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NHL coaching carousel 2025: Flyers hire Rick Tocchet after split from Canucks; Joel Quenneville back in NHL
Getty Images As the NHL coaching carousel keeps spinning, the Philadelphia Flyers have found a replacement for John Tortorella. The team has hired Rick Tocchet following his split with the Vancouver Canucks.Tocchet now returns to Philadelphia, the team that drafted him in the sixth round of the 1983 NHL Draft. Tocchet spent the first eight years of his NHL career with the Flyers before getting traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he won a Stanley Cup in 1992. Tocchet returned to Philadelphia for the final few years of his career, and he finished with 200 goals and 235 assists in a Flyers uniform.Tocchet is just coming off his tenure in Vancouver, where he spent more than two seasons and led the team to an overall record of 108-65-27. In 2023-24, Tocchet guided the Canucks to a 50-win season and won […]
Warriors’ Draymond Green fined $50K for ‘inappropriate comment’ that appeared to reference spread in Game 3
Getty Images Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was fined $50,000 for making an "inappropriate comment that questions the integrity of game officials," the NBA announced on Wednesday. The incident occurred late in the Warriors' loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their second-round series. Green fouled out of Game 3 with 4:38 remaining and the Warriors trailing by just two points. Without him, and Steph Curry, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since Game 1, the Warriors fell apart down the stretch. Though they trailed by as many as nine, they ended up losing by just five and a score of 102-97. Why does that matter?Well, with 15 seconds left, the Warriors called a timeout. They were down by eight, and whatever happened on the final possession was meaningless in terms of the outcome of the game. […]
Real Madrid’s Raul Asencio could face criminal proceedings for allegedly sharing sex tape of a minor
Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio could face criminal proceedings for allegedly sharing a sex tape involving a minor.On Wednesday, the San Bartolome de Tirajana court in Gran Canaria confirmed an investigation into the allegations had concluded and that four footballers, including Asencio could face criminal proceedings for allegedly recording and distributing videos of sexual content of a minor and one other woman.AdvertisementThe 22-year-old was named in the starting XI for Madrid’s La Liga game against Mallorca and the statement from the court came before kick-off in the game at the Bernabeu.The case relates to an alleged incident at a beach club in the south of the Spanish island in 2023. The three other players (Ferran Ruiz, Juan Rodriguez, and Andres Garcia) were arrested in September 2023. After Asencio was called to give testimony as a witness, he then became part […]
Fandové Sparty před finále poháru hajlovali s bílými kuklami, policie reaguje
„Ano, budeme se ptát. Okamžitě jsme se touto fanouškovskou „aktivitou“ začali zabývat a očekáváme, že se tito hrdinové ke svým gestům přihlásí i bez zakrytých obličejů,“ informovali policisté na síti X.„Jistě pak budou schopni se podívat do tváře pozůstalým po milionech obětí II. světové války,“ doplnili.Ano, budeme se ptát. Okamžitě jsme se touto fanouškovskou "aktivitou" začali zabývat a očekáváme, že se tito hrdinové ke svým gestům přihlásí i bez zakrytých obličejů. Jistě pak budou schopni se podívat do tváře pozůstalým po milionech obětí II. světové války. pic.twitter.com/lyCGqNkWql— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) May 14, 2025 Připravujeme podrobnosti
Rick Tocchet hired as Philadelphia Flyers coach
From nearly the moment that John Tortorella was fired on March 27, speculation on who would become the Philadelphia Flyers’ next coach focused on one of their former great players, Rick Tocchet.Turns out, that speculation had merit. Tocchet, 61, was named as the 25th full-time head coach in Flyers history on Wednesday, a little more than two weeks after he officially parted ways with the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he had spent the previous two and a half seasons.AdvertisementTocchet, who has a tight relationship with Flyers president of hockey operations Keith Jones, takes over a team that still considers itself in the midst of a rebuild, but is hopeful to start turning the corner and getting better as soon as next season. While the demanding Tortorella was viewed as the right man to help establish a strong culture and foundation […]
Aryna Sabalenka picks up code violation for swearing at crowd during Italian Open loss to Zheng Qinwen
Aryna Sabalenka’s remarkable run of making finals came to an abrupt end on Wednesday when Zheng Qinwen beat her in straight sets in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open.Zheng, who won the Olympic gold medal on the red clay of Paris last year, managed Sabalenka fairly easily, beating the world No. 1 6-4, 6-3 on the similar red clay of Rome to earn a spot in Thursday’s semifinal against Coco Gauff.AdvertisementSabalenka, an emotional player who has been nothing less than clinical for most of the year, grew frustrated after losing her serve to open the second set. Two points into the next game, a fan tried to urge her on just as she was preparing to return serve.She turned to the area where the voice had come from and yelled back: “Shut the f*** up.” The outburst earned her a […]
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NHL coaching carousel 2025: Flyers hire Rick Tocchet after split from Canucks; Joel Quenneville back in NHL
Getty Images As the NHL coaching carousel keeps spinning, the Philadelphia Flyers have found a replacement for John Tortorella. The team has hired Rick Tocchet following his split with the Vancouver Canucks.Tocchet now returns to Philadelphia, the team that drafted him in the sixth round of the 1983 NHL Draft. Tocchet spent the first eight years of his NHL career with the Flyers before getting traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he won a Stanley Cup in 1992. Tocchet returned to Philadelphia for the final few years of his career, and he finished with 200 goals and 235 assists in a Flyers uniform.Tocchet is just coming off his tenure in Vancouver, where he spent more than two seasons and led the team to an overall record of 108-65-27. In 2023-24, Tocchet guided the Canucks to a 50-win season and won […]
Warriors’ Draymond Green fined $50K for ‘inappropriate comment’ that appeared to reference spread in Game 3
Getty Images Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was fined $50,000 for making an "inappropriate comment that questions the integrity of game officials," the NBA announced on Wednesday. The incident occurred late in the Warriors' loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their second-round series. Green fouled out of Game 3 with 4:38 remaining and the Warriors trailing by just two points. Without him, and Steph Curry, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since Game 1, the Warriors fell apart down the stretch. Though they trailed by as many as nine, they ended up losing by just five and a score of 102-97. Why does that matter?Well, with 15 seconds left, the Warriors called a timeout. They were down by eight, and whatever happened on the final possession was meaningless in terms of the outcome of the game. […]
Real Madrid’s Raul Asencio could face criminal proceedings for allegedly sharing sex tape of a minor
Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio could face criminal proceedings for allegedly sharing a sex tape involving a minor.On Wednesday, the San Bartolome de Tirajana court in Gran Canaria confirmed an investigation into the allegations had concluded and that four footballers, including Asencio could face criminal proceedings for allegedly recording and distributing videos of sexual content of a minor and one other woman.AdvertisementThe 22-year-old was named in the starting XI for Madrid’s La Liga game against Mallorca and the statement from the court came before kick-off in the game at the Bernabeu.The case relates to an alleged incident at a beach club in the south of the Spanish island in 2023. The three other players (Ferran Ruiz, Juan Rodriguez, and Andres Garcia) were arrested in September 2023. After Asencio was called to give testimony as a witness, he then became part […]
Fandové Sparty před finále poháru hajlovali s bílými kuklami, policie reaguje
„Ano, budeme se ptát. Okamžitě jsme se touto fanouškovskou „aktivitou“ začali zabývat a očekáváme, že se tito hrdinové ke svým gestům přihlásí i bez zakrytých obličejů,“ informovali policisté na síti X.„Jistě pak budou schopni se podívat do tváře pozůstalým po milionech obětí II. světové války,“ doplnili.Ano, budeme se ptát. Okamžitě jsme se touto fanouškovskou "aktivitou" začali zabývat a očekáváme, že se tito hrdinové ke svým gestům přihlásí i bez zakrytých obličejů. Jistě pak budou schopni se podívat do tváře pozůstalým po milionech obětí II. světové války. pic.twitter.com/lyCGqNkWql— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) May 14, 2025 Připravujeme podrobnosti
Rick Tocchet hired as Philadelphia Flyers coach
From nearly the moment that John Tortorella was fired on March 27, speculation on who would become the Philadelphia Flyers’ next coach focused on one of their former great players, Rick Tocchet.Turns out, that speculation had merit. Tocchet, 61, was named as the 25th full-time head coach in Flyers history on Wednesday, a little more than two weeks after he officially parted ways with the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he had spent the previous two and a half seasons.AdvertisementTocchet, who has a tight relationship with Flyers president of hockey operations Keith Jones, takes over a team that still considers itself in the midst of a rebuild, but is hopeful to start turning the corner and getting better as soon as next season. While the demanding Tortorella was viewed as the right man to help establish a strong culture and foundation […]
Aryna Sabalenka picks up code violation for swearing at crowd during Italian Open loss to Zheng Qinwen
Aryna Sabalenka’s remarkable run of making finals came to an abrupt end on Wednesday when Zheng Qinwen beat her in straight sets in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open.Zheng, who won the Olympic gold medal on the red clay of Paris last year, managed Sabalenka fairly easily, beating the world No. 1 6-4, 6-3 on the similar red clay of Rome to earn a spot in Thursday’s semifinal against Coco Gauff.AdvertisementSabalenka, an emotional player who has been nothing less than clinical for most of the year, grew frustrated after losing her serve to open the second set. Two points into the next game, a fan tried to urge her on just as she was preparing to return serve.She turned to the area where the voice had come from and yelled back: “Shut the f*** up.” The outburst earned her a […]
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