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The Carolina Hurricanes signed Logan Stankoven to a huge contract extension in NHL Free Agency. However, he is not the only young star Carolina has rewarded. Trade pickup K’Andre Miller also received a huge eight-year contract from the Hurricanes. And on Thursday, it was forward Jackson Blake receiving his big payday. Blake signed an eight-year […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted wide receiver Emeka Egbuka in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tampa hoped the young pass catcher could give their passing offense another gear. So far, the early signs are that the Bucs may have something special on their hands. Quarterback Baker Mayfield is already a fan. Mayfield […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made big splashes in NHL Free Agency this summer. And they’ve made sure to reward their own young stars, as well. Carolina is gearing up for a Stanley Cup run in 2026. On Thursday night, Carolina paid another key piece to the team. Forward Jackson Blake is sticking around for quite some […]

The Seattle Mariners have sought upgrades to their lineup over the course of the season. With the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline approaching, the time is now to swing a deal. On Thursday night, Seattle kicked off the activity across the league, adding Arizona Diamondbacks star Josh Naylor. The Mariners are acquiring Naylor from the Diamondbacks, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They are fully inside a period of transition as their aging core heads toward the end of their careers. Pittsburgh entered NHL Free Agency not looking to make a ton of splashes. But they wanted to add depth around the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, […]

The Dallas Stars weren’t too far off from the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. Unfortunately, they fared worse in their third straight Western Conference Final than they had in their other appearances. Dallas entered NHL Free Agency feeling a bit of pressure to improve around the edges and give things another go in 2025-26. Dallas had […]

The New York Yankees are interested in Arizona Diamondbacks star Eugenio Suarez at the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline. However, the Bronx Bombers are considering backup plans as they explore their options. Names such as Maikel Garcia have been bandied about as potential fits. On Wednesday, though, another name emerged: Colorado Rockies star Ryan McMahon. The […]

The Dallas Stars are still considering a Jason Robertson trade deep into the 2025 NHL offseason. Robertson is one of the best players on this Stars roster. In fact, he has been their points leader in two of the last three seasons. However, he is a restricted free agent next summer, and there are obstacles […]

The Detroit Tigers are one of the best teams in MLB heading into the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline. However, they have entered quite a rough patch on the field. Detroit has lost seven of its last eight games. And their latest loss, against Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates, was a rather tough pill to […]

The Vegas Golden Knights made the biggest splash of NHL Free Agency a day before the market even opened. The Golden Knights signed Mitch Marner to an eight-year contract in a sign-and-trade deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Once the market opened, Vegas had little else to do. Still, they made a few moves. The […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are entering the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline in a good spot. Milwaukee has some ups and downs early in the season. However, they have turned it up as of late. Led in part by top prospect Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers have won 10 straight games and are gunning for an 11th straight […]

It’s been a while since longtime NFL quarterback Philip Rivers has suited up in a game. Some rumors have circulated over the years regarding his future in the league. However, those rumors have been put to bed. Rivers has played his final game, and he’s ending his career as a member of the Los Angeles […]

The Dallas Stars made some shrewd moves in NHL Free Agency this summer. However, the biggest question of their offseason remains unanswered. The Stars are considering a trade involving Jason Robertson before the 2025-26 NHL season begins. It all depends on Robertson’s contract demands. Robertson is one of the best young wingers in the NHL. […]

The St. Louis Blues made the Stanley Cup Playoffs after an impressive 2024-25 regular season. More than that, they took the regular season champions to the brink. The Blues forced a Game 7 against the Winnipeg Jets, but were unable to eliminate them. They entered NHL Free Agency hoping to be able to add the […]

There is a growing conversation around robot umps and the implementation of an automatic balls and strikes system in MLB. Fans saw this on display at the MLB All-Star Game, and they could see it on display sometime soon on a regular basis. However, some players aren’t a fan, as San Diego Padres star Manny […]

The Detroit Lions were dominated at home by the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round back in January. This was a massively disappointing loss as Detroit had Super Bowl ambitions. Despite the loss, the Lions are not losing sight of their ultimate goal. And running back David Montgomery believes this is the year his […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are still working through their offseason as they prepare for the 2025-26 season. However, the team received a bit of a bombshell on Thursday. Forward Yegor Chinakhov officially requested a trade away from the team. More recently, his agent has explained why this trade request has come about. Shumi Babaev, Chinakhov’s […]

The Dallas Stars made a few shrewd moves in NHL Free Agency this summer. However, their most important move may have been preventing a player from testing the market. Matt Duchene signed a four-year contract extension with the Stars this summer. This is his third contract with the team, and his first multi-year pact since […]

The New York Rangers had a tumultuous season in 2024-25 as they shockingly missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs. New York entered the season as a potential Stanley Cup favorite out of the Eastern Conference. In the end, they didn’t come close to making the postseason. And they had a lot of questions to answer once […]

The Winnipeg Jets suffered some crucial losses this summer. Namely, star winger Nikolaj Ehlers signed with the Carolina Hurricanes in NHL Free Agency. However, Winnipeg still has some incredible talent on its roster. And on Friday, they rewarded one of their own by signing Gabriel Vilardi to a six-year contract extension. Vilardi came to the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have dealt with Paul Skenes trade rumors for a while now. Skenes is one of the best pitchers in baseball already. And he is widely viewed as a generational talent. However, the Pirates are well outside of playoff contention at this time. This has led to speculation about his future in Pittsburgh, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins made some moves in NHL Free Agency to add depth to their roster. However, they did not make any moves that would block any of their young prospects from making the Opening Night roster. Defenseman Harrison Brunicke is one player who could travel with Pittsburgh to their opening game of the 2025-26 […]

The Carolina Hurricanes finally won a game in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2025. However, they were limited to just the one win in the penultimate round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina were dominated by the Florida Panthers for most of the series. And they fell in five games as a result. The […]

The Boston Bruins missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025 in rather surprising fashion. Many expected Boston to be a playoff contender, and potentially a contender for the Cup itself. However, they struggled out of the gate, leading to the firing of Jim Montgomery as head coach. In the end, the coaching change was not […]

The Detroit Red Wings needed to make some major moves in NHL Free Agency this summer. And to some extent, they did make big moves. The Red Wings traded for goaltender John Gibson to kick off their offseason activity. However, more was needed, and there was a bit of anticipation building to see what this […]

The San Jose Sharks have made a ton of moves in NHL Free Agency to this point. In fact, they’ve completely changed the foundation of their team. One of the more intriguing signings came Friday when San Jose signed veteran forward Jeff Skinner to a one-year contract. Skinner joins San Jose after spending one season […]

The San Jose Sharks added grit through trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs recently. Toronto acquired defenseman Henry Thrun from the Sharks in exchange for veteran enforcer Ryan Reaves. It was a bit of a surprising deal, to say the least. But it’s one that both San Jose and Reaves are quite happy with. Reaves […]

The Buffalo Sabres have considered trading Bowen Byram for nearly a year at this point. Byram is a restricted free agent, which means he needs a new contract. Though the Sabres have prevented the possibility of an offer sheet, the young defenseman’s long-term future may not be in Buffalo. However, his short-term future is another […]

The Chicago Blackhawks had another impressive NHL Draft class last month in Los Angeles, California. Anton Frondell is the frontliner, as he went third overall at the 2025 NHL Draft. Frondell joins the likes of Connor Bedard, Frank Nazar, and Artyom Levshunov as important members of the core. And he adds to a growing group […]

The 2025 NHL Draft was held in late June at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. This event did not live up to the hype in terms of trade activity. However, it did see some teams make very intriguing moves to bolster their prospect pipelines. This includes the Ottawa Senators, who made the 23rd […]

The 2025 NHL Draft is over with, and as a result, it’s time to examine how each team did this year. The Tampa Bay Lightning served as the NHL’s model organization for years, and the draft was a big reason why. The Lightning did not own a first-round pick in this draft, as they traded […]

The 2025 NHL Draft is in the rearview mirror, and it’s time to go over each draft class. In this piece, we will take a look at the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota did not have a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Wild traded it in the David Jiricek trade with the Columbus Blue […]

There were few fireworks on July 1 when 2025 NHL Free Agency began. In fact, many of the more notable signings happened days after the market opened to ring in the new league year. One of those signings involved veteran center Pius Suter. Suter mulled over his options before deciding on a two-year contract with […]

The 2025 NHL Draft is now in the books, and it’s time to examine these classes. The team next on the list is the Toronto Maple Leafs, who did not have a first-round pick at the event in Los Angeles. However, they did hold two selections within the top 100, and they had six picks […]

It was a bit of a lackluster day on July 1 when 2025 NHL Free Agency opened. However, the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers did provide some notable fireworks. The Hurricanes traded for defenseman K’Andre Miller in a sign-and-trade agreement with New York. This followed the Rangers’ signing of Vladislav Gavrikov earlier in the […]

The Winnipeg Jets lost star winger Nikolaj Ehlers in NHL Free Agency. Ehlers signed on with the Carolina Hurricanes, agreeing to a six-year contract with the Metropolitan Division club. Carolina was heavily rumored to be a landing spot for the veteran winger. And he brings a goal scoring element to this team they have lacked […]

The Detroit Red Wings are hoping to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. Former captain Steve Yzerman has built this team over the better part of a decade as general manager. He is hoping to bring his former team back to Stanley Cup contention. What Yzerman won’t be doing, however, is lacing his skates […]

The Winnipeg Jets lost Nikolaj Ehlers in free agency this summer. Ehlers signed a six-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes after taking time to decide his future. Winnipeg has to pick up the pieces and try to find talent to replace him. This process began at the 2025 NHL Draft last week in Los Angeles, […]

The Vegas Golden Knights landed the biggest fish of the NHL offseason in 2025. Vegas signed Mitch Marner to an eight-year, $96 million contract following a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The talks around this sign-and-trade deal began during the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Vegas did not own its selection in […]