Darnell Nurse knew it was time to go, that his decade-plus-long tenure with the Edmonton Oilers was about to be over, while also having a final say in his next destination.Initially, the 31-year-old defenseman gave them a very short list of NHL teams to which he would accept a trade. Then Nurse recalled what it was like facing the Sharks last season, playing alongside generational talent Macklin Celebrini with Canada at the world championships and watching as San Jose general manager Mike Grier made aggressive moves to improve his team.AdvertisementOn Wednesday, Nurse joined the Sharks as the latest piece of…
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LeBron James is unlike any other player in the NBA.Similarly, the act and process of signing James is unlike anything in the NBA.So as he’s set to swap uniforms for the first time since 2018, expect his free agency to be a unique process.AdvertisementFor one, James’ stature in the league is unprecedented, at least in the modern NBA. He’s the type of player who — thanks to his tenure and track record of excellence — is able to dictate the terms of essentially every facet of his employment. From nutrition and rest to coaching and personnel matters, James has earned…
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For a moment, we had hope. The Yankees came back in the bottom of the ninth inning, showing exactly the kind of fight and fire that has been so absent over the last week. They closed a two-run deficit in genuinely exciting fashion. Then the floor fell out from under them, they lost their seventh straight, and suffered their second straight sweep. Tigers 6, Yankees 2 is your final in 11 innings.Let’s start with Will Warren, and you can tell that he came in with a defined gameplan. The Tigers are a dead-red fastball hitting team, and his career-high 29…
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When the Vegas Golden Knights acquired Rasmus Andersson from the Calgary Flames, the expectation was that it wouldn’t be a rental. It took them until July 1st to sign him because of salary cap technicalities, but Andersson is indeed staying in Sin City.On Wednesday, the Golden Knights signed Andersson to…
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Scotland fans are no strangers to pondering permutations. But the stakes are much, much higher at a World Cup finals.What would a point here mean? What if we lose that one? Might our rivals drop points elsewhere?AdvertisementThe conversations will already have started, in that most Scottish of ways. Win your…
Jackson Suber has never been here before on the PGA Tour.That does not mean he looks out of place.The 26-year-old second-year Tour member will take a one-shot lead into Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open after posting a third-round 66 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley. At 13-under 197, Suber…
As the Edmonton Oilers kick the tires on hiring Mike Babcock as their next head coach, their interest has not only touched off an NHL investigation, but it’s also sparked a series of player anecdotes, both old and new, about Babcock’s poor behaviour over the years.Former Senators defenseman Jason York…
The A’s came out on top for the fourth straight night in Las Vegas, beating the Colorado Rockies 7-5. The win put the A’s back at .500, secured the series win and gives the Athletics a chance at a sweep tomorrow afternoon. And thanks to losses from a pair of…
The Knicks made it interesting in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals…again.After being down double digits in San Antonio on Saturday night, Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to a fourth-quarter comeback to end New York’s 53-year drought.AdvertisementIt came down to free throws in the waning seconds as Dylan Harper…
Aldon Smith, an All-Pro linebacker who played six seasons in the NFL, died Saturday, the 49ers announced.He was 36.No cause of death was provided.“We are devastated by the sudden and tragic passing of Aldon Smith,” the 49ers said in a statement. “Aldon’s undeniable talent and sheer dominance on the field…
Father time may be undefeated in sports, but two NASCAR National Series drivers are giving him a hell of a run for his money this season.Denny Hamlin, who took the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway on Saturday, and Justin Allgaier, who claimed his fifth victory…
England arrived at their permanent World Cup base in Kansas City on Saturday and immediately got down to business.Shortly after dropping their bags off at the Inn at Meadowbrook Hotel in Prairie Village, where the team will stay for the duration of their stay in the United States, they made…
LOS ANGELES — With rookie Farah O’Keefe leading the way, the Americans are positioned to snatch the Curtis Cup from Great Britain & Ireland on Sunday.O’Keefe, who recently won the NCAA individual championship, is 4-0 and can become just the fourth player in Curtis Cup history to post a 5-0-0…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights coach John Tortorella is sticking with Carter Hart against the Hurricanes even though he is the first goalie to give up four goals in each of the first five games of a Stanley Cup Final.The teams meet in Game 6 on Sunday, and the…
As we nervously await the diagnosis on what appeared to be a pretty grim injury to Spencer Strider’s throwing arm, the Braves scraped a win in Flushing with their fifth starter and missing two of their most productive bats. While there is some pitching depth returning from injury, in the…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Knowing New York had waited 53 years to see the Knicks hoist the NBA championship trophy, owner James Dolan didn’t even wait to be handed the 30-pound gold-plated prize.He grabbed it and lifted it skyward with a yell.Advertisement“I want to say something to New York,” Dolan…
