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Rafael Nadal is back. After being out of action since January of 2023, the 22-time Grand Slam champion announced on Friday morning that he would return to the ATP Tour in Brisbane, Australia next month. “After one year outside of the tour, I think it is the right moment to be back,” one of the […]

It seems like it’s been the same story with the Pittsburgh Penguins ever since Sidney Crosby was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2005 NHL Draft. The star power is there in droves, and the depth is usually not quite up to par. That obviously hasn’t been the case for Crosby’s entire tenure in Pennsylvania; […]

After winning their inaugural Stanley Cup championship at the conclusion of the 2023 postseason, there was widespread speculation as to whether the Vegas Golden Knights would suffer from a title hangover this year. That certainly wasn’t the case in the early going; the Knights won 11 of their first 12 games, looking like an absolute […]

Scottie Barnes has been far and away the best Toronto Raptor this season, and he added another impressive night to his arsenal on Wednesday, using a huge fourth quarter to help his team beat the Phoenix Suns 112-105. Barnes scored 12 of his 23 points in the final quarter, and had jokes in his post-game […]

The Patrick Kane era is about to begin in Detroit. The newest Red Wings forward hopes to play his first game with his new team sometime in the next 7-10 days, he told NHL.com’s Dan Rosen on Wednesday. “With the way I feel, I feel like I could play tonight, but probably getting back into […]

Last year, the Washington Capitals missed the postseason for the first time since 2014. In 2023-24, the team is on a mission to ensure that it doesn’t go back-to-back seasons without the playoffs for the first time in the Alexander Ovechkin era. So far, so good. The Caps are 10-6-2 through 18 games, good enough […]

The Vancouver Canucks are defying all expectations in 2023-24, and enjoying a truly phenomenal start to the campaign. The Nucks are 15-7-1 through 23 games, good enough for second place in the Western Conference and tied for second in league standings through two months. The team just seems to be firing on all cylinders under […]

The Los Angeles Kings are off to one of their best starts in franchise history, roaring out of the gates with a 13-3-3 record in 2023-24. That’s good enough for sixth in NHL standings for a team that has gone from playoff lock to legitimate Stanley Cup contender this season. One pleasant surprise for the […]

The Florida Panthers lost a tight contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference semifinal — and Cats coach Paul Maurice was not at all happy with how the game finished. Evan Rodrigues scored what the team thought was the shootout winner, but the goal was […]

Connor McDavid and his Edmonton Oilers are off to a nightmare start in 2023-24. After coming within two wins of beating the eventual Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in the second round last postseason, the expectations coming into the year were sky high for a team boasting the sport’s two best players. But expectations […]

The New York Rangers have been rolling in 2023-24, and just usurped the Boston Bruins for the top spot in ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings this week after taking over the top spot in the NHL. But the Blueshirts were dealt an unfortunate blow in Monday’s uncharacteristic 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Kaapo Kakko suffered […]

The Philadelphia Flyers continue to battle for a top-three spot in the Metropolitan Division, but they’ll have to do it without Noah Cates for at least the next month-and-a-half. “Injury update: Flyers forward Noah Cates will be out 6-8 weeks with a lower body injury,” the team announced on Tuesday. Cates was injured in Philly’s […]

The Florida Panthers blanked the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Monday night, but that was far from the highlight in a chippy contest that saw an outrageous 167 minutes in penalties handed out. Although the contest was a hard-fought affair from start to finish, things went completely off the rails following a line brawl that was […]

The long wait is finally over: Patrick Kane is a Detroit Red Wing. The three-time Stanley Cup champion made his decision on Tuesday after months of speculation, and he’ll head to Michigan to reunite with Alex DeBrincat in 2023-24. “BREAKING: Patrick Kane has decided to join the Detroit Red Wings as he returns to the […]

With the fourth Thursday of November — and Thanksgiving — firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s officially the holiday season. And in ClutchPoints’ weekly NHL Power Rankings, that looks a lot different for a lot of teams. For the free falling, 5-10-4 Minnesota Wild, it’s not going to feel like Christmas at all. In the […]

There weren’t too many people outside of New England who anticipated the 2023-24 Boston Bruins being this good. All summer, the talk was how much this club would regress without the likes of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, as well as key trade deadline additions in Tyler Bertuzzi, Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway. But 17 […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been missing their rock for the entire 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign, but that could finally be changing on the team’s upcoming three-game road trip. Bolts coach Jon Cooper said there’s a “really good chance” that superstar goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy returns, if not Friday night, then at least at some […]

Shaquille Leonard may no longer be a part of the Indianapolis Colts, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t committed to the community he’s called home for the first six years of his NFL career. The 28-year-old was spotted giving out turkeys in Indiana this week, despite getting cut from the team just hours before. He […]

The Baltimore Ravens are having a fantastic season in 2023-24, their 8-3 record good enough for first place in the American Football Conference — and Lamar Jackson has been a huge part of that. The superstar signal-caller has been superb in his sixth full NFL campaign, already throwing for 2,441 yards and 12 touchdowns, adding […]

The Detroit Lions are having their best start to a season in over a decade. The 2023-24 iteration of this team is 8-2, good enough for first place in the NFC North and second in the conference, just a win back of the powerhouse Philadelphia Eagles. Jared Goff’s team got the job done again in […]

Despite the Boston Bruins getting off to their second consecutive unbelievable start in 2023-24, Patrice Bergeron made it clear he isn’t considering coming out of retirement to join the squad. “Truthfully, I haven’t skated — I’m not in shape,” the longtime B’s captain told The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun earlier this week. “No, I made the […]

The 2023-24 iteration of the Vegas Golden Knights is looking just as potent as the team that won its inaugural Stanley Cup championship just five months ago. There doesn’t seem to be any title hangover in Las Vegas; they’re 13-4-2 and first place in the Western Conference through 19 games. The only club that can […]

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was scratched for the first time in his NHL career against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday — and the Finnish sniper was not at all happy with the decision. “Over my career, it’s probably the most embarrassing thing that’s happened to me,” the 25-year-old admitted after watching the team’s […]

Quinn Hughes is on a different level in 2023-24. The Vancouver Canucks captain and National Hockey League’s leading scorer kept his torrid pace going in a 3-1 win over the Sharks on Monday night, scoring a goal and adding an assist as the Canucks improved to 13-5-1 on the campaign. Now sporting an incredulous 30 […]

The Golden State Warriors are finally back in the win column, snapping a six-game losing skid by defeating the Houston Rockets 121-116 on Monday night — and Stephen Curry was instrumental in the victory. The superstar played the entire fourth quarter, scoring a game-high 32 points while adding five rebounds and an assist over 34 […]

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs were unable to make it two wins in a row after a tight 21-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football in Week 11. In a battle of two perennial NFL contenders, it was Jalen Hurts’ team that came out on top at Arrowhead. Now 7-3 […]

William Nylander concluded a phenomenal 2023 NHL Global Series in style on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first European player to score an overtime winning goal in his home country to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild in Stockholm. There were no shortage of storylines in Sweden over the last week, but it […]

The Seattle Kraken were one of the worst teams in the National Hockey League in 2021-22, which made complete sense considering it was the club’s first season as an NHL franchise. A year later, it was a completely different story; the Kraken won 46 games and made noise in the Pacific Division after reaching the […]

The Los Angeles Kings are off to a fantastic start in 2023-24. After finishing third in the Pacific Division with 104 points last season, the California-based franchise has picked right up where it left off with a 9-3-3 record over 15 games. They’ve won two in a row and seven of 10, and remain a […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been as up-and-down as any National Hockey League team in the early going of the 2023-24 campaign. After a roaring start, in which the team won six straight games to begin the season, the Avs are 4-5 since. Exacerbating the somewhat cold stretch is the fact that this club was shut […]

Cole Perfetti is on an offensive tear, scoring his fifth goal in as many games on Friday night to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. The young Canadian scored just 2:12 into the game — his sixth tally of the season — which extended his point […]

LeBron James was phenomenal for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, scoring a game-high 35 points to lead his team to a 107-95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in NBA In-Season Tournament group play. Afterwards, the four-time NBA champion explained the recipe behind his continued success at age-38. “It all starts with the […]

After finishing second in NHL standings last season with a phenomenal 52 wins, the Carolina Hurricanes are having a tough time putting it all together in 2023-24. The Canes are not bad by any means, but the hockey world expected this team to challenge for a President’s Trophy this year, and those expectations aren’t being […]

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made waves in the baseball world last week after he called Giancarlo Stanton “injury-prone,” a message that did not sit at all well with the slugger’s agent. Although Cashman reportedly cleared the air with Stanton and his agent Joel Wolfe, he walked back his comments on Friday. “I […]

Jonathan Huberdeau is finally back on the scoresheet, and the Calgary Flames are back in the win column after handing the Vancouver Canucks just their fourth regulation loss of the season on Thursday night. Huberdeau scored his third goal of the season early in the third period of a 5-2 victory at the Scotiabank Saddledome […]

The Kansas State women’s basketball team made school history after defeating Caitlin Clark and the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes in a thrilling 65-58 final on Thursday night. The win tied the Wildcats’ highest-ranked victory in program history — which came over No. 2 Old Dominion in 1982 — according to ESPN Stats & Info. “There have already […]

David Pastrnak has been the best player on the Boston Bruins for years — as well as one of the NHL’s premier forwards — but in 2023-24, he’s making a legitimate Hart Trophy case as the league’s Most Valuable Player. But despite his excellence in the early going, to the tune of 11 goals and […]

The New Jersey Devils were looking like the class of the National Hockey League before their two best centers went down with injury. Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier are the engines that make this team run, and both have been on the shelf for nearly all of November. And the results have been, if somewhat […]

The Ottawa Senators are looking to turn things around in Sweden. At the time of this article being published, the team was just taking to the ice for warmups at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. The Sens and Detroit Red Wings will play the first of a four-game slate over as many days as part […]