A former Buffalo Sabers goaltender is taking his talents overseas.Lowen Frankfurt of the DEL in Germany announced that it has signed former Sabers goaltender Dustin Tokarski for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.AdvertisementTokarski had participated in a professional tryout (PTO) with the Detroit Red Wings’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, before signing with Lowen Frankfurt. In two games with the Griffins during his tenure, he recorded a 1-0-0 record, a .929 save percentage and a 1.92 goals-against average. Now, he will look to make an impact with Lowen Frankfurt after signing with the German club.Tokarski played…
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LONDON — Chinese tennis player Pang Renlong has been banned for 12 years and fined $110,000 for a series of match-fixing involving 22 matches over a five-month period.The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday that Pang, 25, admitted to fixing five of his own matches in lower-level events and making “corrupt approaches” to players in 11 other matches, six of which were also fixed.AdvertisementThe match-fixing occurred from May to September 2024, the ITIA said.Adobe StockDuring this period, Pang competed in various ITF tournaments in Turkey, Hong Kong and mainland China and lost in qualifying for an ATP Challenger event, the…
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Munetaka Murakami, Japan’s last great free agent, is headed to Chicago.Yakult Swallows third baseman has reportedly agreed to a two-year, $34 million contract with the White Sox, according to Yuki Yamada of MLB.com And ESPN’s Jeff Passanin one of the biggest swings of the MLB offseason. At just 25 years old, Murakami possesses a level of youth and raw power rarely seen on the open market, but it also comes with major risks.AdvertisementYahoo Sports ranked Murakami as the sixth best free agent this offseason.The swallows posted Murakami on November 8opening a 45-day window in which he was free to negotiate…
2025-10-20T08:29:49+00:00 2025-10-20T08:29:49+00:00 2025-10-20T08:40:07+00:00. Giannis Askounis 20/October/25 08:29 Eurohoops.net Giannis Askounis YouTube The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting a team option for the 2026-27 season on the contract of 20-year-old Nikola Topic. By the Eurohoops team/ [email protected] Nikola Topic is working on his NBA debut, more than a year after being drafted with the 12th overall pick in 2024, with his rookie contract guaranteed through the end of the 2026-27 season. THE Oklahoma City Thunderdefending champion, exercised team options on Sunday on the contracts of the Serbian leader and Cason Wallace. According to the press release: “THE Oklahoma City Thunder has…
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said after Saturday night’s overtime loss to the Bears that it hurts to suffer a loss like that.“I have to understand what happened, how it happened and try to find ways for us not to put ourselves in these difficult situations,” LaFleur said. “For most of the game I felt like we had control of the game, and it’s certainly extremely disappointing to not be able to finish the job.”AdvertisementThe Packers led 16-6 with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, only for the Bears to score a field goal, recover an onside kick, score…
Combining his own perspective with what he’s heard from people in and around the sport, Senior NHL Writer John Matisz breaks down the hot topics sweeping across the hockey landscape.The Leafs are headed for big changesThe Maple Leafs are in full spiral.This is a familiar state for the Original Six franchise in the Auston Matthews era. However, the annual spiral tends to occur in April or May, not mid-December.Toronto has the longest active playoff streak in the NHL, but the nine-year streak is on life support thanks to a 15-13-5 record. There are few, if any, positives to this sideways…
Nick Kyrgios is set to play his first match on the ATP Tour in 10 months after receiving a wildcard into the Brisbane International next month.Fitness issues have limited the Australian to just five singles matches in 2025, with her most recent being a second-round loss to Karen Khachanov at the Miami Open in March.AdvertisementBefore Brisbane, he will return to center stage when he takes on women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a Battle of the Sexes style exhibition match on December 28.The match, which divided opinion, will be broadcast live on BBC One.The 30-year-old will also take part…
Kevin Durant scored 31 points as the Houston Rockets bounced back from a controversial overtime loss to beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Sunday (all time AEDT) in a game full of spice.Additionally, one Australian set a new career high, but another came crashing down to earth during his team’s horrifying loss to the NBA’s worst team.Houston coach Ime Udoka was fined $25,000 by the NBA earlier this week after lashing out at the referee during the Rockets’ 128-125 loss to Denver.Watch the NBA with ESPN on Kayo Sports | Stream an average of 9 regular season games LIVE per…
Paul Blackburn remains in New York after re-signing with the Yankees Saturday evening, according to multiple reports.The deal is for one year and is reportedly worth $2 million guaranteed with incentives that could raise it to $2.5 million.AdvertisementBlackburn, 32, returns to the Bronx where he joined late last season after being released by the Mets in August.The right-hander made eight regular season appearances in pinstripes and pitched to a 5.28 ERA in 15.1 innings. He also made New York’s team for the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays and pitched in the first game where he allowed four earned runs…