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Rangers beat Isles in shootout

PLUS:

As Mets retire Doc's No. 16 Sunday, a look back at his dominance

AND:
Yanks sweep doubleheader
Scheffler leads by 1 at Masters
Mets fall to Royals

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.David Lennon: Dwight Gooden's greatest #Mets moments — 'Doc' was a shooting star in Queens buff.ly/3Q3kWWO

“I know he wasn’t 100% at our pro day but, as he did throughout his career, he toughed it out. I think that really impressed the visiting scouts.” newsday.com/sports/columni…

.Andrew Gross Intense Rangers-Islanders game left us wanting more of rivalry | #NYR #Isles buff.ly/4cX3nRZ

Hey all, check out this feature by Neil Best on #NYR radio colorman Dave Maloney.
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1985 reasons to retire Doc Gooden's Mets number 16 on Sunday

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1985 gave us 'We are the World,' 'The Breakfast Club,' 'Back to the Future' and Bobby Knight hurling a chair across a basketball court. It also gave us Dwight Gooden and one of the best single-season pitching performances ever. Anthony Rieber looks back newsday.com/sports/basebal…

Sasson ads, Studio 54, Wall Street, radio analysis and . . . stocking shelves at a wine store? Dave Maloney looks back at a half-century in the #NYR fold. newsday.com/sports/media/r…

Can it really be that 50 years have gone by since the Rangers drafted Dave Maloney? Answer available at newsday.com/sports/media/r… via Neil Best

In today's Newsday...

* A look at the most encouraging and most concerning developments from the Mets' first two weeks: newsday.com/sports/basebal…

* Mets wreck Braves: newsday.com/sports/basebal…

* An awesome story of perseverance for Mets lefty Tyler Jay: newsday.com/sports/basebal…

We think we know the players we root for. We don't. O.J. Simpson was and will continue to be Exhibit A in that case. newsday.com/sports/columni…

Why are women always expected to be nurturing and supportive at all costs? Backlash toward Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart over Caitlin Clark commentary is both sexist and unfair newsday.com/sports/columni… via Newsday

In Ep. 184 of the #IslandIcePodcast , host Andrew Gross said it would take a miracle for the #Isles to make the playoffs. Well, it's time for Ep. 185, where the #miracle just may be upon us. Listen at newsday.com/islandice and wherever you get your podcasts

If a time traveler from 2024 had told this to people in the ancient civilization of 2022, they would not have believed it was possible. #NCAATournament newsday.com/sports/college…

Adam Fox may not win the Norris Trophy this season, but the LI-raised Ranger is playing as well as any defenseman in the NHL right now, Colin Stephenson writes buff.ly/4d49d4j

The Islanders host the Rangers at UBS Arena for the first time in 531 days, and it's the only game the #Isles are thinking about | Andrew Gross buff.ly/3JiJQ0B

For St. John’s, first 66 games of this NCAA Tournament have only confirmed what it believed three weeks ago. As The Storm’s Simeon Wilcher put it, “it’s clear we were supposed to be out there.” Newsday Sports story: buff.ly/43Oeys5. #sjubb