The new UBS arena at Belmont Park, soon to be home to the Islanders, is 75% done. Newsday’s Steve Langford took a behind-the-scenes tour.


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Sportico reported that one of the investors would own 10% of the team.

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Newsday asked teammates, team executive Matt Martin, an NHL scout and Schaefer's father, Todd, to weigh in.

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Andrew and Colin join forces to preview the Islanders' season as well as their thoughts on the NHL season as a whole, plus hear from Matthew Schaefer.

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Kashawn Aitcheson and sharpshooting Cole Eiserman also were reassigned to Hamilton as the Isles brought in 6-7 defenseman Stanley.

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"It's not fun when you miss the playoffs," Matthew Schaefer said. "The end goal is to always win the Stanley Cup, and that's what we want."

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The Yankees have had one champagne-and-beer-filled clubhouse celebration. There could be four more.

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The Yankees will turn to pitcher Cam Schlittler to open the playoffs on Tuesday vs. the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

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It doesn't seem likely that Aaron Judge is ready to contribute because of his calf strain, but we're about to find out if he'll be on Wild Card Series roster.

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