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This past Friday saw the NBA Draft Combine invite list, 73 names long, released, and it included three Illinois Fighting Illini. Shooting guard and Jerry West Award wiiner Keaton Wagler, point guard/combo guard Kylan Boswell and small forward Andrej Stojakovic. Wagler is set to become a top 10, maybe even 5 overall pick. Stojakovic, who […]
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The Chicago Cubs train just keeps on rolling. Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field, Moisés Ballesteros homered and Michael Busch smacked a bases-loaded triple. That, plus six solid innings from Matthew Boyd, helped the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks, a series sweep and their 11th consecutive win at home. Arizona scored first, in […]
It’s Sunday once more, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! It was a big week for the Bombers, who finished up a road trip with three games in Arlington, hosted the Savannah Bananas at Yankee Stadium, and came back home for a weekend of Star Wars […]
‘Coming out is a big deal for me, and I just wanted my baseball team to know the truth,’ Michael Holland said.
They really did it. Game 7, in Boston, facing the final hurdle to overcome a 3-1 deficit against the No. 2 seed, and they did it. The Sixers became just the 14th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 series deficit with their thrilling performance. It was a historic night, full of special performances […]
Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the media after Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday. He was asked about Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe’s commitment defensively, and whether the former’s is greater than the latter’s, to which he said: “No… well, I don’t make comparisons between players. And… well, I think we need everyone. I’ve […]
Inter beat Parma 2‑0 at San Siro to clinch the 2025‑26 Serie A title, securing their 21st Scudetto and Cristian Chivu’s first trophy as manager with three games to spare.
Ohio State beat Nebraska in every aspect of the game of baseball today, yesterday, and the day before. The Buckeyes looked like the team that had a top-20 ranking and was sitting in second-place in the conference standings. The Cornhuskers now have a flight home and five days to feel the bile in their stomach to figure […]
The worst-kept secret in hockey is now confirmed, as the Toronto Maple Leafs have officially hired Mats Sundin and John Chayka into senior management positions. Chayka will become the 19th General Manager in Leafs history, while Sundin will come on board as the Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations. Regarding the power structure, Elliotte Friedman […]
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Squandered is the word of the weekend. It means to waste resources or opportunities through negligence or inaction. In this context, it means leaving runners on base at seemingly every turn. The Red Sox pitched a really good game today. Ranger Suarez threw four shutout innings before leaving the game with hamstring tightness. Tyler Samaniego, […]
Real Madrid poured water on any Barcelona title celebrations by delaying the conclusion of the title race until next weekend by beating Espanyol with a pair of sublime second-half finishes from Vinícius Júnior to wrap up a 2-0 victory. Three answers 1. Would Real Madrid gift Barcelona the league title with another slip-up? Anything but […]
For the second straight day, the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats failed to find success against Utah pitcher Hailey Maestretti. Maestretti kept the Arizona bats in check through seven innings on Saturday then returned 24 hours later to throw a five-hitter on Sunday. The six-inning 10-2 Utah victory secured a spot in the Big 12 Tournament […]
This is my first guest recap on this new (well, since last summer) format. Let’s see how this goes, a bit different than how I usually do things. Today it will be Merrill Kelly against Matt Boyd. One March 30th of last year, he went 5 innings and did not give up a run, but […]
Maryland baseball hadn’t led against Michigan in the entire weekend series following an extra-inning walk off loss and a run-rule defeat. In one fell swoop, second baseman David Mendez changed that, crushing a two-run blast clear over the right-field fence to give the Terps their first lead all weekend. But after managing to hold onto […]
Jackson Marshall’s sixth inning grand slam gave the UConn Huskies the lead for good in a 4-3 win over the ETSU Bucs to salvage the series finale at Elliot Ballpark on Sunday. click on image to enlarge Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
Good teams win close games. The Rays are proving so far this season that they truly are a good team. Today was another example. Not because every win has to be clean, or because the offense is turning games into batting practice. No, this one was proof in a much more Rays’ way. Tampa Bay […]
I have been MIA. Derby and all, ya know. Well, here’s this. Obinna Ezekie Jr. (Apologies for blurry image. I have to be somewhere right now, and just wanted to get this up,) Seven feet tall. Five *****. Reclassifying from 2027 to 2026. Top 5 in the land. Dad played in the NBA. It is […]
The Washington Mystics defeated the Atlanta Dream on Sunday, SDFDSFDSFSD at the Gateway Center. It snaps a combined 11 game losing streak (10 to finish the 2025 regular season and one preseason game) Washington had. Their last win was on Aug. 17, 2025 when they defeated the Los Angeles Sparks in the regular season. The […]
The Yankees have come to rely on production from their superstars, and this afternoon against the O’s, they got just that. Aaron Judge and Ben Rice both homered early—before Rice left the game in the fourth inning with a hand contusion suffered on a pickoff throw. But for a team to sustain a hot two-week […]
Box Score Logan Henderson looked great through six strong innings, but Milwaukee couldn’t complete the sweep of the Nationals as a ninth-inning rally fell just short in Sunday’s series finale. Both teams combined for just one hit, a Brandon Lockridge double, through the first four innings. Milwaukee was the first team to score, breaking through […]
Kobbie Mainoo’s 77th‑minute strike gives Manchester United a 3‑2 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford, securing Champions League place for Michael Carrick’s side.
Everton will attempt to revive their flagging European hopes when they take on Manchester City in yet another Monday night game at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Suffering successive defeats courtesy of stoppage-time winners for the first time in the club’s history, just as a charge for Europe was gaining momentum, feels very Everton. They certainly didn’t […]
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference QFs
Game 7: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (A2)
Series tied 3-3
Start time: **6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: Sportsnet+
Noah Dobson will be a game-time decision for today’s Game 7, having ramped up his on-ice work in recent days to the point he’s been taking shots. He won’t be ...
Long snapper Trent Sieg has been a quietly outstanding presence in Dallas for three years now, and enters 2026 with no concerns for change. Like teammates Brandon Aubrey and Bryan Anger, Sieg consistently holds up his end of one of the league’s best trios of specialists. Background Years in NFL: 8Acquired by: Free Agency (2023) Like most […]
There was a large chunk of today’s game when the Orioles were in it. They came back from a deficit to tie the game at 3-3, they made some noise against lefty ace Max Fried, and Trey Gibson did not implode as so many starting pitchers have for the Orioles lately. When they fell behind […]
Barcelona have been made to wait to be crowned La Liga champions after Real Madrid beat Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday night. Hansi Flick’s side moved 14 points clear of their rivals with victory over Osasuna on Saturday but Madrid responded with a win against Espanyol. After a goalless first half, Vinicius Jr […]