Stories from Wednesday, June 19, 2024

UNRISE, Fla. -- Connor McDavid has dragged the Florida Panthers back to Alberta. The Edmonton Oilers star continued one of the most dominant playoff performances in NHL history with two goals and two assists in a 5-3 win in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night, cutting the Panthers' series lead to 3-2 and forcing a Game 6 on Friday at Rogers Place...

Willie Mays, whose unmatched collection of skills made him the greatest center fielder who ever lived, died Tuesday afternoon in the Bay Area. He was 93. "My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones," Michael Mays said in a statement released by the San Francisco Giants. "I want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. You have been his life's blood."...