Austin Nivison

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Connor McDavid's Conn Smythe win provides small consolation after coming up empty in Stanley Cup quest

McDavid's historic postseason wasn't enough to push the Oilers over the top

2024 NHL Stanley Cup Final bracket, scores: Florida Panthers win franchise's first title in Game 7

Sam Reinhart's goal lifted Panthers; Oilers' Connor McDavid wins MVP

Lakers hire JJ Redick; Angel Reese breaks WNBA rookie record; Ryan Garcia hit with one-year suspension

Redick takes over the historic franchise despite having no coaching experience at either the professional or collegiate level

Yankees get Gerrit Cole back; Cameron Brink suffers torn ACL; NBA's top 75 trade targets

Cole went four innings and hit 97.5 mph in his first start of 2024

2024 Paris Olympics: Novak Djokovic will compete despite recent knee surgery

Djokovic had to withdraw from the French Open with a torn meniscus

Cameron Brink injury: Sparks rookie will miss remainder of season, 2024 Olympics with torn ACL

Brink suffered the injury in the the Sparks' loss to the Sun on Tuesday

Celtics rout Mavericks to capture Banner 18; Yankees' Aaron Judge is on a tremendous roll

Boston clinches first title since 2008 as Jaylen Brown is named NBA Finals MVP

It's the 30th anniversary of June 17, 1994: World Cup in Chicago; Knicks vs. Rockets; O.J. Simpson car chase

The day also saw Ken Griffrey Jr. match a feat accomplished only by Babe Ruth

Joey Chestnut 'hopeful' he will be able to compete in the 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Chestnut was recently barred from the event due to his partnership with a plant-based food brand

Last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup: Oilers still fighting to end a 31-year drought down 3-0

It's been over three decades since a Canadian team lifted the Stanley Cup

McIlroy, Cantlay lead U.S. Open after Round 1; Panthers push Oilers to the brink with Game 3 win

Cantlay and McIlroy are setting the pace with 5-under 65 on Pinehurst No. 2

LOOK: Utah Hockey Club reveals color scheme, jerseys for inaugural NHL season

The Utah Hockey Club has unveiled its new look for the 2024-25 season

Joey Chestnut vs. Takeru Kobayashi live hot dog eating contest booked for Labor Day 2024

Chestnut and Kobayashi haven't met in the Hot Dog Eating Contest since 2009

49ers' Christian McCaffrey unfazed by 'Madden NFL' cover curse: 'I think that stuff is kind of a myth'

McCaffrey isn't too superstitious about the alleged curse

Austin Nivison developed a passion for hockey while growing up in football country. Despite middling performances in college math classes, he has always embraced the different perspective that analytics bring to the NHL. Austin joined CBS Sports in 2021, but as a Tennessee graduate living in Murfreesboro, he insists every year feels like 1998.

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