1. Are the Lightning still a Stanley Cup contender? They think they are even though they haven’t won a single round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals. The Lightning will look different without Steven Stamkos and his big shot, especially on the power play. Stamkos, who signed a four-year, $32 million ($8 million per game) contract with the Nashville Predators, scored 19 power-play goals last season. Tampa Bay was No. 1 in the NHL on the power play (28.6 percent). But they replaced Stamkos with the striker Jake Guentzelwho signed a seven-year, $63 million ($9…
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Japanese media are criticized for their lack of interest in the sport of tennis. Rising tennis player Naomi Osaka made headlines earlier this month after winning her first-ever Grand Slam title against the venerable Serena Williams. She became a big celebrity in Japan because she is half Japanese, and even has sparked controversy over what it means to be Japanese. This “Naomi boom,” as some journalists call it, has Japanese reporters lining up for the chance to interview and photograph her during her recent trip to Japan, where she competed in the Pan Pacific Open. But the poor quality of…
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In a secondhand antique cabinet tucked away in a corner of the Theodore Tennis Clubhouse, a large silver trophy sits proudly on the top shelf.Treasurer Kim Olsson is happy to show off the prized possession inside the modest rural clubhouse in the central Queensland town, which has a population of 451 and is about 200 kilometres south of Rockhampton.She puts on a pair of white gloves and carefully lifts the round trophy out of the display case.“At first we didn’t really keep him here,” she said.“We were really worried about how we were going to accommodate it.”The trophy sits proudly…
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As NHL general managers meet in Florida, there is a lot of NHL news circulating. From the possibility of more video analysis, to the need to cut guards to improve player safety, to the playoff format that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says would be perfectly acceptable, there is almost too much news to hear.One topic that keeps coming up for teams, players and fans is the magnitude of the salary cap changes expected from year to year. Since September, the news has been fluctuating astronomical projections too far the most realistic with a ton of certainty etched into the statements.…
Like few other physically demanding sports, tennis requires its participants to talk – often and at length.After each match, in almost identical interview rooms, facing an interchangeable group of journalists armed with the same questions as the last time, the player answers.Stars and fighters alike, if they are smart, develop a range of predefined responses. The innocuous speech fulfills a contractual obligation, gets them out of those dark cubes as quickly as possible and back into hotel rooms where they can process what, if anything, they are really thinking.Nick Kyrgios has always been considered different. In theory, you never know…
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THE NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of this season’s themed celebrations, including a ban on the use of rainbow-coloured tape for Pride nights that have become a hot topic in hockey.The updated guidelines reaffirm that players’ on-ice uniforms and equipment for official team games, warm-ups and practices cannot be altered to reflect themed nights, including Pride, Hockey Cancer relief or military appreciation celebrations. Players may voluntarily participate in off-ice themed celebrations.NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday, just hours after before the start…