What’s driving the success of top Jays prospect JoJo Parker
TORONTO — When JoJo Parker turns on a big-league baseball game, he watches hitters, of course, and how pitchers attack them. If the first-round pick is going to reach his…
Top prospect FAQ: The inside scoop on projected No. 1 Gavin McKenna
When your favourite team wins the NHL Draft Lottery, you don’t ask questions; you just take the good fortune and skate away. And after a mostly miserable 2025-26 season for…
How lessons from the family farm shaped blue-chip prospect Carson Carels
Rick McConnell still remembers the first time he saw Carson Carels’ skates hit the sheet. Back before the blue-line phenom was making waves in the Western Hockey League, before he…
Top prospect Ivar Stenberg lets his game do the talking
BUFFALO, N.Y. — There tends to be a gap in enthusiasm between the way a hockey player speaks about himself and the way others speak about him. In the case…
Inside Keaton Verhoeff’s unique path to becoming a top NHL draft prospect
James Patrick had coached defender Keaton Verhoeff for more than half a season when the Victoria Royals bench boss happened upon a picture that dropped his jaw as close to…
How NHL Draft prospect Nikita Klepov ‘brings you out of your seat’
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Alex Vasko was at a spring hockey tournament in Toronto with a Pennsylvania youth team when he first laid eyes on Nikita Klepov. The talented…
Draft prospect Alberts Smits wins E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence
A smooth-skating defenceman has won the E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence. Latvian defenceman Alberts Smits was announced as the winner on Tuesday, given annually to a draft prospect “who best…
UFC undercard overview: Bryce Mitchell facing super prospect Luna
Before former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and streaking 170-pound contender Gabriel Bonfim step into the cage for their UFC Fight Night main event matchup, 22 other fighters are also scheduled…
Top NHL prospect Landon DuPont questionable for Memorial Cup semifinal
All eyes were already on Everett Silvertips defenceman Landon DuPont as the marquee name at this year’s Memorial Cup. Now everyone is waiting to see whether the projected top prospect…
Samsung Electronics rejects a labor union-accepted mediation proposal, raising the prospect of a workers’ strike; a general work stoppage will proceed on May 21 (Bloomberg)
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