The Ducks will conclude a six-game road trip this afternoon with a tough test in South Florida, facing off with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena. PUCK DROP: 3 P.
The outcome of the dispute between the Maple Leafs' John Tavares and the Canada Revenue Agency could impact the ability of Canadian NHL teams to lure talent north of the border.
The Dodgers pull off another big win in free agency, signing Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki to bolster their already formidable starting pitching staff.
Several readers asked whether Mexico and Canada sent support to California as destructive wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area. That’s true.
As long as it still takes one plus one to equal two, then the accounting of the Phillies’ late-inning pitchers doesn’t add up. Because although the Phillies signed Jordan Romano and (checks notes) no one else to replace free agents Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estévez,
Sasaki named them one of his three finalists, joined by the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. If nothing else, such recognition plants a larger Padres flag in Japan, where Sasaki commands national attention. Coming Japanese stars won’t say “who?” when Padres team-builder A.J. Preller and scouts come calling.
An interview with former Dodgers prospect Dylan Campbell, the outfielder who was traded to the Phillies on Friday for international bonus pool space, which helped Los Angeles sign pitcher Roki Sasaki.
Thompson wants kids to turn on the 4 Nations Face-Off and be dazzled by the play in net by the Americans. He hopes they idolize and emulate Hellebuyck and Oettinger and Swayman, that they see the superheroes they want to be. It is, after all, his best advertising.
Roki Sasaki was expected by many to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were right. The flame-throwing right-hander from Japan agreed to a deal with the Dodgers on Friday, according to a post on his Instagram account. His signing bonus is reportedly $6.5 million, per The Athletic.
Right-hander Roki Sasaki, the covered Japanese free agent, has whittled down a list of suitors to two finalists, according to a report by veteran MLB reporter Francys Romero. Sasaki eliminated the San Diego Padres and will choose between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, the report claims.
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Alonso and the Mets have clearly had mutual interest in reaching a new deal for a long time, but without the ability to agree on a price point. The club reportedly offered him a seven-year, $158M extension in the summer of 2023,