• The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour says he feels 'really good' about reaching new contract with team

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Thursday he feels “really good” that he will reach a new contract with the team, mirroring optimism from president and general manager Don Waddell a day earlier. Brind’Amour – considered by many the face of the franchise with his long-running ties here that include being the captain of the 2006 Stanley Cup winner – is in the final year of a deal reached in 2021. His status has become a talking point around the league with multip

  • The Canadian Press

    With PSG crowned French champion, the race for remaining Champions League spots rumbles on

    PARIS (AP) — Now that Paris Saint-Germain has clinched the French title, the scramble for remaining Champions League places will dominate the final three rounds. Monaco reached the Champions League final 20 years ago and is a competition regular. Heading into this weekend's games, the Principality side sat in second place and two points ahead of third-place Brest, the tiny Brittany club that has never played in Europe's elite club competition. Just one point behind Brest in fourth is Lille, whic

  • The Canadian Press

    Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleads no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery charge

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery on Wednesday. According to court records, four other misdemeanor charges against Urías were dropped. Urias had also been facing one count of spousal battery, one count of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, one count of false imprisonment and one count of assault. All the charges stemmed from his arrest in September on suspicion of domestic violence. Los

  • The Canadian Press

    Igor Shesterkin has the Rangers looking like a Stanley Cup contender. He says he can be better

    Igor Shesterkin has stopped 94 of the 101 shots he has faced so far this postseason and his play in net is a big reason the New York Rangers rolled through the first round and look like a Stanley Cup contender. Says Shesterkin: “I could play better.” “I can do less rebounds, play more confident with the puck and in the net, too,” Shesterkin added. Up next for the Rangers are the Carolina Hurricanes in the secound round. The humbling assessment from the 2022 Vezina Trophy winner as the league's t