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No. 12 Miami starts fast, overwhelms Florida A&M
Cam Ward threw for 304 yards and three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the host Miami Hurricanes to a comfortable 56-9 victory over the Florida A&M Rattlers on Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., ,Ward completed 20-of-26 passes for the No. 12 Hurricanes (2-0), who beat the Ratt...

After routing Florida, No. 12 Miami faces FCS foe Florida A&M
Is "The U" back? That question likely won't be answered fully until much later in the season, but No. 12 Miami showed marked improvement last Saturday during a season-opening road rout of rival Florida. ,Coming off a 41-17 victory, the Hurricanes will look to continue to build momentum on Saturday w...

Hurricanes F Jesper Fast unlikely to play in 2024-25 (neck surgery)
The Carolina Hurricanes said Thursday that forward Jesper Fast underwent neck surgery and is not expected to play in the 2024-25 season.,Fast, 32, had the surgery Aug. 6 after suffering an injury in the final game of the regular season April 16 and missing Carolina's playoff run.,Fast told reporters...

Eric Staal signs 1-day contract with Hurricanes, retires
Forward Eric Staal signed a one-day contract on Tuesday to retire with the Carolina Hurricanes.,The Hurricanes promptly announced they will retire Staal's No. 12 at a yet-to-be determined date during the 2024-25 season.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No Hurricane will ever ...

Hurricanes re-sign C Martin Necas to 2-year deal
Carolina center Martin Necas, who had filed with for salary arbitration on July 5, avoided a hearing by signing a two-year, $13 million contract with the Hurricanes on Monday.,Necas, 25, was a restricted free agent after a 53-point season (24 goals, 29 assists) in 77 games for Carolina last season. ...

Canes place Evgeny Kuznetsov on unconditional waivers
The Carolina Hurricanes placed forward Evgeny Kuznetsov on unconditional waivers Wednesday for the purpose of terminating his contract.,Kuznetsov, 32, had one season remaining worth $7.8 million on his current contract, with the Washington Capitals retaining half of that following the teams' deal at...

Canes sign F William Carrier to 6-year, $12M contract
The Carolina Hurricanes signed free agent forward William Carrier to a six-year, $12 million contract Wednesday.,The 2023 Stanley Cup champion is signed through the 2029-30 campaign.,Carrier, 29, had six goals and two assists in 39 games with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023-24.,He finished fifth am...

Hurricanes agree with D Jaccob Slavin on 8-year extension
The Carolina Hurricanes locked up defenseman and two-time Lady Byng winner Jaccob Slavin on an eight-year contract extension worth $51.69 million.,The team announced Monday that the extension begins with the 2025-26 season and will keep Slavin in Raleigh, N.C., through the 2032-33 season.,"Jaccob mi...

Hurricanes re-sign D Jalen Chatfield to 3-year deal
Defenseman Jalen Chatfield signed a three-year, $9 million extension with the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.,The deal comes after a season that saw the 6-foot-1 blueliner register a slew of career highs. Chatfield, 28, reached that milestone in goals (eight), assists (14), points (22) and ice time p...

Don Waddell steps down as Hurricanes president, GM
Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell resigned Friday morning. ,Eric Tulsky has been named interim general manager for the Hurricanes, who announced that they are beginning a search for a full-time replacement.,"This morning, I spoke with Tom (Dundon, Hurricanes owner) and in...

Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour agree on contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the team on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not announced by the Hurricanes, however The Athletic announced it was a five-year contract extension. The coach's contract was due to expire on July 1.,"Rod has b...

Reports: Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour agree on contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour agreed to a five-year contract extension with the team, The Athletic reported. ,Per multiple reports, the assistant coaches under Brind'Amour also received contract extensions.,The coach's contract was due to expire July 1.,Brind'Amour, 53, has guided t...

Chris Kreider's hat trick sends Rangers to clincher over Hurricanes
Chris Kreider had a natural hat trick in the third period to rally the New York Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday night, clinching the Eastern Conference second-round series in six games.,Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, Jack Roslovic and A...

After trailing 3-0, Hurricanes try to force Game 7 vs. Rangers
The New York Rangers began the Stanley Cup playoffs with seven straight victories, but concern is creeping in heading into Game 6 of their Eastern Conference second-round game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Rangers have twice allowed the Hurricanes to stave of...

Hurricanes' 4-goal third period forces Game 6 vs. Rangers
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:21 remaining in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes staved off elimination by rallying for a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Monday night.,The Rangers lead their Eastern Conference second-round series 3-2 with Game 6 on ...

Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars haven’t thrown in the towel yet, unlike their NBA counterparts
We could be breaking out the brooms for all four NHL and NBA conference finals. The Denver Nuggets finished off the LeBron-LeLakers and the Miami Heat will eventually put the Celtics out of their misery on the hardcourt side of things....

Jaden Rashada’s failed Florida NIL deal resembles a coach’s contract — so what’s the issue?
Sports is one of the few industries in which a person’s salary is public knowledge. It’s how we know what Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh, and Brian Kelly are making. But in the case of former University of Miami, University of Florida, and now Arizona State-commit Jaden Rashada, a quarterback prospect tha...

Butler does it again — but like, at a whole ’nother level — to extend NBA Finals
If you watched Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, you know that just watching it was incredible and that not a whole lot needs to be said. The Heat extended everyone’s stay in The Bubble with a 111-108 win, with Jimmy Butler getting the best of LeBron James in a back-and-forth battle for the ...

Dolphins-Bucs Game May Have To Be Moved To Avoid Category 5 Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was upgraded this morning to a category 5 storm, the most intense on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, meaning it has maximum sustained winds greater than 157 mph. There is, as always, a lot of uncertainty in its long-term forecast—but as of now, many models have it headed right for South Flo...

These Hurricanes Sure Look Like Something
As Hurricanes Lester and Madeline move in towards Hawaii, waves could hit heights of nearly 34 feet in Lester’s case....