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Auston Matthews Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports The balance between regular-season needs and the Stanley Cup playoffs is a delicate one indeed. The NHL ideally wants its teams to put out their best lineups, and fans pay big money to watch the best players on the planet compete. Although load management has become more of a factor for teams dealing with the relentless grind of the 82-game schedule, teams also want a good idea of who will be playing in the post-season, which means keeping players in the lineup. That said, sometimes a team has no choice but to sit out…
Who’s PlayingGolden State Warriors @ Los Angeles LakersCurrent Records: Golden State 43-35, Los Angeles 45-34How To WatchWhat to Know The Golden State Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena. The Warriors will be strutting in after a victory while the Lakers will be stumbling in from a loss. Last Sunday, the Warriors earned a 118-110 win over the Jazz. Golden State pushed the score to 97-77 by the end of the third, a deficit Utah cut but never quite recovered from. The Warriors’ victory…
Derek Chisora has claimed that he’s been offered an all-British showdown with Joe Joyce by Frank Warren.’Del Boy’ has been out of action since his unanimous decision win over Gerald Washington last August on the Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius undercard and is now plotting his next move.3Chisora is eyeing up another fightCredit: Mark Robinson/MatchroomChisora insists a fight with Joyce could be on the cards, while he also mentioned Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller’s name in the same breath. “Frank Warren has reached out to me for Joe Joyce,” he told iFL TV. “It interests me but I don’t want it…
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel has been left furious after his side were denied a ‘deserved penalty’ in the 2-2 draw at Arsenal.It was the Gunners that were left feeling aggrieved after Bukayo Saka’s late shout was waved away, but the German giants have been left feeling just as angry.5Thomas Tuchel was left furious after Bayern were denied a penaltyCredit: GettyThe Bavarian outfit appealed for a penalty after Gabriel Magalhaes literally picked up a pass from a David Raya goal kick – believing the ball wasn’t in play despite the referee’s whistle clearly being heard.The handball offence happened when Bayern…
Rory McIlory is not the biggest NFL fan in the world.McIlroy had a strong first round at The Players, ending the day seven-under for a tie with Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark atop the leaderboard at TPC Sawgrass.4Rory McIlroy was in sharp form for the first round of The Players but was too busy to follow the NFL DraftCredit: GettyBut when another famous sports name was mentioned, the Northern Ireland star drew a complete blank in a hilarious press conference moment.A reporter asked McIlroy about Caleb Williams, the former USC star quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, deciding to follow McIlroy’s…
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images On night two of WWE WrestleMania 40, “The Role Model” Bayley was pitted against her former Damage CTRL stable IYO SKY, who entered the big event as WWE Women’s Champion. After 14 minutes of competition, though, it was Bayley who walked out with the championship, marking her first world title reign in over three years. While speaking with ESPN, two of Bayley’s colleagues — Charlotte Flair and CM Punk — shared their reactions to seeing her dethrone SKY on “The Grandest Stage of Them All.” Advertisement “I think Bayley stole the show,” said CM Punk. “I left…
Mercedes are losing Lewis Hamilton, who will race for Ferrari in 2025, meaning they have just 11 months to find a replacement for the seven-time world champion.One of those possible replacements is Carlos Sainz, although they insist they won’t rush into a premature call.The Silver Arrows team is facing a complicated situation. The departure of the 103-time Grand Prix winner leaves a void that will be difficult to fill, however, the man from Stevenage is the racer with the best resume on the grid and is regarded as one of the finest still.The directors of Mercedes must decide whether to…
Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean put on a clinic at his pro day workout, potentially performing himself out of the reach of the Green Bay Packers, who have been considered a primary suitor for his services.Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Cooper DeJean showed out during his private individual pro day workout on Monday, putting his skill set and physical intangibles on full display for NFL scouts, coaches, and front-office executives.DeJean’s metrics earned him an unofficial Relative Athlete Score of 9.89 out of 10 and put him just outside of the top percentile of cornerbacks in athleticism testing since 1987, according to…
PGA Tour star Justin Thomas was mocked by a LIV Golf team on social media after missing the cut at The Players Championship.The American failed to make the weekend at TPC Sawgrass, finishing two-over par and three shots adrift of the halfway cut line. 4Thomas struggled on the opening two days of The PlayersCredit: GettyBuild-up to the tournament, known as golf’s unofficial fifth major, was dominated by talk about whether it can still be considered the ‘strongest field in golf’ without LIV Golfers. Players who defected to the Saudi-backed breakaway league continued to be banned from PGA Tour events and…
Tyson Fury is set to return to sparring soon as he prepares to face Oleksandr Usyk.The ‘Gypsy King’ looked set to touch gloves with Usyk in February, but the fight was delayed because Fury suffered a horror cut above his eye after receiving an elbow in sparring.2Fury suffered a bad cut in sparring which postponed the fightCredit: QueensberryIt is now set to take place on May 18, and fans will be hoping that the British champion is in no way hindered by the injury, given the magnitude of the event.Fury has entered a full training camp at his gym in…