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McCann’s value rises with Yankees

What they’ve discovered: Lefty pull power plays brilliantly there. And this is precisely what the Yankees got when they signed catcher Brian McCann to a reported five-year, $85 million contract (including a vesting option for 2019), according to ESPNNewYork.com’s Andrew Marchand. McCann, a left-handed hitter, has been one of baseball’s most extreme pull power hitters […]

Nova, Sori, Ryan give Yankees hope

On one day it is Tampa. The next it is Texas. On Saturday, it was Cleveland, and by the middle of the week, who knows, it might turn out to be Kansas City. And even if the Yankees run the table over the final seven games of the season, it might turn out they are […]

Wild’s Matt Dumba honored by NHL for anti-racism, community efforts

Dumba’s desire to take that to another level came this year, after the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by Minneapolis police, when friend and fellow player Chris Stewart told a story about his two young, twin sons, one of whom has darker skin than the other. “Christian asked his dad, ‘Does this mean […]

Inside the NHL’s decision to postpone two days of playoff games

The NHL postponed all playoff games on Thursday and Friday to stand in solidarity with other sports leagues protesting racial injustice, including the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake. This decision came after the league took some criticism for playing all three playoff games on Wednesday as scheduled while games in other sports were postponed. […]

NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus the worst trade deadline deal ever for every team

The best moves at the NHL trade deadline are usually the ones teams don’t make. Sure, there’s always a chance a team finds that perfect, Butch Goring-sized puzzle piece to complete a championship picture. But more often than not, the NHL trade deadline is like impulse-buying a poorly constructed boat: filled with overpayment, eventual regret […]