“I’ve had the chance to have great coaches over my career that have taught me great habits on defense and my shot blocking, especially since we’re talking about it, is something I’ve been working on forever,” Wembanyama said Monday night. “It’s probably the area in the game where I feel most comfortable.
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Ramona Shelburne: Two years ago I was debating voting for Wemby for DPOY and asked an accomplished veteran player for his opinion. I’ll never forget what he said. This was the last year anyone else had a chance, the player said. Once he wins DPOY, he will win every year. In the end they’ll want to name it after him.
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Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz, placed on the 15-day injured list Monday, is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, a source told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, confirming a report, and he could miss around three months.
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In hindsight, Denny Hamlin wishes he would not have let Kyle Larson force him three-wide middle on the final restart on Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Of course, if he could do it all over again, he also would likely have restarted on the outside as well.
That was the overall sentiment from Hamlin on Monday during the latest episode of his Actions Detrimental podcast, one in which he feels everything went against him in a race that looked like his to lose.
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners third baseman Brendan Donovan was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Saturday with a left groin muscle strain.
Donovan exited Friday’s 5-0 loss to the Texas Rangers with a left hip issue. He has also been dealing with right groin discomfort for two weeks and suggested it might be related to an Oct. 7 sports hernia surgery.
“It’s something that you have to closely monitor and keep watching on,” manager Dan Wilson said Saturday.
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Alex Palou can’t stop won’t stop ascending into the record books.
The four-time and reigning IndyCar Series champion took home the grand prize in Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for the first time, which also stands as his third victory on the season and 22nd of his quickly established legendary career.
Undefeated UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev enters each of his fights with a boogeyman aura about him that perhaps has affected previous opponents, but Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick is certain that won’t be the case with Sean Strickland.
Given Strickland’s knack for unsavory trash talk, which he’s already hurled Chimaev’s way, there’s genuine concern from at least one UFC analyst that the tension between both men will get “real ugly” as UFC 328 (Paramount+) draws near.
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama shatters multiple NBA history records with DPOY award win originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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It is official. Victor Wembanyama has won the 2025-26 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. The San Antonio Spurs superstar was more than expected to win the award but he shatters a lot of records along with it too. What exactly are these records? Well, it includes usurping DPOY-winning greats like Dwight Howard, Alvin Robertson, and Kawhi Leonard among others.
The NBA playoffs are here! Tonight, you can catch the New York Knicks facing off against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference series. The Knicks came out on top for Game 1. Tonight, they’ll play on their home court at MSG. Game 2 of Knicks vs. Hawks tips off at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.
Here’s everything you need to know so you won’t miss tonight’s game, or any other game in the Knicks vs Hawks NBA Playoff series.
How to watch the Knicks vs. Hawks Game 2:
Date: April 20, 2026
Time: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.
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Mike Vrabel is not facing any disciplinary action by the New England Patriots following his photo scandal
Vrabel, 50, was seen in published photos hugging and holding hands with former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini, 43
Russini resigned from her job last week amid an ongoing investigation by her employer
Mike Vrabel is not facing any disciplinary action in the wake of his photo scandal involving NFL reporter Dianna Russini, a league official confirms to PEOPLE.