Rick DiPietro

Can the Islanders' latest wunderkind goaltender, cocky 19-year-old Rick DiPietro, raise the woeful franchise from the dead? He certainly thinks so

While the Blues' organization is thick with talent, it doesn't have as many youthful future stars as some other clubs. In determining the clubs with the strongest collection of promising young players, SI weighed the...

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Scouts say Boston University freshman goalie Rick DiPietro would be the first netminder taken in June's NHL draft, provided he enters it. Observers are impressed with his puckhandling, skating and desire to win. If...

Erick Baumann, River Forest, Ill.SoccerBaumann, 28, the men's soccer coach at Dominican University, was named Chicago Collegiate Athletic Conference coach of the year for the second time in three seasons. His Stars...