Blackhawks shuffle hockey operations body of workers to regulate to

The Blackhawks quietly shuffled the process titles of a number of front-office workers all the way through the coronavirus pandemic, no longer lengthy after firing president John McDonough and successfully finishing the former technology of the franchise. The motivation at the back of the shuffling used to be twofold, basic supervisor Stan Bowman mentioned Monday — first, to offer larger weight and affect to a couple more youthful voices, and 2d, to place extra assets towards discovering affordable, younger avid gamers who can assist the Hawks live on their forthcoming salary-cap crunch. “We took this as an opportunity, with the pause in the season, to look at where we were as an organization and where the league was heading

Body discovered within the Belmont Harbor

A physique was discovered floating within the Belmont Harbor Friday in response to preliminary info from Chicago Fire Department officers. Fire officers acquired calls of an unknown individual within the Belmont Harbor, 3100 N. Lake Shore Dr. about 5:25 p.m., in response to a spokesperson with the fireplace division. The individual has been confirmed as being deceased and a restoration mission to has been initiated. The effort to recuperate the physique has been turned over to the police and CPD’s Marine Unit have been dispatched to the harbor, fireplace officers and Chicago police stated. This is a growing story, examine again for particulars. Source hyperlink

Ditching metal trellis body “not an possibility”

The RC16 is an outlier on the present MotoGP grid, as it's the solely design to not utilise a standard aluminium twin spar body and the ever-present Ohlins forks. KTM additionally started with a 'screamer' engine in 2017, though it switched to a 'large bang' firing order that yr earlier than growing a counter-rotating crankshaft variant in the course of 2018. But whereas KTM has copied its rivals by way of engine type, Beirer says the crew will not go so far as ditching its distinctive design of chassis and WP suspension. "That's not an possibility," Beirer mentioned when requested by MotoGP.com's Simon Crafar whether or not KTM might ever countenance switching to an aluminium chassis or totally

Bruins Forward Brad Marchand Day-To-Day With Upper Body Injury

Bruins Forward Brad Marchand Day-To-Day With Upper Body Injury

The Boston Bruins are regrouping after star forward Brad Marchand was scratched for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks due to an upper body injury. The Bruins are entering a tough point in the season with a number of injuries and a difficult schedule. With Charlie McAvoy and Patrice Bergeron out with lower body injuries, Marchand is another B’s playmaker that the team cannot afford to lose for long.  NESN’s Billy Jaffe was in studio to give his take on the Bruins’ game plan moving forward without a few key players. For Jaffe’s thoughts, check out the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. < ... NESN.com

Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron Unlikely To Play Vs. Coyotes With Lower Body Injury

Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron Unlikely To Play Vs. Coyotes With Lower Body Injury

The Boston Bruins need Patrice Bergeron back on the ice, but he probably won’t be lacing up his skates Saturday. The Bruins veteran center hasn’t suited up yet this season, as he has been trying to work his way through a nagging lower body injury. Bergeron is making progress, but head coach Bruce Cassidy said it’s unlikely the 32-year-old will make his season debut Saturday when the B’s take on the Arizona Coyotes. To hear from Cassidy, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com

VR46 Master Camp students step up their game on Day Two

Marco Bell (Flat Track Champion): “On the second day of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp we focused on getting into corners, how to back the bike in, the right line and the correct position of the bike when you enter the turn. These are really key points, so if you are able to do that, you have done already 50% of the work, because it makes it that much easier to exit out of the corner, but it's really difficult to do it right. It's a matter of balance and body position on the lean angle. The more you know your body, the easier it gets, because you get more and more used to reacting quickly whilst on the bike.

VR46 Master Camp talent take to the flat track

Marco Belli: "The first day of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp is all about getting the riders in the right position on the bikes, so they can work them easily. It's always a question of body position and throttle control. Yesterday we worked a little bit more on the lower half of the body, because we noticed that they needed to ride the bikes more with that part instead of trying to solve situations using their upper body. We did some special exercises and I can tell that most of these guys are used to these kinds of practice sessions, perhaps on dirt or supermoto. They're already able to control the bike, which is good, but then it becomes a