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May

Paul Skenes strikes out seven in MLB debut as Pirates win

Paul Skenes’ stuff was as electric as advertised. A fastball that reached at least 100 mph 17 times. A slider that left major leaguers shaking their heads. An invention called a “splinker” that is a hybrid of a splitter and a sinker and dips and dives unlike any pitch anywhere in baseball. Yet even at age 21, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie knows all the “oohs” and “ahs” and knee buckles a ball that at times seems to explode out of his right hand can produce won’t matter if he can’t control it. So while there were some positive takeaways from his major […]

May

Rafael Nadal rallies for first-round win at Italian Open

For a brief stretch on Thursday, Rafael Nadal looked every bit of a weary 37-year-old player nearing retirement. Struggling to produce pace off both sides with his groundstrokes, committing an uncharacteristically high number of unforced errors and unable to stay in rallies, Nadal dropped the first set of his first-round match at the Italian Open against Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs. Then the fist-pumping, virtually-unbeatable-on-clay, 22-time Grand Slam champion version of Nadal emerged, and the Spaniard rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 triumph before an adoring crowd in what will likely be his final tournament at the Foro Italico. Nadal was playing only his […]

May

Bayer Leverkusen ‘want, deserve more’ after record-setting night

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso stated his team deserve all three titles available to them this season after they qualified for the Europa League final by overcoming AS Roma on Thursday. Furthermore, added the Spanish coach, his team had the look of group that wanted more from an already historic season. Leverkusen, the Bundesliga champions who have also reached the May 25 German Cup final, played their 49th match without defeat in all competitions, surpassing Benfica’s long-standing European record set from 1963 to 1965. They achieved the milestone after a late comeback from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw at home to Roma, securing […]

May

O’Shaquie Foster to defend title vs. Robson Conceicao

O’Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC junior lightweight title vs. Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao on July 6 in Newark, New Jersey, sources informed last Monday. The 130-pound title fight will serve as chief support to the Shakur Stevenson-Artem Harutyunyan lightweight title fight on ESPN. Foster (22-2, 12 KOs) is ESPN’s No. 2 junior lightweight. The 30-year-old, who fights out of Houston, made his second title defense in February with a split decision triumph over Abraham Nova. A 12th-round knockdown helped Foster avoid a draw. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit Heritage Sports Foster blamed […]

May

Sean O’Malley eyes Conor McGregor fight, open to weight class move

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is willing to do whatever it takes to land a fight with Conor McGregor in what could be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. O’Malley appeared on Bradley Martyn’s “Raw Talk” podcast and revealed that he would move up from 135 pounds to 155 pounds to secure a fight with McGregor. “He’s big nowadays,” O’Malley stated of McGregor’s current weight. A former two-division champion, McGregor will return to the Octagon at UFC 303 after a three-year hiatus to face Michael Chandler. The fight will be contested at a catchweight of 165 pounds. Looking for the best online betting […]

May

WR Tyler Boyd agrees to one-year contract with Titans

Free agent wide receiver Tyler Boyd is signing with the Tennessee Titans on a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday. The move reunites Boyd with new Titans coach Brian Callahan, who was Boyd’s offensive coordinator with the Cincinnati Bengals since 2019. In Tennessee, Boyd will join a depth chart that already includes free agent addition Calvin Ridley, who signed a four-year, $92 million dollar deal in March, and five-time Pro Bowl selection DeAndre Hopkins. It also includes 2022 first-round pick Treylon Burks, whose future with the Titans has been a topic of speculation this offseason. Looking for the best online […]

May

Jalen Brunson returns from injury, sparks Knicks to 2-0 lead

New York Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein stated he heard the roar from the locker room. Jalen Brunson, who had exited with a right foot injury late in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s Game 2 versus the Indiana Pacers, had returned to the Madison Square Garden floor during halftime to see if he could push through the pain. The moment he walked through the tunnel, the crowd erupted. It was a noise so loud that Hartenstein and his teammates said they heard it from their lockers, and so intense that Brunson pleaded fans to tone things down so he could find the mental clarity […]

May

Kylian Mbappé takes blame for PSG Champions League exit

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappé gets the credit when his team wins. And to his credit, he took the blame when they lost on Tuesday. The France international stated his team’s loss to Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals — which concluded 2-0 on aggregate after PSG’s 1-0 loss in the second leg — was down to missed opportunities, a few of which came from him. “I tried to help my team as best as I could but I didn’t do enough,” Mbappé said after the game at Parc des Princes. “When we talk about being efficient in the boxes, I think I’m the one […]

May

McLaren’s Norris says Miami GP win was a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’

Lando Norris stated he knew his first Formula One conquest was a matter of when, not if, and that he never shared the doubts of his harshest critics. Norris won at the Miami circuit which snakes around the outside of the Hard Rock Stadium, his first in 110 starts. Before Sunday he had the unenviable record of the most podium finishes without winning. The Englishman has for a long time been considered one of the sport’s most exciting talents but until Sunday had been unable to convert it to a victory. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit […]

May

Cardinals’ Willson Contreras needs surgery, to miss 6 weeks

Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras broke his left forearm when he was hit by a swing during Tuesday night’s 7-5 loss to the New York Mets. Contreras told reporters he will need surgery and miss at least six weeks. “So right now I mean, I’m in pain pretty good, but I’m really upset missing,” Contreras stated. “I know that it’s going to be tough for me to watch the games and not out there with the guys, but I’m going to do my best to stay present, pick each other up and cheer for them because that’s the best thing I can do.” Contreras got hurt with J.D. […]

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