There were a few key at-bats in the Mets‘ 5-1 win over the Phillies on Tuesday night, but one almost didn’t happen.
With the Mets up 3-1 in the seventh inning, and runners on second and first with two outs, the Phillies brought in right-hander Orion Kerkering. Jesse Winker was intentionally walked after getting Kerkering fell behind 2-0. Despite walking the bases loaded, the Phillies needed just one more out to keep the Mets to three runs, and the matchup was better for the Phillies reliever to pitch to right-hander Luis Torrens than the slugging lefty Winker.
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When Mizzou caught the final out to cap off a 10-9 win over Missouri State a week ago, Tigers pitcher P.J. Green turned and started barking at the Bears‘ dugout.
It didn’t matter that the Tigers were in the midst of a historically bad season, during which they still hadn’t won an SEC game or that Green possessed an ERA above six runs. The feud between the two in-state programs was alive and well, as Bears coaches kept them from pouring out onto the field, and Bears coach Joey Hawkins barked at the umpire.
“It’s just a rivalry,” Hawkins said.
Aaron Nesmith, Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam of the Indiana Pacers celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Bucks in game two of their NBA playoff series (ANDY LYONS)
The Indiana Pacers withstood another big performance from Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo and the return of Damian Lillard, beating the Bucks 123-115 to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday.
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BOSTON — Listen closely to the way the Celtics talk about Payton Pritchard. For years, even when he was a bench guy buried down the depth chart, there was clear respect from those who saw his work behind-the-scenes. This is the NBA, these guys don’t praise nobodies. If you’re not good enough or work hard enough, you will be forgotten.
Pritchard won’t be forgotten. Now, he’s in the history books in his own way. As expected, Pritchard was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year on Tuesday, putting a stamp on his breakout season off the C’s bench.
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LEXINGTON — The top scorer in the history of Kentucky high school basketball is on the move after one season at the most well-known college program in the commonwealth.
Travis Perry, who recently wrapped up his freshman campaign with Kentucky basketball, announced he would enter the transfer portal. The decision runs counter to what he told The Courier Journal after UK’s season-ending loss to Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament‘s Sweet 16; at that time, Perry said he “certainly” planned to be back for another go-round with coach Mark Pope and Co.
The Arizona Cardinals have been connected to former Michigan cornerback prospect Will Johnson in many mock drafts. Johnson is one of the top cornerback prospects in the 2025 NFL draft and the Cardinals hold the 16th overall pick.
Johnson’s stock, though, could be falling. Projected for a while to be a top-10 pick, there are now beginning to be some concerns.
According to SI.com’s Albert Breer, “Johnson’s got a knee issue that, when added to questions on his long speed, is giving some teams pause (and could cause him to slide a bit).
TORONTO (AP) — Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 and go up 2-0 in their first-round playoff series Tuesday night.
The winger moved into the offensive zone in the extra period and ripped his first of the post-season upstairs past Linus Ullmark.
John Tavares, with a goal and an assist, and Morgan Rielly provided the rest of the offense for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves.
Brady Tkachuk and Adam Gaudette scored for Ottawa. Ullmark stopped 18 shots.
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During Jeff Hafley’s first season as defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, the pass rush did disappearing acts in big games far too often.
The Packers dismissed defensive line coach Jason Rebrovich and replaced him with DeMarcus Covington, who spent this past season as the defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.