In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Evander Kane is facing fresh criticism from a former San Jose Sharks teammate as questions continue to follow him into free agency. Meanwhile, Calle Järnkrok is ending his 13-year NHL career and returning home to Sweden. Finally, the Minnesota Wild will keep working on the Quinn Hughes extension, with the…
Joey Porter Jr.’s balky back felt good enough to return to practice for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday. At the moment, his health appears to be the least of his concerns. The fourth-year cornerback didn’t commit to playing in Pittsburgh’s season opener against Atlanta on Sept. 13 if he and the team can’t come to…
As an Argentine international, this may be the end for Lionel Messi — and I say “may be” because he has retired in the past, but this seems to be much more of a true retirement from Argentina. There are so many different directions and so many different questions that come up when it comes…
Marc Bergevin made his fair share of controversial moves during his tenure as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. Some worked, others did not, but few had a bigger long-term impact on the organization than the trade that sent Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights. At the time, Montreal was moving on from its…
The Houston Texans won’t extend current contract negotiations with quarterback C.J. Stroud into the season. General manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday that if the club can’t reach an agreement with Stroud before the Sept. 13 opener against Buffalo that it will pause all talks until next offseason. Houston has already picked up Stroud’s fifth-year option,…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are slowly getting back to full strength. The Dodgers announced on Tuesday afternoon that they’ve activated catchers Will Smith and Dalton Rushing and left-hander Justin Wrobleski from the injured list. They also added infielder Alex Freeland to the MLB roster. To make room on the roster for the aforementioned returnees, the…
The 2025-26 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) season was a roller coaster for the New York Sirens. The team was sitting strong in a playoff spot by the midseason point, but their late-season collapse denied them the chance to make their first PWHL playoff appearance. There is no one player to blame for the demise of…
Let’s talk ball. The 2026 NFL season is nearly upon us, so let’s think ahead to what oddities and anomalies are going to take place. Could this be the year that running backs go off like it’s 1990? Could this finally be the year that the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys stop messing around? Could…
Twenty-eight years after Sammy Sosa beat Mark McGwire in a National League MVP race for the ages, the Cubs’ all-time home run leader offered some prophetic words of encouragement for Chicago’s newest MVP contender. As part of the Cubs’ 150th anniversary celebration, Sosa and other members of the franchise’s all-time roster were in attendance Saturday…
The 2026-27 season is roughly one month from getting underway, yet the Edmonton Oilers have already been hit by bad news. It was announced last week that goaltender Frederik Andersen, defenceman Alec Regula, and forwards Matt Savoie and Mattias Janmark won’t be participating in training camp due to injury. Seeing both Savoie and Janmark, particularly…
