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AT LEAST JONES SHOULD GET TO PLAY WITH SABRES

  In 54 years since joining the National Hockey League as an expansion team, the Buffalo Sabres haven’t won a Stanley Cup. Heck, they’ve only been to the championship round twice … in 1975 when Philadelphia, which also entered the NHL in 1970-71, bullied its way to a second consecutive Cup … and 1999 when they lost 4 games to 2 to the Dallas Stars. It’s doubtful there has been a more pitiful franchise in  recent years. The Sabres haven’t been to the playoffs in a  league-record (and counting) 14 seasons. (Believe it or  not, co-No. 2 are Florida and Edmonton, NHL finalists  each of the past two campaigns, each at 10 in a row.) While the Panthers (already favored to make it three  straight in 2025-26) and Oilers have long-since snapped  out of what was ailing them, nobody will be surprised if  your Buffalo ice hockey team keeps its standard for  futility alive. Maybe  ZAC JONES made a mistake after  all. The 24 year old defenseman fr...
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LUCAS DIES ... RANGERS' MILLER APPEARS TO BE A GONER

  A little on a lot ... Hall of Fame trainer  D ARNELL  WAYNE LUCA S  died  at his home in Louisville, Ky., Saturday night from a  blood infection that caused damage to his heart and  digestive system. Winner of 15 Triple Crown races,  including four Kentucky Derbys, he was 89 ... Among the  last of his 4,967 Thoroughbred victories was the  $500,000 Virginia Derby March 15 at Colonial Downs  with Virginia Promise. ***  NHL Rangers reportedly have collected offers for  defenseman K’ANDRE MILLER  and will chose one this  week. Meanwhile, Richmond’s  ZAC JONES  (a) will; (b) will  not be traded. Signals remain mixed for young  defenseman, 24, in Big Apple. ***  Remember when the Rangers were reluctant to use  rookie defenseman  VICTOR MANCINI , drawing all  kinds of outrage from fans? One of several players paired  with Jones, he eventually was traded to Vancouver in the...
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WITHOUT SHULGA AT VCU ... DOUBTFUL ODOM GOES TO VIRGINIA

  By the way ... It would not be a stretch to suggest  RYAN ODOM  owes a  lot to “bashful”  MAX SHULGA  who was chosen in the  second round of the NBA draft by Orlando, acting on behalf  of the Boston Celtics … for whom the 2024-25 A-10 player  of the year and playoffs’ MVP should be a welcomed  addition … On arrival at VCU two years ago, Odom found a  group of talented but me-first players. Enter Shulga, who  followed Odom from Utah State … a tough kid who could  pass and shoot but, most of all, helped Odom turn the Rams  into a share-the-ball, cohesive winner. On the day he was introduced as new University of Virginia  coach, Odom reacted to a throw-away line … ‘I doubt you  would be here now without Shulga.” … with instant  agreement. “You are right about that,” Odom siad. ***  Here we thought  COOPER FLAGG  was making a  mistake, getting $31 million in NIL money at Duke and still...
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