• The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes avoid major injury for DeAngelo and close in on getting Pesce back for Rangers series

    The Carolina Hurricanes have avoided a major injury concern for defenceman Tony DeAngelo while veteran blue-liner Brett Pesce is nearing a return from a lower-body injury suffered in the second game of the NHL playoffs. Team president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that Pesce has shed a walking boot and is doing work to return and should play at some point in the second-round series against the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers. “If everything goes as expected, he shall

  • The Canadian Press

    Panthers head back to work, resting and waiting for Bruins-Leafs winner

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — All players and coaches were at work on Wednesday at the Florida Panthers' practice facility. Nobody was on the ice. That's a nice problem to have right now. Florida will open the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at home. That much is certain. The opponent — Boston or Toronto — won't be decided until at least Thursday. And when Game 1 of the next series will happen is anybody's guess. So, for now, the Panthers will rest up and wait. The current plan calls for them

  • The Canadian Press

    Lightning coach Jon Cooper apologizes for inappropriate comment about putting skirts on goalies

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper opened his end-of-season news conference Wednesday apologizing for making what he called an inappropriate analogy of putting skirts on goalies. Cooper after the Game 5 loss that eliminated his team from the playoffs on Monday night vented about two questionable goaltender interference rulings that contributed to Florida’s 6-1 win. The Lightning had two goals disallowed when the NHL situation room deemed a player interfered with Sergei Bobro

  • Yahoo Sports

    Ex-Florida State QB and 1999 Fiesta Bowl starter Marcus Outzen dies at 46

    The Seminoles lost 23-16 to Tennessee in the first-ever BCS title game.