When Jeremy Swayman played hockey for the Alaska Jr. Aces and at South Anchorage High School, he did not have a goaltending coach, and his home state did not have a goalie school.
‘Hungrier than ever.’ Dodgers open spring training focused on avoiding World Series hangover
As the Dodgers officially opened spring training at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday, returning players were firmly looking forward as they embarked on a title defense.
Championship roundup: Leeds rout Watford as Farke hails ‘poetry in motion’
- Leads win 4-0 away to surge five points clear at top
- Preston and Coventry boost playoff hopes
Daniel Farke hailed Leeds’s “top level” forwards after the emphatic 4-0 win at Watford increased their lead at the Championship summit to five points.
Dan James opened the scoring in the 20th minute after latching on to a misplaced pass from Edo Kayembe. The Wales winger made it 2-0 eight minutes later when Watford were caught out by a swift counterattack. Manor Solomon saw a shot deflected in for the third before half-time, with Joël Piroe slotting in the fourth midway through the second period after Watford were undone with some quick passing in tight spaces.
Continue reading...Klint Kubiak: Coaching Geno Smith a “huge draw” to Seahawks
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said recently that he believes the team can win a Super Bowl with quarterback Geno Smith and the team's new offensive coordinator also has positive feelings about what Smith brings to the table.
Bills to hire Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator
The Bills have found a new special teams coordinator.
Twins agree to deal with free agent Ty France, bringing in 2022 All-Star as another option at 1B
The Minnesota Twins and free agent first baseman Ty France agreed to a one-year contract on Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal, adding the 2022 All-Star to the mix at their most unsettled position.
Longtime pitcher Clayton Kershaw nearing deal to return to Dodgers, shows up to spring training
Clayton Kershaw is recovering from knee and foot surgeries he underwent in November.
Manchester City 2-3 Real Madrid: Champions League playoff player ratings
Erling Haaland impressed despite defeat and Jude Bellingham showed up when his team needed it most
Ederson Brilliant low second-half save from Kylian Mbappé before Erling Haaland strike. Sharp saves early on but poor clearance makes the No 1 culpable for Brahim Díaz’s equaliser. 6
Continue reading...Iconic scene that brought Gilly and rockstar together as pair unite for Aussie T20 reunion
Adam Gilchrist is going back to his roots and bringing several of his former teammates, as well as two of Australian music’s biggest names, with him to support a community recovering from one of Australia’s worst natural disasters.
UFC Fight Night 251 pre-event facts: A historic second-generation octagon debut
The spotlight around the middleweight division continues Saturday with UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (
Dak Prescott doesn’t sound too worried about Cowboys catching up to Eagles: ‘I feel like we’ve competed and beat them’
The Cowboys lost twice to the Eagles last season by a combined score of 75-13.
Champions League: Guirassy cuts down Sporting, Juventus edge ahead of PSV
- Dortmund win 3-0 in Portugal; Mbangula lifts Juve
- Dembélé takes Brest apart to show PSG are contenders
Serhou Guirassy scored one and set up another in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 victory at Sporting in their Champions League playoff first leg to put last year’s finalists in the driving seat for a spot in the last 16.
The top scorer in this season’s Champions League headed in his 10th goal of the competition on the hour mark before providing Pascal Gross with a perfect assist to double the lead in the 68th minute.
Continue reading...Yankees spring training Day 1 notes about third base, an Aaron Boone extension, and the important ‘edge’
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was asked how his team could retain the edge that helped drive them to the World Series last year -- and it turned out that Boone had been rolling that around in his mind for weeks.
Lakers sign veteran center Alex Len to bolster frontcourt
Needing to fill the void created by Anthony Davis' trade to Dallas for Luka Doncic, the team will bring in the 7-footer while waiving injured Christian Wood.
Dak Prescott on Eagles’ Super Bowl win: Credit to them; it’s our turn, and it’s on us
The Eagles won their second Super Bowl in the past eight seasons.