There’s a certain rhythm to this time of year in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. The NHL roster starts to take shape through speculation and offseason planning, but down in the American Hockey League (AHL), the Toronto Marlies are still playing meaningful hockey. And every now and then, that’s where you find the clearest hint…
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson transformed the once 5-12 team into an NFC North winner and playoff contender in just one season at the helm. Heading into next season, tight end Colston Loveland could see even more production with Johnson’s offseason plans. The 2025 first-rounder — who led the Bears’ offense in receiving yards…
The World Cup has always been the most efficient transfer market accelerant on the planet. Thirty-two days. Billions of eyeballs. Scouts and sporting directors with open notebooks. What unfolds this summer determines how loud the phone rings during the transfer window in August across leagues such as the English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga and Italian…
With the NHL doling out all of its major awards, we’ve seen some of the yearly discussion about potentially adding new ones. One such idea that has always stood out as having quite a bit of potential is a “Most Improved Player” award. This is given out in the National Basketball Association, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker…
The number of Sundays without NFL football is quietly creeping towards single digits. The biggest move made this offseason was a stunner on the first day of June, with the betting favorite to win the Super Bowl, the Los Angeles Rams, acquiring the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett. After losing a nail-biter…
Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world, a billing it lived up to on Monday night as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Athletics in a 15-14, 12-inning game at Las Vegas Ballpark in Paradise, Nevada, the future full-time home of the A’s. Here’s the unreal offensive display by the numbers: 2: Athletics first…
The Minnesota Wild’s offseason continues to move along, and it just became much more interesting on Thursday, June 4 when it was announced that the Detroit Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin had requested a trade out of Detroit, and he listed three teams he would be willing to go to, and the Wild are one of…
Perhaps the only person around the San Francisco 49ers not worried about the heavy workload that All-Pro Christian McCaffrey handled last season is McCaffrey himself. While Kyle Shanahan and the rest of the coaching staff have expressed a need to reduce McCaffrey’s usage after his 450-touch campaign in the 2025 regular season and playoffs, McCaffrey…
Munetaka Murakami’s home-run party has been put on hold as he deals with a hamstring injury, but the Rookie of the Year race continues forward in what should be an interesting battle the rest of the way. From World Baseball Classic standouts to phenom middle infielders to surprising stars on the mound, the game is…
Juho Piiparinen, one of the younger members of the 2026 NHL Draft class, stands out as a target for the Washington Capitals this summer. The 17-year-old fits Washington’s need for a right-handed defenseman, particularly a player who can lock down the defensive end as a partner to the offensively-skilled Cole Hutson in a few seasons….
