Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have shifted the focus to youth and development.With more talent in the system than Pittsburgh has had in years – and 13 picks in the 2025 NHL Draft – top prospects lists are becoming more competitive and more difficult to discern. Since the prospect pool is deepening, The Hockey News – Pittsburgh Penguins takes a look at the top-20 prospects in the organization. Ville Koivunen easily could have taken this spot, and it was even further evidenced by his toying with everyone else during the Penguins’ first exhibition game at the 2025 Prospects Challenge. Rutger McGroarty could have slotted…
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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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The Mets blew a 2-0 lead in the final two innings and lost 3-2 to the Texas Rangers on Saturday at Citi Field, extending their losing streak to eight straight games.Here are the takeaways…– The Mets let a 2-0 lead after seven innings get away, as the Rangers rallied for two runs in the eighth, started by a catcher’s interference call, and then scored the go-ahead run in the ninth.Edwin Diaz, called upon with two outs in the eighth, gave up a game-tying double and then came back in the ninth to give up the lead.The Rangers’ ninth-inning rally started with…
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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,…
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Before heading to the mountains the defend his Bristol Night Race victory, Kyle Larson enjoyed a personal triumph in watching seven-year-old daughter Audrey win her first ever race earlier in the week. The win came at Millbridge Speedway in North Carolina in the Cadet Outlaw Kart division. This was her…
Real Madrid contemplated the possibility of signing a new midfielder during the summer transfer window, but ultimately decided against it.The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner has a lot of admirers at Real Madrid, and with his contract expiring in 2027, he will enter the final year of his deal at Manchester…
Las Vegas hosts another prize-fighting spectacle this weekend.This contest, a bout between undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and multiple-time world champion Terence Crawford, promises to enchant the masses of pugilism enthusiasts set to pack into Allegiant Stadium’s concourses on Saturday.Alvarez (65-2-2, 39 knockouts) is a tactician in the ring, armed…
Addie Foust finished last year’s Class 4 District 3 tournament at Schifferdecker Golf Course with a 9-over 80 at the par-71 course.That was good enough for fifth place. She returns for her senior year looking to trim down that number when she heads to the district tournament Oct. 9 in…
Are you ready for the boxing match dubbed the “Fight of the Century?” This Saturday, Saul “Canelo” Álvarez will face off against Terence “Bud” Crawford in the ring for the Undisputed Super Middleweight Championship. This unmissable fight also includes bouts between Callum Walsh and Fernando Vargas Jr., Christian Mbilli and…
A win over Florida helped LSU get a woebegone season back on track last season, as the Gators used their 27-16 victory to spark a four-game winning streak to end the 2024 campaign. Florida will be hoping for another season-shifting result on Saturday night as it travels to face the…
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 “Dodgers are ruining baseball” discourse that dominated last winter included pleas for a salary cap from the owners of the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates.Congratulations, gentlemen, your teams are in last place. For you, the Dodgers are a handy scapegoat.AdvertisementBut the discourse also included this take from…
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…
