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Moritz Seider and Lucas RaymondRick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports The St. Louis Blues stirred up the otherwise quiet NHL off-season earlier this week by signing Edmonton Oilers defenseman Philip Broberg and winger Dylan Holloway to two-year offer sheets. All eyes are on the Oilers as they mull their options to match one or both within seven days from when Broberg and Holloway signed those offers from the Blues. Meanwhile, some observers wonder if clubs could be encouraged to follow the Blues’ example with currently unsigned RFAs on other teams. The notable unsigned include Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider and winger Lucas…

Are we looking at more service rule changes in the near future?JUST IN – PPA proposing new serve rule to “de-weaponize” the serve PPA is putting tape 4 feet inside of the baseline and saying you have to serve into the box because the serve has been deemed “too much of a weapon by the player council” Very interesting 🧐 pic.twitter.com/oikXFBnXVB— Grayson Goldin (@GraysonGoldin) August 14, 2024 A quick history on the service rules: Major League Pickleball has adopted a more lenient service rule compared to USA Pickleball – essentially, the player just has to have the paddle moving in an…

Patrick Mahomes deserves every penny of his massive NFL contract. Whether Dak Prescott does is already up for debate. 10Dak Prescott has reset the market for NFL quarterbacksCredit: GettyJerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys stunned the NFL on Sunday by giving Prescott a record-setting four-year, $240 million contract extension, which averages a stunning $60 million a year. With the 2024 NFL season already having kicked off via a monster match up between Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs and Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens, the quarterback position is more important than ever — and some of the biggest stars are paid like it.Other…

Biles is back where she belongs – flawlessly dancing, twisting and somersaulting to the very top of the gymnastics world.On Tuesday, the most decorated gymnast in history, captured the fifth Olympic gold medal of her storied career after Team USA won the team event finals – three years after her 2020 Games came to a devastating end because of the ‘twisties’.5Biles captured her fifth gold medal in near flawless fashionCredit: GettyBiles, who now has 38 career medals (eight Olympic, 30 World Championship) and is only the fourth US female gymnast in history to compete in three Olympics, has called the…

Eddie Hearn has changed his stance on Anthony Joshua’s future.The Matchroom Boxing chief insisted earlier this year that AJ doesn’t have long left in the sport.2Hearn was there with AJ – now he’s opened up about Fury’s clash with NgannouCredit: Mark Robinson/MatchroomHowever, Hearn has made a major U-turn as Joshua gears up to face Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title on September 21.AJ himself gave an interview earlier this year in which he claimed he was entering his final couple of years in boxing.However, asked how many fights the 34-year-old has left, Hearn told talkSPORT.com: “At the moment, plenty.”Everything…

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction approaches, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faces a critical decision regarding player retention.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Trophy drought of 17 yearsWith a storied history of near misses and a title drought stretching over 17 years, RCB’s performance in the 2024 season further underscored the need for a strategic overhaul. Despite a dramatic turnaround from a dismal start – losing seven of their first eight matches to eventually qualify for the playoffs after winning six of their last matches – RCB’s inconsistent performance highlights the urgency for a strategic shakeup.As RCB prepares for…

Scouts travel across the world to find the next talent for their team, including the newest wave of draft picks each year.Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Tuesday night in Okotoks, Alta., the Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation will hold its annual banquet, where it will add 45 names to its Wall of Honour.It got me to thinking about how scouts are some of the most underappreciated people in the game and how it could be remedied. And that would be by having a scouts’ wing in the Hockey Hall of Fame.The Hall of Fame already honors writers and broadcasters with…

Jake Paul has insisted his added weight will help him in his showdown with Mike Tyson.The YouTube star was initially set to face heavyweight legend Tyson in July, but his bout with the 58-year-old has been rescheduled for November 15.3Paul looked bigger than ever before two months agoCredit: @Jake Paul – instagramPaul bulked on weight to near 230lbs for the planned clash, and is expected to pile on the pounds again in time for their showdown.His rival Tyson decided to mock him for his increased weight, suggesting he needed to lose it before their fight.But Paul has insisted it will…

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Alex DeBrincat and Max Pacioretty Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images We’re nearly at the start of NHL training camps, and that means it’s a great time for a handful of pre-season predictions. We’re starting that job by focusing on five predictions for the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division teams. Here they are:Prediction: Boston Bruins star goalie Jeremy Swayman isn’t around for training camp as he angles for a contract, but he agrees on a new deal just before the regular season begins.Swayman is Boston’s top netminder, but he won’t be in camp right away as he plays a high-stakes game of chicken with Bruins…