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Sabres rally to beat Rangers, take sole possession of first place in Atlantic
NEW YORK — The Buffalo Sabres came into their Wednesday night game against the New York Rangers locked into a three-way tie for first place in the Atlantic Division. The Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens all had 102 points through 78 games, making seeding, matchups and home-ice advantage uncertain heading into the final week of the regular season.Advertisement
WNBA mock draft: UCLA's players rise, LSU's Flau'jae Johnson and UConn's Azzi Fudd drop
UCLA was crowned champions four days ago, and in another four days, the six seniors who accounted for all of their points in the Final Four will be starting their professional careers at the WNBA Draft.Over the past three weeks, several Bruins managed to raise their draft stock with strong NCAA Tournament performances. Even with all the tape front offices have on the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-year seniors leaving college for the WNBA, it still helps to have a few good games against the nation’s...
Bruins’ David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie are a thing, and nothing should change
RALEIGH, N.C. — Marco Sturm had his reasons for separating David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie. The Boston Bruins coach wanted to spread out his offense. He liked how Marat Khusnutdinov and Fraser Minten gave Pastrnak speed and puck-hunting presence. There were times when Geekie and Pastrnak, with Elias Lindholm in the middle, were pushing for offense so aggressively that they compromised their defensive play.Sturm, it appears, has no choice but to ride the GLP-1 Line the rest of the way.Advertisem...
Cincinnati Bengals and 'The Beast': Connecting prospects to team's draft trends, tendencies
A few truths reveal themselves each April.First, “The Beast” by Dane Brugler will be the most comprehensive, exhaustive draft guide on the planet.Second, the Bengals will draft ball-loving, big-school prospects with elite traits at predictable positions of need.In honor of the release of “The Beast” on Wednesday and a conversation with our draft expert, we can access as much information as humanly possible about the profiles of every draftable player. After all, “The Beast” features 402 profiles...
As Alex Ovechkin weighs his NHL future, is the Capitals' potential a pro or con?
TORONTO — In glimpses, you saw it.There was Tom Wilson, springing Ryan Leonard for an out-of-the-penalty-box breakaway goal. There was Cole Hutson, dancing through the offensive zone and ringing a puck off the post. There was Logan Thompson, stopping all 21 shots he faced.When the next era of Washington Capitals hockey begins — the one that doesn’t involve Alex Ovechkin — those four players, to varying degrees, will steer the ship. Before that happens, Ovechkin has a decision to make.Advertiseme...
The one thing Rory McIlroy and an astronaut have in common
Peak newsletter | A version of this story first appeared in The Athletic’s weekly newsletter covering the mental side of sports. Sign up here to receive the Peak newsletter directly in your inbox.On the first tee of the final day of the Masters Tournament last year, Rory McIlroy experienced all the nerves.A knot in his stomach. His legs turned to jelly. A total loss of appetite.Advertisement
Utah Mammoth are just 5 games away from making modern NHL history
I want to write this post, but I’m not sure I should.More specifically, I’m not sure I should hit “publish” after I’m done. As I’m writing it, I’m not sure that I will. But since you’re reading this, apparently I talked myself into it. That might have been a terrible mistake.I want to write about this because I think it’s interesting, and finding interesting stuff in the hockey world and then sharing it with you is pretty much my entire job. But I feel like I shouldn’t, because I don’t want to j...
Philadelphia Eagles 7-round mock draft: How would Howie Roseman draft with The Beast as his board?
For anyone who follows the NFL Draft, this is a monumental week. The Beast has been unleashed. Dane Brugler’s comprehensive draft guide on The Athletic — 402 profiles, 2,700 rankings, 45,000 verified measurements and almost 300,000 words — offers everything you need to prepare for the draft in two weeks.It also allows for a creative spin to mock drafts.Advertisement
Rangers' Madison Square Garden struggles haunted them through disappointing season
NEW YORK — Madison Square Garden went dark Wednesday night, with no hockey scheduled to be played here for the hometown New York Rangers until September.It will go down as one of the most disappointing — and peculiar — seasons in the long history of the storied venue, beginning with the worst start the NHL has ever seen on home ice. That’s not hyperbole: It’s statistical reality.Advertisement
Superstition, hierarchy and the unwritten rules of autographing a Masters flag
Say you’re a Brooks Koepka fan and you’re hoping to score an autograph from the five-time major winner this week at the Masters. You’re hoping he’ll ink your yellow Masters pin flag, but you really want Koepka’s signature inside the logo’s United States outline. Dead center of the flag.Koepka owns three PGA Championship crowns and two U.S. Open titles. He’s finished second at the Masters twice. He’s one of the most decorated golfers in the field at Augusta. So if Koepka is in the signing mood, a...
Indiana's dream coaching duo and who wins a title first: Oregon or Gonzaga? Mandel's Mailbag
Alas, this week’s column likely marks my last combo football-basketball questions until March 2027.But man, I got a couple of good ones for the sendoff.Do you know how sickening it is as an Indiana alum to always hear that former Bob Knight student manager Dusty May was calling IU wanting the head coach job, after Dusty cut down nets in Indianapolis of all places? How insane would it be if Indiana had both Curt Cignetti and Dusty May at the same time, and how would it stack up against other curr...
Green Bay Packers and The Beast: 7 potential Day 3 hidden gems at QB, RB, OL and more
If you haven’t dove headfirst into The Beast yet, what are you doing with your life (respectfully, of course)?The exhaustive annual NFL Draft guide crafted by The Athletic’s draft expert, Dane Brugler, was released Wednesday and is ready for consumption. It features more than 2,700 players, extensive scouting reports and insightful video analysis of dozens of top prospects.Advertisement
Can Bijan Robinson help Kevin Stefanski stop Falcons' coaching revolving door?
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Bijan Robinson is entering his fourth year in the NFL. He’s already working for his third head coach and, potentially, with his fifth starting quarterback. And, still, he’s smiling and outwardly optimistic about the Atlanta Falcons’ chances heading into the 2026 season.“You just have to be really adaptable,” Robinson said Wednesday. “I have learned a lot of different personalities. I’ve seen a lot of different things in this building. I think a lot of them have been great p...
Who could Bills target on defense in 2026 NFL Draft? Look to Broncos for a possible answer
The 2026 NFL Draft is just about two weeks away, and with it comes an opportunity for the Buffalo Bills to add an impact player at pick No. 26.With the Bills trading for wide receiver DJ Moore and sending out their second-round pick to do so, it may push the Bills away from using their top selection at the same position. Plus, a brand new defensive scheme could pull the Bills to that side of the field in the first round.Advertisement
What's next for the Capitals? Chris Patrick on trade options, Alex Ovechkin's future and more
TORONTO — The retool on the fly that was the talk of the NHL last season, with the Washington Capitals surprisingly finishing first in the Eastern Conference, is still happening. It’s just getting a little less national fanfare because of a tumble in the standings.But the NHL debut of Ilya Protas on Wednesday night was the latest bit of evidence of Washington’s continuing roster renovation. Piece by piece, the youth movement is taking hold.Advertisement
ABS is allowing us to know our big-league umpires a little better
ABS, like many prospects, kicked around the minors for years before getting called up to The Show. Now that it’s here, it’s become a sort of game-within-the-game as we sit comfortably in our Barcaloungers and treat plate umpires like piñatas for miscalling this or that pitcher’s fastball on the corner.Advertisement
Ranking the 30 best players in the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal
Michigan just won the national championship with five starters who began their careers elsewhere. College free agency has become an integral part of roster building, and the ability to make quick assessments on players is as important as ever.At The Athletic, we try to give insightful, researched analysis of the best players available, using film, occasional input from coaches or NBA scouts and our own prior knowledge to shape our scouting reports and rankings. We consider remaining eligibility,...
To Patrick Agyemang: Getting a World Cup ripped from you is devastating, but you'll be back
Patrick Agyemang’s injury is as heartbreaking as it gets.For the 25-year-old to suffer a serious Achilles injury two months before the World Cup after playing his way into Mauricio Pochettino’s plans is simply devastating. A place on the roster was his and, with a blink of an eye, it’s gone. It really pains me to see him going through this, because I’ve been there.Advertisement
Is MLB heading for a lockout? Why is Tony Vitello under scrutiny? Jim Bowden mailbag
On Wednesday, the baseball world awoke to the announcement that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Konnor Griffin agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract extension, a momentous achievement not just for Griffin but for the Pirates as an organization. The contract buys out at least three years of salary arbitration and three years of free agency and Griffin becomes the highest paid rookie in MLB history.Advertisement
From lockdown to Los Angeles: the rise and rise of South Sudan’s blind footballers
In six years, the Bright Stars have gone from training in a dusty field to preparing for the Paralympics