Day: March 15, 2018

Alex Ovechkin could catch Wayne Gretzky as NHL’s all-time leading scorerAlex Ovechkin could catch Wayne Gretzky as NHL’s all-time leading scorer

It seems like every year we celebrate Alex Ovechkin reaching a major milestone and the latest is his 600th career goal in his 990th game of his career. The only other players to reach the 600-goal plateau quicker were Wayne Gretzky (718 games), Mario Lemieux (719) and Brett Hull (900). Ovechkin is also

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NFL Rumors: What Bill Belichick Told Malcolm Butler After Super Bowl LIINFL Rumors: What Bill Belichick Told Malcolm Butler After Super Bowl LII

After a long, agonizing silence, Malcolm Butler really has opened up this week about his infamous benching in Super Bowl LII. The Boston Herald’s Jeff Howe published a piece Wednesday, in which Butler explained why he believes he didn’t play a defensive snap in the Patriots’ crushing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. And in a telephone conversation with SB Nation’s Thomas George on Wednesday, Butler — who just signed with the Tennessee Titans — revealed what Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said to him after the game. Per George: “You’re a fighter and good luck in the future,� Belichick said, according to Butler. “Thank you,� Butler said he replied. Short and (bitter)sweet. The former Pro Bowl

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Lions make linebacker an early priority in free agencyLions make linebacker an early priority in free agency

Tim Twentyman Senior Writer Serving as the linebackers coach in New England for five seasons, and then another seven seasons as the team’s defensive coordinator, new Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia knows how valuable the linebacker position is to the overall success on defense. “When you walk

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