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At one point early in his career Bobby Crosby was “all that” as a prospect. He seemed like he might be able to describe himself as “Crosby, Skills & Mash” — and he was even young. Now he plays a dual role as an A’s coach, serving as infield coach and 3B coach. The first […]
It was just as we all expected, an Edmonton Oilers centre returned from injury just in time for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs and scored two big goals. That man’s name is Jason Dickinson. Monday night was pure Oilers hockey, from the team up 2-0 to blowing the lead and eventually rallying from…
Talkin' Gaysball: A problematic new statue at the Rangers ballpark shows what happens when MLB ignores marginalized voices. The post Texas Rangers’ new statue insults fans of color. Their gay fans know the feeling. appeared first on Outsports .
Celta Vigo boss Claudio Giraldez takes his team to Camp Nou on Wednesday to face Barcelona as La Liga resumes after a weekend off due to the Copa del Rey final. Ahead of the match, Giraldez has been asked to name which Barca players he would love to have in his team and come up […]
The Nashville Predators came up short in their chase for a playoff spot this season, their second straight year missing out on the dance after the huge free agent influx of big names like Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei. The franchise is now in the throes of a search for a new general manager. But while many observers expect big changes to come with that in order to remake the team, Stamkos has revealed that he doesn't think that's the case. The message was th...
Owen Tippett did it again. Every so often, the Philadelphia Flyers winger turns on the switch in his head, his legs, his hands, his feet, and his heart, to instantly become the best hockey player in the world. It comes every so often, in a classic rotation of performances that we have now come to know the rhythms of — going from a couple games of dominance, to scoring but not as loud, to a couple soft games, and then back to scoring, and so on — but it came at the perfect time. During Gam...
A disappointing centennial season still featured individual strides, with key contributors stepping up and others falling short.
The Oilers opened their first-round series with a 4-3 win over the Ducks at Rogers Place on Monday night, taking a 1-0 lead while showing both the positives and challenges that come with playoff hockey. Edmonton controlled the game early. Jason Dickinson opened the scoring late in the first period, and Kasperi Kapanen followed less…
One of the guys was a waiver claim on the March 6 trade deadline. Another went from being a top-six forward with the Flyers to accepting his fourth-line role as a hard-working, physical presence who would take his share of faceoffs and kill penalties. The third guy? Well, he had one goal all season, was a healthy scratch for portions, and looked to be a player Philadelphia might try to part with this coming offseason. Meet Luke Glendening, Sean Couturier, and Garnet Hathaway, the Flyers’ ...
Well… it’s essentially here. After months of waiting, we are just days away from the 2026 NFL Draft. For the New York Jets, this has the potential to be a foundational moment. Although you can argue it was not the original plan, much of the Jets’ positioning over the last several months has been intentional. […]
Season Record: 11-11 Week Record: 3-4 Series Record: 3-3, 1 split GAME 16: 8-1 WIN @ ATHLETICS GAME 17: 1-2 Loss @ ATHLETICS GAME 18: 5-6 Loss @ ATHLETICS GAME 19: 9-6 Win @ ATHLETICS GAME 20: 5-0 WIN @ SEATTLE MARINERS GAME 21: 3-7 LOSS @ SEATTLE MARINERS GAME 22: 2-5 LOSS @ SEATTLE MARINERS […]
Utica did its part winning it’s final three games, but Rochester earned the loser point in their final game of the season to retake the final playoff position. The “Almost” Comeback Utica did all it could, going 7-1-1-1 in its final 10 games, good enough for a tie of the best record in the entire […]
The 2024 4th rounder is heading to Manitoba now that his season with Flint is done.
Game 1’s haven’t always been kind to the Edmonton Oilers. In fact, things rarely go their way. But on Monday night, the Oilers bucked that trend with a big come-from-behind Game 1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. In doing so, it gave the Oilers just their sixth Game 1 win in the Connor McDavid era, moving…
Game Two: Montreal Canadiens (1-0) at Tampa Bay Lightning (0-1) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN2, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -192 Know the Opponents: Habs Eyes on the Prize “We know we have better in us.” If you’ve been around the Tampa Bay Lightning long enough then you’ve heard the phrase before. Much like you’ve heard “Process over Outcome” “Turn the Page” and several other p...
With the 2026 NFL Draft just two days away, The Real Forno Show delivers the ultimate Vikings draft guide using horizontal big boards on both offense and defense. Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano break down why this tool beats traditional vertical big boards for projecting Minnesota Vikings picks, share a predictive mock draft, and discuss […]
Sports fandom is not sane or rational in any possible way. If you were, it would be extremely boring and would take a whole lot of the passion away from something that means so much to a whole lot of people. But, because of that the Philadelphia Flyers winning Game 2 and leaving Pittsburgh up 2-0 in the first-round series between archrivals, is making Penguins fans go absolutely insane. Coming into the series, a whole lot of people that watch hockey and talk about hockey for their job wer...
After generating just 18 shots on goal (and only one goal before resorting from pulling their goalie in desperation time to find a second goal) in Game 1, the Pittsburgh Penguins were unable to get much of anything going as a counter to that slow start in Game 2. In fact, the opposite happened for […]
After waiting through the weekend while everyone else kicked off their playoff run, the Edmonton Oilers finally got the chance last night at Rogers Place to get their own playoff push going. With the Anaheim Ducks in town for Games 1 and 2, I was looking for Edmonton to set the tone in the series…
Good morning. Evan Grant writes that, in one of those Hakeem Olajuwon on the Toronto Raptors or Emmitt Smith on the Arizona Cardinals moments, Andrew McCutchen will suit up for the Texas Rangers against the Pittsburgh Pirates this week. Andrew McFarland checks out the latest trends after the Rangers finished up a long West Coast […]
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The Flyers picked up a hard-fought win last night in Pittsburgh to put themselves up 2-0 in the series and head back home with momentum to spare. And while last night still didn’t see that Penguins offense firing on all cylinders — we can again give the Flyers’ forechecking game some credit for that, for the disruptive work they put in — they were able to pick up steam pretty significantly as the game went on, and it became a real challenge for the Flyers to lock things down and maintain ...
Despite losing a huge part of their operation in Sunny Mehta joining the New Jersey Devils, don't be surprised to see the Florida Panthers have one of the more active offseasons in the NHL. The Panthers missed out on the playoffs and pulled off one of the best tank jobs ever, sitting out the majority of their regulars for at least a few games down the stretch. The Cats fell lower and lower on the standings and now are in line for a top-10 first-round pick. Bill Zito will certainly be bus...
Jordan Martinook notched the game-winning goal at 13:53 of double overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory, and a 2-0 series lead, over the Ottawa Senators at Lenovo Center on Monday. Dan Vladar made 27 saves and rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game for the Philadelphia Flyers, who defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena to take a two-game lead over the Sidney Crosby and company. Wyatt Johnston scored t...
The Toronto Maple Leafs cast a wide net in their search for a new general manager following the firing of Brad Treliving, and now the field is narrowing fast. NHL insider Frank Seravalli reported Monday that the Maple Leafs are advancing to the finalist stage of their interview process this week. "No guarantee on timeline," Seravalli posted, "but it wouldn't be a surprise to see a new GM in place by the end of the week." That is a faster timeline than most expected. When the search began...