Mathew Barzal put the Islanders on the board with just over 7 minutes remaining in the 2nd period. New York’s offense looked sharp and matched the Lightning shot for shot. But it was Varlomov’s acrobatic act, save after save that was the difference in today’s game.
Last night, Niskayuna standout baseball player Garrett Whitley was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
Whitley, the toolsy OF, went 13th overall. Mock drafts had him pegged anywhere between the early teens and the mid-20s...
It may be March, not July. It may be against a National League opponent, not the Red Sox. And and the game may be in Tampa, not the Bronx, not Boston, Baltimore, Texas, Los Angeles or Seattle.
It doesn't matter. When you haven't seen game action in 18 months, you take whatever positives you can find...
Mason Williams, the 21-year-old outfielder rated by Baseball America as the top prospect in the Yankee organization was arrested on Thursday morning for appearing to be driving under the influence of alcohol.