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…
At the time, the Toronto Maple Leafs signing Calle Järnkrok was a depth boost for a team looking for more offence from the bottom half of their lineup. His quick and hard release gave the team hope that he could be a strong addition to that bottom-six. Four years later, and seasons riddled with injuries…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Get up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The NHL playoffs open Saturday afternoon with the Ottawa Senators visiting the Carolina Hurricanes, while the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens are also in the running to become the first…
The potential return (or departure) of Alex Ovechkin will be the biggest question of the 2026 offseason for Washington. That single decision will have a large impact on the direction of the team’s offseason plans with five pending unrestricted free agents (UFAs) and more than $30 million in cap space, including an unsigned 40-year-old captain…
The NBA postseason tips off this weekend, as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to become the league’s first repeat champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. After an exciting play-in tournament concludes Friday night, we will be down to 16 teams, with the playoffs beginning early Saturday afternoon. Let’s take a look at every series…
