SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The NHL Winter Classic for the 2026-27 season will be played on New Year’s Eve, league commissioner Gary Bettman announced on Friday.The Utah Mammoth will host divisional rival Colorado Avalanche at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus.AdvertisementBettman was in Salt Lake City for Game 3 of the first-round series between Utah and the Vegas Golden Knights.Mammoth owner Ryan Smith said other events will be put together in conjunction with the Winter Classic to run throughout the holiday weekend — highlighted by a postgame concert at the Delta Center on New Year’s Eve.“Our hope…
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After one season at Duke, Cameron Boozer has declared for the 2026 NBA Draft. He made the announcement on his Instagram account on Friday.“Thank you for everything @dukeuniversity,” Boozer wrote on the post. “Duke Blue forever 💙💙”AdvertisementBoozer averaged 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 38 games for the Blue Devils this past season. He also shot 39% on 138 3-point attempts. That performance earned him the men’s Naismith Player of the Year award, in addition to consensus first-team All-American honors.The 6-foot-9 forward is in contention to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA…
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Giants General Manager Joe Schoen strongly denied a report concerning trade talks involving edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux.A report shortly before the start of the the second round of the draft indicated that the Giants were talking to the Saints and others about a trade that would move Thibodeaux off of the Giants’ roster. Schoen said on Friday night that there was no validity to that report.Advertisement”We have not had any conversations about Kayvon Thibodeaux today,” Schoen said, via multiple reporters. “That’s not true.”Thibodeaux is heading into the final year of his contract and Thursday night’s addition of Arvell Reese gives…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The roaring start for Kirill Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild in this first-round NHL playoff series has given way to struggling special teams.If the Wild are going to snap back after two straight losses to the Dallas Stars, they need Kaprizov to find another gear.AdvertisementAfter…
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The Charlotte Hornets beat Miami in a highly entertaining play-in game the other night, and it sparked a ton of conversation. Some of the themes: Kon Knueppel blew the Rookie of the Year race, the Hornets are in big trouble, and one more we’ll get to in a minute.The Rookie…
In Today’s Links: several mock drafts, various reports on various prospects that may end up becoming Seattle Seahawks, draft targets, et al. We are almost there. Just hold on a bit longer!! Thanks for being here. Go, ‘Hawks!Seahawks NewsDraft ‘character concerns’ disappeared and that’s concerning – Seaside JoeReporting has probably…
The NASCAR O’Reilly Series is set to arrive at Kansas Speedway for its 10th race of the 2026 season. It is the first of two dates at Kansas, as NASCAR also goes to the venue in September. In 2025, Brandon Jones won the pole for the O’Reilly Series race at…
Sheffield United will hope to officially confirm their status as a Championship club for another season when they visit Watford on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 BST).The Blades are 10 points clear of the relegation zone with four games to play and need a win to guarantee survival – or a draw…
Sergio Garcia’s behavior at Augusta National during the final round of The Masters on Sunday was quite simply unacceptable.There is no way of sugar-coating it – Garcia let himself down at The Masters, badly.AdvertisementThe 46-year-old Spaniard ended up finishing third last out of the players who made the cut at…
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Easton Cowan isn’t sure if he’ll join the AHL’s Toronto Marlies for their Calder Cup Playoff run.The 20-year-old wrapped up his first NHL season on Wednesday night with an assist on William Nylander’s goal in the third period in a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators.…
After a tremendous rookie season, San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill looking like a future superstar. But an injury-riddled second year clouded that projection, casting doubt on Merrill’s ability to reach that ceiling.Eighteen games into his third season, and it looks like the rookie version of Merrill is back.AdvertisementMerrill turned…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.NBA Play-In Tournament odds are heating up, with the seventh seed claimed in both conferences — congrats to Philly and Portland — but the No. 8 spot on both sides still to be determined.AdvertisementWe’re…
The strongest position group in the 2026 NFL Draft is at wide receiver. Even with that, there are legitimate question marks and concerns surrounding every wideout in the draft, especially the consensus top-ranking ones. It’s a deep class, albeit one that lacks a Ja’Marr Chase-like prospect at the top.There is…
Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva has confirmed that he will be leaving the club at the end of his current deal in June.The 31-year-old has been linked with a departure from the Etihad Stadium for a large part of the season, having donned the Manchester City skipper’s armband since the…
LIV Golf appears to be teetering on the edge, with funding from PIF set to be cut from the end of the current season.It was back in 2022 when LIV Golf emerged as, what they believed would be, a genuine competitor to the PGA Tour.AdvertisementThey managed to tempt numerous big-name…
As the start of the Montreal Canadiens’ first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning approaches, the Habs coaching staff has plenty of strategizing left to do and wisdom to impart on their players. Part of that strategy should be warning their young player about Corey Perry.The former Anaheim Ducks first-round…
