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Live From the Blue Seats is back at it tonight after the Buffalo game, returning to our normal schedule after shifting things around during the holidays. Rob, Dave, and Producer JL will talk the Adam Fox and Igor Shesterkin injuries, what it means for the short term, how it impacts their plans the rest of the season, and how the Rangers should approach the next month or so before the Olympics.

On a mid-December Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, Alex and Maia Shibutani are unlinking their heads from a single interlocked position, like a life-size Lego build coming apart. The Shib Sibs, as the brother-sister duo are affectionately known in the ice dance community, are taking their Bustle photo shoot very seriously, game to try different poses as the dulcet sounds of Olivia Dean play in the background.

Midway through the third period, Islanders' star Bo Horvat collided with the Mammoth's Sean Durzi. Horvat was slow to get up. And even though he was able to skate off the ice on his own, it was evident the Islanders' leading scorer was in considerable discomfort and could not put weight on his left leg. The knee-jerk reaction was that Thursday's injury is related to the groin issue that sidelined him earlier this season.

The rapper and pop culture icon will perform during the halftime show at the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game in Minneapolis on Dec. 25 as part of Netflix's NFL Christmas Gameday streaming event. Dubbed "Snoop's Holiday Halftime Party," the show will feature hit songs, special guests and holiday cheer, Netflix said in a news release. "NFL, Netflix and your uncle Snoop on Christmas Day? We're servin' up music, love and good vibes for the whole world to enjoy," Snoop Dogg said in the news release. "That's the kind of holiday magic Santa can't fit in a bag."

The 2026 Winter Olympics take place next February in Milano and Cortina, Italy, but you can get a head start with your own virtual Olympics thanks to a Black Friday deal dropping Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for Nintendo Switch down to $30 (was $60). That's just barely above its all-time low price of $29.53. While Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is focused on Summer Olympic sports,

For the first time ever, the New York City area will play host to the best world rugby sevens has to offer. AmNewYork has learned that World Rugby and TEG Rugby Live are bringing the HSBC SVNS Series to Sports Illustrated Stadium, home of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls, from March 14-15. The top-flight rugby sevens league will serve as the final stop of the regular season before the world championships in Hong Kong, Spain, and France.

"There's this misconception that because I'm the first to do this thing-and still no one else has done it-that I'm booked all year long for speaking engagements," she told CNBC Make It. "I get things here or there, but I can't make a living from it."

Gulls fly around the stadium before the event. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Christopher Linke of Germany cools down during the men's and women's 35km race walk. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho/Shutterstock Geordie Beamish attempts to avoid Canada's Jean-Simon Desgagnes as he falls during the men's 3000m steeplechase heats. The New Zealander went on to win gold. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Marcos Santos of Angola leaps into the air while warming up for a men's 100m preliminary round heat. Photograph: Petr David Josek/AP

Obviously, we're getting off to a good start. The first year will be kind of where everyone's attention and energy is at. It's the first time we've ever done something like this, but all the players that I've talked to are excited about playing. Obviously, with the Olympics coming up in 2028, I think it's all the NFL players' first exposure to it, and I didn't want to miss out on being a part of it.

The Fanatics Flag Football Classic on March 21 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh also will include Saquon Barkley, CeeDee Lamb, Christian McCaffrey, Maxx Crosby and Rob Gronkowski, among others. Las Vegas' Pete Carroll, Denver's Sean Payton and San Francisco's Kyle Shanahan will be the coaches. Brady is partnering with Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, to promote the event. Fox Sports will televise the tournament, and comedian Kevin Hart will be the host.

On Aug. 29, 2004, marathoner Vanderlei de Lima was attacked by a spectator during the running of the Olympic marathon in Athens; de Lima, who was leading the race at the time, eventually finished third and received the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship in addition to his bronze medal. Also on this date: In 1814, during the War of 1812, Alexandria, Virginia, formally surrendered to British military forces, which occupied the city until September 3.

With the withdrawal last week of Rhasidat Adeleke, who cited injury as she called a halt to her season, the team has 17 individual athletes, with eight additional members selected for the women's and mixed 4x400m relay squads along with two non-travelling reserves. Eight of the selected athletes achieved the automatic qualification standard, while others secured their place via their world ranking.

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can reveal the trailer for Giulio Bertelli's directorial feature debut , co-starring Italian judo athlete and Olympic Gold medallist Alice Bellandi, ahead of its premiere in the upcoming 40th edition of Venice parallel section Critics' Week. Set against the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024, the film follows three female athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo.

The shift follows years of debate inside the IOC, with former president Thomas Bach signaling a move towards a clean field of play that allows more sponsor visibility.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced a policy change effectively barring transgender women from competing in women's sports following an executive order from President Donald Trump.

"It's a childhood dream to have people swimming in the Seine," Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, who was instrumental in the cleanup, said during an event commemorating the day.

Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship last month while piling up hardware as league MVP and scoring champion.