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MORE SPORTS | Jun 11
The Story Behind the Florida Panthers’ ‘Rat Trick’ Tradition
A Detailed Look at One of the NHL’s Most Unique Traditions
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Fans throw rats onto the ice | Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP
Honoring Traditions🐀
The story took on a life of its own…
The Florida Panthers are in the midst of making NHL news after taking a 2-1 Stanley Cup series advantage, courtesy of their blowout Monday night victory over the Oilers. But that got us thinking about their “Rat Trick” tradition and how it became part of their franchise lore.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 11
Coco Gauff Celebrates Her French Open Win at NY Liberty Game
Coco Just Won the French Open and Decided to Spend Her Night Watching Angel Reese and the Liberty Go at It
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Professional tennis player Coco Gauff/Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP
Queen of Clay
THE QUEEN. – Angel Reese
Coco Gauff is in her victory lap era and she deserves every second of it. She just won the damn French Open (first American to do it in ten years) and for her latest stop, she decided to spend her night at a Liberty vs Sky game.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 10
Craziest Fights in NHL Stanley Cup Finals History
The Stanley Cup Finals Have Given Us Goals, Glory, and Brutal Brawls
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Jonah Gadjovich #12 of the Florida Panthers and Darnell Nurse #25 of the Edmonton Oilers/Bruce Bennett/Getty Images/AFP
All-Out War on the Ice Rink 🥊
The game has been coined as the “Brawl in Hockeytown” for a reason…
Hockey players and their fans are a different breed of cat. It’s the only sport where two guys can go at it, and the referees just sit, watch, and enjoy the fisticuffs along with the crowd until one player gets the better of it or they both run out of gas. Let’s take a look at the five craziest fights in NHL Stanley Cup Finals history that stole the headlines and made NHL news.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 10
Rafa Nadal’s 2017 French Open Winning Racket Auctions for $157K
Rafael Nadal’s Racket, From His 14th Roland Garros Win, Fetches Record-Breaking Auction Price
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This photograph shows the plate honouring former Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal | Julien De Rosa / AFP
A Historic Racket 🎾
Even in retirement, Nadal is still setting records.
Go figure that at the first French Open since Rafael Nadal’s retirement last November, he still managed to be on everyone’s mind and in the tennis news for the event he dominated, unlike anyone else with a record 14 wins.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 09
The Weekend Wrap-Up: Alcaraz, Skinner Stage Tennis Match for the Ages
Alcaraz Wins Roland Garros, While Sovereignty Dazzles With Belmont Victory
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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Jannik Sinner of Italy | Tnani Badreddine / DPPI via AFP
Pair of Aces Play Grand Slam Epic 🎾
I’m happy we won the Derby and I’m happy we won the Belmont….
There were a lot of sports to watch over the weekend. The best event, by far, was the men’s French Open final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 09
Sovereignty Reigns Supreme at the Belmont Stakes
Sovereignty Defeated Journalism Once More Despite the Latter Being the Odds Favorite
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Sovereignty | Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
Sovereignty Has Done It!
I think I have probably the top 3-year-old this year. – Sovereignty’s jockey Junior Alvarado
The Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, put all those horse racing rumors to bed and left no question as to who the best three-year-old thoroughbred in the world is after he took control in the home stretch and won the Belmont Stakes going away.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 09
Alcaraz Performs Miracles at the French Open
The Match Between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner Lasted 5 and a Half Hours
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Carlos Alcaraz | Tnani Badreddine / DPPI via AFP
Hard-Fought
This is not the first nor the last time we will see these two superstars volleying to and fro…
Carlos Alcaraz didn’t just make tennis news on Sunday; he continued to forge his legacy. After falling behind by two sets to nil against the No. 1 player in the world, Jannik Sinner, he stormed back and captured the next three sets over the course of 20 tennis games to become the newest French Open champ.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 04
The 5 Richest Tennis Players in the World
Tennis Players Rank Among the Wealthiest Athletes in the World
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Rafael Nadal with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray during the ceremony to honor his career | Jean Catuffe / DPPI
Tennis Royalty
She won’t be remembered as one of the all-time greats, but let’s give the Russian beauty her due…
Tennis rumors seem to swirl around every major event, and this time we have the French Open at Roland Garros stealing all of the headlines. However, we are going to shift gears and spotlight the top 5 richest players of all time.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 04
The 5 Best NHL Players to Never Win the Stanley Cup: Is Connor McDavid No. 1?
These Players Never Got the Chance to Hoist the Best Trophy in Sports
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Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers | Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP
Elite Players Without a Chip 😪
McDavid is the only one without a Stanley Cup yet.
Every NHL player wants to hoist, kiss, and drink out of the Stanley Cup, the best trophy in sports. They etch your name on it, but not every star player in history can say they won one.
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MORE SPORTS | Jun 03
What Makes the Stanley Cup so Unique?
The NHL May Have the Best Championship Trophy in All of Sports
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Aleksander Barkov #16 of the Florida Panthers lifts the Stanley Cup | Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP
Gorgeous Hardware
A trophy befitting those who can withstand that grueling march to glory.
The NHL rumors have been put to bed; we now know that Florida and Edmonton will compete in the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals. But what makes the Stanley Cup such a special trophy? I’m glad you asked because we’ve got several reasons why it is North America’s most cherished and beloved piece of championship hardware.
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MORE SPORTS | May 29
Ranking the Best NHL Stanley Cup Finals of All Time
It’s Time to Look Back at the Most Memorable Stanley Cup Finals of All Time!
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Stanley Cup History!🏒
Mark Messier became the first and only Stanley Cup player to captain two Stanley Cup-winning teams…
The NHL schedule is winding down, and we see that the Florida Panthers will be gunning for their second Stanley Cup trophy in consecutive seasons, but what about those Stanley Cup Finals that still echo through the decades? Below, we choose the five best of all time in descending order.
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MORE SPORTS | May 27
Despite Forgetting Her Rackets, Coco Gauff Cruises Through Another Round at Roland Garros
The American Star Left a Hilarious Story After Forgetting Her Rackets
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Coco Gauff 2025 French Open | Burak Akbulut / Anadolu
Ups 😬
I was like, ‘Oh my God. I went on court with no rackets’… – Coco Gauff
Tennis rumors began percolating the moment American sensation Coco Gauff threw up her arms in disbelief that she had forgotten her rackets right before her first-round match was ready to begin.
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MORE SPORTS | May 19
Home of the Preakness Being Demolished
Pimlico May Have Hosted Its Last Preakness in Horse Racing History
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The field heads into the first turn during the 150th Preakness | Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFPStakes at Pimlico Race
A New Chapter 🐴
I think it’ll take more than horses running in circles to get people back to Pimlico. – Craig Brownstein
Saturday’s horse racing news had everything to do with Journalism, the winner of the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, and nothing to do with the home of the event, Pimlico Race Course. But significant changes are coming, and we won’t see the Preakness at Pimlico for at least two years, if ever again
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MORE SPORTS | May 19
The Weekend Wrap-Up: Orioles’ Decision Is for the Birds
Baltimore Banishes Manager After Sorry Start, NBA Conference Finals Are Set, and Triple Crown Action
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Gunnar Henderson #2 of the Baltimore Orioles | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Preakness Sets up Belmont Rematch … or Does It? 🐴
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Anthony Edwards make for a stellar matchup…
The Baltimore Orioles won 131 games in Brandon Hyde’s first three years as their manager. They won 192 games in the previous two seasons but were swept in the playoffs. The AL East team was one of the favorites to make the postseason again.
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MORE SPORTS | May 16
Paige Spiranac Was Stunned by Tiger Woods in Their First Meeting
The Tiger Didn’t Play the PGA, but Paige Spiranac Showed up in Red, Starstruck, and Ready to Praise His Aura
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Paige Spiranac Hits a Tee Shot on the 13th Hole During the 2024 Creator Classic | Mike Mulholland/getty Images/afp
Tiger’s Aura Is Real
He has this aura about him… Almost like he’s not like a human… – Paige Spiranac
Tiger Woods’ injury has prevented him from competing in the 2025 PGA Championship, but he’s never far away from the action. Paige Spiranac, golf’s bodacious ambassador, sought Woods out and came away breathless.
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MORE SPORTS | May 13
Paulina Gretzky Steals the Show at NHL Playoff Game
All Eyes Were on Paulina in Leather and a Crop Top as Florida and Toronto Battled
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Paulina Gretzky | Warren Little/Getty Images/AFP
Gretzky Genes!
Dustin Johnson, we salute you!
Wayne Gretzky’s daughter, and certified smoke-show Paulina, was in attendance for the Panthers’ Game 4 NHL playoffs victory over the Maple Leafs on Sunday night, and the internet lost its mind.
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MORE SPORTS | May 08
The Sports World During the Last Papal Election
What Happened in the Sports World the Last Time a Pope Was Elected?
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Dwyane Wade #3, LeBron James #6, Chris Bosh #1, Norris Cole #30, Shane Battier #31 and Ray Allen #34 | Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images Sport Classic / Getty Images via AFP
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
2013 feels like eons ago in the sports world when you take that trip down memory lane…
What happens when the pope dies? The Catholic cardinals enter a conclave to vote for the next one. When the white smoke soon emerges from the Vatican City, no, that doesn’t mean Aaron Rodgers is signing with the Steelers. It signals they have found their successor to Pope Francis, who was chosen in 2013.
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MORE SPORTS | May 07
And the Wait Continues: No Triple Crown in 2025
It Has Been Confirmed That Sovereignty Will Be Skipping the Preakness
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Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates atop Sovereignty | Michael Reaves/Getty Images/AFP
Another Year Without a Triple Crown
We want to do what’s best for the horse. – Bill Mott
In horse racing news, it was learned that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not race in the Preakness, thus ending any hope that he will inhabit the rarified air of Triple Crown winners.
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MORE SPORTS | May 05
The Weekend Wrap-up: Jets, Warriors Rule in Game 7
Drama Peaks in Double OT Winnipeg Win, Kentucky Derby Thrills & More
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Nikolaj Ehlers #27 of the Winnipeg Jets | Derek Cain/Getty Images/AFP
Nothing Better Than Overtime in Playoff Hockey 🧊
NHL games in the postseason turn things up many notches.
It is rare for the NHL to top the news cycle for the weekend. Until two minutes were left Sunday in Winnipeg, it didn’t seem like it would. In NHL news, the Winnipeg Jets scored two goals in the final two minutes to force overtime.
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MORE SPORTS | Apr 30
Livvy Dunne’s Retirement Plan Involves Looking Amazing And Cashing Checks
Olivia Dunne Retires From Gymnastics, Launches Energy Drink, and Cements Her Status as a Marketing Icon
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Livvy Dunne | Roy Rochlin/Getty Images/AFP
Marketing Moves Only 💅✨
The 22-year-old has transitioned into her post-collegiate life as an endorsement queen…
Olivia Dunne is officially retired, but she’s not slowing down. She’s entering her It Girl era, and no, not just in the gym. We’re talking full-fledged, cotton-candy-scented capitalism, and she’s absolutely crushing it.
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