Author: Michael

This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
The Pittsburgh Pirates had been playing mostly clean baseball up to this point but reverted to last season’s ways in a sloppy 5-0 loss to the San Diego Padres at PNC Park on Monday night, ending their five-game win streak. 
Top 4th, 1-0 SD: Nick Castellanos doubled home a run off Bubba Chandler for his second hit of the game to break a scoreless tie.
Top 5th, 3-0 SD: Jackson Merrill doubled over the head of Bryan Reynolds in left field on a ball that looked like it potentially could’ve been caught.

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Courtside Buzz: CJ MCCOLLUM HIT THE HALF-COURT SHOT TO SEND HAWKS VS. KNICKS TO OVERTIME… BUT… IT DIDN’T COUNT! Knicks beat Sixers, 108-105! Jalen Brunson: 30 PTS, 13 AST, 11/26 FGM Karl-Anthony Towns: 21 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 9/12 FGM OG Anunoby: 22 PTS, 7/14 FGM NAW: 36 PTS, 12/19 FGM, 7/11 3PM
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CJ MCCOLLUM HIT THE HALF-COURT SHOT TO SEND HAWKS VS.

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Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Magic 123, Pistons 107. Pistons cut a 26-point deficit to four with 4:07 to play but couldn’t complete the comeback. Fall to 57-22 overall. 3 games left. Duren: 18 pts, 8 rebs Jenkins: 18 pts, 7 assts Huerter: 17 pts, 5 assts, 4 stls Green: 17 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls, 2 blk
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This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: FINAL: Magic 123, Pistons 107.

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There’s no escaping this simple fact: We are more divided now than we’ve ever been before.
Chalk it up to the proliferation of social media, giving everyone a voice, or increasingly divisive politicians, but either way, things are getting contentious.
It just feels like we can’t agree on anything, regardless of the topic at hand.
Surprisingly, though, there is one thing that seems to be nearly universally accepted among the ranks on social media, and that is the fact that whoever selected the start time for Monday’s national championship is a war criminal.

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No. 1 UCLA baseball defeated No. 12 USC 10-4 in their series finale to complete the sweep against their crosstown rival at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The Bruinsdomination of their rival began in a 12-4 opener, but slowed down a bit with a 9-8 second game performance on Saturday. However, UCLA batters continued swinging and the trend of smashing through their opponents pitches persisted with 15 hits ringing throughout the park as five of their 10 runs were home runs.

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