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After two losses at Madison Square Garden, the Sixers return home for the first time in over a week facing another two-game deficit in a best-of-seven series against one of their rivals. This time it’s a 2-0 hole against the New York Knicks, a series deficit Philly has never been able to dig out of […]
The Yankees got their shit rocked by Jacob Misiorowski last night. Pardon my French, but it’s late as I type this and it’s a pretty darn accurate assessment. Shout-out to the Miz, who demonstrated why he’s one of the league’s best young starters. Once Max Fried ran into trouble, it seemed like the Yankees were […]
Jaylen Brown has three years and about $183 million left on a 5-year contract he signed in July of 2023. It was a controversial deal at the time, but Brown was headed to free agency the next year and the Celtics knew they needed to keep him. Fast forward three years later and Jaylen Brown […]
An emotional Álvaro Arbeloa spoke to the press on Saturday to preview the Clásico on Sunday as the Real Madrid coach addressed the locker room bust-up this week, saying: “I have to say two things. First, I’m very proud of the club’s decisiveness, speed, and transparency. And second, that the players have acknowledged their mistake, […]
MLB Trade Rumors | Darragh McDonald: The Yankees made the promotion of Spencer Jones official yesterday. The top prospect replaced Jasson Domínguez, who sprained his AC joint during Thursday’s game. Jones DH’d and batted sixth in his debut, going 0-for-2 with a walk against fireballer Jacob Misiorowski, who had little issue with the rest of […]
The countdown continues – FC BarcelonaThe Blaugranes continue preparations for El Clásico with another training session at the Ciutat Esportiva. The best Clásicos – FC BarcelonaSit back and enjoy some great matches from the past played in Barcelona between Barça and Real Madrid. Which is your favourite? Ferran: ‘This is the most special Clásico’ – […]
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How Raheem Morris plans to bring more ‘multiplicity’ to 49ers’ defensive line (paywall)“League rules prevented the 49ers’ rookies from working on site until Thursday. Stribling, however, has been training all week in nearby Los Gatos, which is where he prepared for the combine.” Kawakami: Big plays, no drama? De’Zhaun Stribling and the 49ers’ WR dreams […]
LIVERPOOL VS. CHELSEA | Saturday, May 9th |Premier League | Anfield12:30PM BST/7:30AM EST Full time, ref, surely. When will this cursed season end? Well, three games still, apparently. Somehow Liverpool are more or less a shoe-in for Champions League qualification, and a win today would all but guarantee that. And somehow Chelsea (Chelsea Chelsea) have […]
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Jake Evans has some words of caution for any Buffalo Sabres players who want to get in Jakub Dobeš’s kitchen: “When he gets bothered, he’s even better.” [ Journal de Montreal ] Nick Suzuki was happy with what he saw from the Newhook-Evans-Demidov line. [ The Athletic ] Ivan Demidov has helped the Canadiens hem the Sabres in their zone when he’s on the ice. Evans wants to help turn that into goals for the rookie. [ RDS ] With Juraj Slafkov...
The biggest game of the season has arrived for Barcelona as they face Real Madrid in the third and final El Clásico of the campaign looking for a win or a draw to clinch back-to-back La Liga titles against their biggest rivals at Camp Nou. Here’s how we think Hansi Flick will line up his […]
Champions League football has been secured for Manchester United, but the future of interim head coach Michael Carrick is yet to be decided ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The Red Devils are looking to complete their ninth Premier League double over the Black Cats after winning 2-0 […]
Mitch Marner registered a natural hat trick and set up Brayden McNabb’s short-handed goal as the Vegas Golden Knights fricasseed the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 in Game 3 at Honda Center on Friday. It was the first hat trick of Marner’s postseason career. Shea Theodore and Brett Howden each had a goal and an assist, and Carter Hart made 31 stops for the Golden Knights, who took a two to one lead in the series. Beckett Sennecke and Chris Kreider scored the goals for Anaheim. Alex Newhook notched a p...
Chelsea are set to show up at Anfield today with zero recognized wingers in the squad, which is going to require some creative tinkering from interim head coach Calum McFarlane. We do have a few players yet who have played the wide attacking positions at times, including of course Cole Palmer (right) and Enzo Fernández […]
The show will go on on Saturday, but Ra’eese Aleem will not be facing Angelo Leo. Aleem missed weight on Friday for the featherweight (126 lbs) title bout, which was set to see Leo defend his IBF title. Leo first weighed in at 128.8 lbs, and a second attempt so him get down to 128, […]
If Sunderland still want to have something to play for going into the games against Everton and Chelsea, you can’t help but feel that we need to get something today against Manchester United. Join the Lads as they preview this afternoon’s action at the Stadium of Light! All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway […]
The noise inside Target Center swelled with every passing minute Friday night, the kind of playoff atmosphere designed to rattle inexperienced teams. Anthony Edwards started for the first time since he returned from a knee injury he suffered in the second round against the Denver Nuggets and every basket he scored sent the crowd into […]
Big 12 Tournament hopes were still a real possibility for Arizona baseball Friday night, but following its 7-4 loss to Houston in the series opener those hopes have dwindled. The Wildcats (17-31, 7-18 Big 12) more than likely needed to sweep the series against the Cougars (21-28, 5-20 Big 12) to get closer to Big […]
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers clawed and scrapped their way to some offense against Chris Sale to get the better of the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in Friday night’s series opener between perennial National League powerhouses at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers had only five hits in seven innings against Sale, but made them count. Teoscar Hernández […]
Rightfully, for many franchises across the NBA, this Mother’s Day weekend will be filled with plenty of excitement, with the 2026 draft lottery on Sunday at 3 p.m. EST. There will also be a lot of angst. For the Miami Heat, they have the 13th-best odds, meaning they have less than a five percent chance […] The post Poll: If Heat land top-4 pick, would you trade it for Giannis Antetokounmpo? appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
It was always going to be an uphill battle for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Game 3 between the Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs got off to a weird start at Target Center. Minnesota had an incredibly difficult time putting the ball in the basket, missing its first 12 shots and committing four turnovers, going down […]
The Virginia Tech Hokies softball team will play for the ACC Championship. On Friday, the No. 3-seeded Hokies defeated second-seeded Duke 5-0 to advance to the championship game. It was a dominant pitching performance from Bree Carrico and Emma Mazzarone, one night after Mazzarone’s masterful performance in a 3-1 win over Virginia, where she struck […]
The Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 in ten innings in Phoenix, coming out on top of a pitchers’ duel in the desert. The Mets and Diamondbacks traded solo homers in the second inning and the scoring came to a screeching halt after that. Mark Vientos launched a towering shot to left center in the […]
Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Knoxville. I-Cubs catcher Christian Bethancourt went on the bereavement list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs hung on to beat the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 13-12. Starter Doug Nikhazy didn’t fool anyone early, as he gave up two runs in the first on two solo home […]
What a fantastic day and what a fantastic memory! After just missing out on promotion in 1997/1998, Sunderland got the job done in emphatic style, beating Birmingham City 2-1 at the Stadium of Light in the last game of the 1998/1999 season, and earning promotion as Nationwide Division One champions. At the time, it was […]