Author: Michael

We’ve all seen coaches call out their teams, but you don’t really ever hear them get as honest as Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Rick Bowness did after his team wrapped up Game 82 on Tuesday night.
About a month ago, the Blue Jackets looked to be on pace for the Stanley Cup playoffs after Bowness took over for former coach Dean Evason in January. However, in their final 10 games of the season, the Jackets were a disastrous 2-7-1, which led to them missing out on the playoffs by just five points.

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Hugo Ekitike will miss the 2026 World Cup for France after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon during Champions League play on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Julien Laurens.
The Liverpool forward went down with a non-contact injury during the first half of their quarterfinal loss to Barcelona. Minutes after being tended to by medical personnel, Ekitike was stretchered off and replaced by Mohamed Salah.
Ekitike, 23, is scheduled for scans on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury. The estimated recovery period for the injury is 9-12 months.

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NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigned from her position at The Athletic on April 14, exactly one week after pictures of her with New England Patriots head coach and Ohio native Mike Vrabel at a posh Arizona resort were published by the New York Post.
“These photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable,” Vrabel told the Post, which published the photos, in a statement last week. “This doesn’t deserve any further response.

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It appears Saudi Arabia has reached its spending limit on LIV Golf.
The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sole funder of the breakaway golf circuit, announced a new five-year investment strategy on Wednesday with a focus on reprioritizing spending, and spending hundreds of millions more dollars on LIV Golf doesn’t seem to be part of the plan.
The Financial Times has reported that the PIF is “on the verge of cutting its support” for LIV Golf.

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Hugo Ekitike was forced off in the first half against Paris St-Germain [Getty Images]
France manager Didier Deschamps has confirmed striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the World Cup after suffering a suspected Achilles injury during Liverpool’s Champions League defeat by Paris St-Germain on Tuesday.
The France forward left the pitch at Anfield on a stretcher, and Liverpool fear a long absence for the 23-year-old, which could also rule him out of the start of next season.
Ekitike went for scans on Wednesday, which are expected to confirm the extent of the damage.

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