NHL Playoffs 2025 Second-Round Schedule: Dates, Times, Where To Watch
There is no shortage of young players getting into their first NHL playoff action or taking another step in the post-season – and it's only been the first round.
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Arch Manning doesn't make Manning Award watch list
Arch Manning is the preseason Heisman Trophy favorite, but he's not officially on the radar of the award named after his family. Yet. The watch list for the 2025 Manning Award, which recognizes the nation's top quarterback, was released Thursday with 27 different quarterbacks making the cut. Manning, whose family is the namesake of the award, wasn't one of them. Manning entered the Texas program as one of the most hyped recruits in college football history and is taking over the starting job after two seasons of backing up Quinn Ewers. He was the favorite to go first overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, until his grandfather Archie said he expected him to stay at Texas for his senior season. There is a reason for Manning not making the Manning Award watch list, though. Every quarterback who made the cut saw significantly more action last year than the 21-year-old, who appeared in 10 games but started only two for Longhorns. The Manning Award's announcement makes clear that additional quarterbacks will be added to the watch list as the season progresses, and you would figure that Manning will be an easy choice if he performs as expected. And if he is one of the frontrunners, we'll see how he does with a voting panel that includes multiple family members. The Manning family might even be in on some kind of joke here, as Archie is directly quote in the release saying they will review the newcomers: "We're looking forward to another exciting year of college football," said Archie Manning. "I'd like to thank the Sugar Bowl for continuing to build the tradition of the Manning Award which now has over 20 years of honoring the top quarterbacks in the country for the entire football season. This year we have another great group on our preseason Watch List; in October, we'll review the transfers and other newcomers and then boost the Watch List with the best from that group." If you're curious, here's the full list of quarterbacks on the preseason watch list, which includes Penn State's Drew Allar and LSU's Garrett Nussmeier, the new favorites to go first overall in the draft next year. Manning Award preseason watch list Drew Allar, Sr., Penn StateLuke Altmyer, Sr., IllinoisCJ Bailey, So., NC StateRocco Becht, Jr., Iowa StateTucker Gleason, Sr., ToledoTaylen Green, Sr., ArkansasJosh Hoover, Jr., TCUBlake Horvath, Sr., NavyKatin Houser, Jr., East CarolinaKeyone Jenkins, Jr., FIUKevin Jennings, Jr., SMUAvery Johnson, Jr., Kansas StateColton Joseph, So., Old DominionHaynes King, Sr., Georgia TechCade Klubnik, Sr., ClemsonSam Leavitt, So., Arizona StateMaddux Madsen, Jr., Boise StateOwen McCown, So., UTSABehren Morton, Sr., Texas TechParker Navarro, Sr., OhioGarrett Nussmeier, Sr., LSUDiego Pavia, Sr., VanderbiltMarcel Reed, So., Texas A&MSawyer Robertson, Sr., BaylorLaNorris Sellers, So., South CarolinaBrendan Sorsby, Jr., CincinnatiNicholas Vattiato, Sr., Middle Tennessee
New York Times
3 minutes ago
- New York Times
Anthony Edwards has helped turn the Minnesota Timberwolves into must-see TV
The Ant Effect comes in many forms. It starts on the court, where a franchise once known for futility has made the playoffs four seasons in a row and advanced to the Western Conference finals in each of the past two. It extends to the last rows of the upper deck in Target Center, which have been filled most every night the last few seasons, with plenty of No. 5 jerseys and shirseys on the backs of Minnesota Timberwolves fans sitting in those seats. Advertisement The latest indicator of Anthony Edwards' impact on the franchise came Wednesday, when the NBA unveiled the schedule for the upcoming season. The Timberwolves are set to be featured on national television 28 times. Only the world champion Oklahoma City Thunder and the flagship franchises of the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks have more nights on the national stage. All four have 34 national games. Edwards has taken big steps in each of his first five seasons, culminating last year with averages of 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and an NBA-leading 320 3-pointers made. He was named to the All-NBA second team, launched a signature shoe with Adidas that was one of the best sellers on the market, and has a dynamic game and personality that have made him a main attraction on social media and the talk shows that drive discussion about the league. And he just turned 24. As the league and its television partners look for the next star to promote as LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant enter their golden years, Edwards and the Timberwolves have shot right to the top of the list. They are playing on Christmas Day in Denver, the second straight year and just the fourth time in franchise history that the Wolves are part of the league's biggest regular-season event. must-see TV. 👀 — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) August 14, 2025 The national TV breakdown: ESPN (seven games) 10/29: vs. LAL 11/5: @ NYK 11/26: @ OKC 1/16: @ HOU 2/8: vs. LAC 2/20: vs. DAL 3/25: vs. HOU Amazon Prime (seven) 10/24: @ LAL 12/19: vs. OKC 1/10: @ CLE 1/29: vs. OKC 2/26: @ LAC 3/7: vs. ORL 3/13: @ GSW NBC (six) 1/6: vs. MIA 1/13: @ MIL 2/24: @ PDX 3/10: @ LAL 3/22: @ BOS 4/7: @ IND ABC (four) 12/25: @ DEN 1/24: vs. GSW 3/1: @ DEN 3/15: @ OKC Peacock (four) 10/27: vs. DEN 11/3: @ BKN 1/26: vs. GSW 2/2: @ MEM Advertisement It wasn't that long ago that the national television partners ignored the Timberwolves. A single game on ESPN or TNT was cause for celebration in these parts. And there is no doubt that the new interest in Minnesota is about more than just Edwards' star power. New owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have made it a priority to elevate the Wolves on the national scene, and Rodriguez's experience in the sports world and connections to Fox and ESPN have helped that pursuit. President of basketball operations Tim Connelly and coach Chris Finch have helped bring a rare level of stability to a historically volatile franchise. Edwards is leading the way, but he has help with Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid, along with a strong crew of role players including Donte DiVincenzo, Mike Conley, Terrence Shannon Jr. and Rob Dillingham. In a stacked Western Conference, they will enter next season expecting to be in contention again. he's been in the lab. 🧪 — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) August 14, 2025 The schedule shapes up well for them. They have only 13 back-to-backs this season, six of which are of the away-away variety that are normally the most daunting. By comparison, the Denver Nuggets have 16 back-to-backs, 10 of which are away-away sets. The Wolves also do not have a trip that lasts longer than four games, the toughest coming in March when they start with a back-to-back against the Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, then go to Golden State and Oklahoma City. Minnesota's longest homestand is a six-game stretch that bridges the All-Star break in February and includes games against the New Orleans Pelicans, Clippers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers. Some other highlights of the schedule: 10/22: @ PDX Advertisement This is the first time the Wolves have opened the season in Portland. The Trail Blazers are in rebuild mode but added Jrue Holiday to a team that was one of the best in the league on defense over the second half of last season. The Timberwolves have been known to start slow and take teams that are not among the favorites lightly, so this will be an important game to watch. 10/26: IND After opening the season with two on the road, the Wolves get a Sunday game at Target Center for their home debut. The Indiana Pacers would be considered a much tougher out with star Tyrese Haliburton, who is out for the season after tearing his Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals. But the Wolves know full well how dangerous a short-handed Pacers team can be. Obi Toppin looms large. Their sluggish starts to the season usually happen on the road. They have won nine straight home openers and 12 of the last 13. 11/26: @ OKC 12/19: vs. OKC 1/29: vs. OKC 3/15: @ OKC Even with the Western Conference expected to be incredibly competitive, the Thunder will be the heavy favorites. Everyone is back from their title-winning team. They are young and ready to roll. The Wolves have a bad taste in their mouths from how the Western Conference finals ended. After a narrow loss at home in Game 4 that could have evened the series, Minnesota went to Oklahoma City and laid down in Game 5. Winning in the regular season won't settle that score, but OKC is the measuring stick. All four games are nationally televised, showing the anticipation that is building for this matchup. 12/23: vs. NYK Karl-Anthony Towns will make his lone trip back to Minnesota just before Christmas. Last year he received a standing ovation in pregame introductions, then put up 34 points and 20 rebounds in a Knicks romp. He will have a new coach this year in Mike Brown, who replaces the fired Tom Thibodeau. Advertisement 2/9: vs. ATL Nickeil Alexander-Walker became a fan favorite during his time in Minnesota, blossoming from a fringe NBA player into one of the most valuable bench pieces in the league. He left in the offseason for a four-year, $62 million deal with the Hawks and will play his one game back in Minnesota just days before the All-Star break. 10/29: vs. LAL This is the Lakers' lone trip to Minnesota next season. The Wolves dominated Los Angeles in their playoff matchup, something Luka Dončić will have on his mind. 11/7: vs UTA 11/14: vs SAC 11/21: @ PHX 11/26: @ OKC The Timberwolves have a winnable group for this season's Emirates Cup. They have not advanced to Las Vegas for the knockout round in the first two years but certainly could get there this time around. Knockout round play in Vegas begins Dec. 9. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
Associated Press
3 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Love's absence, Colts QB battle are feature attractions of joint practice with Packers
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Jordan Love showed up to Thursday's practice wearing a red jersey and a bucket hat, his injured left thumb in a protective cast. A short distance away, on a second field, Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones resumed their battle to become the Indianapolis Colts' starter. Yes, the joint practice between the Green Bay Packers and Colts just outside Indianapolis went just like any other training camp practice — with all eyes studying the good, bad and ugly of the quarterbacks. 'Had a torn ligament in my thumb and we did a surgery to repair it. So on the road to recovery,' Love said in his first public comments since having the procedure earlier this week on his non-throwing hand. 'If this was in the middle of the season, we probably would have been doing something that we didn't get the surgery on. But with it still being early, having time to recover and be fully ready for Week 1, the recommendation was for surgery.' The hope is Love begins working his way back next week and will have a couple of additional weeks to recover before Green Bay's Sept. 7 season opener against Detroit. Love said it hasn't been decided whether he'll participate in next week's joint practice with Seattle. So for now, Malik Willis is running the offense. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst told reporters Tuesday that Love would be out at least a week. 'I think easing back into it, we might do some things differently just to protect the thumb for now,' Love said. 'That's one of those things where, after having the surgery, you don't want to go back out there and re-injure it before the season. So we'll be smart with it.' Love was injured on the final play of Green Bay's second series in last week's loss to the New York Jets. Initially, he said he didn't think anything was wrong, but he talked with trainers to see what they thought. While he practiced Monday, Love was making handoffs with his right hand instead of his left. Meanwhile, the Colts still haven't announced who will start their opener against Miami. Richardson is expected to get his most extensive action of the preseason when the Colts and Packers square off Saturday. Coach Shane Steichen said earlier this week he plans to use Jones for the first two series and let Richardson take most of the first-half snaps. That assumes Richardson stays healthy. He missed some of Indy's offseason workouts with a sore throwing shoulder, and then dislocated the pinkie on his throwing hand during last week's preseason loss at Baltimore. Trainers popped the finger back into place, but Richardson didn't take another snap against the Ravens because he couldn't grip the ball properly. By Saturday, he was back on the practice field. Jones and Richardson continued to split snaps Thursday, with both taking turns with the starters and the backups. But as another week nears its end, no starter has been named. 'I think that's natural,' Jones said when asked if he wonders when a winner will emerge. 'I think in this position, obviously, you're aware of it and are thinking about it. But I think you know that strategy for me and anyone in this situation is kind of focus as much as you can on what you need to do.' Colts coach Shane Steichen and Packers coach Matt LaFleur were watching more than just quarterbacks, especially after miserable opening-week performances from both teams. Near the end of practice, the Packers were credited with a sack of Jones, who then threw an interception as play continued. He was far from alone in making a mistake. 'I think our youth showed a little bit today in some instances with the injuries we have,' Packers tight end Tucker Kraft said. 'We're out here, full pads, expecting big things from some of the guys we're elevating and I think we just left some meat on the bone.' Injury report Colts receiver Josh Downs suffered a hamstring injury during the practice. Steichen did not have an update on the severity of the injury. Steichen also said defensive end Samson Ebukam has a back injury. ___ AP NFL:
