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Friday's FTB: 4,528.7 candidates for Maple Leafs head coach

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Miracle in Laval: Victoire score with 2.1 seconds left, win in OT to take Game 1

With their Walter Cup Final debut seemingly seconds away from beginning with a loss, the Montreal Victoire delivered one of their most dramatic wins of the year, defeating the Ottawa Charge 3-2 in overtime on Thursday night at Place Bell to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. The hero was Abby Roque, who scored twice including the overtime winner 2:29 into the extra frame. Maggie Flaherty fired a point shot into traffic which was deflected into Roque’s face mask and into the net. ...

NHL

Orioles minor league recap 5/15: Starters impress on the farm

Triple-A:Charlotte Knights (White Sox) 4 Norfolk Tides 1 Trey Gibson started and limited Charlotte to one run over four innings. After a brief stint in the Orioles bullpen, the organization limited Gibson to 65 pitches. He threw 41 strikes. The 23-year-old allowed four hits, three walks, and struck out five. Trace Bright piggybacked Gibson and […]

Florida Outslugs LSU to Take Game One 11-8

My sister graduated from grad school last weekend and I was unable to see a single pitch of LSU’s series against Georgia, which is unfortunate because I missed the Dawgs essentially end LSU’s season and rendered this weekend against Florida meaningless. Florida (35-18, 16-12) jumped on LSU (29-25, 9-19) early and held on late for […]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/15/26: Suero shines, Tong gets rocked

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (21-20) SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 11, SYRACUSE 3 (BOX) Well, coming off a stretch of much better results, Jonah Tong had his second truly awful outing of the 2026 season as Syracuse was blown out by the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate. Six of the seven runs that Tong allowed were earned, and he recorded just five […]

Analyst Proposes Blockbuster Auston Matthews Trade To Wild

The Auston Matthews trade conversation in Toronto won't be going anywhere this summer. Matthews tore his MCL in March, had surgery, and missed the remainder of a season that saw the Maple Leafs finish 28th in the NHL. Elliotte Friedman has reported that Matthews is not yet committed to playing in Toronto in 2026-27. The Leafs fired Craig Berube and hired John Chayka as GM in a span of weeks, and the organizational reset that is underway has left Matthews' future unclear for the first tim...

Bills schedule 2026: Instant predictions for all 17 games

For those of you who’ve read and hung out at Buffalo Rumblings long enough, you understand that I’m against giving much in the way of Buffalo Bills game predictions. That’s especially the case when asked to do so during a Five Questions gauntlet in-season. Yet, here I am, writing an admittedly far too early article […]

The Daily Mauling: 5/15/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star has more on Darryn Peterson and his work at the NBA combine in Chicago The KC Star also tells the story of a midnight phone call that changed Dennis Parker, Jr’s life It’s all KC Star today! Read up on KU baseball’s final regular season series and how it […]

Mourinho speaks on Mbappé-Arbeloa feud

Benfica manager José Mourinho, who is on Real Madrid’s radar to coach the team next season, was asked about the Kylian Mbappé-Álvaro Arbeloa controversy during Friday’s press conference with Benfica. “It makes me sad because Arbeloa is a friend, he is one of those who gave soul and life when he was a player of […]

NFL

Devils in the Details – 5/15/26: The Move Edition

Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Šimon Nemec is something of an enigma and could be one player affected by the changes. Sometimes, he shows flashes of being a second overall pick. Other times, he looks like a fish out of water. Nemec will become a restricted free agent on July 1. You […]

Yankees prospects: Oswaldo Cabrera leads RailRiders’ attack on Mets’ Jonah Tong

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 11-3 vs. Syracuse Mets — they really walloped Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong, who allowed more runs (seven) than outs recorded (five) SS George Lombard Jr. 1-6, RBI, GIDP, throwing error — level adjustments are real, and that’s OKRF Yanquiel Fernández 1-5, 2 K, HBP2B Marco Luciano 2-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI, […]

Commanders schedule release: Is Washington’s 2026 season easier, harder?

The NFL schedule release provides some structure to the Commanders 2026 season. We’ve known most of the details about opposition, strength of schedule and the expected wins that come with the offseason moves. Those are better indicators of how the Commanders will fare in 2026, though the schedule has some say.   That begs a simple question: Does Thursday’s Commanders schedule announcement make […]

New York Jets Flight Connections 05/15/26

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Friday in May. Eric Allen – 2026 Jets Schedule Analysis | Six Pack of Takeaways Randy Lange – Jets’ 2026 Home Schedule Shapes Up as a Proverbial Tale of Two Halves Randy Lange – Jets Announce 2026 Preseason Schedule […]

Bernie’s Dugout Open Thread: 5/15-5/21

Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers finally look a bit like what we’re used to, as they went on a five-game winning streak earlier this week before a heartbreaking loss to the Padres on Wednesday night. They’re now headed to Minnesota and Chicago, where they’ll take on their top interleague rival in the Twins […]

2025-26 Season in Review: Noel Acciari

Vitals Player: Noel AcciariBorn: Dec. 1, 1991 (34 years old)Height: 5-foot-11Weight: 209 poundsHometown: Johnston, Rhode Island, U.S.Shoots: RightDraft: Undrafted2024-25 Statistics: 67 games played; 13 goals; 12 assists; 25 points; one assist in six playoff gamesContract Status: Impending free agent on July 1, completed a three-year, $6 million contract ($2.0m cap hit)History: 2023-24 (50% C, 27% D), 2024-25 Story of the Season A popular compliment that you’ll […]

Chicago Cubs history unpacked, May 15

Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Bill North, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, for example, in 1935 – Lou Gehrig steals home in a 4-0 Yankee win over the Tigers. It is his 15th and last steal of home, all of which were double steals, and other stories as well. Plus, since there […]

Lightning Morning News: Prospect makes college decision

A couple of days ago, we brought up the fact that the Tampa Bay Lightning had a decision to make on a couple of their prospects. The draft rights to Kaden Pitre and Jan Golicic are set to expire on June 1st. If they aren’t signed to an entry-level deal by then, they are considered unrestricted free agents. Unless! Unless they decide to head to college. Under a new agreement, prospects who have played in Canadian junior hockey are eligible to play for U.S. collegiate programs. The benefit for t...

Spanish referees issue complaint against Florentino Perez after Barcelona title jibe

The Spanish Association of Football Referees (AESAF) has called for disciplinary proceedings to be opened against Real Madrid president Florentino Perez following his rants this week. Perez went on the attack and criticised referees, the media, and Barcelona. He also claimed Los Blancos had been robbed of league titles due to match officials. “I’ve won seven […]

NHL Rumors: 5 Candidates For Predators GM As Search Narrows

Barry Trotz announced his retirement on February 2, and the Nashville Predators have been searching for his replacement ever since. Four months later, they still do not have one. In that same window, the New Jersey Devils fired a GM and hired a replacement in nine days, and the Maple Leafs fired Brad Treliving and hired John Chayka in just over a month. Nashville, by contrast, has barely moved publicly despite conducting a wide-ranging interview process behind closed doors. The Predato...