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The Oilers, and Connor McDavid, wasted another year of contention. What went wrong? What's next?
A swift and surprising first-round playoff exit by the Edmonton Oilers amounted to much more than 11 wasted days in April.This six-game loss to the Anaheim Ducks — which wrapped up with a 5-2 loss on Thursday night — set fire to another precious year of potential Stanley Cup contention and raised serious questions about Edmonton’s chances of summiting the mountain before Connor McDavid’s contract expires and the rest of the core ages out.Advertisement
Leicester’s stunning Premier League win 10 years on, recalled by Ranieri and his fellow Foxes
Training ground fun, rock star fans and a Christmas party in Copenhagen were ingredients in Leicester’s 2016 triumphI remember in January, February that season Riyad Mahrez asked: “What do you think we can achieve?” I laughed, but didn’t say anything. Riyad said: “You know, you know.” I am a very pragmatic man … I knew we could do something special, but not to win the Premier League. Now people everywhere recognise me – people from the US, Canada and Asia ask to take pictures: “Leicester! The le...
Big mistake? AJ's warm-up could ‘showcase a lot of cracks’
Anthony Joshua’s warm-up bout ahead of fighting Tyson Fury could be a grave error, warns Shane McGuigan.Joshua is on course to box his great rival Fury later this year, but first will have a tune up contest against Kristian Prenga on July 25.
Sweet William and Caballo De Mar clash on Royal Ascot Trials Day
We have a busy day's racing on Friday with Flat action from Ascot and Newcastle, live on Sky Sports Racing...2.35 Ascot - Sweet William and Caballo De Mar lock horns A stellar renewal of the Gold Cup trial - the Longines Sagaro Stakes - sees the evergreen Sweet William and Caballo De Mar among a field of nine.
Loughnane hoping Bow Echo can realise Guineas dream
Loughnane hoping Bow Echo can realise Guineas dreamImage caption, Billy Loughnane is aiming to become Champion Flat Jockey in 2026ByDan Wheeler, BBC Sport, West Midlands and Daniel Pallett, BBC Midlands TodayPublished40 minutes agoIf you are good enough, you are old enough, so the well-worn sporting adage goes. And it is one that could have been written just for jockey Billy Loughnane.The 20-year-old has been taking the flat racing scene by storm since making his debut in 2022 as a 16-year-old a...
Oilers vs. Ducks Game 6: Key takeaways as Anaheim decisively ends McDavid's tough series
ANAHEIM, Calif. – There will not be a third consecutive run by the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final. There will be an extended stay for the Anaheim Ducks in their return to the playoffs.A three-goal first period got the Ducks rolling, and they rode that to a 5-2 victory in Game 6 on Thursday to capture their first playoff series win since 2017. The Ducks now await the winner of the Utah Mammoth-Vegas Golden Knights series, which Vegas leads 3-2 with Game 6 on Friday night..Advertisement
After CSK jibe, Shubman Gill makes play bold dig at RCB with Virat Kohli picture
After CSK jibe Shubman Gill makes play bold dig at RCB with Virat Kohli picture
Spurs vs. Timberwolves series preview and predictions: Victor Wembanyama faces his mentor
With the Minnesota Timberwolves dispatching the Denver Nuggets in six games on Thursday night, the matchup between Rudy Gobert’s Timberwolves and Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs is set.That’s right: the Western Conference semifinals will feature a battle of French bigs. The Timberwolves enter the series banged up after losing Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo in Round 1, while the Spurs — after a Wemby concussion scare — beat the Portland Trail Blazers relatively easily in five games.Ad...
NHL 2025-26 Stanley Cup playoff chances and projected standings
Welcome to our 2025-26 NHL projections where you will find each team’s projected point total, probability of advancing to and through the playoffs, and chances of winning the Stanley Cup. The projections are based on 50,000 simulations of the remainder of the season which factors in each team’s projected strength, current health and strength of schedule. All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number. You can read more about the model at the bottom of the page. The projections will be u...
Injury-ravaged Timberwolves complete stunning upset of Nuggets in Game 6: Takeaways
No Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo and Ayo Dosunmu. No problem for the Minnesota Timberwolves.The shorthanded No. 6-seeded Timberwolves closed out the first-round playoff series against the No. 3 Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, pulling off a 110-98 upset win in Game 6 at Target Center.Minnesota advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the third straight season and will face Victor Wembanyama and the No. 2 San Antonio Spurs.Advertisement
Are the Stars in danger of becoming the next Sharks after another squandered season?
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sticks were flying, dislodged from their owners with hands, elbows, shoulders — probably even teeth if need be. Mavrik Bourque was chasing Quinn Hughes into the corner, matching him stride for stride and ripping the puck away from him. Mikko Rantanen was obliterating Jared Spurgeon behind the net, separating him from the puck and nearly separating his head from his body. Thomas Harley was diving toward the net, Wyatt Johnston was hunting for deflections, Miro Heiskanen was weav...
2026 NBA playoffs first-round series odds: Pistons, Rockets favored to force Game 7s
With three Game 6s taking place on Thursday, two teams advanced to the second round. The New York Knicks emphatically did so with a scoreline that should be reserved for horror movies. The Minnesota Timberwolves, or what is left of them, also advanced with an upset win against the Denver Nuggets.We will get at least one Game 7 this round though after Philadelphia pulled away from Boston in the second half to force a decisive game on Saturday.Advertisement
Trail Blazers' GM: Decision to not allow two-way contract players to travel is 'on me'
Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin took the blame for the team’s controversial decision not to allow its players on two-way contracts to travel with the rest of the team for its first two road games of a first-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs.“That one’s on me,” Cronin told reporters Thursday. “It was more of a miscommunication on my end.”Advertisement
Tottenham's creative players are all injured - their must now summon the spirit of Bilbao
How do you create chances without creative players? How do you score goals without elite goalscorers? How do you, when the future of the football club is on the line, find a way to put the ball into the opponents’ net and then hang on for a win?These are some of the biggest questions that Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi will be pondering this week as he gears up for Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa.Advertisement
Does Jack Grealish still believe he is an elite footballer?
There was a time in Jack Grealish’s career when Marca, the Spanish sports newspaper, used to run articles asking whether he might end up at the Bernabeu or the Nou Camp. This week, the same publication had an entirely different headline. “Grealish, Pep Guardiola’s lost cause at Manchester City because of alcohol,” it read.Advertisement
Premier League predictions: Arsenal vs Fulham, Man Utd vs Liverpool and the rest of matchday 35
Welcome to week 35 of The Athletic’s Premier League predictions challenge, where late, late goals continue to cause chaos.The clubs scored 24 times across 10 Premier League games in week 34, a measly average of 2.4. But no fewer than nine of those came from 80 minutes onwards — and five of them were in stoppage time.Advertisement
Nikola Jokic at center of another altercation in Nuggets-Timberwolves series
With just under 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter of Game 6, emotions boiled over again for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.Minnesota was leading 86-80, up 3-2 in the series and trying to eliminate the Nuggets inside the Target Center, when Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark lingered on a Nikola Jokić screen for too long, then gave a light push to the back of the three-time MVP. Jokić turned around, walked toward Clark and put his hands on him before Clark slippe...
Arsenal vs Manchester City: Premier League title race – what the numbers say ahead of matchweek 35
Welcome back to The Athletic’s title-race tracker, where our data and tactics writers analyse the key trends behind the two-horse race as Arsenal and Manchester City fight to be the 2025-26 Premier League champions.With City in FA Cup semi-final action — beating Southampton 2-1 — Arsenal were the only title contenders in league action last weekend. Mikel Arteta’s side ground out a 1-0 home win over Newcastle to return to the top of the table.Advertisement
Will the Championship deliver final-day drama? There is so much still at stake
Just a year ago, the Championship’s propensity for drama on the final day of the season brought stoppage-time ecstasy for Leeds United and heartache for Burnley.Going into the 46th and final round of matches in a hard-fought campaign, those two clubs from either side of the Yorkshire-Lancashire border were already Premier League-bound, promotion having been clinched a little under a fortnight earlier on Easter Monday.Advertisement
Arsenal fans and a stressful title race: How four generations are coping with run-in
We asked four generations of Arsenal fans for their views on an intense season — and how well it could end…