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Almost two weeks out from the opening of the NHL’s 2024 free agency, teams are slowing down after the initial rush of transactions. We’ve seen Jake Guentzel to the Lightning, Jeff Skinner to the Oilers and several extensions already this free-agency period, but some of the biggest question marks all over the league have yet to be resolved. Will the Hurricanes finally move Martin Necas? What’s best for the Maple Leafs’ core, given the circumstances? What does Patrik Laine’s future look like? As we wind down from the whirlwind of early July, let’s take a look at what’s yet to…
The first official fundraiser for the Okotoks Pickleball & Tennis Centre (OPTC) has been announced. Okotoks’ planned 44-thousand-square-foot complex will operate as a non-profit, and $10 million of its budget is being provided through fundraising efforts. The upcoming fundraising event is being organized by Okotokians Rob and Sharon Tod, and is scheduled for August 8. Sharon says she found pickleball at just the right time. “I was newly retired from teaching, it was still in the COVID days, and I needed something to do that got me out of the house. Then I put Rob onto it. We just fell in…
LAS VEGAS — LAS VEGAS — The Nets have always liked Keon Johnson, even before he became a first-round draft pick. Now it’s Johnson’s mission to make them love him. Enough to keep him. After being with Brooklyn on a two-way contract last season, Johnson now is an unrestricted free agent. Keon Johnson is now an unrestricted free agent. Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports The raw-but-athletic wing is in Las Vegas with the Nets’ summer league squad, trying to earn a new deal to stay in Brooklyn. “It’s really their interest that they’ve shown to me at the beginning,” Johnson, 22,…
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.The summer meet at Saratoga is known for long shots and upsets in important races. That is exactly what happened on opening day Thursday when The Queens M G won the listed Schuylerville Stakes at 44-1, the longest shot on the board, triggering huge payouts in all the pari-mutuel wagers.The Queens M G was purchased for $3,500 as a yearling and won her debut race at Keeneland in April at 45-1 for trainer Israel Acevedo, beating a field of 11 by a head after a battle down the stretch. After the race the 2-year-old filly was bought privately by…
15 Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that reported Manchester United target Youssouf Fofana has reached an agreement over personal terms with AC Milan. Fofana has repeatedly been mentioned as a player United are interested in as the club plots a revamp of their midfield department. Christian Eriksen and Casemiro are looking increasingly likely to part ways with the Red Devils this summer. Combine this with the uncertainty over whether or not United will make Sofyan Amrabat’s stay at the club permanent and it’s easy to see why reinforcements in the middle of the park are being sought. Fofana is…
Ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024, young athletes at Leap Gymnastics, an initiative by the JSW Group dedicated to advancing the development of sports in India, were delighted by the visit of Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Friday. Karmakar, a prominent figure in Indian gymnastics, who achieved a remarkable 4th place finish in the vault event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, visited the facility and inspired youngsters to follow in her footsteps. Dipa Karmakar with future gymnasts(JSW) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Tanvi Jindal, Founder, Leap Gymnastics, said, “Dipa Karmakar’s journey and achievements highlight India’s potential in gymnastics. Her success…
Jamie Hayter hasn’t worked a match in over a year due to suffering an injury, last wrestling in May of 2023. According to a report from Fightful Select, Hayter was backstage at a set of AEW Dynamite TV tapings in recent months when the roster was required to show up for their annual physicals. While it was believed internally that there had been some movement toward a potential return, there are still no clear plans in place for Hayter. The injury she suffered was “very serious.” Several AEW sources said that seeing Hayter backstage at the AEW Dynamite TV tapings…
This Garden State gal is going for the gold. Hezly Rivera, a teen from Oradell, New Jersey, unexpectedly secured a spot on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team last month after finishing fifth all-around at the Olympic Trials in Minnesota. Rivera just turned 16, making her the youngest member of a team full of Olympic veterans in their 20s — including four-time gold medalist Simone Biles, 27, and 2021 All Around gold medalist Sunisa Lee, 21. Hezly was hardly a favorite but she seized the moment when fellow young hopefuls Skye Blakely, 19, and Kayla DiCello, 20, suffered injuries. Her impressive performance…
RB looked set to be the best of the rest in Formula 1’s 2024 midfield, even overtaking Aston Martin as the fifth-fastest team. But in recent races the Anglo-Italian squad has struggled to sustain that trajectory, with its wide-ranging Barcelona upgrades sending it up the wrong path. From grabbing solid points in Monaco and Canada, RB was nowhere in Spain as both Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo finished a lap down. With Barcelona the first leg of a triple-header, there was little time for RB to figure out what had gone wrong and it headed to Austria mixing and matching…
Maverick Vinales has conceded he can’t “comprehend” how Aprilia goes from running at the front in Friday practice to being 10 seconds off the pace over the course of a MotoGP race weekend. Since Vinales’s emphatic victory in the Americas Grand Prix in April, Aprilia is yet to add another podium finish to its tally and is fighting to remain second in the manufacturers’ standings with KTM. In last weekend’s German Grand Prix, the RS-GP looked rapid on Friday as Vinales broke the Sachsenring lap record in FP2, but come race day it was a completely different story for the…