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12 Feb

Gloversville gets past Broadalbin-Perth

GLOVERSVILLE — It was an emotion-filled night at Gloversville High School as the seniors on the Dragons basketball team took to their home floor for their final regular-season game. Coming off a lackluster performance against Queensbury on Saturday that resulted in only their second loss of the season, the Dragons looked to rebound against an upset-minded Broadalbin-Perth squad. After trailing at the end of the first quarter, Gloversville picked up its intensity, pressing the Patriots from baseline to baseline to turn the game around and picked up a 47-33 victory Monday night at Gloversville High School. “It was bittersweet,” four-year…

19 Dec

Elliott, Cowboys bounce back, top Bucs, 26-20

Chad Fleck0 CommentsNational Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott celebrated a short touchdown run by jumping into an oversized Salvation Army red kettle and the Dallas Cowboys closed in on home-field advantage in the playoffs with a 26-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night. The Cowboys (12-2) bounced back after their franchise-record 11-game winning streak ended, hanging on after what looked to be a festive night following Elliott’s antics turned tense when Jameis Winston rallied the Bucs from a 17-3 deficit to a 20-17 lead. Making his debut in the Sunday night spotlight, Winston threw for 247 yards and two…

19 Dec

Blue Jackets give Tortorella 500th coaching victory

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Seth Jones scored 46 seconds into overtime lead Columbus to a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, giving the Blue Jackets their ninth straight win and coach John Tortorella the 500th of his career. Brandon Saad had two goals and Cam Atkinson added a goal and an assist for Columbus, which has earned points in 11 straight games (10-0-1). Rangers 3, Devils 2, SO NEW YORK — Kevin Hayes scored the deciding goal in the shootout, lifting New York past rival New Jersey. Henrik Lundqvist then stopped Damon Severson to secure the Rangers’…