Living out a childhood dream: Keanu Reeves inks one-day deal with the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporter
Keanu Reeves is taking a break from his day job — and it’s for a good cause.
The Canadian actor signed a one-day contract with the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires on Thursday to support the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Windsor-Essex branch. The CMHA will auction off items autographed by Reeves, with all proceeds going back into the organization.
Reeves grew up in Toronto and was in the Windsor area to play bass with his alternative rock band Dogstar at a local casino. In his younger days, Reeves (a goaltender at heart) had hoped to play for the Spitfires, but that dream was cut short due to injury. He did eventually get to portray a hockey player on screen when he portrayed — of course — a goalie looking to reach the NHL in the 1986 film “Youngblood.”
In a moment of happenstance, the Windsor Spitfires Hockey Club were finally able to add this former Ontario Hockey League goalie prospect, turned Dogstar bass player, to their roster with a one day contract! Welcome to the #YQG Keanu Reeves!
Signed items will be auctioned off… pic.twitter.com/06kN0rTFO2
— Windsor Spitfires (@SpitsHockey) August 22, 2024
As they say though, every dog has their day, and Reeves finally got to pull on a Windsor sweater, fulfilling his own dream and hopefully helping others in the process through the CMHA’s auction.
“It’s a big day for our organization,” Spitfires GM Bill Bowler said. “We are so proud to finally have Keanu on our squad. If he’s half the goalie he was in ‘Youngblood,’ we should do well this season. We are big supporters of the CMHA and hope the auction for this extremely rare jersey will help such an important cause in our community.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers and safety DeShon Elliott have agreed to a two-year, $12.5 million extension with $9.21 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Elliott, 28, was one of the Steelers’ best run defenders last year with 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 4 tackles for loss and 108 combined tackles.
NFL Network first reported the deal.
A former sixth-round pick, Elliott spent his first four seasons in the league with the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions before joining the Miami Dolphins for one year.
The Steelers signed Elliott as a free agent to a two-year deal before the 2024 season.
He has 395 tackles in 72 career games.
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Tisha Thompson
Ippei Mizuhara, the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told ESPN on Monday.
Mizuhara, 40, was ordered to surrender to federal authorities by Monday. He is in custody at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, a low-security facility, after being sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani.
Mizuhara was initially ordered to report to prison in March, but a federal judge granted the delay. The reasons for the delay remain under seal.
Mizuhara’s attorney declined ESPN’s request for comment, but previously stated that he expects Mizuhara, a Japanese citizen, to eventually be deported.
The Dodgers fired Mizuhara in March 2024 after an ESPN investigation revealed he sent millions in wire transfers from Ohtani’s account to an illegal bookmaker. He pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax return in June 2024, admitting that he placed about 19,000 bets with the bookie over a two-year period and accumulated over $40 million in debt.
The bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer, pleaded guilty in August to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and subscribing a false tax return. He is awaiting sentencing.
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