New York Rangers ready to bring their surge to Carolina

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the early portion of their offseason, but already, news is circulating. It's time to dive into what general manager Ron Hextall said, what to make of it, and what not to believe. Plus, plenty of news regarding contracts, players leaving and players returning.

Wow. Game 5 of the second-round matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues was a modern classic. Consider me stunned. Because after the first 35 minutes of action, it was all Colorado. I didn’t think St. Louis had a chance. The Avalanche were the better team. It wasn’t even close.

On the goal, Mikael Backlund’s shot squirted out from underneath Smith’s right arm and trickled towards the net. Blake Coleman, skating towards the crease for the rebound while fighting with Cody Ceci for positioning, skated through the crease area and had the puck go off his skate and into the open net.

The St. Louis Blues have a deep hole to dig themselves out of in their Western Conference semifinals series against the Colorado Avalanche, trailing 3-1. Game 5 takes place on Wednesday night, and as the Blues prepare for an elimination contest, head coach Craig Berube took some time to address another story that has dominated plenty of headlines over the past few days.

Someday, perhaps, a moment like the Nazem Kadri moment won’t be too big for the National Hockey League and its players and coaches and teams. Someday, perhaps, when a player is threatened and is the victim of racist attacks that warrant police investigation, as was the case leading up to Game 4 of the St. Louis-Colorado series, coaches and managers and players will step back and remind themselves and everyone else connected to the game that some things are bigger than it.

The Red Sox have purchased the contract of right-hander Brett Kennedy from the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, the team announced on Tuesday. Kennedy has been assigned to Double-A Portland. In six starts for the Ducks this season, Kennedy posted a 3.03 ERA and 1.19 WHIP with...

Bryant -- who signed a seven-year contract with Colorado in March -- was placed on the 10-day IL with a back strain in April as well. Through 63 at-bats covering 17 games played in 2022, the four-time All-Star has collected 17 hits, 11 runs scored, four doubles and four RBIs.

After making the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the last eight years, Draymond Green is putting on his soothsayer outfit once again. The Golden State Warriors star appeared on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” after his team clinched the Western Conference title with a Game 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. When pressed by Shaquille O’Neal about who Golden State’s opponent would be in the Finals, Green predicted that it would be the Boston Celtics.