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Sierra Leone heads Belmont Stakes field at Saratoga
The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday will not produce a Triple Crown winner. However, it may very well prove decisive in determining which colt will be crowned Champion Three-Year Old for 2024.,Part of the reason is that the winners of the series' first two jewels, Mystik Dan and Seiz...
Panthers' Mike Nolan selected as UFL coach of year
Mike Nolan was named the United Football League's coach of the year on Thursday.,Nolan has guided the Michigan Panthers to a 7-3 record in 2024, one year after the team posted a 4-7 mark during its final season of the USFL. ,With Nolan at the helm, the Panthers will visit the Birmingham Stallions in...
Panthers zero in on Oilers' dynamic duo in Cup prep
Panthers coach Paul Maurice downplayed the record distance separating Florida and the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.,He's too focused on figuring out a plan to slow down Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who piloted the Oilers back to the Cup final for the first time since 2006.,"It...
Panthers oust Rangers, return to Stanley Cup Final
Sam Bennett scored with 50 seconds left in the first period and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves as the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla., to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season.,The Panthers will get a chance to play for the ...
UFL roundup: Stallions score late, hold off Panthers
Adrian Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jace Sternberger with about one minute left in regulation as the host Birmingham Stallions edged the Michigan Panthers 20-19 on Saturday.,Marcus Baugh caught a one-point pass conversion with 59 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter for the...
Stallions score late, hold off Panthers
Adrian Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jace Sternberger with about one minute left in regulation as the host Birmingham Stallions edged the Michigan Panthers 20-19 on Saturday.,Marcus Baugh caught a one-point pass conversion with 59 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter for the...
Panthers return home with chance to close out Rangers
After the New York Rangers won the Presidents' Trophy to attain home ice advantage throughout the postseason, comparisons to their 1994 Stanley Cup championship were omnipresent, especially as they won their first seven playoff games.,One comparison the Rangers were hoping to avoid was a 3-2 series ...
Panthers edge Rangers, get within a game of Stanley Cup Final
NEW YORK -- Anton Lundell scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:38 remaining and the Florida Panthers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final.,The Panthers lead the series 3-2 and can clinch their second straight trip to the Stanle...
Report: Bronny James officially staying in NBA draft
Southern California guard Bronny James, son of NBA star LeBron James, will give up his remaining college eligibility and stay in the 2024 NBA Draft, ESPN reported Wednesday. ,Players who previously declared for the draft can bow out until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but Bronny James won't be one of ...
Panthers visit Rangers in battle for upper hand in Game 5
While the New York Rangers played arguably their best first period of the series in Game 4 and settled for one goal, the Florida Panthers controlled the action over the final two periods and relied on their power play to deliver early in overtime.,As a result of those scenarios, the Eastern Conferen...
Panthers tie up series with OT win over Rangers
Sam Reinhart scored a power-play goal 1:12 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to even the Eastern Conference final at two games apiece.,Game 5 is Thursday in New York, and Reinhart's game-winner assured the Panthers of a return tri...
Panthers look to even series with 'no-panic' Rangers
The Florida Panthers dominated the New York Rangers in most statistical categories in Game 3, except for goaltending and defensive coverage mistakes.,The differences in those areas are why the Panthers are hoping to even up the Eastern Conference Final series in Game 4 Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla....
Alex Wennberg's OT goal lifts Rangers over Panthers
Alex Wennberg scored 5:35 into overtime as the New York Rangers outlasted the Florida Panthers for a 5-4 victory Sunday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final in Sunrise, Fla.,New York leads the series two games to one. Game 4 is Tuesday.,After losing an offensive zone faceoff to Evan Rodrigues w...
Panthers aim to rebound in Game 3 vs. Rangers
The New York Rangers opened the Eastern Conference final with one of their worst showings of the postseason. The Florida Panthers hardly expected Game 2 to unfold the same way.,While the Panthers are disappointed with Friday's loss in New York, they certainly are content with the split -- especially...
Barclay Goodrow scores in OT as Rangers tie series vs. Panthers
NEW YORK -- Barclay Goodrow scored 14:01 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.,Goodrow won it by putting a shot from near the right circle over the stick of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky after getting a clean cros...
Panthers looking for even more in Game 2 vs. Rangers
Shortly after the New York Rangers were stifled by the Florida Panthers' defense in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final, coach Peter Laviolette gave a blunt assessment of his team's 3-0 loss.,"I don't think that that was the best version of ourselves," Laviolette said. "I think there's more for u...
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers blank Rangers in Game 1
NEW YORK -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves as the Florida Panthers constantly bottled up the New York Rangers and opened the Eastern Conference final with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night.,Game 2 is Friday in New York before the Panthers host Games 3 and 4.,Matthew Tkachuk scored his fifth playoff goal...
Rangers, Panthers clash in heavyweight Eastern Conference final
Three wins and four points separated the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers during a competitive regular season in which four Eastern Conference teams finished within five points of each other, so it is hardly surprising both teams survived the first two rounds of the postseason.,Now, a conferenc...
Panthers C Aleksander Barkov wins second Selke Trophy
For the second time in four seasons, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was named the Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's best defensive forward on Saturday night.,Barkov, who also won the award for the 2020-21 season and finished third the following year, received 165 of 194 first-place votes ...
UFL roundup: Panthers slide past Showboats on late rushing TD
Matthew Colburn II rushed for a 3-yard touchdown to break a tie with 7:31 left in regulation as the Michigan Panthers defeated the Memphis Showboats 24-18 on Saturday in Detroit.,Colburn put Michigan's offense on his back, rushing for 93 yards and a pair of scores on 24 carries. Brian Lewerke and Br...