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Seriously, the headline tells pretty much the story of the Cubs’ 6-0 loss to the Rangers, a defeat that ended their 10-game winning streak, the second such Cubs streak this season. Well, not the entire story. Here’s most of the reason for the loss: I’m not going to complain too much about this, because the […]
Happy Sunday everyone. We’re kicking it back to important events on a sleepy Sunday and there’s a lot going on for May 10th in your Penguin history books to look back on and remember. 2001: Kasparaitis the hero It’s sometimes said that a playoff OT goal can come from the most unlikely of sources, and […]
Hello everyone, welcome to week three of the Intern Diaries. Just in case anyone was wondering, there are now 81 days until the Zach Hyman Celebrity Classic, which is a charity golf tournament hosted by the Hyman family in Toronto, and it’s basically just the Oilers’ Met Gala. counting down the days until the ZHCC…
For all his remarkable gifts, Isiah Thomas came along at a tough time in NBA history – well for him, anyway. Think about all the Hall of Fame talent during his era: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still playing. The Larry Bird-Magic Johnson rivalry was white-hot. And not long after he entered the league, guys like Patrick […]
Well here we are. The Philadelphia Flyers are facing elimination from the playoffs and being slightly embarrassed by the Carolina Hurricanes as they get swept in their own building. While it is almost impossible to imagine the Flyers are even capable of coming back in this series, all we’re asking for is one single win that we can point at as a reason why we shouldn’t be even more disheartened by the performance in this second round. Puck drop: 6:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: TNT/truTV...
Never are there meteorologists talking about hurricane season in the middle of May, but the Carolina Hurricanes swept through Philadelphia tonight, destroying the hopes and dreams of the Flyers and their fans. It's been a long time since a team has opened the playoffs with two-straight playoff series wins by sweeps, but the Hurricanes have written their names alongside the handful of teams who have. The scary part is that this dominance may continue as the Hurricanes now have a pile of time to...
Former Iowa State running back Breece Hall and the New York Jets finalized a three-year contract extension worth $43.5 million on Friday, a deal that can escalate to $45.75 million through incentives. This agreement, which includes $29 million in total guarantees, establishes Hall as the fourth highest-paid running back in the league with an average […]
Charlie Coyle had a big 2025-26 season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, posting 20 goals and 58 points in 82 games. He chose a great time to have a strong campaign, as he is now entering the summer as a pending unrestricted free agent. If the Blue Jackets are unable to re-sign Coyle, expect these three teams to target him in free agency. Los Angeles Kings The Kings desperately need to add at least one center this offseason, with Anze Kopitar retiring. With Coyle being the top center...
Facing elimination for the first time, the Philadelphia Flyers had their home ice and new blood in the lineup. Carolina was attempting to be the first team since the 1985 Edmonton Oilers to open the playoffs with eight straight wins. Missing Noah Cates, Owen Tippett, and now Matvei Michkov, the Flyers did what they do best: lean on Dan Vladar. William Carrier also leaned on Vladar, taking a goal off the board for Carolina, and for the second time in the series, they needed overtime to settle t...
Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s series-clinching 3-2 victory over the Laval Rocket in Game 5. On his team coming from behind twice in the game: I could sense, with the way the game felt and the way it was going, there were some moments when we were taking it over. Even […] The post John Gruden on the Marlies advancing to the third round after a third-period comeback in Laval: “I knew we were going to get the next one and the one after that” appeared first on Maple...
From clutch overtime heroes to unexpected breakouts, ex-Rangers are making noise where it matters most.
With the NHL Draft Lottery coming and going with some boons to the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks, attention among Devils fans turned to what the team should do with their first-round pick. Thankfully, the Devils did not drop in position as a result of the Lottery since both the Leafs and Sharks […]
The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs got off to a bang, as Colorado Avalanche held serve against the Minnesota Wild to stake a 2-0 series lead. A victory today can give them a commanding three game series lead and leave them just one victory away from returning to the Western Conference Final. Colorado […]
Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Rangers lineup: Edward Cabrera, RHP vs. Jack Leiter, RHP Edward Cabrera has been remarkably consistent this year. After starting with two scoreless outings, he has allowed exactly three earned runs in each of his last five starts. So you pretty much know what you’re getting with a Cabrera start. This will […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Phillip Danault has played a key role for the Canadiens in this post-season. [ Sportsnet ] Danault has his post-game pizza, but now also needs to give Alex Newhook his pre-game coffee for superstitious reasons. [ TVA Sports ] “Between whistles, he does weird things around his net. He’s in his own world.” Danault doesn’t think the Buffalo Sabres can penetrate the bubble Jakub Dobeš lives in. [ La Presse ] Players and coaches in the Canadie...
Kyle Dubas opened up the Pittsburgh Penguins offseason on Thursday by re-signing two depth players in forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov. Dewar, a pending unrestricted free agent, received a two-year, $4.5 million extension with a $2.25 million salary cap hit per season. Solovyov, meanwhile, received a one-year, $850,000 contract. On the surface, they […]
After a long week off the Colorado Avalanche began the away portion of their second round series in Minnesota. The Wild were energized in their home building and with some help on special teams built a lead and never looked back to take this game 5-1 and cut Colorado’s lead in the series to 2-1. […]
The 30th WNBA season is upon us, and the Minnesota Lynx officially got their season underway on Saturday night at Target Center. Minnesota welcomed in the Atlanta Dream for the season opener in Minneapolis, a matchup between two teams with some new key faces on the roster this season. In the end, it was a […]
The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Chicago Cubs did not score a run. Welcome to The Shed, Chicago. Pure usual Rangers anti-scoring energy radiated from the Arlington den where the dreadful ley lines for impotent RISP ability seem deeply rooted. Luckily, those undesirable powers wafted from the home dugout over the visitors and […]
The Carolina Hurricanes picked up a 3-2 overtime win in Game 4 over the Philadelphia Flyers to secure their spot in the Eastern Conference Final, becoming the first team to go 8-0 through the first two rounds under the NHL’s current playoff format. Just as they did in Game 2, the Flyers came out of […]
UCLA had taken an early 2-0 lead on Jordy Frahm and the Huskers with the highlight being a tape-measure solo home run by Megan Grant. In addition to stretching the Bruins lead, it was also her 38th of the season (in 55 games) and broke the NCAA D1 single-season record. But the heat rose in […]
Winnipeg's last remaining professional hockey team was facing elimination in Game Four on the road tonight, so the Manitoba Moose needed a big effort to keep their season going. Twice they had fought off elimination against the Milwaukee Admirals, but the Grand Rapids Griffins were an entirely different monster. The Moose took advantage of the Griffins not having played for a week in Game One, but Games Two and Three looked very much like the Western Conference's best team was ready to roll. C...
Go get ‘em, Edward.
Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers Saturday, May 9, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Edward Cabrera vs. RHP Jack Leiter Today’s Lineups CUBS RANGERS Nico Hoerner – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Michael Conforto – DH Ezequiel Duran – 2B Alex Bregman – 3B Corey Seager – […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are pulling out all the stops for their Game 4 must win contest Saturday evening against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. And it appears they’re putting in two young blue-chip prospects for the National Hockey League playoff debuts, while scratching another. Although nothing was officially confirmed during the pre-game warmup skate, forward Jett Luchanko and defenseman Oliver Bonk are in for contest while winger Matvei Michkov is a healthy scratch. The lines were ...