Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros preview the Champions League Final between Inter Milan and PSG this Saturday. Who has the advantage? Who do the boys think will come out on top? Christian and Alexis then give team perspectives for all 20 premier league teams ahead of next season. Are we seeing the fall of Manchester United’s empire? Later, Christian and Alexis recap the midweek MLS games. Also, the Galaxy lose again and make history in a bad way, tying the record for a winless streak in Major League Soccer.
Pat McAfee identifies himself as the 'somebody' who 'embarrassed' John Mellencamp at Pacers-Knicks game
Legendary rocker and Indiana native John Mellencamp apologized Thursday "on behalf of most Hoosiers" for the "poor, poor sportsmanship" displayed during the Pacers' home win over the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals two days earlier.
Although the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer did not call out any specific Indiana sports fan in the statement he posted to X hours before Game 5, Mellencamp seemed to have a particular person in mind — popular ESPN personality Pat McAfee.
"I was embarrassed when somebody, under whose direction I don't know, called out some of the people who had made the trip from New York to support their team — and in turn, support our team," the "Hurts So Good" singer wrote. "The audience booed these people. I'd say that was not Hoosier Hospitality. One could only say it's poor, poor sportsmanship."
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Hours after Mellencamp posted his statement, McAfee reposted it on X and identified himself as the one who instigated Pacers fans to behave in such a manner.
"I am 'somebody,'" McAfee wrote.
Mellencamp and McAfee were both on hand Tuesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as the Pacers defeated the Knicks 130-121 to take a 3-1 series lead. Addressing the crowd during a fourth-quarter timeout, McAfee called out celebrity Knicks fans Spike Lee, Ben Stiller and Timothée Chalamet — all of whom were in attendance that night — and encouraged Pacers fans to "send these sons of b— back to New York with their ears ringing!"
Stiller addressed the matter later that night on X, saying he assumed that McAfee was "playing around" and that all the fans he met at the arena were "awesome and incredibly cool."
Mellencamp, however, was not happy with the shenanigans.
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"I was not proud to be a Hoosier, and I've lived here my entire life," the singer once known as Johnny Cougar wrote. "On behalf of most Hoosiers, I would like to apologize for our poor behavior. I'm sure the Pacers had nothing to do with this smackdown."
Mellencamp's use of the "smackdown" appears to be a thinly veiled reference to McAfee, who is a color commentator and occasional wrestler for WWE. "Friday Night SmackDown" is one of the organization's signature TV shows.
It is unclear why Mellencamp opted to voice his displeasure so long after the incident occurred. Perhaps he plans to be in attendance Thursday night at Madison Square Garden as his Pacers attempt to seal their first trip to the NBA Finals since 2000.
One person who won't be there is McAfee, despite a friendly invite from Stiller.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Crosby, Shanahan, Rantanen And More NHLers Should Give Season 2 Of 'Faceoff' Intriguing Storylines
The NHL talent starring in the second season of Prime Video’s behind-the-scenes series should make for some must-watch moments.
NHL and Prime Video collaborated for a second season of their popular Faceoff: Inside the NHL streaming TV series.
Pittsburgh Penguins icon Sidney Crosby, Dallas Stars right winger Mikko Rantanen, brothers Matthew and Brady Tkachuk and Toronto Maple Leafs right winger William Nylander are some players featured in Season 2.
Los Angeles Kings stars Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield, now-former Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan, retiring Minnesota Wild star goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and Columbus Blue Jackets players Sean Monahan and Zach Werenski are also in the series. That’s a cast that has a wide variety of personalities. Seeing Hockey Hall of Famers like Shanahan and surefire Hall of Famers like Fleury and Crosby really adds to the appeal of this series.
To be sure, these types of documentaries always have something for casual and hardcore hockey fans alike. And this season’s dramatic moments – including the all-time goal-scoring race from Washington Capitals right winger Alexander Ovechkin, as well as the high drama of the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament – would be great to see behind the scenes.
But Rantanen getting a major surprise when the Colorado Avalanche traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes, which later sent him to the Stars, is an intriguing storyline.
Of course, seeing Monahan, Werenski and the Blue Jackets playing out this season while grieving the loss of teammate Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, could hopefully help the rest of the hockey community remember the brothers and continue their legacies.
As we know, the NHL continues to try and market the personalities of the game – not always an easy task, given how guarded many players and management members can be – so this new series is welcome content for the game. The intricacies and subtleties of the sport are magnified in these documentaries, and that can only be a good thing for all involved. We want there to be a heightened sense of the stakes involved for people across the league, and we’re drawn in by exclusive moments that will stay with fans for quite some time to come.
As the hockey documentary genre evolves, it will be intriguing to see what new angles are explored in this season of the show. The main hook for the series is all about access that we might not otherwise have, but if this doc pushes the envelope in one regard or another, that will set it apart from your garden-variety sports series.
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Hurricanes Defenseman Recognized As KHL All-Star
What a year it's been for Alexander Nikishin.
The touted prospect finally made his way to North America after years of hype and was even able get a few games under his belt in the NHL playoffs too.
The 23-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut facing one of his hockey idols in Alex Ovechkin, playing in Game 5 of the Carolina Hurricanes' second-round series against the Washington Capitals.
While that game wasn't necessarily one to remember for him, Nikishin was forced back into the lineup due to additional injuries to the Hurricanes blueline and that's when he really started to impress.
Despite facing the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final, Nikishin looked calm and composed and was even tasked with playing significant minutes.
He looked every bit an NHL regular despite that inexperience.
But before he was in North America, he was finishing up his sixth season in the KHL.
Nikishin's final year in Russia was another big one as the 6-foot-3 defender racked up 17 goals and 46 points in 61 games while captaining SKA St. Petersburg.
The talented blueliner was an integral piece for SKA, playing 20+ minutes nightly and in all situations.
As such, he was recognized at the end of the year as one of six players selected to the 2025 KHL All-Star Team.
Former Hurricane Josh Leivo was also named to the 2025 All-Star Team as he set the KHL single-season scoring record with a 49-goal campaign.
Here is the 2024-25 KHL Season All-Star Team!#KHLAwardspic.twitter.com/eOduKByWWf
— KHL (@khl_eng) May 29, 2025
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Wheeler's scoreless streak ends, Sale silences Phillies' bats in nightcap
Wheeler's scoreless streak ends, Sale silences Phillies' bats in nightcap originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Zack Wheeler’s May magic didn’t last through his final start of the month.
Chris Sale decisively outdueled Wheeler on Thursday night and the Braves picked up a 9-3 win over the Phillies to finish a doubleheader day at Citizens Bank Park.
The 36-20 Phillies split the doubleheader and won the three-game series vs. the 26-29 Braves.
Wheeler conceded a run for the first time since May 6 and dropped to 6-2 on the season. The Phillies’ ace gave up six runs and four hits over 5 and 1/3 innings, struck out six and walked four.
Sale logged six shutout innings, allowed two hits and three walks, and struck out eight.
Wheeler tossed hard, sharp four-seamers early. He operated effectively up in the zone, jammed several Braves batters and appeared in complete command of the game.
Sale and Wheeler struck out five hitters apiece over the first three innings. Atlanta was hitless until a broken-bat Marcell Ozuna knock with one out in the fourth.
The floodgates suddenly opened. Matt Olson and Austin Riley doubled, Ozzie Albies’ fly ball snuck over the right-field ball, and the Braves grabbed a 4-0 lead. The flurry snapped Wheeler’s scoreless innings streak at 26.
“The fastball was really good,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “As we got into the game, he just got behind in the count quite a bit. A lot of foul balls threw his pitch count up. Even in the fourth inning, it was a couple of broken-bat base hits, a ground ball down the line. And Albies hits the ball 94, 95 miles an hour and it gets out of the ballpark. Those things happen. Early, I thought he was really good.”
Meanwhile, Sale slung his way through the Phillies’ lineup and looked the part of last year’s National League Cy Young winner.
He didn’t cruise forever.
The Phillies rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning. Weston Wilson earned an eight-pitch leadoff walk, and the bases loaded with two outs when Sale hit Trea Turner and walked Kyle Schwarber. However, the Phils couldn’t cash in. Alec Bohm bounced a 97.5 mph Sale fastball to shortstop and the Braves maintained their four-run edge.
Atlanta tacked on in the sixth inning. Wheeler exited with runners on first and second and one out. Both Braves scored when Luke Williams lined a Carlos Hernandez heater that shot past Bohm’s outstretched glove at first base. Bohm replaced Bryce Harper (right elbow contusion) at first for the full doubleheader.
The Braves piled on a bit more in the seventh with a two-run Austin Riley blast off of Joe Ross.
Wilson thought he’d put the Phillies on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh, but he learned after rounding the bases that his long fly to left field was ruled narrowly foul.
The Phillies finally posted two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth — J.T. Realmuto’s ground out, Edmundo Sosa’s single and Turner’s base hit were the RBIs — but never made a serious comeback push.
On deck
The Phillies will host the 29-28 Brewers in a three-game weekend series.
Taijuan Walker (2-3, 2.97 ERA) is scheduled to face Quinn Priester (1-2, 4.23 ERA) on Friday night in the series opener. Lefties Jesus Luzardo and Ranger Suarez are slated to start the final two games.
On the Phillies rotation front, Aaron Nola threw a bullpen session Thursday between games. There’s no firm timeline yet for his return from a right ankle sprain and Nola said Tuesday he thought he’d “probably” need a rehab assignment.
Phillies add Josh Walker
The Phillies announced minutes after the final out that they acquired relief pitcher Josh Walker from the Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations. The team optioned Walker to Triple A Lehigh Valley.
Walker, 30, has a 6.59 ERA in 27 career MLB appearances. The 6-foot-6 lefty had a 6.30 ERA with the Buffalo Bisons this season. He struck out 16 hitters and walked seven over 10 Triple A innings.
Wheeler's scoreless streak ends, Sale silences Phillies' bats in nightcap
Wheeler's scoreless streak ends, Sale silences Phillies' bats in nightcap originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Zack Wheeler’s May magic didn’t last through his final start of the month.
Chris Sale decisively outdueled Wheeler on Thursday night and the Braves picked up a 9-3 win over the Phillies to finish a doubleheader day at Citizens Bank Park.
The 36-20 Phillies split the doubleheader and won the three-game series vs. the 26-29 Braves.
Wheeler conceded a run for the first time since May 6 and dropped to 6-2 on the season. The Phillies’ ace gave up six runs and four hits over 5 and 1/3 innings, struck out six and walked four.
Sale logged six shutout innings, allowed two hits and three walks, and struck out eight.
Wheeler tossed hard, sharp four-seamers early. He operated effectively up in the zone, jammed several Braves batters and appeared in complete command of the game.
Sale and Wheeler struck out five hitters apiece over the first three innings. Atlanta was hitless until a broken-bat Marcell Ozuna knock with one out in the fourth.
The floodgates suddenly opened. Matt Olson and Austin Riley doubled, Ozzie Albies’ fly ball snuck over the right-field ball, and the Braves grabbed a 4-0 lead. The flurry snapped Wheeler’s scoreless innings streak at 26.
Meanwhile, Sale slung his way through the Phillies’ lineup and looked the part of last year’s National League Cy Young winner.
He didn’t cruise forever.
The Phillies rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning. Weston Wilson earned an eight-pitch leadoff walk, and the bases loaded with two outs when Sale hit Trea Turner and walked Kyle Schwarber. However, the Phils couldn’t cash in. Alec Bohm bounced a 97.5 mph Sale fastball to shortstop and the Braves maintained their four-run edge.
Atlanta tacked on in the sixth inning. Wheeler exited with runners on first and second and one out. Both Braves scored when Luke Williams lined a Carlos Hernandez heater that shot past Bohm’s outstretched glove at first base. Bohm replaced Bryce Harper (right elbow contusion) at first for the full doubleheader.
The Braves piled on a bit more in the seventh with a two-run Austin Riley blast off of Joe Ross.
Wilson thought he’d put the Phillies on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh, but he learned after rounding the bases that his long fly to left field was ruled narrowly foul.
The Phillies finally posted two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth — J.T. Realmuto’s ground out, Edmundo Sosa’s single and Turner’s base hit were the RBIs — but never made a serious comeback push.
On deck
The Phillies will host the 29-28 Brewers in a three-game weekend series.
Taijuan Walker (2-3, 2.97 ERA) is scheduled to face Quinn Priester (1-2, 4.23 ERA) on Friday night in the series opener. Lefties Jesus Luzardo and Ranger Suarez are slated to start the final two games.
On the Phillies rotation front, Aaron Nola threw a bullpen session Thursday between games. There’s no firm timeline yet for his return from a right ankle sprain and Nola said Tuesday he thought he’d “probably” need a rehab assignment.
Wheeler's scoreless streak ends, Sale silences Phillies' bats in nightcap
Wheeler's scoreless streak ends, Sale silences Phillies' bats in nightcap originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Zack Wheeler’s May magic didn’t last through his final start of the month.
Chris Sale decisively outdueled Wheeler on Thursday night and the Braves picked up a 9-3 win over the Phillies to finish a doubleheader day at Citizens Bank Park.
The 36-20 Phillies split the doubleheader and won the three-game series vs. the 26-29 Braves.
Wheeler conceded a run for the first time since May 6 and dropped to 6-2 on the season. The Phillies’ ace gave up six runs and four hits over 5 and 1/3 innings, struck out six and walked four.
Sale logged six shutout innings, allowed two hits and three walks, and struck out eight.
Wheeler tossed hard, sharp four-seamers early. He operated effectively up in the zone, jammed several Braves batters and appeared in complete command of the game.
Sale and Wheeler struck out five hitters apiece over the first three innings. Atlanta was hitless until a broken-bat Marcell Ozuna knock with one out in the fourth.
The floodgates suddenly opened. Matt Olson and Austin Riley doubled, Ozzie Albies’ fly ball snuck over the right-field wall, and the Braves grabbed a 4-0 lead. The flurry snapped Wheeler’s scoreless innings streak at 26.
“The fastball was really good,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “As we got into the game, he just got behind in the count quite a bit. A lot of foul balls threw his pitch count up. Even in the fourth inning, it was a couple of broken-bat base hits, a ground ball down the line. And Albies hits the ball 94, 95 miles an hour and it gets out of the ballpark. Those things happen. Early, I thought he was really good.”
Meanwhile, Sale slung his way through the Phillies’ lineup and looked the part of last year’s National League Cy Young winner.
He didn’t cruise forever.
The Phillies rallied in the bottom of the fifth inning. Weston Wilson earned an eight-pitch leadoff walk, and the bases loaded with two outs when Sale hit Trea Turner and walked Kyle Schwarber. However, the Phils couldn’t cash in. Alec Bohm bounced a 97.5 mph Sale fastball to shortstop and the Braves maintained their four-run edge.
Atlanta tacked on in the sixth inning. Wheeler exited with runners on first and second and one out. Both Braves scored when Luke Williams lined a Carlos Hernandez heater that shot past Bohm’s outstretched glove at first base. Bohm replaced Bryce Harper (right elbow contusion) at first for the full doubleheader.
The Braves piled on a bit more in the seventh with a two-run Austin Riley blast off of Joe Ross.
Wilson thought he’d put the Phillies on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh, but he learned after rounding the bases that his long fly to left field was ruled narrowly foul.
The Phillies finally posted two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth — J.T. Realmuto’s ground out, Edmundo Sosa’s single and Turner’s base hit were the RBIs — but never made a serious comeback push.
On deck
The Phillies will host the 29-28 Brewers in a three-game weekend series.
Taijuan Walker (2-3, 2.97 ERA) is scheduled to face Quinn Priester (1-2, 4.23 ERA) on Friday night in the series opener. Lefties Jesus Luzardo and Ranger Suarez are slated to start the final two games.
On the Phillies rotation front, Aaron Nola threw a bullpen session Thursday between games. There’s no firm timeline yet for his return from a right ankle sprain and Nola said Tuesday he thought he’d “probably” need a rehab assignment.
“Really good,” Thomson said of the session. “Twenty-six pitches. (Pitching coach Caleb Cotham) said he looked good, he felt good. Don’t know what the next step is because we’ll find out tomorrow when he comes in how he’s feeling.”
Phillies add Josh Walker
The Phillies announced minutes after the final out that they acquired relief pitcher Josh Walker from the Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations. The team optioned Walker to Triple A Lehigh Valley.
Walker, 30, has a 6.59 ERA in 27 career MLB appearances. The 6-foot-6 lefty had a 6.30 ERA with the Buffalo Bisons this season in Triple A. He struck out 16 hitters and walked seven over 10 innings.
Luke Humphries battles back to dethrone Luke Littler in Premier League final
World No 1 triumphs 11-8 despite wobbly start
Elated Humphries hails ‘the title I was missing’
There have been seminal moments in time on darts’ journey: the highs and the lows. But there have always been breakthrough moments that have opened the door for a bigger future and as Luke Humphries lifted the Premier League Darts trophy aloft inside a sold-out O2, it was not unreasonable to assume where this game heads next.
In the 1980s, it was Eric Bristow’s pomp and circumstance while dominating in the slightly more low-key venues of Stoke’s Jollees Cabaret Club and the Lakeside. Then it was Phil Taylor who dominated the PDC’s formative years and, yes, while he had the odd rival along the way, it is a fair argument that the 16-time world champion single-handedly broke down barriers for the sport.
Continue reading...Dodgers acquire former All-Star closer Alexis Díaz in trade with Reds
Two years ago, Alexis Díaz was an All-Star closer with the Cincinnati Reds.
Now, the 28-year-old right-hander is set to become a Dodgers reclamation project.
Amid a wave of early-season injuries to their bullpen and rotation, the Dodgers agreed to acquire Díaz from the Reds on Thursday, the team announced.
Díaz, who was demoted to triple-A earlier this month by the Reds, won’t be joining the Dodgers’ big-league roster right away. He will instead report to Arizona to work with the Dodgers' pitching group there.
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To make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred injured reliever Evan Phillips (who was initially expected to only miss 15 days with a forearm injury) to the 60-day IL.
Once a rising relief star who had a 1.84 ERA as a rookie in 2022, and 37 saves and a 3.07 earned-run average as an All-Star selection in 2023, Díaz has faded over the past two seasons.
In 2024, he was 28 of 32 in save opportunities, but posted a 3.99 ERA with 31 walks in 56 1/3 innings.
This season, he lost the closer’s job while battling a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the start of the season, then was optioned to triple-A after giving up eight runs, eight hits, four homers and five walks in his first six appearances. Five of the runs, and three of the homers, came in a single outing against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 30, the day before he was sent down.
Díaz, the brother of New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz, hasn’t experienced much greater success in the minors, holding a 4.61 ERA with 12 walks in 13 2/3 innings with the Reds’ Louisville affiliate.
Still, just two years removed from the early heights of his MLB career, the Dodgers were willing to take a flier on the once-promising talent, only giving up minor-league pitcher Mike Villani (a 13th-round pick in last year’s draft) in return.
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
The Toronto Maple Leafs' Management DNA Must Also Change
In his end-of-season press conference, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving was vague about plans for his team’s off-season. But one comment he made was particularly interesting.
“There’s some DNA that has to change in our team,” he told reporters Thursday.
Now, many observers would interpret that to mean notable roster changes are coming for the Maple Leafs. However, it’s fair to ask that the DNA of Leafs management in the post-Brendan Shanahan Era must also change.
If Treliving wants his players to have more of a killer instinct on the ice, he and his management team should have a similar, more aggressive way of dealing with the Maple Leafs’ roster.
It’s been clear that Toronto has catered to its core players in recent years.
On some levels, you can understand why. Leafs brass wanted to create an environment players would want to be part of – and you don’t get that by going full scorched-earth in player relations. You need buy-in from your most important employees, and that’s what Treliving & Co. have been trying to do.
But if you want a team to follow the lead of organizations that have gone further in the Stanley Cup playoffs than the Maple Leafs have, you absolutely want to see more of that assertiveness when making personnel decisions.
Look at the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, for instance. Vegas became a Cup champion with a cold-blooded approach that regularly jettisoned players as they tried to find the winning lineup.
The Panthers, meanwhile, made major moves, including trading Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar in a package for Matthew Tkachuk and walking away from Brandon Montour due to salary cap reasons.
They were proactive on numerous fronts, including picking up Brad Marchand and Seth Jones this season. And now, the Panthers are back in the Cup final. It’s not a coincidence that Vegas and Florida got to where they are right now. It’s a function of the philosophy they’ve used in building and changing as needed.
So when we’re talking about the Maple Leafs changing their management’s DNA, Leafs fans should want to see Treliving being willing to walk away from players they might not have walked away from in the past. Whether that means parting ways with stars Mitch Marner and John Tavares when they become UFAs a month from now, or whether that means convincing defenseman Morgan Rielly to waive his no-trade clause, the bottom line is there can be no more sentimentality ruling the day when it comes to figuring out a new core to build around.
This means going to Marner and Tavares with a certain dollar figure and, in essence, telling them, “If you want to stay in Toronto, it’s going to be on our terms.”
So if Marner wants to set a new bar for the Leafs’ salary structure, and he doesn’t want to take less money than Auston Matthews’ $13.25 million cap hit or as much as star right winger William Nylander’s $11.5 million, then Treliving must be prepared to move on without Marner.
The days of half the Leafs’ roster getting some form of no-trade or no-move clause also have to end. Suffice it to say, they cannot improve as easily when so many players who should be traded are locked in with the Maple Leafs. Maybe that means handing out only modified no-trade clauses and not offering them to depth players, but limiting them would be another instance of management having a different DNA.
Again, we’re not suggesting Treliving take on a dictatorial tone with each relationship he’s got with his players. But on some foundational level, there cannot be a country club atmosphere any longer in Toronto. When you see teams like the Panthers and Golden Knights being strong-willed when it comes to player relations, that’s a path you clearly should want to follow.
So yes, by all means, let’s see the Maple Leafs continue to evolve their on-ice approach to be much tougher to play against. But without a DNA change in the ways Leafs management works with its players, Toronto’s struggles are bound to continue.
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Winnipeg Native and Three-Time Stanley Cup Champion Jonathan Toews Eyeing NHL Return; Jets Considered Front Runner
Jonathan Toews hasn't played an NHL game since the 2022-23 season and is now 37 years old, but he is determined and believes he is ready to return to the NHL.
According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, Toews reached out to his agent, Pat Brisson, yesterday to inform him he's 100 percent committed to returning to the NHL next season. Throughout the 2024-25 season, Toews was reported as "interested" in making a return but had not made a final decision. LeBrun said in a post on X that he "just spoke with Brisson, who says he will start taking calls from NHL teams on Toews now leading up to July 1."
Toews is a certified winner and is known as one of the best captains in NHL history. In his prime, he was known as one of the best two-way centers in the NHL, scoring a career-high 35 goals and 81 points in the 2018-19 season. In his NHL career, Toews won three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks while adding a Conn Smythe Trophy, Selke Trophy and the Mark Messier Leadership Award.
Internationally, Toews is a part of the Triple Gold Club, winning gold medals at the Olympics twice, the World Juniors twice and the World Championship once. He's had a historic career that will likely get him into the Hockey Hall of Fame on his first ballot. Despite that, the Winnipeg, MN native is eager to get back to the NHL, and TSN's Darren Dreger believes there will be a lot of teams lining up for his services, and the Jets will be leading the way.
Toews will have a long list of clubs with interest. The @NHLJets will be front and centre when the time is right. Could be a great fit. https://t.co/KIVzv8I9UL
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 29, 2025
In his late 30s, it might be a large ask to slot him into a second-line center role, but if he is in as great of shape as he claims to be, he could be the perfect cost-efficient center. When Frank Seravalli first broke the news about Toews' desire to return in January, he listed the Jets, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Avalanche as possible suitors.
The market will be competitive, but the Jets hold the advantage of being his hometown team.
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REPORT: Brock Nelson Blocked Trade To Jets In Favour Of Move To AvalancheAccording to Marco D'Amico of RG Media, Brock Nelson reportedly nixed a trade to the Winnipeg Jets in favour of a move to the Colorado Avalanche. SEC changes fines for field and court storming if schools don’t enact safety measures
The Southeastern Conference is changing its policy regarding fines for field and court storming but giving home teams some flexibility.
‘Phenomenal’ Poms smash Windies in record-breaking ODI rout as young star makes statement
Harry Brook made a winning start as England’s permanent white-ball captain as the hosts hammered the West Indies by 238 runs in the first one-day international at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Ohio State vs. Texas move to Sunday primetime blocked by Longhorns, Fox exec says
Ohio State wanted to move its game against Texas to Sunday primetime, but the Longhorns "exercised their contractual right" to stop the move.