Hopefully, Patrick Beverley is watching the NBA playoffs. And the seat boils wherever Cleveland Cavaliers president Koby Altman is watching round two.   They are down 2-0 to the macho Detroit Pistons, and this series can be submitted as exhibit 319 on why James Harden isn’t on Dwyane Wade’s level. Yes, yes, Harden once upon a ...

MIAMI — After declaring support for the status quo on Sunday, the Miami Marlins have reportedly designated Chris Paddack for assignment. News of the transactions was first reported by The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and confirmed by MLB.com. Paddack signed with the Marlins for $4 million to provide a stable veteran presence in the starting rotation this season ...

Surprisingly, the Atlanta Hawks are not a Doc Rivers team.  One could have looked at Cory Kispert playing, realizing that they had conceded, or checked the scoreboard highlighting a 47-point disparity at halftime. That was the largest lead at intermission in NBA playoff history courtesy of the Knicks sacking State Farm Arena. OG Anunoby unfastened ...

MIAMI — Miami Marlins first baseman Connor Norby has been a jack of all trades ever since he turned pro. He was considered one of the premier second-base prospects in the Baltimore Orioles organization but also played numerous games in the outfield.  The Marlins acquired the 25-year-old along with Kyle Stowers in a trade for ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven't advanced to a Conference Finals and Finals since 2018, which was LeBron James' last year with them. They are tied with the Toronto Raptors and Game 5 is in Cleveland on Wednesday. The stakes couldn’t be higher for the Cavs in year four of the Donovan Mitchell experience. Coach Kenny Atkinson ...

Liam Hicks has quickly turned into the Miami Marlins’ next breakout candidate. The second-year catcher hit his sixth home run of the season in the Marlins 5-4 road loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. He hit six home runs through 119 games as a rookie last year. Interestingly enough, the most home runs ...

The Orlando Magic are on the verge of becoming the seventh team in NBA history to beat the first seed as the eighth. Game 4 easily became one of the most important in franchise history considering the stakes and how they handled the rough times that could have flipped the edge like a light switch.  ...

The Nuggets’ road trip to Minnesota was a failure, and they fell 3-1, on the verge of an early vacation, at the fangs of the Timberwolves. Keep in mind that Donte DiVicenzo tore his Achilles tendon a few minutes into the game, and Anthony Edwards couldn’t proceed in the second half after grotesquely hyperextending his ...

Pity those who are missing the action because the playoffs have been terrific, as usual. And respect to those who are sacrificing sleep to not miss a moment. The playoffs reveal who teams really are, and for many fans, it's a gratifying or humbling experience. Let's review what has stood out on the West side ...

Remember when Michael Jordan, via propagandadized Last Dance tapes, said the sign of a good man is when he can talk trash when they are tied or down? Well, Jaden McDaniels coldly taunted the Nuggets after the Minnesota Timberwolves’ epic road comeback that tied round one (1-1). He has no respect for their defense, and ...

It’s ironic that while the Miami Marlins are bringing back the uniforms and colors of a glorified past, they are sporting the next iconic middle infield duo. Like Luis Castillo-Alex Gonzalez and Dan Uggla-Hanley Ramirez before them, Otto Lopez and Xavier Edwards are emerging from low-key acquisitions as key parts of the Marlins lineup. Lopez ...

It didn’t take long for Nuggets versus Timberwolves to become a special series. This is the third meeting in the last four years, which has built up animosity and on-court respect, and Game 2 should be remembered as a classic. The Wolves took a bit longer to join the party at Ball Arena, going down ...

The Miami Dolphins are under new management for their 2026/2027 campaign. They will be under the guidance of Jon-Eric Sullivan (General Manager) and Jeff Hafley (Head Coach). The change comes after the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the second year in a row under Mike McDaniel and under new jurisdiction the Dolphins have already made ...

Extra days of rest can be a blessing or a curse, and it was no help for the first-seeded Detroit Pistons in Game 1. They started sloppily, and the Orlando Magic, who had wiped out the Charlotte Hornets to advance to round one on Friday, opened with more vigor and mental focus, upsetting them. It ...

There was no love lost between two rivals who eliminated each other in consecutive years (2023, 2024), and Game 1 was another archetypal affair that had the nastier defense take first blood.  The Nuggets came out sluggish at home after five days of rest, and spent most of the first half digging themselves out of ...

MIAMI - In his second season with the Miami Marlins, Janson Junk is pitching to his role, as the fifth starter. Junk came onto the scene in 2025 as a minor league free agent and finished with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP in 110 innings pitched through 21 appearances (16 starts). Junk has ...