Day: April 9, 2017

Ruff not returning as Stars coach after missing playoffs (Sports Betting News)Ruff not returning as Stars coach after missing playoffs (Sports Betting News)

Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff looks up at the scoreboard behind center Gemel Smith (46) and center Mark McNeill (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey against the Colorado Avalanche game in Dallas, Saturday, April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Lindy Ruff will not return as coach of the Dallas Stars after the team went from the Western Conference’s top seed last year to missing the playoffs this season. General manager Jim Nill announced the move Sunday, a day after the Stars finished with their second-fewest points in a full season since moving to Dallas in 1993-94. Ruff didn’t have a contract beyond this season.

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Ruff not returning as Stars coach after missing playoffs (Sports Betting News)Ruff not returning as Stars coach after missing playoffs (Sports Betting News)

Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff looks up at the scoreboard behind center Gemel Smith (46) and center Mark McNeill (38) during the first period of an NHL hockey against the Colorado Avalanche game in Dallas, Saturday, April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Lindy Ruff will not return as coach of the Dallas Stars after the team went from the Western Conference’s top seed last year to missing the playoffs this season. General manager Jim Nill announced the move Sunday, a day after the Stars finished with their second-fewest points in a full season since moving to Dallas in 1993-94. Ruff didn’t have a contract beyond this season.

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Raptors beat Knicks 110-97, assured of top-3 seed in East (Sports Betting News)Raptors beat Knicks 110-97, assured of top-3 seed in East (Sports Betting News)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 9: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Toronto Raptors goes up for a shot during a game against the New York Knicks on April 9, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Toronto Raptors know they are headed for another wake-up call, no matter how much they would like to sleep in. DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points and the Raptors overcame a slow start to wrap up at least the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 110-97 victory over New York. The Raptors pulled away in the fourth quarter to reach 50 victories for the second straight season.

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