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Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announces retirement
BOSTON (AP) — The New England Patriots‘ gentle giant has decided to hang up his cleats. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said Sunday that he is retiring from the NFL after nine seasons. Gronkowski announced his decision via a post on Instagram , saying that a few months shy of his 30th birthday “it’s time …
McCann nets two, lifting Penguins over Stars
Jared McCann scored twice Saturday, including a short-handed goal off a spin move to break a third-period tie, to pace the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Jake Guentzel also scored, and Phil Kessel had two assists for the Penguins (41-24-11), who have won two straight, have points in seven …
Canes rebound from loss to Lightning, rip Wild 5-1
To Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour, every game the rest of the regular season will be “do or die” — his words Saturday. If that’s the case, and probably is, the Canes did all the right things in a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild at PNC Arena. Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and two …
Capitals on the cusp of second ever season sweep of Flyers
Capitals on the cusp of second ever season sweep of Flyers originally appeared on nbcsportswashington.com WASHINGTON – The Capitals entered the NHL when the Philadelphia Flyers were at the height of their powers. The “Broad Street Bullies” pummeled Washington in the 1970s. It took the Capitals seven years to even win a game in regulation against their …
Coyotes miss out on valuable point in NJ
Pavel Zacha scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Saturday afternoon for the New Jersey Devils, who edged the visiting Arizona Coyotes 2-1 in a game with Western Conference wild-card implications in Newark, N.J. After neither team scored in the first four rounds of the shootout, the Devils’ Blake Coleman and …
DraftKings NHL: Saturday Picks
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Wild move into wild-card spot with win over Caps
Luke Kunin scored with 7:35 remaining to give the visiting Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. The Wild forced a neutral-zone turnover and turned it into a mini-breakaway. Zach Parise then made a quick pass that sprung Kunin, who beat goalie Braden Holtby with a wrist shot for the …
Preview: Calgary Flames @ Vancouver Canucks 3/23/19 (75/82): Flames looking to close out series against Canucks strong
TV: CBC, SN, SN360 – Radio: Sportsnet 960 Calgary Flames 46-21-7 (99 pts) – Ottawa Senators 32-32-10 (74 pts) NHL Standings And we’re back! After a decisive 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators at home on Thursday, the Flames are on the road again to visit the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames are riding high right …
Colorado Avalanche Game Day: pushing back for the Wild Card
The Colorado Avalanche were briefly triumphant this past week, clawing their way back out of the pit forged by horrendous January goaltending to return to a playoff position following their win over Dallas. With a win for the Minnesota Wild on Friday, though, they were pushed back to the outside looking in — and they’ll …
Guaranteed money at half for 2019 free-agent contracts
NEW YORK (AP) — Guaranteed payments for unrestricted NFL free-agent contracts this month make up just over half of the total money to be paid, down a bit from 2018, when Kirk Cousins signed a fully guaranteed $84-million deal. For the first 148 deals reached in March, the players’ union says $1.116 billion is guaranteed. …