23 April 2024
The NBA on Monday announced the three finalists for the seven awards that honour top performers in the 2023-24 season: Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year, Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kia NBA Most Improved Player, Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year and NBA Coach of the Year. TNT will announce the winner of each award during its coverage…
23 April 2024
Damian Lillard set a Milwaukee Bucks postseason record by scoring 35 points in the first half of Milwaukee’s Game 1 victory in their Eastern Conference NBA first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Lillard scored the most points by a Bucks player in either half of a playoff game. Giannis Antetokunmpo holds the single-game playoff scoring record for Milwaukee. He has 50 points…
23 April 2024
The Atlanta Braves get to face a familiar enemy again. Just a week and a half after securing two out of three at their home, the Braves are hosting the Miami Marlins at Truist Park for another three-game set. Bryce Elder, who was announced as the starter for the game after Sunday Night Baseball, is Atlanta’s starter for the series opener, opposed by lefty Ryan Weathers for Miami. Lineups for the…
23 April 2024
Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Aaron Boone five pitches into the New York Yankees’ day game against the Oakland Athletics. Yankees manager Aaron Boone is no stranger to being ejected from games. The Umpire sent him out early in Monday afternoon’s game against the Athletics in Yankee Stadium. This is his 35th career ejection. A fan yelled out something, and Wendelstedt sent Boone out for it. This was…
23 April 2024
Inter Miami CF midfielder Diego Gómez will be absent for six weeks. This was after a high-grade ankle sprain in the first half of the club’s Matchday 10 win over Nashville SC. Miami is anticipating Gómez’s injury status, after he left the club’s 3-1 victory over Nashville SC on a stretcher with a sprained ankle. Diego fell with a non-contact injury in the 38th minute after pushing Nashville’s…
23 April 2024
William Nylander is still questionable for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference. They play the first round against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Monday due to an undisclosed injury. The forward participated in the morning skate Monday after missing Game 1 of the best-of-7 series Saturday, a 5-1 defeat. Despite joining the team on the ice Monday, Nylander did not show up…
23 April 2024
College football player Amitral “AJ” Simon is dead. He died just one week before he might have fulfilled his pro ball dreams, his former university announced Wednesday. Simon, 25, transferred to the University of Albany in New York, where he played as a defensive lineman with the Great Danes in 2022 and 2023. The Danes said on their social media page that they will miss AJ “profoundly.” “AJ was a…
22 April 2024
The Kansas City Chiefs seem to be without wide receiver Rashee Rice for some part of the 2024 NFL season. Adam Schefter has reported the potential length of a pending suspension. Rashee Rice is facing criminal charges and lawsuits for his alleged role in starting a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas, Texas in late March. An NFL insider has revealed more information on how the league may handle Rice’s…
20 April 2024
Juan Soto swung his bat and felt it send a ball against the barrel, allowing himself a moment to take in a drive destined for the right-field seats. Looking toward the dugout, he flipped his bat and shouted, inviting his teammates to enjoy the ride. The “Soto Show’’ continues to attract spectators nighly in the Bronx, where Juan has been greatly advertised. His three-run homer showed a five-run…
20 April 2024
Stephen Curry has the most popular jersey in the NBA, for the second straight campaign and the fifth time in his career. According to NBAStore.com sales for the 2023-24 season, Curry’s No.30 Golden State Warriors jersey topped the list. Five of the top 15 players on the list are international players, headed by San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama of France with the fourth most popular…
20 April 2024
The Detroit Lions released new uniforms on Thursday, including black alternates. It turns out head coach Dan Campbell specifically requested those black jerseys. And what Campbell wants, he gets. Detroit team president Rod Wood told reporters Thursday night at the Lions new jersey launch, that Campbell lobbied for the black jerseys to be brought back. The former tight end wore them when he played…
20 April 2024
Noah Dobson will return to play for the New York Islanders for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Dobson missed the final three matches of the regular season with an upper-body injury. See: NHL Predictions Today: New York Islanders VS Carolina Hurricanes Expert Picks. “He’s ready to go,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy said on Friday. Dobson…