RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Final.Not that it’s mattered much in this series.The Hurricanes split two road games with the Vegas Golden Knights to return home for Thursday’s Game 5 with the best-of-seven series tied 2-2. Normally that would be a reassuring feeling for a team that that has long thrived in its own building in front of its raucous crowd.AdvertisementBut this series has been a thriller with multi-goal comebacks, two overtime games, tight finishes and alternating wins. The only reliable element is its unpredictability.“You get to this stage, you…
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The Knicks stared into the abyss and somehow found a way out.Facing a 29-point deficit in front of a shell-shocked Madison Square Garden crowd, New York completed the largest comeback in NBA finals history on Wednesday night when OG Anunoby’s tip-in off a Jalen Brunson missed three made the difference in a 107-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4, moving the home team within one win of their first NBA championship in 53 years.AdvertisementRelated: NBA finals 2026 Game 4: Knicks pull off historic 29-point comeback to beat Spurs 107-106The stunning result gave New York a 3-1 lead…
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The Cubs released right-hander Jeff Brigham. Brigham was signed to a minor league deal in the offseason but was injured in Spring Training and never actually pitched for Iowa or any other minor league team.Iowa CubsThe Iowa Cubs were locked in a cave by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 20-5. Yikes.AdvertisementJordan Wicks started and took the loss. Wick gave up eight runs on eight hits over 3+ innings. However, only four of the eight runs were earned. Still, it was Wicks’ own error that opened the floodgates to four of the five runs scored in the third. Wicks walked three and…
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The Edmonton Oilers leadership group met with Mike Babcock before the team gave the NHLPA and the league a heads-up that they wanted to move forward with ensuring Babcock was hireable.However, Babcock wasn’t the only former coach Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman and others spoke to.AdvertisementCan The Oilers Learn…
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The influence of NASCAR may be on the rise. On Tuesday, Time Magazine released its 100 Most Influential People in Sports list for 2026. Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan, and Carson Hocevar are all included on the list.The ownership duo at 23XI Racing, Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, are included as…
Experienced Tottenham defender Ben Davies has signed a new one-year contract until the end of next season.Davies’ current deal was due to expire at the end of the month and he was set to leave the club.AdvertisementThe 33-year-old Wales international, who joined Spurs from Swansea in July 2014, will take…
Charlie Woods could be headed to the U.S. Open — just not as a player.Miles Russell, a 17-year-old amateur and close friend of Woods, earned a spot in the 126th U.S. Open on Monday after surviving a playoff at the Florida qualifier with Tiger Woods’ son serving as his caddie.AdvertisementNow…
The Vegas Golden Knights had fought back in the second period to tie Game 4 at 3-3 and had a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead if they won the third period.Instead, they gave up a second goal by Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal and lost 5-3 as…
The Guardians can’t hit for average, and can’t hit for power. They do draw walks, but opponents have made the extremely obvious adjustment to that: Just throw strikes, since they can’t hit for average or power.9 more innings. Only 2 more runs. This offense is painful to watch, and they…
They always say the series doesn’t start until a road team wins an away game on their opponent’s home court. Redundantly speaking, that thought process means this series started in Game 1 when the New York Knicks took the victory. After the “desperate” San Antonio Spurs won Game 3 at…
Rams coach Sean McVay is liking what he’s seeing at Organized Team Activities, but he’s tempering his enthusiasm with a reminder that what he’s seeing is not actually football.Asked for his assessment, McVay said that OTAs, which are non-contact practices, can only tell a coach so much.Advertisement”I’ve seen steady improvement,…
Denny Hamlin has a profound quote out there in the universe, deriving from Netflix’s NASCAR documentary series, Full Speed. “It’s hard for me to describe how hard it is to drive a racecar. I might birdie a hole that Jordan Spieth doesn’t birdie. But there’s no other athlete in any…
FC Barcelona have made a final decision regarding the future of Marcus Rashford. The Catalan club has chosen not to exercise the €30 million preferential purchase option it held with Manchester United following his loan spell. As a result, the English forward brings his time in Barcelona to an end…
Royal Palm Beach’s Giuseppe Puebla entered “Golf’s Longest Day” with two simple ambitions in mind.”My goal was to just have fun and beat as many pros as I could,” Puebla said.AdvertisementBy sunset, the 17-year-old amateur had beaten all but one pro in the 73-man field, qualifying for the United States’…
Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division)Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDTLINE: Hurricanes -154, Golden Knights +129; over/under is 6AdvertisementSTANLEY CUP FINAL: Series tied 2-2BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights are in a 2-2 series tie…
Oklahoma City Comets 6, Charlotte Knights 3The Knights (35-29) managed to jump out to a 3-0 lead, then watched it all go up in smoke as Oklahoma City stormed back for the win.Charlotte struck first in the second inning, manufacturing a run without the benefit of a hit after Ryan…
