Podcasts about 3ice

Pete Lenes aka Swaggy P talks about lighting up New England Prep, his time playing pro over seas, and the craziest Frozen Four appearance of all time! Hear how Swaggy took roller blading on social media and turned it into one of the premiere hockey clinics in the world at Elev802. Plus he got yelled at by Ray Bourque for not playing enough defense... SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/empty.netters/?hl=en FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@empty.netters (0:00) - Intro (1:22) - Interview Start (2:04) - 2nd Baby Announcement (3:41) - Flying with Roller Skates (6:50) - We Need a Travel Hockey Stick (11:56) - Growing up in Vermont (14:02) - Choosing Tabor Academy (16:18) - Lighting it up for Tabor (19:52) - Pre School Lifestyle (22:11) - Avon Tournament with 9 skaters (23:40) - Gong to the USHL (26:43) - Deciding to Leave Juniors (28:05) - Committing to Vermont (30:22) - Sending Vermont to the Frozen 4 (38:09) - Inspiring Vermont Hockey (40:17) - AHL/ECHL Grind (42:43) - Tearing up Austrian Pro Hockey (46:07) - Founding Elev802 (51:17) - Covid Helped Elev802 Grow (52:24) - Going Viral on Social Media (58:50) - New Teaching Philosophy (1:00:11) - Intermission Breakaway Shows (1:05:11) - Lighting up 3Ice

Former Ranger goalie, and owner of one of the coolest masks in Blueshirts history, Steve Baker joins the show to talk about playing behind Laidlaw, leading a deep Rangers playoff run, and his current work with 3Ice!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Swaggy P!!! Stickhandling magician, viral video maker, co-founder of Elev802, hockey influencer, and star of 3Ice, Pete Lenes joins the show! In this episode, Lenes discusses, his hockey career at the University of Vermont, the ECHL, and Europe, those incredible videos, and his ridiculously silky mitts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3ice Champions Colton Hargrove and Hank crone joined us to discuss their whole 3ice experience, Favorite rink to play at, Changes from last year to this year, Croner taking home league MVP and Top Scorer award, Zach Solow joining the team for the playoff run, The Patrick Cup, Undeniable Chemistry, and much more! Huge thanks to Grover and Croner for coming on the pod and shooting it with the boys, we hope you guys enjoy this episode half as much as we enjoyed making it!

Larry Murphy and Jim Fox were both first round picks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft and teammates on the LA Kings. Murphy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 and joins host Jesse Cohen and Jim Fox to talk about his participation in the 3ICE summer league and his experiences at all levels of competitive hockey.

On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'E' Podcast with Jacob Stoller and Justin A. Cohn: - Andrew Zadarnowski of Habs Eyes On The Prize joins the show to discuss the Trois Rivieres Lions, the Montreal Canadiens' ECHL affiliate. Zadarnowski discussed how the Quebec-based ECHL team has fared in the league, the fan support and synergy with the Habs. Zadarnowski also dove into the quick promotion and subsequent departure of GM Pascal Rheaume. - Justin discusses the Southern Professional Hockey League rebranding to the SPHL, which is no longer an acronym. - Justin ponders how ECHL teams are receptive to their players playing 3ICE, the summer professional 3-on-3 hockey league that wrapped up on Aug. 12.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with special guest Blake Weyrick, pro goaltender for the FPHL's Mississippi Sea Wolves! We talk about his junior experience, college career and the move into pro goaltending for Team Leclair of 3Ice and the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) Mississippi Sea Wolves! We also talk about his charity, One Puck At A Time before wrapping with some NHL chatter. Recorded Wednesday, August 9, 2023, P.M. Central European Summer Time/A.M. Pacific Time. Follow us on social media! --X: https://twitter.com/PHHOfficial --Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phhpodcast --TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pigeonholehockeypodcast   --One Puck At A Time: https://www.onepuckatatime.comSound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.comImage Credit: Sara Grubbs: https://goldenhourphotography2022.pic-time.com/portfolio

We talk with special guest Blake Weyrick, pro goaltender for the FPHL's Mississippi Sea Wolves! We talk about his junior experience, college career and the move into pro goaltending for Team Leclair of 3Ice and the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL) Mississippi Sea Wolves! We also talk about his charity, One Puck At A Time before wrapping with some NHL chatter. Recorded Wednesday, August 9, 2023, P.M. Central European Summer Time/A.M. Pacific Time.   Follow us on social media!  --X: https://twitter.com/PHHOfficial  --Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phhpodcast  --TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pigeonholehockeypodcast   --One Puck At A Time: https://www.onepuckatatime.com Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com Image Credit: Sara Grubbs: https://goldenhourphotography2022.pic-time.com/portfolio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Matz, Steph Driver, and Charlie O'Connor are back for this week's episode in which Bill recommends the new TMNT movie, the gang makes fun of how stupid the NHL is following a trade between the Flyers and Hurricanes, plus some chatter on Erik Karlsson to the Penguins. If that wasn't enough, included in this episode is the bonus interview with 3ICE CEO & Founder, EJ Johnston! For $10 tickets to Saturday's 3ICE event at the Wells Fargo Center, click here: https://wellsfargocenter.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?prc=ICE10&caller=PR&linkID=global-wachovia&RSRC=PR&RDAT=COMMS

EJ Johnston, 3ICE founder and CEO, as well as son of 5x Stanley Cpu Champion coach and goaltender Eddie Johnston, joins Bill Matz for an interview ahead of Saturday's 3ICE event at the Wells Fargo Center where the Patrick Cup will be on the line in the league's championship tournament. EJ discusses the format of the 4-team tournament on Saturday, the Hockey Hall of Famers involved, the speed and excitement of 3ICE, the inspiration for a 3v3 hockey league, plans for expansion in 2024, and much more!   $10 tickets to Saturday's event (August 12) can be purchased right here: https://wellsfargocenter.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?prc=ICE10&caller=PR&linkID=global-wachovia&RSRC=PR&RDAT=COMMS      

The Flyers are just about as quiet as the rest of the NHL right now but this week provided a few things for the gang to chat about. Ryan Ellis' future (again), Cam Atkinson's return, what to expect from Sean Couturier, and some information about a fun event coming to the Wells Fargo Center next weekend. And what fun event is that? It's the 3ICE final! If you're not familiar, here are three things to know about 3ICE: 3ICE teams are made up of professional ice hockey players competing in three-on-three for two eight-minute periods with a running clock. 3ICE is designed for the speed, skill and excitement hockey fans have grown to love since the three-on-three overtime concept was introduced. Each 3ICE team is coached by a former NHL All-Star Stanley Cup Champion or Hall of Fame member, including former Flyer John LeClair, who was recently named Flyers Special Advisor to Hockey Operations. Use this exclusive link to get a special discount on tickets, and we'll see you at The Farg on Saturday August 12!

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Expansion is always on the minds of sports leagues and every city wants its own professional sports team. Americans want all sports, all the time. Hitting the ice this summer is 3ICE, a 3-on-3 hockey league, and Dan chatted with its CEO, E.J. Johnston, and Chief Hockey Officer Steve Baker.

After a few weeks of celebrating a championship, The Grit and Bear It Podcast is back! It's the summer of no worries, as we deal with free agency and my experience with 3Ice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke to john about his time with Montreal and then being traded to Philly. His involvement with 3ICE and how that's taking off to the next level. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustydimes/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustydimes/support

Sit down and talk with Ray about his time with Boston and hearing about the trade to Colorado and winning cup. He talks about how much it means to him to coach 3ICE with his son. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustydimes/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustydimes/support

This week on Squid and the Ultimate Leafs Fan, Mike and Rick are joined by 16-year NHL veteran and 1992-93 Stanley Cup champion, John LeClair! He shares stories from his career and talks about Marty McSorley's illegal stick in the 1992-93 Stanley Cup Final, his "Legion of Doom" line with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg with the Flyers, 3ICE, the professional 3-on-3 league he coaches in, and much more! YouTube: https://youtu.be/mRFifIQZxm8 Show Twitter: https://twitter.com/SquidUlf Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squidandtheulf/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ULF Twitter: https://twitter.com/ULeafsFan ULF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ultimateleafsfan ULF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theultimateleafsfan/?hl=en ----------------------------------------------------------------- Rick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickvaive22 Rick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickvaive/?hl=en

This week, the boys talk if 3ICE is the closest hockey will ever see to "Banana Ball", How Jack Edwards was a scumbag this time, the terrible Winter Classic jerseys, and Lyle Richardson will join us to talk Roope Hintz's new contract, Patrick Kane rumors, and get tortured with Atlanta Thrashers trivia. 

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview E.J. Johnston, founder and chief executive of 3ICE. Fisher and Russo also discuss the first season for LIV Golf as it concludes, MSP Sports Capital's deal with ESPN to acquire majority control of the X Games, new executives and funding for fantasy football-focused media entity The 33rd Team, the completion of Elon Musk's $44bn purchase of Twitter, and Major League Baseball's 2022 World Series between Houston and Philadelphia.

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! If you wouldn't mind please go leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks!! Welcome back to Episode 242 of On the Spot Sports and in today's episode we have a very special guest, current professional hockey goaltender, Blake Weyrick! Blake and I talk about his path to pro hockey and playing in the FPHL for the Mississippi Sea Wolves. We also talk about growing up in Santa Monica, California and being the only one playing hockey through high school at his school, playing in 3ICE this summer, exploring new ways to get better through training, expectations going into the FPHL season with the Mississippi Sea Wolves, developing through the US National Development Program, winning silver and gold in World Junior Championships, college hockey through Canisius College and Lakehead University and overcoming adversity, learning from making mistakes and so much more. We hope you guys enjoy this episode!! Thank you Blake for coming on the show! I had a blast!! Follow us on Instagram @on_the_spot_sports and take a listen on YouTube, Spotify and Apple/Google Podcasts @ On The Spot Sports Get $25 off our guy Jamie Phillips Nutrition book for Hockey Players with the discount code "ONTHESPOT" on victoremnutrition.com Living Sisu link: https://livingsisu.com/app/devenirmem.... BECOME A MEMBER TODAY --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/on-the-spot-sports/support

Dr. Jay Calvert chats with Hockey Hall Of Famer Craig Patrick! Craig tells us about the genesis of his position as Assistant GM & Assistant Coach to Herb Brooks for the United States men's national ice hockey team that won the gold medal by defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice", his tenure with the New York Rangers, the magic of the scouting process, his tenure with the Penguins, Mario's impact on the Penguins & Pittsburgh community, the genesis of becoming the Commissioner of the 3v3 league "3ICE", and the amazing skill level of today's players!

This Episode is sure to pack a punch. After a long awaited appearance from a fan favorite. We are finally joined by Alan Hahn ( ESPN Radio & MSG Network Analyst). Listen as Alan gives his professional opinion on the pitfalls and unspoken truths that lurk beneath the surface of junior hockey. In this episode's feature interview, we sit down with 3ice Chief Executive Officer E.J Johnston to talk about the future of 3 on 3 summer hockey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ben kicks off the hour with Ren Lavoie from TV-A Sports Montreal with the news that Carey Price will start the season on LTIR and might not even play this season at all. With a new set of executives, managers and coaches, it is really an end of an era. The Price contract alone marked their life tougher if and when when he gets healthy. Later (26:00) we stay in The Bronx with Marly Rivera from ESPN  as the Yankees are in complete free fall since the MLB deadline. Aaron Judge has been incredible but it feels the team is relying too much on him to carry them. Finally (40:00) we speak to the founder of 3ICE which is a 3 on 3 league airing on CBS. It has radical rules like 2 halves with a running clock, continuous play and no faceoffs. Coaches range from John LeClair to Grant Fuhr and Guy Carbonneau.  The Commissioner is Craig Patrick. EJ explains why the NHL is paying attention, the rules it might adopt and removing parts of hockey where there is a lot of stalling on offence. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. 

This week, the boys continue through the cruelest month, but talk about the 3ICE Championship weekend from Las Vegas this coming weekend. Also, they're talking about who owns retired numbers, who should have retired numbers, and the absurd retired numbers. All that and probably less. 

On the latest edition of “The Parting Schotts Podcast,” host Ken Schott reflects on his sportswriting career after being named sports editor of The Daily Gazette this week. Daily Gazette sportswriter Mike MacAdam comes on to review Week 5 of the Saratoga horse racing season and preview Week 6. Schott talks with 3ICE Chief Hockey Officer, and former Union College hockey and New York Rangers goalie, Steve Baker about the inaugural season of 3ICE as it gets ready for Saturday's championship round. “The Parting Schotts Podcast” is available wherever you get your podcasts and at https://dailygazette.com/category/sports/parting-schotts.

Some crazy bounces in a PGA playoff. Jimmy plays golf with Jim Rutledge who played in two British Opens. Canada meets Finland at World Juniors, Jim says he isn't hearing much about the tourney in Edmonton. Jonathan Huberdeau donates his brain to science. Robin Lehner out of the year. And the new pro 3 on 3 hockey league "3ICE" probably won't hit a big.

BENNY       @Causewaykings33CLANCE     @CausewayClancy4MERRILL     @CausewayMarshalGORDO       @BaystateHDCAM            @cambrown21https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=157958https://wmexboston.com/local-talk-music-podcasts/1.55 CAM BROWN 2.38 PLAYING CAREER3.30 3ICE TOURNAMENT 6.39 WHO MADE YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE GAME?9.00 SHOUT OUT TO SOUTH SHORE KINGS11.00 UMAINE CALLED HIS NAME12.27 THE PROCESS OF EVOLVING INTO THE SYSTEMS14.40 HOBEY BAKER NOMINEE15.44 HOW DID THEY TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE CAPTAIN?17.17 WHAT ABOUT THE PARTY SCENE? 19.16 HOW DID IT GO AFTER COLLEGE? 21.05 PLAYER DIFFERENCE AFTER COLLEGE INTO PRO'S25.12 PLAYING WITH MARK THANE28.00 WHAT IS HOCKEY IN DENMARK LIKE?29.00 FIRST TIME EVERYONE WAS CONFUSED BY CULTURE33.58 NEXT SEASON IN FRANCE SHOULD BE FUN36.45 HOW ARE THE NON IMPORT PLAYERS?37.49 PLAYED FOR A COACH THAT DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH ONCE40.10 DID COMMITTING TO 3ICE DISRUPT ANY CONTRACT STATUS?42.55 WHO ELSE ARE YOU STILL NOT OVER BEING ON THE SAME ICE AS?46.30 PLAYING FOR MONEY IS MUCH DIFFERENT47.41 HOW DOES THE VERBERO EQUIPMENT FEEL?52.27 COVERAGE OF 3ICE57.25 PLAY THE GAME YOU LOVE TILL DEATH DO YOU PART01.01.00 SOCIAL MEDIA01.03.00 BILLY TIBITS STORY01.05.00 CAMS OFF SEASON TRAINING WITH GORDO 01.08.27 GOING INTO A NEW TEAM SETUP01.11.40 3ICE REALLY HAS BEEN AWESOME01.13.20 GORDO KNOWS HIS STUFF01.19.00 KREJCI IS BACK AND SO IS BERGY01.22.00 LOVE OF THE GAME MEANS EVERYTHING 01.26.00 GORDOS FINAL THOUGHTS

Dr. Jay Calvert & Dr. Jason Berkley chat with Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Mullen! Joe talks about his path into hockey, winning the Cup with Calgary in 89, sharing the ice with Mario Lemieux in Pittsburgh, thoughts on his former teams, coaching in the new 3-on3 league - 3ICE, and a few one-timers! Joe Mullen is the first American player to score 500 goals and to accumulate 1,000 points in his career, spending 16 seasons in the NHL before being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. The undrafted right winger hoisted the Stanley Cup for two different teams, the first coming in 1989 with the Calgary Flames and two others with Pittsburgh. Mullen played with the United States National Team on several occasions, including three Canada Cup tournaments.

Terry McCormick's daily Titans update, Juan Soto traded to San Diego, latest on Deshaun Watson, Craig Patrick talks 3ICE, and stat of the day.

This week AJ talks about 3ICE weekend and how he is handling the ups and downs of his career. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/work-in-progress95/support

EJ joins us for more information on 3 Ice, the 3 on 3 hockey coming to Pittsburgh. 

John LeClair Joins the show to talk about winning a cup in Montreal, The Legion of Doom in Philly, and the inception of the 3ICE league

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Craig Patrick, Penguins 2-time Stanley Cup Champion-winning GM, tells us about the 3-on-3 ice hockey league that launched this year.

Ryan "Bugsy" Malone spent over a decade in the NHL (Penguins, Lightning, Rangers) and currently plays in the new 3ICE hockey league. The group chats about Bugsy's ups and downs of his NHL career, post-career endeavors, his tattoo game and lots more great info for athletes and beyond pertaining to mental health! Subscribe to our podcast channel to never miss an episode. Watch our 3ICE "Inside The Glass Series" on the TorchPro YouTube channel. Premera Blue Cross, Always in your Corner.

HOUR 4: 3Ice commissioner and former Penguins General Manager discusses summer hockey league and latest NHL headlines. What is the realistic future of Jimmy Garoppolo? Plus, a Target Demo Friday & your Epic Fail.

Kevin Fitzgerald is getting a little taste of one tradition of European hockey. In a number of European leagues, the league leader in points wears a gold helmet during games. For Fitzgerald, he wore the gold helmet on July 2 playing for Team Mullen in a 3ICE tournament in Grand Rapids, Mich. After the season is completed, Fitzgerald will play this fall for SaiPa in the top league in Finland in the city of Lappeenranta. Fitzgerald discusses all this and more with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten on this episode of the Huskies Hockey Insider Podcast. For more hockey coverage, visit The Rink Live.

This week, the boys look at the Draft that's coming up and what to expect there-- as well as ripping on the NHL's re-Drafting of certain years. There's some Memorial Cup discourse due to the host team winning the thing despite going out in the first round of their league, plenty of coaching and front office moves, and a look at 3ICE so far. All that, while Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey joins us ahead of the Draft on what to expect. 

Back with another episode of Extra Sauce Fink is joined by EJ Johnston If you haven't heard of 3Ice then let us put you on to your new hockey fix this summer! This brand new concept is already off and running and the CEO of 3Ice EJ Johnston sat down with Fink to chat about its inception. This is an awesome in-depth insight into the trials and tribulations of creating and seeing 3Ice become a reality. Join us and let us know what you think! As always make sure to check us on on Twitter and Instagram @whatahockey

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 Los Angeles Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 Tigers 3, Giants 2 – Haase’s two-run HR allows Tigers to hold off Giants 3-2 Eric Haase hit a two-run homer to break a 1-all tie in the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. It was Haase’s fifth home run of the season and his second in the last three games. Miguel Cabrera also drove in a run for the Tigers, who improved their league-worst road record to 11-23 and split the two-game series. Rony García won his third consecutive start for Detroit. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th save in 17 opportunities. Evan Longoria had a first-inning home run for the Giants. San Francisco starter Alex Wood fanned six in 5 2/3 innings but took the loss. Angels 4, White Sox 1 – Ohtani Ks 11, extends scoreless streak in 4-1 win over WSox Shohei Ohtani extended his scoreless streak to 21 2/3 innings while pitching five-hit ball into the sixth with 11 strikeouts in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Luis Rengifo hit a two-run homer and Mike Trout had an early RBI double as the Angels finished their disappointing nine-game homestand on a positive note because of their two-way superstar’s work on the mound. Ohtani yielded five singles and a walk while winning his fourth consecutive start. The AL MVP hasn’t allowed a run since the fifth inning of his brilliant outing at Boston’s Fenway Park. Cubs 8, Reds 3 – Contreras homers, Morel also goes deep as Cubs beat Reds 8-3 Willson Contreras homered, Christopher Morel also went deep and nailed a runner at the plate with a terrific throw from center field, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3. Contreras got hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Ian Happ against Hunter Greene in the first inning. He made it 5-0 in the fifth when he lined a two-run drive against Luis Cessa for his 13th homer — tops among major league catchers — and also doubled twice. Morel helped Justin Steele escape a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he caught Donovan Solano’s line drive and fired a one-hop laser to the plate. Morel added a two-run homer in the sixth. Cincinnati has lost 9 of 12. Tonight Cincinnati (Ashcraft 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Tigers and White Sox are off MLB – St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the Tropicana Field site where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play their home games. Mayor Ken Welch said Wednesday that two previous proposals for the 86-acre downtown location are being scrapped, with a new round of plans to be solicited beginning in mid-August. Welch, St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, has made a priority out of including such things as affordable housing and greater job opportunities along with Rays baseball. Welch said the goal is to choose a new redevelopment plan by year’s end. The Rays’ lease is up in 2027 and Welch said the new plan will include a stadium at the site. NBA – AP source: Harden declines $47M option with Philadelphia James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more. A person familiar with the situation said Harden chose not to exercise his $47.4 million option for next season and will become a free agent — but with no designs on leaving Philadelphia. Harden made the decision to allow the 76ers the flexibility they need to sign other players this summer. NBA – NBA Finals viewership up 24 percent over 2021 The Nielsen company says the NBA Finals series between two stories franchises reached 24% more viewers than the 2021 Finals. Nearly 14 million people watched the Golden State Warriors clinch its fourth championship since 2015 with a Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles overall. The series as a whole averaged 12.3 million viewers, beating the 9.91 million who watched 2021’s Milwaukee-Phoenix series. The first game of hockey’s Stanley Cup Finals between Colorado and Tampa Bay was seen by 4.2 million people. All of these sports events were seen on ABC, leading the network to an easy win in the weekly ratings. NCAAMBB – Emoni Bates says he’s transferring to hometown E. Michigan One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer. Bates averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game his freshman season at Memphis and started 13 of 18 games. He missed 15 games because of a back injury before appearing in the Tigers’ two NCAA Tournament games. NCAAMBB – Williams, Calhoun, Beilein among coaches headed to college hoops Hall Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches that will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November. Coach Jerry Krause of Eastern Washington will join the quartet. The players to be inducted are Richard Hamilton of UConn, Larry Miller of North Carolina, Frank Selvy of Furman and Jimmy Walker of Providence. The date of the induction ceremony has not been announced, but it typically coincides with the Hall of Fame Classic, which is set for November 21-22 in Kansas City, Missouri. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Yesterday Chicago Sky 91, Connecticut Sun 83 Phoenix Mercury 99, Indiana Fever 78 Sky 91, Sun 83 – Parker’s 25 points, 11 rebounds lead Chicago past Sun 91-83 Candace Parker had a season-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and Chicago beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 for the Sky’s fourth straight victory. Parker made a no-look pass to Kahleah Copper with 33.5 seconds left before halftime to become the eighth player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 career assists. Parker is the only player in WNBA history to eclipse 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,500 assists in a career. Allie Quigley added 13 points for Chicago. Jonquel Jones had 24 points, 11 rebounds and five steals for her sixth double-double of the season for Connecticut. Mercury 99, Fever 78 – Mercury beat Fever for 7th straight time, 99-78 Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and seven assists, Sophie Cunningham added 14 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 99-78. Phoenix beat Indiana for a seventh straight time, including an 83-71 victory on Monday. Shey Peddy and Diamond DeShields each added 13 points for Phoenix, which has won three straight games. Brianna Turner had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Diana Taurasi also scored 11. The Mercury had a season-high 29 assists on 38 made field goals. Phoenix built a 49-43 lead by halftime behind 28 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Cunningham and Peddy. Kelsey Mitchell scored 14 of her 21 points in the first half for Indiana. Victoria Vivians added 13 points. NHL – Challenge accepted: Richardson steps in as Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle Davidson, one that has fallen on hard times since it won the franchise’s sixth Stanley Cup championship in 2015. Richardson was an assistant on Montreal’s coaching staff for the previous four seasons. When Dominique Ducharme was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the 2021 playoffs, Richardson helped lead the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. Hockey – 3-on-3 hockey league launches, could be step toward Olympics Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey Federation and IOC have discussed the possibility of bringing 3-on-3 to the Olympics for another medal event. That happened with basketball at the Tokyo Games. Leaders at 3ICE are focused on getting the league off the ground. Tennis – Wimbledon – 2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has lost in the second round to big-serving American John Isner. It is Murray’s earliest loss in 14 appearances at the All England Club. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud also lost in the second round Wednesday, just weeks after being the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Prior to Murray vs. Isner, the host country’s other leading player, reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, was eliminated by Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3. NFL – NFL insists on indefinite suspension at Watson hearing The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s no basis for a punishment that significant, two people in attendance told The Associated Press. Former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players’ Association, is tasked with determining whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Golf – LIV – Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. The families are speaking out because of what they say are the Saudi connections to the tragic event in 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi citizens. FIFA – FIFA to put more World Cup tickets up for online sale FIFA will put more World Cup tickets up for sale next week on a first-come, first-served basis. Soccer’s governing body said Wednesday that a total of 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar have already been sold ahead of the next sales round, which opens Tuesday on the FIFA website. The tournament is being played from Nov. 21 to Dec. 18. The cheapest tickets for fans from outside Qatar are priced at 250 Qatari riyals ($69). The tournament has a total capacity of about 3 million tickets, with about 2 million placed on general sale and 1 million allocated for FIFA stakeholders such as member federations and sponsors, plus hospitality programs. Olympics – Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California Authorities say a stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to a member of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team has been found in Southern California. Olympian Jordyn Poulter reported the medal stolen May 25 after she discovered her car broken into at a parking garage in Anaheim. Detectives later arrested a suspect in the theft, but weren’t immediately able to locate the missing medal. On Monday, the owners of an Anaheim barbershop reported finding the gold medal inside a plastic bag discarded outside their business. They handed it over to police, who plan on returning it to Poulter. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne Tin Caps 4 Lake County Captains 14, Lansing Lugnuts 10 Dayton Dragons 2, Great Lakes Loons 1 – F/10 South Bend Cubs 5, Beloit Sky Carp 1 Tonight Fort Wayne Tin Caps at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Lake County Captains, 7:00 p.m. Dayton Dragons at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. South Bend Cubs at Beloit Sky Carp, 7:35 p.m. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan DeFigio and Taylor Haase talk about the results of the NHL Award voting, the Stanley Cup Final, the Penguins hiring Teena Murray, and the new 3Ice summer league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan DeFigio and Taylor Haase talk about the results of the NHL Award voting, the Stanley Cup Final, the Penguins hiring Teena Murray, and the new 3Ice summer league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guy Carbonneau nous jase du tournoi 3ICE qui débarque au Centre Vidéotron le 30 juillet prochain.

On this episode of The Sick Podcast, legendary NHL goaltender Grant Fuhr joins Tony Marinaro to discuss his career, Carey Price, 3ICE and more! Don't forget to follow The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, SiriusXM and all other podcast platforms!

Afternoons 3-6 on 105.9 The X Tim Benz in for Mark Madden Tim cannot believe something that was tweeted by a former Steelers player that you'll just have to hear to believe. He then plays back something Jim Miller said when he joined him last week to talk Steelers QB battle in relation to Trubisky. Tim then reads some tweets and email reaction he's gotten for today's show before playing a clip from Mark about 3ICE and something that the NHL might adopt from the league for its 3 on 3 overtime format. We then are joined by Greg Linelli from Bolts radio to get a full breakdown ahead of Game 3 tonight between the Avs and the Lightning with Tampa on the ropes of elimination as we close out the Four PM hour

The Stanley Cup Final got off to a flying start as the Avalanche walked away from game one with an overtime victory. Speaking of flying... Jason had a great story about his trip to Montreal that involves a cab driver getting pulled over and being given an insane speeding ticket. Since Jason is in Montreal, there was a natural tie-in to the trade that went down yesterday between the Canadiens and the Vegas Golden Knights. On the surface, that trade might be a little confusing but Frank and Jason broke down why that deal actually makes a lot of sense for both sides.They also spent some time talking about the goaltending market and which teams are going to be looking to get involved this summer. From free agents to trade targets, there are plenty of intriguing names that could be available this summer. Tyler Yaremchuk also stopped by for another edition of Buy or Sell delivered by DoorDash.To wrap up the episode today, they were joined by former HHOFer Guy Carbonneau. He's teaming up with 3Ice, the new 100 percent 3-on-3 hockey league launching this summer. He talked about getting back behind the bench with the new start-up, how the league works, who's on his team, and how fans can take in the action this summer. It's overtime, all the time and Guy talked about how he'll attack that as a coach.0:40 - SCF Game one recap7:05 - Weber for Dadonov (also: Habs offseason)11:10 - Breaking down the goalie market14:15 - Tampa's contract structures21:50 - Buy or Sell26:37 - Guy Carbonneau joins the show See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AJ talks about corporate training, 3ICE and Odorex Athletix --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/work-in-progress95/support

This week we welcome the CEO of 3ICE Hockey, E.J. Johnston, to the Let's Go! Hockey Podcast. E.J. is the son of former NHL goalie, coach and General Manager, Ed Johnston. Prior to founding 3ICE, he spent eight years as an Executive Producer in Los Angeles creating and writing multiple TV series including NBC's reality competition, Fashion Star, as well as scripted shows for BET and other networks.  Today, E.J. is using his incredible background in hockey, entertainment, and marketing to help bring the game of hockey into a new era. Let's Goooooo!!   Make sure to check out 3ICE at the link below and to see if they are coming to a city near you! The puck drops Saturday, June 18th in Las Vegas - don't miss a second of the action! click here to find out more and where to watch!    

On Episode 391 of Spittin' Chiclets, the guys are joined by Larry Murphy. Larry joined (56:37) to talk about his Hall of Fame career, some funny stories, and his new 3Ice venture. But first, the guys open the show and recap the Battle of Alberta, Colorado-St. Louis, and Rangers-Hurricanes. The guys then jump back on after Hurricanes-Rangers Game 7 to wrap up that series and give their conference finals predictions for Colorado-Edmonton and New York-Tampa (02:26:07)

This week on the Next Shift Hockey Podcast we are joined by Erie, Pennsylvania native and former Mercyhurst, ECHL, KHL Goaltender and 2018 Team USA Olympian, Ryan Zapolski. Ryan chatted with us about growing up in Erie and making the late switch from skater to goaltender at age 12, his path from PA High School Hockey to Mercyhurst and the Pros, playing in the 2018 Winter Olympics for team USA, some advice for players at the end of their careers and Ryan's upcoming season with the new hockey league in town, 3ICE. Thanks for joining the show, Ryan Zapolski!

We catch up with EJ Johnston of the new 3 ICE concept for hockey. It is 53 days to June 18th and the puck drop on the first season of 3 ICE. In this segment we talk to EJ about his love of hockey and how his Dad Eddie Johnston had a great influence on him from the sport of hockey. His dad played in the NHL and was also a coach and GM. EJ discusses with us how being around professional athletes he really saw what it took to be a success at the highest level of play. The time and commitment that players, coaches, and GM's put into the sport for success. He was able to take the skills he was learning growing up and put them into his own success in business and entertainment in his career. Very good listen on how sports and business can help in one's development. 

We continue here on flexxCOACH's "Inside the Game" with EJ Johnston. In this segment we talk about his 3 ICE concept which is happening this summer. We discuss how the league will work, what are the coaches going to have to do when coaching. It is going to be a different look at the game of hockey. The puck drops on June 18th which is 39 days away. So get ready for a new and exciting look at the game of hockey. 

Matilda is the co-founder and General Partner of Ludis Capital, a globally based fund investing in early stage companies operating at the intersection of sports, technology and media. She has over 15 years of experience helping companies strategize, conceptualize, develop, and deliver on digital products and experiences. Prior to Ludis, Matilda built out the digital media strategy group for the National Football League (NFL), covering the entire portfolio of the League's direct to consumer digital experiences. Matilda has held leadership roles at McKinsey & Co, PayPal, and Sung Capital Partners (family office). Matilda is an active mentor and advisor to a number of startups, accelerators, and academic institutions. Her investment portfolio includes names such as Pumpjack Dataworks, Hyperice, SimWin, Pilotly, Gemini, MakerDAO, YBVR, Nifty Islands, 3ICE and others; Recent exits include Robinhood and Bakkt. Matilda began her career in investment banking and holds a Bachelors of Commerce from McGill University in Canada and an MBA from Berkeley Haas. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matildasung/

Kevin Fitzgerald spent the last five seasons as a member of the St. Cloud State men's hockey team. He has been bouncing around pro hockey (ECHL, AHL, 3ICE) since the end of the college season. The Rink Live's Mick Hatten catches up with the 25-year-old forward from Hinsdale, Ill., to discuss a variety of topics in hockey and also dive into who Al Applebee is on Twitter.com.   Visit The Rink Live for more hockey coverage.

This week, the boys are joined by Jen the NHL History Girl to talk some playoffs, some coaching changes, some summer leagues, and Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey comes on to pick against apps and tell us Mark Scheifele's next destination. 

In this episode we go over our playoff predictions and a new pop-up hockey league called 3ICE. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/noah-keener/message

This week, the boys talk about the whole situation with hockey and the Russia, because you know us as your sports and politics podcast. We'll talk about what it means for the future, when it gets to be silly, and more. We'll also try to figure out what 3ICE is. Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey joins us to talk about the trade board people have for the deadline. 

Craig Patrick has been involved in Hockey his entire life. From his playing days in the 70's, to his coaching days in the 80's and most notably his role as the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1989 through 2006. Patrick supervised Mario Lemieux. He drafted Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury. And orchestrated these last three decades of winning in the city of Pittsburgh. He arguably played the largest role in the Penguins 5 Stanley Cup Victories over the course of the last 30 years. And we can't forget that Patrick was the Assistant Coach to Herb Brooks on the 1980 USA Gold Medal Hockey team - which you may know as “Miracle on Ice.” He also is the commissioner of the new 3-on-3 Hockey League, 3ICE - which is slated to get underway on June 18th.He sat down with Mike Nicastro on the Yinzer Crazy Podcast as part of the Ken Wregget & Friends Show to discuss all of this in detail and more. Subscribe to Yinzer Crazy on YouTube for the live interview!2

Jack Eichel will debut at home Wednesday against the Avalanche. Eichel will open as the top line center. Pete DeBoer has juggled his lines - breaking up the Misfit Line - and putting the team's top two scorers on the third line. GM Kelly McCrimmon also announced that Mark Stone is going on the LTIR list with back issues. We also have an interview with Locked On Network's Peter Butkowski and E.J. Johnston, the founder of 3Ice, the new three-on-three league that will open play in Las Vegas this summer and the playoffs and championship game will also be held at the Orleans Arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack Eichel will debut at home Wednesday against the Avalanche. Eichel will open as the top line center. Pete DeBoer has juggled his lines - breaking up the Misfit Line - and putting the team's top two scorers on the third line. GM Kelly McCrimmon also announced that Mark Stone is going on the LTIR list with back issues. We also have an interview with Locked On Network's Peter Butkowski and E.J. Johnston, the founder of 3Ice, the new three-on-three league that will open play in Las Vegas this summer and the playoffs and championship game will also be held at the Orleans Arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catch Gabe Morency and Cam Stewart Live from LA for another Tuesday edition of Game Time Decisions! Tune in as the guys bring on Ed Smith early in the hour to break down the SBLVI matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams! 3ICE Founder EJ Johnston joins the crew later on to explain the 3v3, 8 week 3ICE hockey tournament beginning June 18th in Las Vegas!

1995 Penn State graduate, E.J. Johnston is creating the most electrifying hockey league tour - 3ICE. Set to debut in the summer of 2022, E.J. tells us about how he came up with the idea and the differences compared to traditional hockey leagues. We also dive into his career journey and time spent in the fashion and entertainment industries. Jump right into: (5:08) - 3ICE background (14:03) - Success in the first year (16:09) - 3ICE tour locations (18:08) - Growing up in a hockey family (20:54) - Career background in sports, fashion and entertainment (27:26) - Student Question of the Episode powered by http://Collegian.PSU.edu (The Daily Collegian): Advice for entrepreneurs in the sports business industry (28:30): Lions Den presented by http://Lions-Pride.com (Lions-Pride.com): Penn State experience This podcast was produced by Penn State student Zach Gershman, in partnership with Professor Katie O'Toole's Podcast class. Learn more at http://3ICE.com (3ICE.com). Show off your Penn State pride with the latest apparel and gear by visiting https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/podcast/Lions-Pride.com (Lions-Pride.com). Keep up with all the Penn State news at https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/podcast/Collegian.PSU.edu (Collegian.PSU.edu). Join Penn State's network connecting students and alumni at https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/podcast/Alumni.PSU.Edu/LionLink (Alumni.PSU.Edu/LionLink). Lion Legacy is a Baroudeur Production and is not affiliated with Penn State University. Visit us at https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/podcast/LionLegacyPodcast.com (LionLegacyPodcast.com) Special thanks to https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/podcast/StudioPodSF.com (StudioPodSF.com) for their support.

Today's guest is a true hockey lifer. Winner of two Stanley Cups as a player with the Boston Bruins and three more as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins front office. He is the last player in NHL history to play every minute of every game for a full season. Join Bernie as he welcomes “the most beloved man in hockey,” Eddie Johnston. You'll hear stories of how Eddie's older brothers influenced his decision to become a goaltender as a boy growing up in the West End of Montreal, the road that eventually led to Boston, where he is forever recognized as a member of the city's most revered hockey team, and the offers he received, and rejected, when the Penguins held the rights to draft Mario Lemieux. Plus: the harrowing incident that led to Eddie wearing a mask; how the greatest Bruin of all-time became his personal chauffer, and how he maintained his passion over 53 years in professional hockey. Finally, Eddie talks about the evolution of the goaltender position and his return to coaching in his son's new 3-on-3 hockey league, 3ICE.

Today's guest on the Games People Play podcast can best be described in one word: Winner. In 18 NHL seasons as a player, his teams failed to make the playoffs only once, with six of those seasons ending in Stanley Cup glory. Individually, he's won the Calder, Hart, Art Ross and Conn Smythe trophies. Join Bernie in welcoming Hockey Hall of Famer and nine-time All-Star Bryan Trottier to the program as they discuss Bryan's formative years growing up on a ranch in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, the importance of his Aboriginal roots and how junior teammate Tiger Williams once convinced him to return to the ice after he'd nearly dropped out of the game. The pair also talks about the great Islanders teams of the early-80s, the origins of playoff beards, unusual NHL scoring records, the challenge of staying on top and the uproar Bryan caused by playing for the US at the 1984 Canada Cup. Later, Bryan talks about his family's love of music, his continued support of the Aboriginal community and his current role as head coach in the newly-formed 3ICE 3-on-3 hockey league.

Maxime Talbot se remémore sa défaite en finale de la Coupe Memorial, contre les Rockets de Shea Weber, Josh Gorges et Blake Comeau. Il parle aussi du lancement de la ligue 3ICE.

Guy Carbonneau parle de son embauche en tant qu'entraîneur dans la 3ICE, une nouvelle ligue de hockey à 3-contre-3 qui sera lancée en juin 2021. Ce sera un défi de former les équipes.

As we learned in our recent interview with Steve Baker, an exciting three-on-three professional hockey league is set to debut in North America in 2021 Dubbed 3ICE, the league was founded by today's guest EJ  Johnston, the son of former NHL goaltender Eddie Johnston and Craig Patrick, the former GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins. EJ Johnston serves as CEO of 3Ice and Patrick is its commissioner. Inspired by the NHL's exciting three v three overtime format, the upstart league will emphasize a fast paced style of play and fewer rules than traditional pro hockey. Each game will consist of two eight-minute periods with no stoppages. 3Ice,  of course, will attempt to lure all hockey fans — especially younger viewers — with a streamlined game format. Let's learn more about 3ICE and what it was like growing up as the son of a "Big Bad Bruin." …  Here's my interview with  EJ Johnston.

What an awesome concept! Remember the last time you watched a game go into overtime? The excitement you felt? What if the whole game was played like that? In this episode Adam Torres and EJ Johnston, Founder & CEO at 3ICE, talk about the upcoming launch of 3ICE and the new league format. Follow Adam on Instagram at  https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/

This week the guys discuss the possibility of the Rangers making the playoffs, what it would take to keep Chris Kreider and what you'd have to give up to keep him and answer some 5 star questions which lead to an in-depth conversation on Tony DeAngelo  Then EJ Johnston of the new 3 on 3 hockey league 3ICE joins the Breakaway to discuss his reasoning for starting the league, the amazing format for game days and shares a fun story about John Davidson. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy