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According to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, one of the 2026 NFL offseason trades he’d like to see involves the Indianapolis Colts swapping out wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and a 2026 7th round pick for Carolina Panthers wideout Xavier Legette and a 2026 5th round pick: Colts save on the cap, Panthers jump-start their offense Panthers […]
The new year, in short, has not been kind to the Phantoms. It’s been a challenging stretch, as depletions from both injuries and NHL recalls as well as wear creeping in elsewhere in the lineup has met with a period of the team pulling farther away from a commitment to sticking to their fundamentals, and all of this has come together to make for a 5-11 record since the calendar turned to 2026, and in the Phantoms still looking for their first win in the month of February. Things came ...
Drew Meekins will fulfill his Olympic dream with Team USA coaching skating pair Danny O'Shea and Ellie Kam. The post Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam coach is proud to be gay in figure skating appeared first on Outsports .
Poulin puts on a show to carry Canada over the Swiss and back to the gold medal game for the eighth consecutive Olympic Games.
How would Team Canada do without Connor McDavid? Now Canada would be fine, obviously. Luckily, we don’t have to find out. But the absolute dominance that McDavid has displayed in just three games is arguably the best three-game stretch for any NHL player in the Olympics. Usually, offence cannibalizes on a stacked team like this….
As we head into Gameweeks 27 to 32, looking at team fixtures can help you make smart FPL decisions. Some teams have easier matches where their players can score points consistently, while others face tough games that make it harder to get returns. In this article, we highlight five teams to focus on and five […]
Destanee Aiava talks on social media about the racism and homophobia that she has seen in her time compete in the WTA. The post Destanee Aiava retires at 25, cites racism, sexism and homophobia in pro tennis appeared first on Outsports .
Because I'm not allowed to live-blog an Olympic hockey game due to broadcast rights, I decided that I needed to post something else today that stuck with the Olympic hockey theme, but wouldn't break any rules. After all, I don't want the IOC shutting down HBIC over me publishing my thoughts as I watch Canada and Switzerland battle today. That being said, I decided to dive into the Netflix-produced Miracle: The Boys of '80 , directed by Max Gershberg and Jacob Rogal. This documentary gathers a ...
The French Hockey Federation has announced that it has banned men's hockey team player Pierre Crinon from the rest of the Olympics for "provocative behaviour”. France’s Pierre Crinon has been banned for the rest of the Olympics by his OWN French Hockey Federation. Noted he violated the Olympic spirit with his “provocative behaviour” after ejection. pic.twitter.com/TmuJ0V86tu — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) February 16, 2026 The combative, 6'4", 220-pound defenseman had one ...
Team Canada’s men’s hockey team went a perfect 3-0 in the preliminary round, scoring 20 goals to lead the Winter Olympics, while netminders Jordan Binnington and Logan Thompson combined for a 0.954 save percentage, which is also the best in the tournament so far. Team Canada now has a bye to the quarterfinals, and while…
After a tumultuous 2024-25 season with the Edmonton Oilers, which saw him in and out of the lineup, Jeff Skinner signed last summer with the San Jose Sharks, hoping for a greater opportunity. That appeared to be the case early on in the season, but in mid-January, Skinner found himself a healthy scratch, missing each of…
Team USA is off to the gold medal game after shutting out Sweden, who will now play for bronze, 5-0.
The San Jose Sharks and forward Jeff Skinner have decided to part ways, as he has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of mutual contract termination. #sjsharks have placed F Jeff Skinner on unconditional waivers for purposes of mutual contract termination. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 16, 2026 Skinner signed a 1-year, $3M deal with the Sharks this past summer. He's now free to sign on with any team as an unrestricted free agent. The 33-year-old has...
All aboard the Bussi in Raleigh. The Carolina Hurricanes have signed breakthrough goaltender Brandon Bussi to a three-year extension with a $1.9 million AAV. Brandon Bussi is staying parked in Carolina for the foreseeable future as he’s signed a 3 year extension at a $1.9M AAV. 💰 🔥 The 27 year old was scooped off waivers this season from the Panthers and has a 23-3-1 record with Canes 🤯 pic.twitter.com/gMgydxW80z — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 16, 2026 The 27-year-old rookie has ...
“I thought we were really good early and even pretty good for most of the second [period]. It’s that [late second period] goal that hurt us. They got a lot of momentum from the tying goal and came out and scored another one to start the third. We can’t afford to give up those goals […] The post Luke Haymes extends goal-scoring streak, Toronto Marlies’ eight-game point streak ends in Laval appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The stadium lights in Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena may glow in a smaller barn and on a shorter sheet, but they burn brighter as the elimination portion of the Men’s Ice Hockey tournament kicks into high gear tomorrow. Nathan MacKinnon is built for the heat—and he’ll be right at the center of any Team […]
We got quite the surprise — and not in a good way — when Juventus’ squad for the first leg of their Champions League play-off round matchup against Galatasaray was announced on Monday. That is because Juventus striker Jonathan David, who has been playing most of the minutes up front ever since Dusan Vlahovic was […]
Welcome to the NHL weekend rankings, in which we don’t have an NHL to talk about. You may have noticed that the league is on hold while some tournament is played over in Italy. It feels like it’s kind of a big deal. People seem to be enjoying it. OK, so let’s go with the flow. It’s like the old cliché goes: When in Rome, or at least in the same country as Rome, do as every other hockey writer in the world is doing and serve up some Olympic hockey takes. This week, we’ll take the rough format o...
The Chicago Blackhawks have one power play goal in their last 12 games. They had 33 opportunities on the man advantage during that time and were only been able to capitalize one time. Their power play currently ranks 20th overall with a 19.1 percent conversion rate. Before Connor Bedard was injured on Dec. 12, 31 games into the season, it was ranked 10th in the league at 22.2 percent. So, what happened? Power Play Numbers Well, reality for one. According to Natural Stat Trick, t...
Team USA’s women’s hockey team is storming through the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the heartbeat of this run has a distinctly Minnesota pulse. With an unbeaten record and a berth in the semifinals already secured, players with ties to the State of Hockey are driving the tempo, scoring, and the standar...
The Calgary Flames are going through some changes, and this season it started with Rasmus Andersson, a pending UFA, heading to the Vegas Golden Knights . The Flames have a number of young players they'd like to get in the NHL or see take control of the team with better opportunities quickly, but can't really do that with certain players hanging around. Blake Coleman is one of the players I'm talking about and David Pagnotta said, "A lot of smoke. I would be surprised if he's not moved by the d...
The Olympic men’s hockey round robin is complete, with things generally playing out as expected save for a couple of exceptions. One of those is Sweden, though “didn’t win your group” is not exactly an emergency crisis like, say, losing to Latvia would be. Back on the home front, non-Olympic NHLers (including all Russians, heh) […]
Embarrassing confession time: I unabashedly love the Olympic Games. In my defense, it’s in my DNA: I was born during the Lake Placid Olympics, a week before the Miracle On Ice. Wait, let me make this even more embarrassing: I love the Olympics largely because I was a kid in Seattle for the 1990 Goodwill […]
Mike and Dan run down the Islanders lineup to say something positive about each player and how they’ve contributed to the good overall season they’ve had so far. We heard some feedback that the last episode came off a little too nervous or negative, so we challenged ourselves to accentuate the plusses of every position […]
For what it is worth, Jayson Tatum has yet to make any announcement about his return to the court this season. He has not ruled out the possibility that he could miss the entire season. That makes sense because any number of setbacks could move his timeline back in an abundance of caution. However, all […]