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Freddy Gaudreau shocked by trade to Kraken but grateful for ‘beautiful chapter’ with Wild

19 hours ago | nytimes.com | Joe SMith |Joe Smith

Freddy Gaudreau had just gotten off the ice Thursday morning after an offseason skills practice in Rock Forest, Quebec, when he realized something was up. Gaudreau, 32, checked his phone and saw a missed text message from Minnesota Wild president of hockey operations and general manager Bill Guerin. “You kind of know if the GM says, ‘Call me please,’ it’s something more than just, ‘How’s your day?” Gaudreau said. Gaudreau has been in the league long enough to sense what was coming next.
CFB’s new best Group of 5 conference, plus why Wisconsin-Miami suit matters

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Jason Kirk

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Answering your Reds questions: Elly’s struggles, rotation unknowns, trade deadline and more

1 day ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

C. Trent Rosecrans discussed Elly De La Cruz, the trade deadline and various Reds topics during a wide-ranging live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Thursday. Here are some highlights from that live discussion. To see answers to more Reds questions, read the full Q&A. (Questions and answers have been edited for clarity and length.)Do you get the sense that the Reds’ front office/coaching staff is getting frustrated with Elly De La Cruz’s miscues at shortstop?
Telemann’s Comic Opera Was a Delight. Why Is It Ignored?

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Oussama Zahr

Music|This Operatic Comedy Was Once a Delight. Why Is It Ignored Today? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/arts/music/telemann-boston-early-music-festival-caramoor.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Georg Philipp Telemann’s overlooked intermezzo “Pimpinone” is being presented by the Boston Early Music Festival this weekend.
Paul Pogba set for Monaco medical ahead of Ligue 1 move

1 day ago | nytimes.com | David Ornstein |Simon Johnson |Greg O'Keeffe

Paul Pogba is set to undergo a medical at Monaco on Friday ahead of a proposed move to the Ligue 1 club. The Athletic reported on June 13 that Monaco were interested in move for Pogba. The 32-year-old is a free agent having left Juventus by mutual consent in November 2024. Pogba had not played for the Italian side since the previous September, after he failed an anti-doping test.
A Party Crasher of the Best Variety

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Rosalie R. Radomsky

Ayo Janeen Jackson made it clear to Leon Pelzer Kirkland that she was the “riffraff handler,” as she put it, at the 50th birthday party for twin friends two years ago. “‘I’m going to have to ask you to leave,’” she recalled telling Mr. Kirkland after he crashed the party in the backroom at Sisters restaurant in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, on his way home from Fort Greene, where he had been barhopping.
Video: Our Best Movies of the 21st Century List

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Kyle Buchanan |Mekado Murphy |Leila Medina |Laura Salaberry

new video loaded: Our Best Movies of the 21st Century ListRecent episodes in Latest VideoWhether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, Times Video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Nuclear Facilities ‘Seriously Damaged’

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Farnaz Fassihi

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Thursday that the country’s nuclear facilities had sustained “significant and serious damages,” the first official acknowledgment of the extent of the damages caused by U.S. strikes on three nuclear sites. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran was still “surveilling the damages and losses,” Mr. Araghchi said in an interview with Iran’s state television.
Wild GM Bill Guerin on Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi and why there might not be a big splash July 1

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Michael Russo |Joe SMith |Joe Smith

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Brinks truck pulled up to Minnesota Wild headquarters around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Two armed men walked in, one holding a bag of cash. With five days until the Wild are allowed to sign Kirill Kaprizov to the biggest extension in franchise history — one that would make the star one of the highest-paid players in the NHL — the obvious joke was that the officers were delivering the organization the funds to get the deal done. Well, not quite yet.
Eric Adams Meets With Business Leaders Desperate to Stop Mamdani’s Rise

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Katherine Rosman |Dana Rubinstein

In a conference room in Manhattan on Wednesday night, Mayor Eric Adams and Daniel S. Loeb, the hedge fund manager, met with other business leaders and political brokers to discuss how to stop the rise of Zohran Mamdani and possibly bolster Mr. Adams’s re-election campaign. The business leaders were impressed that Mr. Adams was already staging a public fight against Mr. Mamdani, several people familiar with the meeting said.