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The Giants are getting into hitter's counts, but they aren't cashing in on them
By now, you’ve probably read Baggs on the San Francisco Giants’ league-worst walk rate and its sobering implications for the lineup. Players who used to draw walks are suddenly swinging at (and through) everything. The inability to make pitchers work has downstream effects for the rest of the game, getting the opposing team’s high-leverage relievers into clean, comfortable innings, which complicates their task even more.Advertisement
Tigers place Javier Báez and Casey Mize on injured list
The Tigers’ roster is in flux after a turbulent Tuesday in Atlanta.Detroit placed both infielder/outfielder Javier Báez (sprained right ankle) and right-handed pitcher Casey Mize (right adductor strain) on the injured list Wednesday afternoon. The team recalled infielder Jace Jung and left-handed pitcher Enmanuel De Jesus in their places.Advertisement
Iowa State locks in HC T.J. Otzelberger with massive new deal
The Iowa State Cyclones aren't going to let head men's basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger go anywhere.
PSG's Achraf Hakimi to miss Bayern Munich second leg with thigh injury, set for 'weeks' out
Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi will miss the second leg of his side’s Champions League semi-final tie against Bayern Munich due to a thigh injury.PSG confirmed in a club statement Hakimi, 27, would be sidelined for “the next few weeks” after sustaining a right thigh injury during his side’s 5-4 first-leg victory over Bayern on Tuesday.Advertisement
Steve Kerr meets with Warriors owner Joe Lacob, GM Mike Dunleavy about future
Steve Kerr and Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy met Monday and will reconvene again later next week to discuss whether Kerr will return for a 13th season as head coach, a league source told The Athletic. That same source said the conversations were “good” and “productive.”ESPN initially reported the meeting.Advertisement
The influence of Super League half-backs: Which partnership is on top?
When teams are riding high, on a run of form, or 'clicking', there are two players on the field that get looked at more than most - the ones starting at No 6 and No 7.Indeed, they are just as much in the spotlight when teams are in a slump, with questions arising about whether the combination between the scrum-half and stand-off is working, whether their kicking games are on point, whether they are throwing the right passes and whether other options would be better.
Women's Super League: Arsenal decimate Leicester to close gap on Man City and Chelsea at top
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Blackstenius and Holmberg doubles fire Arsenal to 7-0 WSL win over Leicester
Arsenal condemned a broken Leicester to a bottom-place finish in the WSL and kept the pressure on Manchester City at the top with a dominant win. Two goals each from Sweden’s Smilla Holmberg and Stina Blackstenius and one apiece from Frida Maanum, Mariona Caldentey and Leah Williamson, helped Arsenal reduce their goal-difference deficit with the league leaders from 13 to six.“I’m so happy,” said the Arsenal head coach, Renée Slegers. “We wanted to win today, we needed to win today, so we did tha...
Bubba Wallace on life with two young children, and wishing for more time: 12 Questions
Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, who enters this week’s race at Texas Motor Speedway ranked 12th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings. This interview has been edited, but the full version is available on the 12 Questions Podcast.Advertisement
Glenn Hoddle reveals stunning Tottenham manager offer before Roberto De Zerbi appointment
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The Kentucky Derby is the most consistent — and unpredictable — event in sports
Horse racingThe Kentucky Derby is the most consistent — and unpredictable — event in sportsWhile some heavy favorites have won the race, many longshots like Rich Strike in 2022 show anything is possible at Churchill Downs. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Horses train beneath the Twin Spires during morning workouts ahead of the running of the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Monday in Louisville, Ky. Michael Reaves / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 29, 2...
How can the Buffalo Sabres replace Noah Östlund's role in the lineup?
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres hoped they would be waking up on Wednesday morning getting ready for the second round of the playoffs. Instead, after a 2-1 overtime loss, the Sabres are heading back to Boston for Game 6 on Friday. And they are going to be doing so without Noah Östlund, the 22-year-old rookie who sparked their lineup when he returned from injury to play Game 3.Advertisement
How F1 drivers and strategists tackle the Miami Grand Prix
In Formula 1, performance is decided in moments where conditions change instantly, and decisions carry consequence. The difference isn’t just speed – it’s perspective.
PSG and Bayern’s box-fresh talents or Premier League title tussle: you can only have one | Barney Ronay
The Premier League isn’t as fun and fizzy as PSG v Bayern but that’s the price of the twice-weekly churn that rewards discipline and sacrificeIn the novel Rabbit, Run, John Updike has one of his characters, a groovy and progressive 1960s priest, calling round to talk to his fellow minister, a hard German Lutheran, about the secret doubts he harbours about his faith. Is the doctrine really necessary? Is hell just, you know, a metaphor? He likes Jesus. But maybe he also likes sinful things, like s...
Arsenal hit SEVEN past Leicester to fire WSL title warning at Man City
Arsenal sent an emphatic warning to leaders Manchester City that the Women's Super League title race is far from over with a thumping 7-0 win over bottom-side Leicester at the Emirates Stadium.Stina Blackstenius and Smilla Holmberg scored two each, while Mariona Caldentey and Leah Williamson also got in on the act after Frida Maanum headed the opener on her 100th WSL appearance.
Arsenal lodge complaint over Atletico Madrid pitch ahead of Champions League semi-final
Arsenal lodged a complaint with UEFA over the condition of the pitch at Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg.There were concerns from the visiting side that an increased length of grass would slow down the pace of the match, while the watering of the surface increasing the likelihood of players losing their footing.Advertisement
Inside Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm’s Game 5 emergency lineup changes
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Marco Sturm had a Viktor Arvidsson problem. The No. 2 right wing was unavailable for Game 5 because of an upper-body injury. Arvidsson is doubtful for Friday’s Game 6.It was just one of the issues the Boston Bruins coach had to solve.Sturm’s defense was broken after the 6-1 Game 4 rout. His offense was nonexistent because of how poorly his defensemen executed breakouts. His forwards did nothing to put heat on Alex Lyon and the rest of the Buffalo Sabres.Sturm had an unorthodox so...
After teammates, Hardik Pandya snaps at MI fans for supporting opponents
After teammates Hardik Pandya snaps at MI fans for supporting opponents
World Cup 2026: Portugal – their Cristiano Ronaldo problem and Bruno Fernandes solution
Portugal head into the 2026 World Cup in unfamiliar territory – with the weight of expectation on their shoulders and major questions being asked of Cristiano Ronaldo
Arsenal left with egg on face as 11th-hour Atletico Madrid complaint dismissed
Arsenal's staff demanded that UEFA measure the grass at Atletico Madrid's stadium just hours before kick-off as they felt it was beyond the legal limit - only to be proved wrong