It may be the middle of the NHL offseason, but that doesn’t mean hockey has stopped completely. The 2026 World Junior Championship will take place at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, at the end of December and into the first week of January, but before that can happen, they’ll have a summer…
Yankees star Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Saturday against Philadelphia and was sent for imaging of his right elbow, a worrying development for a team that has been sliding down the standings for two months. “Obviously concerned,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “We’ll wait and see as they read the imaging.” Boone wouldn’t…
Liverpool will have a permanent memorial sculpture at its Anfield stadium to honor Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash earlier this month, the English club said Saturday. The Premier League champion said that recyclable material from “thousands of physical tributes, including flowers, works of art, cards, banners and opposition jerseys” left by fans…
With limited cap space, New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald did a pretty respectable job of upgrading the depth within his forward group. While there’s probably work to be done to be labeled a Stanley Cup contender, they’re certainly in a much better place than they were a month ago. Related: Getting to Know…
Ichiro Suzuki was one of the greatest baseball players in history, and then he came to America. He was so popular that, all the way back in 1994 in his native Japan, he began to use “Ichiro” on the back of his team jersey rather than “Suzuki.” Since Suzuki was such a common family name,…
It’s hard to predict what kind of impact Patrik Laine will have with the Montreal Canadiens this season. Once viewed as one of the NHL’s premier goal-scorers, Laine arrived in Montreal with more questions than answers. A mix of injuries, inconsistency, and evolving team roles have shaped his recent years, but there’s still no denying…
Anyone can debate which retired players should enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. Their careers are wrapped up, all the evidence is already there. Active players are where the real game is. So let’s look at which ones have the best shot of reaching Cooperstown, from oldest to youngest. Now, we’ll be reasonable: we’re not…
When you think of the Vancouver Canucks‘ most defining moments, a singular truth shines through each of the team’s three journeys to the Stanley Cup Final. An unyielding, rock-solid, and distinguishable presence between the pipes led each. From the improbable underdog run in 1982 to the gritty seven-game battle of 1994, and finally to the…
The Ottawa Senators joined the NHL to start the 1992-93 season, and like all expansion teams, they participated in the NHL Entry Draft before their inaugural season. They landed the second overall selection in the 1992 Draft and selected Russian star, Alexei Yashin. Little did they know at the time, this selection would end up…
Minnesota Gopher commit Tanner Ludtke has developed a pregame routine of his own. After many stretches, shots on net, and laps around his own defensive zone, he’ll remind himself of what’s most important: his faith. “Every time before a game starts and the puck is about to drop, I say to myself, ‘Whatever happens in…
