The New York Yankees activated Cody Bellinger from the injured list Sunday after the outfielder missed 25 games with a strained left hamstring. Bellinger batted fourth and started in left field for his first game since July 25 in Philadelphia. Bellinger suffered a Grade 2 strain after running the bases following a double and the…
Erling Haaland’s famed flowing locks are no more. The Manchester City superstar has a new hairstyle for the new Premier League season: A buzz cut that went viral on social media on Sunday ahead of the team’s opening match against Bournemouth. It didn’t help him. The Norway striker missed a couple of great chances in…
It’s been a quiet month for the Vancouver Canucks, but in only a few weeks, we will be watching some of the top prospects battle it out against the Seattle Kraken in a two-day showcase. It will be the second iteration of the event, and it will take place at Rogers Forum in Abbotsford after…
Some NHL skaters are known for racking up a lot of points in their careers. Some are known as defensive experts. Among the scorers, some are known as “playmakers” for their ability to pile up assists. This is a list of the “finishers,” the players whose greatest accomplishments were scoring goals, bending the twine, putting…
The Liiga preseason is coming to a close, and three NHL draft picks are opening the 2026‑27 season in Liiga, all before any NHL preseason games kick off. This offseason, I have taken a look at Oliver Suvanto and Juho Piiparinen and considered how they will fit into the Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights…
Jakub Kindl – Defenseman Drafted: First round, 19th overall, 2005 Teemu Pulkkinen – Forward Drafted: Fourth round, 111th overall, 2010 Tom McCollum – Goalie Drafted: First round, 30th overall, 2008 Tomas Jurco – Forward Drafted: Second round, 35th overall, 2011 Brendan Smith – Defenseman Drafted: First round, 27th overall, 2007 Ryan Sproul – Defenseman Drafted:…
There is something different about the Vancouver Canucks this summer. It isn’t that the team is suddenly good. It isn’t that Ryan Johnson and Manny Malhotra have already proved they can build a Stanley Cup contender. They haven’t. What has changed is the thinking. After two disappointing seasons, the Canucks finally seem willing to admit…
When Troy Stecher was asked what he was looking for on the open market, his answer was wonderfully simple. “A job.” There was a smile attached to it, so there was obviously some humour involved. But there was also a fair bit of truth. Stecher had spent much of his NHL career in that uncomfortable…
For the second consecutive year, a Montreal Canadiens rookie for all intents and purposes met or exceeded the lofty expectations laid at their feet. In 2024-25, defenseman Lane Hutson won the Calder Memorial Trophy, while Ivan Demidov just fell short in 2025-26, nevertheless leading all rookies in scoring with 62 points. The general thought process…
Plenty of quarterbacks thrived on Saturday in Week 2 of the NFL preseason, some with jobs on the line. In Cleveland, it was Shedeur Sanders leading a touchdown drive as he competes for the starting job against Deshaun Watson. Out on the West Coast, Stetson Bennett IV took a strong step toward potentially being the…
