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Jacksonville Icemen have a new NHL affiliate. The Icemen announced a new affiliation agreement with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres starting next season. “We are really excited about the switch,” said Icemen head coach Nick Luukko. The Icemen are now also affiliated with the AHL’s Rochester Americans. The Sabres are theContinue Reading

Ronald Acuña Jr. is on pace to do more than just join an elite 40-40 club in baseball history. The Braves outfielder is threatening to obliterate the previous high mark for power-speed combination in a season. Of the four players who have delivered seasons with at least 40 homers andContinue Reading

When Bob Bowman was coaching the world’s greatest swimmer, he’d be the first to concede he was not a very nice person at the pool. Screaming, berating and belittling were an accepted part of the package. Given that Michael Phelps won 23 Olympic gold medals, Bowman had little reason toContinue Reading

The United States Women’s National Team may be the favorites to win the World Cup, which starts in just a few days, but the competition has never been fiercer. Other powerhouse countries, like Brazil, Spain, Sweden, Canada, England, France, Germany and host country Australia, would love nothing more than toContinue Reading

The United States Women’s National Team may be the favorites to win the World Cup, which starts in just a few days, but the competition has never been fiercer. Other powerhouse countries, like Brazil, Spain, Sweden, Canada, England, France, Germany and host country Australia, would love nothing more than toContinue Reading

Ryan Reynolds has already taken Hollywood to Wrexham. Now the Welsh soccer team is on its way to Tinseltown. The club, which was down on its luck and languishing in the fifth tier of English soccer before being given the A-list treatment by Reynolds and co-owner Rob McElhenney, is embarkingContinue Reading

Ryan Reynolds has already taken Hollywood to Wrexham. Now the Welsh soccer team is on its way to Tinseltown. The club, which was down on its luck and languishing in the fifth tier of English soccer before being given the A-list treatment by Reynolds and co-owner Rob McElhenney, is embarkingContinue Reading

Ryan Reynolds has already taken Hollywood to Wrexham. Now the Welsh soccer team is on its way to Tinseltown. The club, which was down on its luck and languishing in the fifth tier of English soccer before being given the A-list treatment by Reynolds and co-owner Rob McElhenney, is embarkingContinue Reading

Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers — now called artistic swimmers — have heard the putdowns before. But they’re getting the last laugh. Men have competed in synchro at the lower levels for decades. Now they’re being included in the Olympics,Continue Reading