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expect the unexpected

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

Saugus is a town at day and a city at night

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has made significant changes to the way it selects its annual classes, one year after Bill Belichick was snubbed in his first year of eligibility:

Among the biggest changes:

• Selection committee reduced from 50 members to 28.

• Modern-Era Players and Seniors will no longer be separate categories. All eligible players will now be considered in one pool after the mandatory five-year retirement period.

• The annual finalist group changes from 15 Modern-Era Players, 3 Seniors, 1 Coach and 1 Contributor to 13 Players, 1 Coach and 1 Contributor.

• The previous limit of three Seniors on the final ballot has been eliminated.

• Candidates who reach the final seven will no longer automatically carry over as finalists the following year.

• Contributor eligibility will now consider a candidate’s entire football résumé, including playing, coaching and other contributions.

This is a substantial overhaul of the Hall’s selection process.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Al Horford says the financials and Jayson Tatum’s injury played a big part in him leaving the Celtics, per @NickFriedell.

Horford also felt like Boston could no longer compete for a championship.

[Kane’s Donuts @KanesDonuts]

Thank you @AlexSchirripa8 !! #kanesdonuts #donutsarelove

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

#Patriots HC Mike Vrabel took time to take photos with fans who were waiting outside after arriving back in New England following a difficult Super Bowl loss.

A true class act.

(📽️ @JoeGiza, @WBZ)

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

The future is now in New England: Sources say the #Patriots are planning to start Drake Maye against the #Texans, the first start for the No. 3 overall pick.

Jacoby Brissett, who started the first five games, heads to the bench.

[NHL Media @NHLMedia]

NHL Network mourns the passing of Johnny Gaudreau.

[B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce]

Vladimir Tarasenko’s son, Artem, was two days old when he took a photo inside the Stanley Cup in 2019, when the Blues won.

Five years later, and he’s growing up in Lord Stanley 📸🔥

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

@BoozerRasslin Sad but I really don’t blame you.

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

@KeithSmithNBA That trade didn’t happen?

[Paul Kneeland @Pwuk47]

It’s 2023

[SinBin.vegas @SinBinVegas]

Alex Pietrangelo just spoke to the media and you could feel the emotion in his voice.

He explained that his 4-year-old daughter initially had the flu but then developed a lesion on her brain. She lost all motor skills and was hooked up to a feeding tube at Sunrise Hospital.

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

#bucciovertimechallenge Burakovsky/Forsberg

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

#bucciovertimechallenge Letang/Rooney

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

@StLouisBlues Who?

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

#bucciovertimechallenge Reaves/Suter

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

@Straticos_Nik Did you get it?

[DanO @Dan_Orent]

#bucciovertimechallenge Wagner/Chara

[St. Louis Blues @StLouisBlues]

Four words:

Vladimir.
Tarasenko.
Is.
Back.

https://t.co/CNKnKUqbst #stlblues

[Boston Celtics @celtics]

1 RT = 2 votes

@FCHWPO #NBAAllStar