Stanley Cup Playoffs
Members of the media interview players on the Vegas Golden Knights during media day ahead of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final Friday, June 2, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
TNT readies for first Stanley Cup Final; first one exclusively on cable since 1994

By Joe Reedy Jun. 02, 2023 05:56 PM EDT

Carolina Hurricanes' Martin Necas (88) skates with the puck around New York Islanders' Casey Cizikas (53) during the second period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Hurricanes hold on to beat Islanders to open NHL playoffs

By Aaron Beard Apr. 17, 2023 10:02 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
June 3 1932 — Lou Gehrig becomes the first major league player to hit four consecutive home runs in a game, giving the New York Yankees a 20-13 win...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
May 31 1927 — Detroit first baseman Johnny Neun records an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning to end the 1-0 win over the Cleveland Indians....

Dallas Stars goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) defends against a shot by Arizona Coyotes center Nathan Smith during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Stars take final playoff spot with 4-3 OT loss to Coyotes

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 27, 2022 11:37 PM EDT

St. Louis Blues center Logan Brown (22) scores a goal against Arizona Coyotes goaltender Harri Sateri (30) as Coyotes center Nathan Smith, right, defends and defenseman Cam Dineen (54) watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Blues beat Coyotes 5-4 in overtime after blowing big leads

By John Marshall Apr. 24, 2022 12:45 AM EDT

Vancouver Canucks' Brad Richardson (13) and Arizona Coyotes' Kyle Capobianco (75) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vancouver keeps playoff hopes alive with 7-1 rout of Arizona

Apr. 15, 2022 02:06 AM EDT

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson (40) celebrates his goal against the Arizona Coyotes with Canucks right wing Alex Chiasson, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Horvat, Chiasson score 2 apiece as Canucks beat Coyotes 5-1

By Jack Magruder Apr. 08, 2022 01:43 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2022 11:27 AM EDT
April 12 1941 — The Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 to cap a four-game sweep in the Stanley Cup finals. 1942 — Byron Nelson...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 3 1930 — The Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Stanley Cup with a two-game sweep of the Boston Bruins. 1933 — Ken Doraty’s overtime...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 2 1939 — Ralph Guldahl beats Sam Snead by one stroke to capture the Masters golf tournament. 1983 — New York Islander Mike Bossy...

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By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2022 11:19 AM EDT
April 1 1938 — Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in the fifth round in Chicago to retain his world heavyweight title. 1940 — Governor...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 22 1932 — The blue lines are eliminated with the center red line used to determine offsides in an experiment by the NHL. With both teams out of...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
May 28 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. ...

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) celebrates with right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37), defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) and defenseman Brett Pesce (22) after Staal scored in overtime against the Nashville Predators during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Staal scores in OT, lifts Hurricanes past Predators 3-2

By Aaron Beard May. 25, 2021 11:44 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
May 14 1913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
April 3 1930 — The Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Stanley Cup with a two-game sweep of the Boston Bruins. 1933 — Ken...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2021 12:58 PM EDT
April 3 1930 — The Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Stanley Cup with a two-game sweep of the Boston Bruins. 1933 — Ken...

Luis Rivera, left, sanitizes seats in Bridgestone Arena after the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Southeastern Conference tournament were canceled Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The tournament was cancelled Thursday due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
'Controlled environment': NCAA plunges ahead with tourneys

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 11, 2021 04:34 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 04, 2021 01:16 PM EST
March 10 1913 — The Quebec Bulldogs win the Stanley Cup in two games over Sydney. 1920 — Quebec’s Joe Malone scores six...