May 25, 2024, 07:41 PM ET SAGINAW, Mich. — Michael Simpson made 31 saves, Ruslan Gazizov scored twice and the London Knights opened Memorial Cup round-robin play with a 4-0 victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Saturday. Oliver Bonk and Kasper Halttunen also scored for the Ontario Hockey League champion Knights. Riley Mercer stopped 17 shots for Drummondville, the Quebec …
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Billy Price was a champion and All-American at Ohio State. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) Billy Price, a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, announced his retirement Saturday, revealing that he had suffered a pulmonary embolism in April. The 29-year-old said he underwent emergency surgery to remove a saddle clot that was entering both his lungs. Despite the surgery, …
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May 25, 2024, 04:43 PM ET PRAGUE — Switzerland prevailed in a penalty shootout to stun Canada 3-2 and set up the final against the Czech Republic at the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. Sven Andrighetto scored the decisive shootout goal after the game finished 2-2 in regulation with no team scoring in the 10-minute overtime. The 28-time champion …
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Getty Images Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is the only remaining player who was given the franchise tag this offseason that has yet to agree to a new deal. Higgins hasn’t even signed his franchise tender, making him ineligible to report for OTAs. The two sides have until July 15th to agree to a new deal, but how likely …
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FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are set to get a break ahead of training camp after the final day of mandatory minicamp on June 6. However, they still have work to do on their 90-man roster prior to their training camp in Oxnard, California. which kicks off in late July. Eighty-six of their 90 roster spots are filled, which …
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The Tennessee Titans are expected to undergo quite the shift in offensive philosophy in 2024 under new head coach Brian Callahan. While the past few years of Titans football has been centered around Derrick Henry and pounding the rock, Callahan’s system promises to feature plenty of passing. The Titans front office has done a tremendous job adding weaponry for coach Callahan …
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Former Cincinnati Bengals first-round center Billy Price announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday, revealing that he had emergency surgery to save his life this offseason. The 29-year-old had a pulmonary embolism that required treatment, which directly led to his decision to hang up the cleats. Price announced his decision on Instagram: “In the blink of an eye, everything …
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PHILADELPHIA — Darius Slay isn’t ready for Quinyon Mitchell to move into his house yet as Eagles general manager Howie Roseman suggested when the team selected him in the first round of the NFL Draft. But Mitchell is more than welcome. “Anything he needs from me, I told him I got him,” Slay said at the NovaCare Complex this week. …
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49ers UDFA Anderson drawing early D.J. Jones comparison from Kocurek originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area One of the newest 49ers already is drawing comparisons to a former Niners great. San Francisco last month signed Evan Anderson as an undrafted free agent, and 49ers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek said the defensive tackle out of Flordia Atlantic reminds him …
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PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley is built to be competitive, making the pairing with Jalen Hurts even more intriguing as he enters his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. That competitiveness showed when the Eagles posted a video of Barkley and Hurts engaging in a squat competition during offseason workouts. While it’s well known in Philadelphia that Hurts can squat up …
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Former NFL pass rusher Greg Hardy continues to appear from time to time in the fight game. He recently disappeared into the ropes and then onto the mat. Hardy, who had a 3-0 record as a pro boxer, was knocked out in a Texas Combat League match on Thursday night. Patrick Mailata flattened Hardy k The 35-year-old Hardy previously participated …
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The contract that wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown signed with the Lions this offseason may serve as the basis of what Brandon Aiyuk expects from the 49ers. Aiyuk and the 49ers are talking, and Aiyuk’s goal is to beat St. Brown’s contract and come in “at that number or higher,” Jeremy Fowler reported on ESPN. What constitutes “that number” for …
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The 2024 schedule has a wrinkle that affects nearly one third of the league. Even though, in five prior years, that specific wrinkle had never been used a single time on a single team. Three games from Monday to Sunday to Thursday. Whether that’s 10 days or 11 days (apparently, it’s subject to debate), it didn’t happened from 2019 to …
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After six years with the Buccaneers, cornerback Carlton Davis was traded to the Lions this offseason. And after winning one Super Bowl in Tampa, Davis thinks he could win another in Detroit. Davis said that when he looks around at the kind of team the Lions have, the only team he can compare it to is the 2020 Buccaneers, who …
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May 24, 2024, 11:55 PM ET NEW YORK — Barclay Goodrow scored at 14:01 of overtime and the New York Ranger beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night in Game 2 to even the Eastern Conference final. Goodrow fired a snap shot from above that circles over goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s right shoulder, sending the Madison Square Garden crowd that …
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