What a night for Toronto sports. It wasn’t pretty but the Leafs took care of business against the rival Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in the season opener. Then, the Blue Jays smothered the Yankees by the same 5-2 score to punch their ticket to the American League Championship Series. Suffice it is to say, we were … Read more
After four seasons with the Bills, Stefon Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans. He signed with the Texans on a restructured one-year deal for the 2024 season. However, Diggs tore his ACL after just eight games. Houston did not re-sign the veteran WR this offseason. However, he did receive a three-year deal worth up … Read more
What level do you think Filip Jorgensen is at? It’s no wonder Robert Sanchez is starting every game…
GORD FARNELL Miami has announced that Gord Farnell has joined the RedHawks staff as assistant director of human performance at the Goggin Ice Center. Farnell comes to Oxford after four years as the head strength and conditioning coach for the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers. “We are honored to welcome Gord Farnell and his wife Kennedy to … Read more
DENVER — There’s nothing like coming to Coors Field to fix what ails you. Just ask the Toronto Blue Jays. Losers of six of eight games prior to arriving in Denver, the Blue Jays posted an MLB-record 63 hits in a three-game series while easily sweeping a road series from the Colorado Rockies. By totaling … Read more
The Braves pitched well and couldn’t hit anything in yet another loss. This time it came at the hands of the Angels, 4-0. Grant Holmes was, in a word, spectacular for 6 innings against an Angels lineup that’s been hot lately. He struck out 10 with an astounding 27 swing and misses over 106 pitches. … Read more
An artist’s rendering of the new on-campus WMU athletics complex (rendering: TowerPinkster & ROSSETTI). Renderings of the future home of the Western Michigan men’s and women’s basketball programs and the WMU hockey program, the Athletics Performance Center and Kalamazoo Events Center, were unveiled June 5 at the State of Economic Development conference at the Radisson … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered what could be argued as the worst playoff loss of the Core Four era, in terms of both play and circumstance. They laid an egg for a 6-1 loss on home ice with the series tied 2-2 and now have to return to Sunrise with the extremely daunting task of … Read more
The second round matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers is headed back to Toronto tied 2-2, and frankly, Florida winning one of these games handily had to happen at some point. After a pair of Leafs wins at home followed by a loss in Game 3 in an affair of bounces, the … Read more
Liverpool have won the Premier League but being ever the perfectionist, Mo Salah is still analysing how the season could have been even better. Reflecting on our elimination from the Champions League, our No.11 spoke with L’Equipe and shared: “We faced the best team in Europe at that time. I have to be very honest — … Read more