Things were looking concerning for the Philadelphia Flyers and Matvei Michkov when head coach Rick Tocchet yanked the Russian phenom from the lineup after a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4.A 3-2 Game 5 loss to the Penguins was even less inspiring, and Pittburgh played it like they knew they would win if they could stop the Flyers from scoring. It worked.AdvertisementAfter one game, Tocchet decided to reinstate Michkov to the Flyers’ lineup, making wholesale lineup changes and removing veteran Garnet Hathaway. His faith in the 21-year-old winger was rewarded on Thursday night.The benching seemed to light…
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 125-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series.Cleveland leads the series 3-2. Game 6 is Friday night in Toronto.AdvertisementJames Harden scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell added 19 for the Cavaliers.RJ Barrett led Toronto with 25 points while Ja’Kobe Walter added 20 and Jamal Shead had 18 off the bench. All-star forward Brandon…
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The Rockies’ new pitching philosophy is no longer a secret. They promised to leave no stone unturned, and one month in, the results have been genuinely impressive. Depending on your preferred WAR metric, Colorado has had one of baseball’s most valuable pitching staffs — at altitude, no less.That story has been covered well, including here at Purple Row. So here’s the next question: When does experimentation become refinement?AdvertisementI started thinking about that while watching Tanner Gordon on Tuesday. The shapes of his fastball, changeup and sinker all looked…. similar. So, naturally, I spent my Tuesday night in a Baseball Savant rabbit hole.While looking at Gordon’s movement profile,…
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Ty Gibbs doesn’t like to give away his personality, especially beyond the fact that he’s a racecar driver at one of NASCAR’s top teams. If you look at his Instagram, almost all of his posts are strictly about racing, with only a handful showing anything about his actual life. But…
Marcus Thuram scored his fourth goal in three matches as Inter Milan swept aside Cagliari 3-0, and the France forward revealed a touching post-match exchange with one of the evening’s most impressive performers, Cagliari wing-back Marco Palestra.Thuram spoke to both Sky Sport and DAZN after the final whistle, reflecting on…
Collin Morikawa was uncomfortable, he said.He had no trust.He was scared.“And I’ve never been this scared in my life,” he said, “to go out and play.”Morikawa’s post-round comments on Thursday sound frightful. And yet, Morikawa is hanging around at the RBC Heritage event, a week after hanging around at the…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Battle of Pennsylvania is on for the first time since the 2018 postseason with the Philadelphia Flyers visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, April 18.AdvertisementMy top Flyers vs. Penguins…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: the Jays lost and suffered an injury. Daulton Varsho left the game in the third with what’s being described as knee discomfort. It’s not clear what happened, he hadn’t had any particularly awkward plays in the field and he struck out looking in…
Welcome to the start of a two-month stretch of the most competitive basketball played at the highest level you will see all year.The first round of the NBA Playoffs tips off this weekend and there are betting angles at every turn. The experts at NBC Sports and Rotoworld are here…
Last month, Dak Prescott gave teammate George Pickens some advice about the Cowboys placing the franchise tag on him. The quarterback’s comments to Pickens to “bet on yourself” by playing on the tag danced on a fine line.Prescott danced around the subject on Friday.AdvertisementPrescott and Pickens have worked out together…
Kenny Wallace has been singing Dale Earnhardt Jr‘s praises for bringing racing back to Nashville’s Fairgrounds Speedway. But not everyone in NASCAR world shares that same optimism. Ken Schrader, a veteran who raced at the Fairgrounds over four decades ago, has a blunter read on where things actually stand.Ken Schrader…
Cristian Chivu is glad Inter ‘enjoy their football’ after sweeping Cagliari aside 3-0, but continues to resist Scudetto celebration. ‘Thank God we achieved Champions League qualification.’The Nerazzurri are ever closer to Scudetto glory after a hard-fought 3-0 victory over Cagliari at San Siro.AdvertisementIt took until the 53rd minute to finally…
PXG staffer Auston Kim, who averages 290 yards per drive, is one of the LPGA’s longest hitters. And her power dictates a special fit. Recently, I had a chance to get some range time with Kim and PXG LPGA tour manager Scotty Kim and got a look into their process…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Ottawa Senators’ torrid pace post-Olympics has set them up for a first-round clash with the Carolina Hurricanes, with Game 1 taking place on Saturday, April 18 at Lenovo Center.AdvertisementMy Senators vs. Hurricanes predictions…
Joe Ryan was good enough to win, but the Twins were 0-for-everything with RISP and you don’t win too many games that way. Inning-by-inning notes:1: Joe Ryan’s Express sends the Reds down on 11 pitches. Brandon Williamson does the same with 14.AdvertisementVon Ryan’s Express was a late-60s Frank Sinatra movie…
