Sweden finished a perfect 7-0 at the world junior hockey championship and played a nearly perfect final to take home a gold medal for the first time since 2012. Sweden scored short-handed and on the power play, set up by great plays from Flyers prospect Jack Berglund. Then draft-eligible Ivar Stenberg took over in the third with a tremendous skating ...
Sweden and Czechia will look to end long droughts when they meet on Monday, Jan. 5 in the gold medal game of the world junior hockey championship. Sweden last won the tournament for the world’s best under-20 players in 2012. They last appeared in the gold medal game in 2024. They had lost four of the previous five semifinals but ...
The NBA season is nearing its midway point, meaning we’ve got a pretty good understanding of who’s real, who’s fake, and who’s trying to make a name. In the Eastern Conference, one thing is for certain: both the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks are serious contenders. The Pistons currently sit atop the Eastern Conference Standings with a 27-9 record; ...
AI-assisted summary The NFL wild-card weekend schedule has been released, creating advantages for some teams and disadvantages for others. The Houston Texans and Aaron Rodgers benefit from extra rest with a Monday night game. Los Angeles teams and the Green Bay Packers face challenging road games and short rest weeks. The NFL playoffs haven’t started yet, but some have already ...
Bryce Underwood is returning to Michigan for his sophomore season, he announced via social media on Jan. 5. Underwood never entered the transfer portal, but his status was in question due to the Wolverines’ coaching change. Michigan hired former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to replace Sherrone Moore, and Whittingham brought offensive coordinator Jason Beck with him. Underwood said during Michigan’s ...
Eventually, Shesterkin got up and didn’t appear to be able to put weight on his leg as a Rangers player and trainer supported him. Backup goalie Jonathan Quick came into the game after the first period play. The Rangers later announced that Shesterkin wouldn’t return to the game because of a lower body injury. Igor Shesterkin injury update The Rangers ...
Rose BC’s title defense starts now. The inaugural Unrivaled champions open the season on Monday with a matchup against the Lunar Owls BC, one of eight teams that make up the 3-on-3 league created by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Rose BC returns all but two players from its championship roster, including Chelsea Gray, Kahleah Copper, Lexie Hull and Azurá Stevens, ...
There’s always next year. For some NFL teams, that’s all there ever is. The 2025 NFL regular season is officially over and that means 18 of the league’s 32 teams won’t play another game that matters until September. A nine-month break is an awfully long time to wait, but every fan base can at least dream about the opponents for ...
Mississippi football quarterback Trinidad Chambliss will return to the Rebels for the 2026 season if he receives a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA, he said on ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’ on Monday, Jan. 5. Chambliss, who has emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in college football in his first season at the Division I level, has led Ole Miss ...
Alabama football landed a commitment from NC State’s Hollywood Smothers on Jan. 5, one of the best running backs available in the transfer portal. He announced the move on social media. Smothers, a two-year starter for the Wolfpack, rushed for 939 yards with six touchdowns on 160 carries this season, and also caught 37 passes for 189 yards and another ...