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Bennett, Verhaeghe help Panthers roll past Hurricanes 5-0, take 2-0 lead in Eastern final

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are rolling. The Carolina Hurricanes are reeling. Sam Bennett scored one of his two goals in Florida's three-goal first period,...

May 22, 2025

Bennett, Verhaeghe help Panthers roll past Hurricanes 5-0, take 2-0 lead in Eastern final

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sam Bennett scored one of his two goals in Florida's three-goal first period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves and the Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 on Thursday night to...

May 22, 2025

Curl-Salemme scores tying goal, OT winner as Frost even PWHL final against Charge

OTTAWA - Britta Curl-Salemme scored the game-tying goal and the overtime winner to lift the Minnesota Frost to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge in the Professional Women's Hockey Leagu...

May 22, 2025

Okoronkwo, Regan lead AFC Toronto past Montreal Roses 2-0 in NSL

LAVAL - Esther Okoronkwo and Emma Regan scored goals to lead AFC Toronto past Montreal Roses FC 2-0 on Thursday night in the Northern Super League. Okoronkwo opened the scoring in the 35th minute at S...

May 22, 2025

Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Some of Harvard's sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the nation's lar...

May 22, 2025

Pagdanganan among 4 tied for the LPGA lead in Mexico

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) - Bianca Pagdanganan felt right at home in the stifling heat and humidity Thursday on the Yucatan Peninsula, using her power to set up a two-putt birdie on the par-5 18th...

May 22, 2025

Scottie Scheffler opens Colonial with an eagle and trails tour rookie John Pak by 5 shots

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Scottie Scheffler and John Pak enjoyed the same start to the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial with eagles on their respective first holes. The world No. 1 couldn't keep up...

May 22, 2025

Jays feeling confident in close games after two extra-inning comebacks against Padres

TORONTO - Before the season began the Toronto Blue Jays got together as a team and had a long conversation about talking things over in the dugout and playing for each other more. That approach has be...

May 22, 2025

Denmark pulls off huge upset with 2-1 quarterfinal win over Canada at hockey worlds

HERNING - Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds remaining in regulation and co-host Denmark stunned star-studded Canada 2-1 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world hockey championship. Denmark, whic...

May 22, 2025

Varsho, Lukes help Blue Jays beat Padres 7-6 in 11 innings; Toronto completes sweep

TORONTO - Nathan Lukes' RBI single in the bottom of the 11th gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep. Daulton Varsho's tri...

May 22, 2025