Senators fire coach Smith; Martin named interim

Canucks super rookie Brock Boeser will miss 4-6 weeks after suffering a “non-structural, non-displaced fracture of the transverse process in his lower back.”

Thanks to the NHL’s schedulemaker, the Buffalo Sabres won’t have much time to revel in their biggest offensive outburst in almost a decade. The Sabres play the second game of a back-to-back set Sunday night, when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Sabres throttled

DeMarcus Cousins will be ready to play at some point this season. Adding a fifth All-Star to their already glitzy lineup, the Golden State Warriors have come to terms with Cousins on a one-year, $5.3 million deal – not the biggest money move on Day 2 of the NBA free agency period, but the most intriguing