Baseball-MLB: 2 more no hitters! Mikolas out again. deGrom back tomorrow. Rays win 10. Reyes out 5-7 weeks.
Baseball/Softball-NCAA: NCAA Softball onto Super Regionals. Big 12, ACC, SEC Baseball Championships this week. Check out the schedules below!
Basketball-NBA: Playoffs are on!
Golf: Mickelson wins 6th major – oldest ever. Crowd swarmed the 18th.
Hockey: Playoffs are in full swing!
Olympic Sports: Biles is back! China ultramarathon kills 21. 2 2x Olympic Champions will miss Tokyo – USA Taylor. GBR Brown is back! Diamond League debut with strong showing from Team GBR. Nina King 3rd black woman AD. Fin wins world hockey championships.
Tennis: Coco Gauff wins first title on clay. Florida men and Texas women take tennis natty.
Baseball-MLB:
- There have been 2 more no-hitters, which brings the total of no-hitters to 6 and its only May… The MLB record for the most in 1 season is only 7 which happened in 1990, 1991, 2012 and 2015. The two latest are: Tigers’ P Spencer Turnbull threw one on May 18th against the Mariners. Yankees’ P Corey Kruber thrown one on May 19th against the Rangers. That brings us to another potential record but this one no one wants. The Mariners, Rangers and Indians have all been no-hit teams 2xs in the season. No team has ever had 3… 2 of these no-hitters were also just 1 batter away from being perfect games. We haven’t seen a perfect game since 2012 but it certainly looks like the odds might be in our favor this year.
- Poor RHP Miles Mikolas cannot catch a break. In his first major league game to start since 2019, he was pulled after 4 innings and put on the IL for forearm soreness. His last game was the NL Championship games in 2019 for flexor tendon surgery then he messed up his shoulder in the bullpen in 2021. Mikolas had an MRI on Saturday following the game.
- Good news for Mets fans, Jacob deGrom is set to return on Tuesday after being on the IL since May 11 with back tightness.
- The Rays have won their last 10 straight games. Tampa Bay trailed 2-4 in the 9th before rallying to win 6-4 with all the action happening in the 9th. Let’s see how long this streak continues. They play the Blue Jays again tonight but have already locked up the series with 3 wins.
- Indians RF Franmil Reyes will be out for 5-7 weeks with an oblique strain. Reyes leads the team in RBIs and is 2nd in HRs right now and this may not help the team’s no-hitter record possibility either. He obtained the injury when batting in the 6th inning on a foul ball.
Baseball/Softball-NCAA: (since there is a lot going on)
- Softball NCAA tournament has started. It’s now onto the Super Regionals (best of 3 series).
- UCLA, VTech, Florida St, LSU, Arkansas, Arizona, Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma St, Mizzou, James Madison, Washington and Oklahoma advance.
- This week is the Conference Championships for baseball. The NCAA tournament qualifiers will be announced next Monday.
- Nebraska already won the Big 10 Championship
- Arizona won the Pac12.
- Give this high schooler a scholarship…
Basketball:
- Playoffs have begun! Here are just some of the highlights so far!
- Epic showdown between LeBron and Steph Curry if you missed that. The 2 teams met up in a playin game for one of the final spots in the playoffs, not the final although it seemed felt it. The Warriors were leading by 13 at half before this nasty shot by LeBron to win the game 103-100. The Warriors then proceeded to lose to the Grizzlies on Friday to miss the playoffs completely.
- Trae Young snuck in a game winning floater to beat the Knicks 107-105 in game 1 in Madison Square Garden. After hitting that shot, the crowd went silent when they had previously been screaming obscenities at Young. The Hawks are up 1-0 in the series. Young scored 32 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds in his first playoff game ever. Let that sink in.
- The Bucks lead the series over the Heat 1-0 after winning 109-107 in OT. And the team better be thanking Khris Middleton, who not only scored 27 points, but also the game winner. It was 0.5 seconds from being a buzzer beater.
Golf:
- You have to be living under a rock to miss this one. Phil Mickelson won his 6th major at the PGA Championship this weekend at age 50, the oldest man to ever win a major. The average age has been 33-34 lately but last year’s winner was 23-year-old Collin Morikawa. This is Phil’s 45th PGA Tour title. He only needs the US Open to complete the career grand slam, which is the next major up for grabs (June 17-20th).
- Brooks Koepka was in the final pairing with Lefty but shot a round of 74 to finish 2 shots off the lead, however not a bad result considering he has been battling a knee injury that even his doctors said would take 6 months to come back from. He is on month 2… Louis Oosthuizen also tied Brooks for 2nd as he was looking for his first major since 2010 but couldn’t get it done on what was clearly Phil’s day.
- In case you missed it, security at the championship completely lost control of the crowd n the 18th fairway as they went and swarmed Phil. This led to a couple of scary moments. Especially for Phil’s competitor, Brooks, who was literally harder to find than Waldo in the crowd for a couple minutes as he approached the green. The 18th fairway rush of the crowd did not help as he said his knee got banged up several times…intentionally or not, he is unsure but there was no doubt that the crowd was very pro-Phil. Also Brooks’ caddy got hit in the face.
Hockey:
- Stanley Cup playoffs are underway! Here are the updated results.
Olympic Sports:
- Simone Biles is back and she is in great form. She is officially the first woman to ever land a Yurchecnko double pike in competition…
- China is not only dealing with the boycotting the Olympics issue but also the fact that 21 people (so far) have been killed in a mountain ultramarathon. Hail, freezing rain and winds caused the deaths during the 100km race which was held at Yellow River Stone Forest at 6,500-9,800 ft altitude. The extreme weather came in unexpectedly according to race organizers but local weather channels had been warning of hail for 3 days prior.
- USA Triple Jump 2x Olympic Champion Christian Taylor has torn his Achilles and will miss the Tokyo Olympics. It was a quick turnaround after tearing it in Czech on Wednesday and having surgery to fix it in GER on Thursday but the recovery road is a long one. Taylor is 30 and won the TJ in both London and Rio. He also won 3 World Championships in a row.
- Speaking of not returning Olympic champions, KEN 2x Gold Medalist in the 800m, David Rudisha will miss the Tokyo games due to a hamstring issue. This one isn’t too surprising has Rudisha has not competed internationally since 2017. He currently holds the WR of 1:42.15. So there is guaranteed to be a new 800m and TJ Olympic champion in Tokyo.
- GBR Skateboarder Sky Brown has returned from a life threatening to finish 2nd in a Tokyo qualifier on Sunday. This may seem odd because Sky is only 12 but last year she fell from a ramp in California suffering fractures in her skull, wrist and hand. Sky is hoping to become GBR’s youngest summer Olympian by competing in the women’s park event. The record for youngest brit to compete in the summer Olympic Games was 13-year-old swimmer Margery Hinton from the 1928 Olympics. Overall 11-year-old Cecilia Colledge will still hold the youngest ever in figure skating in the 1932 Winter games.
- The Diamond League opened its season in England this weekend and the brits had themselves a hometown winner. In a stacked 100m field including Shelly-Ann Fraser Price (2x Olympic Champion) and American Sha’Carri Richardson, GBR Dina Asher-Smith took first with a time of 11.35 seconds in rainy and windy conditions. In no surprise later, GBR Laura Muir won the 1500m with a time of 4:03.73 destroying the field. USA Sam Kendericks beat SWE Duplantis in the pole vault 5.74m>5.55m. Expect those 2 to trade wins almost every meet.
- Nina King will become the 3rd black woman AD at a power 5 conference school when she takes over at Duke later this year. Current AD Kevin White is retiring on Sept 1 and King has worked for White for the last 13 years. UVA and Vanderbilt also have black women as their ADs. Only 3 additional schools have women in that position: Pitt, Penn St and Washington.
- FIN beat the USA to win the world hockey championship.
- Japan has opened 2 mass vaccination centers in prep for the games.
Tennis:
- Coco Gauff won her 2nd and 3rd pro titles at the Emilia-Romagna Open this weekend as she won the singles and doubles with her partner Caty McNally. This tournament was played on clay and was Gauff’s first win on the surface. Perfect timing, because the French Open begins next week.
- NCAA tennis national championships were decided this weekend. The Florida men beat Baylor 4-1 and the Texas women beat Pepperdine 4-3 to claim their titles.
What to watch this week
Baseball-MLB:
- Mon 5/24
- Cardinals at White Sox @ 7pm on ESPN
- Kim vs Lynn
- Cardinals at White Sox @ 7pm on ESPN
- Tues 5/25
- Dodgers at Astros @ 7:10pm on FS1
- Kershaw vs Greinke
- Dodgers at Astros @ 7:10pm on FS1
- Wed 5/26
- Dodgers at Astros @ 6:30pm on ESPN
- Bauer vs Garcia
- Dodgers at Astros @ 6:30pm on ESPN
- Sat 5/29
- 3 games @ 3:10pm on FOX depending on local
- Braves at Mets
- Brewers at Nationals
- Woodruff vs Corbin
- Giants at Dodgers
- DeSclafani vs Urias
- 3 games @ 3:10pm on FOX depending on local
- Sun 5/30
- Braves at Mets @ 6pm on ESPN
- Fried vs deGrom
- Braves at Mets @ 6pm on ESPN
Baseball/Softball–NCAA: (ranked vs ranked only):
- Tues 5/25
- Baseball: SEC: Kentucky at Florida @ 9:30am on SEC
- Baseball: SEC: Alabama at South Carolina @ 1pm on SEC
- Baseball: SEC: LSU at Georgia @ 4:30pm on SEC
- Baseball: SEC: Auburn at Ole Miss @ 8pm on SEC
- Wed 5/26
- Baseball: Big 12: Texas Tech vs Baylor @ 9am on ESPNU
- Baseball: SEC: Mississippi ST vs TBD @ 9:30am on SEC
- Baseball: SEC: Tennessee vs TBD @ 1pm on SEC
- Baseball: SEC: Arkansas vs TBD @ 4:30pm on SEC
- Baseball: SEC: Vanderbilt vs TBD @ 8pm on SEC
- Thurs 5/27
- Baseball: Big 12: Game 6 @ 9am on ESPNU
- Baseball: SEC: Teams TBD @ 9:30am on SEC
- Baseball: Big 12: Game 7 @ 12:30pm on ESPNU
- Baseball: SEC: Teams TBD @ TBD on SEC
- Baseball: SEC: Teams TBD @ 4:30pm on SEC
- Softball Super Regional: 7. LSU vs 10. Florida St @ 6pm on ESPN
- Baseball: SEC: Teams TBD @ 8pm on SEC
- Softball Super Regional: 2. UCLA vs VTech @ 8:30pm on ESPN
- Fri 5/28
- Softball Super Regional: 3. Alabama vs 14. Kentucky @ 12pm on ESPN2
- Softball Super Regional: 1. Oklahoma vs 16. Washington @ 2pm on ESPN2
- Baseball: SEC: Quarterfinals Teams TBD @ 3pm on SEC
- Softball Super Regional: 5. Oklahoma St vs 12. Texas @ 4pm on ESPN2
- Softball Super Regional: 4. Florida vs Georgia @ 4pm on ESPNU
- Baseball: SEC: Quarterfinals Teams TBD @ 6:30pm on SEC
- Softball Super Regional: 7. LSU vs 10. Florida St @ 6pm on ESPN2
- Softball Super Regional: 6. Arkansas vs 11. Arizona @ 6pm on ESPNU
- Softball Super Regional: 8. Mizzou vs James Madison @ 8pm on ESPNU
- Softball Super Regional: 2. UCLA vs VTech @ 8:30pm on ESPN2
- Sat 5/29
- Baseball: SEC: Semifinals Teams TBD @ 12pm on SEC
- Baseball: ACC: Pool A Winner vs Pool D Winner @ 12pm on ACC
- Softball Super Regional: 4. Florida vs Georgia @ 11am on ESPN
- Softball Super Regional: 3. Alabama vs 14. Kentucky @ 1pm on ESPN
- Softball Super Regional: 1. Oklahoma vs 16. Washington @ 2pm on ABC
- Baseball: SEC: Semifinals Teams TBD @ 3:30pm on SEC
- Softball Super Regional: 5. Oklahoma St vs 12. Texas @ 3pm on ESPN
- Baseball: ACC: Pool B Winner vs Pool C Winner @ 4pm on ACC
- Softball Super Regional: 6. Arkansas vs 11. Arizona @ 4pm on ESPN2
- Softball Super Regional: 8. Mizzou vs James Madison @ 6pm on ESPNU
- Softball Super Regional: 7. LSU vs 10. Florida St @ 6pm on ESPN2
- If necessary
- Softball Super Regional: 2. UCLA vs VTech @ 8:30pm on ESPN
- If necessary
- Sun 5/30
- Baseball: ACC Championship Game @ 11am on ESPN2
- Softball Super Regional: 4. Florida vs Georgia @ 11am on ESPN
- Baseball: American Athletic Championship Game @ 11am on ESPNEWS
- Softball Super Regional: 8. Mizzou vs James Madison @ 1pm on ESPNU
- If necessary
- Baseball: SEC Championship Game @ 2pm on ESPN2
- Softball Super Regional: 1. Oklahoma vs 16. Washington @ 3pm on ESPN
- If necessary
- Softball Super Regional: 3. Alabama vs 14. Kentucky @ 3pm on ESPNU
- If necessary
- Baseball: Big 12 Championship Game @ 5pm on ESPN2
- Softball Super Regional: 5. Oklahoma St vs 12. Texas @ 5pm on ESPN2
- If necessary
- Softball Super Regional: 6. Arkansas vs 11. Arizona @ 8pm on ESPN2
- If necessary
Basketball-NBA:
- Mon 5/24
- E: Heat at Bucks @ 6:30pm on TNT
- MIL leads 1-0
- W: Trail Blazers at Nuggets @ 9pm on TNT
- POR leads 1-0
- E: Heat at Bucks @ 6:30pm on TNT
- Tues 5/25
- E: Celtics at Nets @ 6:30pm on TNT
- BKN leads 1-0
- W: Lakers at Suns @ 9pm on TNT
- PHX leads 1-0
- W: Mavericks at Clippers @ 9:30pm on NBATV
- DAL leads 1-0
- E: Celtics at Nets @ 6:30pm on TNT
- Wed 5/26
- E: Wizards at 76ers @ 6pm on NBATV
- PHI leads 1-0
- E: Hawks at Knicks @ 6:30pm on TNT
- ATL leads 1-0
- W: Grizzlies at Jazz @ 9pm on TNT
- MEM leads 1-0
- E: Wizards at 76ers @ 6pm on NBATV
- Thurs 5/27
- E: Bucks at Heat @ 6:30pm on TNT
- W: Suns at Lakers @ 9pm on TNT
- W: Nuggets at Trail Blazers @ 9:30pm on NBATV
- Fri 5/28
- E: Knicks at Hawks @ 6pm on ESPN
- E: Nets at Celtics @ 7:30pm on ABC
- W: Clippers at Mavericks @ 8:30pm on ESPN
- Sat 5/29
- E: Bucks at Heat @ 12:30pm on TNT
- W: Nuggets at Trail Blazers @ 3pm on TNT
- E: 76ers at Wizards @ 6pm on ESPN
- W: Jazz at Grizzlies @ 8:30pm on ESPN
- Sun 5/30
- E: Knicks at Hawks @ 12pm on ABC
- W: Suns at Lakers @ 2:30pm on ABC
- E: Nets at Celtics @ 6pm on TNT
- W: Clippers at Mavericks @ 8:30pm on TNT
Golf:
- Mon 5/24
- NCAA D1 Women Golf Final – Individual Stroke Play @ 4pm on Golf Channel
- Tues 5/25
- NCAA D1 Women Golf Final – Quarterfinal Teams Matches @ 11am on Golf Channel
- NCAA D1 Women Golf Final – Semifinals Team Matches @ 4pm on Golf Channel
- Wed 5/26
- NCAA D1 Women Golf Final – Team Final @ 4pm on Golf Channel
- Thurs 5/27
- Charles Schwab Challenge – Round 1 @ 3pm on Golf Channel
- Fri 5/28
- Charles Schwab Challenge – Round 2 @ 3pm on Golf Channel
- Sat 5/29
- Charles Schwab Challenge – Round 3
- @ 1pm on Golf Channel
- @ 4:30pm on CBS
- Charles Schwab Challenge – Round 3
- Sun 5/30
- Charles Schwab Challenge – Round 4
- @ 11am on Golf Channel
- @ 1pm on CBS
- Charles Schwab Challenge – Round 4
Hockey:
- Mon 5/24
- Islanders at Penguins @ 6pm on NBCSN
- Tied 2-2
- Maple Leafs at Canadiens @ 6pm on NHL
- Tied 1-1
- Lightning at Panthers @ 7pm on CNBC
- TB leads 3-1
- Oilers at Jets @ 8:45pm on NBCSN
- WPG leads 3-0
- Wild at Golden Knights @ 9:30pm on CNBC
- VGS leads 3-1
- Islanders at Penguins @ 6pm on NBCSN
- Tues 5/25
- Maple Leafs at Canadiens @ 6:30pm on NBCSN
- Predators at Hurricanes @ 7pm on CNBC
- Tied 2-2
- Penguins at Islanders @ TBD on TBD
- Panthers at Lightning @ TBD on TBD
- Jets at Oilers @ TBD on TBD
- Golden Knights at Wild @ TBD on TBD
- Thurs 5/27
- Hurricanes at Predators @ TBD on TBD
- Canadiens at Maple Leafs @ TBD on TBD
- Fri 5/28 – if necessary
- Islanders at Penguins @ TBD on TBD
- Game 7
- Lightning at Panthers @ TBD on TBD
- Game 7
- Oilers at Jets @ TBD on TBD
- Wild at Golden Knights @ TBD on TBD
- Game 7
- Islanders at Penguins @ TBD on TBD
- Sat 5/29 – if necessary
- Predators at Hurricanes @ TBD on TBD
- Game 7
- Maple Leafs at Canadiens @ TBD on TBD
- Predators at Hurricanes @ TBD on TBD
- Sun 5/30 – if necessary
- Jets at Oilers @ TBD on TBD
- Game 7
- Jets at Oilers @ TBD on TBD
Motorsports:
- Fri 5/28
- IndyCar: Indianapolis 500 Carb Day @ 10am on NBCSN
- Sat 5/29
- Motocross: Lucas Oil – Fox Raceway @ 5pm on NBCSN
- Sun 5/30
- IndyCar: Indy 500 @ 3pm on NBCSN
- Replay @ 6:30pm
- MotoGP: Italian GP @ 4pm on NBCSN
- IndyCar: Indy 500 @ 3pm on NBCSN
Olympic Sports:
- Mon 5/24
- Track & Field: ACC Outdoor Championships @ 5pm on ACC
- Rowing: ACC Rowing Championship @ 8pm on ACC
- Fri 5/28
- Lacrosse: NCAA D1 Women Semifinal 1 – 4. Boston College vs 1. UNC @ 11am on ESPNU
- Lacrosse: NCAA D1 Women Semifinal 2 – 3. Syracuse vs 2. Northwestern @ 1pm on ESPNU
- Track & Field: Diamond League – Doha @ 11:30pm on NBCSN
- Sat 5/29
- Lacrosse: NCAA D1 Men Semifinal 1 – 4. UVA vs 1. UNC @ TBD on ESPN Channel TBD
- Lacrosse: NCAA D1 Men Semifinal 2 – 3. Maryland vs 2. Duke @ TBD on ESPN Channel TBD
- Sun 5/30
- Lacrosse: NCAA D1 Women Final – Teams TBA @ 11am on ESPNU
Soccer:
- Sun 5/30
- International Friendly: SUI vs USA @ 1pm on ESPN
