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Pens, Flyers part of NHL first-round matchups

The field for the Stanley Cup Playoffs is set with the first series set to begin on Saturday. Six of the 16 teams did not qualify a year ago, including Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Boston in the East. It’s the 10th time in 12 seasons under the divisional wild card format that there have been five or more new teams. The full field was set early Tuesday. There will be a new champion and no three-peat after the Florida Panthers were derailed by injuries following three consecutive trips to the final. The regular season runs through Thursday, a day after Eastern Conference ...

LeBron working minus 2 stars for Lakers

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will not return from injury in time to begin the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, leaving Los Angeles without its top two scorers. “They’re out indefinitely,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said after ...

Garcia sorry for his actions

Sergio Garcia has apologized for his tantrum during the final round of the Masters. Garcia hit a bad tee shot on the second hole and twice slammed his driver into the turf. He also slammed the club against a bench and broke off the head. The Masters had an official issue a code-of-conduct warning to him a few holes later. It’s the first time the conduct policy has been used at the Masters. Garcia says he respects and values everything about the Masters and Augusta National and regrets the way he acted. He says that has no place in golf. Crocker quits on US soccer NEW YORK ...

NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns amid photos of her, Mike Vrabel

NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet. The New York Post last week published the photos ...

Skenes, offense get it done as Bucs earn win No. 10

PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes allowed one hit in six strong innings and Brandon Lowe homered for the third time in two games, driving in five runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates steamrolled the Washington Nationals 16-5 to begin a four-game series Monday night. Skenes (3-1) struck out six and walked ...

Steelers draft capsule: Defensive backs

The following is the first of seven Pittsburgh Steelers position-by-position analyses for the 2026 NFL Draft, which begins Thursday, April 23 in Pittsburgh: CORNERBACKS Current roster: Joey Porter Jr., Jamel Dean, Jalen Ramsey, Brandin Echols, Asante Samuel Jr., Cory Trice, Donte Kent, ...