We have another day of Alex Nylander quotes as he talks about (editor's note: finally) joining the Leafs organization.

Natalie Spooner is always ready to hype up Scarborough.

Happy Birthday to Sidney Crosby, who turned 37 yesterday on 8/7. My wife and I had cake to celebrate. As Sid surely reaches the nadir of his NHL career, the question becomes how high up the scoring list will he end up? He's 10th now with almost 1600 points, might he be able to reach the top five?

The MLB wants to host a baseball game at the Bristol Motor Speedway in 2025. I have many questions, most notably "how?" and "why?". The why might be that it's a cool spectacle that could bring in new fans. The how, I'm really not sure. Are they going to astroturf the whole infield? How is that even going to feel? Where will the outfield end? Could the centre field wall be possibly 1km away?

Ken Wiebe profiles the new Jets* assistant coach, Davis Payne.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning had a down year, might they be on the way up next year? They have Guentzel, Atkinson, and a re-worked defense.

Here's a fantasy profile on Cale Makar and the other high-scoring defenders in the league.

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