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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers: TV schedule for SGA-LeBron playoff series
It seems right for the NBA’s seminal superstar to go against the incumbent champions. A second-round playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder commands a massive audience, and it also prompts some urgent questions.Can OKC stay atop its perch and pull off back-to-back title runs? Can anyone on the planet slow down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? And when will Jalen Williams make it back from a Grade 1 hamstring strain?What about the Lakers — do they have the juice to mount...
Battered and without Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers must chart a revised path forward
DETROIT — The number of empty locker stalls inside the Detroit Tigers clubhouse has become jarring. There are still 26 players on the roster, but the room somehow feels like a town in the aftermath of disaster: signage and storefronts with no one inside. The faces you expect to see simply aren’t there, either working in the training room or rehabbing in some other locale.Advertisement
What the Red Sox will and won't change under Chad Tracy
Just over one week on the job, interim manager Chad Tracy has started to make his imprint on the Boston Red Sox. Not with wholesale changes, but subtle moves.Even with a roster full of players he’d managed previously at Triple-A Worcester over the past five years, Tracy knows there’s a delicate balance.Advertisement
Wild's Quinn Hughes vs. Avs' Cale Makar: The playoffs' marquee matchup, as seen by mutual teammates
DENVER — If anyone thought that the “star defensemen face off” storyline entering the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild’s second-round series was overhyped, Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes quickly proved them wrong in Game 1, a 9-6 Colorado win.After missing most of the first period with an apparent lower-body injury, Makar picked up an early assist in the second, then took over the third period with a go-ahead goal and a massive insurance tally with 2:54 remaining.Advertisement
Canada’s new offside rule has already led to a goal: ‘That’s what fans like’
Arsène Wenger’s daylight offside proposal is on trial in the Canadian Premier League. Could broad adoption be next? When Alejandro Díaz scored, he did not realize he was making history.It was only hours after his club’s 2-2 draw with the Halifax Wanderers, a hard-fought match in which the Pacific FC striker fired the opening salvo with a left-footed volley in the Wanderers’ six-yard box, that he learned that, with his goal, Díaz became the first Canadian Premier League (CPL) player to score as a...
College softball power rankings: Chaos ensues as the regular season wraps up
Well, softball fans, we’ve officially made it to the most bittersweet part of the year: the end of the regular season.We’ll be saying goodbye to a bunch of squads until next February, but teams have a chance to make one last statement this week in conference tournament action.While this is the final power rankings for 2026, there will still be plenty to talk about in the coming weeks, as we can always expect tournaments to bring lots of surprises. But first, let’s dive into how things shook out...
The one who got away: Avalanche's Brock Nelson haunts Wild right when they needed him most
DENVER – Oh boy, what would the Minnesota Wild give to have Brock Nelson on their team right now?With Joel Eriksson Ek sidelined until at least Game 3 against Nelson’s Colorado Avalanche, the hole in the lineup that Nelson once was a candidate to fill is massive.It’s no secret how much admiration and appreciation Wild general manager and president of hockey operations Bill Guerin has for the Avs veteran center.Advertisement
What is the Red Wings' future (and present) at second-line center?
Of all the roster questions the Detroit Red Wings have entering the 2026 offseason, one of the most fascinating is the one they’ve been working to answer for (at least) half a decade: What’s the plan, both now and going forward, at second-line center?A year ago, it looked like the question might finally have an answer, with a breakout second half by rookie Marco Kasper that made him an apparent solution. But after a sophomore slump saw Kasper’s role change, time after time, throughout the season...
Ranking Denver Broncos' 2026 undrafted rookies: Could LB Taurean York crack roster?
Only seconds after George Paton sat down to discuss the Broncos’ busy final day of the NFL Draft late last month, the general manager popped right back up. The team’s scouting and personnel staffs were putting the finishing touches on the team’s crop of undrafted free-agent signings, and Paton was needed for a quick sign-off.Advertisement
Transfer portal avengers: College basketball teams going all in on new arrivals
Almost every college basketball program uses the transfer portal in some way.But this offseason, certain schools have really leaned into it.So much so that over a third of all high-major programs, according to CBB Analytics, have added at least five new players this spring. There are ample reasons for those wholesale makeovers — new coaches, older rosters aging out, the occasional purge of under-performers — but now more than ever before, teams are importing entire new starting fives, sometimes...
Blues fan survey results: Was 2025-26 a step forward? Most disappointing player? Trades?
ST. LOUIS — When The Athletic sent out the St. Louis Blues fan survey last week, one of our 20 questions was which contract proposal fans would be most comfortable with for forward Dylan Holloway.Well, in the seven days since, we got the news: Holloway has agreed to terms on a five-year, $38.75 million contract ($7.75 million AAV). So, we’ll get a chance with the survey to see how the real numbers match up to what fans were thinking.Advertisement
Seven new faces named in Republic of Ireland squad
Seven new faces named in Republic of Ireland squadImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Benfica's Jaden Umeh has been named in the Republic of Ireland's senior squad for the first timePublished1 hour agoBenfica attacker Jaden Umeh is one of seven players included in the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for May's friendly against Grenada.The 18-year-old has been released by the Portuguese club to take part in the training camp, his first time in the senior squad, and...
Terzic agrees to become new coach of Athletic Club
Terzic agrees to become new coach of Athletic ClubImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Edin Terzic was Dortmund boss from December 2020 to June 2021, then May 2022 to June 2024ByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalistPublished6 minutes agoCommentsAthletic Club have appointed German boss Edin Terzic as their new head coach.The former Borussia Dortmund coach has agreed a two-year contract and is scheduled to be presented by the Bilbao-based club at the start of next season.The 43-year-old will replace...
Victor Wembanyama blocked his way to a record but couldn't quite save the Spurs
SAN ANTONIO — Things just got real for the San Antonio Spurs. A wake-up call was going to come eventually. It was inevitable. Not one of those Victor-Wembanyama-is-out-and-he’s-not-always-a-given kind of things. No. This was a Wembanyama-can’t-always-save-them game.Wembanyama’s NBA playoff record 12 blocks weren’t enough in Monday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Minnesota Timberwolves eventually realized trying to shoot over him every possession wouldn’t work, even if Terrence...
IPL: Will Lungi Ngidi play vs CSK today? Munaf Patel gives major fitness update
Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi is fit for the IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings. Bowling coach Munaf Patel confirmed Ngidi's availability. Delhi Capitals need to win this crucial game to stay in playoff contention. Early wickets are vital against Chennai Super Kings. The team is likely to maintain selection continuity.
Merson: Chelsea are in a mess - who would want the manager's job?
Paul Merson says Chelsea's project isn't working and he has questioned whether a top manager would want to come to Stamford Bridge with the club in such a "mess".Chelsea suffered a sixth Premier League defeat in a row for the first time since 1993 with the 3-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest, a result which means it is now impossible for them to finish in the top five and qualify automatically for the Champions League.
Is new Bulls executive Bryson Graham prepared for big-market, small-organization Chicago?
It was too easy to be true.Matt Lloyd coming home, the friendly face with the A-plus resume returning to rescue the Chicago Bulls from years of mediocrity, back-biting and basketball hell.On Monday, the Bulls threw everyone a curveball — or I guess a no-look pass — by hiring Bryson Graham, the former senior vice president of basketball operations with the Atlanta Hawks, to take the top Bulls job.Advertisement
Mercedes may have won again but Miami upgrades have shaken up the F1 grid | Giles Richards
The improved form of McLaren and Red Bull and in Florida suggests the 2026 title race is likely to run and runThere is a long old way to go but after Formula One emerged from its enforced early season break with an entertaining romp around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, it indicated that there may yet be a decent tale to be told this season. One where Mercedes do not have it all their own way.Regulation changes dominated the buildup – of which more later because honestly paragraph two is too ea...
Jesse Derry reveals update after Chelsea youngster taken to hospital with head injury
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Phil Foden set to pen new Man City deal in huge boost ahead of World Cup bid
Manchester City will show faith in Phil Foden with a new deal despite the attacking midfielder's constant struggles this season