Due to an injury, Martinez (51-2-2) hasn't fought since defeating Martin Murray on April 27, 2013. Through an interpreter, Martinez said he "hasn't felt this good in a long time."


That's physically. Emotionally, he holds plenty of animosity for Cotto (39-4).


According to promoter Lou DiBella, the Martinez camp had to make "concessions" to Cotto in order to get the fight signed.


"This was not an easy negotiation," DiBella said. "We had to swallow some stuff we didn't want to swallow."


According to DiBella, those concessions included the fight being contested at 159 pounds; having to surrender top billing; and the photo placement of Martinez on the fight poster.


DiBella noted that Cotto was in the room when the demands were made, and believes the fighter was the driving force behind the "annoying" allowances. DiBella then stressed that Martinez is "fixated on giving Cotto a beating at Madison Square Garden."


"The reality is this is a huge fight," DiBella said. "This is in the biggest arena, the most famous arena in the world. It's against the most proven pay-per-view fighter he's ever fought, the biggest name fighter he's ever fought. So in terms of Sergio's legacy, I'm not going to pretend: This fight is huge."


Not solely for Martinez. Should Cotto win, he will become a world champion in four weight classes. Previously, Cotto was the WBA super welterweight champion, the WBO welterweight belt holder, and the WBO light welterweight champ.


"We're going to win this fight," Cotto said. "I know what I'm capable of June 7."


And what is that, exactly? Implementation of a power game.


Cotto and trainer Freddie Roach concede Martinez is taller at 5-foot-10 - Cotto is 5-7 -but think they'll be able to get inside on the WBC champion.


"I don't worry about his style. I worry about myself," Cotto said. "I train for 12 rounds. I train for 12 hard rounds. I train for war."

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers off day notebook for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 21, 2014, Alain Vigneault profile for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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Friday, May 16, 2014

May 16, 2014, Montreal Canadiens-New York Rangers NHL Eastern Conference Final advance for Metro Newspaper in NYC

posted by Denis P. Gorman at 7:13 PM

May 15, 2014, New York Yankees-New York Mets Subway Series game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 15, 2014, New York Yankees-New York Mets Subway Series sidebar for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

May 12, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers Game 7 Metropolitan Division Final advance for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 12, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers Game 7 Metropolitan Division Final advance for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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May 11, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers Game 6 Metropolitan Division Final game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 11, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers Game 6 Metropolitan Division Final notebook for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 11, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers Game 6 Metropolitan Division Final sidebar for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Saturday, May 10, 2014

May 10, 2014, New York Rangers off-day sidebar for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Thursday, May 08, 2014

May 8, 2014, Rick Nash's playoff struggle mirrors that of the New York Rangers sidebar for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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May 8, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers Game 4 Metropolitan Division Final game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 8, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers Game 4 Metropolitan Division Final notebook for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 8, 2014, New York Rangers Game 4 Metropolitan Division Final sidebar for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Tuesday, May 06, 2014

May 6, 2014, New York Rangers power play woes sidebar for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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May 6, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers NHL Game 3 Metropolitan Division Final sidebar for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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May 6, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers NHL Metropolitan Division Final Game 3 game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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May 6, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins-New York Rangers NHL Metropolitan Division Finals notebook for Metro Newspaper in NYC

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Thursday, May 01, 2014

May 1, 2014, Philadelphia Flyers-New York Rangers Game 7 Metropolitan Division game story for Metro Newspaper in NYC

posted by Denis P. Gorman at 1:58 AM

May 1, 2014, Philadelphia Flyers-New York Rangers Game 7 Metropolitan Division notebook for Metro Newspaper in NYC

posted by Denis P. Gorman at 1:56 AM