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Snoop Dogg talks Stanley Cup
The National Hockey League is hoping Snoop Dogg can heat up interest on the ice as the Stanley Cup playoffs get underway.
The rapper and hockey fan is appearing in a series of Hockey 101 videos in which he gives shoutouts to the teams and some of the players. Snoop plays the character “Dogg Cherry,” who schools viewers about the rules and the Stanley Cup. That’s not to be confused with renowned Canadian hockey analyst Don Cherry.
Dogg Cherry says the cup is not only the most iconic trophy in sports but also the one with the most “superstitions, traditions and any other kind of itions you can think of.”
The playoffs started Wednesday, with Winnipeg, Pittsburgh and Vegas taking 1-0 series leads.
Fury to fight after doping ban
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is returning to the ring after serving a doping ban.
The Briton has signed with promoter Frank Warren and plans to fight on June 9 at Manchester Arena.
Fury has not fought since beating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 to win the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, a result that shocked boxing and revitalized the heavyweight division.
The British Boxing Board of Control suspended Fury in 2016 for drug and medical issues, amid a separate U.K. Anti-Doping investigation. That UKAD case ended in December when Fury accepted a backdated twoyear doping ban for elevated levels of nandrolone in urine samples.
Russia’s men’s hockey coach steps down
Oleg Znarok has stepped down as coach of the Russian national hockey team less than two months after leading it to its first Olympic gold medal in 26 years.
Russian Hockey Federation president Vladislav Tretiak tells Russian news agencies that Znarok “got tired psychologically” and will be replaced by Ilya Vorobyov for the upcoming world championship, though he will still work with the team as a consultant.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the switch would be permanent.
Playing as “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” Znarok’s team beat Germany 4-3 in overtime for the gold medal in Pyeongchang at the first tournament since 1994 without NHL players.