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WNBA: Caitlin Clark was in the middle of a fiery scene between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun on Wednesday AEST.
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Clark caught up in fiery WNBA scenes!
WNBA: Caitlin Clark was in the middle of a fiery scene between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun on Wednesday AEST.
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Panthers rout Oilers to capture second NHL Stanley Cup in a row
The Florida Panthers, powered by Sam Reinhart's four-goal effort, captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup on Tuesday, defeating Edmonton 5-1 to win the NHL Final. Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots while Matthew Tkachuk added a goal for the Panthers, who took the best-of-seven series 4-2. "It's incredible," Florida's Brad Marchand said. "It's a feeling you can't really describe... words can't put this into reality how great it feels. Such an incredible group." After claiming their first crown last year, the Panthers become the first NHL club since Tampa Bay in 2020-21 to win back-to-back titles. Florida beat Edmonton in seven games in last year's Stanley Cup final after squandering a 3-0 series lead, but this time dominated the last two games to hoist the trophy again. "It's an amazing feeling," Bobrovsky said. "They are amazing, the group. I'm so privleged to be their goalie. It's a dream come true and to win that trophy twice, it's amazing." Not since Montreal beat Boston in 1977 and 1978 had a team defeated the same foe in the final two years in a row. The Panthers, who also lost to Vegas in the 2023 final, obtained Tkachuk in a 2022 trade with Calgary and haven't missed the final since. "We're a dynasty," Tkachuk said. "And I can't believe this is what has happened... It just shows how unbelievable the group is, the depth." Reinhart became only the fourth player to score seven goals in an NHL Final after Jean Beliveau in 1956, Mike Bossy in 1982 and Wayne Gretzky in 1985. "It's not easy coming back again," Reinhart said. "You know how hard it is to do. Sometimes that benefits you and sometimes it doesn't. "We just stuck with it. A lot has to go your way to be standing here at the end. We were up to task again." Florida players took turns skating a lap on the ice after the game with the trophy lifted above their heads. Florida center Sam Bennett, who scored five goals in the final, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup playoffs. "It's incredible," Bennett said. "This was harder than last time. We put in so much work. There are 25 MVPs in this group. It's the best feeling in the world." The Oilers, seeking their sixth crown overall, have not won the Cup since 1990. No Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since Montreal in 1993. Marchand, obtained in a trade from Boston where he won a Cup in 2011, scored six goals in the Stanley Cup Final. "We just had that fire," Marchand said. "We knew we had something special." Florida became only the eighth NHL team to clinch the Cup on home ice in back-to-back seasons, the first since the Oilers in 1987 and 1988. - Reinhart runs wild - Just 4:36 into the game, Reinhart stole the puck from Edmonton's Evan Bouchard at the blue line, evaded defender Mattias Ekholm and beat Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner one-on-one to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead. It was the 29-year-old Canadian right wing's league-leading 15th goal of the playoffs, coming a day after Reinhart was named to Canada's 2026 Winter Olympic team. Tkachuk, named to the 2026 US Olympic squad, made it 2-0 for the Panthers just 47 seconds before the end of the first period. Reinhart made it 3-0 with 2:29 remaining in the second period, deflecting in an Aleksander Barkov shot. The Oilers pulled Skinner in favor of an extra attacker in desperation and Reinhart made them pay by scoring two goals into the empty net. Vasily Podkolzin scored for Edmonton with 4:42 remaining to avert a shutout.
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Glenn Maxwell blasts 13 sixes in unbeaten century playing in Major League Cricket T20 tournament
With only T20 on his mind in the wake of his ODI retirement, Glenn Maxwell proved himself the money man in an MLC rampage, swatting a staggering 13 sixes in California to blast a sizzling 49-ball century with his parents in the stands. It marked a significant return for the 36-year-old who had a shocking IPL, scoring just 48 runs in his six innings for the Punjab Kings that could cast doubt on his capacity to earn another big-money deal in India. But after powering the Freedom to a win last weekend with an unbeaten 38, Maxwell exploded at the Oakland baseball stadium, an arena that has provided a launching pad for a barrage of sixes. Coming in at No.6, the Freedom captain only scored 11 runs in his first 15 balls as he tried to set a target for the Los Angeles Knight Riders. But then came a typical Maxwell explosion and he blasted another 105 in his next 34 balls, clearing the fences 13 times and finishing unbeaten on 106. Freedom fam, are you entertained? 🤩 #FreedomExpress #MLC2025 | @Gmaxi_32 — Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) June 18, 2025 'Pretty cool, but they don't get to see me make many runs very often, so it's nice to have them here and witness something like this,' Maxwell said after his innings, referring to his mum and dad being in Oakland to watch him go off. 'Started pretty slow, but once I thought we needed a few more runs, I tried to take my shots on, and they came off.' It was an eighth T20 hundred for Maxwell, one of only three Australians to have a Test, ODI and T20 international century. Maxwell's five international T20 hundreds is the equal most by any player in history, and he remains available to play for Australia in the shortest format.
