Over the past several seasons, the Florida Panthers have evolved into one of the NHL’s premiere franchises. Florida has advanced to each of the past three Stanley Cup Finals, winning back-to-back championships in the process.They’re also built to last, with the team’s entire core locked into long-term, team-friendly contracts that will allow Florida to remain one of the top teams in the NHL for years to come. The success of the Panthers has provided some incredibly fun and memorable moments for their fans, and the team has done an excellent job of creating and curating the events into consumable content…
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Damian Lillard is headed back to Portland. Just two years after a blockbuster deal that made him teammates with Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, Lillard reportedly is set to be a Trail Blazer again, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday. The reported pact between Lillard and Portland is for three years and $42 million. BREAKING: Nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Deal is expected to include a player option in 2027-28 and a no-trade clause. A storybook reunion home for the 35-year-old. pic.twitter.com/mm1uUtMgO6— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)…
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Its Monday, July 21 and the Angels (49-50) are in Queens to take on the Mets (56-44). Tyler Anderson is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Kodai Senga for New York.Los Angeles won two out of three against Philadelphia to start the second half of the season off with a series victory whereas the Mets lost two of three to the Reds, but won the finale to avoid the sweep, 3-2. This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the…
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Summer’s here, and what better time to flex your Senators knowledge than during the off-season lull? Whether you're poolside, at the cottage, or just killing time, now’s the perfect moment to test your memory on everything from expansion days to playoff heartbreaks. These 10 questions dig deep into Sens history.So…
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Earlier this off-season, the St. Louis Blues signed forward Nick Bjugstad to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.75 million. With the Blues needing more center depth, seeing them bring in Bjugstad ultimately made sense. This is especially so when noting that Radek Faksa ended up leaving…
ATLANTA — The sport that gave fans the ghost runner on second base to help expedite regular-season games that go to extra innings also gave everyone the first home run swing-off in history to decide an All-Star Game on Tuesday night. “First time of it, there was a lot of…
When a sports team holds a players-only team meeting, it’s supposed to be a sacred thing. What’s said in those meetings is supposed to stay in those meetings, but that isn’t always the case.Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid found that out the hard way last season, when details leaked…
The Jets and Sauce Gardner have worked out a new deal. On the surface, it’s the best deal ever signed by an NFL cornerback.At a deeper level, it’s open to interpretation.First, the details. Here they are, per a source with knowledge of the terms:1. Signing bonus: $13.75 million, paid in…
After finishing third in the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott secured his 20th consecutive top 20 in the 20th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, in what’s been a year of remarkable consistency for the No. 9 team.The last time Elliott finished outside of the…
I want to tour other Premier League clubs with a big ‘HANDS OFF ALEX ISAK’ sign and wave it around. What good will that do? I don’t know. But it feels like a statement I want to make.Pleasingly, the noises coming from Newcastle United at the moment make it seem…
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A former imprisoned bike-gang member played alongside one of the game’s all-time greats Thursday at The Open Championship.It wasn’t the score Ryan Peake wanted, and he admitted he felt “flat” after posting an opening 77, but it was improbable experience for the Aussie.As chronicled by Golf Channel ahead of the…
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The Big Ten is flying high these days. After watching the SEC and Clemson dominate the college football landscape for close to a decade, the Big Ten has produced back-to-back National Champions with Ohio State and Michigan.Can the Big Ten pull off a threepeat? It’s possible. The Buckeyes are once…
Former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Wayne Thomas has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 77.Thomas spent two seasons with the Maple Leafs, where he immediately established himself as the club’s starting goaltender during the 1975-76 season. He joined the Maple Leafs from the Montreal Canadiens, having…
The second half is here and so is the fantasy baseball championship push. That means every decision we make from this point on will be magnified and any possible edge could prove vital to winning it all.With that comes an unwanted and uncomfortable conversation: innings limits for starting pitchers. They…
