#familiar-faces

#familiar-faces

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be looking for a new coach for the Marlies.Or maybe the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a new coach to replace Sheldon Keefe.At this point we don't know.Often times when a new general manager joins a team, they end up bringing over staff they have worked with in the past.

As the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will Brad Treliving bring in a few familiar faces from his time as the GM in Calgary?The Toronto Maple Leafs recently added Shane Doan to be an assistant GM to Treliving.Doan and Treliving worked together during Treliving's time in the Arizona Coyotes organization.

Will Brad Treliving be the next general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs?Many in the media, including Elliotte Friedman believe the Toronto Maple Leafs top job is his to lose.The Leafs are in the early stages of looking for Kyle Dubas' replacement as GM.There are many qualified candidates available for team president Brendan Shanahan to interview.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers meet in the Eastern Conference Final with the winner earning a spot in the Stanley Cup Final.Both teams have had different paths to the Eastern Conference Final, with Florida having the harder path.The Panthers took down the record-setting Boston Bruins, four games to three, and then eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to one.

The Calgary Flames had a quiet couple of weeks leading up to the NHL trade deadline, too quiet.Everything showed itself right at the deadline time when the team announced two trades, one with the Toronto Maples Leafs and one with the Arizona Coyotes.The Flames got an even player-for-player trade off and gave up three familiar faces and gained three new ones.

Luis Suarez will not be joining his friend and former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, the Uruguayan striker said Thursday.In a stunning announcement Wednesday, Messi revealed his intention to join the MLS club following the expiration of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain on June 30.

Two games into this year's Stanley Cup Final and we've seen a little bit of everything from the Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights.Newly minted "Face of the NHL" Matthew Tkachuk keeps taking 10-minute misconduct penalties.Goaltender Adin Hill made the most spectacular save of his career in perhaps the most important game of his career (you've probably seen it a million times, but watch it again).

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was active at Tuesday's offseason workouts, but the team won't let him participate in one drill in particular.The New York Jets were feeling good after the team made the blockbuster trade for four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers to be their starting quarterback.With a strong option under center, the Jets have huge aspirations heading into the season.

The Baltimore Ravens are looking to return to the playoffs for the fifth time in six years, but there are some familiar faces not currently with the team.An offseason that started out with a major question has started to come together nicely for general manager Eric DeCosta and head coach John Harbaugh.

The Philadelphia Eagles have already seen several departures from the staff that got them into the Super Bowl.Now another assistant is on the move.Nick Sirianni did an outstanding job in his second year as the head coach of the Philadephia Eagles.Most NFL head coaches never make it to the Super Bowl, let alone get there so quickly.

The Vikings could have tough cuts this offseason and need upgrades on the roster.Minnesota plays it smart in this 7-round 2023 NFL mock draft.Because of the Minnesota Vikings ' record in the 2022 season, it was deemed a disappointment when they lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs to the Giants.

The New England Patriots might move on from former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia.With the Detroit Lions no longer paying Matt Patricia's salary, the New England Patriots could be letting go of their de-facto offensive coordinator completely.New England head coach Bill Belichick seems to have exploited a loophole in the system because, well, you know, The Patriot Way.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have massively retooled the roster this offseason, but these former players are somehow still free agents, which is hard to believe.To say that the Pittsburgh Steelers roster has undergone an overhaul this offseason would be an understatement.Between free agency and the draft, it's looking like Mike Tomlin might have 10 new starters overall in the 2023 season from the players who were in those roles a season ago.

Some familiar faces can help sixth-round running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. thrive with the Washington Commanders next season and beyond.The Washington Commanders will be relying on some established stars to assist Chris Rodriguez Jr. during his initial transition.The sixth-round pick was a big favorite of Eric Bieniemy's en route to becoming the No. 193 overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, which adds another weapon to the running back room after the team released J.D. McKissic with a failed physical designation during free agency.

Wednesday was a big day on the baseball calendar, as Dodgers pitchers and catchers reported to spring training in Glendale, Arizona.Soon we'll be watching the boys in blue play actual (exhibition) games, and before you know it, Opening Day will be here!But first, the media gets to talk to the players.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a busy offseason ahead of them, but it could be made easier by bringing back some familiar faces.Building around quarterback Kenny Pickett and a ferocious defense should be the primary objectives of what'll be a tough first offseason for Omar Khan.Doing so while up against the salary cap AND with optimal draft selections suggests they'll be very active in both markets.

Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy took a lateral position with the Washington Commanders.He might not be the only departure.Eric Bieniemy's decision may seem like a lateral one at first, but given the limitations he dealt with in Kansas City, he was never going to get a chance at a head coaching gig - at least not until Andy Reid retired.

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Layshia Clarendon won't take this for granted.She knows what it's like to be on the other side.The 10-year veteran guard was one of 12 players to make the Sparks' opening-day roster Thursday and will make her official return to the WNBA after a one-year hiatus Friday against the Phoenix Mercury at Crypto.com

LAFC won everything there was to win in MLS last season, finishing with the best regular-season record to claim the Supporters' Shield, then beating Philadelphia in an epic final to capture its first MLS Cup.That leaves the team with just one possible encore for this season: do it all over again."The objective is to win.

The Angels have a new face joining their broadcast booth for 2023.On Wednesday, the team's broadcast partner Bally Sports West announced that Wayne Randazzo had been added to the list of play-by-play announcers for the season."I'm incredibly grateful to the Los Angeles Angels and Bally Sports West for the wonderful opportunity to be the new television voice of the Angels," Randazzo said in a statement.

The education of Gregg Berhalter began at an elite boarding school in New Jersey and continued at the University of North Carolina.And while that book learning was fine and all, neither school taught Berhalter the subject he really wanted to study, which was soccer.So he left college a year short of a degree for a kind of study-aboard program in the Netherlands.

Noah Syndergaard lasted just one inning before a cut opened up on his right pointer finger and made things a little too bloody for him to pitch.In the days since his brief appearance, the right-hander has thrown daily and will face his biggest test yet on Saturday, according to Dave Roberts.Syndergaard will put some properly applied Dermabond - a liquid banage agent - to the test during a bullpen session Saturday afternoon.

A giant new pizza festival is coming to Los Angeles at the end of April.Pizza City Fest lands at L.A. Live in Downtown on April 29 and 30 from noon to 5 p.m., with slices, collaborations, desserts, and merchandise from some of the biggest names in local pizza.The lineup includes familiar faces like Detroit specialist DTown Pizzeria, the famous L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele, wood-fired favorite Ronan, and many more.

The Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the NBA have done it.They've reached the other side of the All-Star break, their lone gap in play in the season with all teams now regrouping and pushing forward to take on the remaining quarter of the season.There are a few teams around the league with headline-stealing storylines to look out for in these remaining games.

Former Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was pulled by former L.A. teammate, Kiké Hernandez, to ultimately sign with the Red Sox last week.Although Justin Turner is leaving Los Angeles, the move was exciting for in many ways.One of the main reasons Turner signed with Boston was in large part due to Hernandez.

In February, Beyonce made history by becoming the most successful artist in the history of the Grammys
Stockholm (AFP) - Ecstatic Beyonce fans sang and danced in feverish excitement in Stockholm Wednesday as the superstar kicked off her first solo tour in seven years with a futuristic spectacle featuring a lunar rover, an airborne horse and wall-to-wall rhinestones.

It's finally here: Restaurateur Nia Grace's highly anticipated new supper club and live music venue, Grace by Nia, is shimmying its way onto Seaport Boulevard starting on Thursday, May 11.The show begins the moment that diners step through the doorway.The 5,000-square-foot restaurant and lounge, created in partnership with entertainment powerhouse Big Night, is awash in wavy, sea-blue tones, glittering chandeliers, and dramatic gold curtains.

The latest Premier League team of the week from Garth Crooks is in, with some big names in from Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United.However, it's Brighton who dominate the line up after they thrashed Wolves 6-0 at the weekend, with three of their players make the XI on BBC Sport this morning.

It was a long offseason of waiting, but finally, mercifully, Opening Day of the 2023 season is here.The Dodgers are kicking off the new year with a six-game homestand against the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, in front of the home fans at the Chavez Ravine.The Dodgers have officially released the starting lineup for the first game against Arizona, and there are a lot of familiar faces and, of course, some new ones.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Double-A affiliate Tulsa Drillers announced manager Scott Hennessey will return for his sixth season in 2023.Since taking the helm midway through the 2017 campaign, the Drillers have posted a winning record in each season and advanced to the postseason four times.The five straight winning seasons matches the 2002-2006 era as the longest winning stretch in franchise history.

The long winter is finally over and the 2023 baseball season is officially set to begin.While a lot of the faces on the team are familiar and returning, this was as important an offseason as any.Fortunately, things worked out in favor of the Yankees and their fans, and instead of facing an orange-and-black-clad "Arson" Judge, manager Aaron Boone will be penciling in the newest Yankees captain on his lineup card.

If the rumors are true and former President Donald Trump officially announces his 2024 bid for the presidency tomorrow, then the launch of his campaign will likely dominate headlines-potentially overshadowing three other important launches set to happen this week.Here's what to watch for:
Launch #1: NASA's Artemis 1 Rocket
If the weather cooperates and all goes well, NASA will launch its Artemis 1 moon rocket early Wednesday morning between 1:04 a.m. and 3:04 a.m.

The Chicago White Sox have difficult choices ahead as they build their opening-day roster.That's the way manager Pedro Grifol prefers."It's not going to be an easy decision, which is a good thing for us as an organization," Grifol said Wednesday."Easy decisions are not good for any organization.

The Chicago White Sox have difficult choices ahead as they build their opening-day roster.That's the way manager Pedro Grifol prefers."It's not going to be an easy decision, which is a good thing for us as an organization," Grifol said Wednesday."Easy decisions are not good for any organization.

The Chicago White Sox have difficult choices ahead as they build their opening-day roster.That's the way manager Pedro Grifol prefers."It's not going to be an easy decision, which is a good thing for us as an organization," Grifol said Wednesday."Easy decisions are not good for any organization.

The Atlanta Braves are once again taking a road trip in the Grapefruit League - this time, it's St.Patrick's Day and they're heading to the Baby Green Monster located at JetBlue Park in Fort Meyers, Florida to take on the Boston Red Sox.Jared Shuster will be getting the ball to start things off for the Braves, and suddenly this start has a bit more weight on it after both Ian Anderson and Bryce Elder got optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett earlier this week.

Later this month, the Atlanta Braves will begin the 2023 regular season.It's that close!With that in mind, the Battery Power Podcast is here to begin its formal "preview series" and the duo of Brad Rowland and Scott Coleman is in place for Episode 389.Topics include the following:


Matt Olson is... Babe Ruth?

24 minutes ago24 minutes ago Bayern Munich will reunite with some familiar faces, including former coach Pep Guardiola and superstar striker Erling Haaland, when they take on Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinals.Defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich were paired with Manchester City in Friday's Champions League quarterfinal draw, setting up a date with former coach Pep Guardiola.

Last Wednesday, the Oregon Symphony announced the calendar of concerts that will comprise their 2023-24 season.The information came at a curious time.Just days before, the Portland Business Journal published a story outlining the post-pandemic struggles the symphony faces.Rent hikes and additional performance fees have cut into their budget, forcing December layoffs of 10 percent of their administrative staff and the cancellation of both their live streaming programs and their free Waterfront Concert, which drew over 7,000 people last summer.

The 10th anniversary season of the Portland EcoFilm Festival kicks off this weekend, at the Hollywood Theatre.Like the previous two years, the 2023 festival films will be presented across months-rather than a single weekend-and will include a variety of documentaries, shorts, and more.The fest's spacious schedule is built around a principle of "increasing access to these films for a more general audience," said Rozzell Medina, the festival's director and programmer since 2021.

Fresh off an eventful NBA Trade Deadline, the Battle for New York looks a little bit different as the New York Knicks host the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.Can the Knicks work towards regaining supremacy in their own city?Game Details:
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Let's get the obvious out of the way: there will be no Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving when the Nets travel across the river to take on the Knicks on Monday night.

The romantic comedy has seen a rise and fall in popularity at theaters in the U.S. Will the genre make a comeback?The plot structure of a romantic comedy has been a crowd pleaser since the days of Shakespeare.But a Reuters analysis of the top-grossing U.S. films found that far fewer romantic comedies are becoming box office hits.

While Theo Hernández, Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leão are in Qatar getting ready for the World Cup quarterfinals, their teammates today took on Lumezzane, the leaders of their Serie D group for a friendly ahead of the second part of the season, which begins January 4.
Stefano Pioli used a mix of first team and Primavera players in the game, and he found himself behind already after 10 minutes as Cristian Spini beat Tătăruşanu with a left-footer from the edge of the box.

The Rangers have added right-hander Dominic Leone on a minor league deal, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.Leone will receive an invite to spring training.Leone is represented by Frye McCann Sports.The 31-year-old is coming off a season in which he pitched 49 1/3 innings for the Giants, working to a 4.01 ERA.

Bruins Linus Ullmark scored a goal and the Bruins' new players shined in the 3-1 win.VANCOUVER - Add another record to the book of the Boston Bruins' potentially historic 2022-23 season.The Bruins had gotten away from their game a bit after taking a 2-0 late first-period lead on a power-play blast from Hampus Lindholm and a highlight-reel marker by Brad Marchand a mere 2:17 apart.

After retiring from acting in March 2022 due to a speaking disorder called aphasia, Bruce Willis, 67, has since been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family announced Thursday.Since we announced Bruce's diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce's condition has progressed, the Willis family noted in a statement.

Monday Night Foodball, a weekly pop-up series co-founded by longtime Reader food writer Mike Sula, has moved to a new home in Avondale.Earlier this month the series debuted in Ludlow Liquors, marking a big change since its launch in August 2021 at the Kedzie Inn.Foodball has drawn an ever-growing lineup of familiar faces, like Ethan Lim of esteemed Cambodian restaurant Hermosa, and lesser-known chefs including Jasmine Sheth of Tasting India, Midwestern comfort food specialists Eve Studnicka and Alexis Thomas of Funeral Potatoes, and Bobby Morelli, the owner of the Hot Dog Box who Sula dubbed "the Sausage King of Bronzeville."

It's Saturday morning and we're hours away from the Leafs vs. Habs.It feels good.It feels like the these two teams are never good at the same time, but that also hasn't stopped the Habs from knocking off the Leafs before so it's not a game to be taken for granted.If the Leafs can beat up on just one lottery team, this is the one they should commit to.

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!Well, it's morning anyway.In November.It's rainy/slushy here, I'm not enjoying that or having to dry off the dog every time he comes in from outside.8 month of golden retrievers do not like standing still while you wipe mud off their pays.Why waste a towel when the couch is right there!

Villanova is in town to play Georgetown tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Capital One Arena.Why is this relevant on a Wizards' blog?Well, Villanova's freshman forward Cam Whitmore is a likely top-10 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.If the season ended today, the Wizards would have the tenth pick in the draft, or at least the 10th best lottery odds.

New York Rangers hockey is back in action with a Metropolitan Division showdown against the Carolina Hurricanes.Carolina is the top dog in the division right now and the Rangers trail them by 10 points and they have played one more game.Even with the Rangers' going 7-2-1 over the last 10 GP, they come into this one as the underdog.

On today's daily waiver wire, we see a few familiar faces.The New York Rangers have made the decision to place Ryan Carpenter on waivers.Rooney (CAL), Benson (EDM), Kaut (COL) & Carpenter (NYR) on waivers- Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC)
December 8, 2022
With Carpenter on waivers, and Reaves playing for a different team, this highlights a very different fourth line than the team started the season with.

After a tough loss last night to split their home and home series with the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers will get an opportunity to rebound against the Chicago Blackhawks in an Original Six battle tonight.The days of Chicago being a league powerhouse are long gone, but they still have a few familiar faces on the roster for the time being.

The New York Rangers end a four-game road trip this evening as they take on the Anaheim Ducks, and they will check in with some former friends for the second time this year.In October the Blueshirts handed the Ducks a 6-4 loss, and they'll attempt to do the same tonight.The Rangers are in the second game of a back-to-back and will face a Ducks squad that has yet to win a game in regulation... which just seems like the most New York Rangers thing ever given their propensity of allowing significant firsts whether it be career goals, wins, etc.

Don't look now, but Zach LaVine is performing at an All-Star level once again.After scoring 43 points on 15-for-20 shooting, LaVine led the Chicago Bulls to a much-needed win against the Detroit Pistons and proved many of his critics wrong in the process.Now that he's had time to recuperate from his injury and shake the rust off, LaVine has once again looked the part of one of the NBA's best shooting guards.

Our confirmed MUFC XI for the Premier League home game vs Bournemouth is now in... Manchester United take on Bournemouth under the floodlights at Old Trafford this evening, during a game in which nothing less than three points will do.As Erik ten Hag, these are the sort of matches that you simply have to win.

Image Locking the barrier to a residential area in Shanghai under lockdown in May.Credit...Aly Song/Reuters This was a year where the news cycle sometimes seemed relentless, and the ping of yet another alert typically brought more shocking news.The Russian invasion of Ukraine devolved into a long and desperate slog that is now estimated to have killed more than 40,000 civilians and displaced up to 30 million more.

When the New England Patriots take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Christmas eve, they will se a few familiar faces on the other sideline.Most prominent among those is Ted Karras.A sixth-round draft pick by the Patriots in 2016, Karras spent the first four seasons of his career in New England.After a short interlude in Miami in 2020, he returned for another season in 2021 before signing a three-year, $18 million deal with the Bengals this offseason.

With less than a month left to go until New Year, we were just thinking, isn't it about time we started to see people's predictions for the design trends of 2023?Well sure enough, the trends prediction season has begun.So will 2023 design trends be the same as 2022... and 2021?Or is anyone identifying completely new trends on horizon?

Blanquisco stands on top of the Bikini Olympia podium for the first time.Maureen Blanquisco is the 2022 Bikini Olympia champion.The athlete headed into the last callout of the Finals of the division, facing off with familiar faces in former champions Jennifer Dorie (2021) and Ashley Kaltwasser (2013-2015), as well as Jourdanne Lee.

Solving a 3-11 road record will have to wait for another night.Tonight, the Toronto Raptors just need to get right period on their home floor - fresh off losing two straight to the Orlando Magic - as they host the Sacramento Kings.The Raptors, who have fallen to 13-14 and ninth in the Eastern Conference, still can't be treated like the sky is falling.

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Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.DOHA, Qatar -- The United States are set to square off against Netherlands on Saturday in a World Cup round-of-16 match, and while it's an occasion that will be special for all involved, for defender Sergino Dest, it will carry extra significance.

On a recent afternoon, Evan Mock was trying to do laundry in his East Village condo, but something was wrong with the dryer.Perturbed beeps cut through the retro-soul music playing in the airy third-floor walk-up.The machine kept starting and stopping.He mentioned a theory, something about excessive lint accumulation and a defective filter.

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Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.AL-RAYYAN, Qatar -- United States goalkeeper Matt Turner said the Americans will need to be wary of Arsenal teammate Bukayo Saka when the US and England square off on Friday.Saka scored twice in the Three Lions' 6-2 victory over Iran on Monday and will be aiming to add to his tally as England looks to take full control of Group B.
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) "I think it's pretty clear.

England lock and former Wasps captain Joe Launchbury has signed for Harlequins from next season.The 31-year-old, who recently joined Toyota Verblitz  in Japan after Wasps went into administration, will move to Quins in the summer."I'm looking forward to my time in Japan for the rest of this season but am very excited for the new start with Harlequins," he told the .

The Cowboys have shown free agent receiver Odell Beckham the love.Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons started the campaign by tweeting at Beckham.The Giants also want Beckham, and they have made that known to him but in a more direct way." I don't have to tweet at him," Giants running back Saquon Barkley said Friday, smiling, via video from Connor Hughes of SNY TV.