Andrew Hammond will start in net for Game 5 on Friday, Colorado announced, after Jonathan Bernier was injured in Wednesday’s 3-2 loss. The Avs are already without No. 1 goalie Semyon Varlamov, who missed the end of the regular season and Games 1-4 with a lower-body injury. NHL MOCK DRAFT 1.0: Unraveling the mystery beyond Rasmus Dahlin at No. 1 At times during the first round, the scrappy Avalanche have managed to hang with a much deeper, more talented Predators team, taking advantage of sluggish starts by the Presidents’ Trophy winners....

The 2011 third-round draft pick made 27 saves in the Blues’ 3-2 win over the Stars in Game 1 of their second-round series. Binnington’s five wins in the 2019 playoffs make him the winningest rookie netminder in St. Louis postseason history. Excluding Game 3 of the first round against Winnipeg, in which he allowed six goals, Binnington has a goals-against average of exactly 2.00 and a .931 save percentage....

Dec. 1 marks the final day the league’s restricted free agents may sign a contract before they are deemed ineligible to play each year. According to TSN’s Chris Johnston, Puljujarvi is expected to finish the season with Finnish club Oulun Karpat. Honka — who is also playing in Finland — may have a few more options. The Athletic’s Sean Shapiro reported that Honka and his agent could choose to change leagues before this season ends....

Over the last two seasons, the 27-year-old Faulk frequently surfaced in media trade chatter as a trade candidate. Gardiner’s addition, as well as Faulk becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2021, increased the speculation. On Monday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Hurricanes were having ongoing discussions with the Anaheim Ducks, who are also interested in signing Faulk to an extension. The News & Observer’s Luke DeCock subsequently tweeted the two sides are believed to have a deal in place....

The Wild will host a Stadium Series game against the Blackhawks on Feb. 21 at TCF Bank Stadium and the Avalanche will host an outdoor game against the Red Wings on Feb. 27 at Coors Field. MORE: Seattle mayor met with NBA, NHL | Checking in on the Eastern Conference playoff race | West, too It’s big news for hockey fans in Minnesota and Colorado, as neither city has hosted an outdoor game despite being among the NHL’s most logical destinations....

The news being leaked in the wake of the Newton situation is probably not a coincidence. MORE: Faces of the NFL’s head trauma crisis Beginning with the 2016-17 season, four independent trainers (called “central spotters”) will monitor all NHL games via television. When they see “visible signs” of a concussion, they will alert the team that the player must be removed from the game. Every team has its own spotters in place....

But the league’s approach flipped Saturday afternoon when Wild defenseman Matt Dumba gave a stirring pregame speech about racism ahead of Oilers vs. Blackhawks and then knelt for the anthem. He was flanked by Chicago goalie Malcolm Subban and Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse. Dumba attended the game as a lead member of the Hockey Diversity Alliance. He is the first NHL player to kneel for the anthem this year in protest of racial inequality and police brutality....

At the top were the Lightning and Islanders, with the Penguins and Red Wings right behind. The Canadiens and Rangers looked the weakest, at least according to possession numbers. Yet a Hart Trophy-worthy campaign out of Carey Price has the Habs at the top of the conference, while the Rangers, thanks to Rick Nash and Henrik Lundqvist (prior to his injury) are right with the Penguins. The Capitals continue to chug along, just behind their Metropolitan rivals....

‘Balotelli lets his head go down too easily’ Balotelli was absent for Sunday’s 2-2 Ligue 1 draw at Rennes due to flu symptoms, having been a substitute against Saint-Etienne last week. And after having been critical of the former Liverpool striker, insisting the 26-year-lets his head go down too easily, Eysseric stood by his comments at Roazhon Park. “I’m sorry, but I was honest,” he told BeIN Sports. “I told the truth....

On Thursday, August 18, the Masked Singer host, 41, took to TikTok to post a video with the 11-year-old, who he shares with the singer, 53. The couple is also parents to the pre-teen’s twin, Moroccan. “Best way to start our morning!!” Cannon told his 1.5 million followers. “All in my #Emotions,” he captioned the clip while tagging his former wife. The video has since been viewed more than 177,000 times on the platform and another 365,000 times on Instagram....

Yes, Nick Foles earned an extra $1 million in incentives with the victory, $500,000 for playing 33 percent of the snaps in a playoff win, plus another $500,000 when he starts Sunday’s divisional playoff game in New Orleans. He can add to that total if the Eagles keep advancing in the playoffs, but his biggest payday lies ahead. As Foles heads to contract negotiation time in February, and possible free agency in March, his price tag is rising with each postseason win....

Nick Foles came to East Lansing in 2007 in the same recruiting class as Cousins, but Foles transferred to Arizona after playing in one game and throwing eight passes that season. They face each other when Washington plays at Philadelphia on Sunday. MORE: DeSean Jackson’s return to Philly | Eagles a high-octane work in progress | Cousins permanent? “I look back, and Kirk has always been extremely talented,” Foles recalled Thursday....

As early as the 1630s, for example, the Dutch developed a mania for tulip bulbs, paying fantastic prices for rare specimens. Since bulbs could be bought and sold before they ever flowered, they were a crude form of derivatives –and about as incomprehensible to innocents. Mackay tells the story of a sailor who, thinking a valuable tulip bulb was an onion, ate it for breakfast. After the price collapsed, the Dutch were left with bulbs about as useful as Barings paper....

Swaggy P’s swag just got raised to another level with his Christmas gift from girlfriend Iggy Azalea. The Australian rapper gave him a 1962 blue Chevy Impala a few days before the holiday, presumably because the Lakers will be in Chicago on Christmas. MORE: Players sing ‘Jingle Bells’ | Samuel Dalembert hit with $15k fine | When did things go wrong for Josh Smith? This could certainly raise Young’s spirits, if by some small chance he’s be depressed about the Lakers performance so far this year....

CBS Sports’ Noah Eagle, former NFL wide receiver Nate Burleson and Nickelodeon’s Garbielle Neveah Green (That Girl Lay Lay) will serve as announcers for the game, while Nickelodeon’s Dylan Gilmer (Young Dylan) will be a sideline reporter with Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon) explaining penalty calls. The game will broadcast nationally on Nickelodeon on Sunday, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET. Viewers will experience enhanced on-field graphics, including augmented reality with an AR blimp that will fly around the stadium and new takes on pregame and halftime shows....

Testifying before the Nevada Parole Commission on Thursday, O.J. Simpson said “I basically have spent a conflict-free life.” Nicole Brown’s sister, Tanya, took issue with Simpson’s claim. “Really? You beat my sister,” Brown told TMZ. “Regardless of murdering her and Ron [Goldman] the fact is that my sister has diary entries dating back to 1978 about abuse that was inflicted, and also there was that infamous 911 call that he mentioned....

The survey estimated that over 208 million Americans saw at least part of the Super Bowl, whether they were in their own home, watching the game at someone else’s home or watching it in a public place like a restaurant. The survey analyzed 6,600 households to determine the size of an average home that is viewing the Super Bowl, and whether that number differs from Nielsen’s current metrics, which estimated that about 167 million people watched at least one minute of the game in previous findings....

This month, Lovedale and Obacha returned to Nigeria together to donate the 700 pairs of shoes that Obacha’s shoe drive had collected. While overseas, the two are working together under the umbrella of Lovedale’s “Access 2 Success” foundation to distribute shoes and basketball supplies to players in need. They will also run a series of basketball camps. Obacha has detailed his time in Nigeria for us through this travel diary....

“Nike ended its relationship with the athlete because he refused to cooperate in a good faith investigation of credible allegations of wrongdoing by an employee,” the company told the Journal in a statement. A spokesperson for Neymar denied the allegations, per the Journal report, citing commercial reasons instead. Nike and Neymar parted ways in August 2020, but no specific reasons were given at the time for the separation. A month later, Puma announced that Neymar had signed with the company....

While the uniforms do looks somewhat the same as both team’s typical uniforms, you will notice black numbers on the shoulder pads of th Buckeyes’ red jerseys. It should also be noted that Oregon’s grey and black uniforms don’t feature either of the Ducks’ traditional green and yellow colors. MORE: Uniform photos | CFB’s best bands | Playoff is a ratings success If you are wondering why Oregon, the higher seed is wearing white away uniforms, well, there is a very reasonable explanation for this....