BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier had one big wish entering the NHL draft.“I hope not to be picking at the top of the draft next year,” Grier said at the prospect combine earlier this month. “The group made some strides and improvements. But there’s still a lot of work to do and a lot of long ways to go.”AdvertisementThe benefit of winning the draft lottery and jumping seven spots in the order to No. 2, add in a first-round haul of three of the top 21 picks, and there’s a growing belief the Sharks…
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Could LeBron James return to the Heat this offseason? According to an NBA insider, he doesn’t rule out the possibility of a reunion between James and the Heat.NBA insider Brian Windhorst spoke about how much he admired the Heat organization and said he believes James feels the same.Advertisement“I admire the Heat organization so much. And I value the relationships that I created those years, and I look back, and I learned so much covering that team. And I learned so much listening to Pat Riley,” Windhorst said. “… I learned so much about the Heat mentality, which I still have…
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The Braves’ starting pitching has been absolutely abysmal in June, after being much maligned in the offseason for lack of depth, but surprisingly productive to start the season. It really is “Chris Sale and pray” right now, which is a bigger problem when Sale performs best on extra rest and the offense is struggling. It looked like the Braves might have been able to skate by on their pitching depth to start the season, but injuries (that were always likely to happen) and Bryce Elder crashing back to Earth has rapidly turned this into a crisis. All the wins the…
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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.Carter Hart has conceded at least four goals in each of the first five games in what has been a very high-scoring series.AdvertisementWith Hart bleeding goals, I am leaning towards Carolina players with my…
The Dodgers are back home to begin a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.Eric Lauer starts for the Dodgers. Right-hander Nick Martinez goes for the Rays.Monday will be an exclusive telecast by ESPN, with Jon Sciambi and David Ross on the call, so…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared his reaction to the viral rhyme that starts “My mayor’s Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish” and celebrates the New York Knicks ending their 53-year NBA championship drought.Mamdani, 34, was asked about the viral rhyme Sunday morning during an interview with MS Now’s Jacob Soboroff,…
Two days after deleting a pair of Instagram videos that criticized the 49ers for not releasing him, receiver Brandon Aiyuk is back on social media.In his new video, he’s dancing. While wearing a robe and boxer shorts.AdvertisementThe caption says “coming to a endzone near [you].”Combined with his decision to extend…
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 14, for the Great American Getaway 400. Kicking off the race in the pole position is Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.Kyle Larson will start in second place, with Daniel Suarez, Ty Gibbs, and…
Germany vs Curaçao, the biggest mismatch in World Cup history? Quite possibly.Germany have been crowned world champions four times, whereas Curaçao are making their debut and are the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup, with a population of around 156,000. To put that into perspective for our…
Madelene Sagstrom will now take a break. The 33-year-old Swede, now seven months pregnant, teamed up with longtime friend Dani Holmqvist at the Dow Championship – Team 2 ½ Swedes – where they closed with a 64 to sneak into the top 10.Sagstrom had initially planned to compete in the…
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After a strong end to the 2025-26 season, winds are already in the sails of the Philadelphia Flyers with momentum building throughout the offseason.A big reason for that momentum, and perhaps even the playoff run, is rookie forward Porter Martone, who joined the Flyers at the NHL level at the…
This afternoon, the Athletics seek to wrap up their week in Las Vegas by completing a sweep of the Colorado Rockies. The past two nights, the A’s emerged victorious in back-and-forth contests, overcoming blown leads to retake the advantage and fend off the Rockies over the final few innings.A’s left-hander…
In an interview with Italian journalist lacopo De Santis of Pianeta Basket, Luigi Suigo broke down why he decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft, as well as his choice in playing for Villanova in 2026-27.On his NBA Draft process:“We started this season at Mega Basket in Serbia thinking we…
The Vikings are now off until training camp so the dog days of summer are here for football fans. It is going to be harder to generate any “click bait” articles. There will be folks searching for any players working out at high schools, parks, etc and, if they do,…
