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The New Jersey Devils and MSG Network have announced that two former players will join the team as TV analysts for pre- and post-game coverage occasionally over the course of the season.

The MSG Network serves as the primary broadcast home for the Devils, Rangers, Islanders, and Knicks. Cory Schneider and Mike Rupp will join Rachel Herzog and Bryce Salvador during the 2025–26 season.

Schneider played for the Devils from 2013 to 2020. He shared goaltending duties with Martin Brodeur during his first season before becoming the team’s number one goalie.

Drafted 26th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Schneider spent five seasons in Vancouver before joining New Jersey. He finished his career with the Islanders. In total, Schneider played 410 NHL games, recording 171 wins and a .918 save percentage.

Rupp also spent time with the Devils, playing for the organization from 2002 to 2009. During that period, he also played for the Phoenix Coyotes (2003–2006) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–2006). His last five seasons in the league were spent with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild, and New York Rangers. While with New Jersey, Rupp won the Stanley Cup in 2003.

Drafted in the third round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Rupp played 610 NHL games over his career, recording 99 points, including 54 goals and 45 assists.

Now 45 years old, Rupp has transitioned to broadcasting. Both he and Schneider have experience as analysts with the NHL Network and bring on-air experience following their playing careers.

They are set to make several appearances throughout the season, as the former Devils start their MSG Broadcasting rookie seasons.

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Big-name players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma failed to make an impact on their return to the Indian Cricket Team as Australia beat India in the first of three ODIs of this series quite handily.

The match, which is the first Australia vs India match of this limited-overs tour, was played at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The match was played on a drop-in pitch and saw the home side win the toss and decide to bat first.

Some players were making their debut in this match. While Matt Renshaw and Mitchell Owen made their ODI debuts for the Aussies, Nitish Kumar Reddy made his debut in the format for India in this match.

Australia vs India: India Loses As Virat And Rohit Return To The Team

For the Indian Cricket Team, the pair of Rohit Sharma and team captain Shubham Gill came out to open the batting.

The two played out the first three overs, even hitting a boundary each in their time on the crease. But then, in the first over of the game, Josh Hazelwood bowled a hard-length delivery that moved away from the batter. Sharma edged the ball and was caught behind after scoring eight runs, 13/1.

This brought Virat Kohli to strike. However, the former Indian captain was not to last long on the pitch, as in the seventh over, he looked to drive an outside off ball but edged it out to a massive edge, and Virat was caught at backward point for a duck, 21/2.

The flow of wickets did not stop with the two veterans getting out. Captain Gill got out a couple of overs later, followed by vice-captain Shreyas Iyer being dismissed cheaply as well. At the end of 14 overs, the Men in Blue were struggling at 45/4.

Between these two wickets, it rained over the stadium. So when the match resumed, it was reduced to 35 overs a side.

The drizzle resumed soon after Iyerâ€s wicket. Another 20-minute stop meant the match was reduced to 32 overs per side. The rain returned about two overs later, and the game was reduced one last time, this time to 26 overs a side.

All this time, Axar Patel and KL Rahul were trying to rebuild the Indian innings. That did happen as the two took the score to 80 runs in 19 overs without losing any more wickets. However, in the 20th over, Acar looked to smack spinner Matthew Kuhnemann out of the park but was caught at long-on instead after making 31 off 38, 84/5.

KL Rahul hit two sixes in the next over and took India past the 100-run mark before being dismissed in the 25th over for 38 off 31. Before this, Washington Sundar had gotten out for cheap. In fact, India suffered a major collapse toward the end of their innings. At the end of their allotted 26 overs, Shubham Gillâ€s men had made 136/9.

Via the DLS method, it was calculated that Australia had to make 131 runs in 26 overs to win this match. Their opening duo of Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh took the crease and started attacking right from the first over.

However, after nine runs were scored in the first over, Arshdeep Singh got Head out in the very next over as the explosive opener got out at deep third man, making eight of five.

At this point, Marsh, along with the incoming Matthew Short, buckled down and started making runs at a decent pace. The two took Australia near the 50-run mark in seven overs before Short was caught at third man in the eighth, 45/2.

The next wicket would not come for at least seven more overs, in which time Marsh and wicketkeeper Josh Philippe took the Aussies to 99 runs before Philippe got out for 37 off 29.

With Australia cruising at this point, Mitchell Marsh and Matt Renshaw took the team home with relative ease in just 21.1 overs. The goats won the match by seven wickets and 29 balls to spare in the first Australia vs India ODI.

For his firm innings of 46* off 52, Australian Cricket Team captain Mitchell Marsh was named the Player of the Match.

And with this, India is already 1-0 down in this three-match ODI series. The next match will be played on Thursday, October 23, at the Adelaide Oval. The Men in Blue need to win that game to take the series into the third and final match of this Australia vs India series on Saturday, October 25, at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Brodido defeated Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita at WrestleDream on Saturday to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships.

Brodido won after Bandido hit Kazuchika Okada with the 21-Plex. Some highlights from the match are below.

On the Title Tuesday edition of Dynamite on Oct. 7, Okada and Takeshita faced Brody King and Bandido in a tag team bout that featured a unique, championship-based stipulation.

If Okada and Takeshita were to win, they would earn an AEW tag title shot at WrestleDream, but if Brodido were to win, the wrestler who got the winning fall would receive an opportunity at Okada’s Unified Championship at WrestleDream.

Okada and Takeshita, who are both members of the Don Callis Family, have had a great deal of tension between them in recent weeks, and that carried over to the Title Tuesday match.

Despite not being on the same page, The Rainmaker and The Alpha were victorious when Okada tagged himself in and executed his Rainmaker clothesline for the win.

Although Brodido fell to Okada and Takeshita on Dynamite, they entered WrestleDream in a much better place than their opponents due to their willingness to work together.

King and Bandido teamed up in a traditional tag team match for the first time in July, and less than two months later, they found themselves atop the AEW tag team division.

At Forbidden Door, Brodido won a three-way tag team match over the Hurt Business and JetSpeed to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships in their first title opportunity.

Brodido went on to retain the titles in a four-team ladder match at All Out, but the match against Okada and Takeshita represented the biggest challenge of their reign by far.

Even so, Brodido rose to the occasion to retain against Okada and Takeshita, perhaps driving an even bigger wedge between the Don Callis Family members in the process.

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The AEW Tag Team Division is full of competition. That being said, whoever steps up to the titles next needs to be ready for a fight.

AEW WrestleDream 2025 went down on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.

At AEW WrestleDream, the AEW World Tag Team Championship match featured Brodido defending the titles against the Don Callis Family, represented by Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita.

The Don Callis Family has been on a tear recently, and their growing numbers have signified their influence. Now, at WrestleDream, two of Callis†heaviest hitters had a chance to steal the show in a tag team title match.

This match went on after Mercedes Mone made pro wrestling history at WrestleDream. Then it was time for the Don Callis Family to come out, as they tried to become double champions.

This match included a lot of strength testing. Neither side wanted to back down, and fans were more than behind the idea of seeing these four men go the distance.

This was a real back and forth match, and Brody King put the challengers through a human car wreck in the corner with a cannonball. Eventually, Okada turned things around by hitting a neck breaker on King to lay both competitors out.

Bandido hit a huge backfist on Takeshita, but then his next move was countered by a counter, but then everyone got in the ring to trade moves after that. There were also a ton of near falls as the match reached its climax.

In the end, Bandido was able to pull off a clean win to retain the titles. This was a big shock for Don Callis, and not the result he was looking for at all.

Itâ€s anyoneâ€s guess what the AEW Tag Team Division will bring to the table next. WrestleDream certainly provided a great showcase match, and we will be here for whatever happens next.

Whatâ€s your take on the Don Callis Family? Is the booking played out at this point? Let us know what you think in the comments section!

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Shane Wright skated in his 100th career NHL game tonight, doing so against his hometown team, scoring a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime.

The Maple Leafs all night seemed to have an answer for the Kraken. Each time the Kraken scored, the Maple Leafs responded, but in the end, Josh Mahura netted the overtime winner, giving the Maple Leafs no chance to respond.

The scoring was started by Wright. Returning to Toronto, the 21-year-old opened the scoring with his second of the season and 26th of his NHL career. Wright added an assist on the Kraken’s second goal of the game, bringing his career totals to 26 goals and 55 points in 100 games.

The production for the Kraken’s former 2022 fourth overall pick started slowly, but this Eastern Canada road trip has boded well for him, picking up a point in each game. He began the road trip with an assist against the Montreal Canadiens, then scored his first of the season against the Ottawa Senators and then added a pair of points tonight.

Wright was dangerous all night, finishing with five shots on goal in 16:04 of ice time.

The Kraken have now completed half of their six-game road trip, which continues in Philadelphia on Monday.

Kraken’s Matty Beniers Off To Strong Start; Poised For Breakout CampaignIt’s still early in the season, but Matty Beniers looks poised to become the NHL’s next breakout star.

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Nearly three weeks after signing him to a one-year deal, the Golden State Warriors have waived guard Seth Curry.

The 35-year-old journeyman, and brother of Stephen, isn’t expected to be gone too long from the Bay Area. According to ESPN’s Anthony Slater, there is an expectation that Curry will be back with the Warriors at some point early in the NBA season.

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Curry was waived due to the Warriors’ lack of flexibility with their salary cap. They have $206.3 million committed to their roster, just below the second apron of $207.8 million and cannot fit Curry’s veteran minimum contract.

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That means the 15th spot on the Golden State roster will be empty to start the season.

During the preseason, Curry practiced with the team and traveled with them on their only road trip, but he was inactive for games.

Curry spent the 2024-25 season with the Charlotte Hornets, where he averaged 6.5 points and 1.7 rebounds largely off the bench. He became a free agent at the end of the season. Should he end up back with the Warriors it would mark the fifth team that he’s played for in the past five seasons.

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It would also mark the first time that the Curry brothers will be together on an NBA team. Stephen has been with the Warriors for his entire career after they took him with the No. 7 overall pick in 2009. The two-time MVP and two-time scoring champ been a centerpiece in their dynasty run that won four NBA championships. He averaged 24.5 points and six assists last season with the Warriors while averaging a league-high 4.4 made 3-pointers per game.

The Warriors went 48-34 last season and fell in the Western Conference semifinals for the second time in the past three seasons

Golden State opens the regular season Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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The Knicks make it official.

At Saturday’s 5 p.m. deadline, New York announced they have waived Alex Len, Garrison Mathewsand Matt Ryan, leaving Landry Shamet as the player to earn the final roster spot ahead of the 2025-26 regular season.

Shamet was the clear-cut favorite to get the final roster spot, especially after the sudden retirement of veteran Malcolm Brogdon earlier this week.

The 28-year-old guard was a solid bench option for the Knicks last season. Shamet appeared in 50 games and averaged 5.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 15.2 minutes of play. His usage was lower in the postseason, appearing in 11 games and averaging just 2.4 minutes in 7.5 minutes per game. He was huge in the Knicks’ Game 3 win over the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. In that game, Shamet posted just three points and dished two assists in his 11:23 minutes of play, but was a plus-12 when he was on the court as the Knicks avoided an 0-3 hole.

As for those waived, SNY’s Ian Begley reported late Friday that the team was set to waive Mathews. Mathews spent the last two seasons with the Hawks while Ryan was on the Knicks a season ago, but only appeared in 19 games and logged just 68 minutes.

Len spent parts of last season with both the Kings and Lakers. He appeared in 46 games combined and averaged 1.6 points per game.

With the roster set, the Knicks now prepare for the season to start next Wednesday, when they host the Cavaliers for an Eastern Conference showdown.

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Matt and Nick Jackson say this is the best the AEW tag team division has ever been.

At AEW WrestleDream, The Young Bucks will face another day one AEW tag team in Jurassic Express†“Jungle†Jack Perry and Luchasaurus. During an interview to promote Saturdayâ€s pay-per-view in St. Louis, The Bucks spoke to Jon Alba for SI.com about the growth of AEWâ€s tag team division.

Nick Jackson said:

“I feel like the division is probably at its strongest right now. Teams like FTR in the mix. Of course you canâ€t leave us out, the OGs of the tag division. I was just looking at the card for the show and a lot of tag matches are in prominent roles. So I feel like the division is pretty strong right now, and thatâ€s crazy to think without FTR and the Young Bucks as the champions, thatâ€s pretty telling how deep it is right now.”

Matt Jackson commented on the newer teams in the division:

“You know whoâ€s really just caught my eye and the rest of the worldâ€s eye, it seems like, is a team like JetSpeed. A team like Brodido, who are the current champions, and they came out of nowhere and itâ€s been so fresh. I think the addition of those two teams specifically has really helped spark the tag division in 2025, and itâ€s really helped us out because itâ€s given us new teams to play with.”

Nick Jackson added, “We joke backstage a lot with the locker room. Weâ€re like, if you donâ€t know how to wrestle in 2025 on Dynamite, you are screwed.”

Matt Jackson added, “Youâ€ve got to be the best in the world, the elite of the elite. Thatâ€s why we originally called this place All Elite Wrestling. It really is. Back to the tag division, itâ€s probably the most elite tag division since the beginning when AEW first started.”

In addition to The Young Bucks vs. Jurassic Express, several other tag team matches are scheduled for Saturdayâ€s WrestleDream pay-per-view. The tag team champions Brody King and Bandido will put the titles on the line against Konosuke Takeshita and Kazuchika Okada, The Hurt Syndicate and The Demand will wrestle in trios action, and FTR vs. JetSpeed is scheduled for the Tailgate Brawl.

The full interview with The Young Bucks is available below:

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In late August of this past summer, Canadaâ€s menâ€s hockey program gathered 42 NHL players for an orientation camp preparing for the Milan/Cortina Olympics in 2026. Those games are sneaking up on us, and though lists havenâ€t leaked, the teams have recently had to file a preliminary roster of — not so coincidentally — 42 players and five goalies that they have on their radar to bring.Â

Using those 42 names they had at camp (and a half-dozen others who didnâ€t get included for various reasons), I took my first stab at the shape of Canadaâ€s upcoming menâ€s Olympic hockey team. Itâ€s not as simple as just sending back the Four Nations squad, as a lot can change over a full calendar year, and you want to get better.

Iâ€ve sorted those names below (with some additional ones peppered in) into six tiers as I see them just a couple weeks into October, with most teams having about five games under their belts.

The fun part: when you pile together the “locks†with my “very likelys†and “probables,†you get one goalie, seven D, and 12 forwards. You donâ€t need much more than that, though Iâ€m sure Iâ€ve missed a couple, and thereâ€ll be a few injuries along the way. Letâ€s take a look.Â

My internal debates were as follows:

Does Colton Parayko have enough left in the tank to be as valuable as he was to Canada at the Four Nations Face-Off? (I self answered “very likely.â€)Â

Is Mark Scheifele really beyond “probable†all the way into “very likelyâ€? I concluded yes, as this guy shouldâ€ve been there at the Four Nations. With a few other forwards struggling for traction, the door is wide open for them to right that wrong. Heâ€s a proud Canadian, an elite offensive creator and a furious competitor, so while maybe itâ€s a lot of my own opinion on that one, he still gets listed way up here.

Reinhart and Marner have to handle new environments this season, what with the Panthers sniper having to carry a team with massive injuries, and the former Leaf trying to fit into a new situation in Vegas. But both are plenty capable and were significant parts of the win just a year ago. Theyâ€ll be there.Â

Bennett checks every conceivable “intangibles†box, scored the massive tying goal against the USA in the Four Nations, won yet another Cup, and so yeah — heâ€s somewhere between probable and very likely. But heâ€s still only a 40-45 point offensive producer typically, and happens to be off to an atrocious start in his first six games, at least statistically. Heâ€s got just one point and is an NHL-worst minus-nine at the time of writing, so Iâ€m just a little less bullish on him than a few others.Â

Sanheim and Theodore made it the last time, and it’s tough to see why theyâ€d fall out of favour this time. Sanheim showed well at the Four Nations, and while Theodoreâ€s injury there was a bummer, it doesnâ€t hurt him at all. Heâ€ll be quarterbacking a great team there in Vegas and will grade out well again this year.Â

The only new addition to the list here is Nick Suzuki, who caught red-hot fire after the Four Nations last season, scoring nothing but big goals for the Habs, leading them to the playoffs. At 26 years old, after an 89-point season, heâ€s closer to “very likely†than the list below.Â

Oh boy. I mentioned the numbers of the above lists combined, well, they leave maybe two to three forward spots and one to two D spots. As for goalies, well, thatâ€s a free-for-all.Â

So, itâ€s kinda Royal Rumble from here.

Noteworthy is the Connor Bedard vs. Macklin Celebrini battle. Both had similar stat lines last year, both are super young, and both could take the types of crazy leaps this year that force Canadaâ€s hand. Bedard, in particular, looks far, far better so far this season (particularly in puck battle-related stats). Youâ€d hate to leave him off right as heâ€s found an elite game, and all without playing with other elite players. If he had top-quality linemates, would he unlock the best version of himself ever, at the exact right time?

Brad Marchand is on the list, as he was Canadaâ€s least-used forward at the Four Nations (11:35 per game), and one assumes another year of aging hasnâ€t made him faster. But some people are just winners, as evidenced by his 20-point playoff run en route to his second Stanley Cup. Heâ€s off to a good start so far, too, and just isnâ€t a guy you ever want to bet against. Heâ€s got leadership and heart and keeps things light. If itâ€s between him and some of these other guys, itâ€s probably him.Â

Does Mark Stone stay healthy and have enough in the tank? Same question for Zach Hyman, whoâ€s not far removed from tallying huge goal totals. I know Robert Thomas is a favourite of Doug Armstrong. Would a good run get him a spot? Would they bring Tom Wilson to provide a different element? Â

This is your “prove it†class.

I donâ€t feel the need to say much about the goalies, as past Binnington and the whole “heart of a champion†thing he seems to have, itâ€s really anyoneâ€s ballgame. Play well and you get to go, simple as that.

This group needs a lot to break right, namely: a red-hot start to the season, a couple of injuries, and perhaps a need that aligns perfectly with their particular skill set. Konecny may deserve better than this tier after making the team last year, but itâ€s just a matter of numbers and the surrounding talent. He was their least-used forward at Four Nations, and look at the “maybe†list above of guys vying for the final spots. Heâ€s maybe closer to that group than this one, but heâ€s in tough, and it just feels like the momentum belongs to others right now.Â

Iâ€ll reiterate the above: the below is not a list of “guys I donâ€t think are good.†This is a list of guys — great players! — where itâ€s just tough to see how they leapfrog what are about 10 potential names ahead of them, for in most cases, just a spot or two. Â

At the bottom, youâ€ll notice a goalie tacked on. That would be Logan Thompson, whom it seems the brass of Team Canada just doesnâ€t believe in as a fit for whatever reason, no matter how he plays. I canâ€t explain that, but I get the sense they donâ€t trust him.

The only outlier on the list may be Noah Dobson, whoâ€s still young enough to get better and climb in Canadaâ€s eyes. But as of right now, heâ€s not taking the offensive opportunities from the elite offensive D (like Cale Makar), and isnâ€t good enough at the D-side yet to handle that role, so the fit doesnâ€t work. If you wanted a guy like him, youâ€d take Evan Bouchard first anyway.

All told, here are the players when you smack together the top three tiers:

Cale Makar 
Thomas Harley 
Josh Morrissey 
Colton Parayko 
Devon Toews 
Travis Sanheim 
Shea TheodoreÂ

Sidney Crosby 
Nathan MacKinnon 
Connor McDavid 
Brayden Point 
Sam Reinhart 
Brandon Hagel 
Mitch Marner 
Mark Scheifele 
Sam Bennett 
Seth Jarvis 
Nick Suzuki 
Anthony CirelliÂ

Weâ€ve seen a very similar group have success recently, and itâ€s tough to see this same one as any less capable of doing the same. Now, time to sit back and see how the next couple of months of NHL action impact what, for now, looks like an awfully stacked roster.Â

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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t dwelling on the fact that his team went 0-6 during the preseason.

After the Heat lost 141-125 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday to close out the preseason with a winless record, Spoelstra told reporters, “We’re not going to focus on what the record was in the preseason. We’ll focus on the sum of the things that were consistent to how we want to play.”

According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, this year marks only the second time the Heat have failed to win a game during the preseason. The only other instance occurred in 2007, and Miami went on to post a 15-67 record during the regular season.

It seems unlikely that Miami will bottom to that degree in 2025-26, as the team has reached the playoffs in six straight seasons, which is tied for the longest streak in franchise history.

However, the Heat are coming off what was largely a disappointing 2024-25 season, as their 37-45 record was their worst since 2014-15 when they also went 37-45.

Miami finished with the 10th-best record in the Eastern Conference last season, but it managed to advance through the postseason play-in tournament before getting swept out of the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Since reaching the NBA Finals in two out of four seasons, the Heat have experienced back-to-back exits in the first round of the playoffs, raising questions about whether they can compete with the projected top teams in the East, such as the Cavs, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.

The Heat are led by a pair of All-Stars in guard Tyler Herro and center Bam Adebayo, and Herro is coming off a career year that saw him average 23.9 points per game.

Herro underwent foot surgery last month, though, and he is expected to miss at least the Heat’s first 12 games.

Perhaps the biggest question surrounding the Heat is whether they have enough in addition to Adebayo to weather the storm until Herro returns.

Some of the players Miami will lean on during that time include newly acquired guard Norman Powell, veteran wing Andrew Wiggins, guards Davion Mitchell and Terry Rozier, wing Jaime Jaquez Jr. and center Kel’el Ware.

The Heat will get their regular season started on Wednesday with a road game against the Magic.

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