Vladimir Tarasenko named 'NHL 17' cover athlete After six million votes, Vladimir Tarasenko of the St. Louis Blues will be the cover athlete for EA Sports’ NHL 17 after beating Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks in the final round. They also released the official gameplay trailer for this year’s edition, which comes out September 13. If you can’t wait until mid-September, EA Sports also … [Read more...]

Freak Show Pod: Breaking down Charles, Carr and White values On this uptempo edition of the program, Brad Evans welcomes back his brother from another mother, Brandon Funston, with open arms. The pigskin prognosticators touch on several topics including worries about Jamaal Charles, rising confidence with Sammy Watkins and the building hype surrounding Tyler Lockett.  [Yahoo Fantasy … [Read more...]

Tim Tebow visits old teammate who was injured in Orlando attack Rodney Sumter isn't Tim Tebow's most famous former football teammate, but Tebow came to be with his friend after Sumter was shot in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. Sumter was Tebow's teammate at Ponte Vedra Beach Nease High. While Sumter is still in the hospital recovering from being shot three times and suffering two … [Read more...]

Snoop Dogg vs. MLSE; Tony X at NHL Awards; signing Vesey (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Here’s what the brand spanking new Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys could look … [Read more...]

NHL salary cap will increase to $73 million for 2016-17 The NHL and NHLPA have agreed to increase the league’s salary cap to $73 million for next season.  This means the Players’ Association used their 5 percent escalator in order to increase the cap level. It was reported earlier that if the NHLPA didn’t vote for their 5 percent escalator, the cap, which was at $71.4 million for last … [Read more...]

Arizona Coyotes close to deal with Alex Goligoski: Report The Arizona Coyotes and defenseman Alex Goligoski are reportedly closing in on a five-year, contract worth $5.5 million per-season. Goligoski’s negotiating rights were traded to the Coyotes from the Dallas Stars for a fifth-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. He was slated to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. ESPN’s Craig … [Read more...]

IBF announces punishments for pro boxers competing in Olympics When the International Boxing Association voted to allow professional boxers to compete in the Olympics for the first time in Rio, the decision was met with widespread criticism and concern. Now, it’s being met with more concrete promises of penalties. The International Boxing Federation (IBF) announced Monday that it will strip … [Read more...]

MacLean in, Strombo out as Hockey Night in Canada host: Report According to Dave Feschuk of The Star, George Stroumboulopoulos is out as host of Hockey Night in Canada. He will be replaced by the man he unseated just two seasons ago - Ron MacLean. When Rogers acquired the rights to the NHL for $5.2-billion they decided to shakeup the prolific Hockey Night in Canada broadcast. The show went … [Read more...]

Daily Dime: MadBum, Altuve, picking on Pelfrey on Monday As always, you are advised to check the game-time MLB forecasts before finalizing lineups. Let's review the Monday slate... [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] P Madison Bumgarner, SF, $59 (at Pit) – Strasburg and Kershaw oppose each other on Monday, which is a blast in real-life but a small inconvenience when choosing an … [Read more...]

DFS Sunday: The two Jake deGroms Watch the lineups and weather, set a DFS lineup, watch them go.   [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Dalton Del Don  SP Jacob deGrom, vs. Atl, $50SP Gio Gonzalez, at SD, $41C Stephen Vogt, vs. LAA (Weaver), $131B Adrian Gonzalez, vs. Mil (Garza), $142B Starlin Castro, at Min (Santana), $123B Travis Shaw, vs. Sea (Walker), $12SS Addison Russell, … [Read more...]