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“I think 29 teams called (Islanders GM Garth) Snow last week,” one executive mused to Friedman on Wednesday. So where do talks stand? MORE: Islanders’ best players of all time | Isles’ bitter rival most valuable franchise Hamonic, 25, asked Snow in the offseason if he could be traded to a team in western Canada because of a “personal family matter,” according to Hamonic. A team-friendly contract ($3.857 million annual cap hit with four years remaining) coupled with his right-handed shot and top-pairing ability have rendered him an interesting and coveted commodity....

Vieira took the Nice job last year and led the club to a seventh-placed finish, with his side boasting Ligue 1’s second best defence. The Arsenal legend’s main focus now is on improving his attack, though, and not Newcastle United, despite reports suggesting he was in the frame for the job now vacated by Rafael Benitez. “I’m in Nice for the long term,” ex-New York City boss Vieira said on Monday....

Bosa, 22, was injured during the 49ers’ costly 31-13 victory over the Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The team confirmed Monday evening, after receiving the results of MRI scans, that the 2019 Pro Bowler suffered the tear. The 49ers later confirmed that defensive tackle Solomon Thomas also suffered a torn ACL. Bosa, Thomas, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and running back Raheem Mostert were among the key players hurt in the 49ers’ win....

Here, have a look at some of the pictures: The Athletic confirmed in 2019 that those photos of Chubb are indeed real, and that they were taken at the 2014 Georgia state track meet. Chubb reportedly told his Browns teammates that in the race after he jumped way off the ground in preparation, he only took “fifth or sixth.” MORE: Derrick Henry’s high school stats are incredible “That picture is definitely a keeper,” Cleveland wide receiver Damion Ratley told The Athletic in 2019....

Speaking to his hometown newspaper, the Canberra Times, Kyrgios revealed that he has begun seeing pyschologists to help him through his problems on court. “I was obviously struggling with a couple of things on and off the court this year, so it hasn’t been easy,” he told the Canberra Times. “But I’m starting to see some psychologists and trying to get on top of my mental health. I probably left it a little too long....

So it seems only natural that the two should come together on the field. For years, the NFL has hosted games on Thanksgiving day, and dating back to 1989, the MVP of the game has been awarded not with a trophy, but with a turkey leg. Let’s face it, on Thanksgiving, that turkey leg is more exciting than any trophy that might be handed out anyway. How did this tasty tradition come about?...

There will fittingly be 10 Sunday afternoon games in Week 10 of the 2022 NFL season. Per usual, CBS and Fox will broadcast the contests and they will split the rights to each down the middle. Fox will be broadcasting the doubleheader this week with games at both 1 p.m. ET and 4:25 p.m. ET. Fox isn’t taking advantage of the late slate in quite the same way that CBS did last week....

5. Cordarrelle Patterson takes, the pitch, changes fields and picks up a nice chunk of yardage against the Eagles. 4. Marshawn Lynch activates beast mode for a Seahawks TD against the Giants. 3. Eddie Lacy gashes Cowboys for a long run as the Packers stage an epic comeback on Sunday. 2. Zac Stacy shakes a tackle, finds end zone for the Rams in an upset win against the Saints. 1....

Before we get into the Week 5 forecasts, here’s a reminder that if you have any questions about sports weather or how weather could impact play (and, potentially, your fantasy, DFS, and gambling decisions), don’t hesitate to reach out to Rotogrinders’ meteorologist Kevin Roth on Twitter (@KevinRothWx) or check out the hourly NFL weather forecasts on RotoGrinders. To take your game to the next level, subscribe to RotoGrinder’s exclusive WeatherEdge tool and see how different weather conditions have impacted historical scoring....

The Seahawks, who are on a bye this week, are the only member of the quartet to have played five games. The Packers had their bye last week, while the Titans and the Steelers have both played four games each as their Week 4 matchup was postponed to Week 7 after several Tennessee players and personnel members tested positive for coronavirus. Should Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Tennessee win this weekend, it would be only the third time since the 1970 merger that created the modern NFL that at least four teams have been undefeated through the first six weeks of the season....

“Our players tend to play hurt and I’m not sure that we have any interest in changing our reports,” said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at Monday’s press conference. “We’re comfortable with the way things are because it’s important for the well-being of our players. “We don’t want them targeted when they’re playing injured and obviously we don’t want them playing too injured because that’s not good for them either.”...

In 2009, the league moved the whole operation to Las Vegas. People like Vegas! Vegas is fun! Then, boom — Chaka Khan. Flash forward five years and things are still … bad. They’re bad. They’re so bad that the show is barely worth hate-watching — and this is coming from a dude who unabashedly loves not just hockey, but hate-watching award shows. MORE: Crosby cleans up | SN’s full ballot...

Please note that DraftKings has a new contest called “The Dangle”. That has an $8 entry with $15,000 going to first. Also, one game has an over/under of six based on Vegas odds. Of course, Vegas is not always right, but it’s still something to keep in mind. MORE: SN DFS | DFS Lineup Builder Reminder: You should also consult multiple avenues for your NHL DFS research, not just this article....

Below you’ll find all the info you need to know about how to keep up with this year’s draft. 2014 NHL Draft When: Round 1 — Friday, June 27, 7 p.m. | Rounds 2-7 — Saturday, June 28, 10 a.m. Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Home of the Philadelphia Flyers Where to watch: NBCSN (Round 1), NHL Network (Rounds 2-7)

A total of seven trades dotted Friday’s first round, highlighted by a pair of marquee playoff performers in center Andrew Shaw and goalie Brian Elliott. MORE: The NHL Draft in photos | First-round NHL Draft results The night’s trades were as follows: Chicago traded Shaw to Montreal for two second-round picks (39th, 45th overall). Montreal sent center Lars Eller to Washington for second-round picks in 2017 and 2018. St. Louis traded Elliott to the Calgary Flames for a second-round pick (35th overall) this year and a conditional third-round pick in 2018....

Connor McDavid, enough of a prospect to make NHL teams de-emphasize the whole “winning games” thing and at least one general manager fawn over him like a schoolboy, is headed to Edmonton. The Oilers, who finished with the third-worst record in the league accidentally, leapfrogged Buffalo and Arizona to win the right to pick McDavid in Saturday’s NHL Draft Lottery. They had an 11.5 percent chance, and it happened....

— Fourteen teams will have their names in the lottery. Their chances at coming up first: Buffalo Sabres - 25.0% Florida Panthers - 18.8% Edmonton Oilers - 14.2% Calgary Flames - 10.7% New York Islanders - 8.1% Vancouver Canucks - 6.2% Carolina Hurricanes - 4.7% Toronto Maple Leafs - 3.6% Winnipeg Jets - 2.7% Anaheim Ducks (from Ottawa) - 2.1% New Jersey Devils - 1.5% Nashville Predators - 1.1% Phoenix Coyotes - 0....

Labanc, 23, had a strong showing for the Sharks this season, putting up a career-high 17 goals and 56 points (20 of them coming on the power play) in the final year of his entry-level contract. He has continued to improve on his numbers each season he’s been in the NHL; he had 20 points in his rookie season and doubled that point total in 2017-18 before finally hitting the 50-point mark in the 2018-19 campaign....

A number of players and teams are already looking to lock up a long-term extension before the season begins. Players like Nathan MacKinnon, David Pastrnak and Jonathan Huberdeau have already reportedly discussed getting a new deal done before the 2022-23 season starts, the final one on their current contract. There have also been some players with one year left that are in trade rumors, including Patrick Kane, MacKenzie Weegar and J....

Three teams for two spots, and two of them don’t seem to want to lose. The Eastern Conference’s wild-card race is ridiculously compelling. All ye who discounted the Florida Panthers are now having to reconsider that position. Same goes to those who crowned the New Jersey Devils as a playoff participant a couple of weeks ago; those Devils are now perilously clinging to a playoff spot as they embark on a six-game road trip out west, one that could have a big say in their fate....