Six teams enter the first round of the NFL draft without a pick. Six others have two picks apiece. Let's make a deal. There have been 60 trades involving first-round picks over the past five years. Eighteen were traded in 2022. Last year, six first-round picks were dealt. That was tied for ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tage Thompson and the Buffalo Sabres entered their first-round series against Boston being questioned over their lack of playoff experience. Turns out, they needed just over 52 minutes of game time to get the hang of it. Drawing upon the never-quit identity the team forged in vaulting from last place in the Eastern Conference standings in early December to winning its first Atlantic Division title, the Sabres marked their return to the playoffs after a NHL-record 14-season drought with a big bang. Thompson scored twice as part of Buffalo's four-goal surge over the ...
This past Sunday, Formula 1 (F1) drivers were supposed to be racing around the Bahrain circuit, but both it and next week’s race in Saudi Arabia were cancelled due to the war in the Middle East. Since two of the three rounds of pre-season testing took place in Bahrain, the teams all have the ...
Establishing team chemistry in college football is tougher than ever with so many players not staying at the same school for four years. But it's still doable. New Mexico provides perhaps the clearest example. With 75 newcomers last year — the second-most of any Football Bowl Subdivision ...
DALLAS — Matt Boldy had two goals with an assist, Joel Ericksson Ek scored two power-play goals and rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 27 shots in his postseason debut to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series. Kirill Kaprizov added a goal and two assists and Mats Zuccarello had three helpers for the Wild, who have lost nine consecutive playoff series since 2015. This was an impressive start in a long-expected matchup of Central Division rivals who finished behind Presidents' Trophy winner Colorado. "A ...
PITTSBURGH — Travis Sanheim scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers announced their return to the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Philadelphia pulled off a stunner in the opener when Sanheim split a pair of Penguins at the top of the zone, glided down the slot and then fired the puck by Stuart Skinner. Porter Martone, the Flyers' 19-year-old rookie forward, provided some needed insurance when he beat Skinner on a wrist shot with 2:37 to play. Game 2 is in Pittsburgh on ...
