Major League Baseball games are already looking a lot different thanks to a number of new rules, including a pitch clock that has things moving along a lot faster than before.
We knew coming into the season that we’d see some weird things happen as umps and players got used to these new changes. We also knew we’d see some umps catching heat for making calls around the new rules.
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NBA fans were treated to extra action in a one-sided battle between the Boston Celtics (53-24) and Milwaukee Bucks (55-22).
In a night that was all Boston, winning 140-99, the story of the night also involved Giannis Antetokounmpo’s older brother, Thanasis, and the Celtics’ Blake Griffin.
With Griffin and Thanasis Antetokounmpo in the game during garbage time, the two got tangled up under the basket after Blake delivered a hard foul on Thanasis.
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There is no such thing as an undercard when you’re the one in the ring, and if you think Angel Reese is just a warmup act for Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston … well, you tell her. Reese is the “other” first-team All-American still playing in the NCAA tournament, an LSU rebounding machine who could dominate any Final Four—including this one.
In four NCAA tournament games, Reese has averaged 22.25 points and 17.25 rebounds. She has grabbed a rebound almost every other minute.
Opposing fans used to feel sorry for FAU, which years ago used to drive a leaky mini-bus to away games. Saturday, the Owls play in the national semis.
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Paris Johnson Jr. is one of three first-round offensive tackles in the 2023 NFL Draft. Learn more about the Ohio State bear.
Ohio State University has a reputation as one of college football’s premier football factories. Not only do they have an elite recruiting machine which is able to draw top prospects to their program, but they have great coaches. So it’s little wonder that OSU left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. is one of the highest-regarded tackle prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Red Bull’s strong start, and their gap over the field, has surprised even Christian Horner
Through the first two races of the 2023 Formula 1 season, Red Bull has been head and shoulders above the field. The team was dominant during pre-season testing in Bahrain, followed that up with a front-row lockout during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix and a one-two finish in the race itself, and then backed that up with another one-two finish in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Blake Griffin was on the receiving end of Thanasis Antetokounmpo’s frustration Thursday night in Milwaukee, but Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown came to his support.
The Angels kicked off their 2023 season by looking very much like the Angels—they had Shohei Ohtani pitch six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and then once he was done on the mound they gave up a pair of runs and lost to the A’s, 2–1.
The Angels have two of the best players in the world in Ohtani and Mike Trout yet somehow struggle to be relevant past the first month of the season.
The team, however, did have the coolest play of maybe the year on Thursday when right fielder Hunter Renfroe made an incredible no-look catch on a hard hit ball.
Opening Day lived up to expectations with more stolen bases, some upset wins, and dominant performances from both pitchers (Gerrit Cole, Dylan Cease) and hitters (Adley Rutschman, C.J. Cron).
We also saw more than a few aces struggle (Jacob deGrom, Corbin Burnes, Alek Manoah) and Aaron Judge pick up right where he left off, hitting a home run in his first at-bat of the season.
So, what will Friday have in store for us? I don’t know about you, but I’m eager to find out.
It’s the toughest defense in the country against the most productive offense in the country. A No. 1 seed against a No. 2 seed. Last season’s National Player of the Year against this season’s National Player of the Year. An undefeated squad defending its championship against a program making its deepest tournament run in decades.
In other words? When South Carolina meets Iowa in the women’s Final Four on Friday night, they’ll offer a dream clash of styles, personalities and story lines.