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Team Canada Names Don Sweeney Assistant GM for 2022 Olympics Bostons general manager will be part of Doug Armstrongs team for Beijing Games by Boston Bruins @NHLBruins / BostonBruins.com BOSTON - Hockey Canada announced today, February 3, that Don Sweeney will work alongside St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug   Sweeney was ...

Sweeney Honored to Have Role with Team Canada Bostons GM will serve as part of management team for 2022 Beijing Olympics by Eric Russo @erusso22 / BostonBruins.com BostonBruins.com - It has been over two decades since Don Sweeney last represented his native Canada on the international stage. In his one and only opportunity to don...

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NHL rumors: Penguins target Devils’ Tom Fitzgerald for vacant GM job Updated Feb 02, 2021; Posted Feb 02, 2021 The Pittsburgh Penguins are reportedly interested in New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald to fill their open GM role.AP Facebook Share One person the Penguins are interested in: Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald. According to reports from The Athletic, Fitzgerald is considered by the Penguins as one of the top candidates to fill that vacancy. “Team and league sources described...

Ex-Yankees, Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez joins MLB league office Updated Feb 01, 2021; Facebook Share Former New York Yankees outfielder Raul Ibanez is going to work for the MLB league office. He will advise baseball regarding on-field issues, including rules, equipment and technology. Ibanez was a 19-year MLB veteran who played for the Yankees in 2012, hitting 19 home runs in 130 games. Ibanez’s only All-Star nod came in 2009, when he played for the Philadelphia Phillies. He hit a caree...

February 1st, 2021 share-square-610319 Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced today that Major League Baseball has named longtime baseball operations executive Michael Hill and former All-Star Raul Ibañez as Senior Vice Presidents of On-Field Operations. Hill and Ibañez, who will report to Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Morgan Sword, will serve in key roles overseeing umpiring, discipline and other on-field issues. In addition, MLB has hired forme...

Terry Pluto: A painful yet revealing memory of when I encountered Hank Aaron Updated Jan 31, 2021; Posted Jan 31, 2021 The Braves Hank Aaron (44) stretches on the field with teammate Davey Johnson (6) at the teams spring training camp in West Palm Beach, Fla, March 16, 1974. Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio – There was so much I didn’t know. That’s what I think when looking back in the rearview mirror of my life and seeing the image of Hank Aaron, who died recently at the age of 86. The y...

Ten Offaly players attend GPA’s virtual 2021 Rookie Camp Reporter: );  ); Ten players from Offaly were among 303 players new inter-county panel members who logged on to the GPA’s 2021 Rookie Camp which was held remotely across three evenings last week.  The camp, which is in its third year, is aimed at helping young players to adapt to life on a senior panel and also at showcasing the supports they have at their disposal through the GPA. The ten Offaly players were Amy Byrne, Louise Mann...

Verbatim: Mad Ants announce 2021 basketball operations, front-office personnel The Journal Gazette The Fort Wayne Mad Ants issued this news release today: JANUARY 29, 2021 -- The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced Friday additions to the basketball operations staff for the single site season to begin in February at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. Michael Ruffi...

Georgia adds West Virginia’s Jahmile Addae as Defensive Backs Coach Photo: 247Sports ATHENS, Ga. – Jahmile Addae (juh-Mile uh-Die), defensive backs coach at West Virginia the last two seasons, has been named the defensive backs coach at the University of Georgia, according to announcement Wednesday from Bulldog head coach Kirby Smart. “We are excited to add Jahmile to our staff and to welcome he and his family to Athens,” said UGA head coach Kirby Smart. “Having b...