In his first season as Head Coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, former Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet has advanced to the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. With their win today, Tocchet, ex-Canucks defenceman Noah Juulsen, and the Flyers have managed to save themselves from a potential series comeback from Artūrs Šilovs and the Pittsbrugh Penguins.The most notable part of this series was the Penguins’ quick shift in starting goaltenders. Šilovs stepped in for Stuart Skinner in Game 4, winning his first two games and saving Pittsburgh from being swept in the first round. He recorded a…
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So that Game 3 overtime win Friday in Houston was fun, huh?The Lakers needed it, of course. The Lakers wanted it.The Lakers are paying for it.Because LeBron James looked superhuman since playing those 45 minutes, including all five gutsy minutes of ovetime.AdvertisementHe hasn’t looked great.Not even particularly good, not by his lofty standards.And the Lakers need their not-quite-ageless wonder to be at least great to beat these Houston Rockets one more time. They need James’ best can-you-believe-he’s-41? act if they hope to close out this challenging best-of-seven first-round series without Luka Doncic.The Lakers went up 3-0 largely thanks to James’…
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1922 White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson fired a perfect game, beating the Tigers, 2-0, in Detroit. Robertson’s perfect game only took one hour and 55 minutes to complete. The 26-year-old rookie struck out six, in just the fourth start of his career. In the second inning, Earl Sheely drove in both Sox runs with a single.As proof of Robertson’s mastery on this day, only eight of 14 balls in the air were popups in some form, an indication that Detroit wasn’t seeing the hurler well at all. The Tigers, for their part, accused Robertson of doctoring the ball with grease or oil; unsurprisingly, player-manager Ty…
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With the month of April about to be in the books, we’re nearing the end of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Six of the eight series have been incredibly hard fought with either high levels of quality hockey, entertaining hockey, or burning hatred between the two sides.AdvertisementThe Carolina…
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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.…
NASCAR heads to Kansas Speedway for a high-speed weekend featuring the Cup Series and O‘Reilly Auto Parts Series. Bookmark this page for everything you need — from qualifying order and practice speeds to results and more.RELATED: Full weekend schedule | TV listingsAdvertisementNASCAR Cup SeriesRace day: Sunday at 2 p.m. ET…
Through its social media channels, the Mexican Football Federation confirmed the sanction against Sergio Bueno following the controversy involving referee Katia Itzel on Matchday 14 of the Clausura 2026.”The Diversity and Gender, and Disciplinary Committees of the Mexican Football Federation determined that Mazatlán FC head coach Sergio Bueno engaged in…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sei Young Kim shot her second straight 7-under 65 on Friday at El Caballero to take a one-stroke lead in the JM Eagle LA Championship, the final event before the first women’s major of the season.Playing in the morning wave on the hilly, tree-lined course, Kim…
For the first time since 2011, the Buffalo Sabres are set to play postseason hockey. The Sabres kick off their first round series against the Boston Bruins on Sunday and will be looking to start the series by picking up a victory in Game 1.When looking at the Sabres’ roster,…
After a spotless homestand, the Tigers hit the road and headed to Boston for a four-game wrap-around series against the Red Sox. Sadly, Detroit’s winning streak would end with the opening game of said series, after falling to Boston 1-0 in 10 innings.Making his fourth start of the season for…
Health will undoubtedly be on the side of the Houston Rockets against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, but they had a curious addition to the injury report on Friday.Kevin Durant is questionable for Game 1 on Saturday with a right knee contusion. Per…
