The Senators have taken care of another piece of their goaltending puzzle, signing Leevi Merilainen to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million for the 2026-27 season.The deal is a one-way contract, a detail that could have important implications for the Sens’ roster decisions heading into training camp. He was also arbitration-eligible, but after the season he just had, that may not have gone so well for the young Finn.AdvertisementMerilainen entered last season as the undisputed backup to Linus Ullmark after showing excellent promise during a brief NHL stint in 2024-25. But that opportunity slipped away with some below-average performances early…
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The NBA summer leagues are a breeding ground for experimentation, and not just for the participating teams and their shapeshifting lineups. That period of trial and error is useful for the league, too.This year, it’s capitalizing by testing a “one free throw rule” that’s been deployed in the G League to improve game flow since the 2019-20 season.AdvertisementUnder this rule, any foul that would normally lead to one, two or three free throws instead results in a single free-throw attempt, except during the final two minutes of the fourth quarter and throughout overtime. In those late-game instances, standard NBA free-throw…
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After falling behind early from a shaky start by their starting pitcher, the Colorado Rockies rallied offensively and the bullpen shut things down to secure a series split with the Miami Marlins and a 14-4 victory.Lorenzen’s shaky commandSomething seemed to finally start clicking for Michael Lorezen over the month of June and the hope was to keep things rolling into July. His first start this month proved to be a grind.AdvertisementLorenzen’s command was shaky from the get-go. Liam Hicks led off the game with a single, followed by a double from Otto Lopez. Both pitches were left over the plate…
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The Winnipeg Jets continued to reshape their blueline on Thursday, agreeing to terms with 25-year-old defenceman Henry Thrun on a one-year, two-way deal worth $850K.The left-shot blueliner arrives after spending last season in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, splitting time between the NHL and AHL following an offseason trade from…
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Tom Kim has endured a tough spell over the past couple of years, but he has played some solid golf at the RBC Canadian Open this week.Huge things were expected of Kim after he won three times on the PGA Tour before his 22nd birthday.AdvertisementHowever, the 23-year-old has regressed badly…
Ken Morrow liked to consider himself the answer of a trivia question as the only hockey player who won an Olympic gold medal and hoisted the Stanley Cup in the same year. He was part of the 1980 U.S. “Miracle on Ice” team and then joined the New York Islanders…
Trent Grisham is going on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring, the New York Yankees announced on Saturday.Grisham, 29, sustained the injury while running the bases during Friday’s 8-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. In the sixth inning, he hit a two-run single but appeared to…
Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden was arrested in Houston and charged with a misdemeanor of carrying an unlawful weapon on Saturday, June 13, according to documents from the Harris County (Texas) District Clerk.Harden was arrested at 3:41 a.m. CT after a handgun was observed on a seat of a car…
The Miami Dolphins have completed their 2026 offseason training program, ending the spring’s organized team activities and minicamps. The team has undergone a major overhaul since the end of the 2025 season, making changes at the general manager and head coach positions, as well as moving on from major players…
During Saturday inspection ahead of practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono, most cars managed to pass without issue.However, the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Kyle Larson and the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet of Daniel failed twice, before both cars passed on the third…
A couple of years ago, the slogan, at least outside the dressing room, was “No Scotland, no party”. Now it is different. The core of Andy Robertson’s message was “no regrets”.No man has captained Scotland in more games, nor led them in three major tournaments. But the first two have…
JUMP TO:A champion returns to action at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, while one of MMA’s most feared fighters attempts to move up to heavyweight.There will be MMA fights on the White House lawn, celebrating 250 years of America on President Donald Trump’s birthday. Ilia Topuria defends the UFC…
Ed. note: The subject of this story is X user Upper East Side Golf (@UESgolf), a member of the golf “burnerverse.” He is referenced by his username and handle in this article in order to protect his burnerverse identity.Upper East Side Golf is a certified golf sicko. That term gets…
In a bizarre bit of offseason NHL trade rumors, the Philadelphia Flyers may be willing to take on Darnell Nurse and his terrible contract if the Edmonton Oilers can make it reasonable for them. Nurse isn’t the albatross worth targeting, though.While Nurse, 31, may be an upgrade on defense at…
By now, it’s safe to say that third baseman Ryan McMahon has met expectations on the defensive end since landing in New York via trade last year. The offense, however, has been a big problem so far, as Sam Chapman recently pointed out. Last year, the third baseman posted an…
The streets of New York City are set to be dotted with NBA Finals watch parties for Game 5 on Saturday, June 13, as 130 LinkNYC kiosks tune into the Knicks vs. Spurs game.The news comes as the whole city is set to transform into essentially a giant watch party…
