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10:58 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Ryan Hartman to a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension Thursday night. The 26-year-old Hartman was eligible to become a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer. The deal with an average annual value of $1.7 million will give him the

The Associated Press Raptors ride strong 3rd quarter to 114-103 win over Nets TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Pascal Siakam had 27 points and nine rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors seized control in the third quarter in a 114-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to

The Telegraph Carla Suarez Navarro: ‘Chemotherapy was hard, but playing at Wimbledon one last time inspires me’ Carla Suarez Navarro trusts that Friday will herald the end of an eight-month horror. It was on August 28 last year that this ebullient Spaniard, seven times a Grand Slam quarter-finalist but stricken by a strange nausea that

Artemi Panarin stopped in front of net vs. Flyers NEW YORK (AP) — James van Riemsdyk scored two power-play goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night to snap a two-game slide. Jakub Voracek scored the deciding goal for Philadelphia, and Brian Elliott made 33 saves. Ivan Provorov had

Special to Yahoo Sports We’re into the later stages of the fantasy playoffs. Don’t get too comfortable. Plenty of hard work remains. Keep an eye on any updates. Check for in-game adjustments. Monitor and react when necessary. Repeat. If you’re having trouble following everything going on, head to RotoWire for the latest news. For analysis,

As the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs approach, NHL teams will start getting mathematically eliminated from contention. PHT’s “What Went Wrong” series aims to analyze why each team missed the playoffs. The “What Went Wrong” series begins with the Buffalo Sabres, the first team to be officially eliminated. When you ask most hockey fans “what went

9:00 AM ET Nicolas Deslauriers rose from the ice, blood trickling down his face from a cut on the bridge of his nose. He had thrown a flurry of right hands at San Jose Sharks forward Kurtis Gabriel before Gabriel threw him to the ice. It was the kind of spirited tussle that would have

Push for the Playoffs will run every morning through the end of the 2020-21 NHL season. We’ll highlight the current playoff picture in both conferences, take a look at what the first-round matchups might look like, see who’s leading the race for the best odds in the draft lottery and more. All due respect to

7:19 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. While the playoff races for the No. 4 seeds around the NHL sometimes get more attention, tonight the spotlight will be at the teams vying for the top spot in three of the

12:43 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight win. Vegas, which leads the NHL with 33 wins and 68 points, became the first team in the NHL to clinch a playoff berth. The

The Vegas Golden Knights became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas only needed one point in the standings to punch their ticket to the postseason and picked that up plus another with a 5-2 victory over San Jose on Wednesday night. The Golden Knights lead the Honda

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight win. Vegas, which leads the NHL with 33 wins and 68 points, became the first team in the NHL to clinch a playoff berth. The Golden Knights improved to

8:26 PM ET The NHL is planning to open the 2021-22 season on Oct. 12, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. That’s roughly a week later than a typical 82-game regular season would start, an understandable delay given that the Stanley Cup playoffs are expected to roll through mid-July. Sources said that training camps for NHL

3:58 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner said that NHL players were lied to by the NHL and NHLPA about loosening restrictions after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, a claim that has been disputed by the league. “They told me yesterday that they’re surveying all the teams to see who has taken the vaccine,

USATSI On Wednesday, Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner called out the NHL, saying the league is not staying true to previous promises surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations. Lehner claims the league told players if they got vaccinated the restrictions would be loosened, but says that hasn’t been the case. Lehner says the NHL forced the players

Sportico Super League Faces Potential Legal Fights in U.K., EU and U.S. The stunning announcement that 12 of Europe’s leading soccer clubs are planning to launch the Super League—a mid-week competition separate from other leagues—is poised to trigger legal challenges. Oliver Dowden, the U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has already stated his

5:18 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Kasperi Kapanen‘s left foot is on the mend. The Pittsburgh forward practiced with his teammates without restrictions Wednesday for the first time since being placed on injured reserve last month. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said there is still no timetable for Kapanen’s return, pointing to a lack of

USATSI On Wednesday, Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner called out the NHL, saying the league is not staying true to previous promises surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations. Lehner claims the league told players if they got vaccinated the restrictions would be loosened, but says that hasn’t been the case. Lehner says the NHL forced the players