Yankees’ Luis Gil keeps building case to start All-Star Game
There’s still more than a month until the All-Star Game. But Luis Gil, one of the American League’s top starting pitchers, will have a chance to improve on that potential on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium against the Twins, the team that traded the then-20-year-old Gil to the Yankees in 2018 for outfielder Jake Cave. “Lewis […]
Orioles’ Jorge Mateo forced to leave game after bizarre accident near on-deck circle with teammate
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins and infielder Jorge Mateo were involved in a freak on-deck circle incident during Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. As Mullins was preparing to step up to bat, Mateo reached out to grab something at his feet and was hit in the back of the head by Mullins’ bat. […]
Liberty limit Caitlin Clark to season’s worst game in rout of Fever
Sandy Brondello felt the Indiana Fever was starting to figure it all out and made great strides in the two weeks since the two teams last met, but the Liberty also seemed to have figured out Caitlin Clark and the Fever offense. In the first meeting, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton held Clark to just nine points and […]
Caitlin Clark struggles in Fever’s loss to Liberty in wake of controversial game
A day after a controversial game against the Chicago Sky, the Indiana Fever suffered a 104-68 loss to the New York Liberty on the road on Sunday. And controversial guard Caitlin Clark struggled mightily at Barclays Center during the team’s most recent loss. Clark finished with three points on 1-of-10 field goal success, including 1-of-7 […]
Igor Shesterkin’s brilliance couldn’t carry Rangers to a Game 7
SUNRISE, Fla. — No player who has donned a Blueshirt jersey was more deserving of a Game 7 at the Garden than Igor Shesterkin. No one deserves another chance to reach the Stanley Cup Final more than the Rangers goaltender, who had a great game in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Panthers but didn’t […]
Ex-Ranger Vladimir Tarasenko provided the dagger in Game 6
Highlights and lowlights from the Rangers’ season-ending, 2-1 loss to the Panthers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night: 1. Vladimir Tarasenko It was a cruel irony for the Rangers that the game-winning goal came from a player they acquired at last season’s trade deadline, this time to Florida. Vladimir Tarasenko […]
Rangers eliminated by Panthers in Game 6 as long playoff run ends
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Rangers’ incredible season has been whittled down to single digits. The white stenciled zero that was projected next to the Blueshirts’ crest on the Jumbotron at Amerant Bank Arena for much of Saturday night’s game will be a lasting image of a 2023-24 season that ended in ignominy with a 2-1 […]
Jonny Brodzinski back in Rangers lineup for Game 6
SUNRISE, Fla. — Whether it’s the regular season or the postseason, Johnny Brodzinski is ready to answer the call. It’s a lifestyle and mindset the 30-year-old reserve skater has acquired over the course of his eight-year NHL career, bouncing between three different clubs in the American Hockey League and National Hockey League, including four seasons […]
Bad vibes and VAR: waiting game leaves fans frustrated over marginal calls | Video assistant referees (VARs)
ohOn Thursday, Premier League clubs will vote on Wolves’ proposal to scrap the video assistant referee. The motion is unlikely to get a majority, let alone the 14 of the 20 votes needed to pass. But it could change the Overton Window and lead to a serious review of VAR, an assessment of what works […]
Rangers hoping to prove how far they have come in Game 6
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Rangers have taken this season one step at a time, with the goal of finishing better than their recent performances. Building on a foundation built by a hard work ethic, a rigorous and purposeful mentality and a united core, the Blueshirts have produced the kind of results that inspire genuine credibility […]