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MSU Forward Ranked as a Steal in NHL Draft

With how everything has turned out for Michigan State hockey, there’s still a silver lining. Elite Prospects, one of hockey’s premier scouting databases, released a study analyzing the biggest risers, fallers, and value picks in the 2025 NHL Draft. PART 2/3: Here’s a look at the 41 biggest fallers and potential steals at the 2025 […]

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With how everything has turned out for Michigan State hockey, there’s still a silver lining.

Elite Prospects, one of hockey’s premier scouting databases, released a study analyzing the biggest risers, fallers, and value picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.

PART 2/3: Here’s a look at the 41 biggest fallers and potential steals at the 2025 NHL Draft, compared to the Elite Prospects Consolidated Ranking 👀 pic.twitter.com/9fbRxca1GD

— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) July 10, 2025

MSU’s Shane Vansaghi was named one of the draft’s biggest steals. He was taken 48th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers, while Elite Prospects had him ranked 35th on their board.

Rankings aside, it’s easy to see why Vansaghi is such a tantalizing prospect.

While he’s likely one or two years away from turning pro, Vansaghi already has the physical and mental makeup for the NHL. As an 18-year-old (turning 19 in October), he stands at 6-foot-3, 212 pounds, and he’s more than willing to throw the body.

That physicality is something NHL coaches yearn for. Some players have the size, but either don’t know how to use it or end up being gentle giants who are easy to overpower.

A few examples? Pierre Engvall, Tyler Biggs and Griffin Reinhart.

Reinhart was drafted fourth overall in 2012, with the perfect size and projection, but, for lack of a better term, he was soft. If he wasn’t going to be physical, he at least needed to be a wall in the defensive zone. He wasn’t that either. 37 games later, he was out of the league.

Biggs, another first-rounder (2011), never even reached the NHL. The Maple Leafs kept waiting for him to turn into a power forward, and he never delivered.

Engvall, on the other hand, has carved out a lengthy NHL career despite his lack of bite. At 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, he doesn’t play physically, but he’s an elite skater and uses that speed to create separation. If he didn’t have wheels, he’d likely be where Reinhart and Biggs ended up.

The point is, Vansaghi is already ahead of the curve.

At the NHL Combine, he told reporters he has no plans to change his game:

“I play one way and one way only, and it’s big and physical, and it’s a hard-nosed game, and it’s in your face, and I’m not going to change the way I play.”

The second Flyers coach Rick Tocchet heard that, he had to have Vansaghi on Broad Street.

Now, as he enters his sophomore season in East Lansing, you have to believe that opportunity is coming in a major way.

With longtime Spartan and reigning Hobey Baker Award winner Isaac Howard now in the NHL, Vansaghi could slot in next to superstar center Cayden Lindstrom.

Vansaghi already fared well as a freshman, notching six goals and 10 assists in limited minutes (12 per game). Just imagine what he can do with more ice time and elite talent alongside him.

The possibilities are endless in East Lansing, and Vansaghi is right at the center of them.

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NFL legend Tom Brady torches college football motives for hurting its athletes

College football looks drastically different now than it did even 10 years ago with the constant evolution of NIL and transfer portal drama, and one of the NFL’s biggest superstars and legends has had enough of it. RELATED: College football guru Paul Finebaum threatens to leave America if SEC fails in 2025 Tom Brady played […]

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RELATED: College football guru Paul Finebaum threatens to leave America if SEC fails in 2025

Tom Brady played at Michigan in a very different era of college football, but the former New England Patriots star had a lot to say about how the NCAA’s “money”-focused approach isn’t helping players.

“We’re just talking about ‘money, money, money, money,’ like – that’s the only value in college?”@TomBrady believes the priorities in CFB are messed up and hurting the athletes in the long run. pic.twitter.com/2Zh9fCug1h

— The Joel Klatt Show: A CFB Pod (@JoelKlattShow) August 11, 2025

While recently speaking with fellow Fox Sports broadcaster Joel Klatt, Brady questioned the motives of college football; “We’re just talking about ‘money, money, money, money,’ like – that’s the only value in college?”

This comes at a time where the Texas Longhorns and star quarterback Arch Manning have devoted tens of millions of resources into their program, while college football as a whole has used the transfer portal to allow players to move schools and essentially accept the highest bid if they choose to move programs.

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Holy Cross announces 2025-2026 women’s ice hockey schedule

Story Links WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross head women’s ice hockey coach Katie Lachapelle has announced her team’s 2025-2026 schedule, which is slated to begin on Sept. 26. The Crusaders are set to play 33 regular season games this year, including 24 contests against Hockey East foes. The season begins […]

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WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross head women’s ice hockey coach Katie Lachapelle has announced her team’s 2025-2026 schedule, which is slated to begin on Sept. 26. The Crusaders are set to play 33 regular season games this year, including 24 contests against Hockey East foes.

The season begins with two home games against RPI (Sept. 26-27), followed by a two-game set at Delaware (Oct. 4-5) and a road contest at Boston College (Oct. 10). Holy Cross will return to Worcester for two games with Dartmouth (Oct. 17-18), before playing home-and-home series with Post (Oct. 24-26), Connecticut (Nov. 1-2) and Merrimack (Nov. 7-8). The Crusaders then play two home games with Maine (Nov. 14-15), a home-and-home series with New Hampshire (Nov. 21-22) and a pair of home contests with Assumption (Nov. 29) and Boston University (Dec. 2). Holy Cross will close out the first semester with a two-game set at Vermont (Dec. 5-6).

The Crusaders return to action at Maine (Jan. 3), followed by a home date with Boston College (Jan. 9). After a road game at Boston University (Jan. 17), Holy Cross will play home-and-home series with Providence (Jan. 23-24) and Northeastern (Jan. 30-31). The Crusaders will next face Boston College (Feb. 6) and New Hampshire (Feb. 7) at home, before traveling to Merrimack (Feb. 13) and Providence (Feb. 14). The regular season concludes at home against Vermont (Feb. 20).

The 2026 Hockey East Tournament begins with the first round on Feb. 25, followed by the quarterfinals on Feb. 28, the semifinal round on March 3 and the championship game on March 7.

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Men’s Hockey Individual Game Tickets on Sale Now

DURHAM, N.H. – Individual game tickets for the 2025-26 University of New Hampshire men’s hockey season are on sale now for all 17 home games by visiting UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling (603) 862-4000. The ‘Cats begin the home season in the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex versus LIU (Oct. 24) and […]

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DURHAM, N.H. – Individual game tickets for the 2025-26 University of New Hampshire men’s hockey season are on sale now for all 17 home games by visiting UNHWildcats.com/BuyTickets or by calling (603) 862-4000.

The ‘Cats begin the home season in the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex versus LIU (Oct. 24) and Quinnipiac (Oct. 25). The home Hockey East schedule is highlighted by a matchup with Boston College (Jan. 24) on Military Appreciation Night presented by Milton CAT and Blue Out BU presented by Service Credit Union against Boston University (Feb. 13).

The annual postgame Skate with the ‘Cats will take place on Sunday, Dec. 14 after the 4 p.m. contest with Granite State rival Dartmouth. And Dollar Dogs return versus Northeastern (Jan. 16) on Youth Sports Night presented by Bangor Savings Bank.

A full promotional calendar will be announced at a later date.

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Would Tom Brady have left Michigan in NIL transfer era?

The post Would Tom Brady have left Michigan in NIL transfer era? appeared first on ClutchPoints. Before he was an analyst for Fox Sports. Before he purchased a minority share of the Las Vegas Raiders. Before he won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And before he even took the New England Patriots […]

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Before he was an analyst for Fox Sports. Before he purchased a minority share of the Las Vegas Raiders. Before he won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And before he even took the New England Patriots on an absolute run after taking the starting spot away from Drew Bledsoe, Tom Brady was a Day 3 prospect competing for playing time with Drew Henson at the University of Michigan.

Now, in hindsight, the idea of Brady having to split playing time in college is crazy, as he’s now firmly in the “GOAT” conversation at the NFL level but at the time, head coach Lloyd Carr didn’t exceptionally comfortable with either player as his unquestioned top star and thus, would alternate the two future sixth round picks as he saw fit.

In 1999, there wasn’t much Brady could do about his situation, but in 2025, when the transfer portal has changed the business of college football forever, would he have considered making a move away from Michigan to greener pastures and an unquestioned starting job? Well, Brady was asked that question on The Joel Klatt Show and had a very interesting answer indeed.

“It’s such a hypothetical situation to a question to think about. The only thing I can answer is to say that based on what my experience was I wouldn’t want it any other way than what I the way that I did it,” Tom Brady noted.

“My college experience was very challenging. It was very competitive. The lessons I learned in college that I referred to earlier, and certainly about competition, those traits transformed my life as a professional. I was ready to compete against anybody because the competition in college toughened me up so much that I had a self-belief and self-confidence in myself that whatever I was faced I could overcome that.”

Did Brady’s time in college set him up for the challenges of the NFL, where he was promised nothing and had to compete for everything? In his opinion, that certainly contributed to it, but one thing is for sure: If Brady had been highlighted more on another team, he might not have fallen to the Patriots at pick 199, effectively changing NFL history forever.

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LSU gymnastics commit Hezly Rivera wins all-around national title

LSU gymnastics commit Hezly Rivera won the U.S. Gymnastics all-around title during Sunday’s competition in New Orleans, LA. The 17-year-old took home the national championship with 112.000 total points between both days of the meet and became the title’s youngest winner since 2017. She won gold outright in beam and floor and then tied for […]

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LSU gymnastics commit Hezly Rivera won the U.S. Gymnastics all-around title during Sunday’s competition in New Orleans, LA.

The 17-year-old took home the national championship with 112.000 total points between both days of the meet and became the title’s youngest winner since 2017. She won gold outright in beam and floor and then tied for the top spot on bars.

Rivera earned a selection on the 2024 Olympics team alongside the sport’s biggest names, such as Simone Biles and Suni Lee. She was the youngest Olympian from the United States during the games in Paris.

After returning from Paris, 16-year-old Rivera committed to LSU in a post on her social media account in September. She chose the then-reigning national champions as her collegiate team. Her first competitive season for the Tigers is slated for 2027.

“I am so blessed and excited to announce that I have verbally committed to Louisiana State University on a full athletic scholarship. Thank you to my family, coaches, and teammates for helping me throughout this process. I also want to thank all the girls, coaches, and staff at LSU for everything,” Rivera said.

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