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Red Wings, Mammoth hope to notch one more win before break
Jan 29, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Utah Mammoth right wing Clayton Keller (9) takes s shot against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images The Detroit Red Wings and Utah Mammoth will aim to generate some momentum before the Olympic break when they face off on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
Both teams were on losing skids before posting wins Monday night. Detroit had lost three in a row and four of five, but surprised the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 in the second of a home-and-home set. Utah had lost two straight and three of four, but outscored the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-2.
The Mammoth will play the third of a six-game homestand, split in half by the break. The Red Wings will conclude their five-game road trip with three more after the break.
This will be the second and final meeting of the season for the teams after visiting Utah topped Detroit 4-1 on Dec. 17. Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist and Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves.
On Monday, John Gibson made 21 saves for the Red Wings in the 2-0 win. The shutout was Gibson’s fourth of the season and 28th of his career.
“Top to the bottom, it was a total team effort,” Gibson said. “Everybody was committed to playing defense, offense, getting pucks deep, forecheck. So, I think it was probably one of the most complete games that at least I’ve been a part of this year.”
The Avalanche had not been shut out since Feb. 4, 2025, by the Canucks.
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist, and Dylan Larkin had two assists for the Red Wings, who avenged a 5-0 home loss to the Avalanche on Saturday. It was Detroit’s first road win against Colorado since a 5-3 victory at Coors Field on Feb. 27, 2016.
“I thought it was outstanding,” Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said. “We had some legs, we were connected, we made some passes, we defended well. Just about everything that could get turned upside down (from Saturday’s 5-0 loss) was.”
In Utah, Nick Schmaltz recorded his second hat trick of the season and added an assist in the win over Vancouver.
“I think Schmaltz was really good everywhere,” Utah coach Andre Tourigny said. “He was good defensively, stripping pucks, his body position was good. I liked his game a lot.”
Schmaltz (22 goals) reached the 20-goal mark for the fifth consecutive season and sixth time in his career. It was his third career hat trick.
Ten Utah skaters made the scoresheet, including JJ Peterka, who scored his 20th goal of the season. Defenseman John Marino had three assists and Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who are 7-1-1 in their past nine home games. Vejmelka made 21 saves.
Marino has four points in his past two games and established a new career high with 28 points.
“He’s a great player,” Schmaltz said of Marino. “I think he’s very underrated. He’s got a lot of plays with the puck, he waits off defenders, and makes a lot of good plays in the middle of the ice. Super great player, so I’m very happy to see him having success.”
–Field Level Media
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Fanatics apologizes for Super Bowl jersey backlash
Jan 29, 2026; Santa Clara, California, USA; The Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and the Super Bowl 60 logos on the video board at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Fanatics issued a public apology Monday night after fans complained about the rollout of Super Bowl LX merchandise for the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, with frustrations centered on jerseys selling out quickly and patched alternatives drawing scrutiny online.
In its statement, Fanatics said the matchup created “unprecedented challenges for us because of the massive surge in demand we saw from Patriots and Seahawks fans,” adding “we’ve let Patriots and Seahawks fans down with product availability — we own that and we are sorry.”
The company cited the unusual nature of the moment as the root of its supply problem, noting that both teams missed the playoffs a year ago and entered this season with long odds before making a sudden leap to the Super Bowl.
That, Fanatics said, is “an incredibly rare occurrence that led to these two fan bases buying nearly 400 percent more jerseys since Thanksgiving vs. last year.”
Even with increased orders, the company said it has struggled to keep team color jerseys in stock due to overwhelming demand, while promising that more inventory is arriving daily and that it is offering other options.
Some of those alternatives have raised quality concerns, particularly non-team-color jerseys with a Super Bowl LX patch priced at $160.
Fanatics responded, saying it “can assure you that, despite some unflattering photos, these jerseys are identical to the standard Nike replica ‘Game’ jersey — one of the highest consumer-rated items we carry built on the core template that has been unchanged since Nike took over NFL jerseys in 2012.”
Fanatics also addressed price criticism of the $130 “Game” jersey and reiterated that any dissatisfied customer can return purchases for free through its app, including orders made in stores operated by the team and the league.
–Field Level Media
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Northwestern will open $862M Ryan Field Oct. 2 vs. Penn State
Nov 22, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Northwestern Wildcats head coach David Braun is seen against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first half at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Northwestern will host its first game at Ryan Field, its revamped football stadium that cost $862 million, in primetime on Friday, Oct. 2, when the Wildcats open Big Ten play against Penn State.
The date is notable because it will mark exactly 100 years since Northwestern played its first game at Northwestern Stadium, which was located on the same site, on Oct. 2, 1926.
Northwestern will play its first two home games of the 2026 season (vs. South Dakota State on Sept. 5 and vs. Colorado on Sept. 19) at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, a temporary stadium where the school has hosted most of its football games over the last two seasons.
Ryan Field, which will have a capacity of 35,000 and has been billed as the largest stadium project in college football history, will host each of the Wildcats’ final five home games. That also includes games against Ball State (Oct. 10), Rutgers (Oct. 24), Iowa (Nov. 7) and the season finale vs. Illinois (Nov. 28).
Northwestern finished the 2025 season with a 7-6 record, making a bowl for the second time in three seasons under David Braun.
–Field Level Media
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LeBron, Durant, Curry team up as three NBA All-Star rosters revealed
Feb 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Team LeBron forward LeBron James celebrates after making the game winning shot with Team LeBron guard Stephen Curry (30) and Team LeBron guard Fred VanVleet (23) during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry will anchor one of two U.S. teams in the inaugural NBA All-Star Game under the new U.S. versus World format.
The rosters for the Feb. 15 game in Inglewood, Calif., were revealed Tuesday, and the “USA Stripes” squad will have the veteran trio of James, Durant and Curry, with a combined 50 All-Star appearances among them.
They’ll be joined on a star-powered roster by Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell, Norman Powell, and Kawhi Leonard — the latter a late addition to the player pool Tuesday before the rosters were confirmed.
Because Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the game due to his calf strain, the World team was short a player to reach the required eight. Karl-Anthony Towns, who was born in New Jersey but represents the Dominican Republic internationally, was moved from the American player pool to Team World, and Leonard was added by commissioner Adam Silver.
The “USA Stars” have a much younger group with Anthony Edwards, Cade Cunningham and Devin Booker. First-time All-Stars Jalen Duren, Jalen Johnson, and Chet Holmgren also made the team.
Under the new format, USA Stars, USA Stripes and Team World will play a round-robin of 12-minute games, with the teams having the best records advancing to the championship game. If all teams go 1-1 in the round robin, point differential will serve as the tiebreaker.
USA Stars roster
Scottie Barnes (Toronto)
Devin Booker (Phoenix)
Cade Cunningham (Detroit)
Jalen Duren (Detroit)
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota)
Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City)
Jalen Johnson (Atlanta)
Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia)
USA Stripes
Jaylen Brown (Boston)
Jalen Brunson (New York)
Stephen Curry (Golden State)
Kevin Durant (Houston)
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers)
Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland)
Norman Powell (Miami)
Team World
Giannis Antetokounmpo* (Milwaukee)
Deni Avdija (Portland)
Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City)
Nikola Jokic (Denver)
Jamal Murray (Denver)
Pascal Siakam (Indiana)
Karl-Anthony Towns (New York)
Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio)
*Antetokounmpo will not play due to injury.
–Field Level Media
Fanatics apologizes for Super Bowl jersey backlash
Northwestern will open $862M Ryan Field Oct. 2 vs. Penn State
