Jul 11, 2013 - XN Sports

What Ilya Kovalchuk’s Retirement Means for the New Jersey Devils

Just one year removed from an Eastern Conference championship, the New Jersey Devils have made headlines numerous times this offseason. Though preceded by a blockbuster draft-day trade and a pair of major free agent moves, Ilya Kovalchuk‘s shocking retirement is by far the biggest news out of Newark this summer. The franchise forward’s departure raises […]

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At This Velocity: Five MLB Relievers Losing Fire on Their Heat

Fantasy Baseball / By Felipe Melecio

We crunched the numbers on five starting pitchers who have lost velocity on their fastballs since June of 2012. Bill Petti from fangraphs.com compiled a sizable list of starting and relief pitchers for his monthly Velocity Decline Trends for the month of June. We will now take a look at five relief pitchers who have lost velocity on their fastballs in

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Ilya Kovalchuk Retires as One of the Greatest Goal Scorers Ever

NHL / By Michael Clifford

The NHL is a less electrifying place today after the news came down that New Jersey Devils RW Ilya Kovalchuk was retiring from the top hockey league on the planet. Needless to say, I was simply stunned when I refreshed Twitter for the first time in a little while. I was stunned in the sense

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David Perron Finds A New Home With The Edmonton Oilers

NHL / By Michael Clifford

In a move that took me by surprise initially, but made more sense as I looked into it, the St. Louis Blues sent winger David Perron to the Edmonton Oilers for Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson (although he doesn’t use Svensson anymore) and a second round draft pick in the 2014 draft. I say it took me by

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2013 MLB Trade Deadline Rumors: Fantasy Fallout

Fantasy Baseball / By Igor Derysh

With players like Ricky Nolasco, Scott Hairston, and Mitch Boggs already on the move, trade season has officially begun in Major League Baseball. The trade deadline has been known to reshape entire rosters and can make or break a player’s season. Fantasy owners need to be leery of rumors swirling around their players, a trade

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Week 15 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Stock Market: Wild Wild West

Fantasy Baseball / By Igor Derysh

The American League West is rife with top prospects, especially young pitchers. It’s also become an incredibly difficult division for a rookie to succeed. This week we will see the 2013 debut of Erasmo Ramirez for the Mariners and the Major League debut of Jarred Cosart for the Astros. Both have good potential but neither

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2013 NBA Summer League: Day 4—Raul Neto’s Debut and Jeremy Lamb

NBA / By Felipe Melecio

Finally, we saw the debut of Raul Neto as he was given clearance to participate in this NBA Summer League. He didn’t even get a chance to practice with the Utah Jazz as he was thrown into his first game and basically was told to improvise. Neto was selected in the second round of the 2013 NBA

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2013 MLB Trade Deadline Rumors: Yankees, Hughes, Chamberlain

MLB, New York / By Anson Whaley

With teams preparing to make moves before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, the New York Yankees aren’t selling off their team just yet. At 48-42, the Yanks are in fourth place in the difficult American League East Division. At only six games out heading into Wednesday, the club still believes they can make a run

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July 11, 2013