Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

Carson Briere, who has been charged in the wheelchair incident at a bar in Erie, Pennsylvania, was dismissed from the Mercyhurst hockey team.

USA TODAY Sports is here with everything you need to know about the NHL playoffs, including potential first-round matchups.

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Billy Sweezey fought the Boston Bruins’ Jakub Lauko and his parents cheered from the stands at TD Garden.

LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka was spotted at a Florida Panthers game holding up an orange traffic cone and yelling about defenseman Aaron Ekblad.

Alabama’s Nick Saban says he wasn’t referencing basketball team when he said, “there’s no such thing as being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Mercyhurst hockey player Carson Briere and lacrosse player Patrick Carrozzi were charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

Saturday will feature all 32 NHL teams in action. And many games will have a big impact on the league’s playoff races and milestone chases.

Antoine Davis will finish his collegiate career four points shy of breaking Pistol Pete’s career scoring record.

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin left Thursday night’s game after getting cut on his leg by Buffalo Sabres forward Jordan Greenway’s skate.