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The Boston Celtics looked like they were on the road to eliminating the Philadelphia 76ers in five games. Even the Celtics legend Paul Pierce was under the impression that his former team would easily get it done against the Sixers. …

On Sunday, the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers booked their tickets to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pistons dominated the Orlando Magic 116-94 in Game 7 of their first-round series to complete a 3-1 comeback. Cade Cunningham had 32 points …

The Los Angeles Lakers triumphed in the first round, something few predicted before the Houston Rockets walked into Crypto.com Arena for Game 1. But the Lakers passed the test with flying colors and now roll into round two hoping to …

The Buffalo Bills had a focus on adding to the wide receiver room this offseason, and the team did just that. Buffalo traded for DJ Moore to be the team’s No. 1 receiver, and the Bills drafted Skyler Bell in …

Heading into the playoffs, the Orlando Magic were headed in with so little momentum around the team. After NBA pundits expected them to be a top-four team in the East, they limped in as an eight-seed. It was surprising that …

There is still no firm date for Luka Doncic’s return from injury, leaving the Los Angeles Lakers to search for enough offense to survive the Oklahoma City Thunder in the meantime. That makes one specific LeBron James advantage worth watching …

The way the NFL viewed the final pick in the draft — famously known as “Mr. Irrelevant” — changed forever in 2022. That was the year the San Francisco 49ers used the final pick of the 7th round on Iowa …

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway ended without any changes after the NASCAR post-race inspection. The Würth 400 ran for 267 laps and featured several cautions and a late NASCAR overtime finish. After the race, teams waited …

A former Houston Astros reliever has signed with an intriguing NL team. Shawn Dubin made his MLB debut with the Astros in 2023 and spent parts of three years with the team as an impact reliever. Yet, he was DFA’d …

The New York Knicks will open the second round of the playoffs against an upstart Sixers team that roared back from a 3-1 series deficit to knock off the heavily favored Celtics in the first round of the postseason. When …

The New York Jets are staring at a quiet problem that could define their 2026 season. It is not their starter. It is not their scheme. It is what happens the moment everything behind their starter breaks down. That is …

The Houston Rockets were devastated before the season started by an injury to Fred VanVleet. VanVleet tore his ACL, messing up the plans they had laid in the offseason. A trade for Kevin Durant signaled that they were ready to …

The Orlando Magic made it official on Monday: Head Coach Jamahl Mosley has been fired. The dismissal came just one day after the Magic blew a 3-1 series lead and fell to the Detroit Pistons in Game 7. It was …

Chelsea hosted Nottingham Forest on Monday, May 4, 2026, in a key Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge, with the fixture drawing attention due to both teams’ contrasting form. Chelsea FC came into the match in ninth place, looking to …

The Dallas Cowboys are looking for the best value where they can get it, and some of that may have come with signing 6-foot-4, 316-pound offensive lineman DJ Wingfield after a lengthy court battle denied him a final season of …

Star big man Joel Embiid is listed as “Probable” on the injury report for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. However, the 2023 NBA MVP is widely expected …

Cameron Young won the Cadillac Championship at The Blue Monster at Trump National Doral Miami. Young shot -19 and cruised to a wire-to-wire win. He led after every round and won by six shots over Scottie Scheffler. After winning the …

Good morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: The April 25 shooting that killed a police officer and gravely wounded another was the second shooting at an Endeavor Health hospital in less than a year. We look at potential security fail points. …

Chelsea FC vs Nottingham Forest live today comes at a critical point in the Premier League season, with both teams chasing very different goals as the pressure builds. This Stamford Bridge clash on Monday, May 4, 2026, carries weight in …

All-Star wing Jaylen Brown suffered a first-round playoff exit for the first time in his career on Saturday (he was sidelined with an injury when the Boston Celtics lost in the opening round to the Brooklyn Nets in 2021). Despite …

Under former head coach Mike McDaniel, the Miami Dolphins appeared to have a prototype for what they wanted out of their wide receivers. With Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, the Dolphins possessed the fastest wide receiver duo in the NFL. …

The Washington Commanders are looking for any type of solution at wide receiver in 2026 after putting a product on the field in 2025 that underperformed and underwhelmed at every opportunity. Part of that solution might come in a player …

The Los Angeles Lakers will open the conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, and they will do so as massive underdogs, with OKC entering the series as a minus-2000 favorite on the betting apps. Certainly, the regular …

MMA superstar Sean O’Malley is claiming that UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan turned down a rematch against him. O’Malley, who is one of the UFC’s biggest stars, returns to the Octagon in June when he battles Aiemann Zahabi on the …

Golden Tempo’s win at the 152nd Kentucky Derby has quickly shifted attention to the next step in the Triple Crown: the Preakness Stakes. The colt’s victory at Churchill Downs has raised a familiar question in horse racing — whether a …

Chase Elliott secured the win at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday night, holding off Hamlin in a tight finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race. The driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet started 14th and moved forward with …

The New York Yankees made a rather surprising decision on Sunday by optioning Anthony Volpe to Triple-A after his rehab assignment ended. Volpe’s 20-day rehab assignment ended on Sunday, and the Yankees had to decide whether to keep him in …

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide football team wrapped up spring practice last month, and the post-spring college football window is officially here. With it comes the inevitable wave of debates, “way-too-early” lists, and power rankings. On May 4, …

Former college quarterback John Rhys Plumlee never received a shot to play behind center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Plumlee appears to now have a chance to play quarterback in the UFL. The league’s communications department announced on X the …

The Minnesota Vikings didn’t target a safety in the first round as a lot of NFL Draft pundits expected. But 27-year-old safety Theo Jackson could find himself on the outside looking in this summer nonetheless. That’s what Minnesota Territory’s Dustin …

Pundits continue to expect the New England Patriots to land A.J. Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles in a June trade. But with roughly another month to wait for the calendar to reach June 1, analysts have explored what could happen …

Pundits continue to link the Green Bay Packers to other potential backup quarterback options this offseason. That makes sense given the lack of experience or upside behind Jordan Love in the team’s quarterback room. But the Packers already have a …

The Detroit Lions invested a lot in their offensive line this offseason. But as NFL general managers and head coaches often say, the evaluations and potential additions never end. One analyst sees the Lions as a fit for one more …

Continuing to build around Drake Maye was always going to be the best method for the New England Patriots maintaining the progress made during last season’s Super Bowl run, so it was surprising the team didn’t select a single wide …

It’s hard to see expectations for rookie wide receiver Makai Lemon being any higher. But that’s from a local perspective. ESPN’s Ben Solak has much more moderate Lemon expectations at least for his rookie 2026 campaign. For that reason, Solak …