In Seattle’s four-run ninth inning off reliever Clay Holmes, Ty France hit the game-winning RBI single, and the Mariners came back to defeat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Monday night. The major inning against Holmes (1-1), who blew his second save in 15 chances, put an end to New York’s seven-game winning streak for […]
Over his career, Xander Schauffele has made tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of shots. Of course, the most significant one he had ever encountered was one that you hardly ever practice. Schauffele has been the runner-up for his whole career. Even if he won a gold medal at the Olympics in Tokyo […]
The Edmonton Oilers’ season wasn’t about to end. They are now pushing the envelope in their series against the Vancouver Canucks in the second round. With three goals and two assists apiece from Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the Oilers defeated the Canucks 5-1 on Saturday night to avoid elimination and force […]
The New York Rangers, who had an undefeated record going into the NHL playoffs, found it difficult to wrap up a second-round series even though they had a commanding lead. >>> Read More: In the absence of Donovan Mitchell, what are the Cavaliers? Cleveland has more queries than it does responses. Even worse, they were […]
After his Cleveland Cavaliers were defeated 113-98 in a thrilling Game 5 at TD Garden, an injured Donovan Mitchell lingered in the hallways, doting on each of his teammates as they left the arena and extending his congratulations to rivals Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown as he left. Though The Athletic published its postmortem on […]
Donovan Mitchell is anticipated to miss the Cavaliers’ Game 5 in Boston on Wednesday night due to the calf ailment that prevented him from playing in Game 4. Shams Charania of The Athletic reports on this. Neither Jarrett Allen nor Caris LeVert—both of whom are rated as dubious—went shootaround in the morning, nor did he. […]
After every game, Shohei Ohtani’s skill set is worth a narrative of its own. When healthy, his two-way abilities at the plate and on the mound have put him in a league of his own, drawing comparisons to a single player from almost a century ago whose pregame meal consisted of a one-man competition of […]
It’s an inevitable fact and a rite of passage for all the greats who pass through the Association. Anthony Edwards met the moment when he realized it was needed. He didn’t back down in the face of it; instead, he gave the defending champs a crushing blow that would have knocked weaker teams flat. Edwards […]
Nikola Jokić keeps making his way into the elite group of all-time great basketball players. On Wednesday night, the extraordinary center for the Denver Nuggets took home his third league MVP trophy. He is only the ninth player in NBA history to accomplish that milestone, which typically results in guys like LeBron, Jordan, Magic, and […]
The Denver Nuggets appeared poised to defy NBA parity trends, resembling recent champions with a readiness to repeat and earn every accolade. However, they are now plagued with doubts. These doubts are glaringly evident, confronting them head-on with a familiar intensity. They wear the expressions of frustration, reminiscent of a summer vacation arriving sooner than […]