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The Utah Jazz were one of the biggest surprises in the NBA’s opening slate of games, trouncing the Clippers by 21 points in an ultra efficient win on Wednesday night. The Jazz got a little bit of help from everyone. Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler and Brice Sensabaugh all scored 20-plus points, while point guards Keyonte […]
From SLC Dunk | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Help me pick my lunch. Or learn what’s wrong with Minnesota. Or something. MNW’s Lightly-Plagiarized Trivia Anyway. I am having lunch with WSR and a band of associated Minnesota miscreants today. (The other three are all Iowa fans, actually. We in Minnesota really need to end our acceptance of refugee resettlement. I’m tired of all […]
From Off Tackle Empire | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
From In the Pressbox | about 2 months ago | 1 read
When the Lakers went into their final game of the preseason against the Sacramento Kings with nearly their entire roster available — minus LeBron James, obviously — it was largely believed this would be a dress rehearsal for their season opener that would come only four days later. Head coach JJ Redick intimated as much […]
From Silver Screen and Roll | about 2 months ago | 1 read
David Jiricek probably would have liked to have drawn in for the Minnesota Wild’s home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 11. Instead, the Wild stuck him in the press box four booths down from Don Waddell, the general manager who traded him after 53 games. While they removed J...
From Hockey Wilderness | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s hockey team returns home for their second of three consecutive weekends of rivalry series when they host the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs at 3M Arena at Mariucci this weekend. Minnesota sees the Bulldogs filling the sandwich between their series at North Dakota last weekend, and the Big Ten opening series at Wisconsin […]
From The Daily Gopher | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Colorado Avalanche donned their Nordiques throwback jerseys tonight for the first time, as they took on the Carolina Hurricanes, who donned their Hartford Whaler throwbacks as well. While the Avs were able to erase a three-goal deficet and steal a point from the Hurricanes, they would ultimately lose by a final score of 5-4 […]
From Mile High Hockey | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Similar to the ones they wore last season with a few modifications.
From In the Pressbox | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
No. 5 Penn State will finish off its six-game homestand with a pair of games against Stonehill this weekend. The Skyhawks are in their third season as a Division I program. With the Big Ten opener against Ohio State looming, this is the Nittany Lions’ last chance to iron out the wrinkles before the grind […]
From Black Shoe Diaries | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
With their 5-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night the Pittsburgh Penguins improved to 6-2-0 on the young season, making them easily one of the biggest surprises in the NHL through the first two-plus weeks of the season. Nobody expected this, even with a relatively soft early season schedule. […]
From PensBurgh | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Shane Pinto’s next contract is trending towards a shorter term.. After offering the 25-year-old center an eight-year extension, the Ottawa Senators are now widely viewed as open to a Shane Pinto short-term deal that preserves cap agility and keeps their room dynamics intact. Pinto is scorching to start the season and his leverage is growing, but Ottawa’s stacked salary chart suggests a bridge makes sense. Shane Pinto is betting on himself and has came out FLYING to start the season...
From NHL Trade Rumors | about 2 months ago | 1 read
After snapping their three-game losing streak on Tuesday in Ottawa, the Edmonton Oilers returned to home ice to face the red-hot Montreal Canadiens. And after 60 minutes of the most ridiculous hockey you could ever imagine, the Oilers locked in a 6-5 victory that was anything but easy to get. There were ups, there were…
From In the Pressbox | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Julian Alvarez’s agent has played down talk about a potential move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona amid speculation his client wants out of the Spanish capital. There have been more rumors flying around this week about Alvarez’s future, with claims he’s keen to leave and more talk about a move to Catalunya. Fernando Hidalgo has been […]
From Barca Blaugranes | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
It was a struggle to get there and it wasn’t a pretty path, but the San Jose Sharks can finally say the team has a win this season. It took overtime and a Herculean effort by both Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, but the most important thing is that even when the team lost its lead late in the third period, the Sharks battled back to win and beat the New York Rangers 6-5 in overtime. Better yet, the Sharks put six goals past Igor Shesterkin, who, going into the night, had not allowed more tha...
From Fear The Fin | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Good morning, LSB. No new Rangers news out there today, but there is some good World Series preview content out there with Game 1 starting tonight. Jayson Stark asks if the Dodgers are actually ruining baseball. And MLB Pipeline has a list of eye-popping prospects, one for every team That’s all for this morning. Happy […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The #3 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers Women’s Hockey Team will face their second of three consecutive Top-5 matchups when they head up I-35 to face the #4 ranked Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs for a two game series. Minnesota will need to deal with the talented Bulldogs shorthanded on Friday as both Chloe Primerano and Gracie Graham will […]
From The Daily Gopher | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Buffalo Bills have not lost three regular-season games in a row since 2018. They haven’t lost three games in a row period since the 2019 season, when they lost their final two games entering the playoffs before losing to the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. The Bills also have […]
From Buffalo Rumblings | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Owen Tippett trade chatter popped up early, but multiple insiders say the Philadelphia Flyers are not shopping him. Elliotte Friedman told Morning Cuppa Hockey he hasn’t heard Tippett’s name out there and believes the Flyers aren’t looking to move him. That seems likely. The 26-year-old is signed through 2031-32 and has opened the season on fire with five goals in six games. If you’re hoping for a Flyers Owen Tippett trade, the temperature is cool for now. Morning Cuppa Hockey (Oct...
From NHL Trade Rumors | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Big Dumper, we hardly knew ye. Yes, I know I’m a hockey columnist, and we’ll get to that. But the big news up in Canada these days is all about baseball, with the Blue Jays dramatic Game 7 win over the Mariners on Monday sending them to the World Series, which starts tonight in Toronto. It won’t shock you to learn that I’m a Blue Jays fan and have been since I was a little kid, so I’m obviously thrilled to see the team make it back to the top of the mountain after three decades. But I ha...
From In the Pressbox | about 2 months ago | 1 read
A steady hand and patient path have paid off for Matthew Robertson, who’s turned a depth role into a spot in Mike Sullivan’s trusted defensive rotation.
From Blueshirt Banter | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
When you make a living writing about sports, sometimes you can see the writing on the wall. As was the case for this scribe, who started work on this article with about 10 minutes left in Thursday night’s game between the host Edmonton Oilers and visiting Montreal Canadiens. The score was 5-3 in favour of…
From In the Pressbox | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
With ECAC Hockey conference play set to begin this weekend, here's one takeaway from each so far this season.
From The Ice Garden | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Rumors are a part of life in the NFL. It can be difficult to separate real signs something is about to happen from rampant speculation. With that said, there has been a lot of discussion lately about the Jets potentially sending some well-known players out of town at the upcoming trade deadline. Things reached a […]
From Gang Green Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Evan Stewart eyeing return following knee surgery Kelly Graves Media Day Where Oregon Ducks’ Marshall Malchow falls on highest-paid general managers Highlight of the Day: Ducks finally use Herbert’s legs in 2019 to beat the Badgers
From Addicted To Quack | about 2 months ago | 1 read
After getting beaten on the road by a bottom-of-the-barrel Buffalo Sabres squad on Wednesday, the Detroit Red Wings (5-3-0) looked unenthusiastic and, honestly, played their worst game of the season in a 7-2 loss against the Patrick Roy-coached New York Islanders (4-3-0) Thursday night at UBS Arena in Belmont, New York. Similar to their start in Buffalo, the Wings struggled to get shots on goal against goaltender David Rittich and found themselves down 2-0 entering the first intermission ...
From Winging It In Motown | about 2 months ago | 1 read