It’s been one of those stretches for the Toronto Maple Leafs where everything feels like it’s being evaluated at once — coaching, management ideas, roster direction, and even old legends being pulled back into the conversation. When a season doesn’t go the way the team expects, the ripple effects tend to touch everything from the…
Jose Soriano pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning of his fifth consecutive win, Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe homered, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the San Diego Padres’ eight-game winning streak with an 8-0 victory Friday night. Adam Frazier had an RBI triple and Jo Adell had a two-run double for the Angels,…
On Wednesday, the New Jersey Devils held a locker cleanout, marking the end of the 2025-26 season. After failing to qualify for the playoffs, the organization will head back to the drawing board during the offseason. There are plenty of issues to address this summer, including scoring and goaltending inconsistencies. Now, they have to solidify…
On Feb. 13, 2026, Kevin Fiala sustained a lower leg injury while representing Team Switzerland during an Olympic game in Milan, Italy. The 6-foot Swiss native has been crucial in being a top scorer for the Los Angeles Kings and an important playmaker. He was ruled out for the remainder of the 2025-26 season and…
For as exciting as the Eastern Conference playoff race was this season, you can’t exactly say the same about the West. There are a couple of great teams in the West, but sometimes you just need to get hot at the right time. Which teams in the West are playing their best entering the playoffs…
In the high-stakes, “always-on” ecosystem of professional hockey, one of the assets a star athlete can possess may not be a faster, harder slap shot. It may be a group of friends who can handle the digital limelight for them — and a group of ordinary guys from Winnipeg may be the prototype of what’s…
American international Haji Wright and Coventry City clinched a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2001 after drawing at Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in the Championship on Friday. Frank Lampard’s men were second best for much of the game but one point was enough to secure a historic return to the top…
The NHL regular season has officially come to a close, and the playoffs are about to start, which means the Minnesota Wild will face the Dallas Stars in the first-round for the second time in the past four seasons. There’s quite a rivalry between these two teams, and there’s definitely no love lost between them….
The NHL has been a tale of two stories when it comes to the playoff push this season. The Eastern Conference was a gauntlet, with 5-6 teams battling for the last couple of spots. The East was more competitive all season long, and that, in turn, made it more difficult for teams to clinch a…
With a pair of postseasons about to start, numerous noteworthy bets — often made months ago — draw closer to cashing in on NBA futures odds and NHL futures odds. That includes futures parlays that are on the brink of big paydays, needing either the NBA Finals winner or Stanley Cup winner. One particularly prescient…
