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I won’t lie: The Colorado Avalanche are hockey’s Darth Vader. Pick your favorite unkillable, inevitable movie villain. The Terminator. Anton Chigurh. “Shooter” McGavin. The Avalanche have all the skill and systems in place to maximize a salary cap roster. So, let’s get under the hood. Wh...
Evgeni Malkin made it clear Friday that he wants to play in the NHL next season, even if it’s not with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Malkin told reporters during exit interviews following Wednesday’s Game 6 elimination loss to the Philadelphia Flyers he had talked to general manager Kyle Dubas but had no updates on his pending […]
The Detroit Tigers opened up their six-game homestand with a 5-4 loss to the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Jack Flaherty floundered once again and the offense simply fell short after clawing back from a 4-0 deficit. On Saturday night, the two teams will do it again, with right-hander Keider Montero taking the mound for […]
Caleb Downs on rookie minicamp, learning ‘very multiple’ Cowboys defense – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com The first-rounder breaks down the first day of minicamp. FRISCO, Texas – When Caleb Downs arrived in Dallas last Friday, he received the Cowboys’ defensive playbook and began his work studying it. A week later, Downs took to the practice field for […]
Happy Saturday, Jets fans! Here are your Jets links to kick this weekend off. Eric Allen – VJ Payne a Value Play for the Jets in NFL Draft PFF – 2026 NFL Draft: New York Jets draft recap Bent – How will Omar Cooper Jr. and Kenyon Sadiq fit into the Jets’ offense in 2026 […]
It’ll be another offseason of change in Pittsburgh. Last season, the Penguins dropped eight players from the last game of the 2024-25 season to the following opening night lineup in October. A few more like Phil Tomasino, Danton Heinen and Tristan Jarry were soon to follow not long after the season began. That adds up […]
The Toronto Marlies took advantage of 10 power plays to score four power play goals and defeat the Laval Rocket 6-2 to even their best-of-five series at one game apiece. ”You can’t give up 10 power plays and expect to win the game,” Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent said. The Rocket opened up a 2-0 lead with goals from Laurent Dauphin and Joshua Roy 1:24 apart, with Roy’s goal coming on the power play. They had an 11-3 advantage in shots at the time of Roy’s goal. It all un...
Joe Mazzulla has stuck to his guns with his starting lineup and who he plays off of the bench. Well, expect a for at center but that is a different story. The Celtics have started the same five of Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Jayson Tatum and Neemias Queta in all 6 games of […]
First Period Things began with a miserable sequence that ended up with Alex Tuch being left all alone, and that had the Bruins down 1-0 early. Then, late in the period, the Bruins were hemmed into their own end, and the Sabres moved in just the right way to give Mattias Samuelsson a perfect screen […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “I think both teams played their best game of the series,” Martin St-Louis said following the Game 6 loss. [ Journal de Montreal ] The loss is also an opportunity for a young team to play its first do-or-die Game 7, St-Louis believes, seeing the long-term benefits of a such a hard-fought series. [ RDS ] Game 7 will be played at 6 PM EDT in Tampa on Sunday: Sunday's Game 7 will be at 6pm ET This tremendous series deserves seven https://t...
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 at TD Garden on Friday to take the series four games to two. It was Buffalo’s first postseason series win since 2007. Alex Tuch, Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson, Zach Benson and Josh Norris lit the lamp for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson each had two assists, and former Florida Panthers goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 25 saves. David Pastrnak scored Boston’s only goal, and Jeremy Swayman finished with 22 saves. Mitch Marner ha...
Raphinha and Marc Bernal are both expected to be part of Barcelona’s squad to face Osasuna on Saturday in La Liga as Hansi Flick’s side return to action. The duo have been out of action recently due to injury but are set to return in a double boost for the Catalan giants as they aim […]
Northwestern Wildcats football fans knew Caleb Tiernan was going to be drafted, but we didn’t know Evan Beernsten would! Both guys will continue wearing purple as each of them went to one of the two NFL teams that features this distinctive color. Tiernan went in the third round, with the No. 97 pick, to the […] The post Caleb Tiernan, Evan Beernsten Move Northwestern Closer to 200 All-Time NFL Draft Picks appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Well, if you were paying attention to the NBA Playoffs Friday night, you’ll most likely agree with us that there’s no question about what today’s Gold will be. With the seconds running down in overtime, RJ Barrett got a pass out at the top of the key from Toronto teammate Scottie Barnes, and put up […]
It’s all about the details throughout a playoff series. Sure, we can look at the results from the two different teams and see just how they stack up against each other based no broad, team-wide statistics or how many games they won in the regular season, but it’s really all about the little minor narratives and the individual battles we see. The Philadelphia Flyers’ upcoming series against the Carolina Hurricanes is going to be full of them. Little collisions between players or some overa...
Make absolutely no mistakes, Andrei Vasilevskiy was the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth star tonight. We’ll give Gage Goncalves the fifth star for his overtime, game-winning goal, but without the absolute stellar play of the Lightning netminder, this series is over. Vasilevskiy picked up his first shutout of the playoffs as he stopped 30 shots, including a brilliant two-save sequence on Ivan Demidov in the second period. He needed to make every last one of those stops as the Lightning ...
Day one in Lawrence is in the books, and Missouri track & field wasted no time making noise at the Rock Chalk Classic on Friday, May 1. From distance dominance to throwing power, the Tigers showed up across the board. Men’s 1,500m Set the Pace Lasse Funck led the charge with an impressive win, and […]
First period Two early icings by the Lightning and they’re already diving trying to draw a call on the race to the puck. I expect that to be a theme of this game. A very nice cycling shift for the usual top line of Juraj Slafkovskš, Nick Suzuki, and Cole Caufield to create a scoring chance. Darren Raddysh wins up a slapshot that hits Jakub Dobeš in the mask, but it falls right into his pads where he can freeze it. Dobeš gives the puck away behind the net, but Yanni Gourde...
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’ first-round exit, what changes to expect in Edmonton, line combinations, injury updates, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with…
The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Detroit Tigers scored four runs. The Rangers escaped the dank, musty confines of The Shed and immediately started scoring some runs. That included a real first inning, lead-grabbing unicorn with Josh Jung plating the game’s first tally with a two-out RBI single to show that his torrid […]
Your Oregon Ducks fly north to take on the Washington Huskies in the first game of a weekend series! When: Friday, May 1st @ 7:00 PM PST Where: Husky Ballpark, Seattle, WA Watch: BigTen+ ‘Sco Ducks!
One NHL insider believes the Edmonton Oilers will be “bold” this offseason. David Pagnotta joined The Sheet with Jeff Marek on Friday, the morning after the Oilers season came to an end in Game 6 against the Anaheim Ducks. It was a disappointing finish to the season, and with Connor McDavid’s two-year extension about to begin…
A few Game 6s on Friday night could close the door on the first round — or kick the chaos can down the road another 48 hours. Out East, the Montreal Canadiens grabbed a tight Game 5 victory to move ahead 3-2, leaving the Tampa Bay Lightning staring at elimination. The Buffalo Sabres are also up 3-2, but couldn’t finish the job in Game 5 after the Boston Bruins survived in overtime to extend things at least one more night. In the West, the lone straggler of the first round in that conference ha...
Connor Murphy is a notable pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) heading into the offseason. If he ends up testing the free-agent market instead of re-signing with the Edmonton Oilers, there is no question that he will generate a lot of interest. This is because he is a big right-shot defenseman who can play top-four minutes if needed. Due to this, let's look at three teams that could sign Murphy during the offseason if he tests the market. Boston Bruins It is no secret that one of...
Unfortunately, the Bakersfield Condors season has come to a halting stop after losing game three by a score of 6-2 against the Coachella Valley Firebirds and ultimately dropping the series 2-1. After finishing the regular season with 37 wins, 23 losses, eleven overtime losses, and a shootout loss, the Condors found themselves in fifth place…