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CC Sabathia shares why the Braves’ success can be attributed to their “well-rounded” roster, which has flourished thanks to an MLB-best team ERA and an offense that ranks among the game’s elite.

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Mike Florio and Chris Simms break down the rumors surrounding A.J. Brown and the New England Patriots, discussing Mike Vrabel’s comments on the wide receiver room.

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  • LAD Starting Pitcher #17
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    Ohtani was hit in the hand during Tuesday’s game, and while he did issue four walks, he appeared to be just fine while striking out seven. Amazingly, six innings of one-run baseball caused his ERA to increase all the way up to 0.82. Meanwhile, the homer was his ninth of the season and was a leadoff shot against Tomoyuki Sugano. Ohtani should be hitting leadoff again Friday against the Phillies — the Dodgers have a day off Thursday — and he’ll be back on the mound against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
  • CWS 1st Baseman #5
    Murakami homered for the third consecutive contest to reach the 20-homer plateau in just 55 games. He also chipped in his first career stolen base in this one, just for good measure. The 26-year-old rookie slugger’s elite power production doesn’t come as a total surprise, but the fact that he’s succeeding despite nearly 33 percent strikeout rate feels a bit unprecedented. The over-the-fence power is undeniable and he’s on pace to eclipse the 40-homer threshold in his first taste of the majors, which is pretty remarkable.
  • LAD Left Fielder #37
    It seems like a possibility that Hernández will require a trip to the injured list, depending on the severity. The 33-year-old veteran slugger suffered the injury while attempting to beat out attempting to beat out a second-inning grounder. He was replaced in left field by Hyeseong Kim. There should be some additional clarity on his status prior to Friday’s series opener against the Phillies. There’s no shortage of options for the Dodgers in the upper minors with Ryan Ward and Alek Thomas representing in-house options already on the 40-man roster while prospect James Tibbs III might be a consideration as a potential solution. Tommy Edman (ankle) is at least another week or two away from returning from the injured list.
  • HOU Designated Hitter #44
    Alvarez hit his 19th and 20th homers of the season in this one, with his first coming in the third inning off Jacob deGrom to tie the game at 2-2. Alvarez would later hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning off of reliever Tyler Alexander to put the Astros up 3-2. The 28-year-old lefty has been on a tear this month despite slashing just .250/.366/.560. His eight homers being tied for the second-most of any player in May.
  • NYY Starting Pitcher #45
    Now this is Gerrit Cole. He was utterly dominant facing just three batters over the minimum and forcing 15 swings-and-misses. He got some help from his defense too when Aaron Judge threw a strike to nail Michael Massey at home plate. After that, just one more Royal reached scoring position as the righties had fits trying to put a bat on Cole’s slider and lefties the same with his changeup. It was all held up by his fastball that consistently sat around 97 mph and Cole was able to spot it wherever he wanted. This looked like one of the best pitchers in the league, as Cole has been for the better part of the last decade. Keep an eye on his workload, as he hasn’t gone above 80 pitches yet in two starts off the injured list. He’s scheduled to face the Guardians next time out.
  • CHC Left Fielder #8
    Happ got the Cubs going in this one with a two-run single in the first inning that instantly put Pirates’ starter Bubba Chandler on the ropes. Then, his three-run homer in the seventh gave them a lead and set up what turned into a six-run inning. This was the most RBI that Happ has had in a single game since July 4th, 2024 and brought his season total from 21 to 26 in one fell swoop. That’s the kind of heroics the Cubs needed to finally break their 10-game losing streak.
  • DET Relief Pitcher #74
    Jansen was checked on by a trainer early on while protecting a four-run lead in the ninth inning, but managed to stay in the contest. He recorded two quick outs before issuing a four-pitch walk to Mike Trout, which led to his removal from the contest. Brenan Hanifee came on to record the final out following his departure. The 38-year-old veteran stopper will undergo further evaluation and possibly imaging to determine the severity of the issue. Kyle Finnegan would be the next man up should Jansen require a trip to the injured list.
  • DET Starting Pitcher #12
    It sounds like Mize’s early departure was precautionary in nature, but he’ll undergo further evaluation, and possibly imaging, to determine the severity of the issue. The 29-year-old missed two weeks with groin tightness earlier this month. He left the contest with a trainer after reeling off four shutout innings with six strikeouts against the Angels. He’s obviously in jeopardy of missing his next scheduled start against the Rays on Monday. There should be an update on his status at some point later this week.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #17
    There was some minor concern after Ohtani was hit by a pitch on the right hand during Tuesday’s blowout win at Dodger Stadium, but he appears to be fine.The 31-year-old generational talent is in the lineup at DH while also handling his usual pitching duties in Wednesday’s series finale. It marks his second consecutive start back in his usual two-way role.
  • PHI Starting Pitcher #61
    Sánchez struck out nine. Manny Machado made a bid to end the scoreless streak in the sixth, but his drive to right-center was caught at the wall by Justin Crawford. Statcast says it would have been a homer in 16 ballparks. Sánchez’s May concludes without him allowing a run in 39 innings of work. He’s potentially two starts away from challenging Orel Hershiser’s record streak of 58 scoreless innings from 1988. He’s one inning away from matching Zack Greinke’s streak of 45 2/3 scoreless innings in 2015, which is the longest since Hershiser’s. He’ll face the Padres again next week in Philadelphia.

NBA Playoffs

The Thunder are within one win of a return to the NBA Finals.
Chet Holmgren joins NBA Showtime after putting together his best performance of the Western Conference Finals to discuss what changed for him and Game 5 and further insight into his mindset.
NBA Showtime reacts to the New York Knicks’ bid into the NBA Finals, praising Mike Brown’s ability to unlock KAT and Co. and the excitement that’s to come.
NBA Showtime analyzes what happened to Victor Wembanyama in the Spurs’ Game 5 loss, discussing why he looked “a step behind” from the jump and the necessity of living in the paint.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reviews the keys to OKC’s Game 5 win and why the team’s depth has them on the brink of their second-straight NBA Finals.
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NFL

Saints head coach Kellen Moore said in March that the team will be holding training camp in Louisiana this summer, but they will head to California for some extended work as well.
Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s ongoing absence from the team’s offseason program has opened the door for others to get more work as the team prepares for the 2026 season.
“It’s a little easier when you don’t have to get ready right after the Super Bowl,” Barkley said. Obviously the season didn’t go as long as we want, but you get a little more time to work on yourself.
Vaughn Dalzell and Jay Croucher parse through the win totals for the NFC North in 2026 with the Minnesota Vikings at 8.5 and should be in the playoff hunt with Kyler Murray at quarterback.

MLB

A day before Major League Baseball is expected to make a salary cap proposal, the union outlined its initial economic proposals during a bargaining session.
Carson Benge figured maybe that scraggly mustache was holding him back — so the rookie outfielder made a big league decision.
Yordan Alvarez was expecting to take a strike with a 3-0 count and the score tied in the eighth inning for the Astros against the Rangers. Then came a slider, and the Houston slugger just liked the look of it.

Premier League

The Generation xG looks back on Arsenal’s incredibly-successful set pieces this past season and how capitalizing on those opportunities helped guide the Gunners to a league title.
The Generation xG crew discusses the legacy Pep Guardiola leaves at Manchester City and the Premier League following a historic decade-long run of dominance.
Here’s a list of the clubs promoted to the Premier League since the naming of the division, plus all of the playoff finals since they began following the 1986-87 season.
Maddison: “We need to be responsible for holding ourselves to higher standards and demanding more from each other.”

Motor Sports

The 100-minute street race will take place Saturday afternoon on NBC and Peacock.
Look back at the best battles involving Kyle Busch, who was not shy about racing hard.
Charli Cannon won the 250 Pro Sport and Open Pro Sport divisions in a Loretta Lynn’s amateur qualifier.
Daniel Suarez’s surprising win in the Coca-Cola 600 gave Spire Motorsports its second victory of the season, matching the total of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports.

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Rotoworld

Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves from around the league with updated closer rankings.
Air yards are the engine of a wide receiver’s fantasy output and not all quarterbacks create them equally. Here are the QBs who help their WRs thrive.
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Misiorowski already has 100 strikeouts through 11 starts this season.
A deep dive into which offenses are most likely to be run-first near the end zone, and what that means for players’ fantasy prospects.

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Golf

The change also puts the Arnold Palmer Invitational a week after The Players Championship for the first time, leaving a three-week gap between The Players and the Masters.
There has been plenty of good golf from the Tennessee native who turned 19 during the first round of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week.
Watch some of the best shots from the fourth and final round of the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, TX.
Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Watch some of the best shots from the third round of the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, TX.
Watch some of the best shots from Si Woo Kim’s impressive second round at TPC Craig Ranch.

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Matthew Boyd has been on the injured list since May 4 with a torn meniscus in his left knee that required surgery.
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Noah Schultz is dealing with patellar tendinitis in his right knee, something he said before Chicago’s game against Minnesota that has been “nagging” him for about a week.
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Hunter Greene took another step in his rehab from elbow surgery when he threw 15 to 20 pitches during a side session at the club’s spring training facility in Arizona.