Category Archives: Sports
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
Hurricanes return home for Game 3 matchup with Capitals after splitting two road games
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterMORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes dominated play for one road game then spent significant stretches of the next controlling the flow of action. It was a t...
May 09, 2025
Hurricanes return home for Game 3 matchup with Capitals after splitting two road games
By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterMORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes dominated play for one road game then spent significant stretches of the next controlling the flow of action. It was a t...
May 09, 2025
Hurricanes return home for Game 3 matchup with Capitals after splitting two road games
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes dominated play for one road game then spent significant stretches of the next controlling the flow of action. It was a ...
May 09, 2025
Panthers release veteran Jadeveon Clowney after selecting two edge rushers in the NFL draft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have released veteran Jadeveon Clowney after selecting two edge rushers in the NFL draft.Clowney, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft, had 5 1/2 sacks last se...
May 08, 2025
Panthers release veteran Jadeveon Clowney after selecting two edge rushers in the NFL draft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have released veteran Jadeveon Clowney after selecting two edge rushers in the NFL draft.Clowney, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft, had 5 1/2 sacks last se...
May 08, 2025