The Atlanta Braves have spent the first two months of the 2026 season proving they belong atop Major League Baseball. After a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, the Braves improved their MLB-best record to 41-20 and further cemented their status as a legitimate World Series contender. Yet October presents a […]
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The injuries continue to pile up for the Toronto Blue Jays, notably in the starting rotation. With Dylan Cease, Shane Bieber, Max Scherzer and Jose Berrios currently on the IL (the latter for the entire season), the Jays will continue to look for pitching help. Despite their floundering start to the 2026 season, the defending American League champions still find themselves tied for a Wild Card berth at this point. If they can get to the postseason, not many teams would want to face a sho...
OG Anunoby missed the first NBA Finals run of his career when the Raptors won the title in 2019, as he was sidelined for the playoffs due to an emergency appendectomy. But this upcoming series is exactly why the Knicks traded two homegrown fan favorites for him in 2023, Peter Sblendorio writes for the New […]
Four countries and a "rest of world" squad will clash in the 2027 NHL All-Star Game tournament. Gary Bettman, Bill Daly, Marty Walsh and Ron Hainsey discussed the new weekend format and Russia's participation.
Game one of three in Atlanta. There is some rain in the forecast, but it sounds like the game should happen.The Braves have been through several ballparks, in the last few years, none with a roof. But it sounds like the game should happen. There is hockey tonight too, which may make my decision to […]
The Jays shared some injury news today: Apparently it is raining in Atlanta. I’m hoping the game will happen, because I’ve planed to watch at the bar with a friend, and, if the game doesn’t happen, we’ll have to talk or something. Tonight’s lineup: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS BRAVES George Springer – DH Ronald Acuna […]
The Bruce Cassidy situation is “completely reasonable,” according to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Ahead of Game 1 in the Stanley Cup Final, commissioner Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly held a “state of the union” press conference addressing the league’s strengths and potential future changes. During this press conference, Bettman was asked about the Vegas…
With a matchup of Bryce Elder vs Kevin Gausman on the mound in game 1 of the series against Toronto and of the two-series homestand, the Braves are once again rolling with Jorge Mateo over Ha-Seong Kim at shortstop. Mateo is the hot hand and has been legitimately very good for Atlanta this season, providing […]
2026 continues with a huge year for Nike and Jordan Brand as they continue releasing some of their most iconic silhouettes from the numbered Air Jordan line. Most recently, fans saw the Air Jordan 4 return with the ‘Brick After Brick’ Nigel Sylvester release, building hype for retros in the coming months. Up next, we’ll […]
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With the Atlanta Braves about to start a series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the team is entering the slate of games with the best record in all of the MLB at 40-20. As Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. is now starting to come back to elite player and the other components of the team […]
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The Atlanta Braves, who lead the NL East by 9.5 games and are leading the league in designating Carlos Carrasco for assignment, have made a roster move before tonight’s game with the Toronto Blue Jays. Lookie lookie lookie, here comes Cookie. I don’t quite understand why MLB doesn’t just allow teams to hold 14 pitchers […]
With Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final upon us, both teams could win or lose the series on goaltending alone.
The Jays finally got a day off after finishing 17 straight games with a 10-7 record. But back at it tonight, they are facing the team with the best record in all of baseball: Atlanta Braves. The Braves have gone 40-20 so far this season, burying their closest competitors at 9.5 games back out of […]
The main competitor to McKenna for first overall in this year's draft is a guy who would signal a different direction for the Leafs.
The 2026 Stanley Cup Final matchup is set. On Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes will begin their battle for the Cup in Game 1. The rest of the NHL, meanwhile, has already turned its attention to the looming offseason.
Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 5-3 loss to the WBS Penguins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final. The Marlies now lead the series 2-1, with Game 4 set for Wednesday in Toronto. On the deciding factors in the result: I thought we did a lot of good things. We […]
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Barcelona starlet Hamza Abdelkarim has been called up to the Egypt squad for World Cup 2026 and will be hoping to make an impact at the tournament this summer. The teenager has impressed in his first few months at Barcelona and the club are expected to make his stay permanent. Hansi Flick has already admitted […]
The Toronto Blue Jays entered 2026 expecting to build on last year’s American League pennant run. Instead, the Blue Jays have spent the first two months trying to stay within reach in a crowded AL East race. At 29-31, they still have time to recover from their slow start, but Toronto needs a true frontline […]
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Mitch Marner has stepped up in these playoffs, but he's not done it all himself. He and his Golden Knights teammates discuss how they've thrived off each other.
The Stanley Cup Final is set to kick off Game 1 from Carolina on Tuesday night, and Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner's history with the Toronto Maple Leafs continues to make headlines. This time, Jack Eichel has chimed in about Marner's time as a Maple Leaf, and opened up about the 'scar tissue' he sees on Marner from his tenure in Toronto. Eichel spoke to the media on Monday, and opened up about the relationship the two have formed since Marner joined the team last summer. "As a team...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are set for some significant roster changes this summer, as general manager John Chayka tries to put his fingerprints on the team as soon as possible. This will result in the Leafs asking veteran defenceman Morgan Rielly for a list of teams he'd approve for the next chapter of his career. All signs are pointing to Rielly and the Maple Leafs heading for a divorce this summer, and there's lots of speculation brewing online that the conversation has already taken place bet...
Marner always had championship-caliber traits, but he needed the right supporting environment.
For the first time in his NHL career, Vegas Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner is heading to the Stanley Cup Final. His tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who selected him fourth overall in the 2015 NHL Draft, came to an end after nine seasons last summer when he was dealt to Vegas in a […]
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John Chayka continued to reshape the Maple Leafs’ front office on Monday, hiring Judd Brackett as an AGM (Player Evaluation) and Freddie Hamilton as Chief of Staff. It’s hard to figure out what’s going on with this theme of Leafs managers owning restaurants outside of hockey, but maybe it’s part of why Chayka and Judd […]
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We’re now officially less than a month away from the 2026 NHL Draft, and for the first time since they last missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2016, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the NHL Draft Lottery and will be able to select with the first overall pick. The presumed consensus first overall selection is […]
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