Álvaro Arbeloa has definitively downplayed the exchange of remarks he had with Kylian Mbappé last Thursday. The Real Madrid coach spoke to the media in a calm and natural tone to ease tensions around the club.For the coach, the French star’s frustration at not being in the starting lineup against Oviedo is understandable and even positive. “I understand how players feel when they don’t play. Kylian wasn’t happy the other day, and I like that,” the Salamanca-born manager told reporters.AdvertisementThe Madrid coach revealed that he had just run into the French forward before entering the press room. “I told him…
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The Western Conference finals will be a heavyweight fight between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. One of them just got a boost.Thunder star Jalen Williams revealed via his YouTube channel on Friday that he will be healthy for the upcoming series after missing OKC’s previous six games with a hamstring strain.AdvertisementFrom the video, which was recorded before the Thunder finished off a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this week:”It’s good that I haven’t had to rush back from my hamstring stuff at all. I’m actually taking like extra days now than what was originally…
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Early in the Mets’ 5-2 loss to the Yankees on Friday night, it looked as if Juan Soto had tweaked something during a swing-and-miss early in the game.Soto took a hack at a Cam Schlittler cutter in the fourth inning and noticeably grimaced. The Mets slugger had already landed on the IL this season, back in April, for a calf injury, and his return to the outfield was delayed due to an elbow, but Soto and his manager downplayed the moment following the Subway Series opener.Advertisement”The wrist. It’s usually when he swings and misses. It comes and goes,” manager Carlos…
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John Tortorella apparently didn’t want anything to do with the media Thursday night.On Friday, the NHL came down on the Golden Knights and their head coach — hard.The league took away the team’s 2026 second-round pick and fined Tortorella $100,000 after he skipped a postgame press conference in the aftermath…
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With the regular season finally coming to an end on Thursday night, the NHL released the schedule for the first round of the playoffs shortly after midnight. As had been heavily rumored over the last few days, the Montreal Canadiens will kick off their first-round series against the Tampa Bay…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.It’s been a great week on the home-run front as the MLB player prop market has been good to us without terrible hitting conditions.AdvertisementThere are some great spots to attack today, so I’m targeting…
The Golden State Warriors visit the Phoenix Suns tonight at the Mortgage Matchup Center in a winner-take-all NBA Play-In finale to decide the eighth seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. The winner secures a first-round playoff date against the top-seed and defending NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The loser’s season…
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links …Spadaro: The Eagles continue to add talent and depth at wide receiver – PhiladelphiaEagles.com“That room” is now in prime shape with veteran Eagles A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith leading the way and offseason additions – all veterans, too – Hollywood Brown,…
Driving the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and future NASCAR Hall of Famer Denny Hamlin, NASCAR Cup Series star Tyler Reddick has had a dream start to the 2026 season.He won the season-opening Daytona 500 with a dramatic last-lap pass and went on to win…
Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini admitted he was ‘surprised’ by Claudio Ranieri’s comments last week and became emotional, ending his pre-match press conference in tears as he reflected on his time at Atalanta.Gasperini will face his former club, Atalanta, at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, in a key game for…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jon Rahm says he had no trouble moving forward inside the ropes amid uncertainty surrounding the future of LIV Golf.“For me, it didn’t make sense to think about it or waste time thinking about,” Rahm said Thursday after opening with seven birdies in his round of…
The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs are wide open after the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers missed the postseason.There are plenty of recent Stanley Cup winners in the field, such as the Vegas Golden Knights (2023), Colorado Avalanche (2022) and Tampa Bay Lightning (2020, 2021).AdvertisementAnd there are teams that are back…
The Guardians got a big opening series win vs. The Orioles last night, featuring fans getting excited about Parker Messick and worried about Cade Smith.Here’s Zack Meisel’s recap of the no-hit bid from Messick. He extolled Austin Hedges’ work behind the plate:Stephen Vogt talked a little about Cade’s struggles:Paul Hoynes…
The turn this Lakers’ season took, it should go down as one of the franchise’s great what-ifs, coulda-woulda-beens, we’ll-never-knows …Shared regret for a legion of Lakers fans who were, for the full 15-2 month of March, vibing with their team, screaming excitedly like 6-year-olds and riding hard on the MVP…
NFL teams are finalizing their draft boards with the 2026 draft just days away.The 91st edition of the NFL Draft will be held from April 23-25, with Pittsburgh hosting for the first time since 1948.USA TODAY Sports examines the biggest position of need for all 32 teams.AdvertisementBiggest position of need:…
The NASCAR Cup Series is set to arrive at Kansas Speedway for its ninth race of the 2026 season. It is the first of two dates at Kansas, as NASCAR also goes to the venue in September. In 2025, Kyle Larson won the pole for the spring Cup Series race…
