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In the NHL, the Minnesota Wild are locking in their bench boss. John Hynes has signed a multiyear contract extension with the Wild, the club confirmed Tuesday. It's a clear signal from Minnesota's front office that they believe Hynes is the right man to push this team deeper into Stanley Cup contention.
Meanwhile, a fascinating name has emerged in the conversation around the next WNBA commissioner. Sophie Cunningham says NBA commissioner Adam Silver reached out to her directly to discuss the soon-to-be vacant position. Whether this leads anywhere remains to be seen, but the fact that Silver is personally making calls to current players says something about the direction the league wants to go.
And over in Boston, the trade speculation machine keeps spinning. A new proposal has the Celtics sending Paul George out the door in exchange for a high-scoring duo worth two hundred forty million dollars, with the goal of building around Jayson Tatum for the long haul. One of those players is already an NBA champion, which would give the Celtics some serious championship pedigree to work with heading into the Eastern Conference gauntlet.
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