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It’s becoming an annual tradition seeing the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers square off in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so it was a matter of time before these two really started getting intense.
The two teams met Monday night, ahead of their fourth-straight opening-round playoff series against each other, and things got heated on the ice.
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Looking at the history of Defensive Player of the Year winners, Lu Dort has quite a mountain to climb if he wants to bring home the trophy. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the honor is usually won by a power forward or center who protects the paint.
After all, defense is nearly impossible to fairly measure. Unlike offense, defensive variables are intangibles the average NBA fan can’t spot at first glance. That’s why only seven guards have won the award in its 42 years of existence.
Marcus Smart was the last to do it in the 2021-22 season.
The Los Angeles Rams are in the position to add whomever they want in the 2025 NFL Draft.
While the team currently sits at No. 26 in the first round, general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay aren’t afraid to move around the board to grab a player they want. In fact, many believed the Rams were trying to move from No. 19 into the top 10 of the 2024 draft to select Georgia tight end Brock Bowers.
That’s the type of move former NFL running back and current NFL.com analyst Maurice Jones-Drew wants to see the Rams pull off this time around.
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We are so close to the NFL Draft we can taste it. To wrap up our ‘Teams that will shape the NFL Draft’ series, The Ringer’s Danny Heifetz joins Matt Harmon to do a deep dive on the teams that we have no clue what they plan on doing in this year’s draft. Harmon and Heifetz look at the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers in the pod to determine what their plan of action could be in the draft.
LSU football coach Brian Kelly addressed the death of former Tigers wideout Kyren Lacy on Tuesday during a media session.
Kelly, in his third year at LSU, expressed deep sorrow over Lacy’s passing, calling him a “bright star” whose personality masked a troubled side.
The football community was shaken by the news of Lacy’s death Sunday morning, grappling with a mix of sorrow and somber reflection.
Apr. 15—Alex Allain, Fryeburg Academy junior shortstop/pitcher: A two-time all-WMC selection, Allain hit .333 with three doubles and two home runs last season. He’s a key part of a deep pitching staff expected to be led by Brady Chappell.
Brady Batson, Massabesic senior pitcher: A key reason why the Mustangs went 10-8 in 2024, their best record in over 30 years, Batson was 5-0 with a 0.30 ERA and 50 strikeouts and earned first-team SMAA pitching honors.
Apr. 15—1. Gorham
Respect everyone, fear no one: That’s the Rams’ motto this year. Their pitchers will strike fear into opponents, though, especially 6-foot-6 senior righty Wyatt Nadeau. The Vanderbilt University commit’s fastball rests at 93-94 mph and he has an array of off-speed pitches. Sophomore reliever/infielder Hunter Finck is also touching 90 mph. There’s veteran depth in senior Jack Karlonas and juniors Casey Skolfield and Miles Brenner. Having versatile senior Mason Finck (.404, 10 RBI) behind the plate helps all of them.
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After firing their third coach in three years, the Suns’ next — and perhaps only — move is trading Kevin Durant.