BOSTON — Jason Kidd couldn’t figure out how to stop the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Now he’s hoping they will get in their own way. The Mavericks coach seemed eager to sow dissension in the Boston locker room on Saturday when he singled out Jaylen Brown as the Celtics’ best player — words transparently designed to
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The Blue Jays ended a near historic streak of first innings without scoring at 29 games before a five-run fifth made for a rare blowout in a Saturday’s 7-0 thumping of the Oakland Athletics. The outburst helped Kevin Gausman complete his first career nine-inning complete game. SUNRISE, Fla. — Montreal and Boston will be the
Wayne Gretzky joins the Hockey Central panel to discuss the amount of pressure on Connor McDavid’s shoulders, what he learned from his first Stanley Cup Final appearances, why the Oilers must stay disciplined against the Panthers, and more. The NHL Scouting Combine returned to Buffalo on Saturday, with all 32 teams getting a final opportunity
The Florida Panthers scored the ever-important first goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on their first shot of the night, but they also highlighted a disturbing trend for the Edmonton Oilers netminder. Will the National Hockey League be addressing the LTIR loophole any time soon? From the sounds of it, we can
Shortly after his Florida Panthers shut out the Edmonton Oilers to take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, head coach Paul Maurice opened his post-game press conference by congratulating his son Jake and the ECHL’s Florida Everblades — for whom Jake does play-by-play — for their third consecutive Kelly Cup win. Bowden Francis will
Gene Principe and Mark Spector discuss how the Oilers inability to finish was their biggest problem in Game 1, what they need to do in order to change that, and how resilient they have been all season. SUNRISE, Fla. — For the first time in 11 long years, we are bracing for true, best-on-best international
Elliotte Friedman joins David Amber to discuss Sergei Bobrovsky’s big night, how he dominated Game 1, and what adjustments Kris Knoblauch could make in Game 2. OAKLAND, Calif. – Spencer Horwitz’s first start of the season didn’t exactly send the Toronto Blue Jays’ batting order into the blender, although putting him in the two-hole did
Connor McDavid has a better idea of how the Dallas Stars felt last weekend after Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers scored the ever-important first goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on their first shot of the night, but they also highlighted a disturbing trend for the Edmonton
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 32 shots he faced, Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winning goal, and Sam Bennett notched an assist with 11 hits to lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. It was likely the winningest Saturday night for the Maurice family
Right now, considering the stakes, and the first-ever Stanley Cup lead in Panthers history, and that the scariest scorers in the sport haven’t so much as lit a lamp, it’s hard to find a goalie better than Bob. Connor McDavid has a better idea of how the Dallas Stars felt last weekend after Game 1
