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It was a close battle the entire time with neither team ever leading by more than one score. The Battlehawks took a 19-16 lead with nearly 10 minutes left, but the Renegades jumped ahead with a go-ahead touchdown with under four to go, hanging onto the lead to play spoiler.
Battlehawks quarterback Luis Perez completed 18 of 29 passes for 272 yards and one touchdown while throwing two interceptions. Wide receivers Steven McBride and Hakeem Butler each finished with more than 70 receiving yards. Running back Kylin James led the rushing attack with 40 yards on six carries.
Up next, the Battlehawks will host a first-round playoff game on June 7 at the Dome at America’s Center. Their opponent will be on of the Louisville Kings, DC Defenders or Birmingham Stallions, depending on other outcomes to close the regular season.
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The 20-year wait is over. The Carolina Hurricanes are going back to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Hurricanes left no doubt on Friday night, blitzing the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 to win the Eastern Conference Final in five games and advance to the championship series against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Taylor Hall, Logan Stankoven, and Eric Robinson scored in a dominating first period, then Jackson Blake and Shayne Gostisbehere added second-period goals that pushed the Hurricanes to a commanding lead over the Canadiens
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon as the final horn sounds.
The Hurricanes swept through the first two rounds and have won the last three games in the series, the last being Wednesday's 4-0 road win that had them in complete control and staying on a smothering game. And Game 5 picked right up where that left off, with the Hurricanes taking a 15-4 edge in shots on goal while steadily pinning the Canadiens in their own end and attacking Jakub Dobes in net
Downtown Raleigh was packed as Canes fans came out to eat, drink and cheer the team on to a return appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.
Hall struck first by finishing a feed from Logan Stankoven, who had crashed into Dobes on the left side. The Canadiens challenged the call for goaltender interference, but officials determined after a replay review that it should stand.
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Hall returned the favor by feeding Stankoven from behind the net for a score on the right side. And late in the period, William Carrier sent a high flip from deep in his own end to feed Robinson, who charged across the blue line to beat Mike Matheson to the puck and slip it underneath Dobes for the 3-0 lead that sent a buzzing home crowd into yet another roar.
Logan Stankoven celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period on Friday in Raleigh. Karl DeBlaker
Blake scored by skating in to clean up a loose rebound when Dobes stopped a breakaway for Hall, while Gostisbehere finished a power-play feed from Seth Jarvis near the crease for the 5-0 lead.
Seth Jarvis added an empty-net goal late in the third period for the final margin.
For the first time in 20 years— the Carolina Hurricanes are headed to the Stanley Cup Final‼️ pic.twitter.com/tcp7ZsayoI
The Hurricanes entered this series having gone 1-12 in the Eastern Conference Final in their eight-year postseason run under coach Rod Brind'Amour, falling in sweeps to Boston in 2019 and Florida in 2023 before losing in five games to the Panthers in last year's rematch.
The Hurricanes celebrate after a goal by Eric Robinson as Montreal Canadiens' Mike Matheson skates by on Friday night in Raleigh. Karl DeBlaker
But after regrouping from the Game 1 debacle, the Hurricanes took control of the series from the young and skilled Canadiens, who had arrived at this round ahead of schedule, to put themselves back in the Stanley Cup Final.
The last time the Hurricanes were in that round? Brind'Amour was the captain on a team that hoisted the Cup in a seven-game series against Edmonton in 2006.
Canes gather around the Prince of Wales Trophy…no one touches.
The Hurricanes became the first team to reach the Stanley Cup Final with only one loss since 1983, according to SportRadar, and the only team to do so since the league went to best-of-seven series in all four postseason rounds in 1987.
To shouts of "We've been waiting for this for 20 years!" and "Let's Go, Canes!" fans bask in the moment after Friday night's series-clinching win over Montreal.
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The NBA Playoffs are now just one game away from determining who will face the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. After the Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers, attention shifted to a pivotal Game 6 in the Western Conference Finals.
The Oklahoma City Thunder had an opportunity to close out the series on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. Not only did they fail to get the job done, but they were also thoroughly outplayed. The Spurs embraced a physical style from the opening tip and never backed down, setting the tone throughout the night.
Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio onto the floor with a clear mission: intimidate the defending champions. The Spurs delivered a relentless performance that repeatedly made Oklahoma City look overmatched.
May 28, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain (3) dribbles the ball against San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) in the second half during game six of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images
Their physical approach paid off. San Antonio secured the victory while holding the Thunder to just 37% shooting from the field and 25% from three-point range. Oklahoma City never found an offensive rhythm.
Wembanyama anchored the effort with three blocks, 10 rebounds, and two steals. His performance embodied everything the Spurs wanted to accomplish defensively as they dismantled the defending champions.
The Spurs’ 27-point win was so dominant that even Skip Bayless took to X to react. Bayless sharply criticized the Thunder’s lack of competitiveness, writing, “I’m about to unleash a video on the all-time sorry and shameful performance the Oklahoma City Thunder just put on national display in Game 6.”
The play that may have best summarized the night wasn’t a basket at all. Instead, it was a hard foul by Carter Bryant on reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
While battling for a loose ball, Bryant crashed into Gilgeous-Alexander while pursuing an offensive rebound, sending him to the floor. After facing frequent criticism from fans and media for allegedly embellishing contact, Gilgeous-Alexander had little choice but to absorb the hit on this play.
The series now heads back to Oklahoma City for a decisive Game 7. The Spurs successfully fed off their home crowd and used that energy to fuel their aggressive, physical approach.
The question now is whether they can replicate that intensity on the road and send the defending champions home.
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