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FILE – Detroit Red Wings right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (11) celebrates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild,, Feb. 25, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, file)

Back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Panthers re-sign Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad

June 30, 2025 at 9:58 p.m.

The Florida Panthers completed another hat trick Monday less than two weeks since repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, shown at Pimlico in May 2024, won 15 Triple Crown races, including last year's Preakness Stakes with Seize the Grey. (Lloyd Fox/Staff file)

Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a winner of 15 Triple Crown races, dies at 89

June 30, 2025 at 3:34 a.m.

D. Wayne Lukas, the Hall of Famer who became one of the most accomplished trainers in the history of horse racing and a face of the sport for decades, has...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, hands the Stanley Cup to Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov after defeating the Oilers on June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

84-game season is among the changes coming to the NHL as part of the new labor deal

June 27, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

An 84-game season is coming to the NHL as part of an extension of the collective bargaining agreement that has been tentatively agreed to by the league and the Players' Association.

Jockey Raul Mena, who is slated to ride Pay Billy in the Preakness Stakes horse race, poses Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephen Whyno)

Jockey who spent 5 weeks in a coma from a 2011 fall to ride in the Preakness

May 14, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

After a scary 2011 accident left him with 24 broken bones and led to five weeks in a coma, jockey Raul Mena will race in the 2025 Preakness.

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