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The Cincinnati Reds entered a four-game weekend series against the Chicago Cubs on a hot streak. They fell down early, but superstar Elly De La Cruz ripped a line drive, three-run home run to give them the lead in the third inning. 
But perhaps the most notable aspect of the homer is what happened when Reds’ fans tried to catch the laser off the bat of De La Cruz. 
The Reds entered Thursday on a four-game winning streak and having had won nine of their past 12 games after dropping to a season-worst 10 games under .500. That stretch included a series win over the Cubs last weekend.

Kansas City Royals catcher MJ Melendez showed off his incredible athleticism with an incredible leap that cleared the Cleveland Guardians catcher hoping to tag him out.
Melendez went airborne and his slide to home plate was safe, which tied up the game, 3-2, versus Cleveland.
With two runners in scoring position and an out in the third inning, KC’s Kyle Isbel hit a ground ball to first — Cleveland’s Josh Naylor scooped up the ball near the base and went for the play at home plate. Melendez, taking off from third, turned on the turbo and tried to beat the early throw.

Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has been spotted working for Uber Eats, days after pleading guilty to federal bank fraud charges targeting the famed MLB player.
Former translator Ippei Mizuhara‘s fall from grace extends with his recent outing. The New York Post obtained exclusive photos showing Mizuhara picking up and dropping off meals — with a cig break added in — around the Los Angeles area.
As reported on OutKick, federal prosecutors charged Ippei Mizuhara, and the interpreter pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud.

FS1 host Nick Wright recently ranked the top five quarterbacks in the NFL as follows: 1. Patrick Mahomes 2. Josh Allen 3. Joe Burrow 4. C.J. Stroud 5. Caleb Williams/Matthew Stafford.
Wright, noticeably, excluded Lamar Jackson, who won the MVP award last season. He explained the omission by criticizing Jackson for his lack of success in the postseason. 
“Every single year, [Lamar has] the worst game of his season in the playoffs,” said Wright.
Evidently, the ranking greatly upset Jackson.

The halfway point of the Major League Baseball season is nearly upon us, and the league has a serious credibility problem rapidly brewing.
First, it’s important to unpack what the league has done and prioritized in previous years. In pursuit of more revenue, MLB has periodically increased the amount of teams in each league that make the postseason. In the glory days of baseball, for example, the winner of the National League regular season would play the winner of the American League regular season in the World Series.

The Finals are finally here and some of the league’s biggest stars are vying to take home the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the first time.

Since signing a massive five-year contract extension to remain the head coach of the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team, head coach Geno Auriemma is making the media rounds. One of the biggest topics of discussion? Caitlin Clark and the WNBA, of course.
Given that Auriemma knows Clark well from her four years in college hoops, including losing to her and the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Final Four, it’s a natural discussion topic. 
Plus, Auriemma knows the landscape of women’s basketball better than almost anyone else.

NFL fans haven’t connected with the league’s attempts at catering to the woke crowd, namely including the “Black National Anthem” as part of pre-game festivities. 
And the reasoning is simple: not bent on hate or racism, as leftist pundits would like you to believe. …
Why add a separate national anthem when our existing national anthem represents all Americans?
People are calling out the black national anthem’s redundancy, including former ESPN pundit Sage Steele, who dubbed it a “ridiculous” idea by the NFL.

Which team will raise the Larry O’Brien Trophy? Our experts make their picks for the Finals and the series MVP.

Adam Hadwin plays his tee shot during the first round of the 2024 Memorial Tournament. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Canadian Adam Hadwin holds an early lead at the Memorial, and feels confident going into the final 54 holes.
At last year’s Memorial Tournament, Adam Hadwin quickly went from being a contender to a pretender.
He opened with a 3-under 69 at Jack’s Place but stumbled with a 7-over 79 on day two to miss the cut by one. He shot a 6-over 42 on the front-nine on that fate-sealing Friday, thanks to a triple bogey at the 3rd and a double at the par-4 9th.