Winnipeg Jets fans have something to smile about: The Jets locked up Kyle Connor into an eight-year deal at $12 million a year (or $96 million in total). It’s the kind of move that tells you a lot about this team beyond the score sheet. Connor isn’t just a guy who racks up points — … Read more
The Atlanta Braves opened the series on a high note after Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Chris Sale turned in an impressive start, throwing a dominant 6.2 innings of one-run ball. He gave up just four hits and struck out nine. Offensively, things started to click for the Braves in the eighth … Read more
This isn’t a premature eulogy for the Maple Leafs. Their death certificate hasn’t been signed and playoff history isn’t light on teams coming back to win games six and seven. On the other hand getting shutout in Game 4 and being blown out 6-1 in Game 5 doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence in the … Read more
Facing the untenable proposition of squandering a 3-0 series lead, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ vaunted Core Four understood the assignment and delivered the signature performance that was asked of them. William Nylander, on his 29th birthday, perhaps understood this task better than anyone. It was Nylander who delivered the edict ‘good teams find their way … Read more
Everything has changed in the span of a week for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the attendant consequences that come with two consecutive losses to an inferior, provincial rival are mounting. Game 6 against the Ottawa Senators is the most important contest of the Core Four era, where Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares and … Read more
The Athletics have been among Major League Baseball’s lowest-spending teams for the better part of the past two decades. While that mostly remains to be true now, they have still spent quite a bit this offseason and made another big investment on Thursday night when they reportedly agreed to terms on a contract extension for … Read more