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Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning begin Hour 3 with a peek at the Maple Leafs' upcoming schedule and the importance of those games in the tightly-packed Atlantic Division. Frank Seravalli, NHL Insider with Daily Faceoff, stops by to shares his view on the trade market, before diving into Auston Matthews' recent hot streak and who else could be in the mix for the Hart Trophy. Next, the morning duo turn their attention back to sounds of Spring Training as newest Blue Jay Justin Turner spoke to the media and had an interesting comment regarding some MLB free agents that are still available. Later on, special guests Aden Young and K.C. Collins, stars of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, stop by in-studio to preview the show's premiere this week and chat about their connections to city along with their Toronto sporting ties (36:30) 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 affiliates.

Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning kick off Hour 3 with a look at the NHL's Eastern Conference landscape and ponder what the playoff picture could look like if top seeds got to pick their opponents. Former NHL defenseman and current NHL Network analyst, Thomas Hickey shares his standouts from the unofficial first half, before discussing how Sheldon Keefe has grown into his role and Patrick Roy's return into the NHL. Later on, Peter King of NBC Sports offers his expectations for Super Bowl LVIII and what's next for Bill Belichick (27:57). 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 affiliates.

Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are joined by Panthers Winger Carter Verhaeghe on The Drop to reflect on the sweet victory of winning a Stanley Cup Final and the bitter pain of losing. Carter also gives his thoughts on Kuznetsov's controversial shootout move. The guys also respond to backlash surrounding the release of ESPN's NHL Top-100 Players list and pull back the curtain on the ins and outs of ranking the best in hockey. Finally, Arda celebrates the anniversary of Blades of Steel with a few facts you probably didn't know about the classic video game.  0:00 Welcome to The Drop! 0:30 Reactions to ESPN's NHL Rank 5:00 Most Controversial rankings— Jack Hughes rated too high?  5:50 Seth Jones' rank based on reputation?  7:30 Arda thinks Nazem Kadri deserves a higher rank 8:30 Jaccob Slavin too far behind Seth Jones? 9:30 Devon Toews underrated? 10:47 Sidney Crosby is still a top player  11:22 Greg thinks ranking Quinn Hughes' 60th is a BIT egregious 12:12 Arda is most surprised by this snub  14:22 Evgeni Malkin: The NHL's most snubbed player of our generation 20:40 Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe talks Stanley Cup Finals and shootout goals  30:58 Blades of Steel anniversary: 3 things you didn't know Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Wyshynski, ESPN/Senior NHL Writer, was a part of these rankings so Adam gets to the bottom on how these players were ranked. Why was Jaccob Slavin where he was on the list? Pittsburgh Penguins fans weren’t happy about this, but how did Greg actually HELP them? Adam thinks the NJ Devils are the best team to stay in the Carolina Hurricanes way. How have they improved over the off season that may be an issue for the Canes when they meet up again? Does he believe that the Devils could be on track for the Stanley Cup this year? What’s Greg’s view on the Carolina Hurricanes and their potential for this season?

In this NHL Opinions of the Week, Kevin and Austin talk about the top 10 defenseman in the NHL. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

In this NHL Opinions of the Week, Kevin and Austin talk about the top 10 goalies in the NHL. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

In this NHL Opinions of the Week, Kevin and Austin talk about the top 10 GMs in the NHL. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season.  Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman.  Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season.  Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman.  Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season.  Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman.  Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season.  Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman.  Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season.  Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman.  Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MLB – Major League Baseball Last Night Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 2 Los Angeles Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Cubs were off Tigers 7, Rangers 2 – Ibanez and Rogers homer as the Tigers win 7-2 over Texas after two more pitchers get hurt Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest were already hurt and out of the game before Ibañez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the third inning for a 4-1 lead. Rogers went deep with two outs in the sixth to chase Rangers starter Andrew Heaney. Six Tigers pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts, the most against Texas this season. Angels 2, White Sox 1 – Trout, Ohtani give Angels 2-1 walk-off win over White Sox Mike Trout scored on a game-ending wild pitch, Shohei Ohtani hit his 26th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1. Trout slid home head-first on the bad throw by Aaron Bummer, helping the Angels get a critical seven-game homestand off to a successful start. After having struck out in each of his first three appearances, Trout drew a leadoff walk against Reynaldo López (2-5). Bummer then came in to face Ohtani, who drew his own walk. The two Angels superstars successfully executed a double steal, which set up Trout’s heroics and the team’s second walk-off win on a wild pitch this season.  Carlos Estéves (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win. Luis Robert Jr. homered for the third straight game for the White Sox. Tonight Detroit (Manning 1-1) at Texas (Pérez 7-3), 8:05 p.m.               News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:40 Philadelphia (Suárez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Taillon 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-6) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-3), 9:38 p.m. MLB – Tigers’ Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest leave early in Texas with discomfort Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Reliever Will Vest left an inning later with right knee discomfort. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him. Manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Vest was clearly in discomfort after landing awkwardly on a 1-1 pitch in the second inning. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association Last Night Las Vegas Aces 88, Indiana Fever 80 Aces 88, Fever 80 – Gray scores 25, Wilson 24 to lead Aces past Fever 88-80 to sweep season series 3-0 A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray combined for 49 points and the Las Vegas Aces pulled away late for an 88-80 win over the Indiana Fever to sweep the season-series 3-0. Wilson cleaned up against Indiana for the third time with 24 points and 10 rebounds, plus three steals, three blocks and three assists. Gray, who had eight points in the winning 11-0 run before the Fever made two closing free throws, had 25 points on her bobblehead night. She also had five assists to reach 1,300 for her career. Aliyah Boston, the sixth rookie named all-star starter, and Erica Wheeler both had 20 for Indiana NBA –Wembanyama says he won’t play for France’s national team at this year’s World Cup Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France’s national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body. The No. 1 draft pick for the San Antonio Spurs told L’Equipe newspaper it was a “difficult” decision to make and that it was “irrevocable.” The World Cup is scheduled from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Wembanyama says he made the choice “on his own” after consulting with close friends and his medical team. L’Equipe reports that Wembanyama told the France coach and other players from the team about his decision over the weekend. NHL – Blackhawks acquire forward Taylor Hall in multiplayer trade with Bruins The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Taylor Hall in a trade with the Boston Bruins. The Blackhawks sent pending restricted free agents Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula to Boston for Hall and the expiring contract of Nick Foligno. It gives some valuable salary-cap space to the Bruins heading into free agency. The 31-year-old Hall had 16 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season. Hall has played alongside at least five fellow No. 1 picks. He is likely to make it six because Chicago is expected to take Connor Bedard at No. 1 in this week’s draft. NHL – Top prospects for the NHL draft from Bedard to Fantilli to Reinbacher and more The NHL Draft opens Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. The top prospects include forward Connor Bedard and defenseman David Reinbacher. Bedard is projected to be selected first overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Reinbacher is under consideration to be the first defenseman drafted. The wild card of the draft is Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who could raise a red flag for some teams because he’s under contract with the Kontinental Hockey League through 2025-26. NHL – Where to pick Russian players is a top question at the NHL draft Matvei Michkov is probably the best hockey prospect out of Russia in nearly a decade. He might be the best since Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin in 2005. But Michkov still is no lock to get drafted in the top five because he’s still under contract in the KHL for three more seasons. That’s giving NHL teams reason to worry he might never make it to North America. The war in Ukraine has also meant the dilemma over Russian players isn’t just limited to Michkov because of resulting travel restrictions and international bans that have made scouting more difficult. NHL – Connor McDavid wins third NHL MVP, falls one vote short of unanimous selection Connor McDavid has won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century. McDavid fell one vote short of unanimous selection. McDavid also won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by his peers. The Edmonton Oilers’ captain led the league with 64 goals, 89 assists and 153 points. That’s the most points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. One voter out of 196 picked Boston’s David Pastrnak as MVP. San Jose’s Erik Karlsson also became a three-time award winner, receiving the Norris Trophy as top defenseman.  Seattle’s Matty Bernier’s won the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the year. NCAABSB – LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 LSU cranked up its offense a day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game and won its first national title since 2009 with a 18-4 victory over Florida in the third and deciding game of the finals. LSU staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from a 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship. That’s second to Southern California’s 12. The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone and Cade Fisher. Golf – PGA/LIV– Players returning from LIV part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour Now that the PGA Tour and European tour have a deal with the Saudis, one step is deciding how players can return from LIV Golf if they so choose. That’s part of the framework agreement that was signed last month. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. It was among documents requested for a Senate hearing on July 11. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, wants more details on how the deal came together. There still aren’t many details spelled out in the agreement. One part is deciding how players return from LIV Golf and what would be a fair punishment. MLS – Ticket sales and anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami Lionel Messi announced that he was joining Inter Miami in a move that stunned the soccer world and will bring the sport’s biggest face to the United States and Miami, where enthusiasm for the sport has been growing over the years. He is expected to make his Inter Miami debut at a July 21 home game against Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup, and the building anticipation has been evident in a boost in ticket sales to Inter Miami’s games. MWL – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight Dayton Dragons at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Lansing, Great Lakes, South Bend are offSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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- Winning back to back UCHC championships - Clayton Keller is a man rocket - Interning and College Hockey and School work - Prep School and BK Selects - What's Buzzin around the NHL - Top 5 low key players to watch - Top 5 scariest teams right now - Would you rather segment

The Hockey Writers prospect crew of Logan Horn, Matthew Zator, and Peter Baracchini take part in their first mock draft of the season and select the top 16 according to an order generated by the Tankathon simulator. They also discuss some standout players from the recent All-American Game and CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Mock Draft Order 1. Columbus Blue Jackets (Logan) 2. Philadelphia Flyers (Peter) 3. Anaheim Ducks (Matt) 4. Chicago Blackhawks (Logan) 5. Arizona Coyotes (Peter) 6. San Jose Sharks (Matt) 7. Vancouver Canucks (Logan) 8. Montreal Canadiens (Peter) 9. Ottawa Senators (Matt) 10. St. Louis Blues (Logan) 11. Montreal Canadiens (Peter) 12. New York Islanders (Matt) 13. Detroit Red Wings (Logan) 14. Nashville Predators (Peter) 15. Washington Capitals (Matt) 16. Calgary Flames (Logan) The THW Prospect Corner crew are great writers too: Matthew Zator - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mzator Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Logan Horn - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/lhorn/ And, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

Regina forward Connor Bedard (15:20), the projected top pick of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft, joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale of NHL.com to discuss playing in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Langley, B.C., close to his North Vancouver home. Bedard also talks about moving past his remarkable run at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, his goals for the rest of the season, and if he keeps an eye on the NHL standings. Adam and Mike also discuss their standouts from the Top Prospects Game.

Today, topics include: The Jake Muzzin injury, and Rasmus Sandin's promotion [0:35] Nick Robertson isn't going back down to the minors [13:01] Is Auston Matthews okay? [17:56] Were we wrong about the Leafs fourth line of Aston-Reese - Kampf - Aube-Kubel? [21:44] The manic Toronto media [31:18] ESPN's NHL Top 100 list [39:17]

The Tuesday boyzzz, Craig Custance and Sean Gentille, offer an olive branch to Canadians Julian McKenzie and Ian Mendes to host the Monday show in celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving. Craig and Sean discuss the disturbing news out of Tampa Bay involving Ian Cole, who has been suspended by the team after allegations of sexual assault surfaced involving a women when she was a minor. Dominick Luszczyszyn from the Athletic joins the show on the eve of the Athletic's NHL 99 project, discussing the top 99 players of all time since 1967, and the boyzzz take your correspondence in our weekly comments section segment which really should never be skipped over. After all, it's the best segment of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past week, #NHL Network released their list of the "Top 10 Goalies Right Now" with Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shesterkin in the Top 5, but should they have been higher? Marc and Anthony discuss. Also #NYR defenseman Nils Lundkvist requests a trade, but will he get it? All this and our NHL Bar Talk!#bigapplehockey #nyr #isles We've partnered with MANSCAPE to improve your grooming! Get 20% off @manscaped + FREE SHIPPING with the promo code "BAH" at MANSCAPED.com #ad #manscapedpod #manscapedGet up to 125% Bonus on BetUS with this link: https://record.revmasters.com/_NDYyFpX4HKj0IgYKf5j8xmNd7ZgqdRLk/14343/Want a Big Apple Hockey Trucker Hat? Go to our eBay store!!!! https://www.ebay.com/usr/bigapplehockey?_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2559Marc uses Streamyard for his streaming broadcast! Check them out with this link:https://streamyard.com/?fpr=marc25Stay for our Bar Talk segment, where we gauge our confidence on #NHL topics based on our choice of drink! Check out that playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLpa6vf92Mj6BrAIxkJEg6cJlvI2d82WvHonest Press Conferences! Where WE say what athletes, coaches and execs WISH they could say!!! Check out the playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLpa6vf92Mj53HtwG2ig4ONft38kiLjwAWhat are your thoughts? Comment Below! We'd love to hear from you!Want more coverage? Go to www.BigAppleHockeyPodcast.com for more articles on your favorite teams all around the NHL!Want some great #NHL gear! Check out Big Apple Hockey Store for the SUPER NHL Fan to someone that wants to look cool everyday! Click this link: COMING SOON!!!Any footage used is considered Fair Use and we do not own the copyright for anything NOT held by us.Follow us on Twitch and iHeartRadio now!Like Us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/bigapplehockeyJoin our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bigapplehockeyClick here to follow us on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-apple-hockey/id1581692698?i=1000532625549Click here to follow us on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1SxpsR6kNgqcGkX2Q5cOah?si=4skSPM6XTmKB4-yMHVPxOQ&dl_branch=1Like us on Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/BigAppleHockey/Follow us on Instagram : bigapplehockey_Follow us on Twitter: @bigapplehockeyFor more Rangers coverage:Follow John Filkowski on Twitter: @92in82For more Islanders News:Follow Anthony LaRocco on Twitter: @ALaRocco0801Chapters:0:00 Opening7:13 Examining NHL Network's Top 10 Goalies RIGHT NOW14:45 Off-season Headlines that will dominate THIS Season34:00 Bar Talk1:05:00 Q & A with YOU!

Surely everybody will agree with all of our opinions, right? We pre-recorded this podcast but usually we do these episodes live on twitch! Follow us on there to get notified when we go live: https://www.twitch.tv/libertybluepod Watch the full video version of the podcast on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUlZMmyl9mzR7wOMzt2gQg Follow us on social media: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/libertybluepod Twitter: https://twitter.com/LibertyBluePod Instagram: @LibertyBluePod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgUlZMmyl9mzR7wOMzt2gQg Follow the hosts: Andrew Chelney: https://twitter.com/ChelneyAndrew Nick Zararis: https://twitter.com/NickZararis Thanks to Jake Albi for creating the show open: https://twitter.com/everyNYRgoal

Alex and Chace are back with another episode in part two of their top 20 lists. Today, they look at the best NHL wingers in the game. However, they need to look at a bunch of signings first. Starting with some depth names and working their way up. Someone who ranked top five in last week's list signed an extension! From there, they start on the list. Alex notes how difficult this one was and why he feels there is so much volatility from year to year for the winger's list. Unlike centremen, there is no clear "best" player. Heck, Chace even argues there are upwards of eight guys that could be argued at number one. The guys start with their honourable mentions and work their way from 20 to 1. Breaking down each player on the list and how they got to that particular spot. As always, let the guys know if you agree or disagree with what they have!

On the latest edition of Let Me Speak, the headlines from round one of the NBA Playoffs, picking which top team will go further in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the next steps after another star trade request in the NFL.

Let's GO! The #RPShow is breaking down the latest from around the NHL including an updated look at the Playoff and Scoring races! Guests include Sportsnet Hockey Analyst, Sam Cosentino, and Olympic Gold Medal Curler Ben Hebert! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Howdy Squad! It's our last show of the week with Easter on the horizon! We're talkin' NHL, WHL, and NLL plus whatever YOU want to talk about! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NFL is changing OT Rules? NHL GM Meetings catching fire? What will be the hottest take from today's show? LISTEN IN TO FIND OUT! Guests include Sportsnet NHL Broadcaster Peter Loubardias! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TSN Hockey Director of Scouting joined OverDrive earlier today following his call on the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. He touched on the guys coaching and Team White's victory, the Leafs goaltending & what he makes of Sean Monahan being a healthy scratch.

Al's Brother joins Julia and Frankie from the morning skate in Kitchener to talk about the CHL/NHL top prospects game, his 'celebrity' coaching debut and players to watch on Team White.

The NHL headlines continue to roll following the trade deadline as teams ice their new look rosters plus we take a look around the NFL, CFL, and more throughout the show! Guests include Sportsnet's Ryan Leslie! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boy oh boy... the sports news is NOT slowing down! Jump into the #RPShow today and we will catch you up on everything that's going on! NHL, NFL, MLB, and even some NLL today! Guest includes Stanley Cup Champion Brent Sopel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regina Pats/WHL Star Connor Bedard joins us in Hour 2 to break down his huge 2nd half and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big day at the Grey Eagle Resort and Casino as the legendary THEO FLEURY joins Rod for all of Hour 1!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olympic LEGEND Catriona Le May Doan joins us on location at the Grey Eagle Casino and Resort today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt is back in locker room this week! Boys recap the NFL Superbowl and cover some sleepers for next season. Joe runs down some NFL topics. NHL is buzzing as the boys bring their top 15 teams and what players are overrated. The betting counter is officially live in the Locker Room. As always, the show ends on some good hot takes.

On this episode of the Packed House, the guys recap a fun Super Bowl Sunday and debut their Olympic coverage on the 2022 Winter Games. In addition, Mickey gives his top 5 QB prospects in this year's NFL Draft, and Aidan gives the rundown on the top 10 teams in the NHL right now. Follow us on Twitter: @PackedHouseKCOU @Grant_Salsman @DoolittleMickey @AidanOC1902

I react to everything that happened during a not so Super Wild Card Weekend! How do I rank the remaining playoff teams? I update my NHL Top 5 and much more on this episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sneaky Joe DiBiase and Rachel Donner dive into the Top Ten of our Top 50 Players List, as voted on by the Locked On NHL local experts! We go through our top guys in the league, including a couple surprises and some clear standouts, including superstars Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Sidney Crosby, Nikita Kucherov and more!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.StatHeroStatHero, the FIRST Ever Daily Fantasy Sportsbook that gives the PLAYER the ADVANTAGE. Go to StatHero.com/LockedOn for 300% back on your first play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our Buffalo Sabres writing crew members Brandon Seltenrich, Jordan Jacklin, and THW's head of prospects, Peter Baracchini get together to discuss: - Sabres signing Mittelstadt and Jokiharju to identical three-year deals - Sabres introducing "quarter-season" ticket plans - Top-100 prospects list - Owen Power, Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka rankings - Most overrated/underrated NHL prospects - 1-32 Rankings of NHL Farm Systems: Why did the Sabres rank 12, and why did the Los Angeles Kings rank number 1? - Montreal Canadiens allowing Jesperi Kotkaniemi to join Carolina Hurricanes and subsequent trade for Christian Dvorak - Crosby missing the start of the regular season for the Pittsburgh Penguins and will they sink in early season or find a way to be good again? Our Sabres Scoop crew are great writers, too: Jordan Jacklin - Brandon Seltenrich Be sure to check out Peter Baracchini's work at THW as well And, make sure to check out all of our great Sabres content Graphics by Vince Richard

Sneaky Joe DiBiase and Mike Distefano continue on with our Top 50 players list with #s 20-11! Who is the top goaltender between Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Helleybuck? Who's more underrated? Sasha Barkov or Mark Stone?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.StatHeroStatHero, the FIRST Ever Daily Fantasy Sportsbook that gives the PLAYER the ADVANTAGE. Go to StatHero.com/LockedOn for 300% back on your first play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sneaky Joe and Rachel go through the 21st through 30th best players in the NHL! They also cover the Women's Worlds gold medal results, and the new NHL Covid protocols for this upcoming season.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erica reviews news around the league, including the tentative agreement between the NHL/NHLPA and the IIHF. Also, we're halfway through the Locked on NHL Top 50. Don't forget to watch Locked on NHL on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. Locked on NHL on YouTube NHL Statement on 2022 Olympics NHL COVID policies Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sneaky Joe DiBiase and Mike Distefano dive into players 40-31 on our Locked On NHL Top-50 players list! Who's higher between Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury? Which Maple Leaf is Mike blown away by being so high on the list?'Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sneaky Joe DiBiase and Rachel Donner dive into the first official block of Top 50 Players List, as voted on by the Locked On NHL local experts! We go through players 41-50, including the head scratching choice of Pierre-Luc Dubois, but deserving kudos to others such as Johnny Gaudreau, John Carlson, Calder winner Kirill Kaprizov, and more!Follow the show on Twitter @LockedonNHLPodsSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Rachel talks about Travis Sanheim's press conference following his new contract signing and what it means for the Flyers outlook going into training camp next month. The Locked On NHL podcast hosts have ranked our top 50 active NHL players and the Flyers Sean Couturier did not make the cut - Rachel has a lot to say about that! Finally, we take a moment to honor & remember Jimmy Hayes.Flyers Fun Thing: 2011 Beanpot highlightsFollow us @LockedonFlyersSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we're joined by Hunter Hodies (Locked On Penguins) to talk about the noted snubs for the Locked On NHL Top 50 Players list (out today!): Evgeni Malkin and Zach Werenski!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Pigeons are back and they are with a special guest. Ben Steiner from 49 Sports joins the Pod to talk about U Sports, Vancouver, Canadian soccer and more. The boys also look at mock top 50 players of the future for the NHL. Music: Dropkick Murphys - The Boys are Back Monsta X- Love U --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex1837/support

Previewing Game 4 of the regular season: Boston Bruins @ Colorado Avalanche. Plus the NHL Top 5, some PDO talk, and league headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices