The Edmonton Oilers have completed a key piece of off-season business. The Oilers re-signed star defenceman Evan Bouchard to a four-year, $42-million US contract Monday, according to multiple media reports. The hard-shooting Bouchard, known for his “Bouch Bomb” from the point, was set to become a restricted free agent when the market opened Tuesday at 10…
The Pittsburgh Steelers are continuing to add players with Pro Bowl pedigree to their roster, with their trade for Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith being the latest such additions this offseason. However, the Steelers’ situation with their top Pro Bowler remains unresolved. Star edge rusher T.J. Watt is still seeking a long-term deal with the…
Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña has a fractured rib and will be placed on the 10-day injured list. The team revealed the extent of the injury Monday, saying it was a small fracture in Peña’s left rib cage. The IL move will be retroactive to Saturday. Peña was hit in the ribs by a pitch…
Video Details Emmanuel Acho, James Jones and T.J. Houshmandzadeh react to Kevin Durant responding to the “Who Comes off the Bench” post, saying quote: “None of them can guard me, how ’bout that????” The post asked who would come off the bench as a sixth man between KD, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron…
Harry Kane scored twice and Bayern Munich capitalized on a quick start to beat Flamengo, 4-2, in the Club World Cup round of 16 on Sunday. Germany’s premier soccer club regrouped quickly from its only loss of the tournament last week against Benfica, jumping out to a 2-0 lead and then holding off Flamengo’s comeback…
The Ottawa Senators have signed veteran forward Claude Giroux to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Sunday. The deal comes with a base salary of $2 million but could rise to $4.75 million based on performance bonuses. The 37-year-old Giroux scored 15 goals and added another 35 assists last season, playing a key role on…
The fish are swarming! Over the last week, Kyle Stowers, Agustin Ramirez and Otto Lopez have combined for 30 hits, 16 extra-base hits and 27 RBI, and each have an OPS over 1.200. None of them are exactly household names — at this point, Stowers probably should be — but they deserve their praise.  In…
Sam Presti put Oklahoma City’s first NBA championship team together in an unconventional way. The Thunder general manager didn’t make any splashy trades or break the bank in free agency. He didn’t replace the coach with a bigger name during the rebuild to get the team over the top. He relied on good-old-fashioned internal development,…
Brenden and Paxten Aaronson play on better soccer fields these days than the New Jersey basement, known as “The Dungeon,” where they used to practice penalties and free kicks. “We had to put in special lights so they wouldn’t kick the light bulbs and break them,” mom Janell Aaronson recalled. “We had to do some…
The Minnesota Wild got a two-time Stanley Cup champion for nothing on the eve of NHL free agency, and the New York Islanders locked up one of their top young players to a long-term contract. The Wild acquired winger Vladimir Tarasenko from the Detroit Red Wings on Monday for future considerations. The Islanders re-signed defenceman…
