Category Archives: Sports
Reigning Stanley Cup champ Florida Panthers beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Eastern final opener
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers wasted no time snatching home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference final.Carter Verhaeghe and ...
May 20, 2025
Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for 3rd major title
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler had every reason to worry the PGA Championship was slipping away.A five-shot lead on the front nine was gone in four holes. Ever...
May 18, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes keep leaning on their penalty kill in another deep postseason push
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - There’s a moment of frustrated dread for any hockey team that comes with an official raising an arm to call a penalty triggering a power play....
May 18, 2025
Svechnikov breaks late tie as the Hurricanes beat the Capitals to reach Eastern Conference final
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored the go-ahead goal with just under two minutes left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 5 on...
May 15, 2025
PGA has strong field and big surprise: Jhonattan Vegas leads at 64 as stars fail to shine
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The strongest field of the majors gave way to a few surprises Thursday in the PGA Championship, starting with Jhonattan Vegas charging into the le...
May 15, 2025
Hurricanes and Stars ride stellar special teams to the verge of the conference finals
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey WriterBefore starting the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery had a good sense of what would determine the series be...
May 14, 2025
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame a...
May 13, 2025
Walker, Svechnikov score late as Hurricanes push Capitals to brink of elimination in 5-2 win
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sean Walker cut to the middle of the ice and beat Logan Thompson for a critical late goal, then Andrei Svechnikov followed with an empty-net clinche...
May 12, 2025
Hurricanes’ Andersen, Oilers’ Skinner enter Monday’s playoff Game 4s on far different trajectories
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Frederik Andersen has been playing so well in net for the Carolina Hurricanes that coach Rod Brind’Amour is staying with his hands-off approac...
May 11, 2025
Svechnikov, Andersen lead Hurricanes past Capitals 4-0 in Game 3 of 2nd-round playoff series
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov pounced on a loose faceoff puck for his sixth postseason goal while Frederik Andersen had 21 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes bea...
May 10, 2025