Toronto Maple Leafs forward Calle Jarnkrok seemed like as sure a thing as ever to be a trade candidate in the weeks leading up to training camp. After the Leafs completely revamped their forward corps and brought in a bunch of new players to compete for roster spots, and specifically ones that are tailored to … Read more
This week’s edition of the PodKaz from USCHO.com features the last two segments as hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look around at each of the five NCAA women’s hockey conference at the start of the 2025-26 season. Defending NCAA champion Wisconsin is the coaches’ favorite in the WCHA, but how much with absences for … Read more
Another week, another strong Bryce Elder effort against the Cubs — and another so-so performance by Shota Imanaga against the Braves. Last week, in Chicago, the Braves won the Bryce Elder start but didn’t come away with a victory despite a couple of homers off Imanaga; this week, the combination of good Elder, meh Imanaga, … Read more
It’s impossible to sell the idea of losing as a short-term fix to a team full of champions, but the Tampa Bay Lightning may have received a blessing in disguise. Tampa Bay was the league’s gold standard to start the decade, with two consecutive Stanley Cup victories in 2020 and 2021, led by a core … Read more
The 2024 Major League Pickleball (MLP) marked the first time in history where the league had a full regular season with a playoff championship. Not only was 2024 the inaugural full season, but the players drafted could be kept for up to three years by one team, for the first time. Players staying on teams … Read more
Buying players with the right attitudes and character is just as important as buying players with quality and in the positions needed. We need strong mentalities, we need winners, and we need characters who know what it means to be playing for this beautiful club with so much history. Joao Pedro ticks all of those … Read more
For the Premier League’s top sides and relegation fodder alike, the initials PSR still strike an enormous amount of fear. Many clubs, Newcastle United included, strive to do all they can to appease the league’s strict financial rules, knowing a breach could lead to punishment. We saw it last summer, when the emergency sales of … Read more
It was 5-0 before the game thread was even up (sorry, guys) and it didn’t get much better until the 9th. Heck, the original title for this recap was “Yankees Lots – Royals Zero”, but it was a little better than that. In the 2nd, Cody Bellinger led off with a triple and Jazz Chisholm … Read more
After a comfortable 8-2 win to start the series behind Chris Sale, the Braves will turn to Grant Holmes, hoping for another solid start from the stylish righty. Holmes has been perfectly fine for a back-end starter this season, although his ERA (3.22) has been substantially better than his xFIP (4.59). What has really killed … Read more
Not until the first week of February did Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo find his replacement for lefty Robert Garcia in the bullpen. He signed Colin Poche to a minor league contract. In his five years with the Tampa Bay Rays, he was a reliable left-hander in the Rays bullpen, but was a casualty to … Read more