Penguins early favorites to repeat again as Stanley Cup winners
(The Sports Xchange) – The Pittsburgh Penguins barely had started their celebration for winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship before Las Vegas tabbed them as favorites to capture their franchise’s sixth title in 2017-18.
Florida Panthers hire Boughner as new coach
(The Sports Xchange) – The Florida Panthers named Bob Boughner as their head coach on Monday.
Chris Wood grabs last exemption into U.S. Open
ERIN HILLS, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Englishman Chris Wood earned the last full exemption into the 156-man field at the U.S. Open starting on Thursday at Erin Hills by moving into the top 60 in the world golf rankings, officials said on Monday.
Comeback crew Artemis have New Zealand in America’s Cup sights
HAMILTON, Bermuda/LONDON (Reuters) – Sweden’s Artemis Racing are no strangers to staging dramatic comebacks but their encounter with Emirates Team New Zealand on Monday in Bermuda will be their toughest challenge yet.
Wimbledon will be complicated, says clay king Rafa
PARIS (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal says winning a French Open-Wimbledon double for the third time in his career will be “complicated” but is highly motivated to have a go as he prepares for the grasscourt season.
Hamilton says Mercedes can see the goalposts again
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The goalposts may have moved in Formula One this season but, after a dominant one-two in Canada on Sunday, triple world champion Lewis Hamilton feels Mercedes are back on target.
Konta refuses to be burdened by expectations ahead of Wimbledon
(Reuters) – British number one Johanna Konta is not going to burden herself with expectations during the Wimbledon and would rather focus on giving her best during next month’s grasscourt grand slam.
Crosby cements legacy with consecutive Stanley Cup wins
(Reuters) – Sidney Crosby was hailed as “The Next One” before he played his first NHL game 12 years ago and he more than lived up to the hype on Sunday when he lifted a third Stanley Cup to cement his place among the all-time greats.
Featherweight Franco in coma after knockout
(The Sports Xchange) – Featherweight Daniel Franco remained in a coma in hospital on Sunday, a day after being knocked out by Jose Haro in the main event of a boxing card at the WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.
Penguins strike late to repeat as Stanley Cup champs
(Reuters) – Patric Hornqvist’s late goal followed by an empty-netter from Carl Hagelin lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a thrilling 2-0 Stanley Cup-clinching victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
