Author: Michael

There are a lot of pitchers in Major League Baseball throwing some really nasty stuff these days and now, we can add another name to that list of guys: Kodai Senga.
The Mets’ 30-year-old rookie made his debut on Sunday and he picked up his first strike out with a pitch called a ghost fork. It was his best pitch during his  Japanese baseball league years and now, it’s going to be a problem for lots of hitters in MLB. 
Miami’s Yuli Gurriel had absolutely no chance on this pitch in the first inning of Sunday’s game:

Kodai Senga, Ghost Fork. 👻🍴
Yuli Gurriel, Ghost Bat.

LSU national champion Angel Reese is known for her dominance on the court, but one of her key accessories has caught the eyes of many fans. 
Reese is known for wearing a long legging that matches her uniform’s color on just her left leg. The 6’3” forward said there are two reasons for why she wears it: to cover up a scar and to honor her idols. 
When she was a freshman, she suffered a Jones fracture and had a rod inserted into her left leg that left a scar. She also said two basketball players she admires wear just one legging.

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Saying Angel Reese is ‘classless’ is dog whistling at its worst.
The national championship game between LSU and Iowa in the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament was everything college basketball could have ever wanted. The Tigers were one of the best teams in the country, Caitlin Clark is the biggest star in the game, and more visibility than ever thanks to the mystique and allure provided by the Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark matchup, which morphed into its own version of Magic vs. Bird.

The image that danced in the general manager’s head is one you might remember. It happened in the Sunday night window of Week 4 last season on a second-and-goal, with the Chiefs at the Buccaneers’ 2-yard line, the ball on the left hash and 11:35 left in the second quarter. Patrick Mahomes took the snap and rolled right; Tampa Bay DE Pat O’Connor came free to the right side of the Chiefs’ line and shot straight at Mahomes like he came out of a cannon.

Vince McMahon’s new stache is … a lot.
Vince McMahon, the decades-long figurehead of WWE is back in the spotlight with news the wrestling juggernaut is merging with Endeavor, the parent company of the UFC. That, coupled with WrestleMania weekend gave us a chance to see Vince’s new look and hoo boy, is it a look.

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— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) April 3, 2023

The 77-year-old, clearly in the midst of a 9/10ths-life-crisis decided to grow a Clark Gable-esque pencil stache, and hide all his grey with the aide of a can of shoe polish.

1. What a weekend in the world of professional wrestling. WrestleMania took place over two nights at SoFi Stadium, drawing more than 160,000 fans combined. Roman Reigns retained his two titles with a shocking win over last week’s SI Media podcast guest, Cody Rhodes, who was a -550 favorite at one offshore sportsbook. And Endeavor purchased the WWE.
Vince McMahon appeared on CNBC on Monday morning to talk about his company’s sale. There were two bombshells. 
One, he said he will be involved in creative “on a higher level,” but not “in the weeds.

WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company.

LSU star Angel Reese led the Tigers to a national championship in a convincing win over Iowa on Sunday, and she collected the Most Outstanding Player award at the Final Four in Dallas along the way, saying afterward that she “was in my moment.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder was frustrated with the lack of communication from the officials as fouls helped sink her Hawkeyes in the women’s title game versus LSU.

Disgruntled PSG fans whistled after hearing Lionel Messi’s name announced in the starting lineup ahead of the club’s home defeat to Lyon on Sunday.