The Minnesota Wild hosted the Chicago Blackhawks for their second home preseason game on Sunday evening, Sept. 28. The Wild’s prior preseason game was a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday, Sept. 25, while the Blackhawks were coming off a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, Sept. 27. Related: Wild … Read more
The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Nashville Predators in their last home preseason game of 2025 before the start of the regular season. They were looking for their first win of the preseason, and what a way to achieve that before the home opener on Oct. 9 against the New Jersey Devils. The Hurricanes won 4-2 … Read more
On Friday, the New Jersey Devils boarded a bus and headed east, likely sitting in traffic for close to two hours before arriving at UBS Arena to face the New York Islanders in a preseason contest. Thankfully for the Devils, it was worth the stress of the Lincoln Tunnel as they gutted out a 4-2 … Read more
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The Philadelphia Phillies secured a first-round bye in the playoffs with a historic win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, smashing a franchise-record eight home runs in a single game, with five Phillies taking three different Marlins pitchers deep. Of those eight home runs, two Phillies players, Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa, had multi-home run games. Schwarber notched two … Read more
You know what didn’t happen while the Braves racked up a meaningless ten-game winning streak late in the season? Any one-run losses. You know what did snap said winning streak? A one-run loss. The Braves hit three homers, but also allowed three homers, making a first-inning run aided by a bloop single that Jurickson Profar … Read more
In a season where so many things have gone wrong, it’s only fitting the Braves have won 10 games in a row as we near the finish line. Atlanta reached its 10th straight win on Tuesday night, beating the Washington Nationals, 3-2, at Truist Park. Four games remain in the 2025 season. Hurston Waldrep made … Read more
A lot to cover, but let’s start with the good news. The Braves have clinched their ninth win in a row…a great run, yet, unfortunately, timing is off after missing playoff contention for the first time since 2017. The win wasn’t exactly pretty, as you could see by the updates , Ozzie Albies fractured the … Read more
Matthew Barbolini notched the game-winner, while Artur Akhtyamov and Vyacheslav Peksa shut the door as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on for a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators in their preseason opener. Calle Jarnkrok opened the scoring in the first minute of the contest, Nick Robertson added an insurance goal, then William Villeneuve scored … Read more
India (IND) are set to lock horns with Pakistan (PAK) for the second time in the 2025 Asia Cup. This time, the stakes are higher than before, as this is a clash in the Super-Four stage of the tournament. The match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday, September 21. … Read more