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BUCKS GET CRUCIAL WIN, JAZZ DEFEAT CLIPPERS FOR 2-0 LEAD 21 hours ago · It was far, far from being a pretty game, but when the final buzzer went off the Milwaukee Bucks had come out on top. And that was all they cared about on Thursday night. Having led 30-11 at the end of the first quarter, it looked like a blowout was on the cards. Khris Middleton URIAS, BETTS PUSH DODGERS PAST PIRATES 21 hours ago · Mookie Betts can affect a game of baseball in many ways. On Thursday, he showed off his talents on both sides of the ball, so to speak, within a couple of innings to underline that point. He led off in Pittsburgh with a solo home run first. An inning later, he made a running grab VEGAS TAKES GAME 6, ADVANCES TO STANLEY SEMIS 21 hours ago · The Las Vegas Golden Knights seemed to be well on the way toward being ousted from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after the opening two games of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche. Facing a 2-0 hole, they weren’t expected to make a third semi-finals run in four seasons. Yet they went on a four-game NELSON, BAILEY PACE ISLANDERS INTO STANLEY CUP SEMIS 1 day ago · The New York Islanders are officially headed to the Stanley Cup semi-finals following their lopsided 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was their third win consecutively in the series and it saw them put it to bed on home ice, denying Boston the opportunity to host a SUNS TAKE 2-0 LEAD AS NUGGETS ‘QUIT’ 1 day ago · Two games into the second round out West, the Denver Nuggets aren’t looking so good. Coach Karl Malone claimed they ‘quit tonight’ in response to the 123-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns. But you can’t take credit away from the top seed, either. They did ASTROS BEST RED SOX AT FENWAY 1 day ago · In a battle between two teams that could be a factor come the postseason, perhaps even against one another, the Houston Astros came out on top over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Having fallen 2-0 down in the first inning, LAKERS EVEN WITH SUNS, MAVS TAKE 2-0 LEAD OVER CLIPPERS It was far from easy, but it was just what the Los Angeles Lakers needed on Tuesday night. Down 1-0 in their series with the Phoenix Suns, they definitely did not want to go two games down. They didn’t after another close outing, winning 109-102 to even up VETS MICKELSON, OOSTHUIZEN ON TOP AT KIAWAH AFTER 36 HOLES If someone had told you that Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen would be atop the leaderboard after 36 holes of the PGA Championship at Kiawah, you’d have probably laughed at them. Yet that’s exactly what we have after Friday’s second round. 50-year-old Phil, nearing his 51st birthday, has had ups and downs as he’s aged, MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT Mitchell Leads Jazz Past Clippers, Embiid Has Big Night For Philly. The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. MICKELSON 18 HOLES FROM HISTORY AFTER ROLLER COASTER DAY Mickelson 18 Holes From History After Roller Coaster Day. The third round of the PGA Championship at Kiawah’s Ocean Course was anything but boring TV. Phil Mickelson, 50 years old and looking to become the oldest major winner in golf history, made sure that no one could take their eyes off the action because it wasn’t entertaining enough. BUCKS GET CRUCIAL WIN, JAZZ DEFEAT CLIPPERS FOR 2-0 LEAD 21 hours ago · It was far, far from being a pretty game, but when the final buzzer went off the Milwaukee Bucks had come out on top. And that was all they cared about on Thursday night. Having led 30-11 at the end of the first quarter, it looked like a blowout was on the cards. Khris Middleton URIAS, BETTS PUSH DODGERS PAST PIRATES 21 hours ago · Mookie Betts can affect a game of baseball in many ways. On Thursday, he showed off his talents on both sides of the ball, so to speak, within a couple of innings to underline that point. He led off in Pittsburgh with a solo home run first. An inning later, he made a running grab VEGAS TAKES GAME 6, ADVANCES TO STANLEY SEMIS 21 hours ago · The Las Vegas Golden Knights seemed to be well on the way toward being ousted from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after the opening two games of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche. Facing a 2-0 hole, they weren’t expected to make a third semi-finals run in four seasons. Yet they went on a four-game NELSON, BAILEY PACE ISLANDERS INTO STANLEY CUP SEMIS 1 day ago · The New York Islanders are officially headed to the Stanley Cup semi-finals following their lopsided 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was their third win consecutively in the series and it saw them put it to bed on home ice, denying Boston the opportunity to host a SUNS TAKE 2-0 LEAD AS NUGGETS ‘QUIT’ 1 day ago · Two games into the second round out West, the Denver Nuggets aren’t looking so good. Coach Karl Malone claimed they ‘quit tonight’ in response to the 123-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns. But you can’t take credit away from the top seed, either. They did ASTROS BEST RED SOX AT FENWAY 1 day ago · In a battle between two teams that could be a factor come the postseason, perhaps even against one another, the Houston Astros came out on top over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Having fallen 2-0 down in the first inning, LAKERS EVEN WITH SUNS, MAVS TAKE 2-0 LEAD OVER CLIPPERS It was far from easy, but it was just what the Los Angeles Lakers needed on Tuesday night. Down 1-0 in their series with the Phoenix Suns, they definitely did not want to go two games down. They didn’t after another close outing, winning 109-102 to even up VETS MICKELSON, OOSTHUIZEN ON TOP AT KIAWAH AFTER 36 HOLES If someone had told you that Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen would be atop the leaderboard after 36 holes of the PGA Championship at Kiawah, you’d have probably laughed at them. Yet that’s exactly what we have after Friday’s second round. 50-year-old Phil, nearing his 51st birthday, has had ups and downs as he’s aged, MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT Mitchell Leads Jazz Past Clippers, Embiid Has Big Night For Philly. The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. MICKELSON 18 HOLES FROM HISTORY AFTER ROLLER COASTER DAY Mickelson 18 Holes From History After Roller Coaster Day. The third round of the PGA Championship at Kiawah’s Ocean Course was anything but boring TV. Phil Mickelson, 50 years old and looking to become the oldest major winner in golf history, made sure that no one could take their eyes off the action because it wasn’t entertaining enough. MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT Mitchell Leads Jazz Past Clippers, Embiid Has Big Night For Philly. The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. ALL 2-1’S: CELTICS, CLIPPERS, HAWKS GET WINS You can’t win a series in just three games, but you sure can set yourself up for a loss in that amount of time. On Friday night, two teams took very important victories to make sure they avoided going down 3-0. The first of them was the Boston Celtics. Behind 50 points

from Jayson Tatum

CARDS AVOID SWEEP, DEFEAT WHITE SOX The St. Louis Cardinals really didn’t want to be swept by former manager Tony LaRussa and the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday afternoon as their three-game series wrapped up. Apparently, Tommy Edman was especially against that idea. The second baseman provided two of the four runs in the 4-0 win, hitting solo homers in both BREWERS KEEP ROLLING WITH WIN AGAINST REDS Brewers Keep Rolling With Win Against Reds. The Milwaukee Brewers are officially the hottest team in baseball for now, of course. The Brew Crew have won nine of their last ten games and they took their fifth straight win on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 5-1 in Cincy. Avisail Garcia was the hero at the plate LAKERS EVEN WITH SUNS, MAVS TAKE 2-0 LEAD OVER CLIPPERS It was far from easy, but it was just what the Los Angeles Lakers needed on Tuesday night. Down 1-0 in their series with the Phoenix Suns, they definitely did not want to go two games down. They didn’t after another close outing, winning 109-102 to even up OHTANI TURNS IN RUTH-LIKE PERFORMANCE, ANGELS DOWN RANGERS Ohtani Turns In Ruth-Like Performance, Angels Down Rangers. The Los Angeles Angels are a force to be reckoned with this season. Especially when Shohei Ohtani is at his best. Monday night, he did what no one had been able to do in 100 years. He matched Babe Ruth with a showing on both the mound and at the plate. REDS’ MILEY NO-HITS INDIANS For the second time over the course of the last three days, Major League Baseball saw a pitcher cook up a no-hitter. This time around it was the Cincinnati Reds’ ace Wade Miley that pulled off the feat, shutting down the Cleveland Indians with off-speed pitches and all DEGROM, NIMMO PUSH METS PAST NATIONALS DeGrom, Nimmo Push Mets Past Nationals. Jacob deGrom has been one of the best, if not the very best, pitchers in all of Major League Baseball for the last few seasons. All too often, unfortunately for him, however, his team has let him down with a lack of run support. The 33-year old didn’t have to worry about that on Friday night,

though.

VEGAS, MONTREAL THUMP OPPONENTS Vegas, Montreal Thump Opponents. Two games took place on the ice on Sunday, and both of them ended in one-sided 5-1 results. The Las Vegas Golden Knights evened up their series with the Colorado Avalanche at two games apiece by that scoreline. MACKINNON’S HAT TRICK PROPELS AVS, BRUINS DEFEAT CAPITALS MacKinnon’s Hat Trick Propels Avs, Bruins Defeat Capitals In 2OT. The Colorado Avalanche are looking pretty good in their series against the St. Louis Blues following Wednesday night’s result, moving 2-0 ahead after a 6-3 drubbing. A great deal of the credit has to go to Nate MacKinnon’s greatness. He scored his first-ever playoff hat BUCKS GET CRUCIAL WIN, JAZZ DEFEAT CLIPPERS FOR 2-0 LEAD 14 hours ago · It was far, far from being a pretty game, but when the final buzzer went off the Milwaukee Bucks had come out on top. And that was all they cared about on Thursday night. Having led 30-11 at the end of the first quarter, it looked like a blowout was on the cards. Khris Middleton URIAS, BETTS PUSH DODGERS PAST PIRATES 14 hours ago · Mookie Betts can affect a game of baseball in many ways. On Thursday, he showed off his talents on both sides of the ball, so to speak, within a couple of innings to underline that point. He led off in Pittsburgh with a solo home run first. An inning later, he made a running grab VEGAS TAKES GAME 6, ADVANCES TO STANLEY SEMIS 14 hours ago · The Las Vegas Golden Knights seemed to be well on the way toward being ousted from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after the opening two games of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche. Facing a 2-0 hole, they weren’t expected to make a third semi-finals run in four seasons. Yet they went on a four-game NELSON, BAILEY PACE ISLANDERS INTO STANLEY CUP SEMIS 1 day ago · The New York Islanders are officially headed to the Stanley Cup semi-finals following their lopsided 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was their third win consecutively in the series and it saw them put it to bed on home ice, denying Boston the opportunity to host a SUNS TAKE 2-0 LEAD AS NUGGETS ‘QUIT’ 1 day ago · Two games into the second round out West, the Denver Nuggets aren’t looking so good. Coach Karl Malone claimed they ‘quit tonight’ in response to the 123-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns. But you can’t take credit away from the top seed, either. They did ASTROS BEST RED SOX AT FENWAY 1 day ago · In a battle between two teams that could be a factor come the postseason, perhaps even against one another, the Houston Astros came out on top over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Having fallen 2-0 down in the first inning, LAKERS EVEN WITH SUNS, MAVS TAKE 2-0 LEAD OVER CLIPPERS It was far from easy, but it was just what the Los Angeles Lakers needed on Tuesday night. Down 1-0 in their series with the Phoenix Suns, they definitely did not want to go two games down. They didn’t after another close outing, winning 109-102 to even up VETS MICKELSON, OOSTHUIZEN ON TOP AT KIAWAH AFTER 36 HOLES If someone had told you that Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen would be atop the leaderboard after 36 holes of the PGA Championship at Kiawah, you’d have probably laughed at them. Yet that’s exactly what we have after Friday’s second round. 50-year-old Phil, nearing his 51st birthday, has had ups and downs as he’s aged, MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT Mitchell Leads Jazz Past Clippers, Embiid Has Big Night For Philly. The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. MICKELSON 18 HOLES FROM HISTORY AFTER ROLLER COASTER DAY Mickelson 18 Holes From History After Roller Coaster Day. The third round of the PGA Championship at Kiawah’s Ocean Course was anything but boring TV. Phil Mickelson, 50 years old and looking to become the oldest major winner in golf history, made sure that no one could take their eyes off the action because it wasn’t entertaining enough. BUCKS GET CRUCIAL WIN, JAZZ DEFEAT CLIPPERS FOR 2-0 LEAD 14 hours ago · It was far, far from being a pretty game, but when the final buzzer went off the Milwaukee Bucks had come out on top. And that was all they cared about on Thursday night. Having led 30-11 at the end of the first quarter, it looked like a blowout was on the cards. Khris Middleton URIAS, BETTS PUSH DODGERS PAST PIRATES 14 hours ago · Mookie Betts can affect a game of baseball in many ways. On Thursday, he showed off his talents on both sides of the ball, so to speak, within a couple of innings to underline that point. He led off in Pittsburgh with a solo home run first. An inning later, he made a running grab VEGAS TAKES GAME 6, ADVANCES TO STANLEY SEMIS 14 hours ago · The Las Vegas Golden Knights seemed to be well on the way toward being ousted from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after the opening two games of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche. Facing a 2-0 hole, they weren’t expected to make a third semi-finals run in four seasons. Yet they went on a four-game NELSON, BAILEY PACE ISLANDERS INTO STANLEY CUP SEMIS 1 day ago · The New York Islanders are officially headed to the Stanley Cup semi-finals following their lopsided 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was their third win consecutively in the series and it saw them put it to bed on home ice, denying Boston the opportunity to host a SUNS TAKE 2-0 LEAD AS NUGGETS ‘QUIT’ 1 day ago · Two games into the second round out West, the Denver Nuggets aren’t looking so good. Coach Karl Malone claimed they ‘quit tonight’ in response to the 123-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns. But you can’t take credit away from the top seed, either. They did ASTROS BEST RED SOX AT FENWAY 1 day ago · In a battle between two teams that could be a factor come the postseason, perhaps even against one another, the Houston Astros came out on top over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Having fallen 2-0 down in the first inning, LAKERS EVEN WITH SUNS, MAVS TAKE 2-0 LEAD OVER CLIPPERS It was far from easy, but it was just what the Los Angeles Lakers needed on Tuesday night. Down 1-0 in their series with the Phoenix Suns, they definitely did not want to go two games down. They didn’t after another close outing, winning 109-102 to even up VETS MICKELSON, OOSTHUIZEN ON TOP AT KIAWAH AFTER 36 HOLES If someone had told you that Phil Mickelson and Louis Oosthuizen would be atop the leaderboard after 36 holes of the PGA Championship at Kiawah, you’d have probably laughed at them. Yet that’s exactly what we have after Friday’s second round. 50-year-old Phil, nearing his 51st birthday, has had ups and downs as he’s aged, MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT Mitchell Leads Jazz Past Clippers, Embiid Has Big Night For Philly. The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. MICKELSON 18 HOLES FROM HISTORY AFTER ROLLER COASTER DAY Mickelson 18 Holes From History After Roller Coaster Day. The third round of the PGA Championship at Kiawah’s Ocean Course was anything but boring TV. Phil Mickelson, 50 years old and looking to become the oldest major winner in golf history, made sure that no one could take their eyes off the action because it wasn’t entertaining enough. MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT Mitchell Leads Jazz Past Clippers, Embiid Has Big Night For Philly. The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. ALL 2-1’S: CELTICS, CLIPPERS, HAWKS GET WINS You can’t win a series in just three games, but you sure can set yourself up for a loss in that amount of time. On Friday night, two teams took very important victories to make sure they avoided going down 3-0. The first of them was the Boston Celtics. Behind 50 points

from Jayson Tatum

though.

from Jayson Tatum

though.

the playoffs.

LEADER RAHM’S POSITIVE TEST FORCES WITHDRAWAL Leader Rahm’s Positive Test Forces Withdrawal. It’s never a good time to come up positive for Covid-19. But it was especially a poor time to come down with it for Jon Rahm on Saturday. Leading the Memorial Tournament by six clear strokes, he was informed after he had completed the third round of CLUTCH KAWHI GIVES CLIPPERS WIN, FORCES GAME 7 Kawhi Leonard didn’t look like his usual self again- in the first quarter or so of Game 6 on Friday night. The Los Angeles Clippers star was badly needed if they were going to even up the series and force a seventh game against the Dallas Mavericks. He got the message loud and

clear, though,

SNELL, MACHADO LEAD PADRES PAST METS Coming into Friday night, a lot of questions were being asked about what was wrong with Blake Snell. The former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher had not exactly been lighting it up for the San Diego Padres. But in a battle again NL East-leading New York, he shut down the Mets and helped take his team OHTANI TURNS IN RUTH-LIKE PERFORMANCE, ANGELS DOWN RANGERS Ohtani Turns In Ruth-Like Performance, Angels Down Rangers. The Los Angeles Angels are a force to be reckoned with this season. Especially when Shohei Ohtani is at his best. Monday night, he did what no one had been able to do in 100 years. He matched Babe Ruth with a showing on both the mound and at the plate. NELSON, BAILEY PACE ISLANDERS INTO STANLEY CUP SEMIS 18 hours ago · The New York Islanders are officially headed to the Stanley Cup semi-finals following their lopsided 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was their third win consecutively in the series and it saw them put it to bed on home ice, denying Boston the opportunity to host a ASTROS BEST RED SOX AT FENWAY 18 hours ago · In a battle between two teams that could be a factor come the postseason, perhaps even against one another, the Houston Astros came out on top over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Having fallen 2-0 down in the first inning, SUNS TAKE 2-0 LEAD AS NUGGETS ‘QUIT’ 18 hours ago · Two games into the second round out West, the Denver Nuggets aren’t looking so good. Coach Karl Malone claimed they ‘quit tonight’ in response to the 123-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns. But you can’t take credit away from the top seed, either. They did VEGAS TAKE CONTROL, TAMPA ADVANCES PAST CAROLINA 1 day ago · The Las Vegas Golden Knights are in charge of their second-round NHL playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. Having lost the opening two games of the series, it looked like a quick elimination could be on hand, but instead, they have fought back to the tune of three consecutive victories, the latest one coming on MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT 1 day ago · The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. No problem come the second, PADRES DEFEAT CUBS BEHIND MACHADO, O’GRADY For the first time in seven games, the home team won. Finally. Game 7 was a must-win, obviously, for the Los Angeles Clippers, and in their fourth attempt on their court, they were able to put away the Dallas Mavericks, winning 126-111 on Sunday to advance to the second round of

the playoffs.

clear, though,

SNELL, MACHADO LEAD PADRES PAST METS Coming into Friday night, a lot of questions were being asked about what was wrong with Blake Snell. The former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher had not exactly been lighting it up for the San Diego Padres. But in a battle again NL East-leading New York, he shut down the Mets and helped take his team OHTANI TURNS IN RUTH-LIKE PERFORMANCE, ANGELS DOWN RANGERS Ohtani Turns In Ruth-Like Performance, Angels Down Rangers. The Los Angeles Angels are a force to be reckoned with this season. Especially when Shohei Ohtani is at his best. Monday night, he did what no one had been able to do in 100 years. He matched Babe Ruth with a showing on both the mound and at the plate. MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT 1 day ago · The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. No problem come the second, BREWERS KEEP ROLLING WITH WIN AGAINST REDS 1 day ago · The Milwaukee Brewers are officially the hottest team in baseball for now, of course. The Brew Crew have won nine of their last ten games and they took their fifth straight win on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 5-1 in Cincy. Avisail Garcia was the hero at the plate, homering LEADER RAHM’S POSITIVE TEST FORCES WITHDRAWAL Leader Rahm’s Positive Test Forces Withdrawal. It’s never a good time to come up positive for Covid-19. But it was especially a poor time to come down with it for Jon Rahm on Saturday. Leading the Memorial Tournament by six clear strokes, he was informed after he had completed the third round of CLUTCH KAWHI GIVES CLIPPERS WIN, FORCES GAME 7 Kawhi Leonard didn’t look like his usual self again- in the first quarter or so of Game 6 on Friday night. The Los Angeles Clippers star was badly needed if they were going to even up the series and force a seventh game against the Dallas Mavericks. He got the message loud and

clear, though,

DARVISH DAZZLES, PUJOLS DEBUTS IN DODGERS’ WIN Darvish Dazzles, Pujols Debuts In Dodgers’ Win. The NL West is a fun division to watch right now, and fans will definitely be hoping that it stays that way. That’s because three teams are involved with the race. It might be argued that the injury issues to the Los Angeles Dodgers are causing it, but it’s still a fun race to keep an eye on. TITANS LAND JONES FROM FALCONS Titans Land Jones From Falcons. The Tennessee Titans have just gotten themselves a whole lot better. Rumors had been swirling all weekend that the Atlanta Falcons would be shipping Julio Jones to them, and those came true as it was announced on Sunday. The Titans landed the wide receiver, Atlanta’s most prolific-ever, for a second-round

draft

A’S LOOKING TO RELOCATE A’s Looking To Relocate. If Major League Baseball gets its way, the Oakland Athletics could be heading out of Oakland and looking elsewhere for a new home. After years and years of trying to get a new stadium for the club, the latest plans for a new stadium on the water look like they have been denied. As such, MLB has encouraged the A’s

to

METS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT, SUFFER DEGROM SCARE Mets Win Fifth Straight, Suffer deGrom Scare. The New York Mets are streaking right now, holding baseball’s longest winning streak at five games at present, but that is not the only thing they will have on their minds following their 4-2 home win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon. MCILROY FINALLY WINS AGAIN McIlroy Finally Wins Again. The Wells Fargo Championship is done and dusted, and a familiar name has returned to the winner’s circle in the form of Rory McIlroy. After 18 months of searching, the golf superstar has captured another trophy. It wasn’t the easiest of ways

to do it, either.

going to

BREWERS KEEP ROLLING WITH WIN AGAINST REDS 15 hours ago · The Milwaukee Brewers are officially the hottest team in baseball for now, of course. The Brew Crew have won nine of their last ten games and they took their fifth straight win on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 5-1 in Cincy. Avisail Garcia was the hero at the plate, homering NETS CRUSH BUCKS WITHOUT HARDEN, SUNS OVERCOME NUGGETS IN 1 day ago · The Milwaukee Bucks had to think that they had a shot at a big win on Monday night as they took on the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets were without one-third of their ‘big three,’ with James Harden sidelined with an injury. They didn’t take their chance, and it was never really close. The Nets, led TITANS LAND JONES FROM FALCONS Titans Land Jones From Falcons. The Tennessee Titans have just gotten themselves a whole lot better. Rumors had been swirling all weekend that the Atlanta Falcons would be shipping Julio Jones to them, and those came true as it was announced on Sunday. The Titans landed the wide receiver, Atlanta’s most prolific-ever, for a second-round

draft

SNELL, MACHADO LEAD PADRES PAST METS Coming into Friday night, a lot of questions were being asked about what was wrong with Blake Snell. The former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher had not exactly been lighting it up for the San Diego Padres. But in a battle again NL East-leading New York, he shut down the Mets and helped take his team CLIPPERS WIN AT HOME TO ELIMINATE MAVS, HAWKS HOLD OFF Clippers Win At Home To Eliminate Mavs, Hawks Hold Off Philly In Game 1. For the first time in seven games, the home team won. Finally. Game 7 was a must-win, obviously, for the Los Angeles Clippers, and in their fourth attempt on their court, they were able to put away the Dallas Mavericks, winning 126-111 on Sunday to advance to the second VEGAS, MONTREAL THUMP OPPONENTS Vegas, Montreal Thump Opponents. Two games took place on the ice on Sunday, and both of them ended in one-sided 5-1 results. The Las Vegas Golden Knights evened up their series with the Colorado Avalanche at two games apiece by that scoreline. MITCHELL LEADS JAZZ PAST CLIPPERS, EMBIID HAS BIG NIGHT 15 hours ago · The Utah Jazz didn’t play very well in the first half of Game 1 on Tuesday night. Down by 13 at the interval, they were needing something to kick them in the right direction. That something was Donovan Mitchell, who had not played nor felt well during the first half. No problem come the second, VEGAS TAKE CONTROL, TAMPA ADVANCES PAST CAROLINA 15 hours ago · The Las Vegas Golden Knights are in charge of their second-round NHL playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche. Having lost the opening two games of the series, it looked like a quick elimination could be on hand, but instead, they have fought back to the tune of three consecutive victories, the latest one coming on PADRES DEFEAT CUBS BEHIND MACHADO, O’GRADY 1 day ago · For the first time in seven games, the home team won. Finally. Game 7 was a must-win, obviously, for the Los Angeles Clippers, and in their fourth attempt on their court, they were able to put away the Dallas Mavericks, winning 126-111 on Sunday to advance to the second round of the playoffs. CANADIENS COMPLETE SWEEP, ISLANDERS WIN HIGH-SCORING GAME 5 1 day ago · The Montreal Canadiens are moving on in the NHL Playoffs following an overtime victory in Game with the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Having won each of the first three games, they were expected to cruise into the third round with ease. However, the Jets weren’t

going to

draft

SNELL, MACHADO LEAD PADRES PAST METS Coming into Friday night, a lot of questions were being asked about what was wrong with Blake Snell. The former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher had not exactly been lighting it up for the San Diego Padres. But in a battle again NL East-leading New York, he shut down the Mets and helped take his team CLIPPERS WIN AT HOME TO ELIMINATE MAVS, HAWKS HOLD OFF Clippers Win At Home To Eliminate Mavs, Hawks Hold Off Philly In Game 1. For the first time in seven games, the home team won. Finally. Game 7 was a must-win, obviously, for the Los Angeles Clippers, and in their fourth attempt on their court, they were able to put away the Dallas Mavericks, winning 126-111 on Sunday to advance to the second VEGAS, MONTREAL THUMP OPPONENTS Vegas, Montreal Thump Opponents. Two games took place on the ice on Sunday, and both of them ended in one-sided 5-1 results. The Las Vegas Golden Knights evened up their series with the Colorado Avalanche at two games apiece by that scoreline. BREWERS KEEP ROLLING WITH WIN AGAINST REDS 15 hours ago · The Milwaukee Brewers are officially the hottest team in baseball for now, of course. The Brew Crew have won nine of their last ten games and they took their fifth straight win on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 5-1 in Cincy. Avisail Garcia was the hero at the plate, homering LEADER RAHM’S POSITIVE TEST FORCES WITHDRAWAL Leader Rahm’s Positive Test Forces Withdrawal. It’s never a good time to come up positive for Covid-19. But it was especially a poor time to come down with it for Jon Rahm on Saturday. Leading the Memorial Tournament by six clear strokes, he was informed after he had completed the third round of CLIPPERS WIN AT HOME TO ELIMINATE MAVS, HAWKS HOLD OFF Clippers Win At Home To Eliminate Mavs, Hawks Hold Off Philly In Game 1. For the first time in seven games, the home team won. Finally. Game 7 was a must-win, obviously, for the Los Angeles Clippers, and in their fourth attempt on their court, they were able to put away the Dallas Mavericks, winning 126-111 on Sunday to advance to the second CLUTCH KAWHI GIVES CLIPPERS WIN, FORCES GAME 7 Kawhi Leonard didn’t look like his usual self again- in the first quarter or so of Game 6 on Friday night. The Los Angeles Clippers star was badly needed if they were going to even up the series and force a seventh game against the Dallas Mavericks. He got the message loud and

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to

LAKERS FALL TO BLAZERS, SLIP TO SEVENTH Lakers Fall To Blazers, Slip To Seventh. The Los Angeles Lakers’ slide of late continued on Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, but even in the middle of the storm that this run has been there was some good news. The good news was that, despite the loss, Anthony Davis was able to fight off the back spasms that had seen him

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MCILROY FINALLY WINS AGAIN McIlroy Finally Wins Again. The Wells Fargo Championship is done and dusted, and a familiar name has returned to the winner’s circle in the form of Rory McIlroy. After 18 months of searching, the golf superstar has captured another trophy. It wasn’t the easiest of ways

to do it, either.

REDS’ MILEY NO-HITS INDIANS ADVERTISEMENT. For the second time over the course of the last three days, Major League Baseball saw a pitcher cook up a no-hitter. This time around it was the Cincinnati Reds’ ace Wade Miley that pulled off the feat, shutting down the Cleveland Indians with off-speed pitches and all his how-to after 11 years in the big leagues. METS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT, SUFFER DEGROM SCARE Mets Win Fifth Straight, Suffer deGrom Scare. The New York Mets are streaking right now, holding baseball’s longest winning streak at five games at present, but that is not the only thing they will have on their minds following their 4-2 home win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon. BROOMS OUT: CUBS SWEEP PADRES The Montreal Canadiens just came out of a grueling series with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but they didn’t let that show too much on Wednesday evening as they took a 1-0 advantage over the Winnipeg Jets

with a 5-3 win.

TITANS LAND JONES FROM FALCONS 19 hours ago · The Tennessee Titans have just gotten themselves a whole lot better. Rumors had been swirling all weekend that the Atlanta Falcons would be shipping Julio Jones to them, and those came true as it was announced on Sunday. The Titans landed the wide receiver, Atlanta’s most prolific-ever, for a second-round draft

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VEGAS, MONTREAL THUMP OPPONENTS 19 hours ago · Two games took place on the ice on Sunday, and both of them ended in one-sided 5-1 results. The Las Vegas Golden Knights evened up their series with the Colorado Avalanche at two games apiece by that scoreline. Home ice has been a very welcome sight for them to get them back into it, and THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 19. Curt Schilling. Schilling played with five teams over his illustrious career, winning World Series with both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox. He is tied for third on the list of pitchers with the most seasons with at least 300 strikeouts, behind Nolan Ryan and Diamondbacks teammate THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 11. Christy Mathewson. Mathewson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in its first year of existence, being one of the first five names enshrined at Cooperstown. Known just as much for his refusal to pitch on Sundays as well his prowess on the mound, he is tied for third among all pitchers for the

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THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 2. Pedro Martinez. Among all of the talented MLB players to come out of the Dominican Republic, Martinez is often considered the best of all of them. He has had multiple seasons under 2.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP, and is also one of two pitchers to have 300-strikeout seasons in both the American League and THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 13. Clayton Kershaw. Kershaw easily has the least wins of any pitcher on this entire list, but he’s also only been playing since 2008 and is still very much active. He’s certainly on his way into carving out a legendary career for himself, winning the Cy Young Award three times and the

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THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 4. Randy Johnson. Randy Johnson has the second most Cy Young awards of any pitcher with five, which is unsurprising given his freakish ability to pitch 100 mph fastballs while standing at nearly seven feet tall. He is also second on the list of career strikeout leaders with 4,875 after leading the THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 14. Lefty Grove. During the 20s and 30s, Lefty Grove dominated the American League, leading the AL in strikeouts in seven consecutive years from his debut in 1925 all the way to 1931. He also had the lowest ERA in the league a THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 20. John Smoltz. The scary thing about the Brave’s pitching rotation during their dominant presence in the 90s was the fact that John Smoltz was one of the greatest pitchers of all time, and yet he wasn’t clearly the best pitcher on the team. THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 12. Bob Gibson. Baseball was not Bob Gibson’s first love, as he spent a year dazzling crowds with the Harlem Globetrotters before he eventually started pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He holds the record for the lowest ERA in a season during the CLIPPERS WIN AT HOME TO ELIMINATE MAVS, HAWKS HOLD OFF 19 hours ago · For the first time in seven games, the home team won. Finally. Game 7 was a must-win, obviously, for the Los Angeles Clippers, and in their fourth attempt on their court, they were able to put away the Dallas Mavericks, winning 126-111 on Sunday to NETS DEFEAT BUCKS IN GAME 1, BUT LOSE HARDEN TO HAMSTRING 1 day ago · The Brooklyn Nets have had to shake off a lot of adversity this season. They will have to overcome even more now if they want to find a way to win the NBA Championship. Only 43 seconds had elapsed from Saturday’s second-round opener against the Milwaukee Bucks saw the series potentially flipped on its head THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 19. Curt Schilling. Schilling played with five teams over his illustrious career, winning World Series with both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox. He is tied for third on the list of pitchers with the most seasons with at least 300 strikeouts, behind Nolan Ryan and Diamondbacks teammate THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 2. Pedro Martinez. Among all of the talented MLB players to come out of the Dominican Republic, Martinez is often considered the best of all of them. He has had multiple seasons under 2.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP, and is also one of two pitchers to have 300-strikeout seasons in both the American League and THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 8. Tom Seaver. Since his induction into the Hall of Fame in 1992, no other pitcher has had a higher percentage of votes than Tom Seaver until Mariano Rivera was inducted in 2019. For the five that didn’t vote for him, three were blank to protest Pete Rose’s ineligibility, one stated that they

never

THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 17. Gaylord Perry. While Perry isn’t the only pitcher to win the Cy Young award in both leagues, he was the first to accomplish that feat in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and then in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. He also had the most 15-win seasons since the 1900s with a total of 13, though

he

THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Greatest Pitchers In Baseball History. 12. Bob Gibson. Baseball was not Bob Gibson’s first love, as he spent a year dazzling crowds with the Harlem Globetrotters before he eventually started pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He holds the record for the lowest ERA in a season during the 30 WRESTLERS WHO WERE PRO FOOTBALL PLAYERS 30 Wrestlers Who Were Pro Football Players. 23. Thomas “Baron Corbin” Pestock. Pestock was good enough at football to garner interest from several teams, and he signed with the Colts and the Cardinals, though behavioral problems such as fighting severely interfered with any future he had as a 23 RULE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF ONE ATHLETE Eddie Stanky. Similarly, it is now in the rulebook that it is illegal to wave your hands in the air to distract a batter in the MLB. Because he played second base, Eddie Stanky was positioned at a spot where opposing batters would always have him in their line of sight. Deciding to use this to his advantage, he started to wave his arms in

the

23 RULE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF ONE ATHLETE This resulted in extremely lengthy delays, with the arena crew having to wheel one of them to the back and re-weld everything in the middle of a game. Goals had to be made sturdier because of him, and the league also put a rule on the books that would award the opposing team with free throws in the case this was to occur again. TITANS LAND JONES FROM FALCONS 10 hours ago · The Tennessee Titans have just gotten themselves a whole lot better. Rumors had been swirling all weekend that the Atlanta Falcons would be shipping Julio Jones to them, and those came true as it was announced on Sunday. The Titans landed the wide receiver, Atlanta’s most prolific-ever, for a second-round draft

pick in 2022 and

CLIPPERS WIN AT HOME TO ELIMINATE MAVS, HAWKS HOLD OFF 10 hours ago · For the first time in seven games, the home team won. Finally. Game 7 was a must-win, obviously, for the Los Angeles Clippers, and in their fourth attempt on their court, they were able to put away the Dallas Mavericks, winning 126-111 on Sunday to VEGAS, MONTREAL THUMP OPPONENTS 10 hours ago · Two games took place on the ice on Sunday, and both of them ended in one-sided 5-1 results. The Las Vegas Golden Knights evened up their series with the Colorado Avalanche at two games apiece by that scoreline. Home ice has been a very welcome sight for them to get them back into it, and THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY Helio Castroneves was already an Indy 500 legend ahead of Sunday’s running. But he made himself even more of one on Sunday when he shocked the world and took his fourth victory in the race, putting him on an even playing field with the likes of AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Sr., and

Rick Mears.

THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY 17. Gaylord Perry W 314 || L 265 || K 3534 || ERA 3.11 || WHIP 1.18 While Perry isn’t the only pitcher to win the Cy Young award in both leagues, he was the first to accomplish that feat in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and then in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY Many stated that the Los Angeles Lakers’ tough year wouldn’t matter and that seeding would be of no consequence once the playoffs began. Those people were ultimately proven wrong on Thursday night as they fell in Game 6 to the Phoenix Suns and were eliminated from the postseason by a score of 113-100. THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The New York Yankees have had their fair share of ups and downs so far this season. They came into Tuesday night’s outing against the Tampa Bay Rays have lost four games in THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY 20. John Smoltz W 213 || L 155 || K 3084 || ERA 3.33 || WHIP 1.18 The scary thing about the Brave’s pitching rotation during their dominant presence in the 90s was the fact that John Smoltz was one of the greatest pitchers of all time, and yet he wasn’t clearly the

best pitcher

THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY 12. Bob Gibson Baseball was not Bob Gibson’s first love, as he spent a year dazzling crowds with the Harlem Globetrotters before he eventually started pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He holds the record for the lowest ERA in a season during the live-ball 23 RULE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF ONE ATHLETE Pat Venditte A modern-day pitcher who had to have a rule created specifically for him, Pat Venditte has the unique ability to pitch with either hand. Because pitchers generally have a distinct advantage when pitching to a batter who bats with the same hand, this allows Venditte to always position himself optimally. It only became THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY 17. Gaylord Perry W 314 || L 265 || K 3534 || ERA 3.11 || WHIP 1.18 While Perry isn’t the only pitcher to win the Cy Young award in both leagues, he was the first to accomplish that feat in 1972 with the Cleveland Indians and then in 1978 with the San Diego Padres. THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The New York Yankees have had their fair share of ups and downs so far this season. They came into Tuesday night’s outing against the Tampa Bay Rays have lost four games in THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY The Montreal Canadiens just came out of a grueling series with the Toronto Maple Leafs, but they didn’t let that show too much on Wednesday evening as they took a THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY 12. Bob Gibson Baseball was not Bob Gibson’s first love, as he spent a year dazzling crowds with the Harlem Globetrotters before he eventually started pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would remain for the rest of his career. He holds the record for the lowest ERA in a season during the live-ball THE GREATEST PITCHERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY Many stated that the Los Angeles Lakers’ tough year wouldn’t matter and that seeding would be of no consequence once the playoffs began. Those people were ultimately proven wrong on Thursday night as they fell in Game 6 to the Phoenix Suns and were eliminated from the postseason by a score of 113-100. NBA DUOS THAT DIDN'T LIKE EACH OTHER Stephon Marbury and Kevin Garnett – Minnesota Timberwolves There really weren’t that many problems between Stephon Marbury and Kevin Garnett, or at least noticeable ones. When KG hit major payday with his $126 million contract, Starbury thought he was next in line. Well, he was, but he was offered a much lower $71 million to 30 WRESTLERS WHO WERE PRO FOOTBALL PLAYERS 23. Thomas “Baron Corbin” Pestock Pestock was good enough at football to garner interest from several teams, and he signed with the Colts and the Cardinals, though behavioral problems such as fighting severely interfered with any future he had as a football player. He proved to be much more successful as a professional wrestler,

dominating

23 RULE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF ONE ATHLETE Shaquille O’Neal Considered one of the most dominant centers of all time, Shaq’s strength saw him damage many hoops during his lengthy and very successful career. Along with shattered backboards due to the ferocity of his dunks, he also managed to break the supports keeping the goal up in one instance and broke the hydraulics 23 RULE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF ONE ATHLETE Michael Joseph Kelly In an ultimate “Well it’s not in the rulebook” moment, Michael Joseph “King” Kelly is responsible for the MLB rules to contain wording stating explicitly that a substitution cannot be made during the course of a play. He was a player-manager at the 23 RULE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF ONE ATHLETE Paul Westphal Nowadays, the thought that a slam dunk could be illegal in basketball seems preposterous, but not quite as crazy as a team having an infinite number of timeouts. Back in the 70s, calling for a timeout that you didn’t have resulted in a free

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