Pistons vs. Magic schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores for 2026 NBA Playoffs first-round series originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Two years after winning just 14 games to finish with the league’s worst record, the Detroit Pistons enter the NBA Playoffs as the top seed in the East for the first time since 2007.
After falling in a closely contested first-round series with the Knicks last spring, Cade Cunningham and Co.
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BOSTON – Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize didn’t allow any runs.
Neither did Boston Red Sox left-hander Ranger Suárez.
Pitching dominance set the tone for both sides, but the Tigers fell short in a 1-0 loss to the Red Sox on Friday, April 17, in the first of four games in the series at Fenway Park, ending a six-game winning streak.
The teams needed extra innings to settle the scoreless tie.
In the 10th inning, the Tigers came up empty against right-handed reliever Garrett Whitlock, only for the Red Sox to come through against right-handed reliever Will Vest.
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole officially began his rehab assignment Friday, making his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in early 2025.
Suiting up for the Somerset Patriots, the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate, Cole threw 4 1/3 innings with 3 hits allowed, 3 earned runs, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts on 44 pitches. While pitch-by-pitch data isn’t available online, he reportedly hit 96 mph in the first inning.
He was also throwing quite a curveball.
Gerrit Cole strikeouts are BACK🔥
The @Yankees ace picks up the first punchout of his rehab assignment on the curveball. pic.
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The Dallas Stars made a big roster announcement on Friday, one day before the start of Round 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs.
Stars general manager Jim Nill confirmed the two-year contract extension of defenseman Nils Lundkvist. This new contract will take effect starting with the 2026-27 season and will end at the conclusion of the 2027-28 campaign.
Lundkvist’s, 25, new contract has a total value of $3.
It has not been the kind of season that the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team was hoping for so far. They have lost four straight series in conference play, and have dropped to 25-10 on the year, and out of the top 25. That makes their series against Vanderbilt a big one.
Game one was on Friday, and it was a thrilling one for Wildcats fan. The Commodores jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Kentucky cut it in half in the sixth inning. That set up the fireworks in the ninth. The Cats opened up with three straight hits to load the bases.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Brandon Lowe went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Tampa Bay 5-1 on Friday night to snap the Ray’s six-game win streak.
Bubba Chandler (1-1) allowed a run and three hits over six innings. Mason Montgomery, Gregory Soto and Dennis Santana each pitched an inning of scoreless relief.
Marcell Ozuna and Spencer Horwitz each had three hits.
Ozuna led off the second inning with a single and opened the scoring when Horwitz doubled.
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 28: Denzel Boston of the Washington Huskies participates in a drill during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Getty Images
With the NFL Draft next week, over the next few days, we’ll be bringing you profiles of every Husky eligible to be drafted. We begin with the Huskies’ WR1, Denzel Boston.
The Basics
Height: 6’3 5/8”
Weight: 212 LBS
Arm Length: 32”
Hand Size: 9 3/4ths”
Vertical Jump: 35”
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.
DENVER, CO – AUGUST 19: Emmet Sheehan #80 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pithes in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 19, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Dodgers continue their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night in Denver, with Emmet Sheehan coming off his best start of the season.
Sheehan struck out six in six innings against the Texas Rangers last Saturday at home, allowing three runs.
Cyprus’ Yairon Perdomo spins around Granger’s Ethan Areiga as they play at Granger on Friday, April 17, 2026. Lone Peak won 5-4.