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The Florida Panthers finally accomplished their goal last season by defeating the Edmonton Oilers for the Stanley Cup. It’s been an exciting two years for the team, culminating in the ultimate victory. The Panthers will find it difficult to find negatives heading into 2024-25, as they’ve held on to most of their core. It looks […]

USA and Serbia will face off for the second time in the Olympics, with the Americans taking a 110-84 victory in the group stage. The Americans were lights out from the field, shooting 62.3% from the floor and 56.3% from three. Lebron James led the way for the USA, recording 21 points, seven rebounds, and […]

The Montreal Canadiens have some roster concerns entering the 2024-25 season. However, it’s more of a concern about the future of their franchise than just this season. Montreal doesn’t expect to be contenders this campaign, but their loaded prospect pipeline gives hope for playoff hockey at the Bell Centre very soon. The Canadiens feel secure […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs look like they’re running it back again with the core four that has gotten them nowhere. Trade rumors swirled around Mitch Marner and John Tavares this offseason, but nothing materialized. Marner, Tavares, Auston Matthews, and William Nylander will now try to break the curse for the seventh straight season. It hasn’t […]

The Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners began their series on Tuesday night with a 4-2 Tigers victory. The Tigers aim to be the spoiler this week, as the Mariners are in a hotly-contested battle with the Houston Astros for first in the American League West. The Mariners have won six of their last ten to […]

The New York Mets and Colorado Rockies began their three-game series on Tuesday night. The Rockies earned the upset, holding the Mets off for a 6-3 victory. The Mets have been reeling since the trade deadline, which is a familiar feeling for New York fans. They’ve lost six of the last ten games and are […]

The Atlanta Braves were on a roll entering this series, but the Milwaukee Brewers gave them a rude awakening in the opener on Tuesday night. The Brewers walked into Truist Park and handed the Brewers a 10-0 loss thanks to two home runs and two doubles from Willy Adames. It was a rare poor outing […]

The Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins began their four-game series on August 5th, with the Reds earning a 10-3 win. They continued their dominance over the Marlins on Tuesday night with an 8-2 victory. The Reds have been trying to claw their way back into the playoff picture in the National League, but the losses […]

The Chicago Blackhawks aren’t accustomed to being a team on the outside looking in. They made the playoffs in nine straight seasons from 2009 to 2017, winning three Stanley Cups and losing in the Conference Finals twice. It’s been rough for them in the past seven years, missing the playoffs six times and losing in […]

The New York Rangers are left searching for answers on their roster after falling short again in the Eastern Conference Finals. They’ve advanced to the East Finals twice in the last three years but lost both in six games. The Rangers have plenty of talent and recently added 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Reilly Smith. It […]

The Montreal Canadiens have plenty of reasons to get excited about their future. They have one of the best defensive pipelines in the league, a possible stud goaltender waiting to sign his pro contract, and chose two elite offensive players in the first round of this year’s draft. Their defensive group is so loaded that […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been in salary cap troubles since signing their big four forwards to massive deals. The issue with contracts like that is value deals are integral and young players must contribute even more. The Maple Leafs will need some breakout candidates in the (possible) last season of the John Tavares and […]

The Boston Bruins overachieved by a wide margin in the 2023-24 season. The team aimed to keep the fans happy by signing some aging veterans to compete for a playoff spot. The Bruins had some well-needed cap relief on the horizon and knew they could sign some big fish in the 2024 offseason. The plan […]

Kim Kardashian’s net worth in 2024 is $1.7 billion. Kardashian has turned being a reality-television star into a billion-dollar empire. Let’s look at Kim Kardashian’s net worth in 2024. What is Kim Kardashian’s net worth in 2024?: $1.7 billion (estimate) Kim Kardashian for CR Fashion Book. 📸: Nadia Lee Cohen pic.twitter.com/vQVE8oJXTS — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) […]

The Golden State Warriors had a decision to make about James Wiseman at the 2023 NBA trade deadline. The Warriors had a young core of Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga, and Moses Moody, but their luxury tax bill for keeping Wiseman was too big to ignore. They needed successors to Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, […]

Team USA entered this tournament on a mission to win their fifth straight Olympic Gold Medal. The Americans won the Men’s basketball tournament in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, but this lineup of legends hasn’t won a gold medal together. Stephen Curry has never won a gold medal. Lebron James won in 2008 and 2012, […]

Dodgers fans close your eyes, we’re about to make the case for Shohei Ohtani to become a full-time hitter. It’d be a difficult pill to swallow after paying him $700 million to be their ace and their best hitter. However, who knows how much Ohtani could grow as a hitter if he put all his […]

The Florida Panthers don’t have many things to change about their past four months. They went on a dominant run through the Stanley Cup Playoffs, ending in a Game 7 win over the Edmonton Oilers. There were concerns about losing their leading goal-scorer Sam Reinhart to free agency, but the parties agreed to an eight-year, […]

The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees have been battling for the top spot in the American League East since the beginning of the season, with the Orioles sitting half a game back. Their recent form against the Cleveland Guardians hasn’t helped, as the Guardians took the series’ first two games. The Guardians are six […]

The Kansas City Royals dominated the series’ first two games, winning by a combined score of 16-3. The Detroit Tigers don’t have much big-league talent remaining on their roster after trading Jack Flaherty, Andrew Chafin, Carson Kelly, and Mark Canha at the deadline. The Tigers also have Reese Olson, Casey Mize, and Sawyer Gipson-Long dealing […]

The Toronto Blue Jays had high hopes heading into the season. They had a revamped bullpen, new starting pitchers, and the offensive weapons to compete with the rest of the American League East. However, they are at the bottom of the standings and sold most of their pieces at the trade deadline. The one thing […]

We have an elite pitching matchup when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates square off in the rubber match of this series. Ryne Nelson, who can’t seem to lose over his last five outings, will face Paul Skenes, the front-runner to be National League Rookie of the Year and Cy Young. The Diamondbacks and Pirates […]

The Dallas Stars thought they were about to advance to their second Stanley Cup Final of the decade when they had a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals. However, disaster struck when trade deadline pickup Chris Tanev blocked a shot and lost most of his mobility. Tanev may have gotten away with it […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning don’t have many trade candidates to target. The Lightning have already done plenty of work, with the most controversial coming by letting their longtime captain Steven Stamkos walk to the Nashville Predators. Tampa Bay used Stamkos’ cap space to sign Jake Guentzel to a seven-year contract. They extended Victor Hedman for […]

Pavel Buchnevich may not be a name that hockey fans think deserves an $8 million cap hit from the St. Louis Blues on his contract extension. However, he has been integral for the Blues over the last three seasons. He appeared in 216 regular-season games, ranking third on the team in points, second in goals, […]

The St. Louis Blues are left wondering what they can do to return to the playoffs next season. They were hot down the stretch, led by their defensive core of Torey Krug, Nick Leddy, and Justin Faulk, and almost snuck into a wild card spot. They finished six points short of that spot and fell […]

The Colorado Avalanche made light work of the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the playoffs. There were concerns about their goaltending, but Alexandar Georgiev proved the doubters wrong and outdueled Connor Hellebuyck. It may have said more about the Jets than the Avalanche, but they also gave the No. 1 seed in the […]

It wasn’t an easy 2023-24 season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. The year started with tons of hope as Adam Fantilli made the team out of training camp. However, Patrik Laine fell with an injury after 18 games and then entered the NHLPA’s Player Assistance Program. They hoped for a rebound season from Elvis Merzlikins, […]

Luol Deng’s net worth in 2024 is $200 million. You may know Luol from playing in the NBA, but he now leads the charge for South Sudan’s upstart national team in the Olympics. Let’s look at Luol Deng’s net worth in 2024. What is Luol Deng’s net worth in 2024?: $200 million (estimate) Deng isn’t […]

General Manager Craig Conroy and the Calgary Flames have already been busy since he took control of the team. The Flames traded Tyler Toffoli, Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin, Chris Tanev, and Jacob Markstrom over the last 14 months. They’ve added three first-round draft picks, nine young players, and six later-round picks. As much […]

The New York Rangers are doing whatever they can to finally eclipse the Eastern Conference Finals and compete for a Stanley Cup. They’ve won two games in the East Finals in two of the last three postseasons but haven’t gotten any closer. Their previous trip to the Stanley Cup Final was in 2014, and they […]

The Vancouver Canucks are right up against the salary cap, which is why they may target a trade before the beginning of the regular season. They have just $15,000 projected cap space with 23 players on their active roster, so gaining some flexibility would be at the top of their list. The Canucks made some […]

The Montreal Canadiens locked up their top defenseman of the future, Kaiden Guhle, on a six-year contract extension on Wednesday. Guhle will receive $5.5 million per year, starting in 2025-26. Guhle remains on his entry-level deal for one more year, but the Canadiens felt it was necessary to sign him to an extension once he […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have been one of the best teams in the league since their debut in 2017-18. Their core included players like Shea Theodore, William Karlsson, and Brayden McNabb, but they were never able to get the team over the hump. It took Kelly McCrimmon bringing in players like Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, […]

Tyler Toffoli has been on a long road leading up to his return to California to play with the San Jose Sharks. It’s a bold move for a player who has only been on contending teams in his career, but we have some predictions about Toffoli’s Sharks tenure. Toffoli began his career with the Los […]

Toronto Maple Leafs fans have been asking for a trade shake-up for years. The core four of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and John Tavares have been unable to get the team past the second round of the playoffs despite their high salaries. The salaries also hurt the development of their young stars like […]

The Vancouver Canucks finally gave Jake Debrusk his wish and got him away from the Boston Bruins after signing him to a seven-year contract at the beginning of free agency. The Canucks signed him to a $38.5 million contract, which gave him well-needed security. Debrusk revealed recently that he asked for a trade twice during […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a trio of impact signings on the opening day of free agency to bolster their team’s defense. Their first move was trading for the rights to Chris Tanev at the draft, who they feel is the key to decreasing their opponent’s scoring chances. It took longer than expected, but the […]

The Boston Bruins have come up short in two consecutive postseasons. They advanced past the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round this year thanks to Jeremy Swayman, David Pastrnak, and Hampus Lindholm. However, they didn’t have the depth to defeat the Florida Panthers in the second round. They tried to address that depth issue […]