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2025 NBA Playoff Matchups We Want to See Most
From Thunder-Cavs in the NBA Finals to a Clippers-Thunder grudge match, here are the NBA Playoff series that would light up the 2025 postseason....
Saints RT Ryan Ramczyk, 30, retires after knee injury
New Orleans Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk announced his retirement on social media Thursday night.,Ramczyk, 30, started 101 games over seven seasons before sitting out the 2024 campaign with a chronic knee injury.,The 2017 first-round pick made three straight All-Pro teams from 2018-20, with a fi...
After firing hitting coach, Rockies seek improvement vs. Nats
The Colorado Rockies, with a new hitting coach on the bench, will try to end a six-game losing streak when they face the Washington Nationals on Friday in the opener of a three-game series in Denver.,Hensley Meulens was fired on Thursday, and Clint Hurdle takes over as the Rockies' hitting coach.,Co...
Can Ben Rice stay hot vs. Rays and Yankee-killer Drew Rasmussen?
New York Yankees designated hitter Ben Rice recorded his first career four-hit game on Thursday, and there's every reason to believe it won't be his last.,The hot-hitting Rice is proving to be a consistent top-of-the-order bat for the Yankees, who continue their four-game series against the host Tam...
Offenses will be on display as Cubs host Diamondbacks
Like offense?,Two of the most productive offenses in the National League will meet when the Chicago Cubs play host to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday afternoon to start a three-game series.,The Cubs lead the majors with 124 runs, 11 more than the AL-leading New York Yankees. The Diamondbacks are ...
'Visiting' Yankees topple Rays for fourth straight win
Oswaldo Cabrera hit a solo homer and Ben Rice had four hits and two RBIs as the visiting New York Yankees opened a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 6-3 win on Thursday night.,Tim Hill (2-0) earned the victory with two scoreless innings of relief. Ian Hamilton followed with 1 2/3 in...
Jackets rout Isles, finish season on 6-game win streak
Jet Greaves made 36 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets, helping them to a 6-1 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Greaves, a 24-year-old rookie, won his final five starts, allowing four goals in that span.,Cole Sillinger and Zach Were...
Southeast rivals Heat, Hawks to battle for 8th seed in East
The NBA's Southeast Division Invitational continues Friday night when the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks duel in Georgia for the final berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.,The eighth-seed game in the Eastern play-in tournament features a Heat team coming off a win in an elimination affair against...
Phillies OF Nick Castellanos departs with hip tightness
The Philadelphia Phillies removed right fielder Nick Castellanos from Thursday's game against the San Francisco Giants with left hip flexor tightness.,Max Kepler moved to right field for the top of the seventh inning while Edmundo Sosa took over in left.,Castellanos, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI and...
Cal G Andrej Stojakovic, son of Peja, hitting portal again
Cal guard Andrej Stojakovic is back in the transfer portal, his agent told multiple outlets on Thursday.,Stojakovic -- the son of former Sacramento Kings All-Star Peja Stojakovic -- spent his freshman year at Stanford before transferring to Bay Area rival Cal for 2024-25.,A former five-star high sch...
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk (upper body) back after 8 games
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will play in the team's regular-season finale Thursday against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes after missing eight games with an upper-body injury.,The Senators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2017, and Tkachuk wants to be certai...
Rockies fire hitting coach Hensley Meulens
Former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is back on the team's bench after it fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens on Thursday.,Hurdle will take over as hitting coach through the end of the season after the Rockies carried a .220 batting average and .629 OPS into Thursday's off day. Their batting...
Auburn wing Chad Baker-Mazara hits transfer portal
Auburn guard/forward Chad Baker-Mazara announced Thursday that he will enter the transfer portal and play his final year of college basketball elsewhere.,Baker-Mazara spent two seasons at Auburn and was a key component on the Tigers' Final Four team this past season.,"First I wanna thank God for ble...
Diamondbacks capitalize on basepaths, sweep Marlins
Pavin Smith homered, doubled and drove in two runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks swept a three-game series from the host Miami Marlins, prevailing 6-4 on Thursday afternoon.,Arizona has won seven of its past eight games, including five straight.,Josh Naylor, a former Marlins first-round pick, homered ...
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....
Aaron Rodgers: 'Dealing with a lot off the field'
Aaron Rodgers said he has not committed to a new team -- or even to continuing his career -- because he is dealing with "difficult stuff" in his personal life.,The four-time MVP quarterback discussed his abrupt departure from the Jets, his meetings with the Vikings and Steelers, the possibility of r...
Jets D Neal Pionk signs 6-year, $42M extension
The Winnipeg Jets signed defenseman Neal Pionk to a six-year, $42 million contract extension on Thursday.,Pionk, 29, tallied 39 points (10 goals, 29 assists) in 69 games this season for the Presidents' Trophy winners.,The Omaha, Neb., native was second on the Jets in ice time (22:04) and tied for th...
Serena Williams calls out hypocrisy of Jannik Sinner ban
Serena Williams says she would have been hit with a 20-year ban if she had failed drug tests like men's world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who received a three-month suspension in February.,"I love the guy, love this game," Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner, told Time magazine this week after being na...