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After more than a decade of playing hockey around the globe, Hannah Miller is back home.

Miller signed with the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s new Vancouver expansion team as a free agent in June in a move that has since spurred a number of “full-circle moments.”

The latest came last week when she helped coach an under-13 girls team in North Vancouver, B.C. The skills session took place at the same rink where she played as a kid.

“Itâ€s amazing,” Miller said of returning to her hometown. “Iâ€ve been playing kind of all over the place, overseas and in Toronto. So to come back and be in Vancouver and playing professionally, itâ€s a dream come true.

“I think it hasnâ€t really set in yet. I think thereâ€ll be a lot of emotions on that opening night in the (Pacific) Coliseum.â€

The 29-year-old forward was a standout for the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres during the 2024-25 campaign, contributing 10 goals and 14 assists over 29 regular-season appearances in her second year with the team.

Choosing to leave was difficult, she said.

“I really enjoyed my time in Toronto. Loved the group there, loved the staff. They drafted me back in the inaugural season, so that means a lot to me,” Miller said.

“But to have the opportunity to come back to Vancouver, where I grew up, where my family is, it just kind of seemed like everything was falling in place and coming full circle. And I think it was an opportunity I just couldnâ€t pass up.â€

A love of hockey has always been part of Miller.

There was no PWHL to work toward when she was first learning the game, but growing up, she dreamt of playing college hockey and playing in the Olympics.

“As soon as I put the skates on and was playing, youâ€re not thinking about anything else,” she said. “I just loved every aspect of it. Loved the team, the camaraderie thatâ€s built there. I think itâ€s the greatest game on Earth.â€

Miller played at St. Lawrence University in Upstate New York, and recorded 123 points in 124 games.

She went on to join the KRS Vanke Rays in Shenzen, China, and helped the team to two Zhenskaya Hockey League titles, and played for awhile in Sweden’s women’s league.

Her time in China allowed Miller to play for the country at the 2022 Beijing Olympics where she scored the host country’s first goal of the Games.

Now, though, Miller wants to once again play for Canada, the country where she grew up and earned back-to-back U-18 women’s hockey championships in 2013 and 2014.

After a stellar run in PWHL play last year, Miller was named to Canada’s roster for the women’s world hockey championship in March. The International Ice Hockey Federation later ruled she was ineligible to play because of its transfer rules.

The athlete and Team Canada have asked the sport’s governing body to reinstate her eligibility for the national squad, and are still awaiting the IIHF’s decision.

“Itâ€s kind of in the back of my mind, I guess. I think this process … itâ€s taken longer than I anticipated, than I thought it was going to be,” Miller said.

While they wait, she continues to train with the Canadian contingent as the country prepares for another world championship in November, followed by the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics in February.

Miller went to training blocks in Calgary and Toronto this summer, and will join the team for another in Montreal before returning to Vancouver for PWHL training camp.

No matter what the IIHF decides, the camps are a special opportunity, she said.

“At the end of the day, having the opportunity to go to these camps, get the preparation, get the best-on-best in practice, in training every day, thereâ€s really nowhere Iâ€d rather be,” she said.

“Regardless of what happens, I think itâ€s great preparation for myself leading into the season. Itâ€s been a lot of fun so far to be part of that group and get to know those girls better. Itâ€s pretty special.â€

Some of the faces in the Canada camps are the same ones Miller will soon skate alongside with PWHL Vancouver, including former Sceptres teammate Sarah Nurse and Jenn Gardiner, who spent last season with the Montreal Victoire.

The talent on Vancouver’s new team is part of what motivated Miller to sign a three-year deal.

“Honestly, when the team was getting built after I had signed, I was really happy with what (general manager) Cara (Gardner Morey) was putting together,” she said. “Great hockey players. I think we have an incredible team. But also a really great group of people. So I think itâ€s going to be a really fun team to be a part of.â€

The group will come together for the first time in mid-November before Vancouver hosts fellow expansion side PWHL Seattle for their first-ever game on Nov. 21.

“I think weâ€re going to be a fast, highly offensive team thatâ€s really exciting to watch,” Miller said.

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Darby Allin successfully climbing Mount Everest is right on brand with his wrestling and real-life character. He embodies the independent spirit, which is why it is no surprise he gravitated more toward AEW than WWE when he was a free agent.Â

The daredevil wrestler was a guest on “The Ariel Helwani Show” and discussed his insatiable desire to be a part of AEW when it first launched.Â

“The moment I heard that AEW was starting, the moment I heard the term ‘creative freedom,’ and there was this new company starting, I was like, that’s my shot, that’s the only way that I’m going to make it, I don’t even care about anything else at this point, I was like, I need to be there. And then I literally didn’t stop until I got there.”

The conversation then shifted to whether or not Allin entertained the idea of going to WWE in the pre-AEW days. He noted the direction that WWE was going in with the smaller guys on the roster at the time, which was to put them all on the newly launched “205 Live.” From there, Allin knew his future was not with WWE.Â

“I was part of their sister company called Evolve, I was part of that. And then I saw the writing on the wall. “205 Live,” I saw the writing on the wall. Where my money is is in the David vs Goliath matches. Then, as soon as I heard AEW was starting, I was like, nope, I gotta go.”

During the interview, Allin raved about the backstage culture in AEW right now, notably saying that a cancer had been cut out of the AEW locker room. He immediately made sure the audience knew that he was not referring to CM Punk, which left many wondering who that comment was aimed toward.Â

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Killer Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux feel like it wouldn’t be fair to Tony Khan for them to join AEW while still holding out hope that a WWE return could happen someday.

Appearing on a new episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Kross and Scarlett would not confirm if they have had talks with AEW since their WWE departures. But the couple did reveal that there were conversations with AEW in 2022 between their first and second WWE stints.

• Kross: I don’t think we should say who we do or don’t talk to.
• Scarlett: We have friends everywhere. That’s the thing, we have friends everywhere.
• Kross: When did we kind of sort of meet? That was in 2021?
• Scarlett: It was around April 2022. Right before we came back, there was a conversation about you coming in, but the story wasn’t — it didn’t really make sense for you at the time.
• Kross: I wanted to do something bigger for Tony at the time. So we just said, ‘Let’s stay in touch’ and had planned to do something together.

Kross and Scarlett departed WWE this August when their contracts with the company expired. While there were questions as to whether the situation was actually legitimate or just a work, there have been no signs of a WWE return to this point.

The duo told Van Vliet that everything they’ve been doing on the indies and convention circuit has been awesome. But they have amazing memories at WWE and still remember how great it is when you’re there and things are going well. Kross and Scarlett still have hope that they can experience that feeling in WWE again, though they do not know if the door is actually open for a return.

• Scarlett: The thing about going somewhere else, it’s almost like jumping from one long-term relationship into another. When you’re still hoping that that connection is still there with the previous company, that they’re going to do the right thing, that they’re going to call. If we ever go to AEW, that’s going to be where we end up. That is — we are going to be flying the AEW flag. That is going to be our home forever. Whatever our next company is, that’s it.
• Kross: Whatever the company is. Yeah.
• Scarlett: We will fight for that company ’till the end.
• Kross: Yeah, that is a major commitment. We’re both very, very big on commitment.
• Scarlett:And it wouldn’t be fair to Tony for us, right now, we’re still talking about WWE the way we are, to go over there and be like, ‘Oh, you know, we’re just here, just to go back to WWE.’ We wouldn’t want to do that to him. So if we go there, we’re like, ‘No, we’re going to make this company the absolute best it’s ever going to be.’ And we’ll do that wherever we go.
• Kross: Of course.

Money is not the primary focus for Kross and Scarlett. If the opportunity for a WWE return does present itself, Kross said there will need to be creative principles behind the offer, along with room for growth and the ability to work at the highest level.

It was announced over the weekend that, along with the work he’s doing on the indies, Kross will be returning to MLW in November.

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Bryan Danielson has found himself in a new role in AEW. He will be trading in his trunks for a suit while he sits behind the commentary desk for future episodes of “Dynamite.”

In a recent conversation with “Pario Magazine,” Danielson recounted the informal way he learned about his latest assignment.

“How it came about is that it had been mentioned, but I didn’t find out the same way everybody else found out on Sunday. I got a text message like, ‘hey man, so you’re gonna be at ‘Dynamite’ this week, right?’ And I was like, huh? And then they sent me the tweet that Tony Khan just sent out, and I was just like, oh, okay, yep. Tony and I had talked about the possibility of it, but I didn’t know it was a real thing until Sunday.”

It is clear that Danielson is fiercely loyal to Khan since his debut in the promotion in 2021 and this isn’t the first time that Khan has kept talent in the dark. “The American Dragon” goes on to talk about his philosophy when it comes to commentating pro wrestling.Â

“My philosophy from a commentary standpoint is to do whatever I can to move the story along, to help viewers follow the stories that we’re trying to tell.”

The commentary booth is not an unfamiliar place for Danielson. Fans may remember his broadcast debut when he called matches alongside Mauro Ranallo during the Cruiserweight Classic, receiving glowing remarks for his work. We’ll see how he fits in with the AEW booth for a promotion that is in need of a spark.Â

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When Karrion Kross’ WWE contract expired this past August, many fans believed that AEW would be interested in signing him following his growth in popularity over the summer. Although there’s been no indication that AEW is pursuing Kross just yet, a former WWE star who is currently signed with the Jacksonville-based promotion recently shared his thoughts on the idea of the 40-year-old being “All Elite.”

Speaking on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Ricochet touched on Kross becoming a member of AEW’s roster by listing opponents he could step in the ring with while complimenting the uniqueness of his character.

“Yeah, he’s great. I think again, you think Karrion versus Ospreay is a great match, versus Takeshita would be a great match, versus Fletcher, versus Swerve,” Ricochet said. “I feel like there would be a lot of great matches that he could have. He’s a great character. He would be great at any company because I think he brings something that the fans want to see. They were obviously showing that they want to see it … Him and Scarlet both, they got a great package.”

Since leaving WWE, Kross has easily become one of the hottest free agents in the industry and has main evented shows in promotion’s such as DEFY Wrestling and WrestlePro. On Friday, October 10, Kross is set to enter battle with Matt Cardona at House Of Glory’s With Glory Comes Pride event after the former NXT Champion attacked “The Indy God” at GCW Homecoming.

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Al Horford’s presence will be missed in Boston.

It will be felt in Golden State, where Horford intends to sign a multi-year contract with the Warriors, leaving the Celtics for a second time in his storied career, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

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Jayson Tatum dubbed Horford “one of the best teammates I’ve ever had at any level,” and Jaylen Brown called him “a real-life legend and hero.” You won’t find anyone in the Celtics organization who disagrees.

“If you asked everybody,” Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens told Yahoo Sports this past January, “if you take all of the joy each one of us experienced winning [the championship] last year, I think all of us would say a piece of that joy — if not a large portion of it in my eyes — was for Al.”

That was months ago, when Horford and everyone around him felt like he would finish his career in Boston, as the Celtics’ championship window was wide open. At 39 years old, Horford wanted to begin each season he had left in him with the chance to win a title, and the defending champion Celtics — with Tatum and Brown squarely in their primes — were positioned to see Horford through his career’s end.

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“I just want to be here,” Horford told Yahoo Sports then of his desire to retire in Boston.

Likewise, “As long as Al Horford wants to play,” Stevens said at the time, “we’ll want him here.”

And the Celtics did want him to stay. He is a calming presence in the locker room, and still one heck of a player. He averaged 9 points (42/36/90 shooting splits), 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 combined blocks and steals in 27.7 minutes a game last season, his 18th in the NBA. But his impact has never been about statistics. He is a winner who’s “not doing anything to take away from the team ever,” said Stevens.

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More to the point: He is doing everything to contribute to the team. He spreads the floor. He attacks close-outs. He even posts up on occasion. He protects the rim. He defends in space. He does it all, really.

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He will now do it all in Golden State, where both sides of the ball require his level of basketball know-how. There is plenty on the Warriors, who boast veterans Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green. What sweet rotations their decades of hoop will yield. If only they can be healthy at their advanced ages.

In Golden State, at least Horford can cling to a chance, even an outside one, at another ring.

Everything changed in Boston when Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Gone was Boston’s shot at becoming the NBA’s first repeat champion since 2018. Gone was Horford’s championship window, at least for now, and now is all the nearly 40-year-old has.

Staring Boston in the face instead was the NBA’s second apron, a punitive salary cap construct that ultimately cost the Celtics both Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porziņģis. They could have figured out a way to stay under the second apron and retain Horford for next season, but it may have cost them Sam Hauser, and to what end? Certainly not to quench Horford’s ceaseless thirst for another championship.

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Horford’s departure from Boston is more of a statement on the Celtics’ inability to win a title this season than it is of their willingness to spend to keep him. Do not rule out another return to Boston, either, once Tatum returns to health, as the Celtics reopen their championship window in 2027 and beyond.

Al Horford is ageless in that way. You never know when he will ultimately call it quits, but when he does, it will be when he no longer feels he can contribute to winning in the same way. This is not that time.

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Velveteen Dream has largely competed in the independent circuit all over the world following his WWE release back in 2021. However, some fans wonder if weâ€ll see the Dream in a major wrestling company again and now he has addressed possibly joining a big promotion.

While speaking on Instagram, Velveteen Dream was asked whether he would ever join a major pro wrestling company again, with WWE, AEW and TNA Wrestling being named as potential destinations.

Dream shut down the idea, stating that he has no contact with WWE, TNA, or AEW and no plans to join a major wrestling promotion. He said he is living a quiet, comfortable life on his family farm.

Dream thanked fans for their support and for hoping to see him back in a big promotion again, but explained that life doesnâ€t always go as planned. Dream asked fans to remember and take comfort in the matches and memories he already gave them during his career.

“No, I donâ€t have any contact with TNA. I donâ€t have any contact with WWE or AEW. I have no contact with any major promotion and I simply live on a family farm, people. Thatâ€s all there is. Not joining anyone.

I know there is hope and desire and I appreciate that, and I worked very hard for a long time so that you may feel that way. But unfortunately, life happens and things donâ€t always go the way you want them to, and this is one of those things.

Unfortunately for you, Iâ€m living comfortably. So I ask you all to find comfort in what I was able to give you.â€

This comes after Velveteen Dream went after his critics and even claimed he is better than WWE stars despite his 5-year absence. Regardless, itâ€s clear fans shouldnâ€t expect to see Dream on a major television promotion anytime soon and perhaps thatâ€s for the best.

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