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Lightning's Stanley Cup win a just reward after lo

Tampa Bay goes all the way and takes home the Big Prize

The hardest Stanley Cup playoffs to stage may have been the hardest ever to win. And the contender that’s travelled the most heartbreaking road of them all can finally shed tears of joy. Take a bow, Tampa Bay: You were no flash in the pan!
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Fuelled by 2019 buyout, Shattenkirk puts Lightning

Tampa takes Game 4 in OT and takes a commanding series lead

Kevin Shattenkirk’s goal 6:34 into overtime gave Tampa Bay a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday and left the Lightning one win away from lifting the Stanley Cup.
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Stars lose defensive identity in Game 3 shellackin

Stamkos buries a beauty early, but it looks like it's a one-and-done.

None of the responsible, stifling defensive play the Dallas Stars have trademarked was on display in their 5-2 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday.
NFL Legend Gale Sayers Dies at 77

NFL Legend Gale Sayers Dies at 77

NFL legend Gale Sayers has died at the age of 77. Widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs to ever carry a football, the former Chicago Bear was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. "The NFL family lost a true friend today with the passing of Gale Sayers. Gale was one of the finest men in NFL history and one of the game's most exciting players," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a statement Wednesday. "Gale was an electrifying and elusive runner who thrilled fans every time he touched the ball," added Goodell, noting that "we will also forever remember Gale for his inspiration and kindness." Sayers earned additional inclusion in the cultural zeitgeist as a central figure in the tear-jerking 1971 film "Bria…
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Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl earns 2020 Hart Trophy an

Draisaitl picks up 2 awards but is still focused on the Big Picture

Fresh off a dominant 110-point campaign that saw him net the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer, Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl has been named the winner of both the 2019-20 season’s Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award.
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Stars check all the boxes in Game 1 win over Light

Khudobin shuts the door, and Dallas silences Tampa's offense

They check every box, these Dallas Stars, as a team with a very real chance to become Stanley Cup champions. Their odds are looking even better after their Game 1 victory.