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May 13 1891 — Isaac Murphy wins his second straight Kentucky Derby aboard Kingman. In the stretch, Kingman comes from last in the four-horse field to beat Balgownan by one-half length. 1952 — In an Appalachian League game, Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 batters while pitching a 7-0 no-hitter against the Welch Miners.

April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in the NBA draft when he’s taken by the Boston Celtics.

Dan Shea is a friend to all

Mario Lemieux, born October 5th 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, is perhaps, and in my opinion, the greatest, but at minimum one of the greatest hockey players...

It took 28 years but the New York Islanders finally gave Nassau Coliseum another clinching moment Wednesday night.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated the visiting Florida Panthers with a 4-0 win in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup first-round

Islanders look to finish off Penguins in Game 6 at home Field Level Media 26 May 2021, 06:19 GMT+10 Barry Trotz was on the visitors bench for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals in 2015, when the New York Islanders staved off elimination and the closing of Nassau Coliseum by beating Trotzs Washington Capitals. "People were cheering, people were banging, and it felt like the building was moving," Trotz said Tuesday. "And it was deafening in there during the whole game." A little more ...

Color of Hockey: Paek inspiring South Korea as coach of national team Torch-bearer for countrys program won Stanley Cup twice as Penguins defenseman by William Douglas @WDouglasNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past nine years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and wri...

The Noon Number: Manhattan Melee Share this story Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images 5 - Number of times in the post-lockout era (2005-06 to present) that the Capitals have accumulated at least 50 penalty minutes in a single game, including last night’s win over the Rangers. By the time the dust had settled on the testosterone-fest, the Caps had been hit with 56 penalty minutes, including 44 in the first period alone. While last night’s physical affair marked the most penalty minutes earne...

This Was Brainerd - April 27 A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921. Written By: Terry McCollough | × Gay Zelinske, 79, has been passionate about American Legion baseball for 50 years. He coached the Brainerd team for 19 years. But the current coach stepped down and Gay hasnt been able to find a replacement. Brainerd is in danger of not fielding a team th...