• The Canadian Press

    Lightning trade with Predators to bring veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh back to Tampa Bay

    TAMPA, Fla. — Ryan McDonagh is returning to Tampa Bay, hoping to help the Lightning win the Stanley Cup again after two seasons in Nashville. The Predators traded McDonagh back to the Lightning on Tuesday, giving the veteran defenseman a welcome homecoming with the organization he helped to two championships and clearing some salary cap space to add and make changes this offseason. Tampa Bay reacquired McDonagh less than 22 months after sending him to Nashville as a money move, this time sending

  • The Canadian Press

    Yankees ace Gerrit Cole faces hitters for the first time since spring training

    NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole thinks he could return to a major league mound in June after facing hitters for the first time since spring training. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, wearing a full pinstriped uniform, threw 20 pitches to Oswaldo Cabrera and Jamai Jones before Tuesday night’s game against Seattle. Cole had thrown five bullpens sessions before the batting practice. The 33-year-old right-hander, sidelined by elbow nerve inflammation and edema, said he will have one or

  • The Canadian Press

    Cubs activate Dansby Swanson from the injured list, recall Luis Vázquez from Triple-A Iowa

    CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated shortstop Dansby Swanson from the 10-day injured list and recalled infielder Luis Vázquez from Triple-A Iowa, the team announced Tuesday. Swanson, 30, was placed on the injured list May 8 with a right knee sprain. He's batting .209 with three doubles, one triple and four home runs in 37 games. Vázquez, 24, earned his first major league call-up after batting .262 with 10 doubles and three homers in 39 games with Iowa. The Cubs, who opened a series ag

  • The Canadian Press

    Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers set to face Panthers in Eastern Conference final

    One year after reaching the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers are back in the Eastern Conference final. The Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers have made it there for the second time in three years. Now, the East's division winners will meet in the playoffs for just the second time — first since 1997 — when they face off in Game 1 of the conference finals at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night (8 p.m. EDT, ESPN). The Rangers have been bucking the Presidents' Trophy curse simpl