LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas and Utah head into their first-round meeting playing well at just the right time, and while some elements could carry over, the way games play out in the NHL playoffs are far different from the regular season.Matchups often become much more important than whatever supposed momentum a club takes into the postseason.AdvertisementThe Pacific Division champion Golden Knights, (minus)-190 favorites according to oddsdmakers, host the Western Conference No. 1 wild-card Mammoth in Game 1 on Sunday night in their best-of-seven series.Vegas closed the season by going 7-0-1 under coach John Tortorella after he replaced Bruce Cassidy…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business in a blowout win to start the 2026 NBA Playoffs.All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player.Donovan Mitchell32 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 stealsAdvertisementMark another special start to the playoffs for a guy who is one of the league’s most prolific postseason scorers ever. Mitchell expertly sliced his way through Toronto’s defense, splitting double teams like it was nothing. His finishing at the rim was completed by a 4-7 three-point shooting performance.Grade: A+James Harden22 points, 10 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 stealsWhile Mitchell’s game was flash and fire, Harden took…
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The Royals will probably win another game this year, but you’d be forgiven if you doubted it.Royals fans were hoping for a different result from the previous six games, and it was different, alright, just not the way they hoped. The Royals were blown out in New York. The Yankees hit four home runs – including two by Cody Bellinger, who was available as a free agent for much of the offseason. The Royals did get a home run from Carter Jensen in the seventh inning, which was nice, but only cut the deficit from 10-0 to 10-2 at that…
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No fighting in the Stanley Cup playoffs? Apparently, no one told the Ottawa Senators’ Brady Tkachuk and Carolina Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal.As the puck dropped for Game 1 of their first-round NHL playoff matchup, the two team captains dropped their gloves right after the opening faceoff and began tussling three seconds…
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Kyle Busch did not appreciate the commentary about his season and career trajectory from Denny Hamlin during a segment on the Actions Detrimental podcast on Monday.Hamlin effectively said Busch is one of the greatest of all time, but also felt like Busch needed to solidly outperform teammate Austin Dillon to…
Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur both have confirmed interest in Tarik Muharemovic, the 23-year-old Sassuolo centre-back who has suddenly become the focal point of one of European football’s most intense summer transfer battles. However, Inter Milan have now jumped ahead of the Premier League duo, and reports suggest a personal…
The legend of the Bjorn Borg-John McEnroe rivalry was born at Centre Court, their first meeting coming on a tense July day in the Wimbledon final. It was NBC’s second edition of Breakfast at Wimbledon, ground-breaking programming that televised the final at 9 a.m. ET in the United States rather…
Charlie Woods saved his best golf for the final round of the Terra Cotta Invitational in Naples on Saturday, April 18.Woods, a junior at the Benjamin School and son of legendary golfer Tiger Woods, shot a 3-under 69 in the third round for a tournament total of 3-over 219 at Naples National Golf Club in…
Atletico Madrid responded well to going behind early in the Copa del Rey final, but they are still trailing with 45 minutes to go against Real Sociedad at La Cartuja.It was the start of dreams for La Real, as Ander Barrenetxea headed them in front after 15 seconds, which was…
How big was the “Battle of the Sexes”? Ninety million people tuned in worldwide and 30,000 came to the Houston Astrodome to watch 29-year-old and 1972 World No. 1 Billie Jean King face 55-year-old and former World No. 1 Bobby Riggs in a best-of-five exhibition.Four months earlier, Riggs had beaten…
Through work with Tour pros and a deep dive into eye-tracking techniques, Ping Putting Lab developers have determined that quiet eyes promote a more stable putting stroke.That’s what the new Scottsdale TEC (Tour Elevated Concepts) putter series is all about. Its new Eye-Q alignment sys- tem features a single dot…
After a top five finish in the ARCA East Series at Rockingham, popular YouTuber Cleetus McFarland (Garrett Mitchell) made his sixth career start at the national level of ARCA on Saturday.After starting 25th when inclement weather rained out qualifying, he quickly marched through the field at Kansas Soeedway. He moved…
Norwich first-team coach Ryan Garry said Mohamed Toure showed “another side of himself” after the forward scored his second hat trick for the club, to beat Bristol City.The Canaries conceded a goal within two minutes of kick-off, and it took a 25-minute treble from Toure to inspire the comeback.Advertisement”We played…
The British love their tennis. Specifically, their Wimbledon tennis. For two weeks each summer, the country turns its collective eye to The Championships in Southwest London, where strawberries and cream are washed down with Pimm’s Cups across the hallowed grounds.What the British especially love is to cheer for one of…
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Real Madrid’s youth system continues to make its presence felt beyond Valdebebas.A pathway to the first-team squad at the Santiago Bernabeu is not always easy, forcing players to look elsewhere, and more often than not, they end up making a good impact wherever they join.AdvertisementThis season alone, Victor Munoz has…
