For a second year in a row, it was made clear in the playoffs that the Montreal Canadiens needed to get tougher. Not necessarily bigger, but tougher. When the puck drops in the postseason, the intensity goes right up, and it shows in how much more physical the play becomes. The Habs have a lot of skillful players, but they’re not stacked when it comes to players ready to land big, bone-crushing hits.Josh Anderson does what he can, and while he’s very good at it, his age shows as the playoffs move forward. The gritty winger has never shied away…
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have been bold NBA contenders since drafting Anthony Edwards.They stunned the league four years ago by trading a 2022 first-round pick (Walker Kessler) and four future first-round draft picks to acquire center Rudy Gobert. They shocked even their own locker room two years later by trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in a three-team deal that brought back Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. They were at it again in the days surrounding the 2026 NBA Draft, jettisoning Randle and their 2026 first-round pick in a move that helped open the door for the biggest splash…
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The Chicago Cubs sat two-time All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson earlier this month, momentarily keeping him out of the starting lineup so that he could take a step back and reset offensively. At the time, he was batting a putrid .139 in his previous 11 outings, during which he piled up more than twice as many strikeouts (13) as hits (five).Granted that benching was interrupted by Swanson scoring the game-winning run as the Cubs’ automatic runner in the 10th inning of a June 6 win over the San Francisco Giants, but it was still a reflection of a season that seemed…
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There are a lot of newcomers in the Cowboys’ secondary, some bringing valuable experience and others exciting upside. Cobie Durant is in that first group, looking to help Dallas’ restore defensive solvency after a successful run with the Rams. Durant has has been on three-straight playoff teams before 2026, and…
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — With every Denny Hamlin victory, speculation about his future grows and talks of retirement are questioned.He signed a two-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing that runs through 2027 and he insists it will be his last season. At 45, he’s the oldest full-time Cup Series…
The matchup between the two best teams in Group F lived up to the hype, with Japan and the Netherlands playing to an entertaining 2-2 draw after a busy second half.The teams stayed locked at 0-0 throughout the first half, as Japan’s notoriously impenetrable defense held the Netherlands out of…
JUMP TO: The front lawn of the White House will have a different look to it, as there will be an octagon on it. The UFC presents UFC Freedom 250, celebrating 250 years of America, on President Donald Trump’s birthday.In the main event, Ilia Topuria defends the UFC lightweight title against…
Bud Cauley carries a laminated four-leaf clover in his golf bag, a gift from his grandfather who found it in his yard. The lucky charm had failed to deliver a PGA Tour victory until Cauley pulled away from the field down the stretch of the RBC Canadian Open to grab…
Will this be the final game of the 2025-26 NHL season with the Carolina Hurricanes closing out their championship run in Game 6 or will the Vegas Golden Knights force a Wednesday night Game 7?The theme of Game 5 was double trouble as both teams got their power play going.…
In what could be a future playoff matchup, the Milwaukee Brewers take the rubber match behind two home runs from Blake Perkins and Jackson Chourio to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0.Facing the reigning National League Player of the Month? No problem. Chourio opened the home half of the first inning…
It’s over. Officially, it’s over. The season ended 48 days ago for the Phoenix Suns, but now the league itself has reached the finish line as the NBA Finals have concluded.So what does that mean? It means the transaction season can truly begin. It means conversations can turn into negotiations,…
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback room is an even balance of veteran presence and youthful signal-callers who have yet to take an NFL snap.One of those young quarterbacks is 2026 third-round pick Drew Allar. The Penn State product has spent his first few months in the NFL re-tooling his footwork with…
Denny Hamlin cruised to the win ahead of title rival Tyler Reddick at Pocono Raceway, with William Byron leading the way for Chevrolet in third.John-Hunter Nemechek earned his first top five of the year, placing fourth, while Kyle Larson rounded out the top five.AdvertisementErik Jones placed sixth, Chris Buescher seventh…
Nottingham Forest want a fee close to £125 million for Morgan Gibbs-White, according to The Telegraph.The Tricky Trees have no intention of parting ways with Gibbs-White, but if they do, they want the fee to be close to the British record they are demanding for Elliot Anderson.AdvertisementForest fought hard to…
The octagon is ready, the fighters have weighed in and the stage is set for the UFC’s Freedom 250 card at the White House.While the logistics have come together smoothly to this point, the threat of rain on Sunday night in Washington D.C. risks putting a damper on the festivities.Thunderstorms…
