Oilers topple Stars, one win away from Stanley Cup berth
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of quick power-play goals, Stuart Skinner stopped 19 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 3-1 in the Western Conference final on Friday night to take a 3-2 series lead. Neither team had scored a goal on the power play in the series, but […]
Rangers’ struggling stars staring at elimination scenario
The Rangers need to play one more game against the Panthers to find an answer offensively or their dream of ending a 30-year drought without hoisting the Stanley Cup will end prematurely. Five games into the conference finals, the Rangers’ big three on offense remain largely absent. That may have been enough to explain their […]
What Pete Alonso, Mets stars could bring back in potential fire sale
The Mets look incredibly bad right now, but I can see why they shouldn’t be sold just yet: they have a near-record $330 million payroll and don’t have a ton of talent, but they should do a lot better than 22-33. That being said, the team should start preparing for that possibility, because being on […]
Oilers storm past Stars after slow start to even series
The host Edmonton Oilers scored five straight goals to overcome a two-goal deficit and beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Wednesday to tie the Western Conference final series at 2-2. Ryan McLeod, Evan Bouchard, Mattias Janmark, Leon Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm scored for the Oilers, who overcame a 2-0 lead less than five and a […]
“Pro-Palestine” protesters wear yellow stars to Auschwitz
During the “March of the Living” Holocaust Memorial Week, pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a march commemorating the victims of Nazi atrocities at the site of the former Auschwitz concentration camp. Protesters chanted slogans and carried Palestinian banners and flags reading “Stop the genocide”, and some wore yellow stars similar to those forced Jews to wear by […]
Stars, surprises, trade possibilities to watch
The spring playoffs are nearing the final round, with plenty of compelling storylines still remaining. The Rangers have a chance to win their first Stanley Cup in 30 years. By winning the conference finals, the Celtics could surpass the Lakers as the team with the most titles in NBA history. And Dallas There’s still a […]
Rangers’ depth saves scuffling stars again with Game 3 heroics
SUNRISE, Fla. — What’s been consistent for the Rangers’ third line throughout the playoffs, and since being acquired at the trade deadline for Alex Wennberg, is that while the analytics showed a lot of positives, the actual on-ice results said very little. No more. Wennberg, whom the Rangers acquired in early March by sending Seattle […]
LeBron James’ agent seems to reveal NBA star’s offseason plans
LeBron James’ agents may have made a big mistake. The future of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is unclear. The Los Angeles Lakers just fired head coach Darvin Ham, but he has a player option. Coincidentally, that option deadline comes two days after the NBA Draft, in which his son, Bronny, could be drafted. Incidentally, […]
Tributes for Grayson Murray pour in from golf stars: ‘Loss for words’
On Saturday, the golf world was collectively shaken by one of the worst reasons: the death of Grayson Murray at age 30. The two-time PGA Tour winner withdrew from the Charles Schwab Challenge on Friday, citing illness, two holes before the end of the second round. He finished five over par for the day with […]
Mason Marchment, Stars top Oilers in Game 2 to tie West Final
DALLAS — Mason Marchment scored for the first time since the playoff opener and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday night to tie the Western Conference finals at 1-1. Marchment tied the game at 3:41 of the third period, deflecting a shot that went between the legs of defenseman Vincent Deshamai, […]