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G2 another chance for Spurs to gain playoff experience vs. Trail Blazers
The San Antonio Spurs will look to hold onto their home-court advantage and build on the experience gained from their first playoff game since 2019 when they square off against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.,The Spurs, the seco...

Pirates welcome Rangers home after Texas' 10-game road trip
After playing 16 of their first 22 games on the road, the Texas Rangers are looking forward to starting a nine-game homestand Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Texas lost two of three to the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, while Pittsburgh captured a home series 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays....

Victor Wembanyama unanimously named NBA Defensive Player of the Year
The NBA Defensive Player of the Year award has been around since 1983, and in that time, no player has ever received 100% of the first-place votes for the award.,Victor Wembanyama is now the first.,The San Antonio Spurs superstar center received 100 first-place votes out of a possible 100 to unanimo...

Sabres' playoff test continues with Game 2 showdown vs. Bruins
The Buffalo Sabres snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in their long-awaited return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.,After storming back from a 2-0 third-period deficit to defeat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in Sunday's Eastern Conference first-round series opener, the host Sabres look to take full comman...

Mets try to avoid 12th straight loss while Twins feel their pain
The Minnesota Twins have dropped four straight games and just lost Tuesday night's scheduled starting pitcher to the injured list. But the Twins will have some company in their misery Tuesday night.,Minnesota visits the downtrodden New York Mets in the opener of a three-game interleague series betwe...

Celtics seek repeat of dominant opener in Game 2 vs. Sixers
The Boston Celtics will strive to build on a dominant playoff-opening rout of Philadelphia when they host the 76ers for Game 2 on Tuesday.,The Celtics, the Eastern Conference's second seed, pounced on Philadelphia in Sunday's Game 1 matchup behind the star tandem of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.,Br...

Lightning in need of better execution to avoid 2-0 hole vs. Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning are under no false illusions after losing the opening clash of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,The Lightning were not good enough and expect much better of themselves when they play host to the Montreal Canadiens for Game 2 of the best-of-seven series Tuesday.,Mo...

Rockets F Kevin Durant a game-time decision for Game 2
Star forward Kevin Durant is expected to be a game-time decision when the Houston Rockets face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of a first-round playoff series Tuesday at Los Angeles.,Rockets head coach Ime Udoka revealed Durant's status as the Rockets practiced Monday afternoon.,Durant did not play...

Philadelphia to offer fans free World Cup transportation
Fans leaving FIFA World Cup Games at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field will have access to free train rides home, the local organizing committee announced Monday.,SEPTA (the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) struck a partnership deal with World Cup sponsor AirBnB that covers a...

Report: Nashville to be named host of 2030 Super Bowl
Nashville will be named as host of the 2030 Super Bowl, Dan Patrick reported on his syndicated radio show Monday.,Patrick, formerly of ESPN and NBC Sports, said on his radio show that he was informed over the weekend that the decision for the 2030 game, "was signed and ready to go.",Later Monday it ...
Three NFL Teams That Can’t Afford To Screw up 2026 NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is make-or-break for some teams. Here are the franchises that can’t afford to get it wrong this year....

Timberwolves G Anthony Edwards (knee) questionable for Game 2
Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards has been listed as questionable for Monday's road playoff game against the Denver Nuggets with right knee injury maintenance.,Edwards missed 11 of the Timberwolves' last 14 games of the regular season with right knee inflammation but did play 38 minu...

Report: Bulls narrowing search for top executive role
The Chicago Bulls received permission to interview five candidates to be their new head of basketball operations, ESPN reported Monday.,The Bulls plan to start meetings this week with Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd, Detroit Pistons senior vice president Dennis Lindsey, Atlanta Haw...

Report: Giants unlikely to trade DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
After trading one standout defensive lineman over the weekend, the New York Giants are now unlikely to move defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, according to a report from NFL Network.,Thibodeaux, 25, is entering the fifth and final season of his rookie deal after he was selected fifth overall by the Gi...
Ranking the Greatest Stoner Athletes of All-Time
Celebrating 4/20 with the greatest stoner athletes of all time, from Phelps to Durant....

Coming off gem, Reid Detmers leads Angels vs. Jays
Los Angeles Angels left-hander Reid Detmers will try to build on one of the best starts of his career when he takes the mound Monday night against the defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif., ,Detmers (1-1, 3.57 ERA) comes off a 7-...

Rob Refsnyder 'calming veteran presence' as Mariners face A's
Even veteran major leaguers want to make a good first impression.,But Rob Refsnyder had plenty on his mind this spring.,After going hitless in his first 18 at-bats this season, Refsnyder homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning from Texas' MacKenzie Gore, sparking the host Seattl...

Someone's got to win when Orioles, Royals skid into each other
As poor as the Baltimore Orioles have played of late, things are much worse for the Kansas City Royals.,The visiting Orioles can avoid a sixth defeat in seven games by extending the Royals' losing streak to eight in a row on Monday night in the opener of a three-game set.,Baltimore won six of seven ...

Dodgers out to halt first skid of '26, split set vs. Rockies
Shohei Ohtani needed a ninth-inning single on Saturday night to extend his on-base streak to 50, but he made it 51 early in Sunday's game, moving past Willie Keeler for third all-time in Dodgers franchise history.,The four-time MVP will try to keep the streak alive when Los Angeles concludes a four-...

On 5-game win streak, Cubs aim to add to Phillies' woes
A five-game winning streak wasn't enough to lift the Chicago Cubs out of last place in a tightly packed National League Central.,But the Cubs will get another chance to torment another NL East team on Monday night, when they continue a homestand against the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener of a f...