Are you wondering when the NJ Devils play this season? You don’t have to wait much longer.
The NHL has announced that it will release the full 2025–26 season schedule tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
This year’s schedule announcement is later than usual. Last season, the 2024–25 schedule dropped on July 2, just one day after free agency began.
Now, after one year and 14 days, we’re less than 24 hours away from seeing the full slate of games.
While the NHL has teased the opening night schedule, the Devils won’t be playing that night. Here’s what’s confirmed so far:
NHL 2025–26 Opening Night Tripleheader – Tuesday, Oct. 7
5:00 p.m. ET: #Blackhawks at #FlaPanthers
8:00 p.m. ET: #LetsGoPens at #NYR
10:30 p.m. ET: #GoAvsGo at #LAKings
Although the regular season schedule is still under wraps, the NHL has already released the Devils’ preseason schedule. The team will play seven games, three at the Prudential Center and four on the road.
Devils 2025 Preseason Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 21 vs. NYR – Prudential Center – 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 23 vs. NYI – Prudential Center – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 26 @ NYI – UBS Arena – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 28 (*Split Squad) @ OTT – Videotron Centre, Quebec City – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 28 (*Split Squad) vs. WAS – Prudential Center – 3:00 p.m.
During preseason, the Devils will face the Rangers and Islanders twice each, along with matchups against the Senators, Capitals, and Flyers.
The game against Ottawa will be held at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, home of the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts. The arena seats 18,295 fans. That day, the Devils will split the squad, with one group facing the Senators in Quebec and the other hosting the Rangers at the Prudential Center.
Fans are eagerly awaiting tomorrow’s full schedule drop so they can start planning their NHL season.
Inquiries are now open for those interested in joining the team’s season ticket membership program, The Black and Red Membership.
While there are no international or outdoor games scheduled for the Devils this season, other teams will be playing in special events. The Rangers and Panthers will face off in the Winter Classic in Miami on January 2. The Bruins and Lightning will meet in a Stadium Series game in Tampa. Additionally, the Penguins and Predators will play a two-game series in Sweden.
So get ready, Devils fans, start planning those NJ Transit or PATH trips to the Prudential Center. The full schedule will be live in less than 24 hours.
Fast bowler displayed all the attributes which set him apart from others to deliver optimism for rest of series and Ashes tour
The electric return of Jofra Archer in England’s tight victory against India at Lord’s set straight a couple of narratives that arose during his four-year absence from Test cricket. It is often said that a player’s stock can rise when they are sat on the sidelines – yet sometimes, in some quarters, the reverse can also be true.
Chief among them was a reminder that England possess a special fast bowling talent here, Archer displaying the attributes that set him apart from others. As the man himself confidently put it regarding the 89.6mph beauty to Rishabh Pant that angled in, nipped away and gave the snappers the stumplosion they craved: “I guess it was just a matter of when, if I kept bowling like that. I can’t imagine many left-handers getting away with it.”
Organizations like the Edmonton Oilers need to be leaders in the NHL in scouting and developing, particularly the latter more than the former. Without having the draft capital to bring in blue-chip prospects, it places a higher emphasis on developing the talent they currently have.
He’s not the flashy hire that Sean Burke or Ian Clark would have been. However, just because a candidate doesn’t have extensive experience at the same level doesn’t mean they can’t be effective.
While the jury is out regarding how Aubry could help the likes of Stuart Skinner, there is another goalie (or two) who could benefit from the Oilers' newest hire.
European Goalies Have Adjusted Well Under Aubry
Aubry has a history of helping European goaltenders acclimate to the smaller North American ice surface. The European goalies he worked with during his time with the Chicago Blackhawks organization have seen an uptick in their performances and results.
Kevin Lankinen and Arvid Soderblom are the two goalies in question.
Lankinen is probably the biggest success story of the two at this point. The Finnish netminder is coming off a 49-game, 25-win regular season with the Vancouver Canucks. He was heavily leaned upon while Thatcher Demko recovered from several injuries.
Soderblom has seen a steady increase in workload year after year with the Blackhawks. In 2024-25, he started 33 games, posting a 10-18-7 record to go along with a 3.18 goals against average (GAA), and a .898 save percentage (SV%). It’s also important to keep in mind that the Blackhawks were not a good team, which skews these numbers negatively.
Aubry helped Lankinen in many ways. When he first adjusted to playing on the smaller North American rinks, he focused on the fundamentals, which remain the same regardless of the rink size.
The dimensions between the faceoff dots are the same. However, the distance between the faceoff dots and the boards is shorter. According to Aubry, this is where goalies need to be more prepared. NHL players tend to throw the pucks on net more from this position than in Europe.
Aubry Could Be The Key For Oilers' Goalie Prospects
Because of his work with Lankinen and Soderblom, it’s easy to trace a connection to the several Oilers goalie prospects who could benefit from his coaching.
Samuel Jonsson, Eemil Vinni, and newly drafted Daniel Salonen are all European goalies in the Oilers system. Aubry could be the key to helping these youngsters fulfill their NHL potential.
Aubry’s ability to help Lankinen and Soderblom adjust to the North American rink size, as well as help them assess areas of growth, are the two biggest reasons why Jonsson, Vinni, and Salonen are the biggest winners of this coaching change.
The Oilers' goalie prospects just got significantly more interesting.
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The National League is led by a trio of Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith. Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes is on the mound first.
It’ll be a key moment for the NL as it has only won one of the last 11 All-Star Games against the American League.
Leading the way for the AL alongside Raleigh is New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and four Detroit Tigers: Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene, Javier Baez and starting pitcher Tarik Skubal.
Here’s where to watch the clash between the league’s top stars:
When is the 2025 MLB All-Star Game?
The All-Star Game is set for Tuesday, July 15.
What time is the 2025 MLB All-Star Game?
First pitch is set for 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT.
Where is the 2025 MLB All-Star Game?
Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, is hosting the game for the first time.
Where to watch the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on TV
The game will be broadcast on FOX.
Where to stream the 2025 MLB All-Star Game online
The game will be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports mobile app.
Who are the 2025 MLB All-Star Game starters?
These are the players starting for the AL and NL:
American League
C: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Gleyber Torres, Detroit Tigers
3B: Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays* (replacement)
The National League is led by a trio of Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith. Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes is on the mound first.
It’ll be a key moment for the NL as it has only won one of the last 11 All-Star Games against the American League.
Leading the way for the AL alongside Raleigh is New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and four Detroit Tigers: Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene, Javier Baez and starting pitcher Tarik Skubal.
Here’s where to watch the clash between the league’s top stars:
When is the 2025 MLB All-Star Game?
The All-Star Game is set for Tuesday, July 15.
What time is the 2025 MLB All-Star Game?
First pitch is set for 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT.
Where is the 2025 MLB All-Star Game?
Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, is hosting the game for the first time.
Where to watch the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on TV
The game will be broadcast on FOX.
Where to stream the 2025 MLB All-Star Game online
The game will be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports mobile app.
Who are the 2025 MLB All-Star Game starters?
These are the players starting for the AL and NL:
American League
C: Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
2B: Gleyber Torres, Detroit Tigers
3B: Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays* (replacement)
Sam Dickinson is one of the most interesting prospects to follow this coming season for the San Jose Sharks.
He’s outgrown the Ontario Hockey League, that much is very clear. However, unlike many in that situation, he’s unable to go the NCAA route since he’s already signed an entry-level contract with the Sharks.
Dickinson is also still ineligible for the American Hockey League since he’s just 19 years old. As a result, the only options he has are to make the NHL roster, or spend another season dominating the OHL which does little for his development. It is important to note first note though, there is an example the Sharks can look at to help influence their decision.
The Chicago Blackhawks went through a similar situation with former seventh-overall pick Kevin Korchinski a few seasons ago. He stayed in the NHL for the entirety of the 2023-24 season, but never truly found his footing. While he played some games in the NHL this past season, he ended up spending the most of his time with the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL where he seemed much more comfortable.
Even though Dickinson is performing at a higher level than Korchinski was at this point in his development, it’s a comparable that shouldn’t be ignored.
Neither option is perfect for Dickinson, but let’s take a look at the pros and cons of each possibility.
With the London Knights of the OHL last year, Dickinson had what can only be described as a dominant season. In the regular season he lit the lamp 29 times, and totaled 91 points in just 55 games. He went to another level in the playoffs as well, with 31 points in just 17 games. He was a key contributor in the Knights’ eventual Memorial Cup victory and earned some other hardware along the way.
Dickinson was named both the OHL and Canadian Hockey League Defenseman of the Year, and was named to the CHL First All-Star team as well. Ultimately, he’s accomplished everything there is to do in Junior hockey.
The main advantage to the London Knights is Dickinson can certainly learn a lot from head coach Dale Hunter, but compared to what he’d learn playing at a higher level, it’s minimal at best. He would also be guaranteed an abundance of playing time in the OHL, which may not be the case if he were to make it to the NHL.
Looking at the Sharks roster, even after trading away Henry Thrun, there’s an abundance of left-handed defensemen competing for very few spots. Mario Ferraro, Dmitry Orlov, and Nick Leddy seem almost guaranteed to be on the opening night roster. Only one of them, Leddy, has proven that he can comfortably play on his off-side which does open up one spot that Dickinson can compete for.
There’s an abundance of competition beyond Orlov and Ferraro though, as Shakir Mukhamadullin will be looking to finally prove he can stick in the NHL, as will Luca Cagnoni and Jack Thompson, who is a right-handed defenseman.
If Dickinson does make the roster, he’d likely be put on the Sharks’ top-pairing almost immediately, which is a mighty task for a 19-year-old defenseman. There’s also the concern of who the Sharks would be able to pair him with. Considering Dickinson likes to jump into the play, having him alongside John Klingberg for example could be dangerous, as it would likely lead to quite a few offensive rushes for the opposition. Nick Leddy at this stage of his career likely shouldn’t be getting top-four minutes, at least to start the season and as a result that would take him out of the running.
Timothy Liljegren on the other hand, could be a decent option for the time being. Although, like Klingberg, Liljegren is an offensive minded defenseman, he’s more reliable defensively which should allow Dickinson to play his game with as minimal risk as possible defensively.
In a perfect world, the best move for Dickinson at this stage of his career would be either a season in the NCAA or starting out in the American Hockey League to adapt to the professional game before getting called up mid season. Unfortunately for Grier, neither of those options are on the table.
I think it’s safe to say, Dickinson will start the season in the NHL. However, after the ninth game of the season will be when Grier is forced to decide whether to keep the defenseman in San Jose and burn the first year of his entry-level contract, or send him back to the London Knights.
It’s a tough task to ask a 19-year-old to jump into the NHL under any circumstances, but it’s something that’s even more difficult for a defenseman.
The Sharks’ general manager had nothing but praise for Dickinson following this season’s development camp and clearly believes in the defenseman's ability. ”I think he's a little bit more mature, and he's carrying himself with just a little bit more confidence,” Grier said. “I thought he dominated most of the time, so it was a good first step for him and we feel like he's on the right track here.”
Overall, it’s not going to be as easy of a decision as it looks like on paper for how to approach Dickinson’s development. As the Sharks saw with Will Smith last season, sometimes a young player’s confidence can be damaged by playing in the NHL before they’re fully ready. Smith was able to eventually turn things around, and finished with a respectable rookie season, however with how how many goals the Sharks have given up over the past few seasons, that could be much harder for a defenseman like Dickinson to overcome.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during the first round of the MLB draft Sunday. (Mike Stewart / Associated Press)
Major League Baseball will not cancel its 2028 All-Star Game in order to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday.
Manfred said representatives of the league and LA28 met Monday, with both sides hoping to work toward an agreement in which major leaguers would play in the Olympics. MLB has declined to stop its season for previous Olympic baseball tournaments, so minor leaguers and college players have participated in those Games.
But Manfred also warned that any agreement likely would apply only to the L.A. Games, where major leaguers could be done in a week. If baseball remains on the Olympic schedule for Brisbane in 2032, MLB would remain reluctant to shut down for the extended period needed to get players to Australia, allow them to prepare and play, and then return to their major league teams.
“I think that the idea of playing in L.A. in ‘28, regardless of the possibility of ongoing Olympic participation in another location, that there is some merit to it,” Manfred said at a meeting of the Baseball Writers Assn. of America.
“I think it is an opportunity to market the game on a really global stage. I think, obviously, because it is in the U.S., the logistics of it are easier.”
On Monday, LA28 announced that baseball would be played July 15-20, 2028, intended as an inducement for MLB to minimize schedule disruption by skipping the All-Star Game for that year and switching to the Olympics in the same week.
Manfred indicated the league’s preference would be to play the All-Star Game in its usual window, then compete in the Olympics and resume the regular season.
"It’s doable," Manfred said. "They put out a schedule. They tell you it’s not going to move. We’ll see whether there is any movement on that.
“It is possible to play the All-Star Game in its normal spot, have a single break that would be longer, but still play 162 games without bleeding into the middle of November. It would require significant accommodations, but it is possible.”
Foxes had also spoken to Gary O’Neil and Chris Wilder
Leicester have confirmed the appointment of Martí Cifuentes to fill the vacancy left by Ruud van Nistelrooy after relegation from the Premier League last season.
The Spaniard left QPR last month having been placed on gardening leave in April at the tail end of a Championship campaign that resulted in a 15th-placed finish in the 24-club division. Rangers finished seven points above the relegation places and the 43-year-old Cifuentes left by mutual consent last month.
Winners of 10 straight games heading into the All-Star break, the surging Boston Red Sox are poised to buy at the 2025 MLB trade deadline.
Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has been open about his plan to pursue starting pitching, but he should also explore options to upgrade the bullpen. Reliable relief pitching is critical for a deep postseason run, and the Red Sox have a chance to make a serious playoff push in the wide-open American League.
Breslow made an effort to improve the bullpen last summer — his first as Boston’s front-office leader — by acquiring rental relievers Lucas Sims and Luis Garcia. Both were in the midst of solid seasons with their previous teams, but they struggled mightily over the final two months with the Red Sox.
This time, Breslow should shoot higher than Sims and Garcia types in his pursuit of bullpen upgrades. The relievers he targets should have a proven track record beyond just 2025, and he shouldn’t be afraid to pay up for an elite high-leverage option to pair with All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman.
Here are 10 relievers who should be on Breslow’s shortlist of trade targets:
Helsley has been among MLB’s best relief pitchers for the last four seasons. The two-time All-Star even earned Cy Young votes after his outstanding 2022 and 2024 campaigns.
It has been sort of a “down” season by Helsley’s standards, but the 30-year-old is still sporting a 3.27 ERA over 33 appearances. He and Chapman would form one of the scariest and hardest-throwing setup-closer combinations in the game.
Helsley would be a rental as his contract is set to expire after this season.
Reid Detmers, LHP, Los Angeles Angels
Detmers converted to a relief role this season. It was a rough adjustment for the 26-year-old southpaw, but he has been exceptional over the last two months.
Since May 9, Detmers owns a 1.29 ERA wth 37 strikeouts and 13 walks in 28 innings. He went 22 consecutive outings without allowing an earned run before his most recent two appearances.
Making Detmers an even more attractive option for Breslow is that he’s under team control through 2028. Additionally, he’s capable of stepping up as a spot starter if necessary.
Jhoan Duran, RHP, Minnesota Twins
This one might be a pipe dream, but we had to include at least one long shot on the list.
Duran has some of the filthiest stuff in the league, and the Twins aren’t likely to move him this summer unless they get a significant haul in return. The 27-year-old is also under team control through 2027.
That said, Breslow should at least inquire about what it would take to pry him away from Minnesota. Duran has come up in trade rumors over the last couple of weeks, so why not check in on one of the nastiest closers in the league?
Duran has a 1.66 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 49 strikeouts and 16 walks this season. Boston already has a dominant closer in Chapman, but the 37-year-old is playing on a one-year deal. Duran could take over as the Red Sox’ lights-out closer in 2027.
Griffin Jax, RHP, Minnesota Twins
Jax is the more realistic option if Breslow calls Minnesota’s front office for a potential deal. The 30-year-old shined as Duran’s set-up man in 2024, and although his numbers aren’t quite as impressive so far this season, he’d still be a major addition to Boston’s bullpen.
One encouraging number from this season: Jax’s 66 strikeouts. His 14.4 K/9 so far this year is a career-high.
David Bednar, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates
If Breslow is looking for a reliever with a proven track record, look no further than Bednar. The two-time All-Star struggled mightily in 2024 but has bounced back so far in 2025, posting a 2.53 ERA and 1.125 WHIP with 45 strikeouts and only nine walks in 36 appearances.
Bednar, 30, is also under team control through next season. The Pirates already are out of contention, so they should be motivated to sell off valuable pieces sooner rather than later.
Chris Martin, RHP, Texas Rangers
The ex-Red Sox reliever is still doing his thing at 39 years old. Is he destined to return to Boston?
In 37 appearances for Texas this season, Martin has a 2.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 34 strikeouts and only five walks. He was one of the Red Sox’ few bright spots in 2023 and 2024, so Breslow should consider the possibility of bringing him back for the 2025 postseason push.
Chris Martin (1IP 1H 0R 0BB 1K) picked up his 7th hold of the season in the @Rangers loss to the Athletics. His sinker averaged 94 MPH and was our RP Pitch of the Day pic.twitter.com/xDmRrjSRE2
Finnegan represented the Nationals at the 2024 All-Star Game and has been even better so far in 2025. The 33-year-old has a 3.12 ERA and 1.18 WHIP over 35 outings.
While he may not move the needle like a Duran, Jax or Bednar, Finnegan is a rock-solid reliever who should be relatively affordable as a rental.
Steven Matz, LHP, St. Louis Cardinals
It feels like Matz’s name has been connected to the Red Sox in trade or free agency rumors several times throughout his 11-year career. Will he finally join Boston this summer?
Matz has become a full-time reliever this season with St. Louis, and he’s seen some solid results. In 28 outings (two starts), the 34-year-old has posted a 3.35 ERA and 1.14 WHIP.
Similar to Detmers, Matz’s history as a starter means he can be stretched multiple innings if needed. And as a rental, it shouldn’t take too much to acquire him if the price for his teammate Helsley is too steep.
Emilio Pagan, RHP, Cincinnati Reds
Pagan has enjoyed a solid nine-year career as a journeyman reliever. Will Boston mark his seventh team?
The 34-year-old has looked sharp in Cincinnati this season. In 40 appearances, he has posted a 2.93 ERA and 0.875 WHIP.
Reds righty Emilio Pagán records the 500th strikeout of his career in the eighth inning Wednesday in Cleveland! 💥💥 pic.twitter.com/4SO17CxuJS
Pagan’s contract is set to expire after the 2025 season.
Tyler Rogers, RHP, San Francisco Giants
Another rental, Rogers has been nothing short of stellar since joining the Giants in 2018. The 34-year-old is a workhorse who has led the National League in appearances in three seasons, and he’s on pace to do the same this year with an MLB-leading 48 outings before the All-Star break.
Tyler Rogers lowers his season ERA to 1.59 after making his 47th relief appearance, which is tied for the most in @MLBpic.twitter.com/wl5bTK2bxM
Every NBA rookie has his own path, and it isn’t always a soft landing.
Quinten Post was thrown into the fire by the Warriors last season once he graduated from dominating the G League in Santa Cruz. The former No. 52 overall pick in last year’s NBA draft spent all of 2024 developing his game, but once he earned his promotion, Post was up for good.
Post played so well in his first five games of real minutes at the end of January, averaging 10.4 points on 39.3-percent shooting from three, coach Steve Kerr decided to give Post his first start in a Golden State jersey — against the eventual NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
The box score wasn’t pretty for Post in the Warriors’ seven-point win, yet he survived and started the next five games, too. Post started 14 regular-season games as a rookie, and another two in the NBA playoffs. He talked trash with Luka Dončić and LeBron James in LA.
None of those experiences can be compared to who Post sat across from Saturday night in Las Vegas, staring at their chess pieces.
“It’s a completely different experience,” Post says, speaking to NBC Sports Bay Area exclusively over the phone. “As in, like, there’s no expectations obviously when I play chess against Magnus. There are expectations when I play on an NBA court against LeBron or whoever we face.”
While the initial plan was for Post to play NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas, freestyle chess is what he dominated instead. Post over the weekend was part of Chesstival at the Wynn Las Vegas, an innovative pro-am tournament hosted by former NBA MVP Derrick Rose and chess grandmaster and current world champion Magnus Carlsen. Post came out a big winner, too.
First, NBA players were paired with chess grandmasters for two-person teams in a head and hand tournament. The grandmaster called out a piece, and the NBA player had to make the move. Post and his partner Tania Sachdev of India made it all the way to the semifinals, losing to Tony Snell and Fabiano Caruana of Italy. Later in the night, Post got his revenge on Snell.
The head and hand tournament was followed by a best of the best battle, NBA players going head-to-head in singles. Post met Snell in the third round and this time was victorious. The floor-stretching Warriors center checkmated Harrison Ingram in the finals, becoming the first ever Chesstival blitz tournament champion.
From buckets to bishops, he does it all♟️
Quinten Post showed off his chess skills at Chesstival during Summer League, taking the W in the Blitz tournament—and donating the prize money to a charity of his choice. pic.twitter.com/MBRqyGv7GN
More than bragging rights were secured. Post won $25,000 to charity, which he’s giving to Reading Partners, a national nonprofit he previously partnered with earlier this year.
“It’s an organization that helps kids who either struggle with reading or who are in a situation at home or at school where it’s hard for them to learn how to read,” Post said. “Just want to help these kids have a good foundation to set them up for the rest of their lives.”
He and his chess grandmaster partner weren’t pitted against Carlsen and Rose in the tournament. Rather than let a lifetime opportunity pass him by, Post took his chance the night before at the event’s welcome dinner.
It wasn’t confidence that oozed out of Post, it was living in the moment. He was in a place those who taught him the game couldn’t imagine. So, Post challenged Carlsen to a 1-on-1 game at dinner.
“My grandpa — both of them, actually — are into chess, so that’s kind of how I picked it up at a younger age,” Post revealed. “I was like, this is an opportunity for me to be able to tell my kids that I played a game against the world champion. He’s the best to ever do it, so I just took my chance to challenge him.
“Yeah, I didn’t end up winning. It was a lot of fun.”
Each player was given five minutes. Post took about four and a half minutes. Carlsen needed maybe 30 seconds to beat him, per Post’s estimation.
Like young basketball sensations, there have been numerous chess prodigies throughout the years. Carlsen is one of them. He’s a genius. He just might be the G.O.A.T.
He also has been called eccentric, cocky and even arrogant for his unusual antics and tactics that don’t always align with chess and its culture. There’s an intimidation factor Carlsen brings to the sport. Post could have felt it, maybe he did. But he also had an easy in.
“Magnus is actually a huge Warriors fan,” Post says. “He watches every single game, he told me. So that was an easy point of the conversation, and he seemed pretty well-versed in basketball. He’s a huge Steph [Curry] fan, too.
“Super cool guy. We talked about chess, the lifestyle, basketball, and I told him if he’s ever in San Francisco he should come to a game.”
The game of chess always has been a part of Post, and it always will be. His father, Arjen, plays but it’s his two grandfathers that he gives credit to.
Post remembers learning chess around 6, 7 or 8 years old. His mother’s father Kess Toorenaar taught chess at a local elementary school and instilled the basics in Post. His grandpa on his father’s side, Harry Post, played chess at the local club.
Now, it’s something he picks up recreationally in phases. Post has played against Warriors teammate Moses Moody and a handful of members on the coaching staff, and he hopes to play Draymond Green this season. Recently, Post really has delved back into it.
Aside from Chesstival, Post this offseason went to the Mechanics’ Institute in San Francisco to play. Founded in 1854, the Mechanics’ Institute is the oldest chess club in the United States.
“Really nice people. They hosted me very well,” Post said. “It’s cool to see. It’s actually a very famous club where a lot of people have come. It was cool to do that.”
Shooting easily is Post’s biggest strength on a basketball court right now. It’s easy to describe him in a scouting report. The exercise was impossible to do for Post when it comes to chess.
He couldn’t define himself quite yet, but did admit he’s an offensive type of player who likes to attack. Comparing and describing Carlsen’s game was much easier for Post.
“Probably the greatest to ever do it,” he said. “Modern era, he’s like a Curry or like a LeBron of the chess world.”
And Post is the Carlsen of the NBA world, at least for one weekend in terms of chess.
“I would say so,” Post said when I asked if he’s the best chess player in the NBA. “I think I got a good shot at it. Maybe not everybody was there that plays. We’ll see. It’ll probably grow next year, and we’ll see.”
His road to winning the blitz tournament began by beating former, and possibly future, Warriors teammate De’Anthony Melton. Wins then were secured against Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, Snell, Grant Williams and Ingram.
A precaution to an ankle issue kept Post from playing summer league this year. He’s still the Warriors’ biggest winner of Las Vegas, proudly wearing a new target on his back from the hoopers trying to get the privilege of boasting on a chessboard.
John Collins? Traded. Collin Sexton? Traded. Jordan Clarkson? Bought out.
Lauri Markkanen? It looks like the veteran forward is staying in Utah and will not be traded, Tim MacMahon reports at ESPN.
[Trading Markkanen] is not Utah's intention, sources told ESPN. It would be too much to describe Markkanen as untouchable, but the Jazz still project the All-Star forward as a key player in their future core.
While this is what a front office says when trying to gain leverage and drive up the price tag on a potential trade, in this case, there are reasons to believe Utah means it.
For one thing, even if Markkanen bounces back to the form of his first season in Utah — when he was an All-Star and won the Most Improved Player award — it's not going to disrupt the clear plan for next season, which is to, how should we put this, end up with excellent lottery odds. Secondly, his massive salary — his four-year, $195.9 million contract extension kicks in this season, starting at $46.4 million — makes finding a workable trade difficult. Finally, and tied to that contract, Markkanen struggled through an injury-plagued last season, averaging 19 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, but his shooting efficiency was down across the board, including 34.6% from 3-point range. Teams are going to want to see the 28-year-old regain his form.
Which is to say, the Jazz are going to wait, play Markannen with their young stars like the just-drafted Ace Bailey, Kyle Filipowski (who has looked fantastic at Summer League) and Walker Kessler, and see how things shake out. At the deadline, maybe the Jazz and another team out there will feel differently, maybe not, but for now expect Markkanen to stay in Utah. Where he has wanted to be.
Boston is the best sports city in America, but it has not played host to an NBA, MLB or NHL All-Star Game in a long time.
This city hosted four of the first 14 NBA All-Star Games, but the event hasn’t been back since 1964. The NHL All-Star Game last came to Boston in 1996 — the first year of the Fleet Center (now TD Garden).
And the MLB All-Star Game was most recently held in Boston in 1999, when Red Sox legend Ted Williams took part in the first pitch ceremony and Pedro Martinez gave an iconic performance by striking out five of the six batters he faced and winning MVP.
What are the chances Boston’s All-Star drought ends fairly soon?
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters, including Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe, ahead of Tuesday’s 2025 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta that Fenway Park “would be a great venue” to host the Midsummer Classic again.
“Time is one issue. Level of interest of the club is another issue,” Manfred said, per Abraham. “The Red Sox have certainly expressed interest.”
The 2026 All-Star Game will be hosted by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
There are seven teams, including the Red Sox, that haven’t hosted the MLB All-Star Game in this century:
Rays: Never hosted
Athletics: 1987
Cubs: 1990
Blue Jays: 1991
Orioles: 1993
Phillies: 1996 (hosting in 2026)
Red Sox: 1999
First pitch for this year’s All-Star game is scheduled for Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox will be represented by closer Aroldis Chapman. Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet were also selected but will not participate.
