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Casey Smith’s arrival helped improve Knicks’ health

The New York Knicks benefited from more than just acquiring former Dallas Mavericks talent during their championship run. While Dallas is often criticized for allowing Jalen Brunson to leave in free agency in 2022, the Mavericks also moved on from longtime performance and medical specialist Casey Smith, a decision that may have indirectly helped New […] The post Casey Smith’s arrival helped improve Knicks’ health appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

2026 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 25: Mathis Preston is the home-run swing

It’s extremely cliche at point, but it makes sense to sort of slot each prospect for the upcoming NHL Draft into little archetypes and how team and public scouts view the player and what his potential could be. Little tiny buckets — whether it’s a big, slow defenseman, the surprisingly mobile big defenseman, the tiny offensive winger, the dog-on-a-bone winger who is also small, the super defensive European center that is projectable — that you can just try and plop down each player into and wh...

“De’Aaron Fox Was Trash”: Patrick Beverley Leans on Ty Lue While Calling Out Spurs HC’s Decision in NBA Finals

SA Spurs’ heartbreaking Finals collapse has sparked major debates across the globe, with many pointing fingers at Coach Mitch Johnson and De’Aaron Fox. However, former NBA guard Patrick Beverley took a different route. While many analysts focused on Fox’s shooting struggles in the Finals series, Pat Bev argued that the Spurs’ biggest mistake may have […] The post “De’Aaron Fox Was Trash”: Patrick Beverley Leans on Ty Lue While Calling Out Spurs HC’s Decision in NBA Finals appeared first on E...

Why the Leafs should pursue a Gavin McKenna-Jonas Woo reunion at 2026 NHL Draft

Gavin McKenna is widely expected to be the first overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, and it’s incumbent upon the Toronto Maple Leafs to make his transition to the NHL as smooth as possible. McKenna will likely be stapled to the first line alongside Auston Matthews as a readymade playmaking winger, while being afforded…

Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 6-17-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks at the NHL Draft: 10 thoughts, including a potential trade to secure Ivar Stenberg ( Athletic ) NHL mock draft: Blackhawks might be forced to start run on defensemen ( Sun-Times ) How did Jeff Blashill grade out in his 1st season as Chicago Blackhawks coach? ( Tribune ) Blackhawks Top Pending UFA Ilya Mikheyev Expected To Land Big Payday ( The Hockey News ) Q&A with Blackhawks co...

Orioles minor league recap 6/17: Sosa homers in big Baysox win

Triple-A: Syracuse Nationals 6, Norfolk Tides 3 A great start from Nestor German went to waste, as the Tides’ bullpen allowed four runs in the 8th inning to turn a win into a loss against Syracuse. German was dominant early on, setting down the first six batters he faced, including three by strikeout. Already up […]

Looking at a Potential Jacob Markstrom Trade Market

Over the weekend, ESPN and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes reported that the Devils are “gauging market interest in clubs on goaltender Jacob Markstrom”. Weekes stressed that a deal is not imminent. But when it comes to the goaltending market, and the Devils organization in particular, Weekes putting that tidbit out there publicly is noteworthy. […]

Panthers Reacts Survey: What should a Bryce Young extension look like?

With Patrick Mahomes resetting the quarterback market (again), the spotlight returns to an awkward place for the Carolina Panthers: Should they pay Bryce Young? Mahomes and Dak Prescott are the only two quarterbacks in the NFL with contracts averaging more than $60M per year. They are followed by Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Jordan Love, Trevor […]

Wednesday Florida Panthers Offseason Caterwaul

The Athletic’s Shayna Goldman’s Six realistic offer-sheet candidates NHL teams should target this offseason included Florida RFA forward Mackie Samoskevich, saying the following: Not every offer-sheet candidate is in those top two compensation tiers. In some ways, it’s harder for a team to swoop in and steal players at this level because their extensions are generally more affordable and easily matched. AFP Analytics only projects Mackie Samoskevich’s next deal to carry a $3.08 million ca...

2026-27 Big Ten offseason at a glance: UCLA Bruins

Welcome to “Big Ten offseason at a glance,” a team-by-team look at the conference at the start of the summer. We’ll examine roster movement for each Big Ten roster and give an early outlook for each Big Ten program for ... The post 2026-27 Big Ten offseason at a glance: UCLA Bruins appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

Easton Cowan says key to closing out Calder Cup win will be ‘don’t get too high or too low’

The Toronto Marlies are one win away from bringing home their second Calder Cup championship in franchise history.  Easton Cowan scored the lone goal during Tuesday night’s contest, powering the Marlies to a 1-0 win over the Chicago Wolves in Game 3 of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Finals.  Cowan brought the sold-out crowd…

Wild Need a New AHL Head Coach

That's Wild Greg Cronin, coach of the AHL Iowa Wild, has been scooped up by the St. Louis Blues and hired as an assistant coach for the Wild's divisional rivals. So now, the Wild need to get a new bench boss for their farm team and there have not been any leads named. [The Athletic] Fr...

NHL Rumors: Oilers & Senators Linked To Trade

The Ottawa Senators acquired Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings for a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick at last year's draft. Now they are gauging what he might bring back in a trade. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen reported that three league executives told the Citizen in the past 72 hours that the Senators have been testing the market to see what they could command for the 25-year-old right-shot defenseman, who is a restricted free agent with the right to file for arbitr...