Winnipeg’s Mark Stone was named as one of three finalists for the NHL’s Selke Trophy on Wednesday. The award is given to the best defensive forward. The Vegas Golden Knights forward is up for the award for the first time in his career, after finishing sixth in voting in 2015 while a member of the Ottawa Senators. Boston Bruins forward […]

For 54 years as the band has blared the "Victory March" and the storied magic of Notre Dame football has played out, a leprechaun has wielded a shillelagh — leading cheers, pumping up the blue and gold with a legendary superstition the spirited elf brings magical powers and good luck to team. Known only as the Notre Dame leprechaun, he has always been […]

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday came closer to clearing the way for more than 50,000 current and former college athletes to finally receive their shares of a $208.7 million legal settlement with the NCAA and 11 major conferences concerning the association’s current compensation limits. The settlement, initially reached in February 2017, has been […]

A 23-year-old assistant coach and a Cheektowaga (N.Y.) under-18 player have been suspended for a year for their roles in this extremely racist shit at a Jan. 20 game. The player will age out of the youth league but still be banned from any USA Hockey–sanctioned league. The coach says he feels like he was treated as the fall guy, […]

The Cleveland Browns have become appointment television. The NFL announced its full regular-season schedule Wednesday night, and the Browns will be showcased with four prime-time telecasts. “It’s great to get the schedule but honestly it really doesn’t matter where the games fall. It’s our job to be ready, regardless of when or what time we play,” Browns coach Freddie Kitchens […]

The lesson that applies to the Rangers was reinforced by the Islanders in their surprising but not necessarily stunning sweep of the Penguins. That is, it is not the quantity of young players in the lineup that counts, but their quality. You might have been able to guess that the Islanders finished the season as the NHL’s seventh-oldest team, per […]

After a break last year, it’s another Giants-Cowboys opener. This will be the fourth time in five years the rivals open up against each other, this time in Dallas, as full NFL schedules leaked out Wednesday. The Record obtained the Giants’ full schedule, which is below. This year the Giants will get a crack at the AFC East, with a […]

The sixth-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder were such a popular pick to upset the third-seeded Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs that it’s hardly fair to even call them the underdogs. Only one of ESPN’s panel of 20 analysts picked the Blazers to take the series, and the thinking was fairly uniform; not only would the […]

Kevin Durant isn’t voicing his summer plans, but his body language tells a story Knicks fans can only dream. The Golden State Warriors star — presumably until free agency in July — sat through a recent CBS “60 Minutes” interview alongside teammates that doubled as a torture session he seemingly couldn’t wait to escape. There was Durant, his eyes glued […]

SEVERAL Premier League clubs have been dealt a blow after Frankfurt starlet Luka Jovic penned a four-year deal with the German club. The Bundesliga outfit confirmed they have completed the permanent £6million signing of the previously on-loan hot-shot from Benfica today. And that ends the hopes of Arsenal, Manchester United, City, and Chelsea of landing the 21-year-old striker this summer. […]