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Minnesota Frost re-sign D Mae Batherson, F Claire Butorac
Defender Mae Batherson and forward Claire Butorac have re-signed with the Minnesota Frost, the team announced Monday.,Batherson, a sixth-round pick (33rd overall) of the 2024 PWHL Draft, signed a two-year contract with the two-time defending league champions. The 24-year-old had three assists in 25 ...
Panthers dent, crack Stanley Cup mere hours after winning
It didn't take long for the Florida Panthers to make their first impression on the Stanley Cup after winning it for a second time in as many years.,Less than 12 hours after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final to win the coveted trophy again, the Panthers appeared to crac...
Oddsmakers lean toward Oilers, Hurricanes for '26 title
The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year and retained their title on Tuesday, yet sportsbooks aren't convinced about their prospects for a three-peat.,Two leading gambling sites listed the back-to-back Cup runner-up Edmonton Oilers as the favorite to emerge on top next year, and another si...
Panthers C Sam Bennett lands Conn Smythe Trophy
The Florida Panthers won a second consecutive Stanley Cup on Tuesday, and now they finally have a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, too.,Center Sam Bennett was chosen the most valuable player of the 2025 postseason after Florida closed out the Stanley Cup Final with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Ga...
Sam Reinhart scores 4, Panthers beat Oilers to retain Stanley Cup
Sam Reinhart scored four goals to help the Florida Panthers clinch their second straight Stanley Cup Final with a 5-1 victory against the visiting Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Reinhart scored on all four shots he took to become the first player with four goals in a Sta...
Oilers G Stuart Skinner to start Game 6 vs. Panthers
Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner confirmed he will start for the Oilers in a do-or-die Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.,Skinner was in the starter's net in Fort Lauderdale for the morning skate and told reporters he is getting the nod o...
Oilers facing must-win situation on Florida's home ice in Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall again.,They'll need to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to avoid watching the Florida Panthers celebrate a championship on their home ice for a second consecutive year.,Edmonton was in an even more perilous s...
WTA roundup: Tatjana Maria rides serve to title in London
German qualifier Tatjana Maria captured her fourth career title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over eighth-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Sunday in the final of the HSBC Championships in London.,With her husband and two daughters in attendance, Maria fired seven aces and won 66 percent of her first serves to dispa...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz upends Alexander Zverev in Germany
Second-seeded Taylor Fritz recorded a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win over home favorite Alexander Zverev in the final of the BOSS Open on Sunday at Stuttgart, Germany.,Fritz fired 11 aces to defeat the top-seeded German for the fifth straight time and capture his first title of the year and ninth overall. ,The Am...
Florida Panthers Dominate Oilers, Move Closer to Stanley Cup Repeat
The Florida Panthers are one win away from their second straight Stanley Cup after a dominant 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5....
Jordan Ta’amu leads Defenders over Panthers in UFL title game
Jordan Ta'amu passed for 390 yards and four touchdowns and the DC Defenders cruised to a 58-34 victory over the Michigan Panthers in the United Football League Championship game on Saturday night in St. Louis.,Deon Jackson rushed for two touchdowns as DC took control with a 31-point second quarter. ...
Panthers top Oilers to move one win away from second straight Cup
Brad Marchand scored twice for the Florida Panthers, who moved a win away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions with a 5-2 win in Game 5 against the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.,Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves for the Panthers, who can clinch the ...
Oilers starting G Calvin Pickard in Game 5 of Stanley Cup Final
After playing an instrumental role in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-4 overtime win in Game 4 on Thursday to even the Stanley Cup Final, goaltender Calvin Pickard will start Saturday's pivotal Game 5 against the visiting Florida Panthers.,In relief of Stuart Skinner, who gave up three goals in the first per...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz charges into final at Stuttgart
Taylor Fritz earned a spot in his first tour-level final since November with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in the BOSS Open semifinals at Stuttgart, Germany.,Fritz will face home favorite Alexander Zverev in the final after the Germany native and top seed earned a 7-6 (8...
WTA roundup: Amanda Anisimova reaches London final
No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova advanced to her first grass-court final with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 upset of top-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China on Saturday at the HSBC Championships in London.,Anisimova saved 10 of 15 break points and overcame nine double faults to win in two hours and 13 minutes. She converted ...
WTA roundup: Zheng Qinwen's comeback sends her to first grass semi in London
Top seed Zheng Qinwen and unseeded Amanda Anisimova each advanced to their first semifinals on grass with wins at the HSBC Championships on Friday in London.,Zheng of China came from 3-0 and 4-2 down in the second set to beat hometown favorite Emma Raducanu in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. The last Briti...
Oilers look to ride momentum into Game 5 vs. Panthers in even series
The Edmonton Oilers could have returned home a loss away from falling to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final for a second straight year.,Instead, they have a chance to put themselves one win away from a championship when they host the Panthers for Game 5 on Saturday.,It didn't look like th...
ATP roundup: Reilly Opelka bags upset in Netherlands
Reilly Opelka hammered 24 aces and knocked off top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Friday to advance to the Libema Open semifinals in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.,Medvedev built a 4-1 lead in the second-set tiebreak before self-destructing with three consecutive double faults ...
2025 Stanley Cup Final Proving That Sequels Can Be Better
The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are delivering a thrilling rematch in the Stanley Cup Final, with dramatic comebacks, overtime winners, and the promise of an unforgettable finish....
Oilers rally in Game 4, drop Panthers in OT to knot finals
Leon Draisaitl scored another overtime goal. The Edmonton Oilers completed another comeback. And the end result is a tied Stanley Cup Final thanks to a 5-4 overtime victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.,Draisaitl capped a three-point outing with his NHL-record fourth overtim...