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Philadelphia 76ers Take Care of Business in Game Five; Move on to Conference Semis
Posted on April 25, 2018, by Travis Pulver Fans in Philadelphia have been trying to trust “the process.” But you can only trust anything for so long if it doesn’t begin to bear fruit. With 52 regular season wins, there was reason to believe in it. However, until there...
Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez Return from DL
Posted on April 24, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Things have been an utter disaster for the Kansas City Royals early in the season. But help is finally on the way. On Tuesday, the Royals activated both outfielder Alex Gordon and catcher Salvador Perez from the DL. The...
Avisail Garcia Lands on DL Amidst Rough Start
Posted on April 24, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Chicago White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia will end what has been a disappointing April on the DL. The White Sox placed Garcia on the 10-day DL Tuesday with a strained hamstring. The move comes one day after Garcia was...
Houston Rockets Ride Massive Third Quarter To Victory Over T-Wolves In Game Four
Posted on April 24, 2018, by Travis Pulver Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has been talking about his team being in a rut in recent weeks. While they were still able to win Games One and Two against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite the rut, they couldn’t...
Indiana Pacers Blow Opportunity to Push Cavaliers to Brink of Elimination; Lose Game Four
Posted on April 23, 2018, by Travis Pulver Few, if any outside of Indiana, thought the Pacers had an honest shot at beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in a best of seven series. But then they went and blew the Cavs out in Cleveland in Game One. Since then, each game has...
Boston Celtics Deserved to Lose Game Four to the Milwaukee Bucks— But Almost Didn’t
Posted on April 22, 2018, by Travis Pulver Expectations were low for the Boston Celtics as the playoffs got underway. With Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward out, there wasn’t much hope for them. But then they proved they are still a force to be reckoned with by taking...
Oakland’s Sean Manaea Throws No-Hitter Against Boston Red Sox
Posted on April 22, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Somehow, MLB's first no-hitter of the 2018 season came at the expense of its best team. Oakland Athletics lefty Sean Manaea threw nine no-hit innings against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Oakland's 3-0 win snapped...
New York Mets Send Matt Harvey to Bullpen
Posted on April 21, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The next time Matt Harvey takes the mound, he'll do so as a reliever. New York Mets manager Mickey Calloway announced Saturday that Harvey is being moved to the bullpen. With Jason Vargas set to return from the DL within...
Drew Pomeranz Returns To Surging Red Sox
Posted on April 20, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine At 16-2, the best start by any big league team in over 30 years, the Boston Red Sox don't need a lot of help right now. But that's exactly what they're getting in the form of lefty Drew Pomeranz. The Red Sox have activated...
NBA Playoffs Roundup: Joel Embiid Returns, Pelicans and Warriors Improve to 3-0
Posted on April 20, 2018, by Travis Pulver Thursday night’s NBA Playoff action had a lot to live up to after Wednesday’s action. Despite a monster night by LeBron James, the Pacers nearly took down the Cavaliers. Oklahoma City’s Big Three flopped as Donovan Mitchell...
Cincinnati Reds Fire Manager Bryan Price Amidst 3-15 Start
Posted on April 19, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Less than three weeks into April, Major League Baseball has its first managerial casualty of the season. Thursday morning, the Cincinnati Reds announced that they have parted ways with manager Bryan Price. Pitching coach...
Raptors, Celtics, and Pelicans Pull Ahead 2-0 With Big Wins Tuesday Night
Posted on April 18, 2018, by Travis Pulver Monday night’s NBA playoff games featured the end of the Philadelphia 76ers winning streak and a decent but futile attempt by the Spurs to beat Golden State. But Tuesday night, fans were in luck. There was every reason to...
Shohei Ohtani Struggles with Blister, Suffers First Bump in the Road
Posted on April 18, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine It turns out Shohei Ohtani is human after all. The two-way Japanese sensation who has taken the big leagues by storm the first three weeks of the season has suffered his first minor setback. Ohtani lasted just two innings...
Josh Harrison Lost for Six Weeks with Broken Hand
Posted on April 17, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The Pittsburgh Pirates are about to experience their first bit of adversity in 2018. On Monday, the Pirates placed second baseman Josh Harrison on the 10-day. On Sunday, Harrison suffered a fracture of the fifth metacarpal...
Kevin Kiermaier Out Two to Three Months with Thumb Injury
Posted on April 16, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Things could be about to go from bad to worse for the Tampa Bay Rays. On Monday, the Rays placed center fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the DL with a torn ligament in his right thumb. It's an injury that will force Kiermaier to...