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A new Taylor Swift era is among us as the Grammy Award-winning artist recently announced her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

The news came as Swift teased her appearance on the “New Heights” podcast, hosted by Jason and Travis Kelce, Swift’s boyfriend. The episode releases Wednesday and marks the first time Swift will be on the podcast.

NHL teams reacted accordingly to Swift’s album news. The league even posted its own picture of Swift and Kelce on the ice.

The pop star is no stranger to the hockey scene. Swift and Kelce attended Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers. Kelce is a noted Chicago Blackhawks fan, but welcomed Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk on a “New Heights” episode in February. The two also partied together in July 2024.

A plethora of squads creatively acknowledged Swift’s announcement.

Winger Jarome Iginla, a Hall of Famer, rocked No. 12 for the Flames from 1996 to 2013. With “The Life of a Showgirl” being Swift’s 12th album, Calgary featured Iginla on a cover with orange glitter, a nod to Swift’s website that features a similar color.

The Hurricanes opted for two posts, but it was their most recent one that gained steam on social media. They posted an email from “our VP,” asking why they haven’t collaborated with Swift. Maybe it’s their end game?

With the NHL season inching closer, the Blue Jackets decided to tease their own next era with an album cover. The orange color is a nod to the theme of Swift’s latest album.

Florida had its detective caps on as it pointed out that Swift’s necklace in the “New Heights” teaser was a Panthère de Cartier pendant. The Panthers also identified a “T.S.” in red in the back and included a picture of Swift and Kelce at a Stanley Cup Final game.

The Wild showcased their No. 12 left winger, Matt Boldy, who had a career-high 73 points last season.

Swift’s history with the Nashville Predators dates to the late 2000s, when she appeared in a commercial for the franchise. Nashville tapped into that history by posting photos of Swift rocking a Predators sweater while performing.

The Devils referred to a previous Swift lyric to highlight their captain, Nico Hischier. They created their own album cover with the title: “The Life of a Captain.”

The Islanders’ orange and blue color scheme fits with Swift’s theme, and they made sure to tap into it.

Swift shared her album news at 12:12 a.m. ET on Tuesday morning, and Ottawa acknowledged their own No. 12 — center Shane Pinto.

The Flyers used the glittery orange color to edit a photo to have defenseman Travis Sanheim rocking a similar look. Their second picture includes more of the color scheme with the Flyers’ logo and “See you next era …” written below.

The Penguins tapped into the glitter theme as well, but in their black and yellow colors. The look is similar to what appears on Swift’s website as a placeholder for the album cover.

St. Louis’ logos are on full display with blue glitter, another nod to Swift’s webpage.

Fans spotted Maple Leafs winger William Nylander at one of Swift’s concerts in November, therefore, it only makes sense that he’s highlighted ahead of the album release.

Winnipeg had its own No. 12 in defenseman Dylan DeMelo, who wore the number during the 2019-20 season after being traded to the franchise. DeMelo now rocks No. 2, but the Jets still acknowledged his old number.

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Cards’ Contreras out with foot contusion after HBP

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Cards' Contreras out with foot contusion after HBP

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Aug 13, 2025, 01:37 PM ET

ST. LOUIS — Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was not in the lineup Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies a day after he was hit in the foot by a pitch and broke his bat in frustration.

Contreras, listed as day-to-day with a right foot contusion, was hit by Rockies starter Kyle Freeland‘s sweeper in the fourth inning. He then slammed his bat into the dirt and snapped it over his knee.

As he walked toward first base, the 33-year-old threw the two pieces of the broken bat toward the Cardinals’ dugout.

He remained in the game until the sixth inning, when he was replaced by Nolan Gorman.

The Cardinals said X-rays did not reveal any structural damage in Contreras’ foot.

Contreras has been hit by a National League-leading 18 pitches this season, trailing only Randy Arozarena and Ty France.

Contreras leads the Cardinals with 16 home runs and 65 RBIs.

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Rangers’ struggling García to IL with ankle injury

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Rangers' struggling García to IL with ankle injury

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Aug 13, 2025, 02:06 PM ET

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers put struggling slugger Adolis García on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and activated outfielder Evan Carter.

Texas, which is chasing an American League wild-card berth, made the moves their series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Another outfielder, Wyatt Langford, was held out of the lineup because of forearm stiffness, but manager Bruce Bochy said he could be available to pinch-hit.

García is hitting .224 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs in 116 games. He hit .176 (6 for 34) during the nine-game homestand that ended with Wednesday’s game.

Carter, who turns 23 later this month, missed 10 games because of back spasms. He was in a 4-for-34 slump when he was placed on the IL on Aug. 2. He hit .238 with four homers and 21 RBIs in 55 games before then.

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D-backs’ DeSclafani to IL after turn as starter

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D-backs' DeSclafani to IL after turn as starter

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Aug 13, 2025, 02:34 PM ET

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Anthony DeSclafani on the 15-day injured list Wednesday because of right thumb inflammation after he made three starts.

DeSclafani (1-2, 4.36 ERA) has been primarily a reliever for the Diamondbacks but made the starts this month after Merrill Kelly was traded to the Texas Rangers at the deadline on July 31.

Arizona made the move with DeSclafani before the series finale at Texas, when Kelly was starting for the Rangers. The Diamondbacks recalled right-hander Casey Kelly from Triple-A Reno.

“We’re hoping for the minimal time. He’s going to get some imaging just to make sure that everything’s OK,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “This is something that popped up a couple days ago. We all felt that he was going to be able to take the baseball and go out there and compete, which he did. We saw the stuff in the first couple of innings, and we decided it was time to take him off the field.”

In the three starts this month, DeSclafani is 0-1 with a 5.59 ERA, allowing six runs in 9⅔ innings. He threw three innings Tuesday night, allowing two runs in a game Arizona won 3-2 on a homer by Ketel Marte in the ninth.

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