On Tuesday morning, it was announced that former NHL sniper Ilya Kovalchuk was named President of the Shang Hai Dragons of the KHL. Joining him as General Manager of the club is another former NHLer Evgeny Artyukhin.The Dragons, formerly known as the Kunlun Red Star have entered a new era in their franchise as they look to improve off of a disappointing 2025-26 campaign.AdvertisementIn the most recent season, the Dragon went 21-35-6-6 finishing 9th place in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs by 15 points. Former Los Angeles King Ilya Kovalchuk looks to build a team that can compete with…
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The Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs meet in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The Spurs won the opener 111-98 thanks to 35 points from Victor Wembanyama. San Antonio enters as 11.5-point favorites in Game 2 with the total set at 220.5.How to watch Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio SpursTime: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PTWhere: Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TexasTV Channels: NBC, PeacockAdvertisementOddsSpread: San Antonio Spurs -11.5Moneyline: San Antonio Spurs -650 (83.3%) / Portland Trail Blazers +475 (16.7%)Over/Under: 220.5Series scheduleGame 1: Spurs 111, Trail Blazers 98Game 2: Portland at San Antonio on Tuesday,…
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With three midweek games remaining before the SEC Tournament, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns (30-8) continue to work to develop a fourth starter for the postseason with Tuesday’s matchup against the Air Force Falcons (18-20) providing a good challenge for head coach Jim Schlossnagle’s midweek pitchers.Under Mike Kazlausky in his 16th season leading the Falcons, Air Force brings a good offense to the Forty Acres ranking in the top 50 nationally in batting average (.299) and on-base percentage (.411) and No. 15 in scoring at 8.8 runs per game while taking an aggressive approach on the base paths with the…
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Porter Martone was playing college hockey last month. Now he’s making a difference in the NHL playoffs.Youth is being served early in the first round, along with some relative newcomers contributing. Anaheim’s Troy Terry scored in his postseason debut nearly a decade into his professional career, Montreal’s Juraj Slafkovsky had…
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With the regular season finally coming to an end on Thursday night, the NHL released the schedule for the first round of the playoffs shortly after midnight. As had been heavily rumored over the last few days, the Montreal Canadiens will kick off their first-round series against the Tampa Bay…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.It’s been a great week on the home-run front as the MLB player prop market has been good to us without terrible hitting conditions.AdvertisementThere are some great spots to attack today, so I’m targeting…
The Golden State Warriors visit the Phoenix Suns tonight at the Mortgage Matchup Center in a winner-take-all NBA Play-In finale to decide the eighth seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. The winner secures a first-round playoff date against the top-seed and defending NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The loser’s season…
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links …Spadaro: The Eagles continue to add talent and depth at wide receiver – PhiladelphiaEagles.com“That room” is now in prime shape with veteran Eagles A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith leading the way and offseason additions – all veterans, too – Hollywood Brown,…
Driving the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and future NASCAR Hall of Famer Denny Hamlin, NASCAR Cup Series star Tyler Reddick has had a dream start to the 2026 season.He won the season-opening Daytona 500 with a dramatic last-lap pass and went on to win…
Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini admitted he was ‘surprised’ by Claudio Ranieri’s comments last week and became emotional, ending his pre-match press conference in tears as he reflected on his time at Atalanta.Gasperini will face his former club, Atalanta, at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, in a key game for…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jon Rahm says he had no trouble moving forward inside the ropes amid uncertainty surrounding the future of LIV Golf.“For me, it didn’t make sense to think about it or waste time thinking about,” Rahm said Thursday after opening with seven birdies in his round of…
The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs are wide open after the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers missed the postseason.There are plenty of recent Stanley Cup winners in the field, such as the Vegas Golden Knights (2023), Colorado Avalanche (2022) and Tampa Bay Lightning (2020, 2021).AdvertisementAnd there are teams that are back…
The Guardians got a big opening series win vs. The Orioles last night, featuring fans getting excited about Parker Messick and worried about Cade Smith.Here’s Zack Meisel’s recap of the no-hit bid from Messick. He extolled Austin Hedges’ work behind the plate:Stephen Vogt talked a little about Cade’s struggles:Paul Hoynes…
The turn this Lakers’ season took, it should go down as one of the franchise’s great what-ifs, coulda-woulda-beens, we’ll-never-knows …Shared regret for a legion of Lakers fans who were, for the full 15-2 month of March, vibing with their team, screaming excitedly like 6-year-olds and riding hard on the MVP…
NFL teams are finalizing their draft boards with the 2026 draft just days away.The 91st edition of the NFL Draft will be held from April 23-25, with Pittsburgh hosting for the first time since 1948.USA TODAY Sports examines the biggest position of need for all 32 teams.AdvertisementBiggest position of need:…
The NASCAR Cup Series is set to arrive at Kansas Speedway for its ninth race of the 2026 season. It is the first of two dates at Kansas, as NASCAR also goes to the venue in September. In 2025, Kyle Larson won the pole for the spring Cup Series race…
