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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...

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The Latest Premier League Match Previews: Key Fixtures, Odds & Expert Picks

It is the Premier League again. This is a weekend of high-paced action, admirable goals and a lot of unpredictability. It might be the most-watched event in the world, but the number of matches can be daunting even to extreme fans, let alone for casual viewers. What are the true must-watches? We have taken the […] The post The Latest Premier League Match Previews: Key Fixtures, Odds & Expert Picks appeared first on The Sports Bank .

The Craic From Belle View: Fans Reflect On Sunderland’s Surge

It’s 6:30pm on a Friday night, and the glare of floodlights, as it always does, is drawing me on, lifting my spirit and filling my memory with glorious snapshots of past games. Tonight, though, I am not heading into the Stadium of Light or Roker Park; it’s the Belle Vue Stadium, home to Consett AFC, […]

Should Reinildo Get A Sunderland Recall At Chelsea?

Alex Charlton says… Let’s face it: Wolves didn’t really offer any cutting edge in the final third. That said, I thought we defended resolutely and deserved the clean sheet. Reinildo offers a natural option on the left and that will be tempting for Régis Le Bris, but I’d like to see the same back four […]

On This Day (21st Oct 1989): Bradford City Sunk By MacPhail’s Arrow

Sunderland had just suffered a midweek humiliation at West Ham United, but boss Denis Smith was keen to show faith in his players and so stuck with the same starting XI to go up against Bradford City next time out. The manager’s biggest hurdle to picking an unchanged side had been Gary Bennett, who was […]

MLS

The market has changed for Walker Kessler

Now that the deadline to get an extension done, the Utah Jazz will officially be waiting till restricted free agency to get a contract done for Walker Kessler. We know that the Jazz have incentive to wait, they can make moves this upcoming offseason and then sign Walker Kessler after the fact and go over […]

Brooksby vs. Davidovich Fokina Prediction at the Swiss Indoors Basel – Wednesday, October 22

On Wednesday, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 18 in the world) meets Jenson Brooksby (No. 55) in the Round of 16 at the Swiss Indoors Basel. Davidovich Fokina is the favorite against Brooksby, with -155 odds against the underdog’s +118. Swiss Indoors Basel Info Tournament: The Swiss Indoors Basel Round: Round of 16 Date: Wednesday, October 22 Venue: St Jakobshalle Basel Location: Basel, Switzerland Court Surface: Hard Jenson Brooksby vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Predi...

OPEN THREAD — La Cosa Nostra: 21 Oct. 2025

Welcome to The Daily Merengue — 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, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. Word From Author: Coral: Mr. Juninho — have […]

Yankees news: Payroll and prospect projections for 2026

The Athletic | Chris Kirschner ($): Kirschner takes a look ahead at the 2026 projected payroll taking into account money coming off of the books and looming arbitration and option decisions. He calculates that $69.5 million is coming off the books including Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Hicks (!), Devin Williams, Trent Grisham, and others. […]

Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game preview

Tonight begins the most anticipated season in Houston Rockets history since the 2017-18 season that saw Chris Paul force his way out of Los Angeles for the chance to play with James Harden. This version of the Rockets doesn’t have a Harden-level superstar, but they have an exciting young core and a head coach that […]

Egor Demin looks forward to his new role

Two days before the Brooklyn Nets debut in Charlotte vs the Hornets, Jordi Fernandez has not revealed who will start at the point, easily the most important position on his team, what with three players who can play the 1 … but none of whom has reached his 20th birthday. The likely choice it would […]

Latest On Bo Bichette

Before tonight’s ALCS Game Seven, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that shortstop Bo Bichette has been making “significant progress” in recent days, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. Bichette had a great year at the plate but his regular season was unceremoniously ended in a collision with Yankees catcher Austin Wells in early September. Bichette…

Dodgers will play Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series

The 2025 World Series matchup is set, and it’s one we’ve never seen before in the Fall Classic. The Los Angeles Dodgers will play the Toronto Blue Jays, beginning on Friday, October 24 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. The Blue Jays beat the Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday […]

Seahawks vs. Texans 2nd half live discussion: Seattle should be up by way more

Unfortunately, the Seattle Mariners blew Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays and will not be going to the World Series for the first time. Fortunately, the Seattle Seahawks are winning 14-6 at the half against the Houston Texans. Unfortunately, they have squandered many opportunities to be up by more. A Drake Thomas fumble return […]

Tigers Not Bringing Back Anthony Iapoce

First base coach Anthony Iapoce will not return to the team next season, as first reported by Andy Martino of SNY. He had served in the position since 2024. Iapoce had been in the organization for the past three seasons. He managed Detroit’s Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens, in 2023. As Jason Beck of…

2025 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Betting Odds for Women’s Singles

Ariake Coliseum & Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Ariake, Japan hosts the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis (presently in the round of 32), with Elena Rybakina the favorite (+275). Watch live matches from Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and more tennis events on ESPN+ . Favorites to Win the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Name Odds to Win Elena Rybakina +275 Ekaterina Alexandrova +500 Belinda Bencic +550 Linda Noskova +650 Karolina Muchova +700 ...

Springer Homers, Jays Go To The World Series

Mariners 3 Blue Jays 4 That was a terrific series. The Mariners played great. We’ll do a real recap later but…. We had ten hits but other than a run in the first (Springer walked, Vlad singled, and Varsho singled home Springer) we didn’t do much until the seventh inning. In the seventh: We should […]

Angels Remove Torii Hunter From Managerial Consideration

A pair of former Angels’ stars looked like the frontrunners to be the club’s next manager. Now, both are out of the race. Torii Hunter is no longer a candidate in the Angels’ managerial search, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The Hunter news comes after Albert Pujols’ candidacy met the same fate this morning.…