The Carolina Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years on Sunday night, using a suffocating defense in Game 6 to shut down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 and winning three straight games of a thrilling final filled with momentum swings and spectacular offense.

Two teams are left standing as the NHL playoffs have reached the Stanley Cup Final.

If a gambler at Las Vegas’ high-stakes tables got on a winning run as long and as impressive as the Golden Knights’ first nine seasons in the NHL, the casino would probably ask him to leave.

American investment companies are turning their targets toward some of England’s top rugby clubs amid a structural change in the sport that will establish a U.S.-style franchise system where relegation and promotion are scrapped.

The French Ligue 1 club Lorient says the Black Knight Football Club group has become its sole shareholder.

The stars came out for the Vegas Golden Knights down the stretch of their first-round series.

The modern era for Las Vegas sports began when the NHL awarded the city an expansion franchise in 2016.

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley was aggressive from the beginning.

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Erling Haaland scored again as Manchester City routed Southampton 4-0 to go top of the English Premier League.

NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “We are certainly continuing to work through all the issues we would need to resolve to start a season,” Deputy NHL Commissioner Bill Daly said. The league and union agreed to a CBA over the summer that included a 10% salary deferral for the 2021 season and a cap on money left in escrow. Players, however, did not want to renegotiate a deal that’s only a few months old. The league is planning to play between 50 and 60 games in the regular season before beginning the playoffs.