Monthly Archives: June 2025

Islanders looking to move off $24.5 million defenseman

The rebuild is on for the New York Islanders. Heading into the offseason, it was unclear if they would fully blow it up or try to retain some of their key pieces. The Islanders traded Noah Dobson to the Montreal Canadiens for Emil Heineman and two first-rounders, and tipped their hand in doing so. Now,… Read More »

Astros general manager gives great news on potential Jeremy Pena extension

The Houston Astros were in the middle of contract negotiations with superstar shortstop Jeremy Peña, but he switched his agent to Scott Boras, and those negotiations ground to a halt.  Astros general manager Dana Brown, speaking on the Astros’ pregame show, revealed his stance on Peña’s decision to switch agents and where things stand during their… Read More »

Chase Elliott wins high-stakes, consequential Atlanta race

This changes everything. It’s a classic NASCAR idiom but it held a tremendous amount of merit following the Lap 69 melee that raptured 18 drivers from contention. When the literal dust settled on that crash, there were only two drivers on the lead lap that had even won a race this season in road course… Read More »

Bills predicted to cut ties with former 1st-round pick in odd roster decision

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Flames, Kevin Bahl, agree to six-year deal

The Calgary Flames have locked up left-handed defenseman Kevin Bahl, according to the team’s official X account:  KEVIN! 🚨 We have re-signed Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract worth an AAV of $5.35 million!#Flames | @original16beer pic.twitter.com/z3UOklR9K9 — Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) June 28, 2025 Bahl, a 6-foot-6, 230-pounder, was a second-round draft pick of the… Read More »