By virtually all accounts, the Chicago Blackhawks are still a number of assets away from being a bona fide Stanley Cup playoff contender, let alone a legitimate Cup frontrunner. However, on Saturday, the Blackhawks firmed up their goaltending picture for the foreseeable future with a contract extension for No. 1 netminder Spencer Knight. Beginning next season, the 24-year-old Knight will get a raise of approximately $1.33 million, from his 2025-26 salary of $4.5 million to $5.83 million in 2026-27. At first glance, that may seem like a dangerous investment in a goalie who has only 95 games of NHL experience to…
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After collectively whistling into the wind for more than two months, the four most notable restricted free agents in the NBA are starting to splinter. Two have taken themselves off a market offering nothing, and neither was Jonathan Kuminga. The stalemate between Kuminga and the Warriors remains precisely that, but they are steadily creeping toward resolution if only because every minute brings them closer to an Oct. 1 deadline. The initial reaction to Cam Thomas returning to the Brooklyn Nets and Josh Giddey re-signing with the Chicago Bulls is to ponder whether that impacts the Warriors and Kuminga. The answer…
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ATLANTA (AP) The Houston Astros received an injury scare in Saturday night’s 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves when nine-time All-Star Jose Altuve was pulled after complaining of right foot discomfort. Altuve singled to right field in the third inning and then was forced out at second on a grounder hit by Jesús Sánchez. “He came in and he said, ‘My foot is bothering me,’” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “So I took him out, just being cautious.” Altuve remained in the dugout during the game but was being checked by a team doctor afterward and was not available for…
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Aoife O’Rourke will box for a gold medal at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool on Sunday after overcoming China’s Chengyu Yang in the semi-finals.The Roscommon middleweight defeated the 2023 World champion Yang by a 4-0 split decision with one judge scoring the fight a draw.The 28-year-old, who is a…
Licking its wounds following a tough loss at Oklahoma, No. 23 Michigan returns home in Week 3 to entertain Central Michigan, a MAC program searching for its first winning season since 2021. Michigan coach Sherrone Moore will start his university-imposed two-game suspension for his role in the Wolverines’ sign-stealing scandal,…
Jun 27, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announces Brady Martin is selected as the fifth overall pick to the Nashville Predators in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft at Peacock Theater. Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesIt wasn’t a regular-season game, or even a pre-season contest with…
The St. Louis Cardinals are four games back from the National League’s third wild-card playoff spot with three teams ahead of them in the standings. And only 14 games remain on their regular-season schedule.Under those circumstances, the Cardinals (72-76) decided to shut shortstop Masyn Winn down for the rest of…
The Cowboys entered their Week 1 game against the Eagles without their best defensive player, who had been traded one week earlier. The Eagles lost their best defensive player to an ejection before the first play from scrimmage, due to a misadventure in spittle.The result made Cowboys owner Jerry Jones…
Despite already having one loss to a ranked opponent and facing another top-25 team on Saturday, Nick Saban has a lot of confidence in Notre Dame’s ability to make the College Football Playoff. On Saturday’s episode of College GameDay, Saban made a friendly wager with Pat McAfee that the Fighting…
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Despite entering the Cup Series Playoffs as just one of two drivers without a victory, the vibes still felt good for Alex Bowman entering the 10-race quest for the championship.Bowman tallied top 10s in seven of the 11 races prior to the postseason and looked to be…
The art of knowing how to win people over.This Saturday afternoon, Newcastle hosts Wolverhampton as part of the fourth matchday of the Premier League.For this match, the Magpies have fielded their star signing, Nick Woltemade.Arriving for 90 million from Stuttgart in the final days of the transfer window, the 23-year-old…
Belfast was treated to an almighty preview for Saturday’s historic all-Irish IBF World Welterweight Title following an electric weigh-in this evening at a jam-packed The ICC, live on DAZN.The noise from the crowd was deafening as Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan faced-off for a final time after both successfully hitting…
MAINEVILLE, OH − The Kroger Queen City Championship storms into the weekend with the field trimmed for the third round Sept. 13 at TPC River’s Bend.Seventy-seven golfers made the cut in Round 2, led by Chanettee Wannasaen, who climbed to 13-under to remain atop the Kroger Queen City Championship leaderboard,…
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence Crawford are just days away from making boxing history. The two pound-for-pound stars collide this Saturday, Sept. 13, with Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championships on the line in a bout that is expected to be one of boxing’s biggest of 2025.Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) is…
No. 7 Texas faces in-state foe UTEP at DKR Memorial Stadium on Saturday, which will be a matchup of two former blue-chip quarterback recruits from the 2023 class. Texas quarterback Arch Manning, the former No. 1 player in his class by 247Sports, will square off against UTEP signal-caller Malachi Nelson,…
