Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer AHL rosters continue to take shape, and opening weekend is in the books. Eight teams across the league have new head coaches, and every team has a new-look roster to one degree or another. The first several weeks of the AHL season are for building familiarity among new personnel, getting…
Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip has announced his retirement from professional football. Born in Germany but capped 27 times for Cameron, Matip came through the youth ranks at Schalke before making 258 senior appearances for the club between 2009 and 2016, winning DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup titles. The centre-back then made a move to Liverpool a…
Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick have been named in a four-player lineup at the 2024 Cincinnati Open Legends Match as part of the event’s famed Community Day. The Cincinnati Open, formerly known as the Western & Southern Open, is the last Masters 1000 tournament before the US Open. Main draw action is slated to begin…
The Top 5 Players Who Played the Most Matches in the 2023-24 Season As the 2023-24 season came to a close, many soccer players across Europe and South America continued to push themselves on the field. Despite the grueling schedule, these players showed up for both their clubs and their countries, giving their all in…
Manchester United have agreed a new contract with veteran defender Jonny Evans, the club announced on Friday. Evans rejoined the Red Devils on a one-year contract last summer following a spell at Leicester City and was only initially meant to provide squad depth for Erik ten Hag. However, a spate of injuries meant Evans played…
The European Championship, affectionately known as EURO, is the most challenging competition on the continent. Since its inception in 1960, the quadrennial tournament has pitted Europe’s best teams against one another in search of the crème de la crème. As we stand five days away from crowning the victors of EURO 2024, let us dust…
The Florida Panthers have secured their place in the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season after a thrilling Eastern Conference Final series against the New York Rangers. The Panthers clinched the Eastern Conference title by defeating the Rangers in six games, becoming the first team in 15 years to advance to the Stanley…
Winning the UEFA Champions League is every manager’s ultimate goal. However, thanks to breakneck competition, it is not a feat one can achieve regularly. World-class managers understand that; they are fueled by it. They take it as a challenge to return to the competition year after year and go as deep as possible. Most teams…
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant has been swept twice in his last three playoffs, and both were in the first round. With the Brooklyn Nets, the 14-time All-Star lost four straight to the Boston Celtics in 2022. Durant, 35, was then swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday with Phoenix, losing 122-116 at Footprint Center…
Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison prioritized adding talent for the long-term at the trade deadline, acquiring Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington with an eye towards future success. “It wasn’t really about winning right now,” Harrison explained to ESPN. “It was just about continuing to build it. It’s like every step is, how do we continue…
