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Bobby Hull, the NHL Hall of Famer who was the first to score 50 goals in a single season and is considered perhaps the greatest player in Chicago Blackhawks history, died Monday. the NHL Alumni Association said. He was 84.

Lindsey Vonn looked ready to heat up the red carpet on Thursday in Austria.The 38-year-old Olympic skier was seen in coral and burgundy tones as she hit the the charity dinner during the Austrian Climate Summit at the Stangelwirt alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and his 31-year-old daughter Christina.This comes after the athlete was seen in the mountains of Spain enjoying a romantic ski getaway with her boyfriend Diego Osorio. Red-y to slay: Lindsey Vonn looked ready to heat up the red carpet on Thursday in AustriaVonn wore a coral red turtleneck top that hugged her figure as she added high waisted marron slacks with pleats.The Olympian with the movie star good looks - she has often been compared to Sharon Stone, who, interestingly has the middle name Vonne - also added a designer touch.

Jeremy Renner's ex-wife Sonni Pacheco has been spotted for the first time since it was discovered she's expecting a daughter with former NHL player Nathan Thompson.The beauty, 34, was captured bringing in her blue recycle bin while donning a gray sports bra, pink pajama pants and a cozy beige robe.Renner - who is the father of her daughter Ava Berlin, nine - is currently recovering in hospital after suffering injuries from a horrific snow plow accident last week.  Spotted: Jeremy Renner's ex-wife Sonni Pacheco has been spotted for the first time since it was discovered she's expecting a daughter with former NHL player Nathan ThompsonOn Thursday, Pacheco made her way down a driveway in a pair of fuzzy slippers.She was noticeably makeup-free and wore her brunette hair down as she took care of retrieving the bin by herself. Pacheco shared a New Year's Day snap of her growing baby bump – one in black and white, and another in color.Pacheco, 34, accused Renner of threatening to kill her back in 2019, allegations that the Marvel star has denied.The former couple were married for just 10 months and split in December 2014.

Emily in Paris, one NHL team just blessed TikTok with the year's most wholesome hot mic footage. On December 23, the Buffalo Sabres' social media team shared footage of Jeff Skinner telling another player about his “favorite” show, Emily In Paris. Yes, following Emily Cooper's career and romantic misadventures in France featuring , , and a protagonist who is ."There's a new season coming out," Skinner excitedly tells teammate Mattias Samuelsson.

Lindsey Vonn flaunted her fit physique while out and about in Miami Beach on Saturday with her boyfriend, Diego Osorio.The 38-year-old Olympian and the hunky actor were spotted after a morning gym session.Vonn and Osorio reportedly started dating in May 2021 following her split from NHL star PK Subban. Out and about: Lindsey Vonn flaunted her fit physique while out and about in Miami Beach on Saturday with her boyfriend, Diego Osorio For her sweat session, Vonn rocked a loose-fitting olive green crop top styled with black and camouflage leggings.The former ski racer also donned a set of patterned athletic shoes while spending time with her boyfriend.

Vancouver native Michael Bublé has made no secret of his devotion to his hometown NHL team, and the lifelong Canucks fan has been taking some playful shots at the Toronto Maple Leafs during some recent concerts.

Candace Cameron Bure gushed about her healthy sex life with husband of 26 years, Valeri Bure, and wished that 'sex within marriage [didn’t] get such a bad rap.'On Tuesday’s episode of the Bialik Breakdown podcast, Candace said the couple 'don’t have a schedule' for intimacy but 'make time for each other [and] still love each other physically.'Without giving too much information or grossing her children out publicly, the Full House alum admitted that sex is essential to her relationship. Marriage secret: Candace Cameron Bure gushed about her healthy sex life with husband Valeri Bure and wished that ‘sex within marriage [didn’t] get such a bad rap’‘I’m a happier person and my husband’s a happier person when we’ve had sex,’ said the 46-year-old actress in the interview.She revealed that she is most attracted to her husband when he makes her laugh, as that is ‘one of [her] love languages.’ Her husband grew up in Russia, so 'he can tend to be much more reserved… and a little more serious about life.

Josh Duhamel and Lauren Graham host a special screening of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers season two ahead of the Anaheim Ducks first preseason game on Wednesday (September 28) in Anaheim, Calif.

One of hockey’s brightest stars is moving on.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Jason Priestley (“Beverly Hills, 90210”) has joined the cast of Viaplay’s English-language series about NHL ice hockey legend Börje Salming. Currently filming in Sweden and Canada, the biopic series stars Valter Skarsgård (“The Playlist”) as Salming and is created and directed by Amir Chamdin, winner of the Best Series Award at Canneseries 2020 for “Partisan.” The show is written by Martin Bengtsson, who previously wrote “Tigers,” which was Sweden’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards. Priestley portrays Gerry McNamara, the legendary Toronto Maple Leafs talent scout who discovered Salming and fellow Swede Inge Hammarström and helped launch their North American careers.

Newcastle and Manchester City will likely be the first two teams that come to mind.Chelsea are not far behind the two Premier League sides in terms of ownership wealth, but the fourth richest English club may surprise you, as they don't even play in the top flight. Queens Park Rangers are in fact the fourth richest club in the country, due to their ties to Lakshmi Mittal.Mittal was named as India's sixth richest person back in 2021, as Forbes valued him at £12.86billion.

Jane Fonda has revealed that she has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, a type of cancer. The 84-year-old Hollywood star shared the news on Instagram and wrote that she has already started chemotherapy treatments for it. “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share.

The first trailer for season two of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is here!

The Mighty Ducks are back, again.

Drama off the ice. Wayne Gretzky is the target of a new lawsuit that alleges he lied about the results he achieved from using a weight loss gum.

Disney+ has set a fall premiere date for Season 2 of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Lauren Graham and the “squad with heart” will return to the streamer on Wednesday, September 28. The date was announced today during the Disney+ presentation at the TCA summer press tour.

Hilary Rhoda has filed for divorce from former NHL player Sean Avery.

ESPN+, which has grown dramatically over the past couple of years while also adding a significant amount of live sports offerings, will increase its monthly price to from $7 to $10 a month on August 23.

She's a trained dancer and keeps an active lifestyle, so Julianne Hough knows the importance of staying hydrated.Either that, or the Dancing With the Stars personality was battling a massive hangover with the three drink cure technique while strolling about New York City on Friday.The 33-year-old looked effortlessly stylish as she was spotted holding two iced coffees and a heavy-duty gallon water bottle as she gave a cheeky knowing smile to a photographer. Hangover cure?Julianne Hough gets herself VERY hydrated as she's spotted carrying two coffees and a heavy-duty gallon water bottle in NYC on Friday She was also clasping what appeared to be a box of takeout food while heading out in the City.Julianne showed off her cool and casual dress sense wearing a crisp white shirt and jeans, along with a designer purse and shades.She's in the Big Apple to make her Broadway debut, working on the play POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, which will be coming to a close mid August.The star has been busy with working on the play and being a host at the 75th Tony Awards.

Wimbledon by Petra Martic of Croatia in the third round. The tennis star - known for being the richest in her sport in the world - tasted defeat 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Court 3 on Saturday.

Game 4 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final proved a win for the Colorado Avalanche and ABC on Wednesday night.

Power plays! Candace Cameron Bure, Erin Andrews and more celebrities found love with professional hockey players.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The NHL Stanley Cup Finals are here. The two-time reigning champions Tampa Bay Lightning will face off against the Colorado Avalanche tonight, kicking off the first game in a series that could last through the end of the month.The NHL’s post-season format is considered one of the most exciting in all of sports.

Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich are officially exes.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorLuis Silberwasser is getting ready to till new terrain on a familiar piece of ground.The veteran TV executive, who has in recent years become a top content executive in Spanish-language media, has been named to head up the broader sports business for Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Ahead of this month’s Stanley Cup Final, the National Hockey League said today that SNL stalwart Kenan Thompson will host the in-person 2022 NHL Awards. The annual ceremony celebrates the league’s best regular-season performances.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor“Saturday Night Live” mainstay Kenan Thompson will return as host of the 2022 NHL Awards on Tuesday, June 21, the NHL announced Wednesday, as the league aims to make the event an in-person one again after a two-year hiatus spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.The televised celebration of the league’s best regular-season performances will broadcast live from  either New York City or Tampa on the second night of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, and will appear on ESPN, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in the U.S. and Canada and 7 p.m.

Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson pulled out all the stops for their wedding.

The first round of the NHL’s 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs is history, and now the eight surviving teams are ready for their close-up.

Sidley Austin, a law firm with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, is going big on sports law. Our sister site Sportico has learned that Charles “Chuck” Baker and Irwin Raij, most recently co-chairs of O’Melveny & Myers’ sports industry group, are joining Sidley as co-chairs of its Entertainment, Sports and Media industry group. The move will bring expertise in ownership transactions, stadium construction, media rights and international deal making.Baker has negotiated on behalf of buyers and sellers of pro teams.

Glancing at the illustration of the boy with the far-off stare standing next to a bus on the cover of the graphic novel memoir that will tell his story, Akim Aliu immediately remembers the pain of growing up poor and Black in Toronto.From the hours spent alone riding public transit to and from arenas across the city to the strips of duct tape holding together the garage sale-purchased hockey equipment bag slung over his shoulder, the depiction of a teenaged Aliu hits home.“It’s a simple cover, but tells a long, deep story of a lot of sorrow, a lot of sad days, a lot of tears, a lot of uncertainty and feeling different and, to be honest, feeling left out, feeling like you’re not part of the society as it stands,” said Aliu, now 32. “It’s powerful, and it really hits me.

Montreal Canadiens legend and hockey icon Guy Lafleur has died at the age of 70.

Mike Bossy, a prolific goal scorer who was a key member of the New York Islanders teams that won four straight Stanley Cup titles in the early 1980s, has died at age 65.

Justin Bieber found out the hard way that sometimes you just have to cheer for the home team even if you're a die hard fan of another organization.The 28-year-old singer took a moment to pause from his electric performance at theBell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on the first leg of his Canadian stop and chatted with the fans, but was met with a roaring crowd of boos after he brought up his own hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.'How ’bout the Leafs, though, huh? How’s that playoff spot looking for you guys this year?' he said to the wild disbelief of the mostly Canadiens supporters, all of which was caught on video and shared by super fan @marie_sunsets on Twitter.

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Rob Weisbord said he is “cautiously optimistic” about landing more Major League Baseball streaming rights despite public friction between the parties in recent months.

Justin Bieber is a hero at his shows but he doesn’t mind embracing his inner villain on occasion.