Aryna Sabalenka has been through to the Cincinnati quarterfinal after overcoming Elina Svitolina in a round-of-16 showdown, while Iga Swiatek made light work of Marta Kostyuk to also reach the last-eight. Sabalenka, seeded at No. 3, complicated things late in the first set but still managed to win the opener and ultimately get the job…
Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today updates to the team’s Hockey Operations department. Chris Trivieri has been promoted to Assistant Athletic Therapist, Curtis Bell has been named an Athletic Therapist, and Gerry Ramogida has been named Performance Therapist. The team has also hired Patrick Leblond and Luca Caputi as full-time Amateur…
David Pastrnak is one of the NHL’s top goal-scorers and is highly regarded as one of the best wings in the entire league. But perhaps not as highly as some here in Boston may think. In its list of the Top 20 wingers in the NHL right now, NHL network ranked the Boston Bruins star fourth behind Nikita…
Trade pitch has Montreal Canadiens acquiring Nick Robertson.© Getty Nick Robertson of the Toronto Maple Leafs remains an RFA as the disgruntled forward has asked for a trade. The website PuckPedia has a new tool called PuckGM that lets users create their own trades and one user proposed a deal that would see the Montreal Canadiens acquire…
G Kevin Zeitler blocks against G Kayode Awosika during the Detroit Lions training camp at the Lions headquarters in Allen Park, Mich. on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.© Lions Wire The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast heads to the mailbag. Faithful patrons of the show had questions about a lot of different Lions topics, and the goal…
Jazz Chisholm Jr. Injury Update: Yankees’ new addition dodges UCL surgery for now, per report The New York Yankees trade deadline acquisition, Jazz Chisholm Jr., was placed on a 10-day IL on Wednesday after suffering a sprain in his left elbow on Monday against the Chicago White Sox. He was expected to have season-ending surgery; however,…
Latest Braves injury leads to slew of hilarious overreactions online from fans The Atlanta Braves have had just about the worst injury luck possible in 2024. Despite all of the health misfortune, Atlanta remains in the National League Wild card picture. Winning their last three games has certainly aided the Braves’ cause after a rough…
Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy called giving Parsons RB snaps in training camp ‘a terrible mistake by the head coach’ USATSI Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons’ pass-rushing dominance has earned three All-Pro selections, two first team and one second team, in each of his first three seasons. The numbers back up those accolades. Parsons…
The Washington Capitals are giving a former fan-favorite a second chance at rejoining the team. Washington announced Thursday it had invited 2014 first-round pick Jakub Vrana to its September training camp on a professional tryout. Vrana became a Stanley Cup Champion with Washington in 2018, scoring the opening goal in the series-clinching fifth game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Vrana only…
The 2023-24 season wasn’t as kind to David Kampf as the off-season was. Kampf’s 4-year contract paying him $2.4M per season and including a 10-team no trade clause was a bit of a surprise. It also seemed to be Brad Treliving acting on those familiar with Kampf saying that he was closer to a 3rd…
Poland’s anti-doping agency (POLADA) has confirmed they were the victims of a cyber attack that resulted in a series of false details being released online, with world No 1 tennis star Iga Swiatek caught up in the story. A host of Polish sports stars were named after the story initially broke, with Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski…
The Detroit Lions doubled-down against the positional value truthers when they took linebacker Jack Campbell 18th overall in the 2023 draft. Then all he did was finish second on the team in total tackles (95), with some down ballot votes for Defensive Rookie of the Year, albeit with the growing pains you’d expect from a rookie,…