The performance fell just shy of the modern major league record and left Manager Brian Snitker struggling to keep up.
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Kucherov goal with 8.8 seconds left gives Tampa Bay a 2-0 series lead
Nikita Kucherov’s goal near the end of regulation gives Tampa Bay a 2-1 win over the Islanders and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference final series.
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NFL notebook: Ramsey gets 5-year, $105 million extension from Rams
Defensive back Jalen Ramsey, traded to Los Angeles from Jacksonville last season, becomes the highest-paid DB in the league.
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Boston’s Cassidy named NHL coach of the year
Bruce Cassidy wins his first Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year after guiding the Bruins to a league best 100 points in the regular season.
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Chiefs-Texans on Thursday night gets this unique NFL season under way
Kansas City overcame a 24-0 deficit to beat Houston 51-31 in the playoffs en route to a Super Bowl title, and those teams kick off a new season.
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Sports Digest: Koepka withdraws from U.S. Open because of injuries
Brooks Koepka, winner of two of the last three U.S. Opens, has struggled this season with knee and hip injuries.
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With Brady gone, Belichick steps in as the face of the franchise
Just because Tom Brady is gone does not mean the New England Patriots have lost their identity, not with Coach Bill Belichick still in control.
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Raptors top Celtics in double-OT to force winner-take-all series finale
Toronto rallies again, and again, and again, and gets past the Celtics in an epic double-overtime victory in Game 6.
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Lawsuit by former WWE wrestlers over brain damage is dismissed
An appeals court in New York City agrees that many of the claims by 50 former wrestlers were frivolous or filed after the statute of limitations expired.
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U.S. Open: Serena drops first set before rallying to reach to semifinals
Serena Williams trailed by a set and a break against Tsvetana Pironkova before coming back and keeping alive her quest to tie the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles.