RALEIGH, N.C.  — It doesn’t matter which team goes on a power play. The Carolina Hurricanes rarely seem to wind up with the advantage. Of all the teams that made it out of the first round of the playoffs, the Hurricanes have been the league’s worst —when they’re up a man or when they’re down […]

BOSTON — Matt Grzelcyk scored twice — his first career multigoal game — and Tuukka Rask made 21 saves Sunday to lead the Bruins to a 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Connor Clifton had his first career NHL goal, Jake DeBrusk, David Backes and Danton […]

BOSTON — J.D. Martinez hit two homers, rookie Michael Chavis drove in five runs and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the stumbling Seattle Mariners 11-2 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday at soggy Fenway Park. It was the fifth straight win and 16th in 22 games for the defending World Series champions. Martinez had […]

BASEBALL THORNTON ACADEMY 10, BONNY EAGLE 8: Calvin Christoforo drove in three runs and Thornton Academy (7-2) held off Bonny Eagle (7-2) at Saco. The Trojans scored six runs in the second inning and opened a 10-0 lead before holding on. Ethan Hamilton went 3 for 5 with two doubles and four RBI for Bonny […]

BOSTON (AP) — When he’s playing, Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said, it’s easy for him to maintain his composure and concentrate on the game in front of him. Up in the press box, that’s the hard part. “I’m not a very good hockey watcher,” McAvoy said as he prepared to return from his one-game suspension […]

BOSTON (AP) — Sandy Leon was frustrated he didn’t drive one run in with a safety squeeze. Instead, he drove in three with a drive over the Green Monster. Leon fouled off his bunt attempt, then hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run third inning that carried the surging Boston Red Sox over the […]

Allie Long figured she’d earned her trip to the World Cup when she heard Jill Ellis’ voice on the line and the U.S. national team coach sounded upbeat. Long was considered on the bubble for the team that will seek to defend its title this summer in France, because of limited call-ups to exhibition games […]

CONCORD, N.H. — Authorities in New Hampshire say a former player for the New England Patriots has been arrested in the state’s capital city for violating a protective order. The Concord Monitor reports 44-year-old Greg Spires of Cyprus, Texas, will remain in jail through the weekend. Spires has been charged with misdemeanor stalking and is […]

Kyle Lowry was talking in Toronto on Saturday, discussing any number of topics, offering eloquent answers to every question that came his way. His last sentence was all that really needed to be said. “Nothing matters,” the Raptors guard said, “but Game 7.” There may be nothing better in sports than a Game 7 — […]