Becky Hammon isn’t backing away from her viral comments about Jalen Brunson, even after New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson led the team to the NBA Finals. The Las Vegas Aces head coach addressed the new attention surrounding comments she originally made in December 2023, when she questioned whether a smaller guard could be the…

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images New York Islanders re-sign forward Liam Foudy One-year, two-way contract through 2026-27 season. Foudy, a pending restricted free agent, is the No. 2 player on the Bridgeport Islanders’ roster and has set career highs with 26 goals and 47 points in 60 games this season. He also appeared in one NHL…

Patrick WilliamsTheAHL.com Features Writer What anyone observing Manitoba moose can quickly see Tyrell Ball Bring ice. The Alberta-born defender is a throwback. The 6-foot-4, 216-pound Ball became a fan favorite at the Canadian Life Center with his steady defense and ability to quickly guard teammates, accounting for 401 penalty minutes in 214 games. In youth…

The Toronto Marlies’ road to the Eastern Conference Finals hasn’t been easy, but they find themselves eight wins shy of a championship. easton cowan The Marlies beat the Cleveland Monsters 3-2 with 11.3 seconds left in Game 5 on Sunday afternoon. Toronto joins the Chicago Wolves in 2002 and the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2023…

Today we’re back with another exciting NBA game featuring some of our favorite games from Basketball Forever. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has run thousands of simulations on every game to expertly determine our best player props and bets for the night. Player props 1. De’Aaron Fox…

The San Antonio Spurs may have completely turned their playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on its head after franchise legend Gregg Popovich made the move. Although Popovich stepped down as coach this season due to health reasons, he remained actively involved with the team throughout the year, attending practices, talking with players, and…

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Aku Lati One-year, two-way contract through 2026-27 season. Ratti spent the 2025-26 season playing for Finnish Liga with his hometown club Kärpät Oulu, tallying 20 goals and 37 assists for 57 points in 51 games. Originally a fifth-round pick of Arizona State in the 2019 NHL Draft, Ratti scored 21 goals…

LeBron James clearly knows how dangerous Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is, and after the Lakers’ second-round playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, he made it clear that the reigning MVP deserves to be defended with as much urgency as Giannis Antetokounmpo. “If you don’t respect Giannis the same way you do him… when Giannis gets the…

Springfield, Massachusetts …The American Hockey League has released its schedule for the two-game conference finals series of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs. this Eastern Conference Finals will feature Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (the top affiliate of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins) and toronto marris (the top affiliate of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs). The Penguins are in the…

The conference finals conclude this afternoon with the Cleveland Monsters and Toronto Marlies meeting in Game 5 of the North Division at Rocket Arena (3 p.m. ET, ). This is the ninth winner-take-all game in this year’s Calder Cup playoffs and the most winner-take-all games in a single playoff season. The Marlies have won two…