Hurricanes win Game 5, push Rangers to brink of elimination

Vincent Trocheck buried a short-handed goal, Teuvo Teravainen had a rare power-play score for Carolina and the Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the second-round playoff series
Blues at home with confidence for Game 6 vs. Avalanche

The St. Louis Blues host Colorado in Game 6 on Friday night filled with confidence
Hurricanes counting on home success to offset road troubles

The Carolina Hurricanes have been perfect at home in the Stanley Cup playoffs
COLUMNS
Parental absence, parental delusion, parental failure
Why an 18-year-old would shoot up a school? It's borne of the same behaviors we see in the...
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Rangers power past Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even series

Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even their second-round series
Rangers-Hurricanes series getting chippy heading into Game 4

New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant was displeased with the skirmish at the end of his team’s Game 3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes
Stanley Cup playoffs roundup

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 49 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning completed a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 victory that sends the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions back to the Eastern Conference final for the sixth time in...
UCONN
UConn men to host Oklahoma State in Big 12-Big East Battle
The UConn men's basketball team will play in the Big 12-Big East Battle for the second straight year, hosting Oklahoma State.
Hurley's not done building UConn roster

The morning after the UConn men's basketball team suffered an upsetting first-round NCAA tournament loss on March 17, Dan Hurley started thinking about rebuilding his roster for next season.
COLLEGES
Keeping schools out of NIL dealings opened door for boosters
The NCAA seems to have inadvertently opened the door for boosters when it comes to college athletes cashing in on their fame
NCAA clarifies compensation rules but is crackdown likely?

College sports leaders are trying to send a warning to schools and boosters it believes have crossed a line when it comes to paying athletes for endorsement and sponsorship deals: There are still rules and they will be enforced
LOCAL ROUNDUP
Local roundup: UConn wins Big East baseball tourney opener
Top seed UConn won its opener in the Big East Conference baseball tournament on Thursday, beating No. 4 Georgetown 4-0.
Local roundup: Waterford blanks No. 1 Bacon 5-0 in ECC baseball quarters
Jack Lathrop pitched 5.1 shutout innings as eighth-seeded Waterford defeated No. 1 Bacon Academy 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Connecticut Conference baseball tournament.
PROFESSIONAL
Red Sox top White Sox 16-7

Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two of three from Chicago
Hurricanes win Game 5, push Rangers to brink of elimination

Vincent Trocheck buried a short-handed goal, Teuvo Teravainen had a rare power-play score for Carolina and the Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the second-round playoff series
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Sun bounce back and rout Wings 99-68
The Connecticut Sun routed Dallas on Thursday night, 99-68, two days after wasting an opportunity to beat the Wings.
Waterford's Hage wins second straight ECC girls' tennis singles crown

Waterford sophomore Sarah Hage earned every point of the Eastern Connecticut Conference girls' tennis tournament single championship on Wednesday.
ON THE AIR
Australian Rules Football
11:30 p.m., FS2 — Premiership: Greater Western Sydney Giants at Brisbane Lions.
5 a.m. (Saturday), FS1 — Premiership: Western Bulldogs at West Coast Eagles.
Auto Racing
7:55 a.m., ESPN2 — Formula One Monaco Grand Prix practice.
1:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Truck North Carolina Education Lottery 200 qualifying from Concord.
3:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Xfinity Alsco Uniforms 300 qualifying from Concord, N.C.
6 p.m., FS1 — ARCA General Tire 150 from Concord, N.C.
8:30 p.m., FS1 — NASCAR Truck North Carolina Education Lottery 200 from Concord.
Baseball
11 a.m., YES — NCAA: Virginia vs. Notre Dame in Atlantic Coast Conference tournament from Charlotte, N.C.
7 p.m., WCCT, WCBS (880-AM) — MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets.
7 p.m., WFAN (660-AM) — MLB: New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays.
7 p.m., WEEI (103.7-FM) — MLB: Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox.
Basketball
Noon, NBA TV — Africa League playoffs: Zamalek vs. FAP in third-place game from Kigali, Rwanda.
8:30 p.m., ESPN — NBA playoffs: Miami Heat at Boston Celtics.
Golf
7:30 a.m., Golf Channel — European PGA: Dutch Open from Cromvoirt, Netherlands.
1 p.m., Golf Channel — Champions: Senior PGA Championship from Benton Harbor, Mich.
4 p.m., Golf Channel — PGA: Charles Schwab Challenge from Fort Worth, Texas.
7 p.m., Golf Channel — LPGA: Bank of Hope Match Play from Las Vegas.
Hockey
8 p.m., TNT — NHL playoffs: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues.
Horse Racing
12:30 p.m., FS2 — Racing from New York.
Lacrosse
3 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: North Carolina vs. Northwestern in Division I tournament semifinal from Baltimore.
5:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA women: Maryland vs. Boston College in Division I tournament semifinal from Baltimore.
Rugby
5:50 a.m., FS2 — NRL: Gold Coast Titans at Brisbane Broncos.
Soccer
7 p.m., CBSSN — NWSL: Washington Spirit at Orlando Pride.
Softball
Noon, ESPNU — NCAA: Arizona at Mississippi State in Division I Super Regional.
2 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Florida at Virginia Tech in Division I Super Regional.
4:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Central Florida at Oklahoma in Division I Super Regional.
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Texas at Arkansas in Division I Super Regional.
8 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Northwestern at Arizona State in Division I Super Regional.
9 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Clemson at Oklahoma State in Division I Super Regional.
10:30 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA: Oregon State at Stanford in Division I Super Regional.
11 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA: Duke at UCLA in Division I Super Regional.
Tennis
5 a.m., Tennis Channel — French Open from Paris.