Follow Michael Whitaker On XThe days of the NHL’s traditional “goon” serving as the team’s on-ice enforcer are long gone, but the league still features plenty of players willing to drop the gloves.AdvertisementDuring the heyday of the postseason streak for the Detroit Red Wings, fans at Joe Louis Arena regularly watched players like Darren McCarty, Joe Kocur, Brendan Shanahan, and Martin Lapointe settle scores with their fists.Older fans also fondly remember the legendary fights involving the late Bob Probert, one of the most feared enforcers of his era.Today’s NHL, however, is built far more on speed and skill than intimidation,…
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Mario Hezonja is returning to the NBA.A former No. 5 pick of Orlando who played five seasons in the NBA before returning to Europe and becoming one of the best players on that continent, Hezonja agreed to return to the NBA at age 31 on a $2.8 million minimum contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a story broken by ESPN’s Shams Charania, who was told by Hezonja’s agent (Michael Tellem of Excel Sports Management). Reports of Hezonja’s return had been floating around for a while, but like many, he had to wait for the LeBron James situation to play out before…
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Blue Jays 1 Red Sox 6If the Jays aren’t going to put an effort into the game, I’m not going to effort into the headline.That was far less fun than yesterday.Kevin Gausman was pretty good, really. Some weak contact that fell in, but not much hit hard. He went 6 innings allowing 5 hits, 3 earned, just 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. He didn’t allow an extra base hit. It goes as a quality start, but the bats didn’t help him out at all. It is kind of sad that the team didn’t score for him in what might be…
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When Taylor Gray weighed his options for the 2027 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, familiarity was the biggest factor. Rather than pursue new opportunities, the two-time winner will return to Joe Gibbs Racing next season, the team announced on Tuesday. He’ll again pilot the No. 54 Toyota with veteran…
Southampton’s head coach Tonda Eckert has been charged by the Football Association over the ‘Spygate’ scandal.Saints were thrown out of the Championship play-offs by the EFL in May over the affair and docked four points for the coming season.AdvertisementThe club admitted spying on a training session held by play-off opponents…
Don’t bother booking Erie Golf Club tee times the rest of this summer.Or next summer.Or the one after that.The course in the northwest tip of Pennsylvania near Lake Erie has experienced its last drives, chips and putts this decade, according to nascent owner Charles R. Van Eekeren.Advertisement“It’ll probably be four…
Delicious Orie’s boxing lifecycle has moved swiftly, at times abruptly, and in a sense he is already back at the start.His retirement from boxing was certainly abrupt last year, when the English heavyweight called time on his professional career after just one bout. Before that, Orie had emulated domestic and…
The Nismo treatment does bring some hardware changes, but without a power boost. Nissan gives the Leaf Nismo suspension upgrades and Michelin Pilot Sport 5 sports tires. Recaro seats, red accents, and Nismo badges set it apart from the standard Leaf. As counterintuitive as the idea of a Leaf Nismo might…
With the days ticking before Dallas Stars superstar winger Jason Robertson was set for his arbitration hearing on Jul. 25, the pressure was on GM Jim Nill and the Stars to get something settled beforehand, whether a deal or a trade.And, on Tuesday, it finally happened.AdvertisementDallas signed Robertson to a…
PHILADELPHIA — Max Muncy hit a two-run homer, Justin Wrobleski pitched into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Tuesday night.The Phillies ran themselves out of a potential winning rally in the ninth after putting men on second and third…
Mark Pope recently did an interview with UK Sports Network and was asked numerous questions about the team’s trip to Las Vegas earlier this month. Pope provided some clarity on why the team went, what they did, and what came from the trip.When asked what went into the decision, Pope…
An attorney representing Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua referred to the biting incident that left him facing a lawsuit and possible battery charges was “a minor incident’” and said it “caused little harm.”The attorney, Levi McCathern, II, made his comments Tuesday, July 21, after USA TODAY Sports published…
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour continues its busy summer stretch this Saturday night when the series returns to New Hampshire’s Monadnock Speedway for the Duel at the Dog 200 Energized by USNE Power (8:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing), the fourth race in four weeks.The race serves not only as the…
Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert has been charged by the Football Association for his role in the Spygate scandal.Saints were kicked out of the Championship play-offs in May after admitting they spied on three clubs during the campaign.AdvertisementAn independent disciplinary commission ruled at the time that the espionage was authorised…
Bryson DeChambeau didn’t do much to improve his popularity at The Open Championship.He walked off the 18th green on Friday one shot off the leader, and had dispelled any notion that he’d miss all four major cuts in 2026 emphatically. But that was the peak of his weekend.AdvertisementThe R&A ruled…
