Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Dan Bylsma sighed heavily before speaking, fighting to make it through his post-game press conference. “It hurts a ton,” Bylsma said after Monday’s overtime loss to Hershey in Game 6 ended the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ season just short of a Calder Cup championship for the second year in a row….
Welcome back to Top of the Order, where every Tuesday and Friday I’ll be starting your baseball day with some news, notes, and thoughts about the game we love. The most encouraging thing about the Reds entering spring training was their depth. Noelvi Marte, Jeimer Candelario, Jonathan India, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Elly De La Cruz, and…
3 Manchester United’s Scott McTominay put in a decent shift on a tough night for Scotland last night against Germany. The opening game of Euro 2024 offered so much promise for the Scottish but that hope was extinguished in nine first half minutes, when they conceded two quick goals from Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala….
Reflecting on another disappointing playoff exit for the Toronto Maple Leafs, it becomes increasingly clear that goaltending wasn’t the primary issue plaguing the team. Instead, it was their lack of offense, particularly on the power play. Not being able to score on the man advantage proved to be the team’s Achilles’ heel in their first-round…
