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The last time the Ottawa Senators advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Erik Karlsson was still one of the best defensemen in the world and the team came within one goal of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final. Instead, it was a heartbreaking Game 7 double overtime goal by Chris Kunitz in the Eastern Conference […]

The Florida Panthers caught lightning in a bottle in 2022-23. After barely advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Cats went on a scintillating run all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. It began with one of the biggest upsets in recent memory when Florida came back from 3-1 down to defeat the NHL’s […]

The Miami Dolphins advanced to 2-0 on the 2023 NFL season after a thrilling 24-17 win against the New England Patriots on Sunday night. Despite the victory, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle left the game late in the fourth quarter after taking a hit to the head. The 24-year-old was taken to the medical tent and […]

It’s looking increasingly likely that Aaron Jones will not be suiting up for the Green Bay Packers when they travel to Atlanta to play the Falcons in Week 2. The team elevated running back Patrick Taylor from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Packers promoted RB Patrick […]

The Chicago Bears could be without a key piece of their offensive line when they travel to Tampa Bay to play the Buccaneers in Week 2. Nate Davis will not travel with the team due to personal reasons and is doubtful for Sunday’s contest, according to CHGO Bears’ Nicholas Moreano. “Josh Blackwell also will not […]

Although the Los Angeles Dodgers are enjoying another excellent MLB campaign in the NL West in 2023, starter Clayton Kershaw is not happy with how he’s been performing lately. The 35-year-old had his last start skipped as he continues to deal with a nagging shoulder injury. Although his start was pushed back, manager Dave Roberts […]

Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid are two of the best hockey players in the world — if not the best — and the Pittsburgh Penguins captain hopes to play on the same team one day. With the National Hockey League and NHL Players Association recently announcing plans to revive a regular international tournament schedule in […]

The grass vs. turf debate in National Football League stadiums has again taken center stage after Aaron Rodgers’ brutal Achilles injury on Monday Night Football — and San Francisco 49ers star Deebo Samuel made his stance clear last week. “I am a firm believer of grass. In the position I play, I would prefer playing on […]

The Toronto Blue Jays were completely embarrassed by the Texas Rangers in a four-game sweep last week, but the team got back in the win column against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The Jays blanked their AL East rivals 3-0 after getting outscored 35-9 by the Rangers in a series that pushed Toronto […]

Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa has been battling through plantar fasciitis for large parts of the 2023 season, and the 28-year-old opened up about the nagging injury on Friday. “It’s just one of those things that we tried everything since May when it happened,” Correa told the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Bobby Nightengale. “It’s just been […]

It was an early start for Big Noon Kickoff on Saturday morning, but that didn’t stop a horde of Colorado Football fans from being ready to go at 4:30 a.m. ET. Fans of Deion Sanders’ squad have arrived quite early, as Colorado and Colorado State don’t faceoff until 10 p.m. ET on ESPN. The in-state […]

Caleb Williams and his USC Football teammates are off to an incredible start to the 2023 season. The Trojans are currently 3-0, and the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner seems poised to go back-to-back while helping his team compete for a college championship. Off the field, Williams has taken notice of his team’s efforts early on, […]

No National Hockey League team can hope to have success without a great goaltender. But there are a few teams who boast both effective starters and capable backup options. Although some of the top teams are a one-man show; Andrei Vasilevskiy in Tampa Bay, Jacob Markstrom in Calgary, Darcy Kuemper in Washington, Thatcher Demko in […]

The fact that both Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck remain on the Winnipeg Jets after a summer of intense trade speculation is somewhat surprising — but a few longtime teammates are relieved that the two remain on the roster. “I’m pumped those guys are here,” star defenseman Josh Morrissey said on Thursday, per the Winnipeg […]

The Detroit Red Wings followed up an NHL-record 25 straight postseason appearances by failing to advance for seven consecutive years — but captain Dylan Larkin believes the team is on the cusp of returning to the dance in 2023-24. “I do believe the past couple years we’ve taken steps,” the Michigan native told NHL.com’s Nicholas […]

The Minnesota Vikings fell to 0-2 after a disappointing 34-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football, and the team was without offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw for the contest. Darrisaw aggravated his ankle during warmups, head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed after the game. As it was past the 90-minute deadline for declaring players […]

D’Andre Swift was a man on a mission on Thursday Night Football, exploding for a career-high 175 rushing yards as the Philadelphia Eagles ran over the Minnesota Vikings 34-28 at Lincoln Financial Field. It was an incredible performance from the Philadelphia native, who was playing in his first home game in Pennsylvania — and he […]

Colorado Avalanche backup goalie Pavel Francouz is still recovering from abductor surgery and might not be an option to start the season, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported on Thursday. “[Avs] appear to be examining options on the goalie market,” he wrote. “Sounds like Pavel Francouz has not completely recovered from his offseason abductor surgery and […]

The St. Louis Blues are bringing former first-round pick Nick Ritchie to training camp on a professional tryout, president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong announced on Thursday. The 27-year-old spent the 2022-23 campaign split between the Calgary Flames and Arizona Coyotes; he amassed 13 goals and 26 points in 74 regular-season games. […]

Andrei Kuzmenko was an excellent addition to the Vancouver Canucks when he came over from the KHL’s SKA Saint Petersburg ahead of the 2022-23 season. He scored 74 points in 81 games while enjoying instant chemistry with superstar Elias Pettersson. But ahead of his second season in North America, the young Russian made a hilarious […]

The 2023-24 Hart Trophy as the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player is Connor McDavid’s to lose — just as it was in 2022-23. The 26-year-old has completely separated himself from the pack after an unfathomable 64-goal, 153-point campaign last season that hasn’t been matched in professional hockey since the days of arguably the game’s […]

The Tampa Bay Rays find themselves just two games back of the Baltimore Orioles for the AL East lead with 15 games left in their regular-season. A postseason berth is all but guaranteed for the Florida-based franchise, but the winner of the division is very much up in the air with just over two weeks […]

As the National Hockey League Players Association continues to investigate Columbus Blue Jackets coach Mike Babcock, two key members are flying to Ohio on Thursday to meet with members of the team. “NHLPA Executive Director Marty Walsh and Assistant Executive Director Ron Hainsey are in Columbus today to meet with some Blue Jackets as part […]

The Baltimore Orioles are preparing for an absolutely massive four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays this weekend, and they may have to do it without first basemen Ryan Mountcastle. The 26-year-old is day-to-day with left shoulder discomfort after leaving Wednesday night’s game following a first-inning foul ball, manager Brandon Hyde confirmed afterwards. “I saw […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are fighting for their playoff lives in the American League wild card race — but the Canadian franchise didn’t look at all desperate for a postseason berth on Wednesday night. The Jays were crushed 10-0 by the Texas Rangers in front of the home crowd at Rogers Centre, and the boo […]

For the first time in NHL history, the league will head to Australia for preseason games between the Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings this September. The two Western Conference teams leave for Melbourne this Friday, and will play back-to-back games at Rod Laver Arena on Sept. 23 and 24 in the 2023 iteration of […]

Yandy Diaz was removed from the Tampa Bay Rays’ loss to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday after suffering a testicular contusion — but the 32-year-old is back in the lineup on Wednesday afternoon. “I feel a lot better,” Diaz said before the contest, per the Tampa Bay Times’ Marc Topkin. “It still hurts a little […]

After a disappointing stretch in North America in which Iga Swiatek lost in the semifinals of the Canadian and Cincinnati Open, followed by a shocking fourth-round loss in the US Open last week, the former World No. 1 is pulling out of Guadalajara. “Unfortunately I need to withdraw from the tournament in Guadalajara due to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs lost a Week 1 game for the first time since 2014 last Thursday night — albeit without two key players in Chris Jones and Travis Kelce. That likely won’t be the case for Week 2 as the Chiefs head to Jacksonville to play Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars on Sunday afternoon. […]

The 2023 Major League Baseball season has been nothing short of a nightmare for Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah. After a scintillating campaign that saw the right-hander finish third in American League Cy Young voting in 2022, the expectations were sky high for the 25-year-old this season. But things went off the rails, with […]

Erik Karlsson burst back onto the scene in 2022-23, turning back the clock and scoring an absolutely outrageous 101 points en route to his third Norris Trophy. The fact he did it with the lowly San Jose Sharks is seriously impressive; he became the first D-man to score over 100 points in a season since […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are adding free agent forward Max Comtois to the training camp roster on a professional tryout, team GM Kelly McCrimmon announced on Tuesday. After being selected by the Anaheim Ducks with the No. 50 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, Comtois played four full seasons with the team between 2019-23. […]

The National Hockey League could potentially bring a franchise back to Atlanta for the third time, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN on Tuesday. “I think some of the challenges that we’ve seen in the past in Atlanta can be overcome,” Daly explained at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour, per ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski. “I think […]

Linus Ullmark came out of nowhere to win the Vezina Trophy as the National Hockey League’s best goaltender last season, helping the Boston Bruins put together one of the greatest regular seasons in the history of the sport. In just his second year with the team after coming through the Buffalo Sabres system, Ullmark recorded […]

When Jack Eichel was traded from the Buffalo Sabres to the Vegas Golden Knights in 2021, he looked far from the player who was selected No. 2 overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. After missing nearly the entire 2020-21 season with a neck injury, there was skepticism across the National Hockey League whether Eichel had […]

Aaron Rodgers was supposed to be the player that brought the New York Jets back into Super Bowl contention — but just hours after a devastating torn Achilles injury in Week 1, the team is already looking at potential replacements. “The New York Jets have started to reach out to veteran free-agent quarterbacks, per sources,” […]

The Baltimore Ravens are signing veteran safety Duron Harmon to the practice squad, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on Tuesday. “Harmon has played a lot of football with 78 career starts and 86 tackles/2 INTs for Raiders last year,” wrote Fowler. “Insurance for injured Marcus Williams.” The 32-year-old Harmon has played 10 NFL seasons split between […]

Mike Babcock’s tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets has allegedly gotten off to a bizarre start. The controversial head coach has reportedly been asking various players to see their phones, before then AirPlaying them on his office television. The story was first broken by former players Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney on the Spittin’ Chiclets […]

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug suffered a right foot injury that could sideline him for the beginning of the 2023-24 NHL campaign, the team announced on Tuesday morning. “Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today that defenseman Torey Krug suffered a right-foot injury while training for the upcoming 2023-24 season,” the […]