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 …
While hockey fans at large are breathing a sigh of relief to not have to see a first-round series between Edmonton and Los Angeles for a fifth straight season, we can’t help but wonder if that would have been the easier matchup than the one the Oilers ended up with. The Anaheim Ducks have been …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Garret Anderson, the multitalented outfielder who became the Los Angeles Angels‘ career hits leader and led the team to its only World Series title, has died. He was 53. The Angels announced Anderson’s death Friday morning without immediately disclosing the cause or location. Anderson reached the majors with the then-California Angels in …
There’s a new highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. Defensive end Will Anderson has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $150-million extension with the Houston Texans, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. According to Schefter, the deal includes $134 million in guaranteed money, $100 million of which was guaranteed at signing. With the new deal, Anderson passes …
When the New York Red Bulls waived him in February after one season at the club, Raheem Edwards had no hesitation about where he wanted to go to continue his MLS career. “My immediate thought was Toronto FC and how do I come back. I reached out to them, and it happened pretty quickly,” Edwards …
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was defeated by Slovak qualifier Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-4 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the BMW Open tennis tournament. Molcan scored a big break to go up 4-3 in the second set, winning a game in which Shapovalov committed two of his seven double faults, and didn’t lose a point on …
Forwards Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones, and guard Sabrina Ionescu, have all signed multi-year deals to return to the Liberty, the team announced on Friday. “This is an incredibly historic moment for the New York Liberty franchise,” GM Jonathan Kolb said in a statement. “Re-signing Breanna, Jonquel and Sabrina reflects the trust, sacrifice and shared …
The Toronto Raptors starting point guard is confident he’ll be ready for the playoffs. The 26-year-old exited Toronto’s regular-season finale against the Brooklyn Nets last Sunday due to right hamstring tightness and was later announced as day-to-day with a mild hamstring strain. Quickley played 16 minutes in the first half, putting up four points, two …