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Montreal Canadiens’ Max Domi was ejected from Wednesday’s preseason game against the Florida Panthers after sucker punching Aaron Ekblad in the nose. Speaking to reporters after the event, Panthers’ goalkeeper Roberto Luongo called the act “gutless” and said the league would look into the matter for further action. “I’m sure the league will look at it and we definitely won’t forget...

One day after Josh Gordon was traded to the Patriots for a fifth-round pick, Tom Brady is asking fans to lower their expectations for the 27-year-old wide receiver. “I hate to make projections and expectations,” Brady said on NFL’s Westwood One Monday night program. “I’ve never met Josh personally, just like I hadn’t met some of the guys that have...

Miami Heats’ Dwyane Wade has announced he is returning to the NBA for “one last dance” and then he will retire. The 2018/19 season will be Wade’s 16th in the NBA and the final year in what has been a legendary career. Announced through a video, the Chicago native said he given a lot of thought to the decision was...

Philadelphia Eagles’ Carson Wentz has been cleared and is slated to start against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Head Coach Doug Pederson announced on Monday that Wentz was fit to return to play after nine months of being in the sidelines due to an ACL injury. The 25-year-old got injured last December and underwent surgery almost immediately. Nick Foles filled his...

Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg has been forced to retire due to an extended back injury, manager Ken Holland confirmed Friday. With 3-years before his 8-year contract expires, 37-year-old Detroit Red Wings captain has been placed on long-term injury leave. Before the injury, Zetterberg appeared for Detroit in all 82 games for three consecutive games. Last season, the captain scored...

The Chicago Cubs edged out rivals Milwaukee Brewers 11-8 to win the National League Central Wednesday night in spite of a finale loss. As it turns out, the 2016 World Series Champions may not have won the war yet. The Brewers displayed a solid game, forcing Coach Joe Maddon to make three changes. They also won the finale 5-1 but...

Oakland Athletics’ starter Sean Manaea will undergo a shoulder surgery on September 19 and could miss the next full season depending on the outcome, his team has reported. “Manaea will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder on Sept. 19 at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles,” Athletics tweeted. https://twitter.com/Athletics/status/1039591613075320832 The 26-year old pitcher was dropped from the team’s starting lineup...

Philly fans had to brave on a cold, rainy, Thursday night for their first win of the season in a game Flacons almost won. 45 minutes of raining delayed the game. When it started, Falcon took control and by the third quarter, they were leading 6-3. Then, Philly initiated a familiar playing style—an offensive style that helped them with the...

Los Angeles Angels’ pitcher Shohei Ohtani hit 2 homers on Wednesday to help his team beat the Texas Rangers 9-3. This was in spite of the Japanese learning he would need a Tommy John surgery that could derail his career by one year on the same day. In a game with little impact to LA, Ohtani hit his second home,...

After a Summer-long holdout, Seahawks’ free safety Earl Thomas has returned to practice. He is expected to complete the final year of his contract at Seattle. Through a post on his Instagram account, the 29-year old indicated he would be joining back to Seattle even though his grievances to the team were not met. “I worked my whole life for this,”...