With their backs against the wall in a 3-0 series hole, the Philadelphia Flyers have some decisions to make ahead of Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday evening.Forcing some of those decisions is the absence of forward Owen Tippett, who has been out for the Flyers since Game 6 of the Round 1 series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.AdvertisementDespite skating with the team, head coach Rick Tocchet announced Saturday that Tippett won’t return for the Flyers just yet, marking his fourth consecutive absence due to an undisclosed injury.The Flyers are again without Noah Cates and Tippett, which has forced…
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CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers’ head coach Kenny Atkinson used his media availability before Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers last year to complain about how officiating changes drastically from the regular season to the playoffs.“I know there’s this rhetoric going around the league about, you know, ‘Oh man, that’s playoff basketball.’ To me, that’s not playoff basketball,” Atkinson said last year when asked about two plays that kept Evan Mobley and then Cavs’ forward De’Andre Hunter from playing Game 2.AdvertisementThe Cavs are in a similar spot a year later. They lost two close games at the start of their second-round…
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TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (16-23) and Cincinnati Reds (20-19) play their second game of a three-game series this afternoon at Great American Ball Park with first pitch scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CT.RHP Spencer Arrighetti (4-0, 1.96 ERA) is on the mound for the Astros looking for his fifth consecutive winning decision, while the Reds will have RHP Chase Burns (3-1, 2.20 ERA) on the mound today.AdvertisementMOM’S SPAGHETTI: After starting the season at Triple A Sugar Land, RHP Spencer Arrighetti has been strong in his four starts for the Astros this season. He is 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA (5ER/23IP)…
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Watching Mitch Marner from afar coaching other teams, John Tortorella saw a difference-making hockey player and heard all the criticism about a lack of playoff success and production. Now together with the Vegas Golden Knights, Tortorella does not see that weighing Marner down.“I don’t think it bothers him a lick,”…
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The NFL Draft is next week. As we close in on the main event, ESPN’s Mel Kiper has posted a new mock draft. Kiper has the Jets making a consensus choice second overall but moves in an unexpected direction with pick 16.I get the sense the Jets will take production…
NASCAR is making changes ahead of the race weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway will have 45 laps in the final two stages to combat fuel-saving concerns. This comes after the aggressive fuel saving in superspeedway races during the NextGen car era.The sport…
The decisive Matchday 18 Liga BetPlay clash between Deportivo Pereira and Atlético Nacional will be played behind closed doors. The news was confirmed after the serious incidents recorded at Santiago de las Atalayas stadium during the recent derby against Once Caldas, where clashes in the stands forced police intervention and…
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg fired eight birdies in a crisp eight-under par 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the US PGA Tour RBC Heritage, where world number one Scottie Scheffler was five off the pace.”Anytime you are bogey free and you make eight birdies, it’s a good day,”…
Aydar Suniev is starting to make an impression with the Calgary Flames during his latest call-up from the AHL Wranglers.The 21-year-old has played five games since being recalled, recording his first NHL point – an assist – on April 12 against the Utah Mammoth. In his most recent outing versus…
On Thursday, Cleveland Guardians rookie pitcher Parker Messick was this close to putting his name into the history books.In just his 11th major-league start, Messick put up a stellar performance, throwing eight hitless innings in the Guardians’ 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.AdvertisementThe 25-year-old starting pitcher entered the ninth inning…
Capsules on the Western Conference first-round series:Season series: Spurs, 2-1.Story line: San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama’s playoff debut is here. Same goes for Portland star Deni Avdija — who waited six years, and blossomed into an All-Star this season, before getting to this stage. There are some stats that suggest…
We’re exactly one week away from the 2026 NFL Draft. Denver Broncos GM and head coach met with the media today and one of the most interesting quotes came from George Paton who noted that they were eyeing about six players with their second-round pick.Let the speculation ensue!AdvertisementBroncos daily recapBroncos…
A five-time NASCAR Cup Series winner made it abundantly clear this week that he’s not pleased with the current product.This past Sunday’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway averaged 1.945 million viewers on FS1, per Nielsen’s data. That’s down 5% from last year, which would make it the least-watched Bristol race…
Three years on from the Negreira case first coming to light, Barcelona and Real Madrid are still clashing over the matter. The Catalans have been accused of several crimes in relations to payments they made to former Technical Committee of Referees vice-president Enriquez Negreira, and a legal case is currently…
LIV Golf is preparing to make structural changes that “might surprise some people,” CEO Scott O’Neil said Thursday, as the embattled breakaway league scrambles to fend off rumors it could soon collapse without Saudi funding.Multiple outlets this week reported that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund will shortly stop bankrolling the divisive…
The New Jersey Devils have hired Sunny Mehta as their general manager, bringing back their former director of analytics to oversee their hockey operations department.Owner David Blitzer announced the hire Thursday night, less than 48 hours after the team’s regular season ended without a playoff appearance. Mehta was an assistant…
