Assuming that the Heat will want to stagger Norman Powell and Tyler Herro, probably bringing the former off the bench, that will naturally open up a spot for Mitchell to emerge as the starting point guard. If he shows enough in training camp and pre-season, it's going to be difficult for Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra not to give Mitchell a fair shake to be the full-time starter next to Herro this season.
PSV were already interested two years ago, but I opted for a year in the second Bundesliga. Now it was the right time to go to the Netherlands. Everything fits - the style of football, the people. It feels like a club that also values family,
After losing in OT the night before, the NY Rangers prospects responded with a dominant 5-2 win over the Flyers prospects. Brennan Othmann had a fantastic outing with 3 assists, Gabe Perreault had a key primary power play assist and the empty netter to put the game away, Scott Morrow had 2 assists, and Callum Tung stopped 21 of 23 shots for the win. The big guns showed up and solidified their spots as the top guys in the rookie series.
With the recent successes of the San Jose Sharks' first-round acquisitions, it can be easy to forget 2022 first-round pick Filip Bystedt. The 27th overall pick has been slower to develop than his fellow first-rounders in the Sharks' organization, especially considering the recent emergence of 2024 first-round pick Macklin Celebrini, 2023 first-round pick Will Smith and potential arrival of 2025 first-round pick Michael Misa.
Nakase led the Valkyries to a 23-21 record in their first season and led the Golden State to the playoffs, becoming the first expansion team in league history to make the postseason in its first year. Under Nakase, the Valkyries established themselves as one of the best defenses in the league, holding opponents to a league-best 76.3 points per game. The first-time head coach was hired last year by Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin and has created a culture of collective effort that uplifts that defense.
"Yeah, obviously it was uh super high intensity. Everyone's competing. Everyone's giving it their best. So, it was a lot of fun," Aitcheson said after stepping off the ice. While he's still new to the organization, Aitcheson senses the shift happening on Long Island. "I think obviously there's so many great players on the current roster now and I think the young guys are just trying to learn from them and learn from all the coaching staff here
From being waived, spending countless hours in the G-League hoping to impress one of the 30 teams in the league and finally getting the call to show what he has to offer in D.C., Champagnie has a chip on his shoulder that only drives him to prove he belongs. However, proving he belongs isn't where his journey comes to an end and if it is, it would only go to show the chip on his shoulder wasn't big enough.
Anybody who has had to train for an endurance event - or is even vaguely familiar with buzzwords of the corporate world - will know about the concept of getting comfortable being uncomfortable. For athletes, it represents the process of learning to cope with long, draining physical exertions, while in business terms it might be the exposure to new and challenging experiences.
The marathon that is MLB's regular season is nearing its conclusion, with three weeks remaining before the real fun begins in October. For a dozen lucky teams, this month is merely an appetizer of what's to come in the postseason, but for the majority of squads, now's a reasonable time to take stock of the year that was. Our latest power rankings take a look at each team's most valuable player over the duration of the regular season.
Tottenham Hotspur defender Luka Vuskovic has been backed to develop into a superstar in future. The 18-year-old central defender was quite impressive during the pre-season with Tottenham, and he has been sent out on loan to Hamburg. He needs regular gametime in order to continue his development, and former Croatian international Mladen Petric believes that the young defender has all the tools to develop into a future star. He also added that the Tottenham defender reminds him of Josko Gvardiol.
According to the NHLPA website, the program is a joint venture between the union and the league, resulting from the collective bargaining agreement reached in 2013. The program's purpose is to educate players early on in their careers on how to enhance life skills, "both generally and as they relate to life in the NHL." Over the course of three training days each summer, players nearing NHL opportunities receive learning material on a wide variety of topics, ranging from "finance to personal branding to sensitivity training."
"Just his all-around game at his age is pretty impressive. He's committed defensively, competes hard. He's got a pretty mature game for his age. I think having that experience at Worlds can only help. I'm sure he built confidence from that. I know, being on the ice with him, and then seeing him out there day-to-day and what he puts into it, I'm sure that's something that's made him a better player right away."
"I would say this -- the manager's job is to look after both today and tomorrow. Historically, a lot of pending free agents, even 10 months out, end up getting deals done. You've got to manage not just for right now or for next summer, but always with the bigger picture in mind," said Treliving. "We're trying to put the best possible team on the ice for 2025-26, but it has to make sense.
While the Miami Marlins rebuild might be finished sooner than expected, the Marlins remain far from a finished product. If you wanted to tell the story of the 2025 Miami Marlins in a single sentence, the above would get the job done. If you want to think of them as a homework assignment, "shows promise but needs improvement" is what will get scrawled across the top in red ink. Which is hardly an insult.
The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and AHL's San Jose Barracuda, have announced that they have extended their affiliation agreement with the Sharks and Barracuda for the 2025-26 season. Under the affiliation agreement, the Sharks will be able to designate players within their development system for assignment with the Thunder. The club will also be composed of players who are signed to two-way AHL contracts in addition to those on ECHL contracts (under agreement with the Thunder).
At the start of a new season in January 2022, Emma Raducanu's first full year on the WTA tour, she was swimming in doubt. Not only was she trying to take her next steps forward after a life-changing summer, her off-season had been ravaged by Covid-19, which forced her off the court for weeks in December. In her first match of the season, she found herself up against Elena Rybakina in Sydney. She left the court having lost 6-0, 6-1.
