Mike Sullivan’s nearly decade-long tenure running the Pittsburgh Penguins is over. The team announced Monday it was parting ways with the two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach just over a week after the Penguins missed out on the playoffs for a third straight season. Sullivan, whose 409 wins with Pittsburgh are a franchise record, led the Penguins … Read more
Lar Park Lincoln, the actor known for her work in “Knots Landing” and “Friday the 13th Part VII” and establishing a studio to support upcoming talent, has died. Lincoln died Tuesday, her Actors Audition Studios announced Thursday in a Facebook statement. Additional details, including where the actor died and a cause of death, were not … Read more
The Seattle Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma on Monday, ending his tenure after one season that concluded far out of playoff contention. The Kraken regressed after Bylsma took over for Dave Hakstol, who coached them for their first four seasons of existence and got them to the playoffs in 2023. They finished 35-41-6 for 76 … Read more
Martin St. Louis carried an underlying belief in himself throughout his playing career, beating the odds to reach the Hall of Fame. Now head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, that confidence is becoming contagious. St. Louis has made believers of his players, spurring the Canadiens to a playoff berth earlier than expected in the storied … Read more
Greg Cronin was fired Saturday as coach of the Anaheim Ducks after two seasons, general manager Pat Verbeek announced. “He is responsible in many ways for the improvement we’ve seen from our young core. However, after several weeks of careful evaluation, I concluded we needed a change in direction and a new voice,” Verbeek said … Read more
CONCACAF has handed Canada coach Jesse Marsch a two-game ban resulting from his ejection during the third-place game against the U.S. last month at the CONCACAF Nations League. In addition to the automatic one-game ban for the red card, Marsch was given another game by the CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee “for unacceptable conduct towards the match … Read more
TORONTO – Darko Rajakovic is all about getting better. Whether that’s developing players on the Toronto Raptors, supporting his staff, or pushing himself to be a better head coach, he wants to improve. Rajakovic formally ended his second season as Toronto’s head coach with a 30-minute news conference at OVO Athletic Centre on Tuesday. The … Read more
The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with veteran coach Mike Budenholzer following one dismal season that featured a fast start before a maddening slide out of post-season contention for a high-priced roster that included Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. The Suns made the unsurprising announcement on Monday, one day after the franchise finished … Read more
The United States will open the CONCACAF Gold Cup against Trinidad and Tobago on June 15 at San Jose, California, play Saudi Arabia four days later at Austin, Texas, and close first-round play in Group D against Haiti on June 22 at Arlington, Texas. CONCACAF announced the match schedule on Friday, a day after the … Read more
A volleyball coach has been arrested by North Vancouver RCMP in connection with what they say is an ongoing sexual assault investigation involving a youth. Police said they received a report on Dec. 22 last year that the youth had allegedly been sexually assaulted by a volleyball coach. Police said they arrested a 50-year-old man on April 3. The … Read more
