Monday night’s game between the Mariners and Angels was not the first time that Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki came together on the baseball diamond, but it was just as powerful as the first. The former continues to have the utmost respect for the latter, for whom he has long talked about his admiration.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for him. What he has done for this game, our country and the fans. I wish we could have played against him, but it wasn’t meant to be.
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Until the contract is signed for a bout in London pitting Leon Edwards against Colby Covington, then Jorge Masvidal will still believe he is next in line for a shot at the welterweight title.
Masvidal faces off against Gilbert Burns this Saturday at UFC 287 in Miami, a homecoming for the self-proclaimed king of the city.
“I never underestimate any man, but this is a favorable matchup,” says Masvidal. “I’m going to run through him. And after next week, I’ll be competing for the belt.
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Let’s rank the favorites at The Masters.
The Masters doesn’t need drama away from the course to make for a compelling week. But the 87th edition of the event has plenty of unique angles affecting many of golf’s best players.
Animosity and confusion lingers in the midst of the ongoing PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf battle. Tiger Woods will attempt to conquer Augusta with improved health and a made cut in February at the Genesis Invitational.
The national champions are ESPN’s early favorite to pull off in 2024 what hasn’t happened since 2007: a back-to-back NCAA title.
Jordan Hawkins and Angel Reese were born just seven days apart, grew up less than an hour from each other, and share the best title in college sports — national champion. Reese and LSU wrapped up its two-loss season with a win over Iowa on Sunday, Hawkins and UConn wrapped up their dominant postseason run with another blowout win over San Diego State on Monday.
Baltimore was well represented in both games. As was their family.
Reese and Hawkins are cousins. They are both from the DMV and the former used to cook the latter on the blacktop as kids.
Top-level women’s professional soccer is back in the Bay Area.
The National Women’s Soccer League announced Tuesday morning that its 14th team will begin play in 2024 in Northern California, according to a league release. Former United States internationals Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner will serve on the club’s board.
Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. Why does the NCAA keep scheduling the men’s championship game so late that it ends at midnight on the East Coast?
In today’s SI:AM:
🏆 UConn’s spot in the men’s hoops hierarchy
🏀 The Huskies’ most important player
⏲️ Early returns for MLB’s rule changes
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We all knew going into this Major League Baseball season it would take a little time for players and fans to get used to the new pitch clock that has been put into play for the first time this year.
We’re not even a full week into the season and we’ve already seen a number of pitch clock violations, including some that have resulted in an automatic third strike. There was a really sad one of those on Monday’s Mets-Brewers game.
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Assigning letter grades for the UConn prospects that may have their sights set on the NBA
Feel free to call UConn’s win over San Diego State for the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball championship a win for the NBA over the collegiate game.
UConn, known for their spread-out motion offense with multiple connectors, multiple shooters, and one of the best big men in NCAA, completed the cycle with all of their tournament wins coming by double-digits.
Since acquiring All-Star guard Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline, the Mavericks have gone just 9–16 and now find themselves in serious danger of missing the playoffs.
With just three games remaining, Dallas is a full game behind the Thunder for the No. 10 seed, the last spot in the play-in tournament. To make matters worse for Dallas, the Thunder own the tiebreaker over the Mavericks, which means Dallas actually has to make up a two-game deficit in the final three games to reach the playoffs—a near impossible task.
