The Houston Astros will play the first of two exhibition games against their Triple-A team, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys today.RHP Tatsuya Imai will get the start tonight for the Astros in his final tune-up before the season opposite LHP Colton Gordon and the Space Cowboys.AdvertisementTONIGHT’S ASTROS STARTER: RHP Tatsuya Imai is back on the mound after last pitching in an intrasquad simulated game on March 17 at the Astros Spring Training complex in West Palm Beach, FL.Imai has been stellar in his three official Spring Training appearances, working a combined 6.0 scoreless innings…in January, the Astros signed Imai to…
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Only one of the top eight teams in NBC’s NBA Power Rankings from last week lost a game: Boston on Sunday to Minnesota. With that, not much movement at the top.1. Oklahoma City Thunder(56-15, last week No. 1)Only two franchises in NBA history — at the peak of their powers — have won 65 games in consecutive seasons. The Jordan-era Bulls did it between 1995-97 (winning the championship both years), and the peak Curry-era Warriors did it three consecutive years (two with Kevin Durant) between 2014-17, winning two rings (hat tip to the Slam & Jam podcast for the stat).…
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The Texas Rangers’ fifth start to start the season will be Kumar Rocker, the team announced today. Jacob Latz, who was competing with Rocker for the fifth starter spot, will open the season in the bullpen.In addition, the team announced that Andrew McCutchen, Sam Haggerty and Ezequiel Duran have made the club, and Mark Canha, barring an injury, will not.AdvertisementFinally, Evan Carter will be the primary center fielder, with Wyatt Langford shifting to center field when Carter gets a day off. Carter, per team president Chris Young, will sit against some lefties, but will not be platooned to start the…
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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The New York Rangers host the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden in the lone game on the ice Monday, March 23.AdvertisementMy Senators vs. Rangers predictions and NHL picks expect Ottawa to show no mercy…
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Of Igor Thiago’s 22 goals this season, 19 have come in the Premier League leaving him jut three behind leading scorer Erling Haaland.And it is the Brazilian’s goals that have turned Brentford into unlikely Champions League contenders.AdvertisementThiago could celebrate an excellent season by helping his country in the World Cup…
Most 17-year-olds would go silent after a devastating dead-last finish at one of junior golf’s biggest events, but Charlie Woodsdid the opposite. He came forward to publicly acknowledge Miles Russell, who beat him by 41 shots and took home the famous golden jacket at Sage Valley.“What an honor to compete…
Apologies in advance, a power outage has put a damper on the night at Pensburgh HQ but nothing could slow the Penguins on this night. Pittsburgh went into the NHL’s best team’s barn and took a monster 7-2 win.There were a couple changes in the lineup; Evgeni Malkin returned from…
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: As spring training nears an end, these are some interesting observations or storylines to follow. Due to a minor setback, Cam Schlittler’s buildup time was pushed back a little, so while he’ll probably only be able to throw 70 or so pitches come Opening Day, the…
In their first meeting of the season on Christmas Day, Lakers coach JJ Redick said the Lakers were “punked” by the Houston Rockets and vowed not to let it happen again.On Monday, the Lakers displayed their toughness in a 100-92 win over the Rockets at Toyota Center.AdvertisementEven when they were…
We are officially moving into NFL Draft mode on Mile High Report. We’ll be trying to keep up with the individual draft profiles for players we think or hope the Denver Broncos might target next month along with whatever other news might come out around the free agency period. I…
This weekend, NASCAR heads to Darlington Raceway for the first of the track’s two Cup races this year. The historic track is one of the most difficult (and exciting) on the schedule, and has hosted Cup races since 1950.The South Carolina track will play host to the sixth round of…
Brentford striker Igor Thiago and Bournemouth winger Rayan have received first call-ups to the Brazil squad for their friendlies with France and Croatia later this month.Thiago is the second-highest scorer in the Premier League season with 19, trailing only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland with 22, with his goals powering Brentford…
Cam Young secured the biggest win of his career by claiming The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, edging out Matt Fitzpatrick by a single shot.The American finished 13-under-par to win the tournament after holding his nerve down the closing stretch at one of golf’s most prestigious events.AdvertisementYoung produced an outstanding…
Follow Michael Whitaker On XIt was a game the Detroit Red Wings needed to have, and in the end, they got the job done.Future Hall of Fame forward Patrick Kane scored twice on St. Patrick’s Day Eve, helping Detroit pick up a 5-2 victory at Little Caesars Arena over the…
A couple of notes ahead of the recap, first — today’s transactions:Brooke Fletcher helped break down today’s moves with insight as to where some players will land to start the season.With very little action in the first, Lenyn Sosa picked up a walk in the second, but the White Sox…
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Two players from the Iranian women’s soccer team have joined a practice session with a professional club in Brisbane in their first publicly-shared appearance since it emerged they had been granted asylum in Australia.Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were pictured smiling and wearing the club’s colors…
