By Dayne Gingrich, Senior Pickleball Pro With the emergence of so many new players entering the game, both young and older, the sentence, “I’m going to become a professional” continues to get thrown around. We have young 4.0-4.5’s that believe they should be turning pro and older players who are about to turn 50 that … Read more
London was calling and Newcastle answered with a 1-0 win in their final dress rehearsal before Sunday’s big Carabao Cup final. It wasn’t pretty, with both the Magpies and West Ham appearing to be stuck in the mud for vast portions of the game, but Howe’s side got the job done thanks to a lunging … Read more
From the moment a rookie steps onto a big league field for the first time, a clock starts ticking. That clock will eventually stop. Whether the time allotted is a slow burn or a flash fire is due to a variety of factors—skill, injury, timing, the whims of fate. Regardless, every player’s career ends at … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves spoke out on Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj’s decision to decline the invitation for a fight during Saturday’s game. Late in the first period, the Canadiens were up 3-0 and Reaves was looking to give the Leafs a spark by going after Xhekaj. Xhekaj opted to point to the … Read more
Merrimack finished 2024 with a bang, scoring three times in the final period to knock off Northeastern 4-1 on home ice last Saturday night (photo: Merrimack Athletics). When a team wins a lot, it’s common for players to speak highly of team chemistry. It’s not a popular topic when a team struggles. That’s not the … Read more