Cal Ritchie’s time with the Colorado Avalanche did not unfold exactly how he imagined.Selected 27th overall by Colorado in the 2023 NHL Draft, Ritchie entered the organization as one of the franchise’s most promising young forwards. His first taste of NHL action arrived sooner than expected, as he earned a spot on the Avalanche’s opening-night roster for the 2024-25 season and scored his first career NHL goal in just his third game — ironically coming against the New York Islanders in a 6-2 loss.AdvertisementBut Ritchie’s path to establishing himself at the NHL level was not without obstacles.After appearing in seven…
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LeBron James has signed his contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.ESPN reports that James has put pen to paper and signed the previously agreed upon two-year contract with the 76ers worth nearly $8 million. The deal includes a player option plus a full 15% trade kicker, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.AdvertisementHe returns to the Eastern Conference after spending the past eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers before departing during the offseason as a free agent.After 24 days from the start of the NBA’s free agency period, James committed to Philadelphia on Friday, July 24.“I thought I was done when the season…
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — It was an old-school reminder to the way baseball used to be played, the way we looked at the game, and the stats that shaped our opinions Sunday afternoon at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony.The new Hall of Fame trio of Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones were here to remind everyone that the traditional statistics should still matter. Runs batted in should not be considered a fluke stat in a box score. There really is a clutch element in a players’ psyche. And while everyone is engrossed with on-base percentage these days, even if…
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For Yegor Yegorov, the next step toward the NHL isn’t just about changing leagues. It’s about finally chasing the dream he’s been working toward from the same side of the Atlantic as the team that drafted him.After spending the past several seasons developing in Russia, the Calgary Flames goaltending prospect…
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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…
Carl Froch has said he expects a world title to be added to Tyson Fury’s super-fight against Anthony Joshua later this year, after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his belts.This week, Fury boxes Mariusz Wach in Thailand before Joshua fights Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia, with an all-British showdown next if the…
As we approach roughly 70 days until the start of the 2026-27 season, it is never too early to think about fantasy hockey. NHL.com recently announced its Top 250 fantasy player rankings, with only five members of the Calgary Flames cracking the list. Considering the organization is in the midst…
New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: The original lead for this link dump was previewing Max Fried’s last Triple-A rehab start, which was supposed to come today. Instead, you already know that the left-hander is rejoining the Yankee roster, and the long-awaited one-two punch of Gerrit Cole and Max…
