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The NBA playoff bracket is officially set! The two-month chase to lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June begins Saturday as first-round action tips off in what looks like a wide-open race to be crowned champion. A lot has changed since the preseason in the NBA, with blockbuster trades like Kevin Durant heading to Phoenix and surprise teams emerging as potential playoff powerhouses.
Using SI Tickets’ postseason ticket reservation system, here’s a look at data on how things shaped up compared to the preseason and which teams look best-positioned now for a run to the Finals.

It’s the NFL offseason, which means the GOAT debates are going strong. While most people usually focus on best quarterbacks ever, former tight end Shannon Sharpe gave his opinion on the best tight end of all time.
The NFL analyst went on the New Heights podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, and he explained why he believes Travis is the greatest tight end of all time, especially after his playoff run this year.
“When it’s all said and done, I don’t know how you make an argument that Trav isn’t the greatest tight end,” he said.

Watch out, 1884 St. Louis Maroons: The 2023 Rays are gunning for the longest winning streak to open a season. Their 13–0 start ties the record for modern baseball—shared with the 1982 Braves and ’87 Brewers—and has them chasing only the aforementioned Maroons and their 20–0 start in the short-lived Union Association. Yes, it’s still early in the year. But the Rays’ wild ride has pushed their chances of winning the AL East from below 20% on Opening Day to above 55% now. And they look solid enough to keep rolling.
Here are five numbers behind their historic start to the season.

Many people cut out the carbs in the leadup to summer in order to look good in a bathing suit.
For Minnesota Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer however, he’ll be doing it as part of his long recovery after getting drilled with a 92 mph fastball on Wednesday.
Fortunately, we are happy to report Farmer posted on Instagram that he miraculously is doing relatively alright with no broken bones.

On Thursday night, after their final regular season game, the Rangers presented members of their Garden of Dreams foundation with game-worn jerseys. However, one fan got way more than that from the team.
Isaiah Márquez-Greene is a survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting who lost his sister, Ana, during the tragedy. His mother, Nelba, runs The Ana Grace Project, which aims to support children who have suffered traumatic losses.
Now 18 years-old, Márquez-Greene is about to attend UConn as he starts the next phase of his life.

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Nobody is hotter than the Rays — and no one saw this coming.
The Rays were always going to be good this season, but historic? Nobody saw that coming. Sitting at 13-0 so far, Tampa Bay is one win away from sitting solo atop the best start to the season since 1900. A combination of great play, surprising performances, and a favorable schedule have combined to put the Rays in this position — but let’s dive deeper into what’s made this win streak tick.

Hollywood’s Jeremy Piven is ready to show the world a different side of his acting range. Taking on a more serious, quieter role, he found an unlikely source of inspiration.
“It’s hard not to be impressed with Jon Jones,” says Piven, who is a devoted fan of MMA. “Look at all the areas he’s mastered. He’s doing kickboxing, judo, jiu jitsu, or Muay Thai, at any moment, in a cage. That has to be hell. I have so much respect for him.

Former Washington State guard TJ Bamba, one of the top college basketball transfers this spring, has committed to play at Villanova next season.

Former All-Pro defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is hanging up his cleats and retiring from the NFL after 11 professional seasons.
McCoy announced his decision to retire with a video on his personal Twitter account, which showed highlights and pictures of the All-Pro during his playing days.
The Buccaneers selected McCoy with the No. 3 pick in the 2010 draft out of Oklahoma, and he spent nine of his 11 professional seasons in Tampa. He was named to five Pro bowls, and was a first-team All-Pro selection once and a second-team All-Pro selection twice as a member of the Buccaneers.

Heather Abbott never misses the Boston Marathon. Not before 2013 and not since.
She hosts an annual watch party on Boylston Street, right near the finish line, filled with friends and supporters. The location is ideal—a spot to witness all the joy and catharsis of months of work ending in accomplishment—and so is the company. The group always includes some of her fellow amputees, people she has met through mutual friends or through her foundation, for which the party is a fundraiser.
“We’re all part of that one community,” says David Hiler, one of the group.