Author: JamesMcGhee

THE Calgary flames (22-16-7) are back at the Saddledome, welcoming the Sabers of Buffalo (18-24-5) for their only home match of the week.During the first meeting of the year, November 9, the Sabers won a 3-2 dam fire victory At Keybank Center when JJ Peterka marked the winner in the second round.The flames have a 5-5-0 file in their last ten games, with won a 3-1 victory Last Saturday against the Winnipeg jets. Meanwhile, the sabers (4-5-1) have just overthrew the Vancouver 3-2 cannucks on Tuesday and have a 1-1-0 file so far during their road trip in the west.Between…

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Madison Keys played a classic game, and now Florida has a runner-up in the Australian Open 2025.The Orlando resident survived Iga Swiatekthe No. 2 player in the WTA rankings and five-time Grand Slam champion, in a semifinal match held Thursday morning in the United States, the Keys lost the first set and faced two match points , but she capitalized on Swiatek’s mistakes to take her second chance at a major title.“Yes, I’m in the final,” the No. 19-ranked Keys said with relief. “That match was at a very high level, and she played so well and I felt like…

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It was no surprise to learn on Tuesday that Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. It was a surprise that he was one vote short of being unanimously selected as part of a 2025 class that also includes CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen and Dave Parker.Although Mariano Rivera remains the only Hall of Famer to be unanimously elected by the Baseball Writers Association of AmericaIchiro joins Derek Jeter (2020) as inductees who were one vote shy of joining the long-time New York Yankees in this elite class.Ichiro received…

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Editor’s note: This story was updated and republished after its original air date of June 25, 2024.ASHBURN, Va. — Dan Quinn left his office and turned left.The head coach of the Washington Commanders has taken the increasingly traveled path to general manager Adam Peters’ office.The short walk to his partner in crime, as they aim to return a franchise to its winning days on and off the field.But as Quinn looked towards the approaching door on his left, he thought: Should I really ask this question? Does he really need this reminder?No.“So I didn’t even get in,” Quinn told Yahoo…

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The digital display of Japanese right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki, 23, appears at Dodger Stadium before being introduced by the team at a news conference Wednesday. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press)Why now?For what Roki Sasaki insists on coming in the major leagues this winter?The answer, Sasaki, 23, confirmed during his introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, had to do with the elbow problems he experienced as a first-year player with Japan’s Chiba Lotte Marines.Sasaki, who was 18 at the time, struggled to rehabilitate a pulled muscle in his right arm. His slow recovery prompted him to visit several hospitals.Learn more: “They…

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Jimmy Butler finished second in the NBA Finals with the Heat in 2020 and 2023 (Getty Images)Jimmy Butler was suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks after missing a team flight to Milwaukee.The 35-year-old striker was suspended for seven NBA games by the Heat earlier this month for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team.”Butler returned from that suspension last Friday, but missed a team flight Wednesday, incurring another two-game suspension.The Heat, who said they would listen to trade offers after Butler’s initial suspension, said he would miss games against the Milwaukee Bucks on…

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