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Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th goal Sunday to break Wayne Gretzky’s record. He was already the greatest Washington Capitals player of all time and cemented his legacy against the New York Islanders. In commemoration, USA Hockey congratulated him and shared a stat that shows his legacy. Capitals fans have flocked to rinks across the area […]

The Edmonton Oilers are inching toward clinching their playoff spot. Their captain, Connor McDavid, has been out since March 20 with a lower-body injury. The Oilers are dealing with other injuries, namely to Leon Draisaitl, but McDavid’s is by far the most significant. Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman revealed Saturday when fans can expect McDavid back. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers took an important game from the Cincinnati Reds over the weekend. After they were crushed by the New York Yankees to start, they are 4-1 and back on track. But injuries have taken a toll, especially on their pitching rotation. When the Brewers put Nestor Cortes on the injured list Sunday, that […]

The St Louis Cardinals are off to a mediocre start this season. After an Opening Weekend sweep of the Minnesota Twins, they dropped a series to the Los Angeles Angels and the first game of three to the Boston Red Sox. Their 4-3 record should not be fooling anybody; they are starting to rebuild. This […]

The Washington Capitals and New York Islanders played a game secondary to a record chase on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s goals record with number 895 on the Capitals’ first goal of the game. After the goal a lengthy ceremony broke out that featured a speech from the new goal king. Ovechkin hilariously thanked […]

The Colorado Avalanche have as good a chance as any team of winning the Stanley Cup. Nathan MacKinnon may win his second straight MVP award, Cale Makar has 30 goals, and their trade-deadline acquisitions are starting to pop. They have playoff experience and elite talent, just like a lot of Western Conference contenders. But their […]

The Washington Capitals have clinched a playoff spot and have two things left to play for. Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky’s goal record is reaching its final stages. And Washington is closing in on the President’s Trophy. The Capitals will have to continue those journeys without goalie Logan Thompson, who is dealing with an […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are off to a solid start this season. Andres Gimenez is leading the offense in their 5-2 start, and the pitching has been solid. Another offseason acquisition is on the shelf, however, after just one start. The Blue Jays have put Max Scherzer on the shelf with a thumb injury. John […]

The New York Jets hired Aaron Glenn to be their next head coach. After their brutal season last year, they poached the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator from Dan Campbell’s staff. Many coaches have been heralded as the guy who can turn the sinking Jets’ ship around. Campbell told Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk […]

The Chicago Cubs made one of the trades of the offseason, bringing in Kyle Tucker. They made runs at other free agents, notably Alex Bregman, but did not land them. Now they have Tucker as a pending free agent playing on their team. The Athletic interviewed people around the league talking about the Cubs’ cheapness […]

The Seattle Kraken have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They have made the playoffs only once in their five-year history, and things are not trending up. They dealt two of their key forwards, Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the trade deadline. Despite that, they are not committing […]

The Cincinnati Reds lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Thursday to start an important divisional series. After a dominant 14-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday, Terry Francona’s squad has lost three straight games. Not only has Elly De La Cruz gone cold, but the entire Reds offense has gone cold. According to […]

The St Louis Blues beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime on Friday to notch their 11th win in a row. It moved them ahead of the Minnesota Wild in the Wild Card standings and put distance between them and the playoff line. After firing Drew Bannister and hiring Jim Montgomery, this seemed like a […]

The New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 on Thursday night. Home runs from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr highlighted the game, but a heartfelt story captured fans’ hearts. Yankees backup catcher JC Escarra made his first career start and got his first career hit. He spoke with Yes Network’s Meredith Marakovits about […]

The NFL Draft is right around the corner, which means we could see some big trades soon. Trading attention around the Atlanta Falcons is pointed at Kirk Cousins, but more moves could be made. ESPN’s Bill Barnwell cooked up some fake NFL Draft trades, including one that sends Kyle Pitts to the New York Jets. […]

The PGA Tour is making its final stop before The Masters at the Valero Texas Open. Just before teeing off in San Antonio, Max Homa announced he was parting with caddie Joe Greiner. With six wins on the PGA Tour, Greiner and Homa were a successful duo but a miserable season has necessitated a change. […]

The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles are playing a rubber game at Camden Yards on Thursday. A lot has been made of Rafael Devers’ struggles to start the season for Boston, but not much attention has been paid to their newest acquisition. Alex Bregman hit his first Red Sox home run against the Orioles, […]

Philadelphia Phillies ace Zach Wheeler placed ninth on the recent ESPN Top 100 and second among starting pitchers. After finishing second in the National League Cy Young race last year, it is an expected high ranking for Wheeler. But for one National League rival, it is not high enough. Padres third baseman Manny Machado says […]

The New York Islanders’ season is hanging on by a thread. After losing the last six games, their playoff chances have cratered. Their most recent loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning had coach Patrick Roy crushing a player in the postgame. The Islanders’ coach insulted Anthony Duclair’s game on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, the player […]

The New York Yankees are 3-2 to start the season. Aaron Judge had a dominant series against the Milwaukee Brewers, hitting four homers and driving in 11 runs for the Yankees. On their recent Top 100 list, ESPN ranked the slugger fourth despite his AL MVP last season. When asking other players in the league […]

The Edmonton Oilers are barrelling toward another playoff appearance. They are nine points clear of the playoff line with eight games to play, so it is only a matter of time before they clinch. Their recent games have been without Connor McDavid, who suffered an injury in the Oilers’ March 20 game against the Jets. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday night. Although they gave up goal number 892 to Alex Ovechkin and there were 142 penalty minutes in the game, Carolina clinched a playoff spot. This is their seventh consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but one writer did not think it was going […]

The Chicago Cubs swept the Athletics in their first trip to Sacramento. Their 10-2 win on Wednesday was their fifth of the season, bringing them over .500 for the first time. Their offseason was highlighted by Kyle Tucker, who came to the Cubs in a trade from the Houston Astros. He had a poor spring […]

The Washington Capitals lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Wednesday night. But that one Washington goal was incredibly important. Alex Ovechkin scored for the 892nd time in his career, two shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. With seven games left in the season, Ovechkin is on pace to grab the record before the […]

Opening Day is in the rearview and the MLB season is underway. There has been a lot of conversation about torpedo bats, but that may have cost your fantasy baseball team in Week 1. If it did, you are probably looking at the waiver wire to get the 2025 fantasy baseball season off to a […]

The Masters Tournament is just a week away and that means players are heading to Augusta National for practice rounds. Former champion Patrick Reed made his first trip of the season recently and had one thing in mind. Augusta National was in the path of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in September. Reed gave the […]

The San Diego Padres locked up another one of their superstars on Wednesday. Jackson Merrill signed a nine-year contract extension with the Padres worth $135 million after a fantastic rookie year. He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting last year and signed on despite a lack of offseason spending. Merrill spoke at a […]

The NFL Owners’ Meetings are winding down and some significant rule changes have already been approved. The chain gang is a thing of the past, touchbacks are coming out further, and expedited replay can help with flags. But one thing that has not been approved is a Tush Push ban, as the vote has been […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t play the Washington Capitals for the rest of the regular season. As Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin chases Wayne Gretzky’s record, Auston Matthews will be watching from the couch. When asked about the record chase, Matthews spoke about his appreciation for Ovechkin and gave the schedule makers a shoutout. View this […]

The Atlanta Braves are the last winless team in the major leagues. After a four-game sweep at the hands of the San Diego Padres, they lost their first two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves’ offense has been a massive part of this poor start, with only nine runs in the first five […]

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday. Nick Suzuki scored a goal for the Canadiens that tied the game with eight seconds left and then scored the overtime winner. With the Eastern Conference playoff race rounding the final turn, these two points are key. The Habs are inching toward their […]

The Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Tuesday night. After Cincy racked up 14 runs on Kumar Rocker and the bullpen on Monday, they were shut out at home. The Rangers turned to Nathan Eovaldi for the second game of the series, and he dominated with a Maddux. With only 99 pitches in […]

The New York Islanders lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at home on Tuesday. They have lost six straight games, including every one since the controversial call that cost them a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 24. Their playoff chances are dwindling and the play on the ice has been declining. […]

The New York Yankees are dealing with an insane amount of pitching injuries. Gerrit Cole is out for the season, recovering from Tommy John surgery, and Luis Gil is out with a lat strain. Late in spring training, they lost Clarke Schmidt to rotator cuff tendinitis. Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed when Schmidt is expected […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are closing in on their seventh consecutive playoff appearance. They have made the dance every year under head coach Rod Brind’amour and will likely face the New Jersey Devils in the first round. In this run, they have not reached the Stanley Cup Final or won a game in the Eastern Conference […]

The Atlanta Falcons created a quarterback controversy last year when they signed Kirk Cousins in free agency and drafted Michael Penix Jr. in the first round. They started with Cousins, but his poor play forced Penix into action and he was much better. Now, they are looking to move on from Cousins this offseason. Falcons […]

The Atlanta Braves are off to a miserable start to the 2025 season. They are 0-5 after getting swept by the San Diego Padres and losing Monday’s game to the Los Angeles Dodgers. And then they lost offseason acquisition Jurickson Profar for 80 games to a PED suspension. One injury return that could help the […]

The Masters Tournament is almost here. Golf’s first major takes place annually in Augusta, Georgia, during the second week of April. One tradition of the tournament is the cheap concession prices all over the grounds. Masters patrons are treated to low prices on all concessions, including the famous Pimento Cheese sandwich. CLLCT Media’s Darren Rovell […]

The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks are opening a three-game series in The Bronx on Tuesday. Game 1 featured Arizona ace Corbin Burnes against New York rookie Will Warren on the mound in a tight game early. After Anthony Volpe hit his third homer of the season, the Bombers tied the game at 2. […]