• The Canadian Press

    The New York Rangers were headed for another sweep. Now they're fighting to close out Carolina

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The New York Rangers looked headed for an easy push through the second round of the NHL playoffs when they quickly moved within a win of a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes. Instead, the Hurricanes have grinded their way back in the series, and the pressure is building on the Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers to close this one out. After winning the first three games in the best-of-7 series, the Rangers have lost two in a row — the most recent coming when they allowed four u

  • The Canadian Press

    FIFA members to vote on the host of the 2027 Women's World Cup

    The FIFA Congress will pick from a winnowed field of two candidates to host the 2027 Women's World Cup at its meeting in Bangkok this week. A joint bid by the United States and Mexico was pulled late last month, and South Africa withdrew its candidacy in November. That left only two bids standing for Friday's vote: A joint proposal from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and another from Brazil. It's the first time that all 211 of FIFA's members associations will have the opportunity weigh in

  • The Canadian Press

    Adley Rutschman's 2-run homer in bottom of the 9th helps Orioles avoid sweep in 3-2 win over Toronto

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Baltimore a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, enabling the Orioles — yet again — to avoid a sweep. Baltimore split the two-game set with the Blue Jays — the middle game Tuesday was rained out — and has now gone 105 straight regular-season series of at least two decisions without being swept. That's tied for the third-longest run in major league history. The Orioles were swept in last year's

  • Yahoo Sports

    UNC creates commotion at ACC Meetings & the latest NCAA settlement update

    Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde discuss UNC potentially leaving the ACC, the Pac-2's new broadcast partner, the latest on the NCAA settlement, Doug Gottleib coaching college basketball, and Red Lobster facing financial troubles.