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Oilers to start Stuart Skinner in net for Game 6 vs. Canucks

May 18, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Goaltender Stuart Skinner will start in net on Saturday as the Edmonton Oilers attempt to stave off elimination versus the visiting Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Stuart allowed four goals on 15 shots in Edmonton’s 4-3 loss to Vancouver in Game 3 on Sunday. Calvin Pickard started the …

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Canada up to 5-0, Sweden, Swiss into playoffs at hockey worlds

May 18, 2024, 01:30 PM ET PRAGUE — Defending champion Canada had to recover from an early scare before rallying to beat Finland 5-3 for its fifth victory in five games at the ice hockey world championship Saturday. Captain John Tavares set up the winning goal with his second assist with 8:28 remaining in the final period, finding Brandon Hagel …

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Bears Week 1 odds: Spread, moneyline, total vs. Titans

Bears Week 1 odds: Spread, moneyline, total vs. Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago With the NFL schedule release finally live, all eyes are set for Week 1 of the regular season. The Chicago Bears kick things off against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 8 at Soldier Field. It’s a nice opportunity for Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. He’ll make his NFL …

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Purdy details NFL wake-up call in 49ers’ NFC title game vs. Lions

Purdy details NFL wake-up call in 49ers’ NFC title game vs. Lions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers’ 2023 NFL season on the line in the NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions, Brock Purdy came to an important realization. San Francisco was just one win away from a trip to Super Bowl LVIII, but the …

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Falcons sign third-round OLB Bralen Trice

The Falcons have signed one more of their 2024 draft picks. Atlanta announced on Friday that third-round outside linebacker Bralen Trice has signed his four-year rookie deal. Trice, 23, was the No. 74 overall pick out of Washington. He was a two-time, first-team All-Pac 12 honoree. He also was the defensive MVP of the 2022 Alamo Bowl. In 15 starts …

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Kirk Cousins on tampering investigation: “There’s not a whole lot there”

When Kirk Cousins first spoke to reporters after signing with the Falcons, he admitted (unwittingly) that the team committed multiple violations of the league’s tampering policy. This week, for his second time against the logos-and-sponsors background, Cousins was asked about the status of the investigation. “The league’s still kind of going through that,” Cousins said. “So, I’ll let them do …

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Ravens not happy with 2024 NFL schedule that includes late bye, playing second straight Christmas game on road

Getty Images It’s fitting the Baltimore Ravens, who famously coined the phrase “Festivus Maximus” at the start of the 2000 Super Bowl, issued an airing of grievances shortly after their 2024 NFL schedule was released.  If you didn’t know better, you would have thought that Frank Costanza himself wrote the Ravens’ official announcement of their upcoming schedule. But this isn’t …

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Will Matthew Stafford show up for Rams’ OTAs?

Promptly (and not coincidentally) after the Rams didn’t use a first-round draft pick on a quarterback, Matthew Stafford’s camp made it known he wants a new contract. To date, he has yet to get one. His only leverage that doesn’t entail a potential fine consists of staying away from OTAs. For the Rams, they start Monday. So it’s fair to …

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Who is Harrison Butker? Chiefs kicker facing criticism after controversial sexist, anti-gay comments in speech

A Kansas City Chiefs star again made headlines this week — just not for anything football related — as three-time Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker created significant controversy drawing responses from the NFL and GLAAD after a recent commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas went viral. The 20-minute speech, addressed to graduating students, took a firm stance against “poor …

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Penguins’ Mike Sullivan named U.S. hockey coach for 2026 Olympics

May 18, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country’s bid for its first gold medal since the “Miracle On Ice” in 1980. USA Hockey also announced the Pittsburgh Penguins coach will be behind the bench …

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Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury impressed with rookie Jayden Daniels: ‘He’s intentional in everything he does’

Getty Images Kliff Kingsbury has been a fan of Jayden Daniels for quite some time, and after his initial first few weeks with Daniels in Washington, the Commanders offensive coordinator may be an even bigger fan now of the rookie quarterback.  Kingsbury, the former Cardinals head coach who is entering his first season calling plays for the Commanders, recently raved about …

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NFL’s scheduling process ignores competitive balance

The NFL’s justification for giving the Jets seven standalone games in 11 weeks — they “kind of owe us one” — was ill-advised. It also obscures a deeper issue with giving a third-place, non-playoff team so many non-Sunday-afternoon games. The league loves competitive balance. That’s why the worst team gets the first pick in the draft, why teams have three …

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