Patrik Laine finally made his debut in the Montreal Canadiens’ bleu, blanc, rouge on December, 3 and had an immediate impact on the power play. At even strength however, it’s been much more difficult. The Laine and Kirby Dach duo has been joined with Juraj Slafkovsky and eventually by Alex Newhook, but consistent results have … Read more
IIHF president Luc Tardif Steven Ellis/The Hockey News The IIHF announced on Tuesday that Russia and Belarus will not be admitted to participate in international competitions for the 2025-26 season. The two nations have been frozen out of tournaments such as the World Championship and the World Junior Championship since their invasion of Ukraine in … Read more
The Chicago Bulls have broadly received the worst feedback from analysts among the three teams that participated in the De’Aaron Fox-Zach LaVine trade. To recap the Bulls’ return: They received Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins, Tre Jones and their own 2025 pick back, which they kind of owned anyway since it was top-10 protected. For that, … Read more
There are few better headers of a football than Radamel Falcao. The Colombian striker has now left European football after a long and storied career, but was deadly during his time on the continent. Of his 300 plus senior goals, a massive 73 were headers, all despite the Colombian being just 5ft8 tall! Just look … Read more
We’re hitting the home stretch of the 2024-25 men’s college basketball regular season. Most teams are entering the second half of their conference seasons now that the calendar has flipped to February. And there are some marquee schools that have some work to do to improve their seeding in the NCAA tournament or even simply … Read more
The NBA trade deadline is days away, and it’s time to get ahead of the competition. If this year has been any indication, nothing is off the table — expect the unexpected. While I may not actively practice stashing, some players are worth adding to your watchlist based on the news circulating around the league. … Read more
On Jan. 31, the Philadelphia Flyers made a major move. Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee were traded to the Calgary Flames, while Philadelphia acquired Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2028 seventh-round pick. View the original article to see embedded media. Frost was the subject of trade rumors for quite some … Read more
A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days: Stephen Grove crashes in his Mercedes during the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama in Australia. He hurt his back and was taken to hospital where his team said he was “in good spirits”. [BBC] A … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died. He was 86. Vincent had undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bladder cancer and developed complications that … Read more
“I’m sure they’re liking what they are seeing so far.” The Detroit Red Wings have received the best Christmas gift they could ask for. And Steve Yzerman played the role of Santa Claus. On Boxing Day, he relieved Derek Lalonde and Bob Boughner of their head coaching and assistant coaching duties. Todd McLellan and Trent … Read more