Florida Panthers entrusted to Andrew Brunette after Joel Quenneville’s resignation

Brunette debuted as the replacement for Joel Quenneville as Florida’s coach Friday, running the Panthers through a gameday practice in Detroit. “It’s a real sad day for hockey, with Kyle Beach and everything he’s gone through,” Brunette said. Quenneville was Chicago’s coach when Beach said he was assaulted by Aldrich. But Winnipeg Jets general manager […]

Chicago Bulls F Patrick Williams to have wrist surgery, expected to miss rest of regular season, a source says

“It’s going to be a challenge, there’s no question about it,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said after practice Friday. After leaving Florida State as a freshman for the NBA, Williams, 20, showed flashes of promise his rookie season but struggled with consistency. “He put in a lot of work over the summer, really worked on […]

World Series 2021: It’s past time for the Atlanta Braves to move on from the chop

ATLANTA — Each of the next three days, a baseball stadium will dim its lights, thousands of people will illuminate the flashlights on their phones and they will engage in a wildly ahistorical, fundamentally problematic and altogether unnecessary ritual. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball delivered a weak, mealy-mouthed affirmation of the chop, a staple at […]

No more undefeated NFL teams as Arizona Cardinals lose to Green Bay Packers on last-second interception

The Arizona Cardinals dropped their first game of the season on Thursday night, losing to the Green Bay Packers thanks to an interception thrown in the final seconds. They were missing their top three receivers — Davante Adams and Allen Lazard on the Covid-19 list and Marquez Valdes-Scantling out with a hamstring injury. “This is […]

Patriots cornerback JC Jackson on the Chargers’ passing game: ‘Not really a big challenge’

One week after going up against the likes of Zach Wilson and Mike White, the New England Patriots defense will face a different kind of challenge. One big reason for that is the performance of second-year quarterback Justin Herbert. This is not the first time the Patriots have expressed confidence in their abilities this season; […]