Newcastle United collapsed to a bruising 1-4 defeat at St. James’ Park on Saturday lunchtime. A potential afternoon of new club records and the outside chance of inserting ourselves into the title race, or at least firmly into the top four, ended with one of the worst performances of the Eddie Howe era. Justin Kluivert … Read more
Newcastle United won at the Emirates for the first time since 2010 with goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon securing a massive 2-0 aggregate lead in the first leg of the Carabao Cup Semi-final. Eddie Howe schooled Mikel Arteta tactically (once again) as the Stoke-of-North-London struggled to make anything from open play. Heroic out … Read more
There are times when hockey analysis becomes reductionist, ignoring the full sum of the parts, but Bobby McMann and Joseph Woll carried the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders. Woll was tremendous with 32 saves in the winning effort, making several high-danger stops, fending off the Islanders’ constant attempts … Read more
The 2025 World Juniors are underway, and although the Toronto Maple Leafs only have two prospects at the tournament, it’s been chock full of storylines whether you’re tuning in just for Leafs representation or truly love the tournament and the tradition behind it. With Team Canada dropping a 3-2 shootout loss to Team Latvia in … Read more
A 3-0 shutout loss to the home nation is not an ideal start for a Finland squad looking to get back into the medal scene for the first time since a 2022 Silver medal in Edmonton. Their last two appearances disappointed Finnish fans with a position just outside the podium – a fifth-place finish in … Read more
Canada opened their 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship (WJC) with a 4-0 victory over Finland. This one was pretty convincing even acknowledging the two late insurance goals they potted to make a Finnish comeback go from improbable to impossible. What were three big takeaways from the night? Canada Dominates Puck Possession … Read more