3 Chicago Blackhawks that will have their numbers retired

The Pittsburgh Penguins came up just short in game seven against the Rangers and now face a difficult offseason with players leaving. This may be the most difficult offseason the Penguins have faced in a decade. The team has several key players with expiring contracts including Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Kasperi Kapanen, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell.

The final two goals for Tampa Bay from Nikita Kucherov and Stamkos came against an empty-net in the final minutes of the third period. The Lightning are trying to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup and have held Florida to just one goal in each of the first three games of the series. The Panthers finished the regular season with an NHL-best 4.15 goals per game and the league's best record.

In an unexpected move, the Boston Celtics have upgraded Al Horford from doubtful to available, meaning he and Marcus Smart will return for Game 2. After the Celtics lost Game 1 to the Miami Heat, head coach Ime Udoka noted that the team was missing two of its key veteran players: Marcus Smart and Al Horford.

According to Jon Heyman, the Chicago Cubs may already be ready to sell their biggest free agent signing of the offseason. Only Hollywood marriages last shorter than the relationship the Chicago Cubs may have with Marcus Stroman. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, Stroman is one of this year’s early trade deadline candidates.

Steven Matz was one of the Cardinals’ high-priced free agent addition this past offseason. Against the Pirates on Sunday morning, he was removed with an injury. Matz was just four pitches in to his eighth start of the season. The early happenings of his St. Louis career have not been positive, as he’s 3-3 with an ERA over six.

NBA ponders next move as escalating fines, now up to $100,000, haven't seemed to deter Dallas bench players from standing up during playoffs.

Juwan Howard to stay at Michigan, despite having connections within the Los Angeles Lakers. Though he could have been the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Juwan Howard has decided to stay in Ann Arbor as the face of his alma mater’s Michigan basketball program. The Lakers...