The Abbotsford Canucks skated past the Texas Stars on Sunday to make the AHL’s championship round, which begins Friday in Charlotte, N.C., against the Checkers, the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers. Yes, those same Florida Panthers who are now battling the Edmonton Oilers for the Stanley Cup.

The game plan was the obvious one. Just chip away, the Indiana Pacers said, because there was no other option that would have made any sense at that point.

The WIAA state softball tournament continued June 12 with semifinal games in Divisions 1, 4 and 5 at Goodman Diamond in Madison.

The OHSAA baseball state tournament continues with eight semifinals today – Friday, June 13 – at locations in Akron and Canton, Ohio. Watch today’s Division II, III, IV and V state semifinals streamed live on the NFHS Network.

However, what won the 68 games and got them to the Finals was their defense, and the Pacers torched that for a long stretch of Game 3. Indiana took better shots and capitalized on them, finishing with a 116 offensive rating (9.5 points higher than the Thunder allowed on average during the playoffs coming into the game).

The ice in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers was heavily tilted towards the

Cincinnati Reds LHP Andrew Abbott pitched the Reds' first complete-game shutout since 2022 and first 9-inning CG shutout since 2021.

The NL West rivalry returns with full force as the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium this Friday. With both teams neck-and-neck in the standings – Dodgers at 41-28 and Giants right behind at 40-28 – this opener could set the tone for