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For the lack of consistency and sustained success the Nashville Predators have shown in the first half of 2022-23, at least we have rookie Juuso Pärssinen growing into a more impactful player every game he plays. Pärssinen has cracked into the top-10 in rookie point scoring in the NHL with 17 points in 28 games. All of the rookies ahead of him in…

It appears Chelsea are giving Graham Potter a new toy to play with after his last one got suspended for three matches an hour into his debut. The Blues are believed to have agreed an £88.5m deal to sign Ukrainian forward Mykhailo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk, structured as £62m fixed with £26.5m in available add-ons. However, the 22-year-old was…

When the puck is dropped at center ice at the TD Garden on Jan. 14 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, it will be the official start to the second half of the 2022-23 regular season for the Boston Bruins. As the top team in the NHL with a 32-5-4 record, first-year coach Jim Montgomery and his team have far exceeded preseason expectations. There have…

The first UFC fight card of 2023 features ranked middleweight sluggers as veteran contender Sean Strickland meets rising prospect Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov. Their showdown tops the main UFC card (7 p.m. ET) from the promotion's Apex facility in Las Vegas. The No. 7-ranked Strickland is filling in…

The Montreal Canadiens have hit the halfway point of the 2022-23 season and while their overall record is better than last year at this time, it's clear the team is still suffering through rebuilding pains and the roster remains a work in progress with significant holes to fill. The arrival of 2023 means that the fun is about to begin for the front…

UFC Interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has decided to switch gyms amid the James Krause betting scandal. Moreno, a former flyweight champ himself, is set to face long-time rival Deiveson Figueiredo later this month at UFC 283. The bout pits the pair together once again for the flyweight title as their head-to-head is currently tied at 1-1-1.…

The Rugby Football Union and World Rugby want to protect the integrity of the game by ensuring that all matches are contested on a level playing field and are won on merit. That means that if you work in or are otherwise involved in professional or semi-professional rugby you: DO NOT bet on any rugby match (or ask anyone to place a bet for you)…

Brandon Moreno has opened up about parting ways with Glory MMA coach James Krause. In the aftermath of UFC Vegas 64, all UFC fighters were banned from training with Krause until an investigation into an alleged betting scandal was finalized. The most notable fighter affected was UFC interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, who is looking to…

A look at who is trending up and down the past week in Minnesota sports, featuring Twins newly re-signed shortstop Carlos Correa, Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov and a couple Vikings standouts including Justin Jefferson. Carlos Correa, Twins shortstop (UP ⬆) He's home. After swinging.291/.366/.467 with 24 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs in 2022,…

Hello and welcome to today's Arsenal live blog on Wednesday, January 11. Mikel Arteta's side got back to winning ways on Monday night, defeating League 1 outfit Oxford United 3-0 in the third round of the FA Cup thanks to a Mohamed Elneny goal and an Eddie Nketiah brace. The win at the Kassam Stadium means the north Londoners will travel to the…

The first UFC event of 2023 is finally here! On Saturday, the Octagon heads back to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC Vegas 67. The card is headlined by middleweight contenders Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland, and we'll break down that fight and give our for it, plus two other bouts, in the latest edition of our Bookies UFC Best…

The NFC West champion San Francisco 49ers will seek their 11th consecutive victory when they host the division-rival Seattle Seahawks in a NFL Wild Card Game on Saturday as part of the NFL playoffs 2023. San Francisco (13-4) got off to a mediocre start this season, dropping four of its first seven games, before going on its head-turning run and…

Rewind the clock three years and what you felt in those early days of Maple Leafs training camp was relief. Relief because the organization managed to get Mitch Marner's signature on a contract without a protracted and messy standoff. But relief, too, because they'd finally brought an end to a multi-year cycle of questions and speculation about the…

The argument for Williams to repeat is pretty simple. For starters, he'll be operating for the third straight season in a Lincoln Riley offense. Riley has produced three Heisman Trophy winning QB's in the past six years. None of his winners captured the award more than once, but he did produce back-to-back winners in 2017 and 2018 (Baker Mayfield…

FORMER Premier League ace Lys Mousset is set to have his VfL Bochum contract ripped up, according to reports. Mousset, 26, joined the Bundesliga side last summer after six years in England with Bournemouth and Sheffield United. In six months he has failed to make a single appearance, however, and is set to be released. According to German…

Georgia running back Kenny McIntosh (6) runs into the end zone for a touchdown against Ohio State during the first half of the Peach Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Atlanta. Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 | 2 a.m. Cover your eyes, Maurice Clarett, Chris Gamble and the rest of the 2002-2003 Ohio State…

CHELSEA could be in hot water over the transfer of Molde forward David Datro Fofana, after the Norwegian club raised a complaint with Fifa over the transfer. Fofana, 20, made his Chelsea debut in the Man City loss on Sunday but Molde want the transfer CANCELLED by the world football governing body. Meanwhile, the Blues still want to make a move for…

Florida A&M football's special teams coordinator Chili Davis has been selected to deliver a presentation at the 2023 American Football Coaches' Association convention following his first season with the Rattlers. Davis, from Chesapeake, Virginia, has been a member of the AFCA since joining the coaching ranks at his alma mater Campbell University in…

A Week 18 NFC East rivalry game is on tap between Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys (12-4) and Sam Howell the Washington Commanders (7-8-1) on Sunday at FedEx Field. Washington is 3-5 at home, while Dallas is 4-3 on the road. Howell will be making his first career start in place of Carson Wentz, who was benched after a dismal Week 17 performance…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Unfinished business. That's the theme of the 2022-23 season for the Cavaliers. Fueled by an underdog, Cleveland-against-everybody mentality, the scrappy young group became the NBA's greatest surprise last season, rocketing up the Eastern Conference standings, doubling their win total from the previous season and advancing to the…

Killian Hayes was a poor shooter his entire career, until suddenly finding his shooting stroke a month ago. More than Detroit Pistons fans have noticed the difference, as the Las Vegas oddsmakers are now adjusting their expectations of the 6-foot-5 guard. .The book on guard Killian Hayes was pretty simple: good passer, nice perimeter defender and…

Kurtley Beale is back in the green and gold after missing last year's Spring Tour in a big Dave Rennie selection statement. Beale is one of 44 players named for the Wallabies' four-day camp on the Gold Coast on Friday, with a Rugby World Cup looming in September. Joining Beale in the squad is experienced duo Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi who missed…

A month after Charlie Gamble declared he "bleeds blue" and supports the Wallabies, the New Zealand-born back-rower has been selected in Dave Rennie's 44-man Australian training squad. The 26-year-old is the only fresh face in the squad, which sees Kurtley Beale and Harry Wilson included after controversially missing last year's Spring Tour. The…

In the five years since UFC left Fox to announce a landmark, $1.5 billion broadcasting deal through 2025 with ESPN, it has been hard to find a time in which UFC president Dana White hasn't been smiling. White, the 53-year-old tireless maverick who has been the face of combat sports' most successful promotion since 2001, has typically closed each…

Qatar's World Cup record leaves plenty to be desired, as they have never qualified for the competition prior to hosting it in 2022. Felix Sanchez's side were given a spot in the 2022 tournament following FIFA's controversial decision to grant them hosting status back in 2010. The nation's first attempt at World Cup qualification came ahead of the…

Backrow powerhouse Jake Polledri looks set to have to wait until 2023 before he is given a shot at returning to the international arena having missed out on Italy's latest training squad ahead of the Autumn Nations series. The 19-cap Azzurri number eight is on a comeback following nearly two years on the sidelines after suffering a horror knee and…

As much fun as Wednesday night's matchup between the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder in Tulsa was, Dallas' matchup with the Orlando Magic at American Airlines Center tonight should be even better when considering that Luka Doncic is expected to make his preseason debut. After a grueling summer of hard workouts and physical…

It's Inter Milan vs Napoli in the San Siro on Wednesday, January 4 in round 16 of Serie A - the first round of fixtures after Italy's mid-winter/World Cup break - with kick-off scheduled for 2:45pm ET. Napoli, who are chasing their first Scudetto since 1990, went into the break with an eight-point lead at the top of Serie A, while Inter are down in…

The College Football Playoff semifinal slate kicks off on Saturday when No. 2 Michigan takes on No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl. The Wolverines and Horned Frogs will go head-to-head in a battle that features a college football blue blood and a program that crashed the party in 2022. Michigan is making its second College Football Playoff appearance in…

In the first half of 2022-23, the Ducks seemed to be ascending in a wide-open Pacific Division. By mid-November, they were riding an eight-game winning streak and held a 10-4-3 record, buoyed by an incredible goal-scoring binge from right winger Troy Terry, who buried 24 goals in his first 41 games. The momentum didn't last, however. They had a…

A lot of roster positions were settled before this Edmonton Oilers training camp ever started. The organization must be happy with how the battles have played out for the few that were/are still up for grabs. We were all watching the waiver wire today, as some tough decisions are now at hand. Sunday morning moves: Greg McKegg on waivers, if he…

Something aches deep within Nate Ebner's chest. Jogging onto a field at the Olympic training center, he begins warming up with a teammate, the two of them stretching, whipping a ball back and forth. "I literally feel like my lungs are sore," he says. The NFL veteran is accustomed to training camp aches and pains, the agony that accompanies…

The Columbus Blue Jackets were certainly excited by the prospect of a Columbus native defying the odds and playing in the NHL at 18 years old. While it was certainly a fun turn of events at the time to have Cole Sillinger play for the team during the 2021-22 season, in the long run, it may have been a terrible mistake. Sillinger was the Blue…

Raleigh, N.C. - The 2001-2002 version of the Carolina Hurricanes had no business being three wins from the Stanley Cup. At that point, they were just a few years removed from playing in front of sparse crowds at the Greensboro Coliseum, where a curtain regularly draped off much of the upper level seating. But the spring of 2002 brought the infancy…

Last season's NBA Finals team from the Eastern Conference has dealt with some adversity over the offseason, ranging from coaching shakeups to injuries. The biggest injury to the Boston Celtics roster is the news that Robert Williams III will miss the start of the season with another knee surgery. "Time Lord" was limited in the postseason due to a…

The chase is on for Jurgen Klopp's side to achieve a top four finish (and perhaps even more) as the Premier League resumes. A disappointing first 14 games has Liverpool on just 22 points, nearer to Wolves at the bottom of the table than Arsenal at its summit. Indeed, if they were to lose against Aston Villa they would find the Midlands' side just a…

Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes has let it be known that he's looking to deal prior to the start of the season, and it seems he's there's been an uptick of activity over the last few days. According to a well-placed NHL executive, Hughes has left no stone unturned in his quest to make a deal. The Canadiens' general manager is focused…

The 2023 World Junior Championship is set to take place on Dec. 26 and Winnipeg Jets fans have plenty of reasons to tune in this year. Rutger McGroarty and Chaz Lucius will play within Team USA's top six, and Brad Lambert will fill the role of a top-six center for Team Finland. This article will go over a few things to look for from these prospects…

SALT LAKE CITY - The crowd roared and bounced so enthusiastically that seats in the upper deck of the arena were shaking. The public address announcer had been crowing since the third quarter that the Jazz were about to win the game, urging the Utah fans to believe it too. With 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Jazz up by 1 point,…

Chelsea host Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday evening after limping into the World Cup-hiatus in woeful form. Graham Potter's Blues lost their final three pre-tournament games without scoring a goal. The club's most recent Premier League victory came during the brief window when Liz Truss was prime minister. Bournemouth signed off the…

The Pittsburgh Penguins have made the month of December quite merry for their fanbase as they've used a month full of home games to make up a lot of ground in the standings and pad their place among the playoff teams. Currently, Pittsburgh has 43 points and are eighth in the NHL with a 19-9-5 record. As per usual, the Metropolitan Division is on…

Jake Paul has an almost otherworldly ability to draw attention. For his next trick, the YouTube-sensation-turned-boxer will run it back with former UFC Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley after his planned bout with Tommy Fury fell through. The Paul-Woodley rematch is now set for Dec. 18 in Tampa after Fury - brother of two-time heavyweight…

The most high-profile showdown in the opening week of the return of English football following the 2022 FIFA World Cup comes at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday, when Liverpool's defence of their Carabao Cup title takes them to a cup tie with Premier League holders Manchester City. "Our mindset is that we want to win it again," said Caoimhin…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to Syracuse.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. The NBA docket has 11 games this Wednesday, but we have our eyes on one matchup in particular. We will give our Warriors vs. Nets predictions to fade or follow after registering for…

The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins (18-9-4) saw the New York Rangers (18-10-5) was the handshake line at Madison Square Garden after the Penguins lost a 3-1 series lead and a two-goal lead in Game 7 of Round One in the 2022 NHL playoffs. Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry valiantly played on a badly injured ankle that took months to heal. But a…

When Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko learnt his country had been invaded back in February, he didn't believe his nation's World Cup play-off fixture away to Scotland would take place. Even when the match was rescheduled for June, the odds were firmly stacked against a Ukrainian victory. Instead, on an emotional night in Glasgow, Zinchenko…

In December, The Athletic will be highlighting the coaches, athletes and other figures who made the biggest impact in the U.S. sports we cover, as well as in the fields of sports business, media and culture. Next up in the series is our honoree in the NBA: Stephen Curry, who at age 34 led the Golden State Warriors to their fourth title in eight…

A lot can change in three hockey seasons, and the next three might be particularly transitional for the San Jose Sharks. A panel of writers from The Athletic put together projected standings for the 2025-26 NHL season last week, a collaboration that considered a number of key factors to spit out "future power rankings." There were five categories,…

A rebuilding effort with a new head coach and new players is underway in Reno as we preview the 2022 edition of the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Nevada Wolf Pack are in a state of rebuilding as they head into the 2022 football season. That is the best way to describe Wolf Pack football at its current state of affairs. Nevada welcomes a new head coach in…

CRANBERRY - It was a moment in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room that was too perfect for intrusion. With a locker room full of players going about their business and crusty reporters, young Alex Letang, who is 10 years old, sat in his father Kris's locker stall practicing his tape jobs. He taped and retaped his blade as Marcus Pettersson, and…