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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

2025 Atlanta Braves Prospect Reviews: Luke Sinnard

How was he acquired? The Braves drafted Sinnard in the third round of the 2024 draft, using the 99th overall pick to take the righty out of Indiana University. When the Braves took Sinnard, there was a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to reactions. On the one hand, his 6’8, 250-pound frame […]

A very Phillies Halloween

The Phillies and Halloween: A tradition like no other? Actually, there’s not really much history for the Phillies on Halloween. It used to be that the baseball season was well wrapped up by the time the 31st came around. But these days, with the addition of extra playoff rounds, the World Series now regularly stretches […]

West Ham United vs Newcastle United Predicted Starting XIs

West Ham United hosts Newcastle United on Sunday, in a match-up of two sides badly in need of a win. West Ham have the advantage of more rest, having not played in midweek, due to their already being eliminated from the EFL Cup. As for Newcastle, they beat Tottenham Hotspur, in that same competition, and […] The post West Ham United vs Newcastle United Predicted Starting XIs appeared first on The Sports Bank .

Colts are looking to buck the trend against the Steelers

The red hot Indianapolis Colts are taking their talents on the road as they meet up with the semi-spiraling Pittsburgh Steelers. For eleven years the Colts couldn’t win week one. That streak finally broke and with it, the floodgates seemed to open as Indianapolis is running through opponents like a Manning-style buzzsaw. The attention now […]

Preview: Wake Forest Men’s Soccer Hosts Notre Dame

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3-6, 1-3-3 ACC) return to Spry this evening, taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4-4, 3-2-2 ACC) in their regular season finale. For both teams, this game is a must win, as they each look to give the selection committee something to think about in a couple of weeks, […]

MLS

Matt McLain likely to qualify for Super Two status, raise

The salary structure and team control matrix for Major League clubs is complicated and convoluted, but there are at least a couple of tenets to it that generally hold. Clubs get six years of team control over players, and the players typically operate at or around league-minimum salaries for the first three of those years […]

MLB

POTB 544: Takeaways from IU basketball’s exhibitions and an IU-Maryland football preview

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with host Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. On this episode, Bozich is joined by Josh Pos of Inside the Hall to discuss what we learned from IU basketball’s exhibition games and ... The post POTB 544: Takeaways from IU basketball’s exhibitions and an IU-Maryland football preview appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

5 Kansas City Chiefs to watch at the Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills face off against their intraconference tormentors this weekend, hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in the latest installment of the two teams’ storied rivalry. Since the 2020 season, Buffalo and Kansas City have met a total of nine times, with the Bills winning four of the games and the Chiefs winning five. All […]

Who is Champ Kelly, Miami Dolphins interim general manager?

The Miami Dolphins on Friday agreed to part ways with general manager Chris Grier. He had served with the team for 26 years, starting as a scout, and working his way up to the last 10 years as the team’s general manager. However, the team has struggled throughout the season and the roster construction has […]

A possible Dodgers path to winning Games 6 & 7 in Toronto

The bullpen and its troubles, a recurring topic during this postseason, especially as the performance of the last two starters was greatly affected by how much they had to be pushed to minimize the impact of the relievers coming in. With the Dodgers biggest, hopefully two games of the season coming up, we shall be […]

Oilers Aren't Getting Hyman Back Just Yet

The Edmonton Oilers have been without Zach Hyman for the entire season thus far and are 5-4-3 on the season. There have already been a ton of line combinations used throughout the lineup this season. When the veteran returns, lines should stabilize a bit, but so should the power play. Surprisingly, yet unsurprisingly, the Oilers have the third-best power play in the NHL at 30.3%, despite the absence of Hyman. David Tomasek has filled in for him, and although Hyman makes more of an impact on th...

“I wasn’t doing the right thing” Kenny Dalglish explains his decision to leave Liverpool

Kenny Dalglish is a legend at Liverpool, but his initial time as manager only lasted six years after he left due to a reason he has now revealed. Kenny Dalglish was simply extraordinary at Liverpool. Nobody could have predicted how important this man from Glasgow would become, but he went on to give the club […] The post “I wasn’t doing the right thing” Kenny Dalglish explains his decision to leave Liverpool appeared first on Paisley Gates .

Newcastle United Team News at West Ham: Osula, Botman, Hall, Livramento, Wissa

Earlier today, Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe provided an update on the knee injury to Yoane Wissa. Howe ruled the Congolese winger out for Sunday’s trip to West Ham United, and didn’t provide an update on when he might return: “His comeback] is definitely not West Ham [on Sunday]. He’s working very hard. He’s on […] The post Newcastle United Team News at West Ham: Osula, Botman, Hall, Livramento, Wissa appeared first on The Sports Bank .

MLS

Maxi Kleber’s oblique strain injury, explained

Los Angeles Lakers’ big man Maxi Kleber has been sidelined for the regular season with an oblique strain and is set to be re-evaluated within the next week. The setback is the third in a string of injuries for the German international, who missed over three months last season with a foot fracture and then […]

Dan Quinn: Jayden Daniels will start vs the Seahawks

Dan Quinn confirmed that Jayden Daniels is back after missing Monday night’s game against the Chiefs with a hamstring injury. They pushed their second-year QB in practice and he looked like himself, practicing fully all week. This is Daniels’ second injury of the season, and last week was the third game he’s missed. He will […]

Flashback Friday: 10 year anniversary of #TheReturn

Before I get started, shoutout to longtime SOTU member Edster3607 for posting about this on #TheFeed. That’s what prompted me to write this piece for the site. Shoutout to you Edster! Rewind your mind to October 2015. The Miami Hurricanes were coming off a 6-7 season in 2014, and had high hopes for 2015. After […]