Month: June 2019

The NHL’s free-agent period begins on July 1, 2019, and a number of notable young stars are slated to become restricted free agents this summer. Some could even be hard to keep as they could receive competitive offer sheets from rival clubs. Between now and July 1, Sporting News will examine the NHL’s top RFA players. This week, we look at the Metropolitan Division. Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes In just three years, the 21-year-old center…

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United States head coach Jill Ellis was not getting carried away despite her side’s record-breaking 13-0 rout of Thailand at the Women’s World Cup. Alex Morgan scored five goals as the world champions notched the biggest win in the tournament’s history and sent a message to its rivals in the process Tuesday. Thailand were exceptionally poor, though, and Ellis acknowledged USA still have work to do if they are to retain their title in France.…

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Jason Day has never won the U.S. Open, but he’s come close; he finished tied for second in both 2011 and 2013 and had five top 10s in the event. Steve Williams might be able to help the 31-year-old Australian break through. Golf Digest confirmed Monday that the veteran caddy will be on Day’s bag at Pebble Beach for this week’s U.S. Open. Williams, of course, won 13 major championships caddying for Tiger Woods and…

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U.S. midfielder Sam Mewis was answering a question about Alex Morgan’s incredible performance against Thailand on Tuesday night and said, “Alex getting four goals was crazy.” Several media members interrupted her. Actually, it was five goals. “She got five goals?!” Mewis exclaimed with genuine surprise. “Oh, my god, I thought she got four. That’s wild!” Click Here: toulon rugby shop melbourne It was that kind of night for the U.S. women’s national team in its…

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New Orleans has added a new piece to its front office. The Pelicans announced Monday they’ve hired former WNBA star Swin Cash as their new vice president of basketball operations. She is expected to work alongside executive vice president David Griffin to craft the future of the franchise. “We are beyond thrilled to welcome Swin Cash and her family to the New Orleans Pelicans,” Griffin said in a statement. “Her legendary experience as a player,…

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Like any major golf tournament, the 2019 U.S. Open field is stacked with big names. The top 33 golfers in the world are all partcipating in the notoriously difficult tournament, which will take place at storied Pebble Beach in 2019. Brooks Koepka, the two-time U.S. Open defending champion, is the man to beat in the field, but each of the top five golfers in the world have won the tournament at least once before –…

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Not too many people predicted this eight months ago when the NBA season tipped off: The Raptors are one win shy of claiming the franchise’s first NBA title. The Raptors return home Monday to Scotiabank Arena with a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Warriors after an impressive third quarter in Game 4 propelled them to a 105-92 victory on Friday night. Despite shooting just 34 percent overall in the third quarter and making only…

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The Twins continued their homer-happy ways Sunday, hitting four more to key a 12-2 rout of the Tigers. Nelson Cruz got the party started with his 11th home run, a two-run shot off Detroit starter Ryan Carpenter in the first inning. Cruz has now homered in four straight games. Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton and Miguel Sanó also homered for Minnesota. Jake Odorizzi yielded only one run in six innings, striking out eight, to run his…

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Rory McIlroy had a round to remember Sunday. The 30-year-old golfer came away with a victory at the RBC Canadian Open after shooting a phenomenal 9-under 61 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club. He was 22 under overall for the tournament. Shane Lowry and Webb Simpson finished tied for second at 15 under, seven strokes behind McIlroy. “It was just awesome,” McIlroy told CBS after his win. “I said from the start I wanted to…

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Kevin Harvick is just as frustrated about his performance as his fans are. The 2014 Cup Series winner has yet to find “Victory Lane” this season and spoke about his struggles this weekend. “I am beyond all the frustration,” he said, via NBC Sports. “To me, it is now a challenge just because I feel like this is very similar to 2014 and 2017.” He continued: “Honestly, we just chose the wrong direction to start…

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