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Vikings Reacts Survey: How Many Picks in 2026?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Another week, another chance for fans of the Minnesota Vikings to voice their opinions on something […]

Jets Reacts Survey: Do you want to draft Ty Simpson?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Jets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The New York Jets do not have a long-term solution at the quarterback position. The team […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 1, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 1, 2026 against the Baltimore Orioles: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Trevor Rogers for the Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers play an early game today, then head home for a luxurious day off at home on Thursday before starting a series at the Shed against Cincinnati on […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! The Rangers are having fun and it’s translating to winning baseball… or, you know, a winning team is a funner place to be than a losing one, Evan Grant may have cause and effect mixed up. Josh Jung got the day off yesterday after going hitless in the first four games of the […]

Islanders News: 0 for the back-to-back

Well that was 48 hours of frustration. At multiple points during both losses to the Penguins and Sabres, you thought the Islanders might at least get a point or more. In each case, things shifted suddenly and maddeningly. They wake up still in a playoff spot, but also still with their biggest competitors for that […]

‘He’s got it’: Flyers react to Porter Martone’s eye-catching NHL debut

Tuesday night was a night that a 19-year-old waited his entire life for. It was an accomplishment that had thousands of hours of dedication behind it. Porter Martone made his NHL debut for the Philadelphia Flyers. The winger wrapped up his college career, having a one-and-done year at Michigan State and unfortunately falling short in the NCAA tournament but he proved to be one of the best players in the country this season and one of the best players in the last decade to play college the...

Bottom Six Minutes: Juraj Slafkovsky looks to be in playoff mode

Every year, as the calendar slowly turns into the month of April, you start to get some real previews of what the NHL playoffs will look like. Tuesday night was one of those previews, with the Montreal Canadiens taking on a likely first-round foe in the Tampa Bay Lightning. It had all the checking and intensity of a playoff game, as the players knew how important the game could be for the final standings, on top of wanting to set the tone for a potential seven-game series to start between them...

Confusion reigns over Marcus Rashford’s buy option at Barcelona as Man Utd star’s camp respond to claims

Marcus Rashford’s future at Barcelona appears to be growing more complicated amid conflicting speculation about the buy option in his loan deal with the Catalan giants. Cadena SER reported earlier today that Rashford’s €30 million purchase option expired at the end of March and is no longer valid. More updates have now followed which claim […]

Quack Fix 2026-4-1

Pilots shutout the Ducks Softball remains at 18 in major polls Lanning Spring Practice Reopening Media Availability Six additional newcomers join Oregon for rest of spring football Highlight of the Day: Gary Bryant Jr. Highlights

Oilers to blackout playoff games until 50/50 pot reaches $1 million

In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Edmonton Oilers announced they are blacking out playoff games on television – but there’s a catch.  The game telecast will start once the Oilers Community Foundation’s 50/50 pot reaches a minimum of $1 million. If the pot doesn’t hit the mark, no Oilers hockey will be seen on…

Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 4-1-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Jets 4, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) Fighting, hitting, defending teammates: Young Blackhawks learning NHL’s physical game ( Athletic ) Why did the Blackhawks practice fighting? To “learn how to protect ourselves” ( Sun-Times ) Jeff Blashill is right to use Blackhawks’ final games for experimentation ( Sun-Times ) Why Bedard’s offensive growth with Blackhawks stems...

Hot start powers Panthers to 6-3 win over Senators

The Florida Panthers exploded for five first period goals and cruised to 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Amerant Bank Arena. Florida opened the scroring just eight seconds in, which is a new franchise record. After Tomas Nosek won to opening draw back to Seth Jones, the defenseman sent the puck languidly into the Ottawa zone off a Senator. A whiff by Linus Ullmark allowed the puck to drift into the slot, where a lucky Noah Gregor fired it off Ullmark’s arm and into the back of the...

New York Jets Flight Connections 04/01/26

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Today is the first day of April – April Fool’s Day. When consuming media today, it’s probably a good idea to proceed with an extra dollop of skepticism. Something that’s not a prank that some of you may have never seen will be in prime viewing form next week. If […]

Wilkes Weekly: Winning continues

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are heating up, currently on a four-game winning streak after taking care of business in both of their games this week. From WBSPenguins: Saturday, Mar. 28 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Laval 1Wilkes-Barre/Scranton avenged its loss to Laval the week prior, restoring balance to The Force on Star Wars Night. Avery Hayes gave the […]

Penguins get even bigger playoff boost with win vs. Red Wings

The Pittsburgh Penguins have positioned themselves nicely for a potential playoff spot with their back-to-back big wins against the New York Islanders and the Detroit Red Wings. On consecutive nights, the Penguins blew past their opponents to give themselves a much better chance of making the playoffs now than they had just 48 hours prior. […]

Open Thread: De’Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes receive award nominations

On Tuesday, a pair of the league’s citizenship awards were announced. Two members of the Silver & Black received nominations. Harrison Barnes was nominated as an NBA Sportsmanship Award Finalist. The award is given to a player who most “exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity.” He was nominated […]

NHL Rumors: Two Head Coaches on the Hot Seat

Less than two years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired Sheldon Keefe and replaced him with Craig Berube.  The New Jersey Devils  then immediately hired Keefe.  Both coaches led their respective teams to the playoffs in year one. Both teams entered this season with genuine Stanley Cup aspirations.  And now both are sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, both are widely expected to miss the playoffs, and both coaches are looking at significant uncertainty about th...

Pens Points: Dominant back-to-back wins

Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… I dubbed Monday’s Pens Points headline as “A season-defining back-to-back.” Forty-eight hours after that was published, the Penguins came out the other side of that B2B with two dominant regulation wins, beating the Islanders on Monday and the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday by a combined […]

Montreal Canadiens Organizational Players of March

NHL Player of the Month: Cole Caufield Several Canadiens players had incredible performances in March, a month in which the team only lost five times, and four of those were to either the San Jose Sharks or Anaheim Ducks. They played a lot of games of critical importance to the playoff race in the Eastern Conference and won every one of those games save a loss to the Detroit Red Wings. There were three legitimate candidates to claim this honour this time, but the winner is the one wh...