The Cincinnati Reds find themselves just one game out of the National League Wild Card after their ace Luis Castillo turned in his best outing of the season on Friday. The 28-year-old shut down the defending World Series champion Dodgers over 6 1/3 shutout innings while striking out 10. This performance should act as a … Read more
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons continues to face offensive issues that have dogged him for the entirety of his career despite his obvious talent. While he makes a big impact on the game, his refusal to take any jump shots has been a big issue. Combine his refusal to shoot jumpers with his struggles from … Read more
Marc Gasol’s situation with the Los Angeles Lakers was one of the more bizarre storylines of the year. Gasol signed a two-year deal with the franchise last offseason and became the starting center alongside Anthony Davis in the lineup. The Lakers hoped Gasol would provide a pick-and-pop ability and stretch the floor to give Davis … Read more
It’s one thing for Bryson DeChambeau to try to change golf when he’s doing it only for himself. Now comes the Ryder Cup, where the world will get to see how his single-minded pursuit of non-conformity and power fits in the realm of a team competition. When DeChambeau arrives at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin for … Read more
NBC Sports’ Dan Feldman is grading every team’s offseason based on where the team stands now relative to its position entering the offseason. A ‘C’ means a team is in similar standing, with notches up or down from there. In the previous five years, the Celtics acquired four players coming off All-Star seasons. All four … Read more
The “what might have been” series starts tonight, with a pair of 2021 National League All-Stars taking the mound, Zack Wheeler for the Phillies and Taijuan Walker for the Mets. The goal over the next three games? Each team wants to avoid adding to its long list of “How the hell did we lose that … Read more
With UF’s first two victories of the year coming against lesser opposition, the Gators have matched up against a pair of unheralded coaches in Florida State flop Willie Taggart and the 1-10 Jeff Scott. Florida won’t be as fortunate Saturday as Nick Saban will stroll onto the opposing sideline, and the UF locker room has … Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The signs of a new direction for South Carolina football came unexpectedly to Greenville (S.C.) High School head coach Greg Porter this spring. The first arrived from one of his former players, Trey Adkins, a walk-on who earned a scholarship at South Carolina. Porter recalled Adkins offering a telling distinction in Shane … Read more
Here is how the field finished behind winner AJ Allmendinger and what the points look like heading into Xfinity Series playoffs.
The disgruntled Jack Eichel remains with the Sabres. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/NHLI via Getty Images) A lot has changed in the NHL this offseason. Unless you’re Jack Eichel. Then nothing has changed. Around the rest of the league, however, a number of announcements, signings, transactions, and news stories have altered how the NHL will look … Read more