Thursday · October 22, 2026 Vol. I · No. 294
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Heating season formally kicks off in Europe Digital AI worms can threaten business networks — expert Luka Doncic embraces new Lakers spotlight: “Very big honor” IBM AI Releases Granite Speech 5.0 2B for Multilingual Transcription and Translation Podcast: Is Celta a must-win for Celtic? And what do fans want from new TV deal? Russia’s Battlegroup North artillery eliminates over 80 Ukrainian troops, 16 vehicles Barclays profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – busine… Rookie loses total respect for Luka Doncic: “That was awful” Heating season formally kicks off in Europe Digital AI worms can threaten business networks — expert Luka Doncic embraces new Lakers spotlight: “Very big honor” IBM AI Releases Granite Speech 5.0 2B for Multilingual Transcription and Translation Podcast: Is Celta a must-win for Celtic? And what do fans want from new TV deal? Russia’s Battlegroup North artillery eliminates over 80 Ukrainian troops, 16 vehicles Barclays profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – busine… Rookie loses total respect for Luka Doncic: “That was awful”

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76ers' Jaylen Brown compares playing the Celtics to 'running into your ex'

All-NBA forward Jaylen Brown spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Boston Celtics before they shipped him away this offseason.

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Joel Embiid shares frustrations after being named in false LeBron James report

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid vented his frustration after being the victim of a false report about his practice habits. 

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Atlantic Notes: Sanderson, Zub, Burakovsky, Bear

The Ottawa Senators should get a boost to their defensive corps relatively soon. According to TSN’s Bruce Garrioch, defensemen Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub should return to the Se…

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Predators Acquire Jayden Struble

According to a team announcement, the Nashville Predators acquired defenseman Jayden Struble from the Montreal Canadiens for Vegas’ 2027 second-round pick. The Canadiens have also…

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Few Players Are Playing For More This Year Than Kent Johnson

Few NHL players have more financial incentive to perform this year than Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson. Johnson is in the final season of a three-year bridge contract …

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Gamethread: Penguins @ Blue Jackets

Talk about the game with Pens fans here!

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Canadiens’ Sam Montembeault Out Two Weeks With Injury

Earlier today, head coach Martin St. Louis (via Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports) announced that netminder Sam Montembeault would miss the next 10 to 14 days with a lower-body injury. …

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Making Sense Of The Calgary Flames' Situation With Connor Zary

The Calgary Flames have started the 2026-27 season with four straight blowout losses. On Tuesday, they made a curious move by waiving center Connor Zary. Why are the Flames pushin…

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Predators Place William Trudeau On IR

Although he played against the team he idolized growing up, defenseman William Trudeau’s game against the Montreal Canadiens ended on a sour note. The Nashville Predators announce…

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3 Keys to the Blue Jackets Beating the Penguins

The Columbus Blue Jackets open the start of their Metropolitan Division play tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and they are rolling with their newest goaltender, as veteran…

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Elias Pettersson’s 5-Game Point Streak Brings Excitement to Canucks Rebuild

The Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night (Oct. 8) were part of their most lopsided game so far in the 2026-27 season. They entered the game against the Carolina Hurricanes 2-2-0…

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31 Wins Make Avalanche’s Wedgewood More Than a Backup

Thirty-one wins should buy a goaltender more than the occasional night off for somebody else. Scott Wedgewood gave the Colorado Avalanche that many in 2025, along with a .921 save…

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Matt Dumba Announces Retirement

Defenseman Mathew Dumba has hung up his skates, according to an announcement from the NHLPA. Dumba played 13 NHL seasons with the Minnesota Wild, Arizona Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightn…

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Penguins Place Ilya Solovyov On Waivers

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Pittsburgh Penguins have placed defenseman Ilya Solovyov on waivers. If he clears, Pittsburgh is expected to reassign him to the AH…

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Revisiting Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere Trade

On July 22, 2021, the Philadelphia Flyers sent defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to the Arizona Coyotes as a cap dump to make room for some of their new offseason additions for…

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5 Draft Day Regrets From Red Wings’ Last 16 Drafts

Every team has made picks in a draft that, when they look back at who they picked compared to who was available, they think, “Maybe we should have taken this…

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2012 Redraft: What if the Edmonton Oilers Didn’t Take Nail Yakupov?

Nail Yakupov is one of the NHL’s most notable draft busts in recent memory. The Edmonton Oilers surely whiffed on this first-overall pick in 2012, as Yakupov contributed next to…

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Los Angeles Kings Recall Jared Wright

According to a team announcement, the Los Angeles Kings have recalled forward Jared Wright from the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Unfortunately, Wright’s recall comes with some bad news. E…

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Knicks are getting budget-conscious at worst possible time

New York Knicks owner James Dolan stayed out of the way while his front office built an NBA champion. Now he's interjecting himself again with predictably bad results.

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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: No. 8 BYU vs. Iowa State, No. 20 Iowa at Washington, NHL and more

Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Friday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts

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Hurricanes’ Kochetkov Showing Signs of Reaching the Next Level

The 2025-26 season was one of missed opportunities for Carolina Hurricanes netminder Pyotr Kochetkov. After playing nine games last season, finishing 6-2-0 with an .899 save perce…

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Wild Announce Multiple Roster Moves

The Minnesota Wild have made some changes at the bottom of their forward corps. First, Minnesota announced that they recalled forward Rieger Lorenz from the AHL’s Iowa Wild. Addit…

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Why Mammoth's Dylan Guenther Should Be Considered A Rocket Richard Trophy Threat

Dylan Guenther has been on a steady rise as one of the NHL's best young snipers. With a solid start to the 2026-27 season, could the Utah Mammoth winger already challenge for the …

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Flyers Prospect Report: Gaucher delivers, Murtagh gets rolling

Another week, another round of prospect happenings to recap. The schedules are finally starting to pick up, and that leaves us with, as they say, a whole lot to unpack. Let’s get …