Bryan Murphy

1 month ago | sportingnews.com | Bryan Murphy

For the first time in 15 years, it's not John Calipari at the helm of the Kentucky basketball team. The longtime head coach of the Wildcats made the stunning decision to leave the blue blood program for a chance to coach at Arkansas. Instead, now the Mark Pope era is underway in Lexington. As the Wildcats embark on the 2025 March Madness festivities, it's a former player now leading Kentucky. Pope was hired to replace Calipari this past spring, bringing a familiar face back to the program.

1 month ago | sportingnews.com | Bryan Murphy

Phones down. The NHL trade deadline is over — now it's time to hand out evaluations for winners and losers from the deadline. The NHL trade deadline is a time for those with Stanley Cup aspirations to bolster their current group in hopes of making a deep postseason run. For others at the bottom of the standings, it's about getting picks and prospects into the system for expiring assets. This year's deadline was all about the sellers, with plenty looking to pay premium prices for rentals.

2 months ago | sportingnews.com | Bryan Murphy

The 4 Nations Face-Off is over, and we have ourselves a victor. The USA and Canada met Thursday night at TD Garden in Boston for the finale of the NHL international tournament. The league's replacement for the All-Star Game has been a smashing hit, and it ended in thrilling fashion with Canada defeating its rival 3-2 in overtime in the championship game. While the entire team goes home with gold medals and a trophy, that's not the only hardware that was dished out.

2 months ago | sportingnews.com | Bryan Murphy

Sports have often produced some incredible names in many weird combinations that the alphabet has to offer. From an NBA player like Giannis Antetokounmpo to the NFL with Tua Tagovailoa, there are many who would struggle without the league's pronunciation guide. The NHL is no different — with players coming from all over the world and from many walks of life. How many people on the street could correctly say the names Brady Skjei, Arber Xhekaj  or Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen?

2 months ago | sportingnews.com | Bryan Murphy

USA vs. Canada was so nice, they had to do it twice — this time, for all the marbles. A rematch of last Saturday's thrilling rivalry game between the Americans and the Canadians is on deck for Thursday night in Boston, as USA and Canada meet in the championship of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off. The red, white and blue secured its spot in the final game of the NHL international tournament with a 3-1 win over its rival last weekend.