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There is no such thing as a baseball team who could not benefit from some extra starting pitching, generally, and from a durable starter with a successful track record, specifically. Which is to say that every team in baseball could benefit from having Corbin Burnes.
But there is no team who stood to benefit as much as the Baltimore Orioles.
Baltimore got its man in a trade on Thursday night. The Milwaukee Brewers will send Burnes to the Orioles in exchange for a pair of prospects, pitcher DL Hall and infielder Joey Ortiz, as well as a competitive balance draft pick.

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was selected to his first All-Star Game on Thursday, and followed up the honor by dropping 40 points in a win at home against the Indiana Pacers.
After the game, Brunson was serenaded with “MVP” chants by fans at Madison Square Garden, and the 27-year-old was so overwhelmed by the support, he could barely find the words to say during his on-court postgame interview.
“That was fun,” said Brunson, as Knicks fans bellowed down from the stands.

Without LeBron James or Anthony Davis, L.A. got 32 points from Austin Reaves and stunned the best team in the league. At TD Garden, no less.

The first night of the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games was held in Orlando, Fla. on Thursday, with some fun and bizarre skills competition taking place between some of the league’s most gifted stars.
Among the slew of activities the Pro Bowlers participated in for the Skills Showdown included a golf precision pin challenge, a “High Stakes” punt catching contest, kicking Tic-Tac-Toe, and even a wild game of dodgeball, among others.
After one day of competition, the NFC holds a 12–6 lead over the AFC, with more exciting action set to come on Sunday.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Did the PGA Tour need to be saved?
That’s the question that is not being asked but answered continuously by current and former policy board members almost as a justification for the decision announced on Wednesday that Strategic Sports Group (SSG) was investing invest billions in a new PGA Tour entity.
Not that anyone should have to justify a $1.5 billion initial investment and a follow-up $1.5 billion, if necessary, from a group that owns numerous professional sports teams.

Sprawls and a big brawl headlined a Phillipsburg, New Jersey high school wrestling meet, with several parents now having to answer for a brutal fight that went viral.
On Sunday, parents at Phillipsburg High School in Lopatcong Township led a free-for-all skirmish on the mats during the youth wrestling meet.
While no root cause has been identified, it’s safe to say that the ‘adults in the room’ set a terrible precedent for the onlooking students taking in the frantic whistles, screams and bodies rushing in to pry their fellow parent off someone else’s parent.

Jason Kelce’s outgoing and eccentric personality was on full display during Thursday night’s Pro Bowl Games.
The Philadelphia Eagles center participated in the “snap shots” game in night one, in which centers and long snappers got to show off their accuracy. Rather than go for points, Kelce went for glory, aiming every one of his snaps for the highest potential target he could hit.
Every football Kelce snapped during the competition was aimed towards the middle hole on the board, which was the smallest of the five holes, and worth five points.

Jordan Love signed a short extension on May 3, instead of his fifth-year option.

The Ravens’ Mike Macdonald replacement is a feel-good story.

Kliff Kingsbury is back in the NFL, and UCLA’s Chip Kelly is apparently bearish on staying in the college game after several reported meetings for an offensive coordinator’s role in the NFL. Has the changing landscape of college football caught up to Chip?
Announced on Thursday, the Las Vegas Raiders and Kliff Kingsbury are in agreement for the former HC to join Antonio Pierce’s staff as offensive coordinator. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, no deal has been confirmed, despite both parties’ agreement.