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‘What I witnessed I never want to see again’: Rosenior rips Chelsea players after ‘unacceptable’ Brighton defeat originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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While Chelsea have not been involved in the Premier League title race for essentially the entire second half of the 2025–26 season, they have been in the mix for Champions League qualification, hoping to reinsert themselves into Europe’s top competition after a Round of 16 exit at the hands of defending champions PSG.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the clear frontrunner to repeat as MVP, and his case for that is intertwined with his play in the clutch this season. Oklahoma City won 64 games not just because SGA was the best player in the first 43 minutes of a game, but also because of how dominant he was in the last five.
Which is why Gilgeous-Alexander was voted NBA Clutch Player of the Year, garnering 96 of the 100 first-place votes (cast by a select group of media). Hall of Famer Reggie Miller made the announcement on Peacock.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to rake in the awards. pic.twitter.

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TORONTO, ONTARIO – JANUARY 20: Jasmine Jasudavicius of Canada prepares to face Priscila Cachoeira of Brazil in a bantamweight bout during the UFC 297 event at Scotiabank Arena on January 20, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Mystery solved.
No. 7-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius returned to the win column with a unanimous decision victory over Karine Silva on the main card of UFC Winnipeg this past weekend (Sat.

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The Houston Rockets are remaining hopeful All-Star forward Kevin Durant will be available against the Los Angeles Lakers for Tuesday’s game, per The Athletic’s Sam Amick.

Kevin didn’t speak to media at today’s UCLA shootaround, but – from talking to Rockets folks in the building – there is still a fair amount of optimism that he’ll give it a go tonight. https://t.co/ICWwKDNpa4
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) April 21, 2026

Durant, 37, missed the opening game of the series, which the Lakers won by a score of 108-97.

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Chelsea’s fans make their feelings known to the players after Tuesday’s defeat at Brighton (Glyn KIRK)
Liam Rosenior slammed Chelsea’s “unacceptable” 3-0 defeat against Brighton as the furious Blues boss accused his players of lacking “desire, spirit and courage”.
Rosenior’s side were blown away at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday, with goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck leaving their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League in tatters.

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Former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell is heading to Duke.
Blackwell announced Tuesday in an Instagram post that he had committed to Duke. Blackwell was one of the most highly regarded players to enter the transfer portal after he teamed up with Nick Boyd this season to give Wisconsin one of the nation’s top backcourt tandems.
The 6-foot-4 Blackwell had 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season while helping Wisconsin go 24-11. He shot 38.9% from 3-point range and made 2.8 3-pointers per game.

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GOODYEAR, ARIZONA – MARCH 11: Angel Martinez #79 of the Cleveland Guardians sits in the dugout before the Spring Training Game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Goodyear Ballpark on March 11, 2024 in Goodyear, Arizona. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Here’s the Astros’ lineup:

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— Houston Astros (@astros) April 21, 2026

Here’s the Guardians’ lineup:

Second game of the series.#GuardsBallpic.

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