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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 […]

Tomas Tatar has found a new home in free agency. The Colorado Avalanche are adding the veteran on a one-year, $1.5 million contract for the 2023-24 season, the team announced on Tuesday. At first glance, it looks like a great signing for both player and club; Tatar should make the top-nine, and third line in […]

After suffering a shoulder injury that cost Montreal Canadiens sniper Cole Caufield half of the 2022-23 season, the 22-year-old confirmed he would be healthy for training camp later this September. “It feels better than it did before, I can tell you that,” Caufield said at the Habs golf tournament on Monday, per NHL.com’s Sean Farrell. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been perennial Stanley Cup contenders since they won the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top team back in 2018-19. Although that season ended with a Round 1 sweep to the Florida Panthers — one of the biggest playoff upsets in the history of the sport — the Lightning bounced back, […]

After an incredible career that has spanned 18 seasons, it could be the end of the road for Zach Parise after New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed that the American would not be joining the team for training camp. “Lou Lamoriello says Zach Parise will not come to camp with the Isles,” wrote […]

The New Jersey Devils are in an excellent spot heading into 2023-24 training camp later this September. After a scintillating Round 1 victory against the heavily favored New York Rangers in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Devils got even better this offseason. Tyler Toffoli will be a great add to the top-six next year, […]

The Atlanta Braves are the first Major League Baseball team to clinch a playoff spot in 2023 after defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday afternoon — and Ronald Acuna Jr. spoke about what makes the squad so potent. “I feel like we’re balanced,” Acuna said through the team’s interpreter on Sunday, per MLB.com’s Mark […]

The Dallas Stars have come out of the rebuild in impressive fashion; they missed the playoffs eight times in 10 seasons between 2009 and 2018, and followed it up with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and a Western Conference Final berth last season. The Stars are knocking on the door, led […]

It was very clear before Alex DeBrincat was traded to the Detroit Red Wings that the sniper wanted out of Ottawa — and Senators’ superstar Tim Stutzle did not mince words when asked about his former teammate’s departure. “If he doesn’t want to be there, I don’t want to make him have to be there,” […]

The Seattle Mariners blew a 4-2 lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, losing 7-4 at Tropicana Field — and starting pitcher George Kirby was visibly frustrated with how the game played out. The ace admitted that he was not happy to still be pitching in the seventh inning; he gave up the […]

There was a time during the 2023 FIBA World Cup when it looked like Team USA and Team Canada would be on a collision course to play in the gold medal game — although that isn’t the case, Tyrese Haliburton is ready for the challenge as the two North American countries battle for third on […]

The Buffalo Sabres are gearing up for a massive season in Western New York, as they look to snap the longest postseason drought of any National Hockey League team. The Sabres haven’t been playing hockey past April since 2011, and after a failed rebuild and subsequent trade of former No. 2 overall pick Jack Eichel, […]

The New England Patriots are signing quarterback Bailey Zappe to the 53-man roster, just over a week after he was shockingly waived by the team, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Saturday morning. “So after two weeks of drama, it appears New England is back to the original depth chart and Zappe will back up […]

The 2023 United States Hockey Hall of Fame Class was announced by USA Hockey on Friday, headlined by two-time Stanley Cup champion Dustin Brown. Brian Burke, Katie King Crowley, Jamie Langenbrunner, and Brian Murphy will also be enshrined in the prestigious US Hall of Fame in December. “It’s an amazing Class and a group that […]

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler will not return to the lineup in 2023, the team announced on Friday. “Today, the Dodgers are announcing that right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, will not return during the 2023 season, with an eye toward coming back at the start of the […]