The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Friday that they have hired Derek Lalonde an an assistant coach. Welcome to the family 🔵⚪️ We’ve hired Derek Lalonde as an assistant coach. https://t.co/aAs2dAKZzp pic.twitter.com/uRBxuOeMgE — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 6, 2025 Lalonde, 52, was most recently head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, a role he … Read more
The writing was on the wall for Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton. The Pirates were an intriguing team heading into the 2025 season. A rotation led by burgeoning star Paul Skenes, an impressive crop of young pitching prospects on the cusp of reaching the majors and progression from their younger players led to the hope … Read more
At last, we’ve reached game No. 82 of the season. Manifesting a competitive game with no injuries. Needless to say, we didn’t spend much time teeing up the Leafs/Wings game on the Thursday edition of Leafs Morning Take. Instead, the final episode of the week acted as an all-encompassing Battle of Ontario preview. As we’ve … Read more
Derek Law, who was one of the Nats most dependable relievers last season will open the year on the IL. He has not seen much action this spring, and said his arm has felt sore after he throws. It is not a major injury, and the plan will be to activate him after the 15 … Read more
In 2024, the Houston Texans won the AFC South and made the playoffs for a second straight season. Houston was 10-7 last year and beat the Chargers 32-12 in the wildcard round. Despite a 23-14 loss to the Chiefs in the divisional, the Texans still have a lot to build off of. Instead of picking … Read more
Members of the baseball community continue to share reactions of shock, disappointment and anger related to the fact that Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki ended up one vote shy of becoming the second player in history to be unanimously elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fellow Hall of Famer and former New York Yankees captain Derek … Read more
The Calgary Flames, while looking for a top-six centreman that they can keep around for the long term, are also said to be looking for a depth centre to finish out the 2024-25 season. They are weak down the middle of the ice, and it’s an area that general manager (GM) Craig Conroy would like … Read more
In 17 games during the 2024 NFL season, the Saints finished 5-12. That was third in the NFC South and New Orleans has the ninth overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. This past season, the team was dealing with injuries on offense. At QB, Derek Carr started 10 of 17 games in 2024. The … Read more