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Ducks sign general manager Pat Verbeek to contract extension
On the verge of their first playoff berth since 2018, the Anaheim Ducks are rewarding a key member of their front office. The Ducks have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with general manager Pat Verbeek, the team announced Friday. The financial terms of the contract were not initially announced. “Pat has done exactly as …
Playoff team tiers: What is the outlook for everyone in the race?
With a week to go in the NHL season, the playoff picture isn’t entirely clear yet. But we’ve at least got it narrowed down to about 20 teams, with positioning still largely unsettled just about everywhere in the East, outside of the ever-disrespected Carolina Hurricanes, likely to win the conference. In the West, the Avs …
Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears to declare for NBA draft with option to return school
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jeremy Fears, who led Michigan State in scoring and the nation in assists per game, will declare for the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he announced on Instagram on Friday. Fears was an Associated Press All-Big Ten first-team selection and an AP All-America second-team pick after averaging 15 points and 9.4 assists per game in his third …
Canada Soccer’s Kevin Blue looking forward to a sea of red
When all is considered and we remove all the noise around professional sports, only one thing at the heart of it all: the fans. Without the people emblazoned in their club or country’s colours paying to watch the protagonists at play, none of it would exist. It is something that is forgotten too easily. For …
Report: Fever re-sign Kelsey Mitchell to one-year, supermax contract
Kelsey Mitchell is cashing in under the new CBA. The Indiana Fever have re-signed the all-star guard to a one-year, $1.4-million supermax contract, ESPN’s Chiney Ogwumike reported Friday. Mitchell had a stellar year for the Fever in 2025, averaging 20.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 45.6 per cent from the field and …
Road to the Playoffs: What teams are playing for this weekend
It’s a quiet Friday night in the NHL with zero games on the schedule, but it gives us all time to refresh and get set for a huge weekend of games filled with playoff implications that will set up the final four days of regular season action next week. At this point in the schedule …
Scout’s Analysis: Who will win the Hobey Baker Award?
The Hobey Baker Award, given to the NCAA’s top men’s hockey player, has a long history of winners, from Neal Broten in 1981 to Ike Howard last season. Many of those winners have gone on to have solid NHL careers, and plenty of recent winners are stars in the league today — Macklin Celebrini (2024), …
Flames sign North Dakota defenceman Abram Wiebe
CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Abram Wiebe to a two-year contact with an average annual value of US$950,000, the NHL club announced Friday. Wiebe, from Mission, B.C., had five goals and 24 assists in 40 games with the University of North Dakota in the 2025-26 NCAA season. He also played four games …
Heat waive Rozier as last official act of season derailed by gambling charges
MIAMI — Terry Rozier, who is facing federal charges related to a gambling operation, was waived by the Miami Heat on Friday in an expected and procedural move that allows the team to sign another player to its roster before the postseason. Rozier was with the Heat for one game this season — the opener …