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The New Jersey Devils headed back to home ice in their second-round series with the Carolina Hurricanes knowing they needed to score more than the two combined goals they had in Games 1 and 2 in Raleigh. Home ice proved to be where the Devils’ offense remains hot. New Jersey …

Denny Hamlin bumped Kyle Larson off the lead heading onto the backstretch of the final lap Sunday, giving him a clear path to the finish line at Kansas Speedway and ending his Hamlin’s 33-race winless drought in the NASCAR Cup Series. Hamlin went to the front on the record 38th …

Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson had a post-race incident Sunday evening after Denny Hamlin nudged Kyle Larson out of first place to pick up the win at Kansas Speedway. Chastain, whose aggressiveness on the track has left several drivers outraged, appeared to pin Gragson into the wall with some tight …

Tony Stewart, a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, had some strong words to say about today’s drivers and the feuds that he can’t stand in the social media era. Recent crashes on the tracks have created some budding feuds between drivers, to the point where veteran Kyle Busch said that …

Two more horses died in the hours before 15-1 shot Mage won the Kentucky Derby Saturday, increasing this week’s death count at Churchill Downs to seven.  The alarming number of horse deaths cast a shadow over the 149th edition of the world’s most famous race. Chloe’s Dream, a 3-year-old gelding …

Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers tied their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece with a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night. Game 3 will be Monday in Edmonton, where the Oilers were 23-12-6 during the regular season. …

Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds, a slow-starting LeBron James finished with 21 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series with a 127-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 on Saturday night. …

Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper has reportedly been suspended for using the N-word during a live broadcast Friday night. Kuiper will remain off the air until a review of the incident is completed, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Kuiper was discussing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum …

Offensive tackle Peter Skoronski was one of the most sought-after 2023 draft prospects.  NFL teams routinely do their due diligence before they decide to spend draft capital on players. Aside from evaluating a prospect’s on-the-field talent, teams conduct face-to-face interviews with players. The Atlanta Falcons entered the offseason in search …

The LSU women’s basketball team lived out a dream last month when they won the national championship over Iowa. However, with the championship came much controversy with Angel Reese’s celebrations towards the end of the final game. Reese, now infamously, signaled that she was getting a championship ring and, like …