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Vancouver Canucks signing winger Daniel Sprong to one-year deal: reports Just when the hockey world thought that the Vancouver Canucks were done adding to the forward corps, they surprised us all. Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin was busy on July 1st. He added forwards Jake DeBrusk, Danton Heinen, Kiefer Sherwood, Nate Smith, defencemen Derek Forbort, Vincent Desharnais, and goaltender Jiri Patera. But on July 20th, they proved they weren’t done yet. On Friday afternoon, Chek TV’s Rick Dhaliwal hinted on X that Daniel Sprong was still a free agent and that the Canucks had an interest in the winger. And on Saturday…
‘I’m trying’: Canucks’ Pettersson acknowledges struggles after Tocchet’s callout Good news: the Vancouver Canucks passenger list is shorter than coach Rick Tocchet first reported. The morning after saying the National Hockey League team had five-to-seven “passengers” in its 3-2 playoff loss to the Edmonton Oilers, Tocchet acknowledged Wednesday that he “might be off by a couple.” So, there may be as few as three freeloaders. Or as many as nine, but that can’t possibly be true or this team that wasn’t expected to even make the Stanley Cup Playoffs wouldn’t have Connor McDavid and the Oilers squirming amid a 2-2 series tie in…
Bengals Roster Look: Young Guns Don’t Back Down As The Games Begin Joe Burrow took a deep shot, and so did the Bengals roster in Saturday night’s festive Paycor Stadium preseason opener where their young players put enough on tape to spice up a short week. The Bengals return to training camp Monday for two practices before breaking camp Wednesday to travel to Chicago for Thursday’s joint practice with the Bears, which sets up their preseason game Saturday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s FOX 19) at Soldier Field. Burrow headlined the 17-14 loss to Tampa Bay with a 12-play touchdown drive that heralded…
West Brom in Talks for Midfielder Previously Wanted by Premier League Club West Brom are reportedly chasing England youth international, Noah Buck, who has already become a key player for New England Revolution, despite only just turning 19. Noah Buck has impressed in the MLS A young Englishman paving his way to top-flight football through the MLS is unusual, but not unheard of. Everton’s Jack Harrison for example is one of the few players to earn a Premier League switch off the back of impressing in America, with Noah Buck tipped to follow Harrison’s footstep Buck only turned 19 earlier…
New-look Los Angeles Dodgers depart for world tour with MVPs and superstars in tow PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Dodgers, surrounded by suitcases and boxes throughout the clubhouse, cleaned out their lockers, double-checked to make sure they had their passports, and prepared for the longest flight of their lives. After playing their final game of spring training Wednesday, were instructed to be at their spring-training complex at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, board buses at 7 to travel to Sky Harbor Airport at 9 a.m. for a 6,277-mile flight to Seoul, Korea. They’re scheduled to land at 2:30 p.m. PT Friday, where they will…
Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn for the NBA after two seasons, two national titles STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Donovan Clingan is leaving UConn after two seasons and entering the NBA draft, the 7-foot-2 center announced Friday, four days after he helped lead the Huskies to a second straight national title. Clingan, a sophomore from Bristol, Connecticut, posted his decision on social media, saying that playing in the NBA has been a “lifelong dream.” “It will be very hard for me to leave my brothers after all the success these past two years,” Clingan wrote. “But the time is NOW!!” His decision…
“He wanted to stay up and party. Bon just wanted to keep the party going”: What really happened on the night Bon Scott died? In 2005, Classic Rock’s Geoff Barton explored the mysteries surrounding the death of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott in frontman, speaking to those who’d spent time with the singer in the days and hours leading up to his death. These interviewees included UFO’s Pete Way and Paul Chapman, who have both since passed on. Geoff’s original feature is published below. A dozen years later, AC/DC biographer Jess Fink tracked down some more key figures to try to piece together what happened…
Jake DeBrusk’s deal with Vancouver Canucks signals he was never returning to Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk agreed to a free agent deal with the Vancouver Canucks Monday and the terms prove he knew following the end of the season that he was not returning to the Black and Gold. Following the Boston Bruins elimination in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Jake DeBrusk said he wanted to stay with the team that drafted him 14th overall in the 2015 Entry Draft. For the first time in his career, the Edmonton native was going to hit free agency and despite him…
’Turned on him’: Knights coach facing split as details of roster clean-out emerge A reported clean-out at the Newcastle Knights has created a “disgruntled playing group” with players said to be turning on coach Adam O’Brien. There’s a clean-out starting to take place at the Newcastle Knights and it’s created a “disgruntled playing group.” That is according to veteran News Corp journalist Phill Rothfield who revealed on NRL 360 that the big roster decisions are even starting to cause a divide between coach Adam O’Brien and his players. The only place to watch every game of every round LIVE with…
Chris Brunt: Northern Ireland and West Brom legend retires from football Former Northern Ireland and West Brom midfielder Chris Brunt has announced his retirement from football. The 36-year-old played 421 games for West Brom, scoring 48 goals and featuring in a club-record 269 Premier League fixtures. Brunt, who also played as a left back, retired from international duty in 2018 after winning 65 caps. “I feel so privileged to have enjoyed the career I have had,” said Brunt. “As a young boy growing up in Belfast it was always my dream to be a professional football player and I’m so…