MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill isn’t expecting his Miami Dolphins teammates to vote him team captain again. Not after how last season ended — when the veteran wide receiver took himself out of the Dolphins’ regular-season finale against the New York Jets with no reported injury and hinted at wanting out of Miami afterward. Hill has since diminished those actions … [Read more...] about Tyreek Hill: ‘I’ve got to prove myself’ to Dolphins after last season’s frustrations
Reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers get second shot at closing out Hurricanes in Eastern final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Florida Panthers missed on their first chance to eliminate the Carolina Hurricanes and return to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year. Closing out a playoff series isn’t easy, even for the reigning Cup champions. The Panthers are just 4-7 in series-clinching games over the past two seasons entering Wednesday night’s visit to Carolina … [Read more...] about Reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers get second shot at closing out Hurricanes in Eastern final
Marlins lose 6-8 to Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three-time batting champion Luis Arraez singled in the tying and go-ahead runs against one of his former teams and Miami Marlins rookie second baseman Ronny Simón’s three errors helped the San Diego Padres rebound from a six-run deficit for a wild 8-6 win on Tuesday night. Simón originally had been charged with a fourth error but the official scorer changed … [Read more...] about Marlins lose 6-8 to Padres
Machado hits tying homer in 8th inning and Padres come back to beat Marlins 4-3 in 11
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a tying homer in the eighth inning and Tyler Wade scored the winning run on Cade Gibson’s wild pitch in the 11th as the San Diego Padres rallied past the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Monday night. Jose Iglesias had a two-run double in the fourth to begin San Diego’s comeback from a 3-0 deficit. Machado tied it with his sixth homer, a leadoff shot … [Read more...] about Machado hits tying homer in 8th inning and Padres come back to beat Marlins 4-3 in 11
Panthers have chance to join list of franchises with 3 consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Only eight franchises in NHL history have reached the Stanley Cup Final in three or more consecutive seasons. There’s Montreal, Toronto and Detroit, franchises that all have three separate streaks of doing so. And five other franchises — Edmonton, the New York Islanders, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Tampa Bay — have had such a streak once. The Florida … [Read more...] about Panthers have chance to join list of franchises with 3 consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances