We’ve got a Saturday matinee in New Jersey on deck as the Edmonton Oilers look to rebound after a sloppy 4–2 loss to the Islanders on Thursday night. What’s tricky about this first afternoon game of the season is that 1) we’re all traumatized from weird losses in daylight hours, even though the Oilers have…
No more preseason play for the New York Knicks after they capped their exhibition tour with a 4-1 record. The next time you watch your Knickerbockers play basketball will be Wednesday, when they take on the Cleveland Wannabe-Knicks. Here’s the latest we’ve heard from Coach Brown and a couple players. Mike Brown On Mitchell Robinson […]
The Carolina Panthers improved from a two-win team in 2023 to 5-12 last year and are already 3-3 this season as they look to take the next step. They’ll be looking to head into week eight with a winning record by inflicting another defeat on the winless Jets on Sunday. The teams last met in […]
Which Ottawa Senators will we get today?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. After the stress in recent offseasons of having to worry about the future of superstars […]
Obviously Cooper Flagg is off to a great start with the Dallas Mavericks, but in Charlotte, his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel is also doing well. He’s made an impression on his coach, Charles Lee, who said this about his progress: “I think Kon has done a great job of finding his way, learning things, […]
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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (3-1-0) vs. Edmonton Oilers (2-1-1) The Time: 3:30pm ET The Broadcast: MSGSN, Devils Hockey Radio Last Devils Game On Thursday, the Devils hosted the Florida Panthers in their home opener at The Rock, and two third period goals helped lift New Jersey to a 3-1 victory against the defending champs. Last Oilers Game […]
Meet the Mets Will the Mets attempt a trade for Tarik Skubal this offseason? Is Brett Baty a long-term piece for the Mets after his 2025 season? Can ex-Met Michael Conforto enjoy experiencing the Dodgers’ postseason success despite putting up a down season? (And is every news item going to be written as a question?) […]
Today the New York Islanders face the Senators in Ottawa, where both teams have stumbled out of the gate amid modestly increased expectations over last year. The Senators, who finally broke through the playoff line last spring, they’re also dealing with injuries highlighted by Brady Tkachuk’s expected two-month departure due to surgery on his thumb. […]
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner: (subscription required) Between the post-mortem press conferences on Thursday and Brian Cashman’s visit to WFAN yesterday, we’ve gotten some insight into the Yankees’ plans as they look back on the 2025 season and ahead to the offseason. Judging from these comments, it seems that the team will look to prioritize […]
Despite the Toronto Blue Jays playing in game five of the ALCS nearly 4,000 miles away, baseball fever coursed through the confines of the Scotiabank Arena, where the Toronto Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 119-114 on Friday. Both Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic and Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez fielded questions from the media before […]
On April 6, 1977, Diego Seguí threw out the first pitch in Mariners history. He walked Jerry Remy, and the Angels eventually shut out Seattle 7-0. They shut them out the next day too. That year, the Mariners would go 64-98, and the New York Yankees became the American League Champions. On April 11, 1984, […]
The Brooklyn Nets played their fourth and final preseason game on Friday night, visiting the Toronto Raptors. Viewers can only hope the first half wasn’t a true preview of their regular season. Not only did Brooklyn fall behind by double-digit immediately — though that part might not bother many — but they looked overmatched by […]
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ season opener, Thursday’s matchup against the Islanders, line combos, and much more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a delicious…
After Friday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the teaching moments for Easton Cowan in his last game, load managing Auston Matthews, Anthony Stolarz’s big performance against the Rangers, and more. Practice Lines – October 17 Leafs lines at practice Knies – Jarnkrok* – CowanMaccelli – Tavares – Nylander Robertson – Domi – McMann Lorentz – Roy […]
The post Craig Berube on keeping Easton Cowan on the bench for most of the third period vs. NYR: “He pushed a little bit too much… He knows; he i...
Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. The season is unfortunately over, which means we’ll be rolling the mailbag back to bi-weekly shortly, but for now we’ll remain at our current pace to go over the postmortem. Remember to send in your questions for our […]
Former New York Rangers first-round pick Brennan Othmann just hasn't been able to seize an opportunity to break through with the big club. After being selected with the 16th pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, the left-shot forward has only managed to get in 25 games total with the Blueshirts, 22 of them last season. He failed to break camp with the team again this fall. Now, Othmann’s name is “gaining traction” among other NHL teams, per i nsider Elliotte Friedman. He is reporting that the Rangers ar...
A lineup shakeup could be coming as Mackey returns to Hartford, hinting that Scott Morrow might finally get his first look in a Rangers sweater.
October 17th, 2004. The Boston Red Sox are down three games to none in the ALCS against the Evil Empire, their dreaded rivals — the New York Yankees. Kevin Millar, who has already made his now-famous “Don’t let us win tonight’ quote, leads off the bottom of the 9th with a walk. Terry Francona makes […]
The Edmonton Oilers kicked off their five-game road trip with a win over the Rangers on Tuesday night, and now the task is to keep the good times rolling against the winless New York Islanders. The Isles carried a minus-six goal differential into Thursday’s matchup with the Oilers — they’d nearly been outscored two-to-one through…
It was an even more successful year for Mets pitching development in 2025, with continued growth from 2024 breakouts and additional prospects making a name for themselves. This is really a two horse race, but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate any of the other big performances from the arms on the farm. RHP Nolan […]
Mike and Dan begin Season 5 of Weird Islanders: The Podcast! by talking to affable one-game Islander Cory Schneider about his great NHL career and path to Long Island. From a standout career at BU to a run with a great Canucks team to a monster trade to New Jersey to years in the AHL, […]
The Knicks play basketball today. I mean, the Knicks play basketball today. That’s because at this injury-rate, there’s a chance nobody makes it alive to Friday night. Here’s what we’ve heard of late, including a few quotes from Big Perk. Mike Brown On Malcolm Brogdon’s career and retirement: “First of all, I just want to […]
Trust the process—even when it hurts. The Rangers’ latest loss to Toronto was full of good signs, bad luck, and one very overdue goal.