National Sports

ARLINGTON, Va. — When the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup in 2018, they did so after their championship window was supposed to be closed.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes ended a nine-year post-season drought last season. This year, their goal: to end an even longer one.

SUNRISE, Fla. — It was April 8, the first Monday after the NHL regular season. As 16 teams were getting ready for the playoffs, the Florida Panthers — as usual — were getting ready to begin an off-season .

NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators have had plenty of time to look in the mirror. They still like what they see, but they did tweak the roster that had been good enough to win back-to-back Central Division titles. Now they want more.

Sunday's Games NFL Minnesota 34 Oakland 14 Green Bay 27 Denver 16 New England 30 N.Y.

Sunday's Games NFL Minnesota 34 Oakland 14 Green Bay 27 Denver 16 New England 30 N.Y.

WINNIPEG — Blake Wheeler was glad the Winnipeg Jets cranked up their effort before running out of time on Sunday. Wheeler and Joona Luoto had third-period goals 72 seconds apart as the Jets defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 in exhibition play.

MONTREAL — Kim Boutin and Steven Dubois capped off their weekend at the 2019 Canadian short track championships by winning gold in their final two distances on Sunday — earning the title of national champions. Boutin, from Sherbrooke, Que.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Ben McIntosh had two goals and seven assists, and Canada remained undefeated at the world indoor lacrosse championship with a 17-5 victory over Israel on Sunday.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots became the third team in seven months to sour on Antonio Brown's off-field problems when they released the All-Pro receiver Friday.