The Olympic hockey team the US should send to Milan — and the snubs staying stateside
NY Post
It’s almost that time of year.
Not Christmastime, but Olympic roster announcement time.
The NHL’s return to Olympic hockey is just about six weeks away, and countries are set to name their rosters over the coming days. Team Canada will go first on New Year’s Eve with the United States, Finland and Sweden set to follow on Jan. 2. The U.S. roster will be announced on the “Today” show on NBC.
The American management group led by Wild GM Bill Guerin — which also includes Oilers GM Stan Bowman, Rangers GM Chris Drury, Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald, Panthers GM Bill Zito, Wild AGM Chris Kelleher and USA Hockey executives Pat Kelleher and John Vanbiesbrouck, the former Rangers goalie — has spent the last few months canvassing the NHL and scouting players in-person.
Maxx Crosby isn’t thinking about Fernando Mendoza or whoever may be considered the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle had been quiet, just 3-for-11 from the field.
The decision Doug Armstrong’s management group needs to make before the Canadian Olympic roster is announced on New Year’s Eve cannot be about letting Matthew Schaefer be around the group before he takes a leading role in the 2028 World Cup or 2030 Olympics.
The cold, unappetizing truth for Steve Cohen is that he has only one person to blame for the backlash presently aimed at his baseball team, and it isn’t David Stearns. Oh, Stearns makes for an easy target, a never-played-the-game Harvard man who is the perfect contrast to the rub-some-dirt-on-it tobacco chompers who ruled the game for a century.
PHILADELPHIA — A third of the way through the Nets’ season, the focus — and worry — is all about the tank.
Aaron Glenn’s wish is giving Jets fans a game they can remember in the home finale against the Patriots on Sunday.
Trent Williams’ Hall of Fame career won’t be ending anytime soon.
Brian Burns might not be able to overcome the stench of the Giants’ 2-13 record and Myles Garrett’s incredible season to win NFL Defensive Player of the Player, but he is headed back to the Pro Bowl.
Official men’s hockey rosters for the 2026 Olympic Games are due at the end of the month.
Pete Alonso continues to beam about Baltimore, less than two weeks after signing with the Orioles.
The Rivers family certainly gets its money’s worth with a luxury box.
A year ago today, the Knicks were in the midst of a nine-game winning streak, arguably the high-water mark of their regular season.
DK Metcalf’s two-game suspension for his altercation with a fan in Detroit could hit him in more ways than just missing out on the field.