Category: Sports

Another season is about to come to a disappointing close for the Washington Wizards, who seem to have given up on making the postseason. That means attention for the team turns to the NBA Draft. If the season ended Friday, Washington (32-41) — which is 12th in the Eastern Conference —  would have the sixth-best […]

Joel Embiid must’ve watched “The Last Dance,” because he just quoted Michael Jordan. The Philadelphia 76ers big man dropped 46 points, eight assists and nine rebounds in a 120-112 loss to the Warriors Friday night. Golden State’s Draymond Green revealed what the MVP favorite said to him postgame. “[Embiid] said, ‘You know why I played […]

If you think NBA players are complaining more than ever about officials, Jeff Van Gundy agrees. In an appearance on “The Lowe Post,” ESPN’s top NBA analyst said there’s been a “huge uptick” in the amount of verbal abuse that NBA referees have received this season. It doesn’t seem like fines or technical fouls have […]

Mikolas, 34, is coming off one of the finest seasons, having logged a career-high 202 1/3 innings with a 3.29 ERA. His 19% strikeout rate was well below average, but the right-hander offset that with an exceptional 4.8% walk rate and a 45% ground-ball rate that checks in a bit above average. He also limited […]

LSU is headed to its first Elite Eight in 15 seasons, and forward Angel Reese is a huge reason why. Her run in the NCAA Tournament through three games is unlike any we’ve witnessed in a three-game stretch in any major American organized basketball league.  Per OptaStats, no NBA, WNBA player, nor any other Division […]

Parity has arrived in NCAA men’s basketball and the proof is in this year’s March Madness action.  On Friday, top-seeded Alabama and Houston squads lost in the Sweet 16, ensuring the first Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament history without a No. 1 seed. Two No. 1 seeds had already seen their seasons come to an […]

Timmy Allen put an exclamation point on a blistering first-half by the Texas Longhorns in Friday’s Sweet 16 matchup against Xavier. With a win, Texas would reach its first Elite Eight since 2008. On the play in question, Allen came down with a defensive rebound with four seconds left and dribbled up to halfcourt before […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella isn’t a fan of tanking, and he let the orange and black faithful know it on Friday.  Speaking with reporters, Tortorella commented on the mail he gets urging the team to lose on purpose in hopes of a higher pick in this summer’s NHL Draft.  “Stop sending me mail […]

The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday afternoon that right-hander Michael Soroka has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. That was generally expected considering a hamstring injury knocked him out of the race for the fifth starter’s role out of camp. An All-Star and Rookie of the Year runner-up in 2019, Soroka is looking to return to a […]

The NHL is almost never predictable. As has been established time and again over the years, pretty much any team can win any game on any given night. Nothing ever comes easy. Naturally, not every player follows the same trajectory. Some guys come out of the top development leagues in the world and immediately establish […]