NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) – Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood was forced out of Thursday’s Europa League quarterfinal game against Porto with a knee injury in what also could be a concern for New Zealand’s World Cup plans.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke has been cleared to return to the Sooners for another season.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Wild have entered the Stanley Cup playoffs with fully professed confidence in both of their goalies. Their preference is to keep a secret whether Filip Gustavsson or Jesper Wallstedt will start.
CHICAGO (AP) – Junior Caminero homered and the Tampa Rays scored twice on bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning, rallying for a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) – The mission has long been the same for the Carolina Hurricanes in building a perennial playoff contender around a collective effort to wear down opponents with an aggressive forecheck and pressing the attack.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby, his face cleanly shaven for now, settled into the bench inside the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room on Thursday and pulled a black baseball cap over his head.
It didn’t take long for the Columbus Blue Jackets to decide if Rick Bowness would return as coach.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wizards general manager Will Dawkins said he’s expecting coach Brian Keefe to return next season after Washington finished with the NBA’s worst record.
As the Sabres opened practice Thursday, Buffalo city workers began hanging playoff banners on lamp posts lining Washington Street leading to the team’s arena entrance.
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