• The Canadian Press

    Lindy Ruff becomes Sabres coach again a little grayer, wiser and more motivated to restore success

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Back for a second stint as Sabres coach, Lindy Ruff appeared a little grayer Tuesday, said he’s a bit wiser and sounded more motivated than ever to restore success to a franchise that’s known mostly losing during an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought. This time, it’s personal, Ruff said during an introductory news conference a day after being hired. It’s a homecoming for the 64-year-old Ruff, who spent his first 10-plus NHL seasons playing for the Sabres and 14-plus more c

  • The Canadian Press

    Red Sox 1B Triston Casas out indefinitely with broken rib suffered on hard swing at plate

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas is out indefinitely after breaking a rib on his left side while taking a hard swing in Saturday's game at Pittsburgh. Casas, who had been placed on the injury list with a strain, underwent tests in Boston that revealed the fracture. Manager Alex Cora said there is no timetable on when the 24-year-old will be back. “He'll be out for a while,” Cora said Tuesday before the Red Sox opened a three-game series at Progressive Field. “We just h

  • The Canadian Press

    Juventus requires a late goal to beat Lazio 3-2 on aggregate and reach the Italian Cup final

    ROME (AP) — A late goal that Timothy Weah set up for Arkadiusz Milik earned Juventus a spot in the Italian Cup final on Tuesday — keeping alive the Turin squad’s chances of winning its first trophy in three years. While Lazio won the second leg of their semifinal 2-1, Juventus advanced 3-2 on aggregate. Weah sent in a cross seven minutes from time that Milik tapped in. Taty Castellanos scored a goal in each half for Lazio. Juventus won the first leg 2-0 with goals from Federico Chiesa and Dusan

  • Yahoo Sports

    Teams that will shape the Draft: QB needy teams outside top ten + top ten teams we can't figure out

    Concluding our 'teams that will shape the Draft' series, Matt Harmon and Fantasy Pro's Thor Nystrom look at the QB needy teams outside the top ten - Minnesota, Denver, Las Vegas - as well as teams inside the top ten that could be wild cards - New York Giants, Tennessee Titans and New York Jets.