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1 day ago | athlonsports.com | Nick Meyer

The Indiana Fever have become one of the most popular teams in the Women's National Basketball Association in the past year-plus during former Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark's time in Indianapolis. The Fever sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena for an exhibition game recently against the Brazilian National Team that showed the depth, enthusiasm and breadth of Caitlin Clark's fanbase. Indiana's increased national footprint has led to big changes by the team, as announced on Tuesday.

1 day ago | athlonsports.com | Matt Levine

The Florida Panthers tied their second-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after two strong games at home. Despite going down 2-0 to open the series, the Panthers never flinched. However, the Panthers have been a little concerned with the play from star Matthew Tkachuk. Tkachuk missed a portion of the end of the year, but did come back for the start of the playoffs. Florida has eased him back over the first two series, however, his numbers have been down.

1 day ago | athlonsports.com | Matt Levine

The Edmonton Oilers took a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, placing themselves just one win away from making the Western Conference Final. Edmonton has its sights on getting back to the Stanley Cup Final after losing in Game 7 last season. While the players likely aren't thinking about the upcoming offseason, it's probably been on the minds of the front office. Any good team is always thinking ahead, and Edmonton could be very active this summer.

1 day ago | athlonsports.com | Matt Levine

The Edmonton Oilers took a 3-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their playoff series, putting them just one win away from the Western Conference Final. Edmonton will be heading back on the road for Game 5 as they look to close the series out. If the team is able to advance, they could get a massive piece back in the rotation. Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch provided a big injury update on defenseman Mattias Ekholm, saying that he could return in the next round.

1 day ago | athlonsports.com | Matt Levine

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the middle of their playoff series against the Florida Panthers. Currently, Toronto is tied 2-2 as they get set to go back home for a crucial Game 5. But once the season is over, whether they get eliminated or win the Stanley Cup, Toronto will have a lot of work to do on the roster. The Maple Leafs have multiple key free agents, and the front office will have to figure out how to proceed with them all.