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Panthers beat Bolts, take 3-0 series lead
Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves, Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. Brandon Montour, Sam Reinhart and Steven Lorentz also scored for the Panthers, who will seek a sweep Saturday night in Tampa. Tkachuk had a first-period goal and added an empty-netter with 32 seconds left. Steven Stamkos, Tyler Motte and Nicholas Paul scored for Tampa Bay, with Paul cutting it to 4-3 with 5:10 left. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 shots.
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Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) works between Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg (78) and center Michael Eyssimont (23) during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stops a shot by Florida Panthers center Evan Rodrigues (17) and center Eetu Luostarinen (27) during the third period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow
The University of Southern California has canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more students were arrested on other campuses as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread. USC announced the cancellation of its May 10 ceremony Thursday. College officials across the U.S. are worried the protests could disrupt commencement ceremonies next month. Some universities called in police to break up the demonstrations, resulting in ugly scuffles and arrests. Others appeared content to wait out the protests as the final days of the semester tick down. Some schools rewrote their rules to ban encampments and moved final exams to new locations.
NFL Draft Football
Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze, left, poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen by the Chicago Bears with the ninth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) takes down Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Alabama offensive lineman JC Latham poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, after being chosen by the Tennessee Titans with the seventh overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour (62) celebrates with the bench after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour (62) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (91) during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen (27) and Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) scrap during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Anthony Duclair (10) reacts as the Florida Panthers celebrate a goal by Sam Reinhart during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Anthony Duclair (10) picks up a loose puck in front of Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling (42) and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Motte (64) fires the puck for a goal against the Florida Panthers during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Defending for Florida is center Nick Cousins (21). (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) celebrates his goal against the Florida Panthers during the second period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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