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Ah screw it, bring on the Celtics. The Sixers out battled the Orlando Magic 109-97 in the first round of the Eastern Conference Play-In tournament Wednesday night. They have now earned the seventh seed in the East and will take on Boston in the first round of the playoffs, beginning Sunday afternoon. Tyrese Maxey led […]
After an off day Thursday, the Dodgers open a four-game weekend wraparound against the Colorado Rockies starting Friday night at Coors Field in Denver. Tyler Glasnow takes the ball in the series opener on Friday. Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano will be on the mound for Colorado. Friday game info
The older you get, the easier it is to think four, five years ago wasn’t ancient history. I still have the same phone, same laptop from 2022, for instance – the same desk chair, car, house, backpack. But watching Wednesday evening’s contest in Great American Ball Park between the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants […]
Let’s rewind the clock back to last summer. Deandre Ayton showed up to his Lakers introductory press conference, ecstatic to join the franchise. He spoke about how excited he was to play with Luka Dončić and how he wanted to prove his critics wrong with a bounce-back year in Los Angeles. Well, the revenge tour […]
Raphinha says he’s suffering in the wake of Barcelona’s Champions League exit at the hands of La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid. The Barcelona star has been sidelined since sustaining an injury on international duty with Brazil, meaning he missed the two games against Diego Simeone’s side. Raphinha was in Madrid to watch the game, and […]
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators in the final game of the 2025-26 regular season. Concluding thoughts on the 2025-26 season: It’s disappointing, the season. That’s really the focus, looking at everything. We didn’t live up to expectations. On Dennis Hildeby’s performance (35 saves on 37 shots): […] The post Craig Berube on the end of a taxing season as Leafs coach: “We tried to do a lot of different things this year… It didn’t work out” appear...
For those of you asking. Jaxon Wiggins was placed on the injured list today. The Cubs say that they’re hopeful it will be a short trip. Porter Hodge will have elbow surgery and is out for the season. Dylan Carlson elected free agency. Left-hander Marino Santy was promoted to Double-A Knoxville from High-A South Bend. […]
It was a dark and stormy night in Milwaukee, with big lightning displays outside the stadium and rain leaking through cracks in the American Family Field roof. Inside the stadium, it was a pretty juiceless affair. Neither offence could get much of anything going. Ultimately, it was the Brewers who cobbled together a little bit […]
The Celtics will officially play the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The 7th-seeded 76ers defeated the 8th-seeded Orlando Magic in a Play-In game on Wednesday night, thus punching their ticket to the first round of the playoffs. The Celtics – 76ers full first-round schedule Game 1: 76ers at Celtics, Sunday, […]
The slumping San Francisco Giants retooled their outfield before Wednesday’s game, sending Harrison Bader and Jared Oliva to the injured list and recalling Drew Gilbert and Will Brennan from Sacramento. Unfortunately, they didn’t retool the way they pitch to Cincinnati Reds rookie Sal Stewart. Stewart gave the Reds a 3-0 lead with a three-run home […]
All of the attention — and tension — now shifts to the May 5th draft lottery, after the 2025-26 Maple Leafs suffered one final indignity of losing to James Reimer and the Ottawa Senators in game #82, capping a truly miserable season. There is a silver lining to the Maple Leafs finishing in 28th overall […] The post Maple Leafs finish fifth last in 2025-26 season, draft lottery odds now known appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
On Monday morning, IU basketball’s roster was at four players for next season – Trent Sisley, Prince-Alexander Moody, Vaughn Karvala and Trevor Manhertz. As of late Wednesday night, the 2026-27 roster has 10 players. The Hoosier coaching staff, led by ... The post Five takeaways from three busy days for IU basketball in the transfer portal appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The longer the story drags on, the more apparent it becomes that we may never know the true story behind Chris Pronger’s saga with the Edmonton Oilers. And on Wednesday, the he said, she said continued, with the former defenceman refuting ex-Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe’s account of a letter of excitement he received from…
The Dodgers conclude their three-game series against the New York Mets on Jackie Robinson Day, looking to get a sweep and take five of six games on the homestand. Shohei Ohtani makes his third start of the season against right-hander Clay Holmes. Ohtani will only be on the mound on Wednesday, as Dalton Rushing is […]
It may not be the biggest story of this Lakers season, but one of the highlights has been Bronny James’ development. He played in 42 games for LA and his best basketball came during the final games of the regular season, when the Lakers needed him to step up with Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves […]
According to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. (subscription), the Indianapolis Colts will select Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. with the 47th overall pick (2nd round) in his latest 2-round 2026 NFL Mock Draft: 47. Indianapolis Colts Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas With no first-round pick this year, the Colts should be watching the linebacker board very carefully. […]
For the second straight night, the Philadelphia Phillies (8-10) gave up double-digit runs to the visiting Chicago Cubs (9-9) by a score of 11-2 on their way to dropping a third straight series. Jesus Luzardo’s early season struggles continued, allowing nine of the Cubs’ 11 runs on 12 hits, a walk and a wild pitch. […]
The Rangers wrap up their 2025-26 season with a 4-2 win in Tampa, finishing with a record of 34-39-9.
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Well, it turns out the problems with the offense might not be fixed so easily. The Mariners looked more like their early-season selves last night in the series opener against San Diego, eking out just four hits and scoring a lone run on a sac fly. It was a disappointing comedown after the high of […]
The Royals did it again. They lost 2-1. The offense has now scored 2 or fewer runs in 11 of their first 18 games and in 7 of their last 8. The offense was miserable and missed the few opportunities they had to do something, per usual. The pitching was awesome again, unfortunately perfection has […]
Kentucky Basketball has one backcourt option arriving for a visit, while another is planning to make his way to Lexington. First off, Matt Jones reports that Furman transfer Alex Wilkins is arriving for his previously reported visit to Lexington. The 6-5, 175-pound combo guard averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game this […]
Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri The 2025 Bears – What went right and what didn’t Expectations were higher for the 2025 Bears, and they didn’t disappoint en route to an 11-6 record, an NFC North division title, and a playoff win over the rival Packers. The hiring of Ben Johnson from division rival Detroit provided an […]
Mets lineup SP: Clay Holmes – RHP Dodgers lineup SP: Shohei Ohtani – RHP Broadcast info First pitch: 10:10 PM ETTV: ESPNRadio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2
Happy Jackie Robinson Day, everyone! The Tigers and Royals were sporting their number 42s in Detroit, and hoping for a repeat of the previous night’s victory, perhaps with a few more runs. To get there, the Tigers would need to get through Seth Lugo on the mound for the Royals, while the Tigers themselves turned […]
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Oilers’ potential playoff opponents, injury updates, Connor McDavid’s willingness to carry this team forward, and more. I kicked off this…