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Sports at a glance: Carolina Hurricanes roll into Stanley Cup Final

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Friday night to clinch the Eastern Conference Final in five games and earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2006. Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven, Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere scored goals to give Carolina a 5-0 lead entering the third. Seth Jarvis added an empty-net clincher while Frederik Andersen carried a shutout until midway through the third period. Cole Caufield scored the Canadiens’ only goal. Carolina went 12-1 through the Eastern Conference playoffs to earn a ...

Djokovic gets pushed to the limit in French Open victory

PARIS — Novak Djokovic placed ice packs around his neck and on top of his head during changeovers to keep cool amid the Paris heat wave at the French Open on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked French player Valentin Royer — who is 15 years younger than him — ...

Younger generation getting ready to take over the World Cup

Two of soccer’s all-time greats will likely make their final bows on the sport’s biggest stage at the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can finally pass the baton on to a new generation including Spain’s Lamine Yamal. Kylian Mbappe — who was only 19 when he won the ...

Two arrested in star thefts

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine police have arrested two Chilean citizens suspected of being part of a transnational crime gang that targeted the homes of NFL and NBA stars and other elite athletes. Argentine federal police confirmed the arrests took place at the Retiro bus station in Buenos Aires. The gang allegedly robbed the homes of prominent athletes including NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and former tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro. According to the FBI, these organized crime rings used social media to track athlete movements. The detainees are awaiting ...

No. 1 player Jannik Sinner fights dizziness in defeat against Juan Manuel Cerundolo

PARIS — Not since Rafael Nadal was winning his record 14 French Opens had a player come to Roland Garros as such an overwhelming favorite to win the clay-court Grand Slam. Jannik Sinner had won everything there was to win in tennis over the past three months: five straight Masters 1000 titles — three of them on clay — and 30 straight matches. And with Carlos Alcaraz, his biggest rival, out due to an injured right wrist, it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that Sinner would raise the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy and complete a career Grand Slam. That’s why Sinner’s ...

NBA Board of Governors approves anti-tanking changes

The NBA approved sweeping changes to the draft lottery on Thursday that will strip the teams with the worst records from receiving the best odds of winning the No. 1 pick, something the league hopes will prevent tanking. A vote by the league’s Board of Governors made the plan official for the next three seasons. The “3-2-1 Lottery” proposal expands the event to 16 teams, flattens odds of winning the No. 1 pick and will try to deter teams from tanking by lowering lottery chances for teams that have the worst records. They can still win the lottery, but they’ll have to buck odds ...