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🏀 New kids on the block🏀 New kids on the block
Next generation of NBA stars lighting up the postseason
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With two decades of dominance possibly in the rearview mirror, here’s a refresher on a few of the next gen hoopers lighting up the postseason.
May 01, 2024
🏀 When one door closes, another opens🏀 When one door closes, another opens
Two-time WNBA MVP and three-time champion Candace Parker announces her retirement
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The legendary Candace Parker retired yesterday, but her impact on and involvement in the game will undoubtedly endure. Here’s to her truly game-changing career and even more to come.
April 29, 2024
🏒 Now or never🏒 Now or never
Three Canadian NHL teams are on the cusp of advancing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Here are the Canadian teams on the cusp of advancing (or facing elimination) in the grueling quest for the Stanley Cup.
April 29, 2024
🏀 Bring on all the pretenders🏀 Bring on all the pretenders
Millennial hoopers battle injuries, early elimination in NBA Playoffs
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With another weekend of high-stakes hoopla in the books, some superstars are flexing on the hardwood, while others are pre-planning trips to Cancun…or the doctor’s office.
April 29, 2024
🏒 Another fortnight lost🏒 Another fortnight lost
Canada’s teams find themselves in must-win mode in NHL playoff action
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The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes are just one win away from advancing to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so let’s see how the rest of the field is stacking up heading into a crucial weekend of games.
April 26, 2024
✂️ Training camps or tryouts? ✂️ Training camps or tryouts?
The unique state of the WNBA's training camps
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Before the W season tips off on May 14th, there’s preseason — and before preseason, there’s training camp. For experienced pros, each team’s camp provides a chance to jell with new and old teammates and get back into the swing of the season. But, for recently-drafted rookies and older, unaffiliated players who receive training camp contracts, these are high-stakes tryouts. While they sign on to practice with the team through preseason, an official WNBA debut is far from guaranteed.
April 26, 2024
🏀 The tortured replay department🏀 The tortured replay department
NBA Playoffs marred by injuries and officiating woes
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After close calls in both Denver and New York on Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks became the first home team to lose this postseason after the Indiana Pacers beat them 125–108 last night.
April 24, 2024
🏒 Here comes the turning point🏒 Here comes the turning point
The latest on the Canadian teams at the NHL playoffs
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There were a few icy missteps in last night’s playoff action, but the Canadian teams have plenty of time to get back on track as the seven-game first round series continue.
April 24, 2024
🏈 On the clock🏈 On the clock
What to know ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft
Hugfest, incoming — the 2024 NFL Draft begins from Detroit, Michigan, tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET, with a particularly stacked draft class waiting to hear their names called. The pick is (almost) in.
April 24, 2024
🏀 Call an ambulance…for everyone🏀 Call an ambulance…for everyone
Superstar injuries take center stage in the NBA Playoffs
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The Play-In Tournament is done and dusted, and the first round Game 1s are already in the books, but superstar injuries are taking center stage as the high-stakes hoopla continues.
April 22, 2024
🏒 Fly like a jet stream🏒 Fly like a jet stream
How Canada’s NHL playoff teams are faring after the first weekend of games
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And they’re off! With the NHL Playoffs officially underway, here’s what you need to know about Canada’s teams as things continue to heat up on the ice.
April 22, 2024
🥵 The impact on sports🥵 The impact on sports
What the sporting world is doing to combat this impending global crisis
That’s right, tomorrow is Earth Day, marked annually on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
April 21, 2024
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