The ‘Most points in an NBA playoff game’ quiz

Jimmy Butler might single-handedly will the Miami Heat to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.  On Monday night, Butler was otherworldly, scoring 56 points in the Heat’s 119-114 Game 4 victory over the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks. The win put the Bucks, widely viewed as the championship favorites, on the brink of […]

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Pirates finally get deal done with star OF

The red-hot Pittsburgh Pirates finally locked in star outfielder Bryan Reynolds on a long-term contract extension on Tuesday. The deal is an historic one for the franchise for a host of reasons. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the agreement is “essentially the same” as the one that was being negotiated earlier this year. A 2021 […]

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Potential date of Justin Verlander’s Mets debut revealed

New York Mets fans may not have to wait much longer for the regular-season debut of co-ace Justin Verlander. Per Joon Lee of ESPN and Danny Abriano of SNY, Verlander will complete a scheduled rehab start on Friday at a to-be-determined location as he works to return to 100% from the low-grade teres major strain […]

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Pirates should ride wave of good news by locking in more players

Everything is going right for the Pittsburgh Pirates now. At 16-7 entering play on Tuesday they are off to their best start since 1992, and they finally agreed to a new contract extension with All-Star outfielder Bryan Reynolds signing him to an eight-year, $106M deal.  Heck, even Potato Pete is back in the mix.  They […]

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Bruins to get captain back for Game 5 vs. Panthers

Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now reports that it appears as though center Patrice Bergeron will dress in Game 5 for the Boston Bruins. Bergeron has been sidelined for all four of Boston’s first-round games against the Florida Panthers after sustaining an injury in the regular-season finale against the Montreal Canadiens. Monday both head coach […]

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Will Alabama make run at former Notre Dame QB?

The Crimson Tide had their spring game on Saturday as well, but things didn’t go nearly as well for Bama’s quarterbacks, a group that includes Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson, Dylan Lonergan and Eli Holstein. Both Milroe and Simpson, two redshirt prospects who were with the Tide last season, threw interceptions in the spring game. Lonergan […]

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It’s time for the Clippers to blow up their roster

For the Los Angeles Clippers, what can go wrong will go wrong.  The Phoenix Suns holds a commanding 3-1 first-round lead over the Clippers with Game 5 at its house on Tuesday night. Los Angeles will be without Kawhi Leonard (right knee soreness), who will miss a third consecutive game in this series. Paul George […]

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