Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are splitting up. The sports power couple announced Friday that they are ending their 10-year relationship and phasing out their popular podcast, “A Touch More.” They dropped the news together on the podcast. “I hope you all know we put a lot of thought and care into this,” said Rapinoe, who rose to fame as a …
Atlanta and Jacksonville swapped underperforming defensive tackles selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft Friday, with the Falcons sending Ruke Orhorhoro to the Jaguars in exchange for Maason Smith. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound Orhorhoro has 36 tackles, including 3 1/2 sacks, in 25 games since Atlanta selected him 36th overall two years ago. …
The hunt is on for the Vancouver Canucks‘ new general manager after Friday’s dismissal of Patrik Allvin, and once that decision is made, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford is more than ready to hand over the reins. Including, Rutherford said, a decision on the coaching staff. “It’ll be the decision of the new GM …
In just their second season in Salt Lake City, the Utah Mammoth are playoff-bound. This quick success in their new home makes the Mammoth the latest new franchise to quickly jump into contention, and one of the best stories of a post-season field featuring plenty of new faces. That the Mammoth’s first trip to the …
There are a million ways to tease apart a playoff series. You can cherry-pick fancy stats (which I’ve done!), but the reality is, you’re guessing about what’s going to be most important. Will it come down to puck possession? Forecheck chances? Or maybe the penalty kill? Goaltending or toughness? Which ultimate strength perseveres over time? …
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Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford will meet with media Friday to discuss the firing of general manager Patrik Allvin. Watch his press conference here on Sportsnet.ca, starting at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET.
BROSSARD, Que. — It was at the start of the third period in the second half of a back-to-back, home-and-home series against the New Jersey Devils that Martin St. Louis took his first line out of a matchup it was decisively losing. And while it seemed obvious enough that getting Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and …
Among the many takeaways from last week’s final regular-season showdown between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, a 60-minute first-round series preview with home-ice advantage on the line, the biggest was this: Yeah, we’ll take seven of those, please. The Stars and Wild have been on a collision course for a first-round bout for most …
Elias Pettersson seemed to be hitting his peak as an elite NHL centre between 2022 and 2024. His 102-point campaign in 2022-23 featured career-highs across the board, and he immediately followed that up with a point-per-game season in 2023-24 as the Vancouver Canucks played their way into the playoffs. Since then, however, it’s been a …