Author: Kevin Allen, USA TODAY

Playoff series wins by the Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders suggest a changing of the guard in the NHL.

The NHL’s top regular-season team got swept in the first round. Now what?

Lightning tied an NHL record with 62 wins but became first Presidents’ Trophy winner to be swept in first round. It’s Blue Jackets’ first series win.

The Lightning, who tied NHL record with 62 wins in regular season, are down 2-0 in series vs. Blue Jackets and now will be without Nikita Kucherov.

Pittsburgh Penguins, who won Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017, are getting hot at the right moment, and no one would be surprised if they went to Final.

With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Alliance of American Football is suspending football operations.

A youth hockey team suspended three coaches and 15 players after avideo showeda player making a Nazi salute and others making anti-Semitic remarks.

Pope Francis agrees thatfellow Argentinian and soccer star Lionel Messi has heavenly ability on the pitch, but he won’t refer to him as “God.”

With 106 goals over two seasons, draft prospect Cole Caufield has more goals than anyone who has played at the U.S. National Team Development Program.

The AAF has an all-access TV strategy: Cameras are in lockerrooms, coaches are mic’d and star players are interviewed during the game.