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Reds can add fan interference to list of things that have gone wrong
CINCINNATI — For the Cincinnati Reds right now, even a double can seem like bad news.Spencer Steer’s apparent score-tying home run in the 10th inning of Wednesday’s 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals was ruled a ground-rule double on fan interference. A run still scored on the play, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the 10th-inning home run by Nationals outfielder Daylen Lile off Reds reliever Tony Santillan.Advertisement
The Nationals could move CJ Abrams off shortstop. Here’s why they likely won’t
CINCINNATI — The Washington Nationals understand the situation as well as any of us do. CJ Abrams is a preternaturally gifted player. He has a good shot at a 30-30 season and has been one of the best offensive shortstop in MLB this year.It’s the shortstop part that complicates matters.Since Abrams debuted in 2022, no player has committed more errors (82) or registered fewer Outs Above Average (minus-53). The highlights are there, but the consistency is not where he or the Nats need it to be. Eve...
Predicting the early 2026 college football TV schedule, starting with the worst Week 1 in years
There are seasons when projecting which networks select which college football games is a fun exercise. Last year, with its splendid opening weekend, was one of them. This year, however, it was a real strain to project kickoff times and networks for the first three weeks.Let’s not mince words: It’s the worst opening-weekend lineup in years. There are three games that might feature two ranked opponents, led by Clemson at LSU, which will host ESPN’s “College GameDay” in Baton Rouge, La., and kick...
Sports surgeon discusses Yankees’ Max Fried’s initial elbow diagnosis
When the New York Yankees initially announced that Max Fried left Wednesday’s 7-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles with posterior soreness in his left elbow, an orthopedic surgeon interviewed by The Athletic thought the designation was notable.“They probably said that (posterior) because he’s had (a) previous Tommy John, and they didn’t want it to be confused with his prior Tommy John surgery,” said Dr. Laith Jazrawi, chief of sports medicine at NYU Langone. “That’s probably why they were a little...
Cal Raleigh was in an 0-for-36 slump. Then he showered in his uniform
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here.In any other line of work, it would have been extremely bizarre behavior.On late Monday night, in the midst of a 0-for-36 slump at the plate, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh finished a game against the Houston Astros, retreated to the clubhouse and showered in full uniform.Advertisement
‘Baby, that city was electric!’: when the Houston Comets ruled the WNBA
In 1997, the Comets defied the odds to win the league’s inaugural championship. From clashing stars and run-ins with Hakeem Olajuwon to city parades and mourning Princess Diana on title night, this is the story of their historic seasonFran Harris remembers a late-night dinner in Sacramento. Her Houston Comets squad had just dispatched the lowly Monarchs by 10 points. To celebrate, she and a few teammates, including Cynthia Cooper, Tammy Jackson and Kim Perrot, decided to grab a bite. Cooper had...
Detroit Lions 2026 schedule: Going to Germany for matchup vs. AFC champs
The NFL will release the 2026 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday. Here is what we know about the Detroit Lions’ schedule so far.Detroit will play the New England Patriots on Nov. 15 at 9:30 a.m., in Munich, Germany, at Allianz Arena. The Week 10 matchup is the Lions’ first international game since they played the Kansas City Chiefs in London in 2015.Advertisement
Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 schedule: Keystone State rivalry with Eagles, Texans rematch
The NFL will release the 2026 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday. Here is what we know about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ schedule so far.The Steelers will play each team from the AFC South and NFC South, as well as the 2025 first-place teams from the AFC West, AFC East and NFC East. Pittsburgh will also see its AFC North division rivals twice each, once on the road and once at Acrisure Stadium, as part of its 17-game schedule.Here is the lineup of home and road opponents, listed al...
PWHL Finals: 5 key storylines to watch as Montreal Victoire face Ottawa Charge
LAVAL, Que. — For the first time ever, two Canadian teams will play for the PWHL’s Walter Cup.The stage was officially set for an all-Canadian final after the Montreal Victoire defeated the back-to-back champion Minnesota Frost in a decisive Game 5 on Tuesday night. The Ottawa Charge, meanwhile, punched their ticket to a second straight finals appearance by eliminating the Boston Fleet.Advertisement
Minnesota Vikings 2026 schedule: What we know about their opponents so far
The NFL will release the 2026 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday. Here is what we know about the Minnesota Vikings’ schedule so far.The Vikings will play each team from the NFC South and AFC East, as well as the 2025 third-place teams from the NFC East, NFC West and AFC South. Minnesota will also see its NFC North division rivals twice, once on the road and once at U.S. Bank Stadium, as part of its 17-game schedule.Here is the lineup of home and road opponents, listed alphabetic...
Masai Ujiri's Mavericks rise: From no cell phone to leading the Cooper Flagg era
As David Thorpe prepared to head to Atlanta for the Final Four in 2002, he received an email from a young man he met in Boston a few years earlier. Masai Ujiri, who had been playing professional basketball in low-level leagues across Europe, wanted to get into coaching.Thorpe, a professional skills trainer for more than 25 years and a partner in the media company TrueHoop, wrote Ujiri back and asked if he could meet in Atlanta. Once Ujiri was there, Thorpe took him to dinner with longtime Florid...
Wild left reeling after complete collapse to end season: 'Anger and frustration'
DENVER — Fifteen minutes after the most shocking loss in Minnesota Wild playoff history, general manager and president of hockey ops Bill Guerin, with three of his fellow executives following in single-file line, came down from their corner suite at Ball Arena and headed toward the back of a still closed locker room.Advertisement
Phillies Reunite With 8-Year Veteran Shortly After Roster Cut
BusinessSportsMoneyPhillies Reunite With 8-Year Veteran Shortly After Roster CutByPeter Chawaga,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Chawaga is a writer and editor covering Major League Baseball.Follow AuthorMay 14, 2026, 06:00am EDTNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 04: A Philadelphia Phillies batting helmet with the new raised logo in the dugout before a game against the New York Mets at Citi Field on April 4, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens...
The NBA Draft Lottery Just Turned The Utah Jazz Into A Sleeping Giant
BusinessSportsMoneyThe NBA Draft Lottery Just Turned The Utah Jazz Into A Sleeping GiantByBryan Toporek,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryan Toporek covers the NBA for Forbes Sports.Follow AuthorMay 14, 2026, 06:00am EDTSALT LAKE CITY, UT - JANUARY 20: Keyonte George #3 of the Utah Jazz goes over a play with teammate Ace Bailey #19 during the first half of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Delta Center on January 20, 20...
It's Gozo time: Why USMNT should turn to uncapped teen for the World Cup
When Mauricio Pochettino names his final U.S. World Cup roster in less than two weeks, he should make room for at least one surprise.Yet it will only truly be a shock for those who haven’t been paying attention.Real Salt Lake’s Zavier Gozo, an uncapped 19-year-old winger, scored twice on Wednesday night in a 3-0 win over the Houston Dynamo. It was a performance that only added to what has been a breakout season, a continuation of the promise he showed last year when his overhead kick against LAF...
'Everything is made up': Pat Cummins rubbishes claims of SA20 NOC from CA
Pat Cummins has vehemently denied reports suggesting senior Australian cricketers might skip the home summer for lucrative overseas franchise leagues. While acknowledging the growing financial pull of T20 tournaments, Cummins stated that claims about SA20 NOCs and The Hundred offers are fabricated. He emphasized that current Australian players prioritize representing their country, though this commitment may not last indefinitely.
Mikel Arteta makes Declan Rice admission in race to solve Arsenal right-back problem
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The Mattinglys, Phillies' father-son manager-GM duo, are embracing an unexpected season
By the time Preston Mattingly was a teenager, his famous father had retired from baseball but still hung around the game. The Mattingly name is synonymous with certain things in this sport; as Don visited New York Yankees spring training in the early 2000s as a guest instructor and Preston accompanied him, the kid overheard a nickname he made his own.“I would call him ‘Cap,'” Preston said. “I don’t think he loved that one.”Advertisement
An 8-4 team in the College Football Playoff is actually happening. Sound the alarm
Who here saw the 2021 disaster satire “Don’t Look Up”?A comet is heading toward Earth that will surely wipe out civilization. Meryl Streep’s dim-witted president comes up with a plan to send a nuclear weapon into space to destroy it, but calls it off when a billionaire donor convinces her cabinet that they will all get rich by mining it for minerals instead.Spoiler alert: Civilization gets wiped out.Advertisement
Arsenal's Jurrien Timber has 'chance' to play again this season - Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta says there is a “chance” that Jurrien Timber plays again for Arsenal this season, but that he does not know how big that chance is.The 24-year-old right-back was forced off with a groin injury in the first half of Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Everton in March, and is yet to make a return.Arsenal manager Arteta has previously stated the issue was more complicated than first expected, but with Ben White out for the season with a medial ligament injury, the need for options at right-back inc...