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Today In NHL History - Sami Salo's Balls of Steel

On May 11th in 2010, Vancouver Canucks oft-injured blueliner Sami Salo skated in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals despite catching a slapshot squarely in the family jewels two evenings earlier courtesy of Chicago Blackhawks Norris winner Duncan Keith. The Finn's miraculous return resulted in the well-deserved raucous chant "Balls of Steel", audible at the 1:00 mark of the video below.

Trail Blazers Linked with Two New Coaching Candidates

The roulette wheel keeps spinning on the Portland Trail Blazers’ search for a potential new head coach. Seemingly every week now a crop of new names arises, most of them from the relatively-inexpensive ranks of NBA assistant coaches. This week is no exception, as Jake Fischer is reporting in his latest substack [subscription required] that […]

A way too early preview for Cavs vs. Knicks: From rock fight to shootout

The Cleveland Cavaliers have punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they’ll take on the New York Knicks in a series that starts on Tuesday. New York’s path to the Conference Finals was far less stressful than Cleveland’s. Their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks went six games, but the Knicks were firmly […]

Cavs dominate Game 7, punch ticket to Eastern Conference Finals

The Cleveland Cavaliers booked their tickets to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2018, defeating the Detroit Pistons behind a dominant Game 7 showing. Cleveland’s process was strong from the jump. Donovan Mitchell got them rolling with his playmaking, racking up 5 assists in the first half as the Cavs had 10 […]

Should the Utah Jazz trade up for the #1 pick?

Outside of drafting two hall-of-famers in a row in John Stockton and Karl Malone, the Utah Jazz jumping to #2 in the 2026 could be considered the second-best stroke of luck in franchise history. But it’s so much more than simply jumping in the lottery. If we’re just looking at that in a vacuum, it […]

Should the Utah Jazz trade up for the #1 pick?

Outside of drafting two hall-of-famers in a row in John Stockton and Karl Malone, the Utah Jazz jumping to #2 in the 2026 could be considered the second-best stroke of luck in franchise history. But it’s so much more than simply jumping in the lottery. If we’re just looking at that in a vacuum, it […]

Lynx Weekly: Up-and-Down Start

Welcome to the first edition of Lynx Weekly! Our new Lynx Weekly series will be published each week, looking back at the week that was for the Lynx and providing some notes, analysis and more on what we saw from Minnesota that week. This format will replace our traditional recaps published after each game, but we […]

Sparks drop rematch against Tempo

After beating the Tempo on Friday, the Sparks couldn’t replicate that result on Sunday. Instead, they lost to Toronto 106-96. Los Angeles is now 1-3 on the season. Kelsey Plum got the offense going for LA early with a floater. Brittney Sykes responded soon after with a triple on the other end. It was Nyara […]

Luka Dončić finishes fourth in MVP voting

On Sunday evening, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the 2025-26 NBA Most Valuable Player, the second consecutive season he’s won the award. It was known prior to the announcement that Luka Dončić was out of the running after not being named one of the finalists. Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama finished second and third, respectively, in […]

The Wings face a young offense on Monday against the Mystics

Following the 90-86 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, Dallas coach Jose Fernandez sent a message to the Wings with his postgame press conference. The game on Monday against the Washington Mystics is the first time the Wings play since the comments. Tipoff is at the College Park Center at 7 p.m. Although Fernandez […]

Cavs at Pistons Game 7 open gamethread

It all comes down to Game 7. Tonight will be a referendum on everything the Cleveland Cavaliers have been building toward since the summer of 2018. This will be an emotional game. So when you’re in the comments here, I’d encourage you to be respectful to your fellow fans. Share your thoughts as the game […]

Former Seahawks tight end announces retirement

Former Seattle Seahawks tight end Tyler Mabry has announced his retirement after six seasons in the National Football League. The 29-year-old Mabry made his retirement official on social media earlier this week. Dear football, You challenged me with insecurities about myself. I’m not going to catch every football. I’m not going to make every block. […]

NBA Playoff Sunday discussion

Tonight, the Detroit Pistons play the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coverage starts at 7:30 PM ET on Prime Video. Tip off is at 8 p.m. ET. Winner goes to the Eastern Conference Finals. Chat away!

Discuss Pistons-Cavs Game 7 Here!

Blazer’s Edge readers, prepare to witness the greatest happening in sport: Game 7 Basketball! That’s right. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons will duke it out this evening in a win-or-go-home matchup to decide who gets to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Here’s the game info: No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers @ No. 1 Detroit […]

Dundon Discusses ‘Cheap’ Accusations, Roster-Building, Relocation, More

Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon has addressed the criticism swirling around the NBA world about him and the franchise’s controversial cost-cutting measures since he took over this spring. In his first public comments since his introductory press conference in April, Dundon participated in an extensive interview this week on The Ringer’s “Game Over” podcast […]

Mystics at Wings preview: Washington plays Dallas on Monday night

The Washington Mystics play the Dallas Wings tomorrow night. Let’s preview this one. Game info When: Monday, May 18, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET Where: College Park Center in Arlington, TX How to Watch: Monumental Sports Network locally, Peacock nationally Injuries*: For the Mystics, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs is day-to-day. For the Wings, they have no injuries […]