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The Miami Marlins are riding high after their series against the New York Mets. Despite taking a 19-9 loss in the second game, Miami won the series overall. They claimed the series victory on Sunday with a 5-1 win over their National League East division rival. This gives them some momentum as the calendar finally […]

Baseball fans held their breath on Sunday when Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward crashed into the out-of-town scoreboard at Daikin Park. The scoreboard was covered by a metal fence, which received criticism before the game against the Houston Astros. Unfortunately, the situation was brought to national attention for the worst reason. Ward went face-first […]

The Washington Capitals were one of the best teams in the NHL this past season. In fact, they finished second in the NHL in terms of standings points in 2024-25. Only the Winnipeg Jets had more than Washington. And their season ended exactly the same. Neither team won the Stanley Cup in 2025. In fact, […]

The Ottawa Senators made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in eight seasons this year. Ottawa fought hard to finish as the top Wild Card team in the Eastern Conference. And they put in a rather impressive showing late in their postseason run. Unfortunately, that run lasted just six games, as they were […]

The Florida Panthers defended their Stanley Cup title this summer. And now, they get to go and try to do it all again. Florida is looking to achieve a feat not seen since the 1980s. They are looking for their third consecutive Stanley Cup championship. The Panthers are one of the best postseason teams we’ve […]

The Colorado Avalanche were Stanley Cup contenders entering the postseason in 2025. Many believed they had a legitimate chance to represent the Western Conference at the end of the playoffs. Instead, former Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen haunted them in the first round. And their postseason run ended way earlier than anyone could have imagined. The […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to rebuild a bit at this time. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang are not getting any younger. However, this team is not close to contending for a Stanley Cup. As a result, Pittsburgh is the only team in the NHL willing to sell its veteran players to get […]

The St. Louis Blues are coming off a promising playoff appearance. St. Louis rallied under head coach Jim Montgomery, who joined the team early in the season after being fired by the Boston Bruins. Montgomery aided the likes of Brayden Schenn and goalie Jordan Binnington as they pushed for a spot in the postseason. The […]

The Winnipeg Jets lost in the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They had the NHL MVP — Connor Hellebuyck — manning the crease. Stars such as Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor provided needed offensive punch. And their defense was led by the likes of Josh Morrissey and Dylan Samberg. This team legitimately […]

The Edmonton Oilers are coming off another loss in the Stanley Cup Final. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Stuart Skinner led Edmonton to a second straight Final against the Florida Panthers. And once again, Edmonton was unable to defeat its South Florida rival. This time, the Oilers lost the Final in six games. Edmonton did […]

The Montreal Canadiens have high hopes entering the 2025-26 NHL season. The Habs returned to the playoffs in 2025, facing the Washington Capitals in the first round. Patrik Laine, Nick Suzuki, and the rest, unfortunately, could not overcome Washington in the postseason. However, this team did give an incredible account of itself against the Capitals. […]

The Boston Bruins are in a state of transition following the 2024-25 season. Boston wanted to contend for the Stanley Cup in 2025. However, the Bruins fell apart early in the season. Jim Montgomery was fired as head coach after a slow start. And while Joe Sacco got some early results, the team ended up […]

The San Jose Sharks have a lot of reasons to be hopeful for the years ahead. Mainly, the Sharks’ young stars are starting to make an impact in the NHL. Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith are two of the brightest young stars in the league. Celebrini, especially, made an impression last season. He was named […]

The Florida Panthers successfully defended their Stanley Cup championship back in June. They are the two-time defending champions and hope to achieve something that hasn’t been seen since the 1980s. The Panthers can become the first team since the dynastic New York Islanders to win three consecutive Stanley Cups. Florida has one of the most […]

The New York Rangers did not have the best on-ice performance in 2024-25. Through the first 20 or so games, they seemed like Stanley Cup contenders. However, once the season went along, the team crumbled. Drama filled the air on and off the ice on Broadway. And it led to a number of changes to […]

The Minnesota Wild made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025, successfully rebounding from a disappointing campaign. Minnesota was expected to compete for the postseason in 2024. However, they did not have a great season, and missed altogether. This changed in 2025, as players like Marco Rossi and Filip Gustavsson stepped up in a major way. […]

The Chicago Blackhawks had a horrific 2024-25 campaign that left many around the league disappointed. Connor Bedard is expected to be the next leader of a Golden Age of Blackhawks hockey. However, they stumbled hard this past season, and that has thrown the status of their rebuild into some doubt. Chicago has made some intriguing […]

The Nashville Predators took a massive risk last summer. The Predators were eliminated by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And in NHL Free Agency, they signed Jonathan Marchessault, Steven Stamkos, and Brady Skjei with the idea of contending for a Stanley Cup. Unfortunately, this expensive gamble did […]

The Dallas Stars made the Western Conference Final for a third consecutive season this spring. This is quite the impressive feat, especially for a team in the West. It’s been over a decade since a team from the West made three straight trips to the Conference Finals. It was the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles […]

The New Jersey Devils fell in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. New Jersey believed it had the roster needed to contend for the Stanley Cup this past season. However, injuries helped derail a promising season that ended in defeat at the hands of their division rival, the Carolina Hurricanes. The Devils […]

The San Francisco 49ers are gearing up for the 2025 NFL season. They have high hopes for the upcoming campaign after a last-place finish in 2024. Unfortunately, San Francisco will head into Week 1 without one of their top free agent signings in wide receiver DeMarcus Robinson. Robinson has been suspended for the first three […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are open for business as the 2025 NHL offseason continues. Pittsburgh may legitimately be the only team in the league willing to sell. Every other team is either actively trying to contend or hesitant to tear things down to kick off a complete rebuild. Of course, Pittsburgh isn’t stripping this thing to […]

The Buffalo Sabres have had brutal luck over the last several years. A lot of Buffalo’s failures are self-inflicted, to be fair. Buffalo has been stuck in a repeating rebuild cycle since the mid-2010s. However, this team came within a tiebreaker of breaking their long postseason drought in 2023. Instead of making the postseason, though, […]

The Detroit Red Wings want to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. However, they have failed to make the postseason in each of the last nine seasons. Moreover, they have sold at a fair few deadlines in recent memory. The team has the ability to take a step forward, but it’s certainly not a […]

The Boston Red Sox are in the thick of the Wild Card race at this time. Boston holds the top Wild Card spot in the American League, and they face fierce competition from the likes of the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees. Now, they are bolstering their lineup with the addition of former Washington […]

The Detroit Red Wings are looking to contend in the 2025-26 season. Detroit has a good young core in place already. Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider are already stars. Simon Edvinsson is not far behind, either. Other young contributors include Marco Kasper, Albert Johansson, and Carter Mazur. And this is only the tip of the […]

Every year, there are players who linger on the NHL Free Agency market who seek any opportunity they can get. Last year, one of those players was Max Pacioretty. The veteran forward sought a chance to make a roster and win a Stanley Cup. He signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and ended up making […]

The Carolina Hurricanes took a chance on Evgeny Kuznetsov at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. The veteran forward was looking for a fresh start away from the Washington Capitals. And Carolina believed he could help their playoff push. He left Carolina following the 2024 postseason, and after a year away, he is seeking a potential […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. They put in a decent challenge, for sure. However, they ended up falling short of the postseason. One of the bright spots, outside of Sidney Crosby, was veteran defenseman Matt Grzelcyk. Despite his solid season, he remains unsigned deep into 2025 NHL Free […]

We are around a month away from training camp beginning across the NHL. Most of the top options in NHL Free Agency are no longer on the market. However, there are always some stragglers left on the market who, in all intents and purposes, should have a job. Former Vegas Golden Knights winger Victor Olofsson […]

The 2025-26 NHL season is nearly upon us. 2025 NHL Free Agency is largely over and done with. And teams are preparing for the season ahead. However, there are always players on the market who many believe should have been signed a long time ago, yet remain unsigned. Former Carolina Hurricanes forward Jack Roslovic is […]

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox on Monday night to kick off their three-game set. Spencer Torkelson was the hero on Monday, swatting a huge ninth-inning home run to give his Tigers the win. After a midseason slump, Detroit has now won nine of their last 14 games, and could be on the […]

The Ottawa Senators finally made the playoffs in 2025 after coming close in previous seasons. Ottawa had a rough start to the season, to be fair. However, they rebounded to win the top Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, they were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But NHL […]

The Vegas Golden Knights had a disappointing postseason exit in 2025. Vegas felt as if it could contend for the Stanley Cup once again. And they eliminated the Minnesota Wild to move past the first round after a one-and-done postseason run last summer. However, they fell flat against the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, […]

AJ Hinch’s Detroit Tigers have struggled since the MLB All-Star break, though they have seen promising signs in recent days. Unfortunately, they got an uncharacteristically brutal start from Tarik Skubal on Friday. It seemed as if they were on the cusp of a series-opening loss to the Los Angeles Angels. That is, until Matt Vierling […]

Detroit Lions defensive back Morice Norris suffered a serious injury in Friday’s preseason game with the Atlanta Falcons. Lions players sent heartfelt messages in the way of the incident at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. And the preseason game was suspended in the fourth quarter after the two teams huddled together at midfield for eight minutes. After the […]

The Calgary Flames nearly made the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They had a very solid season with some promising signs. Jonathan Huberdeau showed some life after a brutal start to his Calgary tenure. Nazem Kadri bounced back to score 35 goals. And Dustin Wolf emerged as one of the best young goalies in the NHL. […]

The Los Angeles Kings made the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. And once again, they faced the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the postseason. Unfortunately, the result remained the same as their previous affairs. Los Angeles was eliminated by Edmonton for the fourth straight season, sending the team toward NHL Free Agency with […]

The Philadelphia Flyers collapsed at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. Philadelphia held a postseason spot for much of the season. However, they stumbled hard down the stretch, and missed out entirely. Unfortunately, they did little in NHL Free Agency last summer to improve their fortunes. And they didn’t come close to the postseason this […]