Utah Hockey Club scraps permanent Yeti nickname due to copyright dispute with cooler company

The Utah Hockey Club is moving on from a nickname many believed would eventually become its permanent moniker, the Utah Yeti. The primary reason why: a cooler brand. Mike Maughan, an executive of the team’s parent company Smith Entertainment Group, confirmed to reporters Wednesday, per ESPN, that the team would pivot to a different selection … Read more

Grading the AL Central’s offseason: After sending 3 teams to the playoffs, how did the division fare this winter?

No division surprised more in 2024 than the AL Central. A quintet of clubs that had been historically bad as a collective in recent years managed to produce not one, not two, but three postseason teams, with the division champion Guardians and two resurgent wild cards in Detroit and Kansas City. Although the defending division … Read more

Jets reportedly hiring ex-Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks as next defensive coordinator

Steve Wilks will join Aaron Glenn’s staff in New York. (Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) Steve Wilks is back in the game. The former Arizona Cardinals head coach struck a deal to become the new defensive coordinator with the New York Jets on Wednesday afternoon, according to the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The #Jets have … Read more

Champions League results: Man City survives, set for knockout-round clash with fellow European giant

Mateo Kovacic celebrates his goal that sparked Manchester City’s comeback on the final day of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 league phase. (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Manchester City survived quite a scare Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League, and secured a place in the knockout rounds with a come-from-behind victory over Club … Read more