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UCLA Men's Rowing Excels on Day One of San Diego Crew Classic

Story Links San Diego, CA – March 28, 2025 – The UCLA Men’s Rowing team had an impressive showing on the first day of the 2025 San Diego Crew Classic, repeating as champions of the ACRA Men’s Collegiate 8 Invitational. The Bruins delivered a dominant performance, securing a decisive win over their competitors, including the […]

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UCLA Men's Rowing Excels on Day One of San Diego Crew Classic

San Diego, CA – March 28, 2025 – The UCLA Men’s Rowing team had an impressive showing on the first day of the 2025 San Diego Crew Classic, repeating as champions of the ACRA Men’s Collegiate 8 Invitational. The Bruins delivered a dominant performance, securing a decisive win over their competitors, including the University of Delaware, which provided stiff competition early in the race. Champion Alumni 8+ Lineup
C: Josh Binder ’23
S: Peter Frederick ’19
Trevor Phillips ’22
Griffin Lowe ’11
Jeff Latham ’13
Harrison Zilli ’22
Erik Hsu-Storaker ’22
Chase Bakkeby ’22
B: Mitchell Sutter ’24
 The victory underscores the team’s strength and strategic approach, particularly in the middle of the race where they pulled away from the field. The Bruins’ performance solidifies their standing as a formidable collegiate club rowing program as they continue through the weekend’s races.Regatta Website with complete results: https://crewclassic.org/Additionally, UCLA competed in the Alumni 8 event, where former Bruins took to the water to showcase their enduring rowing skills and school pride. The result was a hard earned win against a worthy crew of fellow alums from UCSD and a chance to reconnect with each other. Trevor Phillips (’22) relished the experience of the deep-rooted camaraderie and tradition within the UCLA Rowing program: “The race was a great moment for all of us in the boat to relive a fun experience from college. Training up to this event was just the icing on the cake. All of the buy-in from the alumni family, from those in and out of the boat, to show up for the Bruins this weekend is an unforgettable memory for the program.”Beyond the competition, the event was a celebration of UCLA Rowing’s legacy, with alumni spanning every decade since the 1960s coming out to support the current generation of Bruins. Families and friends also lined the shores of Mission Bay, creating an electric atmosphere for the team.With the first day of racing complete, the Bruins now shift their focus to the next round of competition, aiming to build on their strong start and continue their winning momentum.Head Coach Marcel Stiffey commended the team’s execution, noting, “The varsity 8 went into the race knowing that Delaware was going to present a competitive race, and what played out was exactly just that. We realized that the boat needed to develop a better stride in the middle of the race, and the guys really executed that to a decisive open-water victory.”

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Bruins admit potential misstep with first-round pick Dean Letourneau – 98.5 The Sports Hub

A year ago this week, the Bruins traded their way back into the first-round (as a result of the Linus Ullmark trade) and took a chance on Dean Letourneau. A potential boom-or-bust candidate, but with tantalizing size and skill (think Tage Thompson is everything pans out the way the Bruins hope), Letourneau decided to opt […]

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A year ago this week, the Bruins traded their way back into the first-round (as a result of the Linus Ullmark trade) and took a chance on Dean Letourneau.

A potential boom-or-bust candidate, but with tantalizing size and skill (think Tage Thompson is everything pans out the way the Bruins hope), Letourneau decided to opt for a different path than the one originally charted for him after dominating in the prep ranks and putting himself on the Bruins’ radar.

Instead of opting for a year in the USHL, an opening on Boston College’s roster allowed Letourneau to jump to the college game a year early. It did not go as planned, however, and Letourneau finished the year without a goal and just three assists in 36 games for the Eagles. It’s a decision that the Bruins admitted Tuesday probably was not in the best interest of either party.

“Significant growing pains, making a very big jump from the level of hockey he was [in] the year before, to the demands of college,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said in his pre-draft media availability. “There’s a little uniqueness there with [Sharks forward] Will Smith leaving early to go to the NHL, we talked a little bit about what would be the best place in terms of Dean and in hindsight, I think we all would have agreed that maybe another year of the USHL [or] a full year of the USHL would have been the best path.”

Again, that was the plan, with Letourneau originally committed to playing the 2024-25 season for USHL SIoux Falls before joining BC for 2025-26. That was a more than reasonable expectation given the fact that going from playing prep right to hockey would’ve by all means been skipping a level, which is something typically reserved for truly exceptional talents, not projected late-first rounders.

And in essence, yes, Letourneau was taking Smith’s roster spot on the Eagles’ roster. But he was absolutely not taking Smith’s minutes. Letourneau was mostly logging bottom-six minutes, actually, averaging 10:17 per game, which was second-lowest among BC forwards to make at least 30 appearances for the club during the 2024-25 season, according to CollegeHockeyNews.com.

“Physically he was able to play at the at the college level, and again, that opportunity presented in a bit of a unique fashion. I think everybody was sort of with the understanding that, hey, physically, he was ready to do it,” Sweeney noted. “Now, whether or not you can carry that over in the highest level, because that’s what the expectations at [Boston College] are, and be successful from a point production standpoint, you know, that’s a leap.”

This, for what it’s worth, was the word from pretty much every single scout I talked to that that had an in-person viewing of Letourneau in 2024-25. There were pockets of play that you liked, sure, but it always came back to a “he really shouldn’t be in this league right now” kind of rationale for his struggles or lack of production. Given that Letourneau was always considered a project, the feeling is and was that he needs minutes, minutes, and … yup, you guessed it … more minutes to work out any developmental kinks he may have to sort out.

Now, the good news for Letourneau is that BC did lose top-line talents Ryan Leonard (Washington) and Gabe Perreault (N.Y. Rangers) to the NHL at the end of last season, as well as veteran Eagle Michael Posma (ECHL Florida). That, in theory, should open the door for at least a few more minutes per game and some potential power-play opportunities for Letourneau in 2025-26.

“Deep down, is [Letourneau] better off for [last season’s struggles]? We’ll see this year, because I think that he’s been tested mentally and physically, and he’s putting in work now that he has an understanding of how much work it requires to play at that level and be successful,” Sweeney said. “That’s not necessarily a negative. It’s just that when players have had the success and put up the points their entire careers, and all of a sudden they’re like, ‘Hold on, this is a lot harder.’ It’s deflating to a degree.

“But talking through with it, he’ll be fine. He’ll earn his opportunity back, work his way up the depth chart and start to produce like he has. So, I don’t look at as a setback, I just look at it like a reality slap in a lot of ways.”

Given Letourneau’s numbers put up in his final year of prep (61 goals and 127 points in 56 games for St. Andrew’s), it’s not outlandish or pure fantasyland to envision a significant uptick in his production with more minutes and opportunities. It might be the most likely result, actually.

But until it happens for him, consider Letourneau another Sweeney pick that’s going to be scrutinized to death, especially with Liam Greentree (the next player selected after Letourneau) coming off a season that featured 49 goals and 119 points (third-most in the OHL) in 64 games for OHL Oshawa.



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Mark Stoops is too Motivated to golf

Mark Stoops is motivated. He’s said it plenty of times since Kentucky concluded a disappointing 4-8 campaign. His motivation has become the cornerstone of Big Blue Nation’s internet offseason conversations. However, it’s impossible to quantify how motivated he is, but we do have one data point that can confirm that he is, in fact, very, […]

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Mark Stoops is motivated. He’s said it plenty of times since Kentucky concluded a disappointing 4-8 campaign. His motivation has become the cornerstone of Big Blue Nation’s internet offseason conversations. However, it’s impossible to quantify how motivated he is, but we do have one data point that can confirm that he is, in fact, very, very motivated.

Even though there is no true offseason in college football, the summer months are a great way to find some time away from the office and sneak in a round of golf or two. Thanks to some sleuths in the state of Alabama, we actually know how often the Kentucky head football coach is hitting the links.

An AuburnLive message board poster noted that Hugh Freeze has frequented golf courses around the state of Alabama this offseason. It motivated AL.com’s investigative journalists to examine how many times he has golfed this year by using the USGA’s GHIN database, a tool golfers use to track their scores and create a handicap.

The AuburnLive message board user was correct. Hugh Freeze has played more golf than any other SEC coach this offseason, logging ten rounds during the first 20 days crucial recruiting month of June. After losing a few important recruits, Freeze’s golf game is inflaming the criticism. Shane Beamer had the second-most recorded rounds of any SEC coach, with three in June.

While scouring through the GHIN database, AL.com found that Mark Stoops did not pick up the sticks once in the month of June. During the month of May, when the entire team was off-campus, he posted seven scores at Lexington Country Club, but five of those were 9-hole rounds. Stoops’ best score this year was an 89. His all-time recorded low was an 84 last July. He has a handicap of 16.8.

It’s abundantly clear that Mark Stoops is motivated to turn-around the Kentucky football, too motivated to spend time on the golf course.

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KSR has actually spent some time with Mark Stoops on the links. Each year, the football program hosts the Schlarman Strong Golf Scramble, with this year’s event held in April. Back in 2023, we followed along a few former Cats at Keene Trace. Even though he just underwent surgery, Stoops took out the sticks and hit a few balls. The Kentucky head coach takes a long, full swing, but he hit his driver straight down the fairway. Enjoy this rare footage now, because you aren’t going to be seeing it anytime soon.

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Northwestern Men's Soccer Announces Full 2025 Signing Class

Northwestern Men’s Soccer’s 2024 season was a mixed bag. The ‘Cats were solid in nonconference play, finishing with a 9-7-1 overall record. In Big Ten play, though, they were much worse, finishing 3-6-1 and in eighth place (of only 11). Now, heading into next season, Northwestern has officially announced its 13-member 2025 signing class, including […]

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Northwestern Men’s Soccer’s 2024 season was a mixed bag. The ‘Cats were solid in nonconference play, finishing with a 9-7-1 overall record. In Big Ten play, though, they were much worse, finishing 3-6-1 and in eighth place (of only 11).

Now, heading into next season, Northwestern has officially announced its 13-member 2025 signing class, including both transfers and players who have yet to start their collegiate careers.

Transfers include Tre Barrett from William and Mary, Doug Hainer from Coastal Carolina, Omar Jallow from Drexel, Seth Mahlmeister from Purdue Fort Wayne, Alejandro Martinez Santamaria from Milwaukee, Yuval Nimrodi from La Salle and Baraka Tarleton from Evansville.

Barrett, a forward who scored three goals and five assists as a freshman, stands out. He was good enough with William and Mary to earn CAA All-Rookie Team honors.

Mahlmeister from Purdue Fort Wayne is also a name to know. The four-year college soccer vet brings a lot of experience with him to Evanston. He was playing against lower-level competition, but Mahlmeister still scored an impressive 10 goals during his junior season.

Martinez Santamaria is the other big goal-scoring talent of the transfer group, having tallied nine goals and four assists last season. He was named a First Team All-Horizon League player for his efforts.

Outside of transfers, Northwestern is also adding some freshmen who played with different clubs prior to starting their NCAA careers. Those names include defender Dalton Bulowski, midfielder Evrit Fisher, defender Andrew Johnson, midfielder Sam Nagano, forward Aaron O’Reilly and defender Dimas Van Der Heide.

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Here's everything coming to Netflix Canada in July 2025

Summer is officially here so it’s not surprising to see a slightly quieter month ahead for Netflix releases. But that certainly doesn’t mean that there’s nothing exciting coming out in July. Nearly 30 years after the original, the highly-anticipated Happy Gilmore 2 will finally be released on July 25. You don’t have to be a […]

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Here's everything coming to Netflix Canada in July 2025

Summer is officially here so it’s not surprising to see a slightly quieter month ahead for Netflix releases.

But that certainly doesn’t mean that there’s nothing exciting coming out in July.

Nearly 30 years after the original, the highly-anticipated Happy Gilmore 2 will finally be released on July 25.

You don’t have to be a sports fan to be looking forward to the iconic golf movie’s sequel, but sports fans might just be excited about season three of Quarterback coming out on July 8.

If you’re looking for non-sports, non-fiction content, there are quite a few documentaries coming our way and that includes continued weekly episodes from the streaming services Trainwreck series.

There are several new series debuting in July, but the only notable returning show is The Sandman, as season two will be released in two parts at the start and end of the month.

Apart from Happy Gilmore 2, there are also a handful of other Netflix original films dropping in July that might pique your interest.

Here’s a full list of content coming to Netflix Canada in July 2025:

July 1

  • Attack on London: Hunting The 7/7 Bombers — Netflix Documentary
  • Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel — Netflix Documentary
  • Cobweb
  • Heat
  • Legends of the Fall
  • Moms’ Night Out
  • The Random Hearts
  • The Roommate
  • Tom at the Farm

July 2

  • The Old Guard 2 — Netflix Film
  • Jaws
  • Tour de France: Unchained: Season 3 — Netflix Documentary

July 3

  • Countdown: Taylor vs. Serrano — Netflix Sports Series
  • Get Rich or Die Tryin’
  • The Mummy
  • The Sandman: Season 2 Volume 1 — Netflix Series

July 4

  • All the Sharks — Netflix Documentary
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

July 5

  • Forrest Gump
  • The Summer Hikaru Died — Netflix Anime

July 7

  • Suicide Squad
  • War Dogs

July 8

  • Better Late Than Single — Netflix Series
  • Nate Jackson: Super Funny — Netflix Comedy Special
  • Quarterback: Season 2 — Netflix Sports Series
  • Trainwreck: The Real Project X — Netflix Documentary
  • What Men Want

July 9

  • 1923: Season 1
  • Building The Band — Netflix Series
  • The Gringo Hunters — Netflix Series
  • IF
  • Under a Dark Sun — Netflix Series
  • Ziam — Netflix Film

July 10

  • 7 Bears — Netflix Family
  • Brick — Netflix Film
  • Leviathan — Netflix Anime
  • Off Road — Netflix Series
  • Sneaky Pete: Seasons 1-3
  • Too Much — Netflix Series

July 11

  • Aap Jaisa Koi — Netflix Film
  • Almost Cops — Netflix Film
  • Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 — Netflix Live Event
  • Sideways
  • Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Destination Wedding — Netflix Film

July 13

  • WWE Evolution: 2025 — Netflix Live Event

July 14

  • Apocalypse in the Tropics — Netflix Documentary
  • Sakamoto Days: Season 1, Part 2 — Netflix Anime

July 15

  • Black Hawk Down
  • Trainwreck Balloon Boy — Netflix Documentary

July 16

  • Amy Bradley Is Missing — Netflix Documentary

July 17

  • Catalog Community Squad: Season 2
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • The Firm
  • Untamed — Netflix Series
  • Thanksgiving

July 18

  • Almost Family — Netflix Film
  • Delirium — Netflix Series
  • I’m Still a Superstar — Netflix Documentary
  • Superstar — Netflix Series
  • Unbroken
  • Vir Das: Fool Volume — Netflix Comedy Special
  • Wall to Wall — Netflix Film

July 19

  • Justice League

July 22

  • Trainwreck: P.I. Moms — Netflix Documentary

July 23

  • Critical: Between Life and Death — Netflix Documentary
  • Letters From The Past — Netflix Series

July 24

  • A Normal Woman
  • Hitmakers — Netflix Series
  • My Melody & Kuromi — Netflix Anime
  • The Sandman: Season 2 Volume 2 — Netflix Series

July 25

  • Happy Gilmore 2 — Netflix Film
  • Trigger — Netflix Series
  • The Winning Try — Netflix Series
  • Yesterday

July 29

  • Dusty Slay: Wet Heat — Netflix Comedy
  • Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 — Netflix Documentary
  • WWE: Unreal — Netflix Sports Series

July 30

  • Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes — Netflix Documentary
  • Unspeakable Sins — Netflix Series

July 31

  • An Honest Life — Netflix Film
  • Glass Heart — Netflix Series
  • Leanne — Netflix Series
  • Marked — Netflix Series
  • The Sandman Season 2: Special Episode — Netflix

Here’s everything leaving Netflix Canada in July 2025:

  • Grown Ups 2 (July 1)
  • Loudermilk: Seasons 1-3 (July 1)
  • New Amsterdam: Seasons 1-5 (July 1)
  • She’s All That (July 1)
  • Step Brothers (July 1)
  • Call My Agent!: Seasons 1-4 (July 22)

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Making history | Top 5 moments from Penn State sports in 2025 | Penn State Sports News

Penn State finished third in the 2024-25 fall Learfield Directors’ Cup rankings, led by a national championship from the women’s volleyball team. The Nittany Lions furthered their success in the spring semester with their second national championship of the year, as well as a pair of semifinal appearances. Those deep playoff runs, along with some […]

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Penn State finished third in the 2024-25 fall Learfield Directors’ Cup rankings, led by a national championship from the women’s volleyball team.

The Nittany Lions furthered their success in the spring semester with their second national championship of the year, as well as a pair of semifinal appearances.

Those deep playoff runs, along with some other moments, make up the top-five moments from the 2025 spring semester.

No. 5 – Men’s gymnastics NCAA championship finish

Josh Karnes took the floor for the 2024 Olympic qualifiers last June but fell short by 15 places.

While his Olympic dreams were postponed, he returned to Penn State to help the Nittany Lions to their best finish since 2016, earning fifth place at the NCAA championship.







Men's gymnastics vs Michigan, Karnes pommel

All-around gymnast Josh Karnes performs his routine on the pommel horse, scoring a 12.600, in a Penn State men’s gymnastics duel meet against Michigan at Rec Hall on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions beat the Wolverines 319.000 to 313.900.




Along the way, Karnes picked up two All-American honors where he finished sixth in All-Around.

No. 4 – Men’s volleyball’s EIVA championship

Penn State lifted the EIVA championship trophy for the third consecutive year and once again made the NCAA Tournament.

The duo of Matthew Luoma and Will Kuhns led the way for the blue and white, helping the team navigate its less-than-ideal 15-16 record.

In the postseason, however, the Nittany Lions came alive, sweeping their way through each of their three games in the EIVA Tournament.

In the championship against Princeton, Penn State took the first and third sets easily with 25-20 and 25-19 victories, but struggled through the second set, playing to a 27-point win.







Men's Volleyball vs Princeton, group huddle

The Penn State men’s volleyball team huddles after the game against Princeton in Rec Hall on Friday, April 18, 2025 in University Park, Pa. The Tigers defeated the Nittany Lions 3-1.




No. 3 – Men’s lacrosse in NCAA semifinals

In Matt Traynor’s first full season with the blue and white, he led the team to the NCAA semifinals against Duke, where it lost 16-15 in overtime.

Two years later, the Nittany Lions were back in the same game, this time against Cornell.

After coming back from a one-point deficit against Colgate and a four-point deficit against Notre Dame, Penn State pushed ahead for a 4-2 lead over the Big Red before ultimately falling 11-9.







Men's lacrosse vs Colgate, Traynor shoots

Midfielder Matt Traynor (22) shoots the ball during the Penn State men’s lacrosse match against Colgate in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Panzer Stadium on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions beat the Raiders 13-11 to move onto the NCAA Quarterfinals.




No. 2 – Wrestling’s fourth straight national championship

On May 1, 2024, four-time national champion Carter Starocci announced his return to Penn State in his quest to become the first five-time NCAA champion.

Less than a year later, Starocci fulfilled his dreams as he took down Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen 4-3 victory.

In addition to the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championship Outstanding Wrestler’s historic season, sophomore Mitchell Mesenbrink earned Penn State’s second individual championship, and coach Cael Sanderson won his 12th team title for the Nittany Lions.







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The Penn State wrestling team celebrates after winning its 13th national title at the NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships in the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pa. The Nittany Lions won the team competition with a score of 177.




As a team, Penn State finished with 177.0 points, 60 points ahead of No. 2 Nebraska.

No. 1 – Penn State’s 1st Frozen Four

In his 14th season, coach Guy Gadowsky led the blue and white to the Frozen Four for the first time in the program’s history.

After a 4-7 start to the season, the Nittany Lions got hot, earning their fourth-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament.

With wins over Maine and UConn, Penn State found itself in St. Louis for the team’s first-ever Frozen Four appearance.

The Nittany Lions ultimately fell 3-1 against Boston University, but has used its historic season to recruit several top names in the hockey world this offseason.

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Cranbrook council mulling gymnastic proposal

Cranbrook City council will be weighing a proposal from Key City Gymnastics that could see a multi-sport facility at Moir Park. The proposal involves a gymnastics centre, childcare facility, lacrosse turf, basketball courts, pickleball and badminton courts and volleyball nets. If approved the city would only be giving up land at Moir park for the […]

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Cranbrook City council will be weighing a proposal from Key City Gymnastics that could see a multi-sport facility at Moir Park.

The proposal involves a gymnastics centre, childcare facility, lacrosse turf, basketball courts, pickleball and badminton courts and volleyball nets.

If approved the city would only be giving up land at Moir park for the facility and would not be on the hook for any of the project costs.

The estimated cost for the facility would be $14.5 million with Key City Gymnastics working on grant funding.

The early design can be found here.

Mayor Wayne Price says a facility of this calibre with no cost to taxpayers would be great for Cranbrook.

“It’s basically turn-key as far as the city is concerned and out of our hands with any costs associated,” he said.

“The value it brings to the community is incredible. We have some youth issues in town here and boy this is directed right for for youth. It’s exactly what we need so I’ll be supporting it.”

Key City Gymnastics is finishing up a feasibility study and will be bringing it back to council soon with a more detailed plan.

If approved, they are hoping to have construction done by December of 2027 when their current lease is up.

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