Voters in four states on Tuesday will head to the polls to choose which candidates in a slate of congressional and state primaries will battle it out in contentious races this fall. The results of close races in Nevada and Maine could determine which party controls the House and Senate next year and with it significant power over the agenda …

SUNRISE — Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left Monday’s Game 2 Stanley Cup Final win over the Oilers with an injury after Edmonton star Leon Draisaitl hit him in the face in the third period. Related Articles Barkov did not return to the game, and Florida coach Paul Maurice did not offer an update on Barkov’s status after the game. …

The massive headline across the top of the Los Angeles Times sports section read “Lakers Shift Their Focus.” The Lakers had just swung for the fences and whiffed in their bid to pry away college basketball’s most accomplished coach. That was July 2004, when Mike Krzyzewski turned down the chance to replace the resigning Phil Jackson, explaining “you have to …