Thomas Vanek grew up idolizing Jaromir Jagr. Vanek was acquired Wednesday by the Florida Panthers, who sent defenseman Dylan McIlrath and a conditional third-round draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings for the veteran left wing. It was one of the bigger trade-deadline moves in the NHL, and bolsters the Panthers’ offense for their postseason quest.
Thomas Vanek grew up idolizing Jaromir Jagr. Vanek was acquired Wednesday by the Florida Panthers, who sent defenseman Dylan McIlrath and a conditional third-round draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings for the veteran left wing. It was one of the bigger trade-deadline moves in the NHL, and bolsters the Panthers’ offense for their postseason quest.
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Philadelphia center Joel Embiid’s season is over because of left knee problems, including a torn meniscus that is worse than the team first thought. The 76ers made the announcement Wednesday, hours before the team’s game against the Miami Heat. Embiid missed his first two NBA seasons with right foot issues, then finally made his debut this season and appeared in 31 games with the 76ers.
The Chicago Cubs think David Ross could be a real factor this season. Popular with teammates and fans, Ross retired last fall after hitting a home run in Game 7 that helped the Cubs win the World Series.
There are a ton of changes to the 2017 season’s second World Golf Championship event, most notably a change in location from Miami and the famed Blue Monster course at Trump Doral to south of the border in Mexico City. The tournament begins Thursday at the Club de Golf Chapultepec and a new name — the WGC-Mexico Championship. The select field consists of 77 players from the top of the Official Golf Ranking and the money lists/Orders of Merit from the six main professional golf tours.
Honda plays down impact of slow start to 2017
Kevin Durant is down for the immediate future with a knee injury, and that’s a huge blow on both ends of the floor for the playoff-bound, championship-chasing Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry and Co. are going to have to carry on without KD perhaps for the remainder of the regular season – and maybe longer. Durant will be out indefinitely after he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and bruised a bone in his leg during Tuesday night’s loss at Washington, leaving the Warriors without their shot-blocking big man who also does it all on offense.
