At the Blues’ end-of-season press conference on Tuesday, Binnington admitted to throwing a water bottle at Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri after Game 3 of their second-round series. Binnington was knocked out of that game after Kadri had collided with Blues defenseman Calle Rosen while going for a puck and inadvertently made contact with Binnington. The Blues goalie left and was ruled out for the rest of the series with a lower-body injury....

The St. Louis Blues’ rookie goaltender was besieged by the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, turning aside 34 shots as Boston claimed a 4-2 victory. It was one-way traffic toward Binnington for the final 38 minutes as the Bruins looked to erase a two-goal Blues lead, and while the 25-year-old netminder performed admirably it wasn’t enough to stem the tide as the TD Garden was treated to a thrilling comeback win by the home team....

MORE: 2016 Video Game Power Rankings The commercial was meant to highlight the Kia Sorento’s safety features. It did so by tapping into one of the most memorable moments in Monday Night Football history. If you’ve never seen the classic highlight of Jackson, the Los Angeles Raiders running back with immense potential spent on two sports, flying through Bosworth, the Seahawks linebacker who became an infamous NFL Draft bust, check this out:...

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has plenty of those, especially on the heels of the $100 million contract he signed last week. Another player who won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn, legendary running back Bo Jackson, doesn’t appreciate the criticism. MORE: Newton’s contract raises bar for future QB deals | Highest-paid NFL players | Top 10 Auburn Tigers of all time “It’s easy to sit there on your sofa and drink a beer and eat peanuts and criticize somebody,” Jackson said Friday night at Newton’s charity kickball tournament at BB&T Ballpark....

How he performs against Alabama’s star-studded defense will not only show if Ole Miss will be a playoff contender, but also where Wallace is in his NFL development. MORE: Week 6 picks | First-and-10: Could Freeze, Mullen leave after 2014? | 5-star studs, duds The ‘big-play’ addict Wallace has earned the “Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde” label when compared to other senior quarterbacks.He excites and frustrates with flashes of brilliant playmaking and questionable decision-making....

The Niles Police Department published a post to its Facebook page with photos of the reptile asking for the owner or people who know the owner to contact officers. Officer Stephanie Hofer, a spokesperson with the police department, told Newsweek they were not sure exactly what kind of snake they found, how it got to the homeowner’s backyard or the exact size of the slithering reptile. “The snake was brought to the Niles Police Department by the person who found it,” Hofer said....

Julian Green leaves Bayern Munich for Stuttgart Ten games into Bradley’s run as the Swans boss and his squad has only managed to pick up wins in two of the contests over that span. Swansea’s last two contests have seen away defeats of 3-1 and 3-0 to West Bromwich and Middlesbrough respectively, leaving supporters skeptical of whether the former manager of the United States and Egypt national teams is up to the task....

Chapek took over as Disney’s chief executive when Iger left in 2020 after serving as CEO for 15 years. For two years, the company had little reason to complain about Chapek’s leadership, as he successfully navigated Disney through the pandemic. Under his command, the company’s streaming platform Disney+ grew its audience to rival that of Netflix and Hulu, and the theme parks reinforced their business after two years of COVID-19-related closures....

Veteran journalist Bob Ley closed “Outside the Lines” by reaching out to all of his colleagues hit with the unfortunate news. Sporting News’ Michael McCarthy reported ESPN plans to lay off about 100 anchors, reporters, analysts and production staffers. TV talent like NFL insider Ed Werder, NFL analyst Trent Dilfer, “SportsCenter” anchor Jay Crawford and MLB insider Jayson Stark, among many others, took to Twitter to reveal they had been let go by the company....

If we’re to believe Michael Jordan’s former teammate Sam Perkins (and why wouldn’t we?), 1984 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight made the legendary No. 23 cry. Speaking Tuesday on SiriusXM’s “Above the Rim” show , Perkins explained how Knight was “pissed” after the team’s close 78-67 quarterfinal win over Germany. MORE: Giving sports’ biggest stars the Crying Jordan “Bobby Knight, he got after us,” Perkins said. “He told Michael that’s the worst he ever played....

Charlotte Bobcats center Al Jefferson got off to a sterling start against the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs, posting a 4-of-4 mark from the field for eight points. Things quickly went awry afterward, however, when Jefferson started to limp and called for a timeout. Jefferson took off his shoe and struggled to get to the locker room, where he needed to have a painkiller shot to continue playing through a strained plantar fascia....

Members of staff found the body just before noon on Thursday. The plant was closed down and detectives were called to the scene to investigate. The department said in a statement: “Detectives are on scene at a recycling plant in Fredrickson where workers there discovered a body that came in with recyclables. An investigation is underway and we will post more information as it becomes available.” This is not the first time a grisly discovery has occurred at a recycling plant....

The 21-year-old expectant mother was four-and-a-half months pregnant with another child at home when she was reported missing from Upper Darby last Tuesday, March 30. Brice’s body was found around 11 p.m. on Monday at 58th Street and Eastwick Avenue, the Philadelphia Police Department confirmed to Newsweek. She was last seen at a laundromat in Landsdowne before leaving with her boyfriend, Justin Smith, 23, at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday last week, the Upper Darby Police Department said in a series of tweets released over the weekend....

The report, jointly produced by the Center for Countering Digital Hate and the Human Rights Campaign, was written as a response to “a growing wave of violence, hate and demonization targeting LGBTQ+ people in the United States.” It focuses on “the false and baseless lie that LGBTQ+ people ‘groom’ children,” which the authors said had “driven offline hate crimes.” The report listed the top 10 Twitter accounts that have promoted the “groomer narrative,” with Boebert, a Colorado Republican, in third place....

Matthew Dellavedova racked up 12 points and five assists, while Andrew Bogut was influential in defense as Australia deservedly prevailed. MORE: Florist City Collection | John Wall doesn’t think he’ll make Team USA | NBA impersonator does a mean Joey Crawford Bogut was dominant from start to finish, ending the contest with 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, after there were initial doubts over his fitness heading into the game....

MSN in Manchester: The story behind City’s pursuit of Messi, Neymar AND Suarez Bonucci impressed during Italy’s run to the quarterfinals of Euro 2016 and was regularly linked to City after Etihad Stadium boss Pep Guardiola labelled him “one of my favorite ever players”. Those comments came after Juve faced Guardiola’s Bayern Munich last season, with reports the Catalan subsequently made a mega bid for the defender only to be turned down by Juventus....

There are all kinds of ways for people to cajole themselves into starting their book. Some get a special pen or a particular desk set at a window looking out on something beautiful. Others play a favorite piece of music, light a candle, burn incense, or set up some other ritual that makes them feel empowered and optimistic. If this is what you find you must do to write—well … okay....

“Look what #TeamHPL found in one of our drop boxes recently!” a tweet from the library read. “HPL originally had this book on its shelves in 1980, and was last checked out on December 13, 1993. A new edition was printed in 2009. Welcome back home, lost one!” Lisa Radha Weaver, the library’s director of collections and program development, told CBC she wasn’t sure where the book has been when it was off of the shelves....

Kornegay's most pressing issue of the week is getting a deal worked out with Churchill Downs so the LVH – and every other race book in Nevada – can be tied into the track's pari-mutuel wagers for the Kentucky Derby. He's mum on the subject because the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association, which he's part of, and the track are still in negotiations. If a deal isn't reached, the state’s race books will have to book Saturday's Derby action themselves, which requires an extensive process with lots of extra prep work for the staff and auditing....