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The Rangers take Game 2 in 2OT to go up 2-0 on the Hurricanes.

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Are there enough Jets fans to keep a team in the NHL’s smallest market?

After a quick exit in Round 1 and the recent relocation of the Coyotes to Utah, that question is back on the minds of many in Winnipeg, Dan Robson writes.

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The 2024 NHL Draft lottery order is set.

So it's time to play matchmaker.

Starting with Macklin Celebrini to San Jose, our writers mock out the first 16 picks ⤵️

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Derrick White's averages in his past three playoff games:

🔥 29.3 PPG
🔥 58% FG
🔥 54% 3-PT FG

Once a questionable shooter, White has full confidence now, Jay King writes.

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If there were any lingering doubts about the 2024 clique in the elite of women’s tennis, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina have erased them in the past three weeks.

Why Swiatek and Sabalenka's Madrid epic was bigger than the two of them ⤵️
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Get your calendars out!

The 2024 NFL schedule will be released in full on May 15, according to league sources.

Here’s a look at every opponent for every team for the 2024 season ⤵️

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Are the Clippers still championship contenders?

Can LA improve its team while keeping its core together?

What about Russell Westbrook's future?

Lawrence Frank is cautiously optimistic about the team's future: theathletic.com/5475794/2024/0…

Broncos rookie Audric Estimé is confident in himself largely because of motivation he draws from his late mother, who died when he was 10.

He's now lived half of his life without her physical presence, but he says his mother is always near.

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The Sharks are the winners of the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery, giving them the first crack at drafting top prospect Macklin Celebrini.

It is the first time they’ve had the first-overall pick in franchise history.

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NEWS: The WNBA plans to start a full-time charter flights program beginning this season, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Tuesday.

“This is a pretty historic moment for the league,” she said. “I think players will be thrilled.”

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C.J. Stroud set the bar impossibly high.

Can any of the QBs from the 2024 NFL Draft class match his historic rookie season?

Austin Mock uses data to illustrate what you should expect: theathletic.com/5469524/2024/0…

On Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, some 18,000 New Yorkers chanted 'F— You, Tony!' over and over, their vitriol echoing.

What does that feel like for Tony DeAngelo?

“I actually enjoy it,” he told The Athletic.
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Which sport has the most versatile athletes? 🤔

Two months before another spring training, Clayton Kershaw was thinking less about why he kept going, and more about why he might stop.

He could only give his all so many times.

An excerpt from Andy McCullough's book 'The Last Of His Kind': theathletic.com/5467322/2024/0…

We're just a few hours from the NHL Draft lottery.

Introducing The Athletic's “What’s Best For Macklin Celebrini?” Power Rankings

2. Utah Whatever
4. Montreal Canadiens
5. Anaheim Ducks
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The Blackhawks announced a two-year contract extension with Lukas Reichel on Tuesday with a $1.2 million cap hit.

What does it mean for both sides? ⤵️
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