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While attending the Warriors–Kings game in Sacramento on Saturday night, rapper E-40 was kicked out of the arena. On Sunday, the rapper explained that he believes he was ejected for “racial bias.”
In a statement, E-40, who was born Earl Stevens, claims that he was being heckled all night, and in the fourth quarter he addressed one heckler in an “assertive but polite manner.” However, security at the Golden 1 Center apparently thought that he was the instigator and kicked him out as a result.

The Yankees announced star designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton is going on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Sunday. New York recalled Oswald Peraza from Triple A ahead of its series finale against the Twins in a corresponding move. 
Stanton appeared to suffer the injury on Saturday after he went 1-for-4 at the plate. He was pulled for a pinch runner after hitting a double in the seventh inning. Willie Calhoun will serve as the club’s DH on Sunday.

It’s ideal to be firing on all cylinders entering the NHL playoffs, but it doesn’t always matter once the puck drops on the postseason.

New York Red Bulls fans are demanding harsher punishment for a player who made racist remarks directed at an opponent.
Three supporter groups — the Viking Army (VA), Empire Supporters Club and Torcida 96 — staged a walkout before the club’s game against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night. They planned the event as a protest for the handling of star player Dante Vanzier, who admitted to using racist language in last week’s game against San Jose.
Vanzier received a six-game suspension for the incident.

The Kings enjoyed a big win over the Warriors on Saturday night, taking down the defending champions, 126-123, in their first playoff game in 17 years. De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk led the way, as the duo combined for 70 points in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
After the game, Warriors forward Draymond Green went on his podcast to discuss the loss in Sacramento, and although he gave both Fox and Monk credit, he said Golden State needs to do a better job limiting both players, especially Monk.

One of the subplots of The Masters tournament last week was the treatment of LIV golfers by TV networks. It seemed the networks showed less of them than the situation warranted. This is especially true regarding Phil Mickelson, a player TV cameras usually can’t get enough.
Despite Mickelson remaining in contention through Saturday, not many of his shots made the broadcast. Until Sunday, when there was no choice. Mickelson shot a ridiculous seven-under 65, the best round of the day by any player.

John Smoltz has plans to rejoin the PGA Tour Champions. But he has to get his hip fixed first.
Former Atlanta Brave John Smoltz?
Yes, that one. Turns out baseball isn’t his only talent.
The 55-year-old former MLB pitcher is widely considered one of the best golfers in the world outside the PGA Tour. Tiger Woods even gave him props as the best non-pro golfer he’s ever seen.
Smoltz already played 10 events in the PGA senior golf circuit, but he told TMZ his hips were too injured to make a real run.

Here’s every matchup and the times for the first round.
This has been a legendary and historic NHL season. The Boston Bruins became the winningest regular season team of all time, while Connor McDavid transcended his own consistent dominance to become the first player to register 150+ points since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96.
These 2022-23 Stanley Cup Playoffs are the end of an era too. This is the first time since 2007-08 that the playoffs won’t feature Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin, with the Penguins and Capitals getting squeezed out in the Metropolitan Division.

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Knicks were the only road team to win, but they weren’t the only underdog to win
Find live scores for Sunday’s day two games of the 2023 NBA Playoffs here.
Sixers win 121-101 over Nets behind late 15-2 run
Philly received solid scoring outputs from Joel Embiid (26), James Harden (23), and Tobias Harris (21), and the Sixers won relatively easily. They won every quarter and never trailed, using a 15-2 run from the 2:14 mark in the third running until the 8:01 mark in the fourth.

Fernando Tatis Jr. is just days away from returning to the Padres after serving an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. In the meantime, the outfielder is preparing for the majors by playing for the Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas, and Tatis seems ready for his return—to say the least.
In his past two games, Tatis has collected eight consecutive hits, including five home runs. He also has produced 11 RBIs and 25 total bases in those games against the Albuquerque Isotopes and now has six total homers in seven minor league games this year.