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Hurricanes need to shake off rust quickly for Game 2 tonight

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Montreal Canadiens have shown neither fear nor hesitation when playing on the road in the NHL playoffs. That approach carried a young, skilled team through a pair of Game 7 road wins to reach the Eastern Conference Final. Then it had them get the jump on a Carolina ...

O’Ward wants breakthrough at Indy 500 on Sunday

INDIANAPOLIS — Pato O'Ward smiles as he walks through Gasoline Alley, seeing the Arrow McLaren No. 5 shirts. Sure, he's popular, but O'Ward wants something more — to be called an Indianapolis 500 champion. After three near misses in his past four races on the Brickyard's iconic ...

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Tuesday High school girls & boys golf Gwinn at 2-Person Scramble, at Manistique, 10 a.m. High school boys & girls track & field Negaunee, Baraga, Calumet at Houghton, 4 p.m. High school baseball Marquette at Houghton, 4 p.m. L’Anse at Ontonagon (doubleheader), 4 p.m. Menominee at Negaunee (doubleheader), 4:30 p.m. Westwood at Iron Mountain (doubleheader), 4:30 p.m. EDT MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, at Gladstone: Manistique at Gladstone, 5 p.m. High school softball Calumet at Negaunee (doubleheader), 4 p.m. Lake Linden-Hubbell at Westwood ...

PWHL final unique with 2 women’s head coaches

As milestones go, Ottawa's Carla MacLeod called it important, yet complicated, in taking part in the PWHL's first Walter Cup Final involving two teams coached by women. The significance, she said, was obvious in a league where she and Montreal's Kori Cheverie are currently the only two female head coaches. What struck MacLeod as curious was how the issue of equity between genders was still considered newsworthy in 2026. Perhaps, the moment represented the next aspirational step toward a new normal, she wrote in a text to The Associated Press before the Charge series began against the ...

911 call: Busch was gasping, showed other signs of distress

CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by The Associated Press. Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his ...