In this week’s Closer Report, Daniel Palencia and Jhoan Duran appear set to return from the injured list in the coming days, while the Marlins lose Pete Fairbanks. And Mason Miller saw his scoreless inning streak snapped at 34 2/3. We’ll navigate through the closer chaos as we break down the last week in saves.⚾️ Baseball is back! MLB returns to NBC and Peacock in 2026! In addition to becoming the exclusive home of Sunday Night Baseball, NBC Sports will broadcast MLB Sunday Leadoff, “Opening Day” and Labor Day primetime games, the first round of the MLB Draft, the entire Wild Card round…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back for a huge Game 5 win and a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Raptors.Let’s go over today’s losers.LOSER – The First HalfI can’t blame anyone for feeling antsy in the first half. To be honest, if you weren’t starting to worry about a full-blown panic attack, then I don’t know how you do it. This first half had disaster written all over it.AdvertisementThe Raptors could not miss in the first two quarters. They had 74 points at halftime on 64% shooting from the floor and 59% shooting from downtown. No one thought that would…
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The first inning was a little wild in this one. First, the Royals scored a run on an unusual play. Bobby singled because he is really fast though not his most impressive work with the bat. Then Carter Jensen singled and Witt went first to third. Then this happened:View LinkAdvertisementSalvador’s little flare was not caught by Jacob Wilson because he did not close his glove on purpose? It is hard to say definitively. He throws to second for the out at which point Bobby takes off for home. McNeil threw home rather than try to double off Perez at first,…
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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…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 25 points and the Orlando Magic built a 35-point lead in the first half on the way to a 121-90 rout of Charlotte Hornets in a play-in tournament game on Friday night and advanced to a first-round playoff matchup against the Detroit Pistons.The…
With the Cincinnati Bengals in desperate need of knocking this No. 10 pick out of the park next Thursday, one would think they cannot afford to take a risk as big as drafting Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy in Round 1.McCoy missed all of the 2025 season with a torn ACL.…
