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Bryce Harper has been cleared to play and is expected to be back in the Phillies’ lineup on Tuesday, 160 days after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

He took less money to help retool the 76ers. He took a back seat to Joel Embiid. Now, Harden takes on the postseason moment he has spent years chasing.

If you’re a high-profile transfer or recruit, schools will go to the extreme to impress you on an official visit. This was certainly the case for DePaul transfer Aneesah Morrow, who recently took a visit to LSU.
This is all part of the game when it comes to recruiting. When visitors get into town they are almost immediately sent to the luxurious hotel where they can drop off their bags and see what snacks the school left in their room. But LSU and Kim Mulkey took hotel designing to a new level for Aneesah. It looked like something out of a New Year’s Eve party.

ESPN has apologized for using old B-roll of the Twin Towers during an NBA playoff game Sunday.
It’s common practice for networks to use stock footage of major cities as establishing shots during sporting events. But during the ESPN on ABC broadcast of Game 1 of the Knicks‘ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Heat, the network used a clip that included the World Trade Center. 
“We mistakenly used an old stock image and we apologize,” senior director of communications Ben Cafardo told Awful Announcing.

The Kentucky Derby post-position draw is a strangely repressed prelude to a completely unrestrained weekend. Connections to the 20 thoroughbreds entered in the race sat at circular tables in the Aristides Lounge at Churchill Downs on Monday, with dozens of media members and curiosity seekers hovering around the periphery. In a nearly silent atmosphere, post positions are drawn at random and betting odds are assigned.
It’s a city council meeting that primes the pump for the biggest bacchanal in sports, with 150,000 people set to go wild Saturday.

The Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world when they eliminated the record-setting Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Panthers finished 43 points behind Boston in the regular season. But that doesn’t matter now. What does matter is their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Toronto Maple Leafs surprised fans, in a way, by finally winning a playoff series. They eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning, the reigning conference champion, in six games.

Even at 38 years old, LeBron James is still finding ways to surprise himself—and his teammates.
During Monday’s practice ahead of the Lakers’ series against Stephen Curry and the Warriors, James made a near-impossible trick shot that left him and his teammates in awe. Originally appearing to just be retrieving an errant ball, LeBron snatched it up near half-court and, with his back still to the basket, flung up a running hook shot.

The Senators are looking for new ownership, and it seems Vancouver native Ryan Reynolds isn’t the only celebrity getting involved in the bidding process.
According to The Athletic, rapper Snoop Dogg is involved in the ownership group led by Neko Sparks which is aiming to purchase Ottawa’s NHL franchise.
Snoop Dogg confirmed the reports via his own Instagram on Monday, sharing a photo of Senators players including Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson alongside an image of Sparks.

The Philadelphia Eagles have completely rebranded after the 2023 NFL Draft. Not really, but they might as well at this point.
Over the course of the past two years, Philadelphia has essentially drafted the entire Georgia defense. Considering that the Bulldogs had one of the best defenses of all-time, it isn’t a bad strategy.
But it pained Howie Roseman to make the picks.
The 47-year-old executive vice president and general manager is a graduate of the University of Florida. Florida and Georgia, for those who don’t know, abhor one another.

The first leg of the Triple Crown of horse racing takes place Saturday with the 149th Kentucky Derby. The post positions were drawn on Monday and now the oddsmakers have released the initial odds for the “Run for the Roses.” Of the 20 horses that will race in the one-and-a-quarter-mile event, only three have odds of less than 10-to-1, seven have odds between 10-to-1 and 19-to-1, and 10 have odds of 20-to-1 or more.
Forte, running out of the No. 15 position, is a strong favorite at 3-to-1. Tapit Trice, in the No. 5 spot, checks in a 5-to-1 and Angel of Empire, in the No.