The Minnesota Wild have already pulled off the trade of the season, acquiring Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks, and word is, general manager Bill Guerin is far from finished. The Wild are in the market for top-line forwards, depth forwards, and ideally, players with playoff experience, who can bring some more winning pedigree into the dressing room, for what the team hopes is a long Stanley Cup Playoff run this year. In order to add another significant piece up front, Guerin's going to ...
Good morning, LSB. The Texas Rangers played a baseball game yesterday. (: And lost. ): Jeff Wilson has some highlights from the Rangers’ spring training opener against the Royals. Nathan Eovaldi’s results were shaky but he felt good after his first start of 2026. Wilson also offers up a piece on what to expect as […]
After a big win over the South Carolina Gamecocks in the morning, Oregon faced a familiar foe in Cal State Fullerton who they had bested twice the previous weekend in Palo Alto. The Titans refused to be swept, however. Once again, the Ducks struggled to generate hits when they had runners in scoring position. Unlike […]
Milan, Italy — In the electric confines of the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Friday night, February 20, 2026, the United States men’s hockey team delivered a commanding performance. Before a packed crowd buzzing with anticipation for the high-stakes semifinal, Team USA dismantled third-seeded Slovakia 6-2, building an insurmountable 5-0 lead by the end […]
The Minnesota Wild have tough decisions to make ahead of the March 3 trade deadline. The next 10 days will see the franchise try to balance the need to win now with the preservation of its dwindling stockpile of draft and prospect capital.
Rather rudely, Charlie Stramel is not making those choi...
It looks as if the Chicago Blackhawks will be in the postseason once again. After a solid start to their season, young superstar Connor Bedard went down with an injury, and the Hawks’ season went down the drain. At the Olympic break, the Blackhawks have a 22-26-9 record and 53 points, the sixth-fewest in the…
From Lake Placid to Broadway, the Miracle on Ice helped redefine hockey in the United States and played a direct role in shaping Rangers history.
On Friday night, the BC men’s hockey team started one of its most important series of the season against the UConn Huskies. Both squads are sitting on the NCAA tournament bubble and are looking to boost their NPI ranking ahead of the postseason in March. It was Boston College that struck first at Conte Forum, […]
The Ottawa Senators aren't looking to sell at the trade deadline, but rather buy, give themselves a chance at the playoffs as they sit six points out with 25 games to go, and build for success not only this season, but next. That won't be easy and the team will have to be looking at bringing in players with some term, but it can be done, especially if some of the UFAs are used to go the other way. Bruce Garrioch said, "The Senators have also been searching for help up front. You have to think ...
Before we get into the present day discussion, I want to start things off by paying homage. Going back generations at this point, Detroit has always been a top-tier sports town. From Hall of Famers like Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, to Stanley Cup Champion and current general manager of the Detroit Red Wings […]
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Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star put together a Q&A to answer questions about Kansas sports (and Darryn Peterson) Bill Self is getting more vocal about the criticism of Darryn Peterson 247 has a preview of today’s game against Cincinnati Links! As expected, the US and Canada will face off in the men’s hockey gold […]
Team Canada hasn’t yet ruled out Sidney Crosby from playing in Sunday’s gold medal game against the United States. Crosby, who suffered a lower-body injury in Wednesday’s quarterfinals win over Czechia, was sidelined Friday as Canada claimed a 3-2 comeback win over Finland to advance to the finals. “We have 48 hours to decide that,” […]
Good morning, Gang Green Nation! Below are your Jets linsk for this Saturday in February. NY Jets – Which Prospects Should Jets Fans Watch For at the NFL Scouting Combine? Michael Nania – Jets linked to free agent ‘fit’ who isn’t really a fit at all Michael Nania – Los Angeles Chargers confirm hire of […]
Let’s do this one more time, shall we? Women’s Tournament wrap-up Bronze Medal Game: Alina Muller is the Queen of Switzerland; brings home a Bronze! Alina Muller has been going to the Olympic games since she was 15 years old. In her first olympics, she got a bronze medal. She was far and away the […]
The post-trade deadline time can be a strange one in the NBA. The teams that didn’t make many moves are trying to get ready for the playoffs, hoping to peak at the right time. The ones that shook things up are looking to rediscover an identity or form one for the first time. And then […]
The Wizards returned from the All-Star break with disastrous back-to-back wins in a tête-à-tête against the Indiana Pacers. In the one last night, the Wizards rallied from a 15-point second quarter deficit to win by 13. In the NBA’s 2026 race for the bottom, Washington has fallen to fifth behind the Sacramento Kings, New Orleans […]
With the Olympics still in full swing, the Laval Rocket continued their busy end-of-February schedule as their road trip through North Division rivals continued. After their winning streak was snapped in a shootout on Monday against the Toronto Marlies, the Rocket headed across the border to Rochester for a showdown with the Americans who sat 12 points behind Laval in the standings. While Laval had a bit of breathing room at the top of the division, the Syracuse Crunch remained five points beh...
The United States battered Slovakia 6-2 and Canada edged Finland 3-2 to set up the Gold medal game that many have been waiting for since last season’s 4 Nations Face-Off.
Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk collected the secondary assist on Jack Eichel’s goal which put the Americans up 4-0 in the second period. It was his sixth helper of the tournament. Tkachuk registered two shots on goal and received a ten-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. He logged 15:41 of ice time and ...
Gavin McKenna has had his ups and downs this season, but Friday's on-ice performance ranks as spectacular.McKenna had 1 goal and 7 assists (5 primaries) in Penn State's 11-4 win over Ohio State. The 8 points in one game are the most since CHN started recording game-by-game statistics. The last player to have seven in a game was Maine's Brian Flynn, in 2010.It's believed the last player in an NCAA ...
In a bit of college hockey synchronicity, blue chippers James Hagens of Boston College and Porter Martone of Michigan State scored hat tricks in games Friday, and in each case, the player reached his 20th goal of the season in doing so.Martone and Hagens were also the No. 6 and 7 overall picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.Martone, a freshman who made the jump from Major Junior to the NCAA after getting drafted...
Bentley defeated RIT on Friday, clinching the program's first regular-season championship.Bentley is up eight points on RIT with just two games remaining for each team.Last season, Bentley won its first-ever postseason championship, when it won the Atlantic Hockey Tournament and went on to the NCAA Tournament.After finishing 23-15-2 last season, the Falcons are currently 18-9-5 and No. 25 in the NPI...
Maryville University has received approval to launch its new Division I hockey program. An official announcement is expected in the coming week.The school announced last year at the Frozen Four in St. Louis that it would upgrade to NCAA D-I if it could meet a fundraising goal of $5.5 million. The funding was needed to upgrade its facilities.Maryville recently closed in on $4 million towards its goal...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Martin St-Louis says the drills Alex Newhook has participated in over the past few days were designed to test his recovery, and so far the coach is encouraged by what’s he’s seen. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The practice helped the players have some fun with the game before things ramp up for a return to play on February 26. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The players may have been at an outdoor practice yesterday, but their minds were in Milan on the Oly...