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Michigan State did exactly what they needed to do this weekend and that was to sweep the Fighting Irish and stay on pace to three peat as conference champs. MSU took all 6 points this weekend and at the time of writing this piece, Wisconsin took the first three points from Michigan in their weekend […]
If you're a fan of Lego, you know that the company has been producing a line of minifigures over the last number of years that feature all sorts of wacky characters along with a number of licensed characters not released in sets. One of those figures that came was the one you see to the right as they had a minifigure dressed up like an ear of corn. What one would use this for in a Lego setting outside of being a mascot is harder to imagine, but what if there was a hockey team who decided to dr...
After a long week of practice coming off of a tough last weekend, the Phantoms were back in action tonight and looking to take advantage of a worn down and beaten up Hershey Bears team. It was a spirited matchup between two teams with no love lost between them, but it was one that the Phantoms fared well in — their offense finally found some spark and they were able to cruise to a reasonably tidy 4-1 win. The basics First period: 10:08- Alex Bump (Kyrou, Tomasino)PPG, 10:41- Cooper M...
The Wolf Pack's offensive struggles continued as they fell in a close matchup on Friday night.
In what was another dominant weekend for the Michigan State Spartans, Porter Martone once again proved why he’s seen as one of the best prospects in college hockey. The freshman winger exploded for four goals across the series, highlighted by a Friday night hat trick that showcased many elements of his toolkit. In the end, Michigan State defeated Notre Dame by a final score of 8-2. The Spartans wasted little time in this one, with Martone setting the tone almost immediately. Just over a m...
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed Team Canada going to the gold medal game, Connor McDavid’s new record, line combinations, trade targets, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of…
USA defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win women’s ice hockey gold at the Milano Cortina Olympics, with Megan Keller scoring the decisive goal in a dramatic final.
Here we go again. Snakebit center Filip Chytil, finally getting close to a return for the Vancouver Canucks , took a puck to the face at practice this week, and is out once again indefinitely. Filip Chytil suffered a facial fracture at practice on Wednesday and is out indefinitely #Canucks — Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) February 20, 2026 Chytil suffered a fracture to his cheek, and will be out for a long haul. He has played only 12 games this season due to repeated head injuries. Concus...
Team Canada will play for gold on Sunday. Down in the third period, both against Team Czechia in the quarterfinals and Team Finland in the semifinals, Team Canada scraped by with late game-tying goals and clutch game-winning goals to punch their ticket to the gold medal game. It’ll be the fourth time that Team Canada…
Amber Glenn recognizes her power as an out LGBTQ athletes and that the Olympics provides her a stage to for her message. The post Why the Pride flag waving during Amber Glenn’s Olympic skate meant so much appeared first on Outsports .
Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
Hockey fans get the gold medal matchup they expected as Canada and USA both prevail, sending Finland and Slovakia to play for bronze.
The New York Rangers will again be without Matt Rempe as he continues to recover from an injured thumb suffered earlier in the season.
“I didn’t like the way we played. I’m not very happy with the way we responded in the third period. We had a commanding 2-0 lead and were playing extremely well. For whatever reason, we thought we would do our own thing out there and freelance a little bit, and it bit us in the […] The post “Freelancing” Toronto Marlies relinquish 2-0 lead in home loss to Hershey appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
Manchester United Women manager Marc Skinner confirmed the club’s plans to host Bayern Munich at Old Trafford for the UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarterfinal next month, taking place just a few days before the women’s Manchester Derby at the historic football ground the following weekend. United advanced to the knockout phase after a two-leg playoff […]
After a bit of a sabbatical, our weekly prospect report is back and better than ever! Stick with us as we ease ourselves back into action, and catch up with some of the top performers in the prospect pool from the past week. The News of the Week At long last, we have a bit of positive injury related news to report: after dealing with a couple of extended absences, both Spencer Gill and Alex Bump were able to get back to action with their respective teams last week, and are beginning ...
Playing in his debut Olympics, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has already set another record. Earning his 12th point of the tournament with an assist on Canada’s opening goal against Finland, McDavid now has the most points in a single Olympic tournament in the NHL era of the Games. Adding another assist on the game-winning…
Video footage shows Czechia's Radko Gudas, often a controversial NHL figure, using homophobic language minutes after hit on Crosby. The post NHL player caught yelling gay slur at Olympics after injuring Sidney Crosby appeared first on Outsports .
Bill Guerin has already staked his reputation on Vincent Trocheck once this season. Along with New York Rangers teammate J.T. Miller, Trocheck is one of the two Team USA players people point to and go, "Him?" Compared to multiple-time 40-goal-scorer Jason Robertson and up-and-coming superstar Cole C...
When last we saw the Texas Rangers they were failing to run it back for a second year in a row. Now, having shed a large percentage of the folks that won them a World Series — including the future Hall of Fame manager — new manager Skip Schumaker and the Rangers begin their quest […]
Head coach Jon Cooper reacts to Team Canada’s dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 win over Finland in the semifinal of the 2026 Winter Olympic hockey tournament. On Team Canada storming back to win in two straight games: There is belief. As I said the other day, there is a quiet calm amongst the group. I think they […] The post Jon Cooper on the odds of Sidney Crosby playing in the Olympic final for Canada: “He has much more of a chance of playing in the gold medal game than he did today” appeare...
Milan, ITALY — Canada entered the men’s hockey semifinal against Finland at Milano Santagiulia Ice Arena without captain Sidney Crosby, sidelined by a lower-body injury from the quarterfinals, and it showed early. Through the first period, the star-studded lineup looked off-pace, trailing 2-0 after Finland capitalized on special teams with a power-play goal from Mikko […]
Last week was a tough pill to swallow. With league leaders Arsenal playing a double gameweek, I decided to go big and activated my Triple Captain chip on Arsenal defender Gabriel. In a frustrating turn of events, the Gunners failed to secure a win against either Brentford or Wolves, and the clean sheets I was […]
Team Canada is heading to the gold medal game. On Friday morning, Team Canada took down Finland 3-2 thanks to a comeback and a late-game winning power play goal. While their opponent is yet to be determined, pending the result of Friday afternoon’s game between Slovakia and the United States, Canada will be playing on…
Finland’s identity on the international hockey scene is solid team play no matter which tournament they’re playing, and early in the semifinal they were using that style to get the puck through the neutral zone and into the attacking end versus Canada. The Canadians had a couple of chances, but when the Finns got the first power play with just under 10 minutes played, shots were 7-3 for Finland as it was deploying the better tactics to begin. Struggling to get the puck to the net, Sam Ben...