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Sliding Ducks strive to get right in encounter vs. Flames
Apr 3, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) allows a power-play goal scored by St. Louis Blues left wing Dylan Holloway (81) during the third period at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images A four-game winless skid has knocked the Anaheim Ducks off the top spot in the Pacific Division.
At least the Ducks (41-30-5, 87 points) won’t have to wait long for their chance to break out of their swoon, as they’ll host the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
A 6-2 home loss to the St. Louis Blues on Friday pushed the Ducks behind the Edmonton Oilers in the chase for the divisional crown. Both teams have 87 points, but the Oilers have more regulation-time victories.
“Everyone knows the scenario that we’re in,” said Anaheim forward Ryan Poehling, who collected one goal and one assist against the Blues. “Last two games, I thought we played good hockey. (Friday) wasn’t the case.”
The Ducks remain in a strong spot to snap their playoff drought at seven seasons, but they have been off their game for more than a week. During their swoon (0-3-1), the Ducks have been guilty of porous defensive play.
“You can just see the coverage of the first goal,” coach Joel Quenneville said of his team’s loss to the Blues. “It turns into a breakaway and it’s uncontested. Those types of plays can’t happen.”
Anaheim has won four consecutive meetings with Calgary, all in extra time, so that provides a much-needed confidence boost. However, the Ducks know they can not simply rely on past success to get their game back in order.
“As a group, we just need to just pull together a little bit more,” Poehling said.
The Flames are looking to rebound from a pair of lopsided defeats.
Calgary (31-36-8, 70 points) arrives in Anaheim on the heels of a 6-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. That came after the Flames opened a six-road trip with a 9-2 thumping by the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.
Unlike the Colorado game, the Flames — who are close to being officially eliminated from playoff contention — held a 3-2 lead with four minutes remaining in the second period before surrendering four unanswered goals.
“We took too many penalties. Can’t give (those to) a team with a power play like that. I don’t know how many they had,” defenseman Zach Whitecloud said. “It’s tough to claw your way out of that. It loses momentum and creates momentum for them, whether they create chances or vice versa.”
Vegas tallied on the power play to tie the clash before hitting the afterburners in the final portion.
The biggest positive of the game for Calgary was veteran forward Blake Coleman’s pair of goals, which gives him 19 for the season.
“It’s always good to score and help your team get on the board,” Coleman said. “I’d like to have one of the goals they scored on us back. Ultimately, it’s about how you play on both sides. Disappointed with giving up one, but nice to contribute. Just a tough loss, but we’ll bounce back.”
On Friday, Calgary summoned 21-year-old forward Aydar Suniev from the minors. Suniev, the 80th pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, had 15 goals and 23 points with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers in his first pro season. He made his NHL debut in last season’s finale after his sophomore season at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
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CBS puts Tony Romo on indefinite leave after arrest
Feb 6, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz (left), analyst Tony Romo (center) and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson at press conference at the Super Bowl 58 Media Center at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images CBS Sports has placed No. 1 football analyst Tony Romo on indefinite leave following his arrest on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.
The news was announced Friday in a terse statement from the network.
“Tony Romo is on leave from his role at CBS Sports until further notice,” read the statement.
ESPN reported that JJ Watt, former NFL defensive player of the year, will replace Romo and partner with play-by-player caller Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson on CBS’ top broadcast team while Romo is on leave.
Romo, 46, was pulled over July 23 at around 6:15 p.m. while traveling southbound on Interstate 43 in Milwaukee. He had been in Wisconsin to play in a golf tournament.
Romo has been the lead analyst at CBS since 2017. The former quarterback took the job following his final season with the Dallas Cowboys.
He is working on a 10-year, $180 million contract that runs through the 2030 season.
Romo, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, was arrested after he “performed poorly” on standardized field sobriety tests, per the police report, and released at approximately 11 p.m.
A citation issued by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office noted an “open bottle of an alcoholic beverage” was found in the passenger side during an inventory of Romo’s vehicle.
According to the citation, Romo faces a $267 fine for the alleged offense. He has a court date scheduled for Sept. 21 on the charge of operating a vehicle while under the influence.
A first-offense OWI generally is a civil offense, not a criminal charge, in Wisconsin. The police report indicated a fine of $1,066 for this charge, as well as a $235 fine for “unsafe passing on the right.”
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Packers activate TE Tucker Kraft (knee) from PUP list
Sep 11, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft (85) looks on after the game against the Washington Commanders at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images The Green Bay Packers activated tight end Tucker Kraft from the physically unable to perform list on Friday.
Kraft, 25, had surgery last November to repair a torn right ACL and is expected to be eased back into practice.
“No team (drills),” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said before Friday’s session at training camp. “So, we’re just going to kind of get him back ingrained into the process and into individual. What’s great is when they do come off PUP, then now he can partake in some of the walk-through periods, especially that we do in the evenings, just to get him back hearing the call, lining up and then just going through that.”
Kraft currently is about 8 1/2 months removed from surgery, just short of the nine-month mark the Packers typically wait for before allowing a player returning from a torn ACL to do 11-on-11 drills.
“The way he looks, you’d think he’s ready to go … but there’s a lot of science behind the nine-month mark, and so we’ll be very cautious as we head into it,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said.
Kraft had 32 catches for 489 yards and six touchdowns in eight games before the injury last season.
The 2023 second-round draft pick is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is looking for a long-term deal.
“I think it would be best if we got it done as soon as possible,” Kraft said on Wednesday, per ESPN.
Kraft has 113 receptions for 1,551 yards and 15 touchdowns in 42 career games (33 starts).
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Reports: Giants' Harrison Bader crashed scooter into fire truck
May 22, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Harrison Bader (9) gestures after he hit a single against the Chicago White Sox during the third inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images The San Francisco Giants are shutting down outfielder Harrison Bader for the season after he reportedly crashed his scooter into the back of a fire truck.
The Giants confirmed earlier this week that Bader was in an accident last weekend that aggravated a left foot injury that has kept him sidelined since May 29.
Bader, 32, met with a foot and ankle specialist Monday in Indianapolis to check the progress of his initial injury, left plantar fasciitis. However, the impact of the scooter-related injury “changed the nature of his evaluation,” the team said in a statement.
Bader was scheduled to undergo an MRI to “better understand the severity of the injuries sustained from the scooter accident,” per the Giants.
TMZ Sports reported Friday that the scooter crash occurred in San Francisco at about 1:50 a.m. local time Sunday morning. A witness said Bader collided with the rear of a San Francisco Fire Department truck, causing the scooter wheel to roll over his foot.
The fire department confirmed that a patient was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Bader batted .170 with five home runs and 14 RBIs in 30 games this season, his first with the Giants. He signed a two-year deal worth $20.5 million in January. He also missed time earlier this season with a hamstring injury.
Bader is a career .244 hitter with 93 home runs and 336 RBIs in 954 games over 10 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (2017-22), New York Yankees (2022-23), Cincinnati Reds (2023), New York Mets (2024), Minnesota Twins (2025), Philadelphia Phillies (2025) and Giants.
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CBS puts Tony Romo on indefinite leave after arrest
Packers activate TE Tucker Kraft (knee) from PUP list
