The Blackhawks selected Canadian center Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday night.
The 17-year-old is widely considered to be the one of the best draft prospects to enter the NHL since Connor McDavid was taken No. 1 by the Oilers in 2015.
This is the second time that the Blackhawks have owned the top pick. The only other time the club possessed the No. 1 selection was back in 2007, when it selected Patrick Kane.
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What the entire hockey world has known for months was made official as Chicago selected phenom Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick.
The United States men’s national soccer team will be taking the field on Wednesday night for a Concacaf Gold Cup clash against Saint Kitts and Nevis. Ahead of the matchup, which is being held at CITYPARK in St. Louis, USMNT goalkeeper Matt Turner made a guest appearance at Busch Stadium and took some batting practice with the Cardinals ahead of their game against the Astros on Wednesday evening.
Turner, who stepped into the batters box after Nolan Arenado took his cuts, didn’t look half bad with the bat in his hand. He received some words of encouragement from St.
So far, the bold new era inaugurated by hedge fund manager Steve Cohen’s purchase of the Mets in 2020 has been found wanting.
New York spent extended periods of time in first place in both 2021 and ’22, but advanced no further than the NL wild-card round of the playoffs last year. This year, the bottom has fallen out, and Cohen implied in a press conference Wednesday afternoon that he is prepared to make some difficult choices.
The New England Patriots have locked up a familiar receiving target for young quarterback Mac Jones, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Wednesday.
The Patriots reportedly agreed to terms with veteran wideout DeVante Parker on a three-year deal worth up to $33 million with $14 million in guarantees.
The eight-year veteran was acquired via trade with the Miami Dolphins prior to last season along with a 2023 fifth-round pick in exchange for a 2023 third-round pick.
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Mickelson spoke for the first time about the PGA Tour’s agreement with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.
For the first time since the PGA Tour announced its partnership with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), Phil Mickelson has weighed in. Well, outside of his initial quick tweet announcing it was a great day.
“Going forward, we are all very optimistic about where professional golf is headed.” Mickelson said Wednesday. “I think actions are a little bit stronger than words.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — (Sergio Garcia of Spain and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland walk together off a tee during a practice round prior to The PLAYERS Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 11, 2020. | Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images
McIlroy and Garcia disagreed on the state of professional golf, which led to a falling out. They appear to be friends again after a kind gesture.
Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia appear to have ended a brief feud and are friends once again.
Idols become rivals. Rivals become contentious. Contentious rivals become … teammates? It’s just another signal the NBA changes faster than ever.
Jayden Daniels may or may not be the starting quarterback at LSU in 2023. Although he is the incumbent and led the Tigers to the SEC Championship last year, Garrett Nussmeier is breathing down his neck and waiting in the wings.
Nussmeier, a former four-star recruit in the Class of 2021, will be a redshirt sophomore this fall. He has played sparingly in 11 games over the last two seasons, but hasn’t had the chance to be the guy.
Garrett Nussmeier with a play Joe Burrow would approve of. pic.twitter.
The Timberwolves declined the team option on the final year of veteran forward Taurean Prince’s contract on Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Wojnarowski announced the contract move on Twitter in classic “Woj Bomb” fashion, and it seems that his tweet was the first that Prince had heard about the team’s decision.
“Sheesh, appreciate the heads up Woj,” Prince wrote on Twitter.
Rather than hear it from the Timberwolves organization, Prince apparently discovered his fate from the report on social media.
The 29-year-old was due to make $7.