Hawks’ DeBrincat comes in fourth in Breakaway Challenge originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NHL All-Star weekend festivities kicked off in Las Vegas with the All-Star skills competition. First-time All-Star Alex DeBrincat was part of those festivities as he competed in the NHL Breakaway Challenge. In what could be the first of many appearances for the Chicago Blackhawks winger, he certainly made a good first impression. The 24-year-old had some tough acts to follow which included Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras donning an Average Joe uniform and paying tribute to the movie “Dodgeball.” He was blindfolded and had balloons thrown his…
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The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Patrick Graham as their new defensive coordinator, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Friday evening. It’s a huge hire for new Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler and Las Vegas head coach Josh McDaniels, who are taking on Graham, 43, and taking him away from the New York Giants, where he served as the defensive coordinator the last two seasons. Indeed, the Raiders’ gain is the Giants’ loss, as Graham, who was a finalist for the Minnesota Vikings’ head coaching job, was set to be welcomed back into New York’s staff under first-year head coach Brian…
Maybe there will be a James Harden and Ben Simmons swap after all. With less than a week remaining before this season’s trade deadline, The Athletic’s Shams Charania broke the news that the 76ers are expected to pursue Harden in the coming days and — here’s the key part — the Nets are “believed to be open to discussing a deal.” While Charania reports there’s “no urgency” for Nets officials, he adds that it’s believed that “an opening exists should an offer elevate the team and make the roster more well-rounded.” Sources: The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to pursue Brooklyn’s…
The 2022 season unofficially kicks off on Sunday with the preseason exhibition Busch Light Clash, which will be held on a made-from-scratch ¼-mile asphalt oval inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The race will also mark the on-track debut in race conditions of NASCAR’s Next Generation car – a revolutionary change in the Cup Series from previous iterations of stock cars. Logano, who won the series championship in 2018, said the tight confines of the ¼-mile track will “test your character.” “You’re in that position more and more every year as you see the way the playoff schedule is, especially…
The Major League Baseball Players Association declined MLB’s request for federal mediators to assist in the labor negotiations between the two sides. MLB made its request Thursday, seeking assistance from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to help move the negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement. An MLB spokesperson responded to the union’s decision Friday afternoon. “Our goal is to have players on the field and fans in the ballparks for Spring Training and Opening Day,” the league spokesperson said. “With camps scheduled to open in less than two weeks, it is time to get immediate assistance from the…
A new study by the Social Media Insights Lab at the University of South Carolina found good news for tourism officials — tourism is rebounding in the state. “We wanted to understand from social media, what were the forces driving that rebound,” said Randy Covington, Director of Special Projects at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina. Covington said the Social Media Insights Lab reviewed more than 200,000 online mentions between January and November 2021. Analysts found the two biggest driving forces for tourism in South Carolina are the beaches and golf. Analysts also…
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Saturday:ENGLANDFrank Lampard begins his tenure as Everton manager when his team hosts Brentford among a batch of FA Cup fourth-round matches. Christian Eriksen won’t be ready to make his Brentford debut, however. The two other all-Premier League games are Brighton at Tottenham and Norwich at Wolverhampton. In one of the biggest mismatches in the competition’s long and proud history, West Ham visits sixth-tier Kidderminster. Chelsea hosts third-tier Plymouth, while Premier League-leading Manchester City hosts Championship-leading Fulham. Crystal Palace plans to rest forward Wilfried Zaha when fourth-division Hartlepool visits south London. Zaha…
South Africa will be traveling to India in the month of June 2022 for a series of five T20I matches to be played from June 9-19. Though the venues for the five matches have been decided, it has now been reported that the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack will get to host one of the matches in lieu of losing out as a host to the West Indies. The Barabati Stadium was set to host the first T20I between India and the West Indies in February later this month. However, taking into consideration the ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
By Jack Tiernan: Ryan Garcia will be making his long-awaited comeback against Lou DiBella-promoted #7 WBC, #13 IBF lightweight contender Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9th in the headliner on DAZN. While this may seem like a strange choice of opponent for the 23-year-old Golden Boy-promoted Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs), it makes sense if you view it as the warm-up fight to prepare him to challenge undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr for a fight in the summer. Ryan Garcia being positioned for a title shot Like Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs), Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs) is also promoted by Lou…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday February 4, 2022 Sweden’s Elias Ymer backed up his upset of Aslan Karatsev with a straight sets victory over Stefano Travalia at the Tata Open Mararashtra.Photo Source: Getty Elias Ymer, fresh off of his Top-20 win (over Russia’s Aslan Karatsev) reached his first ATP semifinal on Friday in Pune, Indea, defeating No.8-seeded Stefano Travaglia 6-4, 7-6(4).The 163rd-ranked qualifier is enjoying playing a pivotal part in a special week for his family – his brother Mikael is into the semifinals at Montpellier, making the tandem the first all-brother duo to reach…