The Buffalo Sabres suffered a 6-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of the second round. With this, the Sabres now trail the series 3-2 and are one loss away from being eliminated from the playoffs.With the Sabres facing a must-win Game 6, it is clear that they should be rolling with Alex Lyon as their starting goalie for it.AdvertisementUkko-Pekka Luukkonen struggled in Game 5 against the Canadiens, as he allowed five goals on 23 shots before being pulled. With this, the 27-year-old now has a 4.20 goals-against average and an .851 save percentage in four games this…
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Stephon Castle starred as the San Antonio Spurs sealed their spot in the Western Conference finals with a convincing 139-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.Castle led the way with 32 points, while Victor Wembanyama added 19, as the Spurs clinched the series 4-2 to set up a heavyweight match-up against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.AdvertisementThe Spurs met the Thunder – the reigning NBA champions – five times during the regular season and finished with a 4-1 record against them.Repeating that over the seven-game Western finals would earn the Spurs a spot in the NBA finals.”We’re not even thinking about that…
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The Athletics and Giants opened their three-game series on a beautiful Friday night in front of a strong crowd at Sutter Health Park. The A’s prevailed 5-2 thanks to another solid start from starting pitcher Aaron Civale, first baseman Nick Kurtz’s latest game-changing blast and a makeshift bullpen that bent but did not break.A’s Waste Early Scoring ChanceCivale tossed a scoreless first, retiring the first three Giants hitters in order. Giants’ pitcher, Tyler Mahle, matched his counterpart. A’s left fielder Tyler Soderstrom hit a two-out double before Mahle struck out designated hitter Brent Rooker to complete a clean first inning…
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The Vegas Golden Knights didn’t follow the league’s protocol after advancing to the Western Conference finals — and it’s going to cost them. In a press release on Friday, the NHL announced the Golden Knights would be forfeiting a 2026 second-round draft pick, citing “flagrant violations” of the league’s rules…
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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…
Barcelona are once again exploring the market for full-back reinforcements, and a familiar name has resurfaced – Alejandro Grimaldo.According to SPORT, Barcelona are closely monitoring the situation of the Bayer Leverkusen left-back, who is increasingly likely to leave the Bundesliga side this summer.AdvertisementWith just one year remaining on his contract,…
Perhaps we should all be very surprised that Rickie Fowler posted an opening round 65 at the RBC Heritage on Thursday.Fowler is sitting in a tie for fourth after one round of the RBC Heritage, two shots adrift of the leader, Ludvig Aberg.AdvertisementThe 37-year-old American carded seven birdies and a…
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 18: Assistant General Manager, Head of Analytics Sunny Mehta for the Florida Panthers poses for his official headshot for the 2024-2025 NHL season on September 18, 2024 at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via…
KMOX’s pre/post-game host Matt Pauley sets the stage for us for the Astros upcoming weekend series vs. St. Louis.Q: Is Jordan Walker now the face of the franchise?A: Interesting question. I’m not sure I’d say he’s the face just yet, but his start to the season has been spectacular. AdvertisementHe was…
Who would you rather have in a Game 7: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić or Victor Wembanyama?Wemby will no doubt be the answer to this question at some point in the (perhaps not-too-distant) future. But for now, I defer to those with at least some playoff experience. For my money, Jokić…
At its core, the NFL draft is a matchmaking exercise. Teams employ scouts and general managers to determine the who best fits the franchise’s current and/or future goals and make moves to secure those players.Sometimes it pans out. Last year the Seattle Seahawks traded up to select safety Nick Emmanwori.…
