The Los Angeles Kings received unfortunate news when veteran forward Corey Perry, signed to a one-year contract after spending the past season and a half with the Edmonton Oilers, was injured during a training session. He has since undergone surgery and is expected to miss several weeks. Even at 40, Perry has proven he can still contribute, scoring 19 goals and 11 assists in 81 regular-season games for the Oilers, then adding 10 more goals in the postseason before Edmonton once again fell to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final. It’s a cruel twist of irony for Perry,…
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After collectively whistling into the wind for more than two months, the four most notable restricted free agents in the NBA are starting to splinter. Two have taken themselves off a market offering nothing, and neither was Jonathan Kuminga. The stalemate between Kuminga and the Warriors remains precisely that, but they are steadily creeping toward resolution if only because every minute brings them closer to an Oct. 1 deadline. The initial reaction to Cam Thomas returning to the Brooklyn Nets and Josh Giddey re-signing with the Chicago Bulls is to ponder whether that impacts the Warriors and Kuminga. The answer…
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On the day 40 former Mets players returned to Flushing for the first annual Alumni Classic game, the legends of the franchise had some advice for the current team.And with the 2025 squad sputtering through a rough stretch of seven straight defeats as they look to hang on to the final NL Wild Card spot, any pointers should be seen as little shards of gold dust. Carlos Beltran pointed to a similar situation he experienced during the 2007 season, which painfully saw the Mets’ seven-game lead in the NL East evaporate as they dropped 12 of the final 17 games and missed…
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Artur Akhtyamov is excited for another year in Toronto despite being far from home.The 23-year-old is entering his second season on North American soil, after spending all year with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies in 2024-25. He had originally been picked by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fourth round (106th…
The Dolphins will officially have one of their key offensive weapons for Sunday’s game against the Patriots. Receiver Jaylen Waddle (shoulder) is off the injury report and is set to play in Week 2.Waddle was a full participant in Friday’s practice after he was limited on Wednesday and Thursday. He…
Top S Fits on B/R Big BoardThe Panthers just spent a lot of money on safety Tre’von Moehrig in free agency, but their other starter is Nick Scott, who is on a one-year deal. Granted, the front office also drafted Lathan Ransom last spring, but a fourth-round pick should prevent…
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Qualifying in the first half of a 39-driver field, AJ Allmendinger stole the spotlight from the NASCAR Cup Series playoff contenders who followed him around Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon.Allmendinger toured the 0.533-mile concrete short track in 15.117 seconds (126.930 mph) to earn the top starting…
Hugo Ekitike Highlights Liverpool’s Bright FutureEkitike’s Impactful Liverpool StartLiverpool’s summer signing Hugo Ekitike has wasted no time making an impression at Anfield. The French striker struck three goals in his first four appearances before the September international break, with finishes against Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth and Newcastle United. That run…
One of boxing’s biggest fights in years is here.Saturday night, Canelo Alvarez will put his undisputed super middleweight championship on the line against Terence Crawford, who enters the ring with a perfect 41-0 record and 31 knockouts. Crawford aims to continue his success in a higher weight class, while Alvarez…
Webb City’s second-year girls golf head coach Jason Brown said in his first season he was learning more about golf from freshman Violet Haut.“It was my first year as a golf coach. I learned a lot. Most of what I learned her parents and her taught me,” Brown said. “Violet…
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Veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury said that the 2024-25 season would be the last of what is surely a Hockey Hall of Fame career. So it came as somewhat of a pleasant surprise Friday when it was announced Fleury was signing a professional tryout offer with the Pittsburgh Penguins – the team…
Edge rusher Laiatu Latu missed his second straight practice on Friday, but the door is not closed for him to play against the Broncos on Sunday. The Colts have listed Latu as questionable for their home date with Denver. Latu is dealing with a hamstring injury and clarity on his…
Crawford comes into the bout in an unfamiliar spot. He’s put together an unbeaten career across multiple weight classes throughout his career. Even as he’s made his way up the scale he has held a massive technical advantage. He’ll have to lean into that advantage on Saturday night, because the…
