The Lightning won the first meeting of the teams since the Blue Jackets swept Tampa Bay in the first round of the playoffs last year, giving Columbus its first-ever postseason series victory.
Author: The Associated Press
AP source: MLB considering expanding playoffs to 14 teams
Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents. The playoffs would grow from 10 teams to 14 under the plan.
Campaign pitch: Trump goes to bat for Pete Rose in Hall of Fame
President Donald Trump wants Cooperstown to open its doors for Pete Rose. Trump tweeted Saturday that baseball’s career hits leader should be in the Hall of Fame.
Female athlete to launch Olympic torch relay for 1st time
Greece’s Olympic committee said Thursday it has picked Rio de Janeiro shooting gold medalist Anna Korakaki as the first torchbearer following the flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on March 12.
Stamkos, Kucherov, Vasilevskiy lift Lightning over Pens
Stamkos and Kucherov each got their 25th goals of the season, with Kucherov scoring an empty-netter.
Stamkos leads Lightning to 4-2 win over Golden Knights
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves and extended his streak of consecutive games without a regulation loss to 16 games, matching the franchise record set by Nikolai Khabibulin in 2002-03.
Principal sorry for suggesting Kobe Bryant deserved death
She also apologized for the disruption her post caused at school and referred to it as “a personal, visceral reaction.”
Principal sorry for suggesting Kobe Bryant deserved death
She also apologized for the disruption her post caused at school and referred to it as “a personal, visceral reaction.”
Astros hire Rays exec James Click as GM
The Houston Astros hired James Click as their new general Florida manager Monday, taking the Tampa Bay Rays executive and putting him in charge of the scandal-ridden team a week before the start of spring training.
Trump fumbles tweet congratulating Chiefs
President Donald Trump fumbled his congratulatory tweet following the Super Bowl.