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Hurricanes Hand Out Multi-Year Extension To Pending UFA

The Carolina Hurricanes have earned themselves a long break before the Eastern Conference Final. With the entire week to get ready for their next opponent, the team decided to get some off-ice business done by re-signing pending unrestricted free agent forward Mark Jankowski to a two-year extension.  Two more years for Janko 👏 The #Canes have signed forward Mark Jankowski to a two-year contract extension. Details » https://t.co/WrayEzFuyU pic.twitter.com/VDYiJ0sAf3 — Carolina Hurricanes (...

Texas Rangers lineup for May 11, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for May 11, 2026 against the Arizona Diamondbacks: starting pitchers are Jakob Junis for the Rangers and Michael Soroka for the D-Backs. The Rangers, who haven’t allowed a run since the seventh inning of Friday’s game, find their scoreless streak in greater jeopardy now that Nathan Eovaldi has been scratched. Texas is […]

Elliotte Friedman says Flyers would regret giving up on Matvei Michkov

The Philadelphia Flyers saluted the crowd following their heartbreaking overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes that ended their season on Saturday night. It was a successful season overall for the Flyers, but the talking points in the days after the loss continue to be around Matvei Michkov. Michkov was a healthy scratch for the second time this postseason in that Game 4 loss, and he was noticeably absent from a photo shared of the Flyers at the Phillies game on Sunday afternoon. T...

Brock Faber Is Becoming Minnesota's Brent Seabrook

It wouldn’t be dramatic to rank the last few weeks among the most consequential in Minnesota Wild franchise history. Minnesota seems to have found a franchise goaltender in Jesper Wallstedt, Matt Boldy is developing into a superstar, and the team celebrated a playoff-round win for the first time sin...

John Gruden on the challenge for Ben Danford acclimating to pro playoff hockey with the Marlies: “Good players like that find a way to figure it out”

After Monday’s practice, Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discussed Ben Danford joining the Marlies’ playoff run, Danford’s acclimation process to pro playoff hockey, Easton Cowan’s second-round performance, and the challenge against the Cleveland Monsters in the third round. Ben Danford has joined the team. What is the plan for him? Gruden: We know what […] The post John Gruden on the challenge for Ben Danford acclimating to pro playoff hockey with the Marlies: “Good players like that...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Celtics Daily Links 5/11/26

Herald Celtics trade rumors: New details linking Boston to Giannis Antetokounmpo Globe Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce analyze what went wrong with 'robotic' Celtics offense Here are the Celtics' pick numbers in the 2026 NBA Draft Kevin Garnett wasn’t a fan of Jayson Tatum missing Game 7 vs. Sixers Anthony Edwards guides Timberwolves past the Spurs to tie series after Victor Wembanyama’s ejection Knicks bury 76ers in Game 4 behind 3-point barrage to complete sweep, return to East finals ...

5 huge questions facing the Flyers this offseason

How can they make sure Matvei Michkov has a productive summer? It’s certainly at the top of the mind of just about every single fan of this team. After having a fairly disappointing sophomore season, full of controversy surrounding how the coach is handling his ice time and how he came into this season fairly unprepared conditioning-wise; how Matvei Michkov approaches this summer is top priority. What we saw last season was outstanding for a rookie. What we saw this season was a step...

Report: Celtics pursued Giannis Antetokounmpo trade before deadline

The Celtics joined the Lakers, Knicks, Cavaliers and Timberwolves in pursuing Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo before the NBA trade deadline in February, according to Shams Charania. ESPN also indicated that disappointing postseason finishes for some of those teams — Boston the only one eliminated already — could dictate pursuits this summer. The Bucks will listen […]

Jets sign two players after minicamp tryouts

Over the weekend the Jets conducted their rookie minicamp. This gave the coaching staff a chance a first chance to work with players the team drafted and signed as undrafted free agents. The Jets also had 30 players participate in the camp to try out for the team. Most of those players were undrafted rookies […]

Targeting the missing pieces to fix the Oilers defensive struggles

The Edmonton Oilers’ off-season goal is simple: Find players who can help keep the puck out of the net. In all situations in 2025-26, the Oilers scored the sixth-most goals thanks to middle-of-the-pack five-on-five scoring and the top-rated power play. However, they leaked goals all season, allowing the sixth-most five-on-five goals and having a penalty…

Rick Tocchet opens up about Matvei Michkov’s season and future with Flyers

The major storyline that continued through the entire Philadelphia Flyers season is how Matvei Michkov had a disappointing sophomore season and how his relationship with new head coach Rick Tocchet was put in the public eye. And now the coach has expressed what he wants to see from him this summer and next season, right after the team was eliminated from the playoffs. It is true — Michkov following up his 63-point rookie campaign with just 20 goals and 51 points and having a game highligh...

New mock drafts out

2026 MLB Draft: Baseball America has released their latest mock draft — V.3.0 if you’re keeping track at home — and they have the Texas Rangers, at #16, selecting righthanded pitcher Cameron Flukey out of Coastal Carolina. Flukey is not someone who, coming into the season, would generally have been seen up to this point […]

Nats prospect Devin Fitz-Gerald making MacKenzie Gore an afterthought

Former Nationals southpaw Mackenzie Gore certainly hasn’t gotten off to the greatest start in Texas. The 27-year-old who was long considered the future of the Washington rotation was dealt to the Rangers during the 2026 offseason, and the next step that so many analysts and fans believed he could take simply hasn’t come. He has […]

2026 NBA Draft scouting report: Chris Cenac Jr.

Chris Cenac Jr. is one of the more intriguing big men in the 2026 NBA Draft, and it’s the potential that he has shown on both sides of the ball that makes him someone teams could keep their eyes on. At 6-11, the Houston center has the size to be a solid big in the […]

Three Oilers free agents unlikely to return for the 2026-27 season

With an earlier-than-usual playoff exit, changes are inevitable for the Edmonton Oilers. Among the many decisions to be made is which of their pending unrestricted free agents they bring back next season. I recently wrote that re-signing Kasperi Kapanen is a priority, and NHL_Sid wrote about the reasons why Connor Murphy should be extended as…