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Cavaliers show positive signs in come-from-behind win, but their toughness test awaits
CLEVELAND — It’s the stain this version of the Cleveland Cavaliers hasn’t been able to scrub out since they were assembled. Changing coaches didn’t cleanse it. Sweeping the Miami Heat last year in the first round certainly didn’t remove it. No, the Cavs’ toughness, both mentally and physically, has been questioned for years.Advertisement
What the Oilers must do to force Game 7 — and how the Ducks can end it now
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The previous playoff meeting between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks, in 2017, had the Oilers — and their ascending superstar partnership of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl — returning to the playoffs after a 10-season absence and facing the five-time Pacific Division champion Ducks, powered by the longtime duo of Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.Advertisement
The 92mph England fast bowler ready to move on from difficult debut
The 92mph England fast bowler ready to move on from difficult debutImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Baker has 52 first-class wickets at an average of 19.33ByStephan ShemiltCricket CorrespondentPublished17 minutes ago3 CommentsSonny Baker has just started to tell a story about a bike he bought from someone on Facebook Marketplace and a tomahawk steak when the video call goes dead.And that is a great shame, because watching the energy and enthusiasm Baker puts into his stories is a feature...
Baseball's save might be dead. Plus: Latest LIV turmoil
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! You’re still our closer. Ahead: ⚾ Baseball’s save quandary 😮💨 Flyers advance ⛳ LIV seeking lifeline Numbers: The death of the save?In a time with endless, newfangled ways to analyze sports, there’s a certain nostalgia around the OG stats — the ones you can parse in real time with basic counting skills. Baseball’s “save” fe...
How to watch Diamondbacks vs. Brewers: TV channel and streaming options for April 30
The Arizona Diamondbacks are hoping for Ildemaro Vargas to prolong a 22-game batting streak when they square off versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday at 1:40 p.m. ET, at American Family Field. Brandon Woodruff (2-1, 3.77 ERA) gets the start for the Brewers, who are 15-14 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Mike Soroka (4-0, 2.60 ERA) is expected to start for the Diamondbacks, who are 16-13 and third in the NL West.Advertisement
Mesut Ozil shares what really went down around Arsenal fallout – 'They didn't let me'
Mesut Ozil has claimed that he was frozen out of Arsenal's first-team ahead of his exit from the club in 2021, despite a contrasting statement from Vinai Venkatesham at the time
Cristiano Ronaldo five UCL gesture goes viral after Al Ahli fans' title jibe
Cristiano Ronaldo five UCL gesture goes viral after Al Ahli fans title jibe
Chicago Bears' roster has undergone major change. Now, how will they get better?
The slides can now go under the microscope for a formal examination of the revamped Chicago Bears roster. Significant changes have occurred since the team played its last snap, that heartbreaking 42-yard walk-off overtime field goal by Los Angeles Rams kicker Harrison Mevis in the divisional round of the playoffs.Advertisement
Browns post-draft depth chart analysis: Which rookies will have immediate impacts?
Draft season quickly turns into depth chart projections. After their 10-man class drew near-universal rave reviews, the Cleveland Browns should feel better about multiple spots on their roster.Questions remain. Battles remain, too. But new coach Todd Monken views added competition as a positive as the team’s road back to relevance and offensive competence continues. Monken got his first chance to evaluate on the field with a three-day voluntary minicamp ahead of the draft, which officially kicke...
A surgical offseason of change: How the Lions are putting 2025 in the rearview
DETROIT — The words written on the whiteboard in Brad Holmes’ office eagerly await his arrival each morning. They are there for him when he needs them, lingering in the distance when he doesn’t. Nagging reminders of a season lost. Plans to find what once was. A look back in the rearview mirror, checking blind spots on a road back to prominence.The message?Advertisement
Time is running out for Lightning's veteran core to 'show up' in the playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. — One of the reasons so many people picked the Tampa Bay Lightning to not only beat the Montreal Canadiens in the first round but also likely come out of the East was because of a veteran core with a championship pedigree.This is a team with a Hart Trophy winner in Nikita Kucherov, who may win another one this year.Advertisement
Inexperienced Flyers learned a lot in Penguins series — including how to win
PHILADELPHIA — It’s been a controversial, much-debated decision from the start of general manager Daniel Briere’s tenure just about three years ago.The Philadelphia Flyers chose not to descend into a full, tear-it-all-down rebuild, primarily because Briere and team management value icing a competitive team. Getting a young core group into the Stanley Cup playoffs would provide them all with valuable experience, and teach them how to deal with the stresses of what it takes to win at the most impo...
Falcons' undrafted free-agent signings: Who has the best chance of making the roster?
The Atlanta Falcons likely won’t release their list of undrafted free-agent signings until next week, but the class can be pieced together now from media reports and announcements by the players on their social media accounts.So far, Atlanta has been linked to 15 players, which is one more than it currently has room for on its roster, meaning either one of the players listed below won’t actually sign a deal, or a player currently on the roster will be released before next week. NFL teams are all...
PWHL playoff preview: Montreal's bold choice, Minnesota's last dance, plus how to watch
The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s third season has come to an end and the postseason officially begins on Thursday night.The top-seeded Montreal Victoire chose to play against the third-place — and two-time defending champion — Minnesota Frost in the first round of the PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs, the team announced on Sunday.Advertisement
Eagles post-NFL Draft depth chart: How Jonathan Greenard, Makai Lemon reshape roster
The three major pressure points for NFL roster construction are the start of free agency, the NFL Draft and roster cutdown day. That’s when the most work is done to reshape the depth chart. The Eagles will still tinker in the next few months, but there’s been some notable movement since we last analyzed the depth chart after the first wave of free agency.
What the Magic do next will define them: 'We’re going to be desperate'
DETROIT — The Orlando Magic now face the ultimate test.Not because of Franz Wagner’s calf injury. Not because of Cade Cunningham’s excellence. And not even because of the Detroit Pistons’ uncanny ability to protect the basket.All those factors are major problems to overcome, but before the Magic can address any of them, they’ll first need to flush the taste of Wednesday’s Game 5 loss, a 116-109 defeat marked as much by self-inflicted errors as by Cunningham’s 45-point performance.Advertisement
Connor McDavid has met his match in Jackson LaCombe: 16 stats
In any Edmonton Oilers playoff series, the most important player will always be Connor McDavid. The second most important player is the guy tasked with stopping him. In Anaheim, that’s Jackson LaCombe and he’s the biggest reason the Anaheim Ducks are one win away from the second round.LaCombe’s stock has been steadily on the rise since his breakout 2024-25 season that earned him a hefty eight-year, $72 million extension last summer. After a difficult rookie season, LaCombe took a massive ju...
Hate or love NCAA Tournament expansion, understand that Cinderella needs the money
The future of the NCAA Tournament underdog has received a lot of attention in the past couple of years as the longest of long-shot upsets have dried up.Is Cinderella dead?As NCAA Tournament expansion to 76 teams looms, mid-majors face a more pressing question: Do they want more opportunities to pull a first-round stunner or a better chance to earn some extra cash?Advertisement
The Canadiens are exponentially gathering playoff experience against the Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — As Brendan Gallagher walked into Benchmark International Arena to play Game 5 of the Montreal Canadiens’ series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, he thought about the last time that happened.It was called Amalie Arena at the time, but memories of the pain Gallagher felt from losing the Stanley Cup Final in 2021 come rushing back every time he returns.Advertisement
Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting baseballs harder than anyone. None are leaving the yard
SAN DIEGO — Two hundred fourteen days after he last homered in a big-league game, Fernando Tatis Jr. stepped into the batter’s box with no outs and the bases loaded. It was the bottom of the eighth, the San Diego Padres trailed by two runs and the crowd at Petco Park stirred with anticipation. Then, on a 1-1 count, Chicago Cubs reliever Ben Brown hung a curveball.Advertisement