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Hurricanes' shot volume works for 1-0 series lead on Caps
After a Game 1 victory that was both lopsided and a nail-biter, the visiting Carolina Hurricanes look to take further command of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Washington Capitals in Thursday's Game 2.,Carolina never led in Game 1 until Jaccob Slavin scored 3:06 into the first ov...
Red Sox, teenagers take over Baseball America Top 100 list
Baseball America issued its updated list of the Top 100 prospects in the minor leagues on Wednesday, and it has a decidedly New England and teenage flair to it.,Outfielder Roman Anthony, a 20-year-old playing for the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, moved from No. 2 on the preseason list to...
Austin Peay mourning death of football player
Austin Peay confirmed the death of senior defensive back William Hardrick. He was 22.,Hardrick passed away Tuesday but no cause of death or other details were immediately available.,"William Hardrick was an exceptional young man, and our team is heartbroken by his loss," head coach Jeff Faris said i...
Sabres hire Eric Staal to front-office role
The Buffalo Sabres hired Eric Staal as a special assistant to the general manager, the team announced Wednesday.,Staal, 40, will report directly to general manager Kevyn Adams. The former will assist in all aspects of the hockey department, including scouting and direct involvement with players and ...
Jaccob Slavin's OT goal gives 'Canes Game 1 win over Caps
Jacob Slavin's goal 3:06 into overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory Tuesday over the host Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff second-round matchup.,The defenseman's first overtime playoff goal came on the Hurricanes' 94th shot attempt of the game (their 33rd on n...
Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski injured in Game 1 vs. Capitals
Hurricanes center Mark Jankowski sustained an undisclosed injury in Game 1 of Carolina's Eastern Conference second-round matchup versus the Washington Capitals and will not return.,Jankowski, appearing in his third game of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, was last on the ice with 4:42 remaining in ...
Capitals, Hurricanes kick off series between evenly matched rivals
The wait is finally over for the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes to get their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series underway. ,Game 1 is Tuesday in Washington, and the top two teams from the Metropolitan Division are taking a similar approach to the best-of-seven matchup.,Washington, w...
Hurricanes sign G Frederik Andersen to 1-year, $2.75M contract for 2025-26
The Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year, $2.75 million contract for next season.,Andersen, 35, is in the final season of a two-year, $6.8 million deal and could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.,He was 13-8-1 with a 2.50 goals-against ave...
Mike Tirico a late scratch for Kentucky Derby due to illness
Mike Tirico was scratched from Kentucky Derby anchoring duties on Saturday due to feeling "under the weather.",Less than an hour into the prerace coverage for The Run for the Roses, Tirico was no longer performing his television duties.,NBC's Ahmed Fareed announced the move on the broadcast immediat...
Corey Heim wins 2OT NASCAR Truck slugfest at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A casual glance at the box score might tell you Corey Heim's victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 on Friday was a cakewalk.,Quite the contrary. Heim's 14th career win was anything but easy.,The driver of the No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota and Craftsman Truck Series points leader had t...
Stubbs: Austin Cindric coming into his own behind wheel of No. 2
Following the 2021 NASCAR season, Austin Cindric was about to enter a pressure-packed situation.,With Brad Keselowski leaving Team Penske to become an owner-driver at RFK Racing, a Cup Series seat was open at Team Penske. But it wasn't just any vacant ride. It was the famed No. 2, which had been the...
Five NFL Rookies in Perfect Situations to Shine in 2025
These five NFL rookies landed in ideal spots to contribute early, including Ashton Jeanty, Colston Loveland, and Derrick Harmon....
NFL fines Falcons, Jeff Ulbrich total of $350K for Sanders prank
A prank call to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft cost the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was fined $100,000 by the league for his 21-year-old son's "tremendous mistake.",The NFL fined the Falcons for allowing Sanders' private information...
Hurricanes F Taylor Hall signs 3-year contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes forward Taylor Hall signed a three-year, $9.5 million contract with the team on Wednesday. ,The deal will begin next season for Hall, who is in the final campaign of a four-year, $24 million contract he signed with the Boston Bruins. The 2017-18 Hart Trophy recipient was in line ...
Ravens pick up option of Kyle Hamilton, decline Tyler Linderbaum
The Baltimore Ravens picked up the fifth-year option on All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton while declining the same commitment to offensive lineman Tyler Linderbaum on Wednesday.,General manager Eric DeCosta said he intends for the 2022 first-round picks to continue to wear a Ravens uniform for years to c...
NFL fines Falcons, Jeff Ulbrich total of $350K for Shedeur prank
A prank call to Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft cost the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was fined $100,000 by the league for his 21-year-old son's "tremendous mistake.",The NFL fined the Falcons for allowing Sanders' private information...
Hurricanes escape 3-goal hole, eliminate Devils in 2OT
Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the game at 4:17 of the second overtime period, and the Carolina Hurricanes advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 5-4 win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,With less than a minute remaining on ...
UFC's Atlanta card features Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley
UFC returns to Atlanta with a card that features former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman going up against Joaquin Buckley in the main event at State Farm Arena on June 14.,Usman (20-4) is currently the fourth-ranked contender, and with step into the Octagon for the first time in 2025 as he attempt...
With Pyotr Kochetkov in net, Hurricanes hope to finish off Devils
After a tough regular season, Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov is feeling rejuvenated in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,The 25-year-old has four goals and five points through four games of the Hurricanes' first-round series against the New Jersey Devils, including a hat trick in Game 4 on Sun...
Hurricanes turn to G Pyotr Kochetkov for Game 5 vs. Devils
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will get the start on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the New Jersey Devils in Raleigh, N.C.,Kochetkov finished with 14 saves in relief of Frederik Andersen, who sustained an undisclosed injury in the second period...