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NHL Team Name Leak, NFL fines Falcons, Rangers hire Sullivan, Royals set club record, and more!
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May 05, 2025
š Hockey
Rangers hire Mike Sullivan as new head coach
New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has named Mike Sullivan the 38th Head Coach in franchise history.
Sullivan has posted a 479-311-15-112 (W-L-T-OTL) record in 917 games as head coach with the Boston Bruins (2003-04 ā 2005-06) and Pittsburgh Penguins (2015-16 ā 2024-25).
During his tenure with the Penguins, he led the team to back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships in 2015-16 and 2016-17, and in the process, he became just the second head coach in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup in each of his first two seasons with a team. Sullivan is also the only American-born head coach in NHL history who has won the Stanley Cup multiple times.
Utah Hockey Club team name may have leaked
Utah Hockey Club officials wouldn't confirm whether "Mammoth" was their new name after it allegedly leaked on the team's official YouTube channel Tuesday night.
Fans and media noticed that the channel's handle was changed from "@UtahHockeyClub" to "@UtahMammoth," on both its landing page and URL. The channel was soon deactivated and remained so on Wednesday morning, but not before screenshots of the name change went viral.
š Basketball
Gregg Popovich, the NBAās all-time wins leader, retires after 29 seasons as San Antonio Spurs coach
Gregg Popovich stepped down as coach of the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, ending a three-decade run that saw him lead the team to five NBA championships, become the leagueās all-time wins leader and earn induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
āWhile my love and passion for the game remain, Iāve decided itās time to step away as head coach,ā Popovich said.
He will remain as team president. Mitch Johnson, a Spurs assistant who filled in for Popovich for the seasonās final 77 games, becomes the teamās head coach.
Donovan Mitchell breaks Michael Jordanās NBA playoff record
Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers broke Michael Jordanās NBA playoff record Sunday night with his eighth straight game of at least 30 points in a series opener.
The All-Star guard set the mark with a layup that gave him 31 points with 4:50 remaining in the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers.
ā¾ļø Baseball
Texas Rangers fire coach
Last week Texas Rangers GM Chris Young sounded like an executive losing patience with his struggling offense, and he has begun to shake up his roster. First baseman Jake Burger was optioned to Triple-A on Friday, then, on Sunday, offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker was fired and center fielder Leody Taveras was placed on outright waivers, reports The Athletic.
Royals set club record with seven home runs vs. Orioles
The Royals smashed a franchise-record seven home runs Sunday in an 11-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. It was a surprising performance by a team that entered with a major league-low 18 homers in its first 34 games.
Maikel Garcia went deep twice in his first career multihomer game. Jonathan India hit his first homer with Kansas City, and Luke Maile, Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Michael Massey joined the fun by depositing balls over the wall at Camden Yards.
š Football
NFL fines Falcons $250K, DC Jeff Ulbrich $100K over leak of QB Shedeur Sanders' phone number
The infamous draft day prank phone call made to Shedeur Sanders will cost the Falcons more than mere embarrassment.
The NFL fined Atlanta $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 for failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the 2025 NFL Draft, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
The Falcons quickly accepted the penalties levied against them in a statement released Wednesday.