Baseball: Rockies Phillies drama. Ohtani makes 5 bases in 1 game. OU Softball domination and going for the win streak. Softball post season.
Basketball-NBA: Round 2 results before Conference Finals this week. Morant suspended for the same issue!
Football: Renegades shock XFL to win it all!
Golf: Day wins for the first time since 2018. DJ wins in Tulsa. PGA Championship this weekend.
Hockey: Round 2 ends tonight before Conference finals.
Motorsports: 1000th MotoGP race.
Olympic Sports: Track & Field Conference Championships. NCAA records fall.
Baseball:
- Rockies P Ryan Feltner sustained a skull fracture after a line drive hit his head going ~ 93 mph. This was in the Sunday game against the Phillies and off Nick Castellanos bat. He has been put on the 15 IL but it will likely be longer than that. He will not need surgery but he does have a concussion. He did walk off the mound of his own accord Saturday.
- In that same game, Phillies star Bryce Harper charged dugout and ejected in the 7th He looked to charge the dugout and go after Diaz after the final out in the 7th inning and that altercation cleared both benches. The Rockies won 4-0.
- Shohei Ohtani is back in here again. This time for being the first starting P to make it to a base 5xs during a game on Monday night against the Orioles. That hasn’t happened since 1964 with Yankees P Mel Stottlemyre. You would think that would make an easy win for the Angels but no. They did win 9-5 but while Ohtani made it on base 5xs he also gave up 5 runs.
- Vegas baby – it’s A’s official!
- Oklahoma Softball has now won 43 straight games after beating Texas in the Big 12 Championship final. After the semifinals, it was a program record and the Sooners moved to 2nd all time. They cannot lose 2 more games to be considered the best team in softball history. 1992 UCLA was 54-2, a winning percentage of .964. The longest winning streak is 47 set by Arizona back in 1996-1997. Of OU’s games, 35 have been decided by run-rule, 28 have been shutouts.
- Here is how softball post season works
Basketball – NBA:
- Round 2:
- The Heat had the early series lead on Monday winning to make it 3-1 but the Knicks kept their season alive on Wednesday. But the Miami team put it all away on Friday night winning 96-92 to head back to the Eastern Conference finals.
- In the other half of the East, Phili got Embiid back and it showed in Game 5 with the 76ers winning by 12 to take their first series lead. The Celtics won Game 6 to force a Game 7 in a lower scoring game 95-86. The 76ers haven’t won a Game 7 since 2001 and the Celtics were the season long favorite to make it. Game 7 was played last night as the only matchup to make a Game 7. Boston put it away easily in the 3Q when the 76ers only scored 10 points – yikes! Oh and Tatum scored 51 points alone, the most ever in a Game 7. Celtics win by 24 to make it a rematch of last year’s East Conference final
- Steph Curry might’ve scored a triple-double on Monday but it didn’t matter because the Lakers got the win, going up 3-1 in the series. The Warriors played a great Game 5 at home to stay alive for a Game 6, where the Lakers won and advance after leading in every quarter. The Lakers started 2-10 this season.
- On the flip side of that, the Nuggets were the other favored team and after playing with their food (aka the Suns) for a while, the Nuggets got down to business taking Game 5 by 16 and Game 6 by 25 to become the first team to advance to the conference finals.
- Grizzlies star, Ja Morant has been suspended for flashing gun on social. No this is not déjà vu – he actually did it again! It was quick and on a friend’s Insta but it was still there. I’m going to hazard a guess that his punishment will be more severe this time.
Football:
- The Renegades who went 4-6 during the season upset the 10-1 DC Defenders to win the entire XFL Championship on Saturday. The Arlington team won 35-26 and sealed it with an interception. The Renegades first upset the Houston Roughnecks in the divisional championship before moving onto the overall best record team from DC.
Golf:
- Jason Day won his first PGA Tour title since 2018 after capturing the Byron Nelson on Sunday. You could’ve guessed it was coming since he had been up at the top of the leaderboard lately but it’s good to see. Day shot 62 for his final round to win with a total score of -23. Seung-yul Noh opened with a course-record tying 60. It could all be very serendipitous as Day’s first PGA Tour title was the 2010 Byron Nelson and the only major he has won is the same as the one next week, the PGA Championship (granted back in 2015).
- Dustin Johnson won his 2nd LIV title this weekend in Tulsa. He had to overcome a triple bogey during his final round on the 10th to do it and make a 3-man playoff with Cameron Smith and Branden Grace. Grace set a LIV records low score of 61 in the opening round which Cam Smith tied in his final round. This is quite a bounce back for DJ as he had yet to be within 5 shots of the other LIV winners all season. All this before he heads into the PGA Championship this weekend.
Hockey:
- Round 2:
- You almost thought the Oilers would do it after they tied the series at 1-1 and then 2-2 but that’s where their luck ran out. The Golden Knights beat the Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 to take the series and advance.
- The Hurricanes put away the Devils in just 5 games. Granted Game 5 went into OT but looks like that long first round series took it out of the NJ team.
- The very next night, history repeated itself but in a different matchup. the Panthers were able to beat the Maples Leafs in Game 5 in OT to advance. it could’ve been a sweep but the Florida team let the Toronto team snatch game 4 away by 1 goal. No harm no foul though.
- The Stars vs Kraken matchup is evenly matched. Dallas tied the series up at 2 a piece on Tues and took a lead by taking game 5. But the Kraken came back to tie it back up and take the series to a winner take all game 7 – to be played tonight!
Motorsports:
- This weekend was the 1000th MotoGP race in Le Mans, where it all started in 1949. It was a great one for those of you who don’t normally watch! Of the 21 races who began the race, only 13 finished including the world champion from last year and this year’s championship leader Bagnaia was taken out. Ducati’s Marco Bezecci took home the title in this historic race after taking the lead on lap 11. The French were happy as Zarco finished 3rd to take the final podium spot.
Olympic Sports:
- It was Conference Championship weekend for Track & Field and because it would be too long to go through all of the results, let’s just go through who set new NCAA records. And yes there were multiple.
- On the men’s side, Arkansas TJ Jaydon Hibbert broke a 40 year old record by a foot, unseating a fellow razorback with a jump of 17.87m. The LSU Tigers set a new 4x100m relay record at their home track with a blistering time of 37.90. Florida also broke the record but got 2nd. Don’t feel too bad for them though because the Gators broke the 4x400m record with 2 legs under 44seconds.
- On the women’s side, Arkansas standout Britton Wilson broke the NCAA record in the 400m twice! Once in prelims and another in the final with a time that’s stands now at 49.13. The previous record was by Athing Mu with a time of 49.57. NC State’s Katelyn Tuohy broke the 5000m record the week before conference so it feels only fitting to mention her as well. Moving over from the SEC to the Big 12, the UT women broke the 4x100m relay record lowering it under 42 seconds for the first time in history with a blistering 41.89 in enemy territory (OU).
- Needless to say Arkansas won the SEC title in both M&W. Texas won the women’s Big 12 while Texas Tech took the Men’s. The Duke women annihilated the rest of the ACC field while the Clemson men won by a single point over Florida St. It was a tight race on the men’s side! Washington captured it’s first men’s Pac 12 title while the old favorite Oregon won for the women. And finally rounding out the Power 5, the Nebraska men show they have not given back that coveted title while the Michigan women took it home as well.
What to watch this week
Baseball – MLB:
- Tues 5/16
- Cubs at Astros @ 7:10pm on TBS
- Steele vs Javier
- Cubs at Astros @ 7:10pm on TBS
- Fri 5/19
- Orioles at Blue Jays @ 6:07pm on Apple TV +
- Mariners at Braves @ 6:20pm on Apple TV +
- Sat 5/20
- Brewers at Rays @ 3:10pm on FS1
- Dodgers at Cardinals – or – Mariners at Braves @ 6:15pm on FOX
- Sun 5/21
- Yankees at Reds @ 10:35am on Peacock
- Guardians at Mets @ 6pm on ESPN
- Bieber vs Verlander
Baseball/Softball – NCAA:
- Wed 5/17
- Baseball: 16. Clemson vs VTech @ 7:30pm on ESPNU
- Thurs 5/18
- Baseball: 2. Arkansas vs 12. Vanderbilt @ 6pm on SEC
- Fri 5/19
- Softball Regionals: George Mason vs 8. Duke @ 11am on ACC
- Softball Regionals: Ole Miss vs Baylor @ 12pm on ESPNU
- Softball Regionals: Miami OH vs Kentucky @ 12pm on SEC
- Softball Regionals: Boston U vs VTech @ 1pm on ACC
- Softball Regionals: UNCG vs 16. Clemson @ 2pm on ESPNU
- Softball Regionals: Louisville vs Indiana @ 2pm on ESPN2
- Softball Regionals: Notre Dame vs Oregon @ 4pm on ESPN2
- Softball Regionals: Hofstra vs 1. Oklahoma @ 4pm on ESPNU
- Softball Regionals: Prairie View vs 10. LSU @ 5pm on SEC
- Softball Regionals: UCF vs South Carolina @ 6pm on ESPN2
- Softball Regionals: Nebraska vs Wichita St @ 6pm on ESPNU
- Baseball: Notre Dame vs 22. Boston College @ 6pm on ACC
- Baseball: 2. Arkansas vs 12. Vanderbilt @ 7pm on SEC
- Softball Regionals: Long Beach St vs 9. Stanford @ 8pm on ESPNU
- Softball Regionals: San Diego St vs Liberty @ ESPNU
- Sat 5/20
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 10am on ESPN2
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 12pm on ESPN and ESPN2
- Baseball: UNC vs 7. Clemson @ 12pm on ACC
- Baseball: 18. Tennessee vs 13. South Carolina @ 1pm on SEC
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 2pm on ESPN and ESPN2
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 3pm on ACC
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 4pm on SEC
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 4pm on ESPN & ESPNU & ESPN2
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 5pm on ACC
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 6pm on ESPNU & ESPN2 & SEC
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 8pm on ESPN2 & ESPNU
- Softball Regionals: Teams TBA @ 10pm on ESPN2
- Sun 5/21
- Softball Regionals: similar to the day before – no real guidance
Basketball – NBA:
- Tues 5/16
- West Finals – Game 1: Lakers at Nuggets @ 7:30pm on ESPN
- Wed 5/17
- East Finals – Game 1: Heat at Celtics @ 7:30pm on TNT
- Thurs 5/18
- West Finals – Game 2: Lakers at Nuggets @ 7:30pm on ESPN
- Fri 5/19
- East Finals – Game 2: Heat at Celtics @ 7:30pm on TNT
- Sat 5/20
- West Finals – Game 3: Nuggets at Lakers @ 7:30pm on ABC
- Sun 5/21
- East Finals – Game 3: Celtics at Heat @ 7:30pm on TNT
Football:
- Sat 5/20
- USFL: Pitts at Memphis @ 11:30am on USA
- USFL: Birmingham vs Michigan @ 3pm on FOX
- Sun 5/21
- USFL: NOLA vs Phili @ 11am on FS1
- USFL: NJ vs Houston @ 3pm on FOX
Golf:
- Thurs 5/18
- PGA Championship – Round 1 @ 12pm on ESPN
- @ 6am on ESPN+
- PGA Championship – Round 1 @ 12pm on ESPN
- Fri 5/19
- PGA Championship – Round 3 @ 12pm on ESPN
- @ 6am on ESPN+
- PGA Championship – Round 3 @ 12pm on ESPN
- Sat 5/20
- PGA Championship – Round 3
- @ 9am on ESPN
- @ 12pm on CBS
- PGA Championship – Round 3
- Sun 5/21
- PGA Championship – Final Round
- @ 9am on ESPN
- @ 12pm on CBS
- PGA Championship – Final Round
Hockey:
- Mon 5/15
- Game 7: Kraken at Stars @ 7pm on ESPN
- Thurs 5/18
- East Final – Game 1: Panthers at Hurricanes @ 7pm on TNT (assumed)
- Fri 5/19
- West Final – Game 1: Stars at Golden Knights @ 7:30pm on ESPN
- Sat 5/20
- East Final – Game 2: Panthers at Hurricanes @ 7pm on TNT
- Sun 5/21
- West Final – Game 2: Stars at Golden Knights @ 2pm on ABC
Motorsports:
- Sun 5/21 – F1: Emilia-Romagna GP @ 7:30am on ESPN2
Soccer:
- Mon 5/15
- Premier League: Leicester City vs Liverpool @ 2pm on USA
- Wed 5/17
- MLS: Phili Union vs DC United @ 6:30pm on FS1
- Thurs 5/18
- Premier League: Newcastle vs Brighton @ 1:30pm on USA
- Sat 5/20
- Premier League: Tottenham vs Brentford @ 6:30am on USA
- Premier League: Bournemouth vs ManU @ 9am on USA
- MLS: St. Louis City vs Sporting KC @ 8:30pm on FS1
- Sun 5/21
- Premier League: West Ham vs LeedsU @ 7:30am on ISA
- Premier League: Manchester City vs Chelsea @ 10am on USA
