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Small markets are the future of hockey, not its downfall.
Then there were four. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are down to the last remaining teams, with the Eastern and Western Conference Finals starting on Thursday. It also leaves us with the four warmest climate teams in NHL history, with the Carolina Hurricanes and Raleigh’s six inches of average yearly snowfall being the most “winterly” team left — which is hilarious in its own right.
Carolina, Dallas, Florida, and Las Vegas absolutely earned their right to be here.

The start of ACC meetings in Florida on Monday presented the first opportunity for all members to sit with each other as reports emerged about seven schools looking for a way out. If the ACC was looking to make some noise this Spring, I’d say the mission was accomplished.
It’s been reported in the past that a number of schools were looking for a way to get out of the ACC’s grant of rights deal. This current deal, that doesn’t end until 2036, has been a hot topic over the past several months.

Former Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell and former Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict have a long history linked to Burfict’s tackle on Bell in 2015 that left the running back with a torn MCL.
Bell has not forgotten about the play that injured him involving Burfict, who was linked to various other plays in his career that led many to characterize him as a dirty player. Now, Bell wants to box Burfict to settle old scores.
“There is, it’s just that this person is not a boxer,” Bell said, after being asked if there was anyone he wanted to fight on the Misfits Boxing podcast.

A Memphis rapper wants to know why people are so up in arms about Ja Morant’s penchant for waving firearms at things.
Morant has been at the center of multiple incidents involving violence and/or firearms. The video that surfaced over the weekend of him flashing a gun in a car, is just the latest.
However, rapper Blocboy JB said Morant did nothing wrong.

To say it’s been a minute since wide receiver Brandon Marshall played in the NFL is an understatement.
Marshall, 39, caught his most recent pass on Oct. 14, 2018, in a 27–3 Seahawks win over the Oakland Raiders. Since then, he’s remained in the spotlight, spreading mental health awareness and founding the I Am Athlete media company.
However, Marshall doesn’t seem to have ruled out a return to football altogether. The reason, as Marshall outlined on a Friday episode of I Am Athlete, lies in the Jets‘ trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers on April 24.

The 76ers dismissed coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The move comes just two days after Philadelphia lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Celtics. 
The 76ers’ search for a new coach is expected to include Mike Budenholzer, Sam Cassell, Mike D’Antoni, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel and Monty Williams, Wojnarowski reports. Rivers and the entire Philadelphia team faced significant scrutiny after the team’s collapse to end the series.

After becoming a free agent in January and considering offers from Bellator and ONE Championship, ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou signed a deal with the PFL which allows him to box as well as fight MMA.

Seth Towns, the former Ivy League Player of the Year who missed four of the past five seasons with injuries, has entered the transfer portal. He last played for Ohio State during the 2020-21 campaign.

FIFA has approved a request to change Folarin Balogun’s national eligibility to United States, allowing him to represent the 2026 World Cup co-host.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, one of the biggest free agents in MMA history, has signed an expansive multifight deal with the Professional Fighters League.