John Tortorella

The Sports Xchange NHL Roundup: Roy fills Avs' coaching vacancy The Colorado Avalanche confirmed rumors on Thursday that Patrick Roy is the team's next head coach. The 47-year-old Roy also was named vice president of hockey operations. He replaces...

LeBron James was the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team, receiving a vote from all 119 media members. Also named were Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Chris Paul. Carmelo Anthony, who led the NBA in scoring and took the one vote that...

The Sports Xchange By Denis Gorman, The Sports Xchange Bruins 2, Rangers 1 NEW YORK -- Daniel Paille's goal with 3:31 left in regulation was the game-winner in the Boston Bruins' 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference...

Bruins open commanding 3-0 lead NEW YORK -- One of the universal truths in the Stanley Cup playoffs is that the teams that receive secondary scoring are usually the ones that win games and series. It is a axiom that the Boston Bruins and New York...

NEW YORK — Sometimes the King wins. And sometimes the serfs win. The Yankees' Andy Pettitte might be the king of Game 2 in New York postseason lore, but Henrik Lundqvist had developed into the lord of Game 3. Entering this third game of the...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Bruins at Rangers The New York Rangers are no strangers to losing the first two games of a series. After all, one needs only to remember their Eastern Conference first-round set versus Washington. The Rangers held serve at...

The Sports Xchange By Matthew Carroll, The Sports Xchange Rookie defenseman helps Bruins to 2-0 series lead BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins' young defenseman has yet to panic through his first two playoff games. The New York Rangers' stalwart goaltender,...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Bruins 5, Rangers 2 Bruins 5, Rangers 2: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk scored to snap a tie in the second period and Tuukka Rask turned aside 35 shots as host Boston seized a 2-0 advantage in its Eastern Conference second-round...

— The Rangers have been down two games to none before. Heck, the last time it happened was only two weeks ago. Before Game 3 of the opening series against the Washington Capitals, coach John Tortorella jabbed reporters for having their heads buried...

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins' young defenseman has yet to panic through his first two playoff games. The New York Rangers' stalwart goaltender, meanwhile, has reason for concern. Rookie Torey Krug and Brad Marchand each tallied a goal and an assist,...

Bruins 5, Rangers 2: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk scored to snap a tie in the second period and Tuukka Rask turned aside 35 shots as host Boston seized a 2-0 advantage in its Eastern Conference second-round series with sixth-seeded New York. Defenseman...

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella did his best to divert attention away from the team's punchless power play by calling out Carl Hagelin, a player who doesn't even receive ice time in that situation. The reason for Tortorella's comments may be that...