Blackhawks trade Andrew Shaw to Canadiens - Chicago Tribune  At season's end, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville called restricted free agent Andrew Shaw an "irreplaceable" kind of player. The Hawks are going to have to find a way to replace the irreplaceable. The Hawks didn't take long to make a big splash at the NHL entry draft Friday night by trading Shaw to the Canadiens for a pair of … [Read more...]

Leafs take Arizona-born Matthews with No. 1 pick - The Detroit News Auston Matthews celebrates onstage with Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Lou Lamoriello, left, and former Wings coach Mike Babcock after being selected first overall at the NHL Draft in Buffalo.(Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Buffalo — On the heels of the NHL expanding into Las Vegas, the Toronto Maple Leafs pinned … [Read more...]

CBS Sports picks Howard as expansion Las Vegas goalie - The Detroit News Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard(Photo: David Guralnick, David Guralnick / The Detroit Ne) So what happens if the Red Wings can’t trade Jimmy Howard? According to Chris Peters of CBSSports.com, he might become the goalie for the Las Vegas expansion team. Peters compiled a roster for the expansion team, which is scheduled to … [Read more...]

Muldoon: With all those picks, still boring night for Celtics - Gloucester Daily Times BOSTON -- All sizzle, no steak. That might be a good way to describe the Celtics draft, but there was no steak either! Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck addressed the 2,000 or so season ticket holders at the TD Garden for the NBA draft Thursday night. He seemed taken aback when he was roundly booed. Now, it could be … [Read more...]

Root Sports picks up 2 Lobo football games - Albuquerque Journal The game at Rutgers on ESPN News will kickoff at 10 a.m. Mountain. ESPN will announce the times and networks for its other Lobo games at a later time. Two UNM football games were added to the Root Sports schedule, solidifying the school’s 2016 broadcast schedule. New Mexico has six games on ESPN’s family of networks, three on … [Read more...]

NBA draft recap: Pick-by-pick grades, analysis - USA TODAY Ben Simmons (LSU) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the No. 1 overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft.(Photo: Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports) The 2016 NBA draft has come and gone, as some of the world's most talented young players prepare to embark on their once-in-a-lifetime NBA journeys, … [Read more...]

NBA draft live update: Baylor's Taurean Prince to Atlanta via Jazz at No. 12 - Dallas Morning News (blog) Charles Krupa/APBaylor forward Taurean Prince hangs from on a dunk against Yale during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college men's basketball tournament in Providence, R.I., Thursday, March 17, 2016. Prince was charged with a technical foul on the play. (AP Photo/Charles … [Read more...]

NBA draft tracker: Live analysis and grades - USA TODAY Ben Simmons is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft after his lone season at LSU. Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Derick E. Hingle, USAT) At long last, the 2016 NBA draft is finally underway, as some of the world's most talented young players prepare to embark on their once-in-a-lifetime NBA journeys. USA TODAY … [Read more...]

Suns ponder multiple options with 3 first-round picks - FOXSports.com PHOENIX -- After a sixth straight season of watching playoff basketball rather than playing it, the Phoenix Suns face a multitude of choices with three first-round picks in Thursday night's draft -- No. 4, No. 13 and No. 28. A trade of some sort is a distinct possibility. The top two picks are considered sure things -- Ben … [Read more...]

NBA draft predictions: Baylor's Taurean Prince is headed to ... - Dallas Morning News (blog) Charles Krupa/APBaylor forward Taurean Prince hangs from on a dunk against Yale during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college men's basketball tournament in Providence, R.I., Thursday, March 17, 2016. Prince was charged with a technical foul on the play. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Winslow … [Read more...]