The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising young star at an extraordinary cost.The Ducks announced their decision Thursday on the 21-year-old Carlsson, who now is the NHL’s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90 million deal extended by the Flyers one week ago.AdvertisementCarlsson signed the Flyers’ offer sheet as a restricted free agent after a year of fruitless negotiations with Anaheim general manager Pat Verbeek, whose typical hardline approach in contract talks with his restricted free agents backfired tremendously this time.Carlsson’s new contract is worth much more than the league expected…
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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The crown jewel of the NBA’s Summer League is set to see several top rookies grace the court in Sin City tonight, including No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa and No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson.AdvertisementTheir matchup leads off our NBA Summer League picks for Thursday, July 9.NBA Summer League predictions for July 9PickJazz moneyline-133 Kings moneyline-150Today’s Summer League PicksJazz moneyline (-133 at Kalshi)The Utah Jazz are among the teams that have already begun play this summer, and they got off to a hot start in…
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2026 MLB Draft Preview: Daniel Jackson scouting report.The 2026 draft is just days away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second round pick is at #54, and their third round pick is at #89.AdvertisementLeading up to draft day, we will be doing writeups of some of the players who could end up getting selected by the Rangers with one of their first three picks. Today we are…
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New York Islanders veteran center Bo Horvat was seen training with one of the team’s top prospects, defenseman Kashawn Aitcheson, as the two prepare for the coming 2026-27 season:Aitcheson, who recently attended the team’s development camp from June 29 through July 2, was selected by the Islanders with the 17th…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are holding their breath on Shohei Ohtani.In the seventh inning of their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Dodgers pulled the two-way superstar in a two-run game, pinch-hitting him with Santiago Espinal in the leadoff spot. They soon announced Ohtani left the game with left knee…
Just a day ago, we wrote that things seemed stagnant in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes… and maybe they still are, in reality, but rumors never stop. Here is the latest on that, the idea of LeBron James in the Bay Area, and more around the upcoming NBA Draft.Here are the…
Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of his girlfriend.The indictment was returned June 9 by a grand jury in Hamilton County (Tennessee). It came after prosecutors dismissed a tampering with evidence charge, as Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp explained.Advertisement”The…
As NASCAR returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend, many fans are asking the same question: Who won the last NASCAR Cup Series race at the “Tricky Triangle?”The answer is Chase Briscoe.Briscoe captured the 2025 Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway on June 22, earning his first victory with Joe…
Mauricio Pochettino declared on Thursday that, after months of assessing his player pool and testing different formations and approaches, it’s time to trust that his staff have set up the team for the best tournament possible.“I was talking with a good friend that won the World Cup in 1986 with…
There’s quite the log-jam atop the RBC Canadian Open leaderboard, with 31 players sharing the lead or being within two shots of it entering Friday’s second round.Round 2 coverage of the RBC Canadian Open begins on Golf Channel at 3 p.m. ET. The field includes defending champion Ryan Fox, Wyndham…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, the second such honor of his career after also winning the Hart in 2019.The league announced the news Thursday prior to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.AdvertisementKucherov led all players with…
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Derek Hill was just in Philadelphia over the weekend. He’s already headed back, this time as a member of the Phillies, the team announced on Thursday.Philadelphia traded the Chicago White Sox prospects Dylan Campbell and José Colmenares and received both Hill and international bonus pool money, which, according to multiple…
Have you recovered from last night yet?I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t.Wednesday night’s Game 4 — a 107-106 victory for the New York Knicks to take a commanding 3-1 series lead — was either one of the most thrilling or heartbreaking experiences in recent memory.AdvertisementThere was something poetic about…
The Atlanta Falcons are acquiring offensive tackle Wanya Morris from the Kansas City Chiefs, according to several reports.Atlanta will also get a 2027 seventh-round draft pick, while a 2027 sixth-rounder goes to Kansas City in exchange, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.AdvertisementMorris, 25, appeared in 12 games last season for the…
