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Lightning Morning News: 2026-27 Salary Cap set at $104 million

With league revenues continuing to operate at a healthy clip, the NHL let their franchises know what their cap for next season is going to look like. As has been speculated for some time, the 2026-27 upper limit will be at $104 million, an increase of $8.5 million over the current ceiling. That also means that the salary cap floor is going up from $70.6 million to $76.9 million. The @NHL and @NHLPA announced that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2026-27 League Year, pursuant t...

NHL

Friday’s Everton News: Palace preview, Jimenez linked, Ndiaye wanted

Your daily dose of Everton news and rumours Looking ahead to Everton’s match against Crystal Palace on Sunday. [One Football] Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner shares his thoughts on the matchup. [Tribal Football] Everton, that. There’s more though. Could Everton make a move for Fulham’s Raul Jimenez? [Sport Witness] Everton remain hopeful of holding onto Illiman Ndiaye […]

MLS

Two Names Linked with Trail Blazers Head Coaching Search

The mystery surrounding the Portland Trail Blazers’ clouded, shrouded search for their next head coach doesn’t appear to be lifting soon. Reports have new Blazers owner Tom Dundon canvassing dozens of potential candidates while at the same time offering to pay an amount more suited to a decent assistant coach than a locker room maestro […]

3 takeaways from Lakers’ Game 2 loss vs. Thunder

Winning on the road is tough, but beating the Thunder in OKC feels impossible. The Lakers did a lot right in their Game 2 loss. They got a much better offensive game from Austin Reaves, won the points-in-the-paint battle 52-46 and Rui Hachimura remained elite, scoring 16 points on 60% shooting. But the Thunder outscored […]

Régis Le Bris’ Future — The Grass Isn’t Always Greener

The rhetoric regarding possibly replacing Régis Le Bris must look baffling to outsiders looking in. Inside two years, he’s taken a club that finished sixteenth in the Championship to mid-table in the Premier League and a great chance of getting a top half finish (and Europe — I’ll keep banging that drum until there’s no […]

Give It Your Best Shot, Lads!

Gav says… What this team has collectively managed to achieve over the last two years is nothing short of amazing. They’ve brought me and countless other Sunderland supporters a raft of happy memories that we’ll never forget, from the drama of last season’s playoffs to beating Newcastle twice this season and being the last team […]

MLS

“Black Cats And Red Devils”

April 2017 was the last time Manchester United visited Wearside, leaving the Stadium of Light that day after a comfortable 0-3 win over ten-man, almost-relegated Sunderland. This was our twenty first defeat in thirty one games that season, and we would go on to lose a further five during a dismal campaign. David Moyes was […]

On This Day (8 May 2023) Mowbray Proud As Sunderland Reach Play-Offs

It was a wet day at Deepdale on this day in 2023, but nothing was going to rain on Tony Mowbray’s parade after a 3-0 win for Sunderland that secured the newly-promoted team an unlikely play-off place. Whilst a promotion push may have been somewhere on the agenda, it certainly wasn’t a priority for this […]

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OPEN THREAD | May 8, 2026

The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, Ezek Ix and yours truly, Valyrian Steel. Circus FC!! There are no leaders […]

Eagles Promote Adam Berry to Assistant General Manager

Eagles Promote Adam Berry to Assistant GM in Sweeping Front Office Overhaul Howie Roseman is arguably the league’s best GM, so when someone is promoted to learn from him, NFL owners take notice. The Philadelphia Eagles have found their replacement for Alec Halaby, and they did not have to look far. The Eagles are promoting [...]

Canes Stay Perfect: Hurricanes 4, Flyers 1

The Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning ways with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in the Xfinity Mobil Arena. The Canes remain undefeated in postseason play and now lead this second round series, 3-0. They are 7-0 overall in these playoffs. Going back to the regular season, they have won 16 […]

Cubs Minor League Wrap: South Bend beats rain, Lugnuts, 9-7

Right-handed pitcher Tyler Ferguson was acquired from the Athletics and sent to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Kenten Egbert was promoted from High-A South Bend to Iowa. Iowa catcher Casey Opitz was activated off the Development List. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were broadsided by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 4-2. Connor Noland gave the I-Cubs a solid […]

Takeaways: Flyers lose 4-1 to Carolina in Game 3 due to missed chances, power play struggles

The Flyers had their share of chances early, but took way too many penalties in a 4-1 loss to Carolina in Game 3 on Thursday night. The loss puts Philadelphia down 3-0 in the series, with the Hurricanes looking to sweep in Game 4 on Saturday night. The basics First period: 17:27- Jordan Staal (Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere) (PPG) Second period: 2:31- Trevor Zegras (Emil Andrae, Porter Martone), 15:59- Jalen Chatfield (Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook) (SHG) Third period: 3:50-...

White Sox Minor League Update: May 7, 2026

Charlotte Knights 16, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 1Not only did the Knights (18-18) make it back to .500, but they outhit the Jumbo Shrimp (18-18), 14-5, and went 7-for-16 with runners in scoring position. Charlotte’s pitching set the tone for the rest of the White Sox affiliates, striking out eight while walking just one, with the […]

Colts veteran safety Cam Bynum looking forward to teaming up with rookie in revamped secondary

Indianapolis Colts veteran safety Cam Bynum is intrigued by the possibility of teaming up with rookie 3rd round safety A.J. Haulcy in the backend of Lou Anarumo’s freshly revamped defense (via The Athletic’s James Boyd): The former First-Team All-SEC safety for the LSU Tigers initially projects as an immediate 1st-year starter for the Colts secondary, […]

Winners and Losers: Cavs vs Pistons Game 2 – Clutch offense is concerning

The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped both games in Detroit. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. PARTIAL WINNER – Donovan Mitchell I wanted to give Donovan Mitchell the full-fledged ‘WINNER’ title tonight. However, his second-half rally fell short. And we’ll talk more about the Cavs ‘ late-game execution later. To focus on the positives, first, Mitchell […]