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Knicks dominate Hawks so badly it breaks 37,964-game NBA trend originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The New York Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. The loss was so lopsided that it produced a stat the NBA has never seen since the 1996-97 season.
Led by Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, and others, the Knicks destroyed the Hawks, 140-89. At halftime, the scores were 83-36.

Apr 30, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks catcher James McCann (8) throws a pitch in the eighth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images | Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
If you had told me before the series that James McCann would throw out runners in two of the three games, that would have told you all you needed to know about how it would go for the Diamondbacks.
Arizona’s starting pitching skid continued on Thursday, as the once red-hot Michael Soroka unraveled against Milwaukee’s pesky offense.

Cameron Brink’s throwback look grabs attention as Sparks hope for healthy reset originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Sometimes it’s not a stat line or a highlight that gets people talking. It’s something small that still feels connected to the bigger picture. That’s what happened Thursday when Cameron Brink stepped out for media day. The Los Angeles Sparks forward showed up wearing a retro team jersey, and it didn’t take long for it to catch on. The league posted it. Fans noticed it.

Knicks advance past Hawks on back of biggest halftime lead in NBA Playoff history originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The New York Knicks came into Game 6 against the Atlanta Hawks one game away from advancing, and they certainly played like they didn’t want to let this series continue.
New York produced a historic first half, outscoring the Hawks by 47 points over 24 minutes.

Here’s what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference’s first round.

Raven Johnson opens up on relationship with Fever teammate Caitlin Clark: ‘She’s a great person’ originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Raven Johnson and Caitlin Clark’s careers have long been inextricably linked. The South Carolina product and Fever guard first crossed paths in college, sharing the floor when Clark’s Iowa team knocked off Johnson’s Gamecocks in the Final Four.
Now, they’re teammates. Indiana selected Johnson with the No.

Europa League knockout phase bracket, results for Round of 16 and beyond in 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The draw for the 2026 Europa League knockout phase mapped out the pathway for each team to this year’s final.
Playoffs to determine the final eight teams in the Round of 16 were completed on Thursday, February 26, as Nottingham Forest eased their way through to the next stage to join fellow Premier League side Aston Villa.

Like father, like son: Justin Crawford joins dad Carl in baseball history playing for manager Don Mattingly originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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It had been a dozen years, but Don Mattingly had seen something quite like this before.
In April of 2014, with Mattingly managing the Los Angeles Dodgers, Carl Crawford delivered a game-winning, walk-off hit.
And now on the final day of April 2026, Justin Crawford did the same thing while Mattingly managed the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Knicks set an NBA playoff record Thursday with a 47-point halftime lead over the Hawks, on their way to a win and a berth in the second round.

Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels and New York’s Mitchell Robinson were ejected from Game 6 of the Hawks-Knicks playoff series Thursday night after a fight that prompted offsetting technical fouls.