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Rachel DoerrieJun 27, 2025, 11:30 PM ETCloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective.The 2025 NHL draft is taking place on Friday (Round 1) and Saturday (Rounds 2-7) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.This page will be your home for the entire event, as each pick is added below, including scouting notes and team fit analysis for the first-rounders.More: Prospect rankingsDraft week buzzLate-round gemsNeeds for…

1 hour AgoshareSaveshareSavegetty ImagesReality stars, actors, royals and many A-listers traveled to Venice for a gorgeous wedding between Amazon founders Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Kylie Jenner and Ivanka Trump were just some of the celebrities found on boats and streets in Italian cities on Thursday and Friday.The festival is expected to last three days, ending with a massive party for the married couple and hundreds of guests on Saturday. The event has attracted protests from various groups in Venice. This includes locals fighting tourism overrhythm with climate activists.Getty ImagesOprah WinfreyGetty ImagesKim Kardashian Getty ImagesKendall Jenner and…

June 26, 2025, 03:08 PM ETThe back-to-back Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers acquired goaltender Danil Tarasov from the Columbus Blue Jacket on Thursday, sending their fifth draft pick in exchange for a new backup and a potential future successor for Sergei Bobrovsky.Tarasov, 26, is a restricted free agent 10 years younger than Bobrovsky, who backed up the Panthers to consecutive championships. They came from the same town of Novokznetsk in Siberia, and Tarasov’s father, Vadim, was the idol of Bobrovsky.The Blue Jackets scored their 160th pick in the draft this weekend.Editor’s Pick”On behalf of Blue Jacket, I would like to…

Rayhan Demytrie & Paul KirbyAt Tbilisi & LondonReutersNica Melia, who was jailed Friday, was also accused of pouring water on a judge.Georgia opposition leader Nica Melia has become the latest opposition figure to be sent to prison this week in a crackdown that the observer described as an unprecedented attack on the country’s democracy.South Caucaus has seen months of political turmoil since the government stopped its path to join the EU following a contested election.With six prominent politicians being given prison conditions and two others in pre-trial detention, most of the Western opposition leaders are currently behind bars.On Friday, Nika…

The Norwegian princess’ son is suspected of three rapes and 23 other crimes, police said Friday.Marius Borg Hoyby, the son-in-law of the future king of Norway, was arrested three times separately in August, September and November last year. After a 10-month investigation, Norwegian police have now handed over the case to prosecutors who decide whether to file a charge, said police attorney Andreas Kruzzewski. Høiby’s lawyer Petar Sekulic said his client “takes accusations very seriously, but in most cases they have not admitted misconduct, particularly in cases relating to sexual abuse or violence.”The 28-year-old, who has no royal title or…

Greg Wyshynskijun 25, 2025, 12:38 PM ETClosegreg Wyshynski is a senior NHL writer at ESPN.The Edmonton Oilers traded Winger Evander Kane for the Vancouver Canucks, clearing valuable cap space ahead of NHL free agency next month.Kane, 33, has earned a $5.125 billion cap hit for another year on his four-year deal, with Vancouver earning a full salary. The Canucks traded Ottawa’s fourth pick for the Oilers in 2025. The pick was actually sent to Vancouver by Edmonton last summer in a deal for Forward Vasily Podkolzin.Kane had an unmodified list of 16 teams. He is originally from Vancouver and played…

Greg Wyshynskijun 25, 2025, 07:30 AM ETClosegreg Wyshynski is a senior NHL writer at ESPN.Edmonton Oilers star Conor McDavid attended a press conference after losing his second consecutive season to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final. He is plagued by questions about his future, and unlimited free agency is looming if he doesn’t sign an extension with the Oilers in the summer of 2026.Edmonton’s media were fishing for signs that McDavid was committing to the organization and the city, but he wasn’t biting. Someone approached by raising the cup and asking if he had an unfinished sense of…

Getty ImagesOne of the two charismatic criminals involved in the invitation that gave the world the term “Stockholm syndrome” passed away at the age of 78, his family said.Clark Olofsson – who rose to global infamy in 1973 after an invitation and bank robbery in the Swedish capital – died after a long illness, his family told online media outlet Deigen and others.During the six-day siege, Olofson’s hostages began to sympathize with him and his accomplices, defending their actions while growing more hostile to the police outside.The case lends its name to a theorized psychological state, and the victims of…

Reihan DemitryBBC South Caucasus CorrespondentGetty ImagesArmenian Prime Minister Nicole Pashinyan is facing a highly election next yearThe fierce conflict between Prime Minister Nicole Pashinyan and the Armenian Apostle Church saw mass arrests, allegations of coup conspiracy and extraordinary offers by Armenian leaders to reveal his private parts to prove he is a Christian.Earlier this week, Pashinyan told his 1.1 million followers on Facebook that he was ready to expose himself to the Armenian Church and his spokesman to prove that he was circumcised wrong.Social media became his preferred means of communication after he took office after Armenia’s so-called velvet revolution…

Massive wildfires blew seats in the coastal towns of Paleia Focaia and Timari, 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Athens, destroying homes and forcing evacuation as they approached the beach.As Greece experienced the first heat wave of the summer, the flames erupted with low vegetation, but quickly spread to residential areas.Local officials say at least 20 homes have been destroyed and many others have suffered structural damage. Strong winds and rising prices up to 40°C have made fire control extremely difficult.Local residents joined firefighters, forest rangers and aircraft to try to contain the fire and protect the home. Coast Guards…