Joel Quenneville coaches Florida Panthers, doesn’t talk to media ahead of meeting with NHL commissioner

Earlier Wednesday, Kyle Beach came forward as “John Doe,” the former Blackhawks player who filed a lawsuit against the team for mishandling his sexual assault allegations. “I’ve witnessed meetings, right after I reported it to James Gary, that were held in Joel Quenneville’s office. “As an organization, we commend Kyle Beach for his courage in […]

Norwich City: Sporting director Stuart Webber calls Chelsea defeat ‘disgraceful’ and ’embarrassing’ for fans

“It always annoys me in football that everyone always goes for one person. When we were successful last year, we were not successful just because of Daniel , we were successful because we have 300 staff working hard, we have fantastic players and we were successful. “For people to say that we’ve given up and […]

Colin Kaepernick, Kevin Durant revisit their teens in smart, engaging streaming series

By true coincidence, this week marks the release of limited dramatic series based on the lives of Durant and Kaepernick — but each show is set approximately two decades in the past, chronicling the journeys of a young basketball phenom in the Washington, D.C., area and a two-sport athlete in northern California. The 10-part Apple […]

Kyle Beach reveals he’s Blackhawks’ sexual assault victim: ‘The healing process is just beginning’

It now has become clear the immorality and irresponsibility of team executives at the time ruined Beach’s career themselves through their inaction. “When they won paraded around, lifting a Cup at the parade, at the team pictures, at the celebrations, it made me feel like nothing,” Beach said. Beach was a Black Ace for the […]

Padres hire Ruben Niebla as pitching coach before landing manager

Niebla, 49, has been Cleveland’s assistant pitching coach for the last two seasons. He is widely credited with helping develop starters such as Shane Bieber, former Padres farmhand Corey Kluber, Mike Clevinger — who’s now with San Diego — Trevor Bauer, Triston McKenzie, Aaron Civale, James Karinchak and Zach Plesac. Preller is still interviewing candidates […]

Name game: Why the Cleveland Indians changed their name and why the Atlanta Braves didn’t

The Native American community in that region is wholly supportive of the Braves’ program, including the chop. Naturally, this struck a nerve with fans of Cleveland’s baseball team, many who are still angry over the franchise’s decision in July to drop the name Indians and open the the 2022 season as the Cleveland Guardians. When […]

Chicago Blackhawks on Stan Bowman resignation: ‘Needed to happen,’ but current team values ‘first class’

Bowman took over as general manager of the Blackhawks in 2009 and built three Stanley Cup-winning rosters, including one in 2010 when the sexual assault allegations were brought to the team’s attention. “It’s probably a change that needed to happen,” DeBrincat said about Bowman. I can say the Stan that I know, that’s not his […]