It might not be as simple as it sounds, but the Toronto Maple Leafs need to know what Auston Matthews is going to do by the NHL Entry Draft. In fact, to a lesser extent, they need to know what William Nylander is thinking as well. If neither player, particularly the captain, is ready to…
When making futures bets, it pays to have patience. An outcome could be weeks or months away. But it can also pay to know when to say when. A FanDuel Sportsbook customer believes that point has arrived for the Lakers and got a five-figure payday for bailing out early. More on that wager and other…
The thrilling 2026 Olympics only further reinforced the importance of international play to the sport of hockey’s success as a whole. So while New Jersey Devils players would prefer to make the playoffs and push for a Stanley Cup, there’s still an extreme level of importance and pride in representing their countries at the International…
Can’t make it to a FIFA World Cup 2026 match? Soccer fans now have a chance to experience the stadium energy. FOX Sports and Cosm have teamed up to bring select live matches to Cosm venues throughout the tournament. Cosm’s 40 total matches will be broadcast at their immersive entertainment venues across Los Angeles, Dallas…
The Chicago Blackhawks’ worst-case scenario took place on May 5 when they moved down from picking second to picking fourth in the Draft Lottery. However, things got even worse when the San Jose Sharks moved up a whopping seven spots and lucked out by drawing the second overall pick, behind the Toronto Maple Leafs, who…
TAMPA, Fla. — The parallel was already easy to make for Rueben Bain Jr. A consensus All-American who wreaked havoc at the front of a University of Miami defense but fell unexpectedly and landed in the middle of the first round with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? That was Bain two weeks ago, when the Buccaneers…
The Boston Bruins admirably made it to the postseason after a quick retool by general manager Don Sweeney. Adding talent such as Viktor Arvidsson, Fraser Minten, and Marat Khusnutdinov paid off handsomely during the regular season. Each player would find a way to make it beyond April and into a playoff spot. The team’s flaws…
The NFL has always been a quarterback-driven league where any signal caller with a pulse and a few highlight plays can command a hefty payday on the open market. The league-wide desperation has forced team builders to overpay for QB1 prospects with unimpressive résumés, ranking them as the highest-paid players on their teams. With an…
U.S. midfielder Tanner Tessmann will not play any more games for Lyon this season because of a muscle strain, coach Paulo Fonseca said Friday, in another injury concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup. It wasn’t immediately clear how serious Tessmann’s injury is, with barely a month until the start of the tournament…
Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, and Nathan MacKinnon were named finalists for the Hart Trophy on Friday, May 8. McDavid will be seeking his fourth Hart Trophy win, while both Kucherov and MacKinnon are looking to win for the second time. If McDavid should win the Hart for the fourth time, he will move into third…
