Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz misses practice with lower-body injury

The Colorado Avalanche went without goaltender Pavel Francouz during Monday’s practice while he dealt with a lower-body injury, according to a report by The Athletic‘s Peter Baugh. In a corresponding move ahead of their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, the Avalanche recalled goaltender Jonas Johansson from the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles. […]

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NHL power rankings: Winnipeg keeps taking care of business

The Daily Faceoff Power Rankings return. With only six games played in the week before All-Star weekend, it made sense to not worry about this list last week, but we are back, and we’ve still got some movement going on as teams are also making alterations on the trade front. The usual group in the […]

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NHL’s new initiative focuses on improving outreach to Latino audience

During the fifth edition of L’Attitude, an annual Latino business-based conference that took place last September in San Diego, Arizona Coyotes’ President and CEO Xavier Gutierrez shared a story of his first Board of Governors meeting, when he explained his business plan to NHL’s Commissioner Gary Bettman using a hockey metaphor. He mentioned Wayne Gretzky’s […]

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Why Andy Reid turned to ‘Corn Dog’ in the Super Bowl

 Andy Reid may like to celebrate big wins with a cheeseburger, but he has “Corn Dog” to thank for Kansas City’s comeback victory in Super Bowl LVII. The Chiefs trailed 24-14 at the half and 27-21 entering the fourth quarter. Nearly three minutes into the final quarter, Kansas City faced a pivotal third down at […]

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Former Nationals owner Ted Lerner dies at age 97

Ted Lerner, the real estate developer who purchased the Washington Nationals in 2006, passed away, reports Jonathan Karl of ABC News. Lerner was 97 years old. The cause was complications from pneumonia, per a report from Adam Bernstein and Matt Schudel of the Washington Post. Major League Baseball took over ownership of the struggling Montreal […]

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Eagles’ Bradberry discusses decisive holding penalty in SB loss

Super Bowl LVII ended not with a bang but with a whistle. While fans were quick to blast officials for a late defensive penalty against Philadelphia cornerback James Bradberry, the seven-year veteran defensive back took a different approach when talking about the decisive play after the game. Referees called defensive holding on Bradberry on a […]

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Ottawa Senators’ Anton Forsberg tore ligaments in both knees simultaneously Saturday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg will be out indefinitely after tearing the MCL in both knees at the same time during a play in Saturday’s loss to the Edmonton Oilers. The Senators have had an up-and-down campaign in 2022-2023, but things seemed to be on the uptick after the 24-24-3 squad had won four-straight heading […]

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Rihanna’s pregnancy revealed during halftime show?

Rihanna’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LVII was full of hits. But what Rihanna didn’t say drew perhaps the biggest response online. Nate Burleson confirmed a Twitter user’s suspicion that Rihanna’s “surprise guest” during her performance was a baby. She had her first child — with rapper A$AP Rocky — in May 2022 and a […]

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