The death of a spouse triggers an avalanche of decisions: paperwork, accounts, insurance claims, legal matters and well-meaning relatives with opinions about what to do with the money. Suze Orman's advice for navigating all of it is simple.
"The one crucial piece of advice I have for the surviving spouse is to move slowly and make as few financial decisions as possible," Orman wrote on her website. "The last thing you need is the stress of making big money decisions when grieving is most fierce."
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#advice #make

Joey McGuire is optimistic the Texas Tech football team will have more weapons on the field of Galaxy Stadium for the Red Raiders' showdown against Houston.
Safety Brenden Jordan has wrapped his two-game suspension for a violation of team rules and will return to action on Friday night. As for a pair of injured starters, that's up to how the short week of preparation goes.
Outside linebacker Trey White (back) has missed the first two games of the season while tight end Terrance Carter Jr. was in a boot before the game and missed Texas Tech's 35-24 win over Oregon State.
"Trey and TC are trending in the right direction," McGuire said. "They both had good runs this morning. They're doing their recovery stuff right now. Trey will get a little bit individually this afternoon and then TC will get some scout periods this afternoon. Feeling good as long as we don't have any setbacks to getting those guys back."
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: What does Texas Tech football's injury report look like for Houston game?

#houston #missed

EL SEGUNDO -- The Los Angeles Kings held a practice in preparation for the 2026 Rookie Faceoff today at Toyota Sports Performance Center.
The Rookie Faceoff is an annual event held every year before the start of the season for some of the top prospects on certain teams, and one of many such events held throughout the NHL. This year's Rookie Faceoff takes place from Sep. 12-15 in San Jose, and will feature the Kings, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche and Utah Mammoth. Although many of the players involved will not play in the NHL this season, these events still unofficially kick off the 2026-27 campaign.
"There's definitely a feeling of, 'We're really representing the organization out of the gates to start the year,'" said Ontario Reign head coach Andrew Lord, who will lead the Rookie Faceoff team. "Yes, it's a rookie tournament … but we're representing the team."
The Kings' roster is highlighted by a handful of players, including 2025 first-round pick Henry Brzustewicz, 2025 second-round pick Vojtech Cihar, and top goalie prospects Carter George and Hampton Slukynsky. While playing together as a team, each individual player is also looking to stand out and prove themselves to the front office and the coaching staff.
"You can't worry too much about that," Slukynsky said. "Just focus on yourself and doing what you can do and controlling what you can control. Obviously, we're all competing with each other, but it's good that we push each other and we support each other and help each other get better, but everybody wants to play and compete. So it's been good and it's fun to compete with all these guys."

#year #start

We're into the month of September, which means the 2026-27 NHL season is right around the corner. Preseason games begin the Sept. 19 while the regular season begins earlier this year at the end of the month. Now is the time to start preparing for fantasy hockey and be sure to get into those mock draft lobbies.
Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Hockey league for the 2026-27 season
As we enter the fresh season, you'll find most of the same names toward the top of Scott Pianowski's rankings for 2026-27. The list starts with perennial MVP candidates Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche center is fresh off a 53-goal season in which he took home the Rocket Richard trophy. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov finished second behind McDavid with 130 points last season, but captured his second Hart Trophy as NHL MVP.
Below you can find Pianowski's fantasy hockey rankings for 2026-27 for each position.

#mcdavid #trophy #fresh

Today is the day of the first on-ice activity for the Colorado Avalanche in the 2026-27 season. A group of 25 rookies are gathering at Family Sports Center at 9:00 a.m. for a one-day practice before they head off to San Jose, Calif. for the annual rookie tournament.
Late last week the roster was announced which features almost as many defensemen (8) as forwards (13). The only two players with NHL experience expected to attend are forwards Nikita Prishchepov and Taylor Makar, though several others on this list could see their NHL debut soon. All eyes will be on goaltender Ilya Nabokov and forward TJ Hughes who might even make an impact on the Avalanche this year.
It's nice to see five of the nine members of the 2026 Avalanche draft class in attendance including including forwards Beckett Hamilton and Shawn Carrier, defenseman Ondrej Ruml and goaltenders Alexandre Raymond and Tobias Tvrznik,
Those prospects playing in the NCAA or Europe this season are not listed and were not expected to attend rookie camp or Avalanche training camp. However, it is curious the class headliner, 43rd overall Egor Shilov is missing especially since he has chosen to spend one more year in the QMJHL with Victoriaville. But, there is a clue from those who cover the Canadian junior leagues that ongoing visa issues are to blame.
Translated from Quebec journalist Matthew Vachon this reads:

#expected #attend

Last Word On Hockey's Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2026-27 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team's current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We'll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we're previewing the 2026-27 Minnesota Wild.
There's been plenty of chatter about the 2026-27 Minnesota Wild. The main offseason rabble has been whether or not Quinn Hughes will sign an extension. Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin was able to weaponize the salary cap **** e since the buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter were greatly reduced. Guerin has been taking care of players like Brock Faber and Kirill Kaprizov.
However, the Hughes question hangs over the franchise's head like a cloud. The Wild rolled the dice to get the high-flying defender from the Vancouver Canucks. However, it would be a disaster if the Olympic Gold Medal winner doesn't stay beyond this season. The Wild have only made the Western Conference Final once in the franchise's history. Minnesota knows the pressure is on to at least get back there.
Guerin fulfulled his promise of making the team into a Stanley Cup contender. He managed to give Kaprizov the deal that would keep the dynamic forward in the fold. However, getting Hughes proved to be a masterstroke. It cemented the Wild as a contender despite being in one of the toughest divisions in hockey.
Minnesota looked the part of a contender by finishing 10th in scoring, fourth in defence, and seventh in points. The Wild even broke some of their bad postseason luck by getting past the Dallas Stars. However, the same old Wild came back in the second round in a loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The Wild were exposed as not having as much depth as the Avs and not having enough team speed. Minnesota has made plenty of progress, but the team still has a long way to go.

#hughes #guerin #back #last

Moritz Seider has had an amazing start to his career while wearing the winged wheel for Detroit. He has captivated fans with his elite defensive play, and he has become more involved on the offensive side of the puck every year. He just recorded his best season yet in Detroit, posting career marks in goals, ***** ists, and plus/minus rating: 10 goals, 50 ***** ists, 60 points and a plus-15 rating in all 82 games. He hasn't even reached his full potential yet, and he is already one of the franchise's centerpieces.
During his time in Detroit, he has also learned how to quarterback our power play and be a shutdown force during penalty-killing situations. He put up a career-high 28 power-play points last season and led Red Wings defensemen with 180 blocked shots. He is also one of the defensemen Detroit turns to in overtime. Over the last five seasons in Detroit, he has averaged 23:51 of ice time, and last season's career-best 25:40 a night was the heaviest workload he has carried yet. Not to mention that he has never missed a game in the entirety of his NHL career so far, a streak that now sits at 410 straight.
Seider will look to continue his dominance on the blue line this season, which carries major significance as the Wings look to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2015-16, after a 10th straight miss last spring. If Seider can maintain his superb career trajectory and the season he posted last year, Detroit's blue line and team will only get better. One statistic that really stands out is Seider's plus/minus rating. As Detroit's number one defenseman, Seider is regularly on the ice defending against the opposing team's top stars. Posting a plus-15 last season, his first positive rating in five NHL seasons, shows that he is one of the most valuable defensemen in today's NHL.
This is not hype or exaggeration of Seider's play; he is well respected by his peers and was just ranked as the ninth-best defenseman in the NHL right now by NHL Network, one spot behind Ottawa's Jake Sanderson, after finishing fifth in Norris Trophy voting. He is the Detroit blue line, and the extension that we had worked out to keep him here was, and still is, an absolute steal for the value of a player he is and will become in the future.
On Aug. 28, 2026, the Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Cale Makar to a record eight-year, $163.2 million contract extension, making him the highest-paid player in NHL history at a $20.4 million AAV and the first $20 million man the league has ever had. With this happening, elite defenders are going to see a skyrocket in not only what they are worth but what they are going to be paid. Now, when we look at the extension Seider signed on Sept. 19, 2024, seven years and $59.85 million at an $8.55 million AAV, that was an absolute steal for the player who will control Detroit's blue line for years to come. Seider is under contract with Detroit through the 2030-31 season and will be a key piece of Detroit's plans now and i

Ethena is taking USDe directly to consumers with Ethena Pay, a self-custodial money app offering savings rewards, global transfers, and card spending.
Ethena Pay Goes Live: Ethena launched Ethena Pay, a self-custodial neobank built on Avalanche. The app lets users hold USDe, earn rewards, spend through Visa, and send fiat or crypto globally. The beta starts with 400 users across 49 countries, with the U.S., EU, U.K., and Canada coming later.
Tiered Rewards: Standard users earn 5% on up to $5K with 4% cashback, while Pro and VIP offer 6% yields with higher balance limits and up to 5% cashback. Cashback is paid in AVAX.
New ENA Utility: Users can unlock Pro by locking $2K of ENA or referring 10 users, while VIP requires $10K of ENA or 50 referrals, tying ENA directly into Ethena Pay's rewards system.
Ethena's Busy Week: The launch follows several ENA-focused changes, including investor lockup restructuring, a proposed ENA buyback mechanism, and plans to expand USDe's basis trade into equity perps. Ethena Pay now adds a consumer distribution layer for USDe while creating another use for ENA.

#cashback #custodial

The Devils traded a conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft to the Nashville Predators to acquire forward Luke Evangelista on Tuesday night, the team announced.
Evangelista had a career-high 56 points (12 goals, 44 ******* ists) in 81 games last season in his fourth year with the Predators who drafted him in the second-round (42nd overall) in 2020. In 253 career games, the 6-foot, 183-pounder has 142 points on 45 goals and 97 ******* ists with a plus-6 rating.
The 24-year-old will be owed $3 million this season for the final year of his contract.
As for the details of what New Jersey is sending Nashville, the conditional draft pick belongs to the Colorado Avalanche. If the Avalanche do not transfer their 2027 pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs or the choice in 2028 is in the top 10, the Predators' pick will be in 2029.

#pick #evangelista #Avalanche

ANAHEIM, Cali. -- Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and his Kroenke Sports & Entertainment company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Angels from the Arte Moreno and the Moreno family, the company announced Tuesday.
The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2027, subject to customary closing conditions and approval from Major League Baseball. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The acquisition would add one of Major League Baseball's original West Coast franchises to KSE's expansive global portfolio, which includes the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Mammoth and ****** nal Football Club.
"The Angels are a storied franchise anchored in a great market," KSE owner and chairman Stan Kroenke said in a statement. "We look forward to an exciting future with the Angels organization."
The deal would end Arte Moreno's 23-year run as the controlling owner of the Angels. Moreno purchased the franchise from The Walt Disney Company in 2003, shortly after the team won its first World Series championship.

#Angels #company #owner #stan

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The **** le is still sinking in for Cale Makar — highest paid player in NHL history.
With it, of course, comes great expectations for the Colorado Avalanche standout defenseman. Like more gaudy stats and deep Stanley Cup runs. Pressure becomes part of the price tag for signing a $163.2 million, eight-year extension that kicks in next season. Pressure, the two-time Norris Trophy winner **** erted, he welcomes.
"I'm a guy that just puts a lot of pressure on myself to do well year in, year out," Makar said Monday at a news conference on the heels of a deal he signed late last week that will keep him with Colorado through the 2034-35 season. "It's going to make me even push myself a little bit more."
The 27-year-old Makar took becoming the league's first player to sign for more than $20 million a season in stride. He's already predicting the figure won't stand for long. It could be Edmonton's Connor McDavid or Toronto's Auston Matthews, who are eligible for extensions next summer. Down the road, it might be Makar's teammate Nathan MacKinnon.
"I fully expect Nate to even double what this is right now," cracked Makar, who's turned in four 20-goal seasons in his career. "It's incredible to see where the game is going."

#pressure #player #million

Even after an avalanche of roster moves at Sunday's deadline for final cuts, the San Francisco 49ers still have plenty of work to do on their roster.
With a handful of players likely returning to the club in some capacity, the 49ers will need to free up some roster spots. They could do that via the outright release of someone who made the first version of the 53-man roster. They can also create roster spots by placing players from the 53-man group on IR. Players who are on the roster and then go on IR can be designated for return. Players who are placed on IR before final cuts can't return, save for the maximum two players who are allowed to be given return designations.
One key with the return designations that come down at final cuts is that they count toward the maximum eight IR returns for the season, even if they never come off IR. That forces teams to be strategic with how they utilize those IR slots on cutdown day.
Now that we know what the 49ers' initial 53-man roster looks like, and we know they'll need to clear up a couple of roster spots, here are seven players who could be tagged for IR now that they've made the initial roster:
Lowe suffered a high ankle sprain early in camp. There's a chance he'll be ready for the season opener or within the first couple weeks of the season which would allow him to avoid the minimum four-week absence that comes with an IR stint. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed to reporters Lowe was an IR candidate at final cuts. He may still be one now that he's on the team.

#players #final #season

The Turk will be very busy this weekend.
The traditional name for the in-house harbinger of doom, each team's Turk will be telling players on the bubble that the coach wants to see them.
"And bring your playbook," he usually adds.
It's one of the basic realities of a sport that has 90 players on the roster until the limit plunges, in one fell swoop, to 53. And it will happen through an avalanche of moves that will trim the rosters, build practice squads of up to 16 players, and then spark a flurry of additional cuts and signings at the bottom of the roster.
The process is the most basic reminder of the reality that the supply of willing NFL players far outweighs the demand. And that, once the preseason ends, the demand for players to play in the games that don't count instantly evaporates.

#turk #demand #traditional #name

The NHL has its first $20 million man. Friday, the Avalanche announced an eight-year, $163.2 million contract extension with Cale Makar. The average annual value comes in at $20.4 million, handing the 27-year-old star defenseman the highest AAV in league history. It's just below the league maximum at $20.8M, and the total contract is the largest in NHL history.
Makar's landmark contract comes just a month after Sharks center Macklin Celebrini set a new high-water mark at $18.8 million AAV as part of a five-year, $94 million deal. Though bigger, Makar's deal similarly contains eye-popping signing bonuses: In the final year, at age 36, Makar will be guaranteed a whopping $18.8 million.
The highest NHL AAV has now been smashed four times throughout the past year—and three times this summer alone.
In September 2025, Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov signed a then-record $136 million, eight-year extension at $17 million AAV—resetting the market for the league's stars. In June, offer-sheet drama surrounding Leo Carlsson pushed the Ducks to sign the center to an $18 million AAV deal. But in July, Celebrini agreed to his deal, and Makar knocked him off less than a month later.
Makar is the only defenseman of the four. Along with setting a new high bar in the sport, his deal also ratchets up the market for the NHL's other top defensemen, whose new contracts are imminent: particularly Quinn Hughes, who was moved to Minnesota in a blockbuster trade last season; and Matthew Schaefer of the Islanders, who is coming off of a Calder Trophy–winning season during which he banked rookie records.

#contract #eight

Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche have agreed to a eight-year, $163.2 million extension, his agency announced Friday. The deal will be worth $20.4 million in annual average value; Makar becomes the first player in the NHL to sign a deal exceeding $20 million in annual salary, via insider Frank Seravalli.
Makar is entering the final year of a six-year, $54 million extension he signed in July 2021. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Getting a deal done now allows Makar and the Avalanche to ensure the contract is for eight years. Once the NHL's new CBA goes into effect on Sept. 15, maximum contract lengths cannot exceed seven years.
The Avalanche confirmed the deal with a video of Makar, in which he said he "couldn't be more excited" to stay in Colorado for the long-term future.
Makar, 27, is entering his eighth NHL season, all with Colorado. Since breaking into the league during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the UMass product has won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, been named to the NHL First All-Star Team four times, won two Norris Trophies as the NHL's best defenseman, and helped the Avalanche to the 2021-22 Stanley Cup ******* le, where he was also named postseason MVP.

#stanley

The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we'll count down each of the 25 players ranked.
Name: TJ Hughes
Age: 24
Position: Center/Left Wing
Height: 6'0"

#high #september

It was a day of anticipation on Thursday as new broke that the Colorado Avalanche and Cale Makar had reached an agreement on a contract extension. There was no announcement then but today is supposed to be the day it finally happens.
First it started with Elliotte Friedman dropping the bomb, which was confirmed by several other media sources that a big announcement on Makar's extension was forthcoming.
And then….silence. But considering there's still three weeks to go before the Avalanche get on the ice for training camp, what's another day?
Now we are announcing the announcement as what has become the norm in today's media.
While we wait, let's reflect on the historic career the world's best defenseman has enjoyed up to this point.

#thursday #elliotte

Charles Schwab (NYSE: $SCHW) plans to expand its crypto offering with three additional tokens, giving clients access to Solana (CRYPTO: $SOL), Avalanche (CRYPTO: $AVAX) and Chainlink (CRYPTO: $LINK) in the coming months.
The new ****** ets will join Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: $ETH), which are already available through Schwab Crypto, the brokerage's digital ****** et trading platform. Schwab began rolling out the service to clients in May 2026 as part of its push into direct cryptocurrency trading.
In a Thursday announcement, the company said the decision to add SOL, AVAX and LINK comes amid client demand for established digital ****** ets. It also plans to add more cryptocurrencies and other digital ****** ets to the platform over time.
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#assets #clients #trading

Last week, Good Good Golf released an ad spot for its co-branded Callaway driver. In it, Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark tackles a woman who dared reach for his driver, stands over her, and says, "Do not touch my new driver."
After swift and intense backlash, the ad was deleted, but not before several people preserved it on the internet.
"We posted a video to our channels that ultimately depicted actions that are not aligned with our values as a brand," Good Good Golf, a YouTube phenomenon-turned brand, said in an official statement posted Saturday. "We have since taken that content down, and sincerely apologize. Good Good has always stood for making the game of golf more inclusive to all, and we will continue to ensure that is our mission moving forward."
Callaway Golf CEO Chip Brewer and Good Good CEO Matt Kendrick also released separate statements, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Those statements did not stop the avalanche. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp condemned the ad and Good Good's "disappointing" and "defensive" response. Golf Channel postponed the premiere of its Big Break x Good Good reality show. ****** 's Sporting Goods and Galaxy Golf reportedly pulled Good Good merchandise from stores.

#driver

With the NHL season quickly approaching, the league has revealed its national TV schedule across TNT Sports and ESPN networks.
TNT Sports will air 72 regular-season games this season, including the Heritage Classic, Winter Classic, and "Thanksgiving Showdown" doubleheader on Black Friday. TNT will also air the 2027 Stanley Cup Final.
On ESPN, there will be 100 games across ABC, ESPN and ESPN+/Disney+/Hulu. Featured games include the NHL Frozen Frenzy and NHL Stadium Series. ABC and ESPN will also air the NHL All-Star Weekend, which is returning after a two-year hiatus.
Opening night on Tuesday, Sept. 29, as previously announced, will feature an opening tripleheader. Florida Panthers-Carolina Hurricanes will be at 5 p.m., New York Rangers-Boston Bruins at 8 p.m., and Chicago Blackhawks-Vegas Golden Knights at 10:30 p.m., all on ESPN.
TNT will begin its coverage the next night with a doubleheader featuring Pittsburgh Penguins-Philadelphia Flyers at 7:30 p.m. and Los Angeles Kings-Colorado Avalanche at 10 p.m.

#games #across

A video taken after flash flooding on the border between Nepal and China shows mudslides enveloping multiple buildings as people fled in Gyirong, Tibet, near China's border with Nepal.
The mudslides followed a 4.4-magnitude earthquake which occurred just seven minutes before video captured people sprinting away from the disaster, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
Shishir Khanal, Nepal's foreign minister, also suggested that earthquakes could be the cause in remarks to the country's parliament, according to Reuters.
Colombia Building Collapses On Camera As Earthquake Brings Death, Destruction
Authorities believe the earthquake caused an ice-rock avalanche that flowed into the Lhende Khola River in Nepal, according to Reuters.

#border #mudslides #people #tibet

CENTENNIAL, CO - JUNE 11 : Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic is in the press conference at Family Sports Center in Centennial, Colorado on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER — Joe Sakic was back in the goal-scoring business in an alumni game that featured some of his Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche teammates.
Just a few shifts for old time's sake as the Hall of Fame forward turned front office executive was paired on a line with Peter Forsberg and Milan Hejduk. He scored early off a pass from Hejduk.
Now, it's back to the deal-making business for Sakic with training camp around the corner.
Sakic's trying to wrap up a contract extension that will keep Cale Makar, a two-time Norris Trophy winner as the league's top defenseman, in Denver well into the future. Makar is coming off a season in which he had 20 goals and 59 ******* ists.

#Avalanche #back

In the biggest Colorado Avalanche news of the summer, our beloved LG Red is back at Altitude for the upcoming season! Lauren Gardner won't be exclusive to just Avalanche broadcasts but she is back in Colorado and will be on our TV screens. Welcome home, LG!
The NHL announced they are committing to regular season games in Germany for three years starting with the 2026-27 season as the league continues to increase their global reach.
There will be a new specialty jersey coming this fall for every team, dubbed the Hometown Remix. Word on the street is that just like their two versions of the Reverse Retro, the Avalanche will have a white sweater in this upcoming collection as well.
Preseason isn't just for the Avalanche as the Colorado Eagles are expected to participate in what's been dubbed the Southwest Showdown. The Tucson Roadrunners will serve as host while the Eagles will play the Texas Stars on September 26th and the Henderson Silver Knights on September 27th. Giddy up!

#Avalanche #season #dubbed

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne officially welcomed Jae Crowder on Thursday. The American combo forward has penned a one-year deal for the 2026–27 season, joining a squad featuring Joel Bolomboy, Myles Cale, Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada, Both Gach, Edwin Jackson, Bodian Massa, Patty Mills, Yves Pons, and Nate Sestina. This roster marks the first club coaching ****** ignment of four-time NBA champion Tony Parker.
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne officially welcomed Jae Crowder on Thursday. The American combo forward has penned a one-year deal for the 2026–27 season, joining a squad featuring Joel Bolomboy, Myles Cale, Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada, Both Gach, Edwin Jackson, Bodian Massa, Patty Mills, Yves Pons, and Nate Sestina. This roster marks the first club coaching ****** ignment of four-time NBA champion Tony Parker. — 8/20/2026 EuroHoops.net
The Vaqueros de Bayamón have announced the signing of three imports for the upcoming BSN season: Jae Crowder, Jaylin Galloway and Xavier Cooks. Crowder, a 35-year-old forward with 13 NBA seasons under his belt, returns to action after a brief stint with the Sacramento Kings in 2024/25. He will be tasked with filling the void left by Danilo Gallinari. — 3/22/2026 Sportando
Jae Crowder: WE WERE 30-13 BTW. TO BRING IN DOC. THIS IS WHAT STARTED THE AVALANCHE — 1/28/2026 x.com

#forward #year #season #american

The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalancheorganization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we'll count down each of the 25 players ranked.
Name: Beckett Hamilton
Age: 18
Position: Center
Height: 5'11

#seven #name

Aug. 16—MITCHELL — Three years ago, when Alexandria and Clark met in the Class B amateur baseball tournament bracket, the Traders scored a significant first-round upset to send the Angels home early.
Sunday afternoon, with a state championship at stake, the Halos made sure no such surprise was in store.
A massive first inning set the tone, as Alexandria steamrolled Clark 12-2 in seven innings at Cadwell Park to claim the club's sixth South Dakota Class B amateur baseball tournament ***** le overall, all since 2013, and first since 2020. The Angels finished the season with a 21-3 overall record, also complete with the Sunshine League regular-season ***** le, District 5B tournament ***** le.
"It's an awesome feeling; there's nothing better," said Alexandria player/manager Peyton Smith. "My feeling is the next one is always the best one. I love this."
Four batters and nine total pitches into the game, Alexandria grabbed the lead on a Tyson Gau single that scored Dakota Munger. It was just the beginning of a first-inning avalanche that saw 14 batters come to the plate and put Clark at a 9-0 deficit before the Traders came up to bat for the first time. Along the way, the Angels chased Clark starting pitcher Hudson Fuller, who had earned credit for two wins in the tournament, after just two outs.

#alexandria #Angels #traders

As summer slowly begins to slip away with hints of hockey's return on the horizon, the one part of the offseason which feels incomplete is the highly anticipated Cale Makar contract extension hasn't been announced by the Colorado Avalanche yet. With exactly one month until the team is collectively back on the ice again, the clock is beginning to tick louder. Hopefully, it's still all a just matter of procedure but there's more anxiety in the air than there was a month ago.
It's often brought up that the Cale Makar contract watch is beginning to seem like the beginning of the Mikko Rantanen saga. That, too, felt like an important piece of business concerning a core player which would get done eventually but it turned into a shocking trade born out of frustration. But there are several important facts to keep in mind before comparing the two Stanley Cup champions when it comes to financial matters. What should be the actual contract comparison is how fellow superstar Nathan MacKinnon's eight-year extension signed in 2022 is more closely aligned with Makar's situation. There's several facts that were forgotten since that deal came to fruition just four years ago.
At the time he signed that mega-deal in 2022 worth just over $100 million, MacKinnon was the NHL's highest paid player, there was no hometown discount. His $12.6 million Annual Average Value edged Edmonton's Connor McDavid's previous high mark by $100K. Toronto's Auston Matthews did eventually surpass MacKinnon with an extension paying him at a $13.25 million AAV but it was signed nearly a full year later in 2023 and kicked in the season after that. This means that for the entire 2023-24 season MacKinnon was the league's highest paid player in an era when the salary cap was still rising by only one million dollars per year. In the 2025-26 season the superstar Avalanche center was still the league's third highest paid player and currently sits at seventh highest heading into the upcoming season.
The other significant detail of MacKinnon's contract, which will apply to the Makar negotiations, is that he signed for 15.09% of the $83.5 million salary cap. If we extrapolate that to the projected $113.5 million salary cap for the 2027-28 season when Makar's next contract will begin, that's a base of $17.13 million per year if both parties want to match that. San Jose's Macklin Celebrini is a budding star forward and just signed for the highest cap hit in the NHL at $18.8 million AAV which also begins in the 2027-28 season. Does Makar have an incentive to beat this figure or is he only content to set salaries for defensemen? Minnesota's Quinn Hughes is keeping a close eye on negotiations but he's likely waiting for Makar to name his price first than the other way around. If Hughes does sign first, though, and sets the bar for yearly salary it could have any impact on where Makar's ask goes especially if the figure surpasses Celebrini's.
One reason for optimism is that MacKinnon put pen to pape

The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalancheorganization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we'll count down each of the 25 players ranked.
Name: Shawn Carrier
Age: 19
Position: Left Wing
Height: 5'11

#players #hockey #seven #avalancheorganization

Often the forgotten pending unrestricted free agent on the Colorado Avalanche, Artturi Lehkonen — like Cale Makar — has been eligible to sign a contract extension since July 1.
When general manager Joe Sakic was asked about Lehkonen's situation back in June, he said getting a deal done with the veteran forward was a priority for the Avalanche and something the team hoped to accomplish this summer.
Basically, it's no different than Makar's pending extension.
"We're going to talk to their agent in the summer. That focus is going to take place in the summer," Sakic said. "All the extensions — once we get to mid-July, that's when those talks start beginning. We're definitely going to be looking to hopefully come to an agreement with Artturi as well. He's such a big, important player for our team."
If that remains the plan, the Avalanche and Lehkonen's camp have now been in discussions for several weeks. But unlike Makar, there may not be much urgency to get a Lehkonen extension done immediately.

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Pablo Torre dropped his latest bombshell on Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers and this one may be a gamechanger.
After initially reporting that Leonard had a sponsorship deal with Aspiration that appeared to circumvent the NBA salary cap, Torre found a similar agreement with tech company Daktronics, the manufacturer of the Intuit Dome scoreboard.
The second questionable deal is increasing the avalanche of pressure on the Clippers, owner Steve Ballmer, and the entire league over what happens next. And on Friday's episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith gave his verdict. He suggested that both Ballmer and Leonard should be banned for a year.
"This is egregious if it's true. If it's true, we're talking about banishment for Steve Ballmer as far as I'm concerned for at least a year. It should be entertained that Kawhi Leonard should be banned for a year. He just took the money, but **** that," Smith said. "The deal with Aspiration, that's a green banking company that's at the center of the NBA investigation going on now. To learn that you might have had another sponsorship deal worth millions of dollars with Daktronics? So you had not one but a couple of companies funneling money to you? To circumvent the salary cap with you getting this money but you also getting these additional dollars on the side illegally, because according to NBA bylaws, you ain't supposed to be doing this? Nah, you can't go for that."
Stephen A. Smith had Pablo Torre on his podcast and echoed the sentiment that the hammer should come down on both Kawhi Leonard and the Cippers. Not only did he again suggest a one-year suspension for Leonard and Ballmer, but taking draft picks away from the Cilppers and voiding Leonard's contract altogether.

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