Locker Room

If you have any doubt the New Jersey Devils are frustrating the New York Rangers in their Eastern Conference finals, just look at Game 4. Forget that Zach Parise scored two goals and set up another in the Devils' 4-1 win that evened the series at 2-all. Look at the extracurricular stuff in the game Monday night. Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur got sucker-punched by former teammate Mike Rupp, who might now be facing a suspension. New Jersey teammates Patrik Elias, Adam Henrique and Steve Bernier were the victims of cheap shots, and the Rangers spent most of the final 20 minutes...

The frustration of losing has started to boil over for the NBA-worst Charlotte Bobcats. A Bobcats executive confirmed there was an altercation Sunday night in the team locker room between coach Paul Silas and forward Tyrus Thomas. The incident, first reported by Yahoo, took place after Charlotte's 94-82 loss to the Boston Celtics. It was confirmed by President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins. According to the report, Silas took exception to Thomas for fraternizing with some Celtics players and yelled at him after the game.

A bullet found in the boys' locker room prompted a lockdown at a New Hampshire high school. School officials said after a 90-minute search at Newmarket Junior/Senior High School on Thursday, the bullet was discovered to have belonged to a student who had gone shooting with his parents the night before. The Portsmouth Herald reports (http://bit.ly/A9jsGE) the student told school officials the .22 caliber bullet fell out of his pants pocket when he changed for gym class. The school closed the doors to each classroom; teachers could still teach classes, but no one could leave.

Their season was at a crossroads. Searching for answers after netting a season-low 43 points in a humbling loss at Northeast-10 rival Merrimack on Feb. 4, the Stonehill men's basketball team exited the bus that evening and headed straight for the locker room at Merkert Gymnasium. "We said ‘Let's talk about this,' " recalled nine-year coach Dave McLaughlin. "We met for an hour, and we were honest with each other. There was a different tone. We were 12-7 at that point. " His Skyhawks are 11-1 since, including a satisfying and well-deserved 75-70 victory over...

RE YOUR front-page article "Inside the collapse": Why didn't the Globe sportswriters expose the hanky-panky in the locker room during the season? The Globe has a fine tradition of exposing mismanagement and corruption which, as loyal readers, we both commend and expect. Fred Gardner

By Matt Byrne, Town Correspondent Somerville Police have charged a 24-year-old man who had been staying a the Highland Avenue YMCA with secretly videotaping at least one woman while she changed clothes in a locker room. Police allege Ryan Anthony Perez was discovered by a Y patron in the women's locker room about 9:30 a.m. Nov. 1 recording video with a cellphone from underneath a bathroom stall, Deputy Chief Paul Upton, spokesman for the Somerville Police, said in a phone interview.

Patriots players received a little gift yesterday. The team, which leaves for Indy this weekend, returned to their lockers to discover boxes of Uggs for every player. Although QB Tom Brady has a contract with UGG Australia to endorse the company's casual footwear, outerwear, and accessories, it's not clear who put the boots - dark brown Stonemans, retail $220 - in the locker room. There was a card in each box: "Congratulations for making it to Super Bowl XLVI, the Uggs team. "

Could Tom Brady 's poor play Sunday be the result of an injury? A source who watched TB12 leaving the locker room after throwing two picks and fumbling said the Pats QB looked a little worse for wear. When his boy Jack tried to jump on him, Brady's supermodel spouse, Gisele Bundchen , stepped in: "Daddy is hurt… . Here, I will carry you. " She then hoisted the little guy on her hip and carried him to the car.

Football at Gillette Stadium? Sort of. The NFL lockout is still in effect, but there was former Pats player Tedy Bruschi on the field in Foxborough yesterday as part of his annual youth football clinic sponsored by SBLI. The one-day clinic for 54 kids — get it? Bruschi’s number? — included time on and off the field with Tedy. The ex-linebacker did his best Bill Belichick impression during a game-planning session in the locker room, and the future football stars were even introduced over the PA as they ran onto the field.

Police have accused three Woonsocket High School hockey players of stealing money and an iPhone from the locker room of the Mount St. Charles Academy arena during games this month. Lt. Eugene Jalette (Jih-LET') said Monday a 15-year-old boy who attends Woonsocket High was charged Dec. 10 with possession of stolen property after police found him with the phone. He said a mother recognized it on Craigslist and arranged a time to meet to buy it back with the help of police. Jalette said a 17-year-old from Woonsocket High and a...

There's a beautiful moment in the documentary "Undefeated," about Tennessee's Manassas High School football team, in which a player named Chavis Daniels demonstrates how much he's changed. Chavis, who's been nothing but trouble to his teammates and coaches, returns from a suspension and turns in a game-winning performance. A few days later in the locker room in front of the entire team, the head coach, Bill Courtney, names Chavis his "uncommon man," a regular honor whose prize appears to be a copy of the bestseller "Uncommon" by the former Colts coach and NBC commentator, Tony Dungy.

NORTH ANDOVER - Tom Walsh sat calmly in the fourth row at Lawler Arena on Monday night, watching his grandson, D.J. Walsh, and the rest of the Needham High hockey players scatter into the locker room after a disappointing opening period. The Rockets trailed St. John's High, 4-0, in the first Super 8 play-in game of the evening, a matchup that Needham needed to win to extinguish any doubt over its inclusion in the state's elite hockey tournament (the Rockets have gone 1-7-1 in Super 8 play since 2009)

A bullet found in the boys' locker room prompted a lockdown at a New Hampshire high school. School officials said after a 90-minute search at Newmarket Junior/Senior High School on Thursday, the bullet was discovered to have belonged to a student who had gone shooting with his parents the night before. The Portsmouth Herald reports (http://bit.ly/A9jsGE) the student told school officials the .22 caliber bullet fell out of his pants pocket when he changed for gym class. The school closed the doors to each classroom; teachers could still teach classes,...

CAIRO (AP) — Soccer fans rushed the field after the home team won an unexpected victory over Egypt's top squad Wednesday, setting off clashes and a stampede that left at least 73 people dead and 1,000 injured in a Mediterranean port city, officials said. It was the worst incident of soccer violence in Egypt and the deadliest worldwide since 1996. The melee broke out after fans of Al-Masry, the home team in Port Said, stormed the field after a rare 3-1 win against Al-Ahly, Egypt's top team.

Patriots players received a little gift yesterday. The team, which leaves for Indy this weekend, returned to their lockers to discover boxes of Uggs for every player. Although QB Tom Brady has a contract with UGG Australia to endorse the company's casual footwear, outerwear, and accessories, it's not clear who put the boots - dark brown Stonemans, retail $220 - in the locker room. There was a card in each box: "Congratulations for making it to Super Bowl XLVI, the Uggs team. "

Police have accused three Woonsocket High School hockey players of stealing money and an iPhone from the locker room of the Mount St. Charles Academy arena during games this month. Lt. Eugene Jalette (Jih-LET') said Monday a 15-year-old boy who attends Woonsocket High was charged Dec. 10 with possession of stolen property after police found him with the phone. He said a mother recognized it on Craigslist and arranged a time to meet to buy it back with the help of police. Jalette said a 17-year-old from Woonsocket High and a 16-year-old from...

Any sportswriter will tell you, the best stories come from the losers' locker room. Apparently, that's true of Davy Jones' locker room, too. Robin Knox-Johnston would seem the obvious subject for "Deep Water," a sometimes deeply unsettling English documentary about a sailing race that involved the nonstop solo circumnavigation of the globe. Not only was Knox-Johnston the winner, he was, in fact, the only one to finish among the nine men who set sail in 1968. Knox-Johnston, whom we see interviewed in both archival and contemporary footage, cuts a splendid figure: burly, bearded,...

CAIRO (AP) — Soccer fans rushed the field after the home team won an unexpected victory over Egypt's top squad Wednesday, setting off clashes and a stampede that left at least 73 people dead and 1,000 injured in a Mediterranean port city, officials said. It was the worst incident of soccer violence in Egypt and the deadliest worldwide since 1996. The melee broke out after fans of Al-Masry, the home team in Port Said, stormed the field after a rare 3-1 win against Al-Ahly, Egypt's top team.

By Scott Thurston, Globe Staff The hype of facing the ballyhooed Tim Tebow did not affect the Patriots' approach, according to defensive lineman Vince Wilfork. "We approached this game, just like any other," he said. "We've faced some decent quarterbacks this season. Tebow does some things that most quarterbacks don't do, but this is the National Football League. There's going to be a point in the game where you have to make sideline adjustments, which we did. We took advantage of the opportunities.

By Gary Dzen, Globe Staff Patriots DE Andre Carter on the 3-4 defense: "I just think in general, sometimes during the season, things don't work out right for the offense and the defense has to support each other. And it can go vice versa, either way. But you have to understand this is a team concept, this is a team sport, so you always have to have each other's back, whatever adversity you go through. " On Mark Anderson's performance: "[Mark Anderson] is coming along real well.