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Sens D Jake Sanderson (concussion) to miss Game 4
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson will miss Saturday's potential playoff elimination game against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes due to a concussion.,Senators coach Travis Green confirmed Sanderson's status Friday, telling reporters that he is "not doing well." The Hurricanes have a 3-0 le...
Hurricanes push Senators to brink with Game 3 win
Logan Stankoven scored for the third straight game and the Carolina Hurricanes put the Senators on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in Ottawa on Thursday.,Carolina leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and Game 4 is set for Saturday ...
Hurricanes push Senators to the brink with Game 3 win
Logan Stankoven scored for the third straight game and the Carolina Hurricanes put the Senators on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first round in Ottawa on Thursday.,Carolina leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and Game 4 is set for Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.,O...
Alex Smalley, Hayden Springer team up for early lead at Zurich
Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer turned in a 14-under-par 58 on the first day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, earning a one-shot lead at the PGA Tour's only team event at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La.,Smalley's birdie-eagle-birdie start to the round ignited the pair, and Springer closed the d...
Mets place SS Francisco Lindor (calf) on 10-day IL
The New York Mets placed shortstop Francisco Lindor on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left calf strain.,Fellow infielder Ronny Mauricio was called up from Triple-A Syracuse to replace Lindor, who sustained the injury Wednesday in the Mets' first win in the past 12 games.,Also on Thursday af...
Reports: Mets recall Ronny Mauricio, signaling IL stint for Francisco Lindor
Francisco Lindor appears headed to the injured list with a calf strain sustained Wednesday in the New York Mets' first win in the past 12 games, with Ronny Mauricio getting the call to replace him on the roster. ,Mauricio is batting .293 with an OPS of .987 for the Mets' Triple-A affiliate in Syracu...
Desperate Senators hope to capitalize on chances in Game 3
The math is very simple for the Ottawa Senators as they prepare to host the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Thursday night.,Ottawa trails the series 2-0, and only four times in NHL history has a team come back from down 3-0 to win a playoff series. Th...
Red-hot Matt Fitzpatrick popular PGA Championship pick
Matt Fitzpatrick's recent run up to a career-best No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking has drawn significant attention from the public ahead of next month's PGA Championship.,Fitzpatrick outlasted World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in a playoff to claim a signature event title at the RBC Heritage on ...
Brooks Koepka partners with Shane Lowry to take on Zurich
Brooks Koepka knows a little something about team golf.,Granted, he did not play much four-ball or foursomes while with LIV Golf, where team scores are simply cumulative stroke-play totals.,But in his first season back on the PGA Tour, Koepka decided to play the tour's only team event, the Zurich Cl...
Ryder Cup organizers defend nearly doubled ticket prices for '27
Ryder Cup organizers are defending nearly doubling ticket prices for the 2027 event in Limerick, Ireland, from the last time Europe hosted the event in 2023.,Daily tickets to Adare Manor Golf Club, which will go on sale to Irish residents Friday before opening for the rest of the world in a ballot J...
Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak have fond memories entering Zurich defense
Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak had the honor of experiencing a golf rarity at last year's Zurich Classic of New Orleans.,They each earned their first PGA Tour wins simultaneously in the team-based event.,Twelve months later, the pair reunites at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. this week with fond memor...
Golf Glance: LPGA begins major season; PGA Tour's lone team event
The LPGA tees off its major season with the Chevron Championship, while the PGA Tour plays its only team event of the season and the DP World Tour returns to action in China.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23-26,Course: TPC Louisiana (Par 72, 7,425 Yards),Purse: ...
Report: Mike Tomlin joining NBC as pregame analyst
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reportedly has landed a new job.,Tomlin, 54, will join NBC as an NFL pregame show analyst on "Football Night in America," The Athletic reported Tuesday morning. The show airs ahead of "Sunday Night Football.",He reportedly will take the spot of Pro ...
Jordan Martinook's goal in 2nd OT lifts Hurricanes over Senators
Jordan Martinook made amends after an earlier overtime opportunity went awry by scoring with 6:07 remaining in the second OT, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Monday at Raleigh, N.C.,Martinook scored coming down the slot to end the...
Report: Nashville to be named host of 2030 Super Bowl
Nashville will be named as host of the 2030 Super Bowl, Dan Patrick reported on his syndicated radio show Monday.,Patrick, formerly of ESPN and NBC Sports, said on his radio show that he was informed over the weekend that the decision for the 2030 game, "was signed and ready to go.",Later Monday it ...
Report: Steelers LT Broderick Jones (neck) suffers setback
Steelers left tackle Broderick Jones will be examined this week after suffering a setback during his recovery from a season-ending neck injury, ESPN reported Monday.,The tests will help to determine his availability for training camp and the start of the regular season, per the report.,Jones, who tu...
Matt Fitzpatrick slips into playoff, beats Scottie Scheffler at RBC Heritage
England's Matt Fitzpatrick birdied the first playoff hole with a 13-foot putt to win the RBC Heritage after world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler forced the extra play Sunday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.,Fitzpatrick, whose bogey at No. 18 gave Scheffler new life, won for the second time this year to go with ...
Frederik Andersen, Hurricanes look to shut down Senators in Game 2
Finding space on the ice is expected to be an ongoing challenge for the Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series.,So, finding any small edge will be critical when they meet in Game 2 on Monday night at Raleigh, N.C.,"The first round always has all the ...
Matt Fitzpatrick builds 3-shot lead at RBC Heritage, but Scottie Scheffler lurks
Another strong finish from England's Matt Fitzpatrick would put him where he wants to be in the RBC Heritage.,Fitzpatrick turned in a strong stretch on the back nine Saturday to shoot a 3-under-par 68 and keep the lead through three rounds at Hilton Head Island, S.C.,"I felt like I was making good e...
Matt Fitzpatrick builds 3-shot lead at Heritage, but Scottie Scheffler lurks
Matt Fitzpatrick of England turned in a strong stretch on the back nine Saturday to shoot a 3-under-par 68 and keep the lead through three rounds of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head Island, S.C.,Fitzpatrick moved to 17-under 196 and increased his lead to three shots, but world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler...