Hurricanes and fans revel in Stanley Cup
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The Carolina Hurricanes and their fans celebrated the first major pro title in the state&#039;s history Tuesday, with the 114-year-old Stanley Cup signifying that hockey has found a home in North Carolina.
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Jason Smith's first goal of the season helped the Edmonton Oilers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Wednesday in a repeat of last year's Stanley Cup Final.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Carolina's Stanley Cup banner-raising night ended on a flat note on Wednesday as Daniel Briere's shootout goal gave the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes.
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Canada will play Finland for the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday, but the tournament has evoked limited passion among fans.
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President Bush welcomed the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes to the White House on Friday, saying he could relate to the NHL champs because they were considered underdogs.
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Credit the Carolina Hurricanes for being the first team in the postseason to get the Buffalo Sabres off their game.
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Andrew Ladd scores twice in the first period, and the Carolina Hurricanes hold on to beat the Boston Bruins, 3-2, on Tuesday night.
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For months, Buffalo Sabres fans compared the clubÂs new logo to a slug and a toupee. But now that the team is preparing for action, all is forgiven.
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About 3,000 Floridian Red Sox fans joined Tim Wakefield and Mike Timlin at the team's spring training complex last night to celebrate the 2004 World Series championship.
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Alexander Semin notches a hat trick and Alexander Ovechkin nets two goals of his own as the Capitals defeat the Hurricanes, 5-2, in their home opener Saturday night.
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Unlikely victories over Tampa Bay and Stanley Cup contenders Dallas and Buffalo catapults the Capitals back into the postseason discussion.
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Three games in which the the N.H.L.âs highest-scoring team was held to five goals have raised concerns among fans of freewheeling hockey.
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Rod Brind'Amour notched his third career hat trick, Ray Whitney and Justin Williams each scored twice, and the Carolina Hurricanes scored six times on their first 13 shots to rout the New York Islanders, 8-3, last night in Uniondale, N.Y.
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The Carolina Hurricanes will raise their championship banner when they host the Buffalo Sabres in one of the NHL's three season-opening games Wednesday night.
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Justin Williams thinks the Carolina Hurricanes are beginning to look like defending Stanley Cup champions. Williams scored twice and Rod Brind'Amour had two assists to help Carolina beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Saturday night.
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From Irish folk dancing to red-dyed goatees, Boston Red Sox fans are rallying behind their team's quest for a second World Series title in four years.
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Alinghi can feel the breeze, and another America's Cup trophy just might be waiting in the wind.