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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Three Must-Watch First-Round Matchups
These are three can’t-miss series that kick off the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, packed with rivalries, redemption arcs, and star-studded storylines....
Memphis star PJ Haggerty entering transfer portal
Memphis guard PJ Haggerty, a consensus second-team All-American, will enter the transfer portal.,Haggerty told The Athletic of his plans Thursday, confirming several other media reports.,Haggerty won American Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors after averaging a league-high 21.7 points, 5....
Damian Lillard’s Remarkable Recovery Comes Just in Time for the Bucks
Damian Lillard has been cleared of blood clots and is ramping up workouts, just three weeks after being ruled out indefinitely....
Bucks' Damian Lillard off medication, but no timeline set for return
Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard has been cleared for full basketball activity, the team announced Thursday.,He had been treated for deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and was taking blood-thinning medication, forcing him to sit out the final 14 games of the regular season. The team sai...
MLB Player Prop Best Bet: Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers, April 17
Jack Kochanowicz faces a tough test in Texas — and we’re betting he won’t last 17 outs. Here’s why the under is the smart prop play in Rangers-Angels....
Reds 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (back) on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Stand on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to lower back inflammation.,In a corresponding move, the Reds recalled third baseman Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville.,The 25-year-old Encarnacion-Strand is batting .158 (9-for-57) wi...
Saints 2025 NFL draft needs, picks, best fits, history
Unless the New Orleans Saints plan to reinvent the meaning of "generational talent," head coach Kellen Moore is going to need a quarterback. Possibly sooner than expected. ,Moore beat Derek Carr's Fresno State team by 50 when they shared the field in 2011. Moore was the quarterback at Boise State an...
Panthers 2025 NFL draft needs, picks, best fits, history
Panthers general manager Dan Morgan would do backflips for a shot at drafting Penn State edge Abdul Carter, but to hear him tell it this week, Carolina is out of the business of trading up for talent.,Morgan's most pressing roster weakness is the pass rush, but with Derrick Brown returning from a se...
Jets 2025 draft needs, picks, best fits, history
Back with the Jets as a first-time head coach, Aaron Glenn understands the monumental task at hand. ,New York ended an inglorious two-year partnership with quarterback Aaron Rodgers that netted 12 wins in two seasons and signed Justin Fields as the presumptive starter in the latest reboot of the off...
Raiders 2025 draft needs, picks, best fits, history
Pete Carroll turns 74 in September but nobody would know it by reading his energy. ,Carroll is back in coaching after a year away, taking over a Raiders' operation with 33 losses and three head coaches since 2022.,Changes Carroll wanted implemented were set in motion quickly. The No. 6 overall draft...
Report: Rangers' Artemi Panarin, MSG paid to settle sexual assault claim
New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin and Madison Square Garden Sports paid financial settlements last year to a former team employee who made sexual assault allegations against the forward, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The report, citing NHL and team sources, said the alleged assault occurred dur...
Yes, It’s Early, but These MLB Last-Place Teams Should Be Worried
Expanded playoffs offer hope — but not for everyone. Here are the last-place MLB teams that should already be sweating....
Where Shedeur Sanders Lands Could Make — Or Break — His NFL Future
Shedeur Sanders’ NFL career may hinge on where he lands. From Cleveland to Pittsburgh, some fits are golden — others, disastrous....
The Real MVP of the NBA Postseason? The Referees
The NBA postseason is turning into a whistle fest — and not in a good way. Defense is winning, but the refs are stealing the show....
Henry Davis, Pirates aim for series win vs. Nationals
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Henry Davis is having fun again after a shaky start to his major league career.,Davis figures to be in the lineup again when the Pirates conclude their four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.,Pittsburgh has won two of the first thr...
Giants post double-digit hits, runs in battering Phillies
Mike Yastrzemski, Jung Hoo Lee, Wilmer Flores and Patrick Bailey each drove in two runs as the San Francisco Giants posted an 11-4 victory over the host Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Tyler Fitzgerald added three hits and scored twice for San Francisco, which has won two of the first three cont...
Yanks LHP Luis Gil won't begin throwing program as planned
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil, the American League's Rookie of the Year last season, will not start his throwing program as planned due to his slow-healing right lat.,Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that the left-hander's strained muscle needs to show more progress before he ...
Giants GM says Travis Hunter can play both ways if he falls to No. 3
Travis Hunter has emphasized his desire to play both wide receiver and cornerback in the NFL, and it appears the New York Giants are willing to make that wish a reality if the Heisman Trophy winner falls to them at No. 3 in next week's NFL draft.,Speaking during his annual pre-draft news conference ...
Jaguars 2025 draft needs, picks, best fits, history
Another year, another top five draft pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars. ,Owner Shad Khan reversed his initial decision to retain general manager Trent Baalke when he fired head coach Doug Pederson after a 4-13 season in 2024. But when head coach candidate Liam Coen pulled out of the running for the ...
2025 NFL Draft position series: Wide receivers
Projecting the right position for Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter might not have a wrong answer. ,Consider the Titans at No. 1 and Cleveland Browns right behind in the 2025 NFL Draft order disagree on which position best suits Hunter. At No. 3? That's the New York Giants, and general manager Joe...