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Evaluating the Rangers' 10 rookies from 2025-26 and how they project next season
The New York Rangers’ downturn in the standings led to increased opportunities for young players during the 2025-26 season. Coach Mike Sullivan played 10 rookies, the most the team has used in a single season since 2021. The results were varied: The Rangers moved on from 2021 first-round pick Brennan Othmann, but they also saw major signs of progress from the likes of Gabe Perreault and Noah Laba.Advertisement
Is QB Julian Sayin a first-round talent? Was OL coach Tyler Bowen a bad hire? Ohio State Mailbag
Spring practices are over, and the NFL Draft has passed, which means the Ohio State Buckeyes now have their eyes set on summer recruiting and next season.Over the next four months, Ohio State will work behind the scenes to answer any lingering questions about its roster, rotations and development.Advertisement
Should Michigan be concerned about Bryce Underwood? Wolverines mailbag
Once spring football ends, there’s nothing to do but count the days until preseason camp.Let’s do that together while we tackle your questions about Bryce Underwood, Tommy Carr, Michigan’s ceiling in 2026 and Dusty May’s reloaded basketball roster.Note: Submitted questions edited for length and clarity. Advertisement
Just think what Nottingham Forest can achieve now that Chris Wood is back
When Chris Wood and Jonjo Shelvey signed from Newcastle United in January 2023, many soon regarded them as being the worst among the swathe of 29 recruits that Nottingham Forest had made to bolster their fight to retain their top-flight status.Their initial impact was so poor that it was one of the factors in Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ decision to part company with then sporting director Filippo Giraldi by the following April. The former Watford man found himself out the door after...
Callum Wilson is West Ham's 'super sub', even if he doesn't like that label
Three years ago, Callum Wilson took umbrage at being labelled a super sub, but it is a role he has since mastered with West Ham United.Only Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko and Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi have scored more than Wilson’s three Premier League goals off the bench this season.The 34-year-old scored the winner in last Saturday’s crucial 2-1 victory against Everton, a win that saw Nuno Espirito Santo’s side remain 17th and two points above Tottenham Hotspur in the relegation zone...
Can Justin Joly's hands make him Broncos' missing TE piece? 'He just engulfs the football'
Jim Mora could sense the excitement in Justin Joly’s voice, as if the lanky teenager was ready to hurdle himself through the phone.Mora had developed a relationship with Joly while recruiting him to play football at UConn and was preparing one day to visit the young athlete at Iona Prep, the Catholic high school located just outside New York City. Joly had something he had to show the veteran coach.Advertisement
Quinn Hughes delivers a signature performance in his biggest Wild game: 'He's the best'
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Quinn Hughes’ series-clinching goal on Thursday was far from a fluke or a lucky bounce.It was a calculated move under pressure by one of the world’s best defensemen — and biggest hockey nerds.With Game 6 tied 2-2 midway through the third, the sellout crowd at Grand Casino Arena was tense. Anxiously quiet. They’ve seen this movie many times, the Minnesota Wild coming oh so close to a playoff series victory. But as Brock Faber sent a cross-zone pass to Hughes on the left side, th...
The Lakers let the Rockets believe. Now Game 6 becomes a mindset test
LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick met with the media after Tuesday’s practice, he looked like he would rather fast-forward to Game 5. He didn’t so much take questions so much as absorb them, watching the flight of jump shots as he gave concise answers to a variety of questions he’s already answered.Advertisement
The Hawks' best summer plans? Avoiding their past mistakes
ATLANTA — Sure, it was one of the most embarrassing performances in franchise history … but let’s focus on the positive. No, seriously.The Atlanta Hawks played 87 games before Thursday, and while their season-ending 140-89 demolition at the hands of the New York Knicks closed things out with a thud, this was a successful season. Atlanta won 46 games, took two more off a contending New York team in the playoffs … and, yes, finally avoided the Play-In Tournament. Eat your heart out, Miami Heat fan...
David Benavidez, fighting on Cinco de Mayo weekend, makes case as face of boxing
The pageantry, the mariachis, the combat.Cinco de Mayo weekend holds a special place in boxing history, a slot in which some of the greatest fighters — including many with ties to Mexico — have made a name for themselves on the sport’s biggest stage. Many have watched, including David Benavidez, who gets his turn in that spotlight on Saturday night.Advertisement
A World Cup surprise? The MLS youngsters who can make cases for the USMNT roster
The summer will probably come too soon, but if Mauricio Pochettino does move to bring an upstart, Zavier Gozo and Julian Hall are among the contendersWith the US roster scheduled to drop on 26 May, it is crunch time for Mauricio Pochettino to finalize his World Cup squad.There were few glowing segments of footage for him to clip from the team’s feckless final pre-World Cup camp in March, with losses to Belgium and Portugal by a 7-2 combined scoreline. On the club side, the only position group te...
J.J. Moser flourishing with the Lightning is no surprise to those who know him best
TAMPA, Fla. — J.J. Moser was 11 years old when countryman Roman Josi made his NHL debut in the fall of 2011.From that moment on, Moser aspired to study Josi’s every move, to try and duplicate his game as much as possible. To suggest Josi has had an impact on Moser’s career might be a slight understatement.Advertisement
How can the Jets upgrade on defence? 5 types of players to target this offseason
The Winnipeg Jets’ biggest need, according to The Athletic subscribers, is a second-line centre.Next up? A big, right-shooting defenceman who can take some heavy lifting away from Dylan DeMelo and Neal Pionk.But where are the Jets supposed to find that rare top-four, right-shot defenceman? And what should they do now that Elias Salomonsson is recovering from shoulder surgery? (What about depth and left-side options, for that matter, given Winnipeg has five healthy NHL defencemen under contract f...
Can Canadiens win the series at home? It's up to Martin St. Louis to recreate Game 5 magic
MONTREAL — Three of Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis’ favourite sayings will never be more important than they will be in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night at an electric Bell Centre.Stick to the process.Raise the percentages.Nothing is guaranteed.St. Louis has hammered those three points home all season in preparation for this moment: an opportunity to walk into their home building jammed to the rafters amid a wall of noise and energy and punch their ticket to the...
76ers earn 'more life' and a Game 7 vs. Celtics
PHILADELPHIA — By the end of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 106-93 Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics, Joel Embiid was doing push-ups on the floor.One at a time, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George exited to standing ovations. A sell-out Xfinity Mobile Arena crowd handed out M-V-P chants to 76ers players like they were candy. And those “We want Boston!!!” chants were back. Only, this time, they were performed by the Philadelphia crowd, and not the Celtics contingent.Advertisement
RCA vs AS Far Botola Game Erupts in Violence, Vandalism
Rabat – Football fans on Thursday resorted to vandalism and violence during a Botola game between Raja CA and AS FAR at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Videos circulating on social media show supporters engaging in acts of vandalism and using violence against security services, as well as confrontations between rival fan groups. The situation sparked outrage on social media, with citizens calling for strict regulations to end repeated acts of violence in stadiums. The prosecu...
Judgement day for Wrexham in Championship. Plus: Infantino’s Israel-Palestine photo attempt
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox.Hello! Do Ipswich Town have the legs? Can Wrexham bag sixth place? Will Sheffield Wednesday escape minus points? Welcome to the league that always delivers.Coming up: Championship judgement day Israel/Palestine FIFA flare-up Whitecaps bidder emerges Advantage Nottingham Forest Championship = Chaos: Wrexham, Millwall dreaming of EPL ahead of final-day dramaIn 202...
Saudi Arabian owners' desire for Newcastle 'unchanged'
Saudi Arabian owners' desire for Newcastle 'unchanged'Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Yasir Al-Rumayyan became Newcastle United chairman in 2021ByCiaran KellyNewcastle United reporterPublished5 minutes agoCommentsHead coach Eddie Howe says the desire of Newcastle United's owners to get to the top remains "unchanged" after meeting with them this week.Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), and minority ow...
Canes GM Eric Tulsky on facing Flyers in second round, patient moves paying off
RALEIGH, N.C. — In the past few seasons, both as a Carolina Hurricanes assistant general manager and now as their GM, Eric Tulsky has participated in several aggressive moves.The team’s trade for Jake Guentzel and the two deals involving Mikko Rantanen immediately come to mind. Those, along with attempts to go after Matthew Tkachuk, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes — to name a few of the known targets — have shown Carolina is willing to push its chips to the middle of the table to try and get b...
An incredible NBA blowout, plus LIV's cash burn
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! I hope you have your hat ready for tomorrow. Coming up: 😳 A historic Knicks rout 😰 Edmonton’s conundrum 💸 LIV’s cash burn We had a flight of 3-2 series matchups in both the NBA and NHL last night. I must start with an NBA clincher, though, due to a simple staggering fact: The Knicks advanced to the second round last night after beating t...