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Oilers roll past Panthers to force improbable Game 7
The Edmonton Oilers have taken the Stanley Cup Final to a deciding Game 7 thanks to a 5-1 home victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday.,Warren Foegele collected one goal and one assist, while Adam Henrique, Zach Hyman, Ryan McLeod and Darnell Nurse scored one goal apiece for the Oilers, who have...

Gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz (hamstring) out of Olympic trials
Matthew Centrowitz, who won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics, pulled out of the 1,500-meter competition at the U.S. Olympic trials on Friday due to a hamstring injury, just hours before racing was set to begin in Eugene, Ore.,Centrowitz ended a 108-year drought for U.S. men's Olympians in the 1,5...

Oilers' Evander Kane game-time decision for Game 6
Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is a game-time decision for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the visiting Florida Panthers on Friday, coach Kris Knoblauch said.,Kane sat out the past three games due to an undisclosed injury. He skated with forwards Sam Gagner and Sam Carrick outside of t...
Florida Panthers Need To Contain Connor McDavid To Win Stanley Cup Finals
The Florida Panthers need to stop Connor McDavid in order to finish this series against the Edmonton Oilers....

Panthers keeping cool as host Oilers try to force Game 7 in finals
Pressure? What pressure?,That is the attitude of the Florida Panthers are they prepare for their third chance to close out the Stanley Cup Final on Friday at the Edmonton Oilers.,The Panthers appeared well on their way to claiming the first championship in franchise history while winning the first t...

Grip loosened, Panthers remain upbeat as series shifts to Edmonton
Head coach Paul Maurice and the Florida Panthers are locked on the prize and comforted by their 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup Final as the series shifts back to Edmonton. ,Maurice and the Panthers led the best-of-seven series 3-0 when the famous hardware first appeared in Edmonton to signal the possib...

Connor McDavid, Oilers top Panthers, extend finals again
Connor McDavid scored twice in a four-point performance while leading Edmonton to a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla., as the Oilers staved off elimination for a second time in the Stanley Cup Final.,Connor Brown, Zach Hyman and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers,...

Connor McDavid, Oilers tops Panthers, extend finals again
Connor McDavid scored twice in a four-point performance while leading Edmonton to a 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla., as the Oilers staved off elimination for a second time in the Stanley Cup Final.,Connor Brown, Zach Hyman and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers,...

Pitt promotes Cory Sanders to assistant head coach
Pitt promoted safeties coach Cory Sanders to assistant head coach, head coach Pat Narduzzi announced Tuesday.,Sanders, 39, has been with the Panthers since 2018 and will continue working with the secondary and overseeing the safeties.,"From the day we hired Cory back in 2018, he has been an outstand...

Panthers F Ryan Lomberg to play in Game 5 vs. Oilers
Florida Panthers forward Ryan Lomberg will draw into the lineup on Tuesday for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Oilers staved off elimination with an 8-1 rout of Florida in Game 4 on Saturday in...

Oilers riding high, Panthers hope to rebound in Stanley Cup Game 5
Game 4 was strike one for the Florida Panthers. They still have three more chances to put away the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final, beginning with Tuesday's home clash in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers, who lead the best-of-seven series 3-1, saw their first opportunity to clinch the first champ...

WTA roundup: Liudmila Samsonova, Katie Boulter win titles
Liudmila Samsonova of Russia won her first title of 2024 on a long Sunday that required her to win two three-set matches to lift the trophy at the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,In the final, the second-seeded Samsonova came from behind to beat Canada's Bianca Andreescu 4-6, 6-3, 7-5....

Liudmila Samsonova wins title in the Netherlands
Liudmila Samsonova of Russia won her first title of 2024 on a long Sunday that required her to win two three-set matches to lift the trophy at the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,In the final, the second-seeded Samsonova came from behind to beat Canada's Bianca Andreescu 4-6, 6-3, 7-5....

ATP roundup: Jack Draper, Alex de Minaur win on grass courts
Great Britain's Jack Draper joined the ranks of ATP Tour champions on Sunday, defeating Matteo Berrettini of Italy 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to win the Boss Open in Stuttgart, Germany, for his first title.,Draper, 22, was competing in his third final, losing earlier this year at Adelaide and the runner-up l...

Oilers stay alive with thrashing of Panthers in Game 4
Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists to help the Edmonton Oilers avoid elimination with an 8-1 win against the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. ,Game 5 is set for Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.,Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist and Mattias Jan...

WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu reaches Libema Open final
Canadian Bianca Andreescu's comeback from a back injury continued Saturday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Hungarian qualifier Dalma Galfi in the semifinals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,The 2019 U.S. Open champion, Andreescu was sidelined nine months with the injury before playi...

ATP roundup: Sebastian Korda spoils Tallon Griekspoor's run at Libema Open
American Sebastian Korda swept defending champion Tallon Griekspoor in his home country, 6-2, 6-4, on Saturday in the semifinals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,Korda, the seventh seed, held serve throughout the match and converted three of four break points in the 61-minute mat...

WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu beats Naomi Osaka in Netherlands
Canada's Bianca Andreescu outlasted Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in a battle of former Grand Slam winners Friday in the quarterfinals of the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,Osaka scored three straight points to move ahead 3-2 in the third-set tiebreaker before Andreescu finish...

ATP roundup: Jack Draper hits 31 aces to advance in Stuttgart
No. 6 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain racked up 31 aces and rallied to beat No. 4 seed Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (1) Friday to reach the semifinals of the Boss Open in Stuttgart, Germany.,Draper committed only three double faults while hitting his dominant serves past Tiafoe, who was the defend...
Florida Panther's Stanley Cup Finals Success is All About Sergei Bobrovsky
The Florida Panthers are one win away from winning the Stanley Cup Finals and they can thank Sergei Bobrovsky....