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Canadian Edouard Julien hits two homers to lift Twins over White Sox

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 23:24

MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat to Minnesota on Thursday as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins’ five solo home runs.

Chicago matched Cincinnati in 2022, Detroit in 2003 and Washington in 1894 as teams that opened 3-22. Baltimore began 2-23 in 1988.

Julien and Ryan Jeffers homered off Michael Soroka in a three-run sixth inning, Julien homered again off John Brebbia in the seventh and Carlos Santana and Jose Miranda went deep against Steven Wilson in the eighth.

Chicago, off to the worst start in franchise history, has been outscored 141-56 and allowed 38 home runs.

“There’s no lack of effort that’s going into turning this thing around,” said Soroka, who pitched five shutout innings before faltering. “It seems like right now it’s one thing or another that we can’t quite piece together and play that complete game. I believe things will turn around. I believe this group is definitely making the effort to do that.”

Minnesota swept the four-game series, its longest winning streak since winning five straight from last Aug. 3-7.

“It was a really good series for us,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We wanted to get a lot of things in order this week at home and play well. We were able to do much of it.”

Andrew Vaughn and Korey Lee each had two hits for the White Sox, who wasted a 2-0 lead.

Julien and Jeffers homered on consecutive pitches in sixth, and Trevor Larnach, Max Kepler and Willi Castro hit consecutive singles against Tanner Banks (0-2) for a 3-2 advantage.

“Hitting is contagious, one way or the other,” Jeffers said. “If it’s going bad, it’s going bad for everybody. If it’s good, it becomes contagious that way, too. I think we can build off this for sure.”

Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson gave up two runs and seven hits in five-plus innings while fanning six in his second start of the season.

Cole Sands (1-0) pitched a hitless inning for his first major league win. The 26-year-old right-hander was 0-3 in 2022, his only prior big league decisions. Griffin Jax got two outs for his fourth save as Chicago scored an unearned run.

Kevin Pillar hit a sacrifice fly in the second and Paul DeJong an RBI single in the fourth off Woods Richardson, who stranded two runners in scoring position in both the second and fourth innings.

Julien’s two homers gave him a team-high seven, among the top 10 in the major leagues.

“There’s going to be times where I’m going to hit four in one week, and there’s months where I’m not going to go through with home runs,” said Julien, who hit 16 home runs in 408 plate appearances last season. “For me, I’m more of a complete hitter than a power hitter, and my goal is just to get on base and help the team win.”

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White Sox: RHP Chris Flexen (0-3, 6.41 ERA) will start on Friday at home against Tampa Bay. Flexen’s last two outings have come in relief after he gave up 13 earned runs in 13 1/3 innings over his first three starts.

Twins: RHP Bailey Ober (1-1, 4.91) will face the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Anaheim. In his last three starts, Ober has allowed just two earned runs in 17 innings.

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Nuggets Win Game 3, Lakers Go Down 0-3 in the Series | Inside the NBA - Bleacher Report

Google Sports Canada - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 23:17

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Gordon, Jokic lead Nuggets to brink of a sweep with Game 3 win over Lakers

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 23:01

LOS ANGELES — With one championship ring and a tenacious veteran core, the Denver Nuggets are a daunting matchup for any opponent in the NBA.

They’re clearly a particular nightmare for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who are one game away from an early summer after Denver stretched its winning streak in this rivalry to a whopping 11 games.

Aaron Gordon had a playoff career-high 29 points and 15 rebounds, Nikola Jokic added 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, and the Nuggets moved to the brink of the second round with a 112-105 victory over the Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round series Thursday night.

Jamal Murray scored 22 points to help the defending NBA champion Nuggets win their seventh straight playoff meeting with James and the Lakers in dominating style.

Michael Porter Jr. added 20 points for Denver, which took control in the third quarter and cruised through the final minutes to its fifth straight road win over Los Angeles, starting with its sweep of last season’s Western Conference finals.

“It’s fun to win games,” Porter said. “I don’t think anybody besides the media looks at the 11 (straight victories), because it’s hard. It’s not easy to beat this team. Last game, coming back from 20 points, we had to scratch and claw. So it’s not easy. But of course we like winning, and the more times we can win the better.”

Game 4 is Saturday night in Los Angeles. No NBA team has ever rallied from an 0-3 playoff deficit.

Anthony Davis had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and James added 26 points and nine assists for the Lakers, who haven’t beaten the Nuggets since Dec. 16, 2022 — and have rarely looked capable of ending that streak.

Austin Reaves scored 22 points for Los Angeles, which surged into the postseason with largely outstanding play since the holidays, capped by an impressive play-in win over New Orleans to snatch the seventh seed. The Lakers had won 12 of 15 heading into this series — but now they’re one loss away from failing to win a playoff round for the third time in four years since their 2020 NBA title.

“They have a championship confidence,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said about the Nuggets. “That starting group has been together for a long time. Their net rating is off the charts as a starting group. They had guys step up and make plays.”

Davis and James were outstanding once again, but they can’t do it alone. The Lakers missed 15 of their first 16 3-point attempts in Game 3, going nearly 34 minutes between 3-point buckets.

D’Angelo Russell went scoreless in 24 minutes of play for the Lakers, who got only two assists out of their inconsistent third option on offense. Russell missed all seven of his shots, including six 3-point attempts.

Meanwhile, Gordon had the highest-scoring playoff game of his 10 NBA seasons, highlighted by 10 points in the third quarter while Denver took control. Jokic also made nine of his 13 shots and barely missed his 17th career postseason triple-double.

The second-seeded Nuggets began their title defense with two wins in Denver, pulling away late in Game 1 before snatching Game 2 with a furious comeback capped by Murray’s winning jumper at the buzzer.

After blowing a 20-point lead in the second half of Game 2, the seventh-seeded Lakers were left feeling frustrated, outmanned — and occasionally confused, according to Davis, who said the Lakers sometimes don’t know what they’re doing when faced with Denver’s offensive versatility.

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None of those problems had been alleviated in Game 3, and now the Lakers are one loss away from the end of James’ remarkable 21st NBA season. Los Angeles hadn’t played a home game in 16 days, and it has won just once at home since March 24.

“Just last season, I was up 3-0 and ended up in a Game 7,” said Lakers guard Gabe Vincent, who played for the Miami Heat last season when they nearly blew a 3-0 lead on Boston. “Crazier things have happened.”

The Nuggets went 16-4 in last season’s playoffs, and they appear capable of another steamroll through the postseason after comfortably handling the talented Lakers through three games.

Both teams struggled from behind the arc, with Denver going 5 for 28 on 3-pointers and the Lakers going 5 for 27.

A matchup with Denver is brutal even with the Lakers’ regulars all playing well, and Russell’s disappearing act was compounded by another quiet game from starter Rui Hachimura, who had only five points while taking four shots in 28 minutes.

Denver turned a small halftime deficit into a 10-point lead with a 24-10 run to start the second half led by Gordon and Murray, who combined for 19 points in the third quarter. The Lakers never got closer than eight points down the stretch in the fourth quarter.

While the Lakers’ fans left the building in the final minutes, a small group in the Lakers’ end chanted “Fire Darvin!”

While the struggles of Hachimura and Russell made it irrelevant, Spencer Dinwiddie had eight points as the Lakers finally got bench scoring from someone other than Taurean Prince, the only Los Angeles reserve to score in those two games in Denver.

Lakers swingman Jarred Vanderbilt didn’t return from the sprained right foot that has kept him out since Feb. 1. Cam Reddish and Christian Wood also remained out with injuries, but Ham said the team will have significant updates Friday.

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Playoff Takeaways: Panthers, Canes push Eastern foes to brink of elimination

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 22:21

There was a three-year stretch, not long ago, when you could all but be assured the Tampa Bay Lightning would find their way deep into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The question then was whether anyone else in the league could dethrone the back-to-back champs, whether anyone else stood a chance. A win in the opening rounds, though, was a near-given. Then came the first-round loss last year, ending that mythic, dynastic run, bringing chatter about ends of eras. Still, it was hard to believe these Bolts were really done, especially after a season that saw their veteran leaders look downright dominant.

But Thursday night, under the Amalie Arena lights, the Lightning’s neighbouring rival put another nail in that coffin. A 5-3 Panthers win earned them a 3-0 series lead, pushing Tampa to the brink of elimination far earlier than expected.

Meanwhile, on Long Island, the Carolina Hurricanes did much the same, showing the hockey world their lopsided first-round bout is just as ill-fated as it seemed. With a 3-2 win, the Canes earned a 3-0 series lead of their own Thursday night, the battle for the Eastern crown beginning to come into focus.

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It’s not over yet, of course, and you can count on both the Bolts and Isles doing all they can to make some noise before either series is truly through. But before we get there, let’s take a look at the night that saw Florida and Carolina ready the brooms.

With Bolts on the brink, Cats cementing status as underdogs-no-more

The 2022-23 Panthers were all adversity and resilience. They clawed their way into the dance, fought for every inch, and made fools of the doubters at every turn. This year’s Cats? They’re just a monster.

That’s no surprise for a club that finished atop the hotly contested Atlantic Division, and third in the East overall. But this early sprint past Tampa, and the manner in which they’ve bypassed them, has made it all the clearer.

Rewind to last year’s post-season, and Florida was kicking off their run by losing three of four games to Boston. It was only after that early stumble that they fought their way back, reeled off three straight wins, and took the series. From then on, they were a force, reeling off another three straight to start the second round, and completing the sweep a round later.

This time around, the Panthers have dispensed with the waiting game. Three games in, they’re already at their best.

It’s a full-circle moment for both Floridian clubs — the last time these two teams faced off in the playoffs, back in 2022, the Bolts made easy work of their rivals, sweeping Florida out of the second round. Now, the Panthers have a chance to become the first team in a decade to sweep a team that swept them last time out — surely a satisfying brand of revenge for their in-state rival.

Florida’s Lorentz putting together bizarrely clutch campaign

The Panthers and Lightning’s leaders were all over the sheet in Game 3. It was Matthew Tkachuk who kicked off his side’s scoring spree, and sealed it with the empty-netter. He’s tied for second in league scoring through three games, with three tallies to his name. It was Steven Stamkos who answered for the home side first, and past those respective leaders, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe all got in on the scoring, too.

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The goal that wound up as the game winner, though, came midway through the third period, from 28-year-old Steven Lorentz.

In true playoff-hero fashion, the goal is not only the first post-season goal Lorentz has ever scored, it’s only the second time this season that he’s scored at all. The Kitchener, Ont., native had exactly one goal during the 2023-24 regular season — Nov. 2, against Detroit.

Also a game-winner.

Stamkos proving his worth in potential final run with Lightning

Through three games, the first round has been an abysmal ride for the Lightning. But one thing has remained constant for the once-proud champs: Steven Stamkos fluttering the twine.

The captain is the only player to have scored in all three games of this series so far. That hot start’s made him only the third player in franchise history to score in three straight games to kick off a post-season campaign, No. 91 doing all he can to give his club a chance.

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Incidentally, Stamkos is also the only member of this veteran Lightning core that is unsigned beyond this season. When this playoff run concludes — which could be Saturday, in Game 4 of the first round — the two-time Rocket Richard winner will become an unrestricted free agent.

Should Florida earn that final win, and the Panthers sweep the once-dynastic Lightning out of the dance, you’d have to imagine that end-of-an-era talk would be sealed. And it’s fair to assume that might be the end of Stamkos’s time in Bolts colours, too.

Still, for all the hard negotiating from GM Julien BriseBois, and the questions surrounding Stamkos’s future, he’s proving here why he’s still an essential piece of this group.

Canes’ blue-line offence comes alive in Game 3

And then there’s the Hurricanes, and their own legacy questions.

For all the focus on the Canes’ forwards — on the familiar brilliance of Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov, the game-changing additions of Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov — Carolina continued to show in Game 3 just how dangerous the rest of its lineup is, too.

While it was Aho who sniped home the eventual game-winner midway through the tilt, it was the blue line that led the offensive charge to start the night. Veteran defender Brent Burns kicked things off with his first goal of the post-season five minutes into the game, followed soon after by fellow rearguard Dmitry Orlov.

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Carolina’s defence corps was among the most prolific in the league during the regular season, potting 49 goals as a group — that ranked them third-best in this regard, trailing only Colorado (whose defenders combined for 62 goals) and Calgary (52). While they were held off the sheet through Games 1 and 2, Carolina’s back-end offence made its presence known Thursday.

With the tally in Game 3, Burns now has 23 career playoff goals to his name, tied for the most among active defencemen. For Orlov, the goal is his first in the post-season in half a decade, his last coming in 2018, when he helped the Washington Capitals claim the Cup.

Andersen continues his run as Hurricanes’ X-Factor

While the club across from them found themselves waffling between goaltending options — starting Semyon Varlamov in Games 1 and 2, going to Ilya Sorokin in Game 3, only to throw Varlamov back in midway through the tilt — the Hurricanes have had to spend zero minutes mulling their goaltending in this series.

After putting up a dominant performance in Game 1, and sitting back and watching the crew in front of him wake up and take over in Game 2, Andersen put on a show once again in the series’ third instalment. The great Dane turned aside 29 of 31 shots from the host Islanders in this one, looking particularly steady in the third as New York outshot Carolina 11-3, but wound up unable to get that one more goal needed to tie it up.

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Through the series overall, the 34-year-old has turned aside 71 of 77 shots through three games — and, notably, he’s stopped all 25 shots he’s faced in third periods through those three tilts.

Carolina: Kings of the nail-biters

In a way, the Islanders’ best shot at taking down the behemoth Canes came in this third game. Carolina bested New York 3-1 in Game 1, and then 5-3 when all was said and done in Game 2. Here, in Game 3, it was a closer affair on paper, the Islanders falling 3-2, just a goal shy of making it interesting.

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But the Eastern Conference underdogs — and all future Hurricanes foes — should take little solace in the closer affair. Because the Canes showed all season how comfortable they are in these games. They thrive in the nail-biters. Case in point: The club came away with a win in one-goal games 42 times during the regular season, tied with Vegas and Nashville for the most league-wide.

Now, that ability to lock up and hang on has them one win away from an easy ticket to the second round.

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Bill Belichick gives middling review of new Patriots QB Drake Maye

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 22:07

Safe to say that Drake Maye wouldn’t have been the Patriots’ selection if Bill Belichick was still running the front office.

The legendary New England head coach made an appearance on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show to break down the NFL Draft and had a notable take on his former team’s third-overall pick.

“His footwork needs a lot of work,” the legendary coach said of Maye, breaking down some of his tape. “Here, he’s all over the place. Never rests his feet. Never really gets in position to throw. Gets strip-sacked. Too much hopping around. Step up and throw.”

“He’s gonna need some work in reading defences, reading coverages.”

Maye, who was a two-year starter at North Carolina, seemed the consensus choice for most analysts at that spot. The 21-year-old signal-caller has been a top college player, throwing for 8,018 yards with 63 touchdowns to 16 interceptions throughout his time in Chapel Hill.

That wasn’t enough time behind centre for Belichick though, as the coach made it clear that he believes Maye needs some “time and experience” to fully settle into his role.

“Very talented kid. Good size, runs well, has a good arm. Just, he hasn’t played very much. Doesn’t have a lot of experience.”

He also harped on Maye comparing himself to Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen, saying that the AFC East rival QB is a “pretty special player now,” but agreed that there are some similarities regarding his size and athleticism.

New England has struggled under centre since losing Tom Brady, cycling through guys like Cam Newton, Mac Jones, Bailey Zappe and Brian Hoyer. The hope is that Maye is able to remedy their woes and be the new face of their franchise.

Though he may not have been Belichick’s QB of choice, this is the first time in 24 seasons that the Patriots are working without his guiding influence in the front office and coaching staff.

In his place, de facto GM Eliot Wolf and rookie head coach OJ Mayo saw a lot more upside from the athletic Maye, both on the field and off.

“He was one of the only quarterbacks in this draft that went up there after every loss and handled the media,” Wolf said. “He handled it with grace, with class. There were a lot of times where the reporters were trying to get him to throw somebody under the bus, and he wouldn’t do it. He’s a 21-year-old kid, but he’s very mature and understands what it means to be a leader.”

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‘It was dirty’: Knicks’ Donte DiVincenzo on flagrant foul by 76ers’ Joel Embiid

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 21:52

Safe to say there’s no love lost between the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks following Game 3 of their first-round series.

Philadelphia picked up a 125-114 win to cut the series deficit to 2-1 on the heels of a 50-point performance from Joel Embiid, but most of the post-game conversation was about a moment from the first quarter.

Midway through the frame Embiid ended up on the ground following a strong take by OG Anunoby and decided the best way to contest a dunk attempt by Mitchell Robinson was to grab his legs. After a review by the officiating crew, Embiid was assessed a flagrant foul type one.

Robinson seemed fine following the incident but would go on to tweak his ankle later in the second quarter and did not return for the second half. After the game, he was seen leaving the Wells Fargo Center in a walking boot.

His Knicks teammates were quick to chime in and share their thoughts on the moment.

“I’m all for tough fouls, tough playoff fouls,” Josh Hart said to reporters post-game. “But that’s something that can put a guy out for a significant amount of time.”

Donte DiVincenzo kept it brief, simply saying “it was dirty.”

Isaiah Hartenstein said Embiid’s foul “wasn’t a basketball play.”

Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau offered more to reporters when asked about the incident.

“Which one?” Thibodeau asked. “The one they called, or the one they didn’t call? Just want to make sure we have clarity on that.” New York’s bench boss was eluding to a play minutes before the Embiid flagrant foul where he got tangled with Hartenstein and appeared to strike the Knicks’ centre in the groin.

Thibodeau mentioned he would send clips to the league about things he wanted to bring to the NBA’s attention but wouldn’t hold his breath on anything changing.

“I’ll send my clips in like I do every game, and then they’ll say ‘marginal contact.’ And then we’ll have marginal contact on Embiid, and he’ll be at the line 21 times,” Thibodeau said. “(Officials) have a pool reporter, don’t they? That might be a good question for ’em.”

Crew chief Zach Zarba did answer the question post-game and kept his comments consistent with the decision to assess Embiid with a flagrant one.

“In this instance, the crew was unanimous along with the replay centre official in Secaucus that this foul was unnecessary but did not rise to the level of a flagrant 2,” said Zarba to a pool reporter. “The unnecessary contact rose to the level of a flagrant 1 but we were unanimous that this did not rise to the level of excessive contact, unnecessary and excessive, which would have been a flagrant 2 ejection.”

On the other side, 76ers head coach Nick Nurse had very little to say as he “didn’t see it.”

Game 4 between the two squads will tip off in Philadelphia on Sunday.

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SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 21:15

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Report: 76ers’ Joel Embiid treated for Bell’s palsy during playoff run

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 21:09

After days of speculation around the health of Joel Embiid, some clarity was provided following the Philadelphia 76ers Game 3 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday.

Minutes after the game, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the reigning MVP has been treated for a mild case of Bell’s palsy for the past week. The condition is an unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis that usually resolves on its own and causes no complications.

During Game 2 of the Knicks and 76ers first-round series, video of Embiid at the free throw line caught the attention of basketball fans as he could be seen blinking but his left eye was not moving.

After Game 2, Embiid spoke to reporters but would not lift his head and continued to cover his face with a hand as he answered questions.

According to Wojnarowski, the condition began for Embiid during the 76ers’ Play-In win over the Miami Heat but he wanted to keep it private to avoid distractions.

Embiid complained of migraines but “thought it was nothing” before he finally notified doctors he wasn’t feeling well.

“My body was just, I was just not feeling it,” Embiid said. “Yes, it’s pretty annoying. My left side of my face, my mouth and my eye. It’s been tough, but I’m not a quitter. I’m going to keep fighting through anything. It’s unfortunate, that’s the way I look at it. But it’s not an excuse. I’ve got to keep pushing.”

The condition hasn’t appeared to limit Embiid as he dropped a playoff career-high 50 points as Philadelphia beat New York and cut the series deficit to 2-1.

Embiid had been wearing sunglasses throughout the series and conducted a Game 2 postgame interview with his head down in front of his locker to hide his symptoms. The reigning MVP said he has no timetable on how long it could take to recover from Bell’s palsy.

“It hasn’t really necessarily gotten better,” he said. “With the conversations that I’ve had, it could be weeks, it could be months. I just hope that it stays like this. I’ve got a beautiful face. I don’t like when my mouth is looking the other way. Unfortunate situation but everything happens for a reason.”

Game 4 will tip off on Sunday from Philadelphia.

— with files from the Associated Press

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SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 21:05

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Report: Kirk Cousins ‘disappointed’ by Falcons’ Penix Jr. selection

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 20:59

The biggest surprise of the night came as a shock to players and fans alike.

When the Atlanta Falcons made the stunning choice to select QB Michael Penix Jr. eighth-overall, incumbent QB Kirk Cousins was reportedly “shocked” and “disappointed” by the pick, according to NFL Network’s Jane Slater.

The Falcons are only weeks removed from giving Cousins a big-time four-year, $180 million contract with $100 million guaranteed. That deal also comes with a no-trade clause.

When the veteran QB was asked about Atlanta’s choice to spend a valuable high pick on his potential replacement, he wasn’t exactly thrilled about having someone looking over his shoulder for the foreseeable future.

“It’s a business,” he said, according to NFL Network’s Slater.

According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, the team called him to inform him that they would be selecting Penix there. He apparently knew that the team had planned to select a QB at the draft, but didn’t think it would happen in the first round.

Cousins’ agent Mike McCartney confirmed to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo that the call from the Falcons came as a big shock to the veteran quarterback and his camp.

“Yes, it was a big surprise,” McCartney told Garafolo. “We had no idea this was coming. The truth is the whole league had no idea this was coming. We got no heads up. Kirk got a call from the Falcons when they were on the clock. That was the first we herd. It never came up in conversation.

The Penix Jr. selection did indeed come out of nowhere. With three quarterbacks flying off the board in the first three picks, fans were left wondering when, who and to what team the next signal-caller would go.

Michael Penix Jr., from Washington, heading to the Falcons at eighth overall was certainly not the consensus choice.

“I’m not gonna say I knew it was coming,” Penix Jr. said to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi. “But I knew once the phone call came through.”

Following the first round, GM Terry Fontenot and coach Raheem Morris were asked about the selection and said that they don’t expect to be picking that high again in the near future, so getting their guy now made sense.

“You don’t pass up that opportunity,” Fontenot explained, according to Fox 5 Atlanta’s Tori McElhaney. “Kirk Cousins is our quarterback. … With Michael Penix, we’re thinking about the future.”

It’s not to say he’s not talented. The 23-year-old QB had a stellar senior season for the Huskies, throwing for 1903 yards with 36 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. But the context in which he’s being selected is certainly a shock.

He helped lead Washington to a 14-1 record, eventually losing to Michigan in the National Championship. He threw for 255 yards with one touchdown and two picks in the Final.

According to NFL Network’s James Palmer, the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders were all looking to trade into the top 10 to select Penix Jr., perhaps justifying the Falcons’ decision to hold steady.

Meanwhile, the 35-year-old Cousins tore his Achilles midway through the 2023 season, forcing him out for the Vikings’ last nine games.

Over his six seasons in Minnesota, Cousins threw for 23,265 yards with 171 touchdowns and 55 interceptions. He was named to the Pro Bowl three times, with his last selection coming in the 2022 season.

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‘A superstar in this sport’: Cooper pays tribute to Bob Cole

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 20:55

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Bears take Caleb Williams with top pick as record 6 QBs chosen in 1st round of NFL draft

CBC Sports - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 20:52

Caleb Williams is heading to the Windy City, aiming to become the franchise quarterback Chicago has sought for decades. Five other teams selected quarterbacks among the top 12 picks, setting a record with five in the top 10 and tying a record for the most in the first round.

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SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 20:40

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Joel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks, cut deficit to 2-1

SportsNets - Thu, 04/25/2024 - 20:35

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is suffering from Bell’s palsy and played Game 3 with a bulky knee brace to sturdy the 7-footer after dealing with injuries all season.

The lingering effects of the time off from his most recent knee surgery sucked him into a depression — and that was before Embiid was hit with a form of facial paralysis. Embiid pushed aside the pain — mental and physical — and embraced the pressure after he vowed the 76ers were “going to win this series” against the New York Knicks.

Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-saving third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

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After getting punished in New York, the Sixers pushed back.

“They want to bring the physicality,” Embiid said. “We can be physical, too.”

Embiid boldly stated “We’re going to win this series” after the 76ers dropped Game 2.

They at least have a shot now — the Knicks lead the series 2-1 and Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.

Embiid was 13 of 19 from the floor, made 19 of 21 free throws and hit five 3-pointers.

Embiid, who scored a franchise-best 70 points against San Antonio in January, became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points on fewer than 20 shots in a playoff game.

Last season’s NBA MVP, Embiid finally turned the crowd — which had a distinct New York flavour in South Philly — into one rocking for the home team. The All-Star center played more like a sharpshooting guard in the third when he saved the season.

The Sixers pecked away at a three-point halftime deficit when Embiid got hot. He hit one 3 and then two more —- the last two with assists from Tyrese Maxey — that gave the Sixers an 82-72 lead. His fourth 3 pushed the lead to 98-85.

Not bad for a career 34 per cent 3-point shooter.

Maxey added two 3s in the quarter and the 76ers went a whopping 9 of 12 from beyond the arc for 43 points.

Embiid mostly kept his cool and was in the mix on both ends of the court all game. Embiid had 17 points, three fouls and he even grabbed Mitchell Robinson and dragged him to the court in a first half where they again weren’t good enough to look like a team that could beat the Knicks.

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Embiid was whistled for a flagrant foul on the play. Robinson suffered a sprained left ankle and left the arena in a boot.

“I didn’t mean to hurt anybody,” Embiid said. “In those situations, I’ve got to protect myself.”

Embiid said he first started suffering from the affliction about a “day or two” before the Sixers played the Miami Heat on April 17 in the play-in tournament.

“My left side of my face, my mouth and my eye,” Embiid said. “It’s been tough. But I’m not a quitter. I’m going to keep fighting through anything.”

The Knicks won the first two games in New York, highlighted by Donte DiVincenzo’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in Game 2. Against the backdrop of two Villanova national championship banners they helped the program win, the trio of former Wildcats were largely stifled in Game 3.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 39 points and 13 assists. Josh Hart — whose spectacular 3-point shooting in New York was an unexpected bonus for the Knicks — scored 20 points but DiVincenzo had five.

Hart said he was “all for tough playoff fouls” but Embiid’s foul could have put Robinson out for a “serious amount of time.”

The Knicks must have felt at home inside a Sixers’ arena that sounded more like Madison Square Garden as chants of “Let’s Go Knicks!’ echoed throughout the arena for a chunk of the game. John Starks wildly cheered them on from his courtside.

The Sixers countered with Allen Iverson, who along with Embiid and Billy Cunningham are the only players in franchise history to hit 50 points in a playoff game.

But nostalgia didn’t matter much between teams that played each other in a postseason series for the first time since 1989.

This one could be shaping up as one to remember.

Embiid was serenaded with “MVP! MVP!” chants as he stretched the lead from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

“Joel Embiid has been banned from the Empire State Building,” was posted on the skyscraper’s social media account.

Maxey finished with 25 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 points and showed no lingering effects following his reported involvement in a car crash after Game 2. Cam Payne hit three 3s and scored 11 points.

“I think Cam Payne was the MVP of the game,” 76ers guard Kyle Lowry said.

Outside of a disputed call on Embiid’s flagrant, Game 3 was played without any significant disputes with the officiating after the NBA said the referees missed several late calls in Game 2.

Embiid’s 21 free-throw attempts were more than New York attempted the entire game; the Knicks made 13 of 19.

“I’ll send my clips in like I do every game,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “They’ll say marginal contact. Then they’ll say marginal contact on Embiid and he’ll be at the line 21 times. That’s just the way it works.”

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Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov help Hurricanes hold on to beat Islanders, grab 3-0 series lead

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NEW YORK — Defencemen Brent Burns and Dmitry Orlov got Carolina off to a fast start and the Hurricanes held on to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.

Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists. Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots. Carolina won for the eighth time in nine games at UBS Arena, which opened for the 2021-22 season.

Brock Nelson and Pierre Engvall scored for the Islanders. They are a loss away from being eliminated by Carolina in the first round for the second straight year.

Ilya Sorokin, getting the start after Semyon Varlamov went in the first two games, was pulled in the second period after giving up three goals on 14 shots. Varlamov came on and stopped all eight shots he faced.

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Game 4 is Saturday in New York.

With the Hurricanes leading 3-2, Andersen made a nice save falling backward on a shot by Alexander Romanov about 6 1/2 minutes in the third period. The puck lay in the paint briefly before the goalie covered it up.

Andersen made another stellar save while sitting on the ice, reaching up to grab a shot by Romanov with 5:48 left.

The Islanders pulled Varlamov for an extra skater with 1:55 to go, but could not get the equalizer.

Trailing 2-0 after one period, the Islanders got on the scoreboard early in the second when Engvall took a pass in front from Anders Lee and fired a shot between Andersen’s legs.

Aho restored the two-goal lead at 7:14 as he got a pass from Svechnikov and fired a shot from the high slot past Sorokin for his second goal of the series. That ended Sorokin’s night.

Nelson brought the Islanders back within one late in the middle period. Ryan Pulock’s shot was deflected off teammate Kyle Palmieri in front and Nelson came in and quickly put it past Andersen on the right side with 2:21 to go.

The Islanders had a 15-9 advantage on shots in the first period, but trailed 2-0 after 20 minutes. New York’s shot total in the period exceeded their total in all of Game 2 when they managed only 12.

Burns got the Hurricanes on the scoreboard first as he fired a shot from the top of the right circle that deflected off the stick of Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly and past Sorokin at 4:46.

Andersen made a stellar glove save reaching to his left on Noah Dobson’s attempt from the right side at 9:23 on the rebound of a shot by Mathew Barzal to preserve the lead.

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Orlov then beat Sorokin on the stick side from the left circle just over a minute later to increase Carolina’s lead to 2-0. It was the second straight goal by a defenseman after forwards had scored all the goals in the first two games.

The Hurricanes were without defenseman Brett Pesce because of a lower-body injury suffered on a noncontact sequence during the second period of Game 2 on Monday night. Tony DeAngelo started in his place in a pairing with Brady Skjei.

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