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Phantoms’ coach Ward leaves for AHL

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On Monday, the Boston Bruins organization announced that Youngstown Phantoms coach Ryan Ward was hired as an assistant coach for the Bruins’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins. Ward departs Youngstown after four seasons behind the Phantoms bench and one of the most successful stretches in franchise history. During his tenure, the Phantoms had a 156-70-13-9 record, captured the 2023 Clark Cup Championship, the 2025–26 Anderson Cup as USHL regular-season champions, back-to-back Eastern Conference regular-season championships, and established new franchise records ...

Mets’ slugger Soto expects to play again this season

National Sports

NEW YORK — New York Mets slugger Juan Soto says he expects to play again this season, even after being placed on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. “Yeah, 100 percent,” Soto said Monday when asked about returning this season, two days after being put on the IL. The five-time All-Star landed on the injured list for the second time Saturday after imaging revealed a grade 2 strain. The injury is expected to sideline him for longer than the 15 games he missed with a strained right calf in April. “We’re just taking it week by week, day by day,” Soto said before ...

Guardians-Reds game postponed, day-night doubleheader set for Tuesday

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CINCINNATI — The opening game of the three-game series between the Cleveland Guardians and Reds in Cincinnati was postponed Monday night due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday. The first game will begin at 1:40 p.m. EDT. First pitch of the regularly-scheduled game is set for 7:10 p.m. With severe weather approaching, Monday’s game was delayed about an hour prior to first pitch. About an hour later, the game was postponed. Chase Burns (12-1, 2.42) will start Game 1 on Tuesday for the Reds who have opted for an opener to start Game ...

Garrett wows the Rams on his first day of camp

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams’ first practice of training camp Sunday was also the first time they’ve lined up as a full defense with Myles Garrett on the edge. The experience left everybody on the field excited about what could be possible this season for the Rams. “We’ve ...

Jets’ Glenn, Bucs’ Bowles and Bengals’ Taylor among coaches on hot seat

National Sports

The heat is on several NFL coaches — and it has nothing to do with the soon-to-be steamy dog days of training camp. The regular season is still more than six weeks away, but some coaches already face questions about their job security. For a few, such as the New York Jets’ Aaron Glenn, Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Cincinnati’s Zac Taylor, slow starts could make their seats pretty toasty early in make-or-break seasons. For some others, such as Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur and Philadelphia’s Nick Sirianni, there’s not immediate pressure, but that could change if their squads ...

Bengals hope for more explosive plays, fewer turnovers

Ohio Sports

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals’ offense has a very rare level of continuity with all 11 starters as well as most of the team’s key backups returning from last season’s roster. Offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher wants to see the unit aim even higher in 2026. He says the keys for the offense taking the next step are finding more explosive plays and limiting turnovers at a higher rate. “We can really look at it from a schematic standpoint and make sure we have the tools we need,” Pitcher said Monday as the Bengals had their pre-training camp luncheon. “(Turnovers) speaks ...