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USA Today
24-06-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Jrue Holiday is so underappreciated
BREAKING: The Boston Celtics have traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. Another summer, another Jrue Holiday trade to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers and Boston Celtics pulled off a trade while most of us were snoozing, reportedly swapping Holiday for Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks in a deal that should give Boston some cap relief while also replacing a little of the offense they lost when Jayson Tatum went down with an Achilles injury. It wasn't all that unexpected… well, at least the Holiday part. We knew the Celtics were entering an offseason of likely changes as they approached the second apron of the NBA's collective bargaining agreement. Holiday was always a top candidate to be moved as a 35-year-old due $104M over the next three years with his game in apparent decline. It makes complete sense from Boston's side of things. That doesn't make the trade sting any less for Holiday, though. Putting myself in his shoes, this must suck so much. GRADES: Who won the Celtics-Blazers trade? Just imagine how it must feel to be traded by a team you just helped win a championship. Now imagine how it must feel to have that happen TWICE... in three years! As soon as things get shaky, Holiday just always seems to be the odd man out. Consistently friend zoned. Good enough to help a team win, but not good enough to commit to. In 2023, it was the Milwaukee Bucks who traded Holiday to Portland, two years after their championship run and just a day after he said he wanted to retire in Milwaukee. To make matters worse, his wife said the Bucks gave him no indication a trade was on the table. A month later, Portland flipped Holiday to Boston, where he presumably planned to finish his career after winning another title last summer -- just for it to happen all over again. Now, he finds himself back in Portland, where he should probably just get a permanent residence at this point. Think about how underappreciated Holiday has to feel right now. This is a two-time all-star with six All-Defensive teams on his resume. And he's a great locker room guy. He won the NBA's Sportsmanship Award for the second time in his career this season, and he's also a three-time recipient of the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award. He seems like a great guy. The 2024-25 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner is... Jrue Holiday!Holiday receives the Joe Dumars Trophy for the annual honor that recognizes the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. #NBAAwards I also don't think Holiday is done being a good player. Some will point to his scoring averages over the last two seasons dropping to his lowest since he was a rookie as proof of his decline. I would point to his role as the fifth offensive option on a loaded Boston team as an easy reason why he wasn't scoring as much. And though he didn't shoot the three quite as efficiently last season, he still had one of his best years inside the arc at 54 percent shooting. And even in decline, he's a far better defender than Simons ever will be. Also, let's not act like trading Holiday worked out well for the Bucks, who haven't made it out of the first round since. Look, I get it. At the end of the day, the NBA is a business and teams have to make tough decisions they may not want to make. That's what the Celtics did here, and I'm not even saying I blame them. Personal feelings can't get in the way of good team building. All I'm saying is you have to feel for Holiday, who will play for his fifth team if he ever suits up for Portland, which could flip him again. All he ever does is what he's asked to do, and all that does is help his teams win so much that he becomes expendable. Tyrese Haliburton has no regrets after Achilles surgery Tyrese Haliburton dropped a note on social media Monday night after surgery to repair his Achilles, and he had a lot to say. While Haliburton expressed "unfathomable" frustration for how his season ended, with a torn Achilles just minutes into Game 7 of the NBA Finals, he said he didn't regret his decision to play: "I'd do it again, and again after that, to fight for this city and my brothers. For the chance to do something special." Man. Don't know how to explain it other than shock. Words cannot express the pain of this letdown. The frustration is unfathomable. I've worked my whole life to get to this moment and this is how it ends? Makes no that I've gotten surgery, I wish I could count the… Haliburton apologized to Indiana for coming up short of a championship, but I'm sure the city and its fans didn't require that of him. He literally left it all on the court and they'll appreciate him forever for that. They'll also appreciate his effort to get back to his old self through what will surely be a long and tough rehab process. From everything Haliburton said, it sounds like he's up to it. We're all rooting for a speedy recovery. It sure sounds like the NFL colluded against guaranteed contracts Remember back in January, when the NFL won its case in a grievance by the NFLPA over the league's alleged collusion in not giving certain players guaranteed contracts when Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson were seeking such deals? In the months since that ruling, both sides have been mum on what actually went down and we might just be finding out why now. Pablo Torre apparently got a hold of the previously unreleased 61-page ruling from the case by system arbitrator Christopher Droney, and on the latest episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out, he along with ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio uncover the potential truth about that case: the league did in fact collude against guaranteed contracts. EXCLUSIVE: Did a text calling Russell Wilson a "wuss" lead to the cover-up of NFL owners colluding against players?@PabloTorre and Mike Florio (@ProFootballTalk) reveal the secret document that billionaires and union execs don't want you to see: "Although the NFL won, the NFL lost," Florio wrote on his blog. "As Droney wrote at pages 55 and 56 of the January 14, 2025 ruling, 'There is little question that the NFL Management Council, with the blessing of the Commissioner, encouraged the 32 NFL Clubs to reduce guarantees in veterans' contracts at the March 2022 annual owners' meeting.' In other words, the NFL wanted its member teams to collude." The NFL ultimately won for a lack of evidence, but this seems damning enough. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the fallout of this becoming public. Quick hits: The A's break ground ... the Mets' new good luck charm ... and more And that's it, winners. We'll catch you tomorrow. Enjoy your day. 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USA Today
21-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Senior 1B Sam Busch named Spartan baseball's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient
Senior 1B Sam Busch named Spartan baseball's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient Michigan State baseball made the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023, having a successful season in regards to team success, earning several postseason awards. Joseph Dzierwa was named as the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, as well as being named to the Big Ten's first team All-Big Ten. Following that announcement, Ryan McKay was named to the Big Ten's second team. Now, a third Spartan, senior infielder Sam Busch was recognized by the Big Ten. Busch was named as the Big Ten's Sportsmanship Award recipient. The senior co-captain was given the award during the Big Ten's award reveal. In the 2025 season, Busch had a .289 batting average to go along with a team high 15 home runs. He had a .383 on base percentage to go along with a .588 slugging percentage. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Cory Linsner on X @Cory_Linsner
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aaron Judge is on one of the most productive runs in MLB history
Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🏊♀️ Ledecky's on fire: A day after posting the second-best time ever in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle (15:24.51), Katie Ledecky posted her best 400-meter freestyle in nine years (3:56.46) to beat Canadian star Summer McIntosh at the Lauderdale Pro Swim Series. 🎾 Coco routs Iga: World No. 4 Coco Gauff dominated No. 2 Iga Świątek (6-1, 6-1) on clay to reach the Madrid Open final, where she'll face top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka. ⛳️ Clubhouse leader: Scottie Scheffler fired a 10-under 61 at the CJ Cup, one stroke off the course record, to take the early lead at his hometown event outside Dallas. 🏀 Sportsmanship Award: Celtics guard Jrue Holiday won his second Sportsmanship Award, becoming the fifth NBA player to earn the honor multiple times. ⚾️ Trout heads to IL: Mike Trout has been placed on the IL with a bone bruise in his knee. The Angels say it isn't serious, but it's fair to worry considering the three-time MVP has missed 383 games since 2021. "He's playing a different game." That's how Yankees skipper Aaron Boone described Aaron Judge, who entered May leading the American League in batting average (.427), home runs (10) and RBIs (32). The Year of Judge: It's hard to have a better April than Judge just had. It's also hard to have a better year. Here are his stats over his last 162 games (the length of a full season), dating back to April 27, 2024: .369 BA .494 OBP .774 SLG 1.268 OPS How good is that? The only other players in baseball history besides Judge to post an OPS that high over a 162-game stretch are Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, arguably the three best hitters in baseball history. From Yahoo Sports' Jake Mintz: What Judge has accomplished, or rather, is accomplishing, can be described only as generational. He has elevated himself from a legend of his era to an all-time icon. Through it all, Judge, ever meticulous, has stayed grounded in his process. Even when he wavered during the first month of 2024, he never overcorrected or panicked. He has an unshakable, fundamental faith in his ability. He knows how good he is, which allows him to keep things simple. "Like I say, you just gotta go up there with confidence. No matter what." Judge told reporters after Wednesday's game when asked about how it felt to be hitting .427 this season. "I can't focus on results, you have to focus on the process." Keep reading. Jalen Brunson showed exactly why he won the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year Award with a masterful performance in the Knicks' closeout victory on Thursday in Detroit. Detroit had New York on the ropes after going on a 20-2 run in the fourth quarter, but Brunson saved the day with eight of his 40 points in the final 2:23 to give the Knicks a 116-113 win. His ankle-breaking, game-winning three with five seconds left earned a rare "double bang" from Mike Breen and sent the Knicks through to the second round, where the defending champion Celtics await. Head up, Detroit: This was just the second playoff series in NBA history to have four straight games decided by three points or fewer (Celtics-Sixers in the 1981 ECF). The Pistons may be going home, but for the first time in a long time the future looks bright. Meanwhile, out West… James Harden (28 points), Kawhi Leonard (27) and Norman Powell (24) led the Clippers to a 111-105 win over the Nuggets to force Game 7 tomorrow night in Denver. Four NHL teams entered Thursday with a chance to force Game 7. Only the Avalanche got the job done, scoring four goals in the third period of a 7-4 comeback victory over the Stars. Dallas took control in the second period with four goals, as Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz became the first teammates in NHL playoff history to each score four points in a period. But Colorado's fortunes changed in the third when the Stars scored on themselves to give the Avs the lead before conceding two more goals that put the game on ice. Looking ahead: History favors Dallas on Saturday, as Stars coach Pete DeBoer is 8-0 all-time in Game 7s while the Avalanche have lost six Game 7s in a row. But if this series has taught us anything, after watching these two teams trade blows in a six-game, 39-goal slugfest, it's that nothing is decided until the final horn sounds. Elsewhere… The Maple Leafs, Golden Knights and Oilers closed things out in Game 6. Maple Leafs 4, Senators 2: The Leafs improved to 5-0 in the playoffs against their Ontario neighbors. Next up: the reigning champion Panthers. Golden Knights 3, Wild 2: Minnesota's nightmare continues, as the Wild have now lost nine straight playoff series* dating back to 2015. Next up for Vegas: the Oilers. Oilers 6, Kings 4: Speaking of nightmares, LA should try facing someone else for a change as they've now been knocked out by Edmonton in the first round four years in a row. *The Wild's last nine playoff series: Lost 4-0 to Chicago (2015, Second Round); lost 4-2 to Dallas (2016, First Round); lost 4-1 to St. Louis (2017, First Round); lost 4-1 to Winnipeg (2018, First Round); lost 3-1 to Vancouver (2020, Qualifying Round); lost 4-3 to Vegas (2021, First Round); lost 4-2 to St. Louis (2022, First Round); lost 4-2 to Dallas (2023, First Round); lost 4-2 to Vegas (2025, First Round). Cycling's annual calendar features five so-called Monuments, considered the sport's most prestigious and challenging one-day races. Four of the five have been completed this season. Let's review. 🇧🇪 Liège-Bastogne-Liège: La Doyenne ("The Old Lady") was held on Sunday in Belgium's hilly Ardennes region, where reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar won the 111th edition of the 157-mile race. 🇮🇹 Milan-Sanremo: La Classicissima di Primavera ("The Spring Classic") is the year's first Monument and also the longest, covering 185 coastal miles in northwest Italy. Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won the 116th edition last month. 🇧🇪 Tour of Flanders: The Ronde van Vlaanderen (Dutch translation) is one of four "cobbled classics," marked by its numerous cobblestone sections. Pogačar captured the 109th edition in April, covering 167 miles in just under six hours. 🇫🇷 Paris-Roubaix: L'Enfer du Nord ("The Hell of the North") is considered the most brutal of the Monuments, stretching 161 miles through northern France and featuring its own fair share of cobblestone roads. Van der Poel won the 122nd edition last month, his third straight title here. 🇮🇹 Giro di Lombardia: La Classica Delle Foglie Morte ("Race of the Falling Leaves") is the only Monument held outside of spring. Pogačar hopes to defend his title (sensing a theme?) this October in the 119th edition of the 158-mile race through Italy's northern lakes region. The Kentucky Derby is on Saturday at Churchill Downs (6:57pm ET, NBC), where 20 horses will compete in the 151st Run for the Roses, led by current favorite Journalism (7-2). More to watch: 🏀 NBA: Rockets (2-3) at Warriors (Fri. 9pm, ESPN); Clippers (3-3) at Nuggets (Sat. 7:30pm, TNT) … Rockets-Warriors Game 7 is Sunday (if necessary). 🏒 NHL: Jets (3-2) at Blues (Fri. 8pm, TNT); Avalanche (3-3) at Stars (Sat. 8pm, ABC) … Jets-Blues Game 7 is on Sunday (if necessary). 🏁 F1: Miami Grand Prix (3:55pm ET, ABC) … South Florida hosts the first of three races in the U.S. this season. ⚾️ MLB: Padres at Pirates (Fri. 6:40pm, Apple); Cubs at Brewers (Fri. 8:10pm, Apple); Twins at Red Sox (Sat. 4:10pm, FS1); Dodgers at Braves (Sun. 7pm, ESPN) ⚽️ Premier League: Chelsea vs. Liverpool (Sun. 11:30am, Peacock) … The Blues are still fighting for a Champions League spot. ⛳️ Golf: PGA's CJ Cup (Fri-Sun, Golf/CBS); LPGA's Black Desert (Fri-Sun, Golf); LIV Korea (Fri-Sat, FS1) 🎾 Tennis: Madrid Open (Fri-Sun, Tennis) … Women's final on Saturday, men's final on Sunday. Plus… NASCAR at Texas (Sun. 3:30pm, FS1); Grand Slam Track in Miami (Fri-Sun, Peacock); Fever vs. Brazil at the University of Iowa (Sun. 4pm, ESPN); Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas in a Las Vegas title fight (Sun. 11pm, ESPN). Journalism may be favored to win on Saturday, but bettors beware: No post-time favorite has won the Kentucky Derby since 2018. Question: Which horse won in 2018? Hint: He went on to win the Triple Crown. Answer at the bottom. Home plate umpire Nic Lentz made history on Wednesday in Tampa, calling the third perfect game of the Umpire Scorecards era (since 2015). The other two came three weeks ago (Mark Ripperger) and in Game 2 of the 2022 World Series (Pat Hoberg). Trivia answer: Justify We hope you enjoyed this edition of Yahoo Sports AM, our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every weekday morning.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Celtics React to Jrue Holiday Announcement on Wednesday
The Boston Celtics are working through the second round of the NBA playoffs, competing against the New York Knicks. New York leads the series 1-0 after defeating the Celtics, 108-105, in Game 1 of the series. Advertisement As the Celtics prepare for Game 2, Boston shared some exciting news on Jrue Holiday. The Celtics guard has been awarded the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. Boston shared the news on social media, sharing high praise for the star guard. "A true champion on and off the court," posted the official social media account of the Boston Celtics. "Congrats Jrue on winning the 2025 NBA #SocialJusticeChampion award." Holiday was a finalist for the award alongside several other well-known names in the NBA community: Bam Adebayo, Harrison Barnes, CJ McCollum and Chris Boucher. According to an official release by the NBA, the Social Justice Champion Award recognizes an active player for "pursuing social justice and advancing Abdul-Jabbar's life mission to engage, empower and drive equality for individuals and groups who have been historically disadvantaged." Advertisement Holiday's contribution to the cause comes from the "Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund," which has distributed over $5.3 million in grants. Aside from having a successful season with the Boston Celtics on the court, Holiday seems to have made a tremendous impact outside the lines. During the 2024-25 season with the Celtics, Holiday has averaged 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (4)© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Holiday's Social Justice Champion award now sits beside his Sportsmanship Award, which he won earlier in the NBA playoffs. The Celtics guard previously won the Sportsmanship Award over Jarrett Allen, Dorian Finney-Smith, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kyrie Irving and Franz Wagner. Advertisement Related: NBA Reacts to Al Horford News After Celtics' Loss to Knicks Related: NBA Sends Strong Message to Steve Kerr on Saturday
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Aaron Judge is on one of the most productive runs in MLB history
Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🏊♀️ Ledecky's on fire: A day after posting the second-best time ever in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle (15:24.51), Katie Ledecky posted her best 400-meter freestyle in nine years (3:56.46) to beat Canadian star Summer McIntosh at the Lauderdale Pro Swim Series. 🎾 Coco routs Iga: World No. 4 Coco Gauff dominated No. 2 Iga Świątek (6-1, 6-1) on clay to reach the Madrid Open final, where she'll face top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka. ⛳️ Clubhouse leader: Scottie Scheffler fired a 10-under 61 at the CJ Cup, one stroke off the course record, to take the early lead at his hometown event outside Dallas. 🏀 Sportsmanship Award: Celtics guard Jrue Holiday won his second Sportsmanship Award, becoming the fifth NBA player to earn the honor multiple times. ⚾️ Trout heads to IL: Mike Trout has been placed on the IL with a bone bruise in his knee. The Angels say it isn't serious, but it's fair to worry considering the three-time MVP has missed 383 games since 2021. "He's playing a different game." That's how Yankees skipper Aaron Boone described Aaron Judge, who entered May leading the American League in batting average (.427), home runs (10) and RBIs (32). The Year of Judge: It's hard to have a better April than Judge just had. It's also hard to have a better year. Here are his stats over his last 162 games (the length of a full season), dating back to April 27, 2024: .369 BA .494 OBP .774 SLG 1.268 OPS How good is that? The only other players in baseball history besides Judge to post an OPS that high over a 162-game stretch are Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, arguably the three best hitters in baseball history. From Yahoo Sports' Jake Mintz: What Judge has accomplished, or rather, is accomplishing, can be described only as generational. He has elevated himself from a legend of his era to an all-time icon. Through it all, Judge, ever meticulous, has stayed grounded in his process. Even when he wavered during the first month of 2024, he never overcorrected or panicked. He has an unshakable, fundamental faith in his ability. He knows how good he is, which allows him to keep things simple. "Like I say, you just gotta go up there with confidence. No matter what." Judge told reporters after Wednesday's game when asked about how it felt to be hitting .427 this season. "I can't focus on results, you have to focus on the process." Keep reading. Jalen Brunson showed exactly why he won the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year Award with a masterful performance in the Knicks' closeout victory on Thursday in Detroit. Detroit had New York on the ropes after going on a 20-2 run in the fourth quarter, but Brunson saved the day with eight of his 40 points in the final 2:23 to give the Knicks a 116-113 win. His ankle-breaking, game-winning three with five seconds left earned a rare "double bang" from Mike Breen and sent the Knicks through to the second round, where the defending champion Celtics await. Head up, Detroit: This was just the second playoff series in NBA history to have four straight games decided by three points or fewer (Celtics-Sixers in the 1981 ECF). The Pistons may be going home, but for the first time in a long time the future looks bright. Meanwhile, out West… James Harden (28 points), Kawhi Leonard (27) and Norman Powell (24) led the Clippers to a 111-105 win over the Nuggets to force Game 7 tomorrow night in Denver. Four NHL teams entered Thursday with a chance to force Game 7. Only the Avalanche got the job done, scoring four goals in the third period of a 7-4 comeback victory over the Stars. Dallas took control in the second period with four goals, as Mikko Rantanen and Roope Hintz became the first teammates in NHL playoff history to each score four points in a period. But Colorado's fortunes changed in the third when the Stars scored on themselves to give the Avs the lead before conceding two more goals that put the game on ice. Looking ahead: History favors Dallas on Saturday, as Stars coach Pete DeBoer is 8-0 all-time in Game 7s while the Avalanche have lost six Game 7s in a row. But if this series has taught us anything, after watching these two teams trade blows in a six-game, 39-goal slugfest, it's that nothing is decided until the final horn sounds. Elsewhere… The Maple Leafs, Golden Knights and Oilers closed things out in Game 6. Maple Leafs 4, Senators 2: The Leafs improved to 5-0 in the playoffs against their Ontario neighbors. Next up: the reigning champion Panthers. Golden Knights 3, Wild 2: Minnesota's nightmare continues, as the Wild have now lost nine straight playoff series* dating back to 2015. Next up for Vegas: the Oilers. Oilers 6, Kings 4: Speaking of nightmares, LA should try facing someone else for a change as they've now been knocked out by Edmonton in the first round four years in a row. *The Wild's last nine playoff series: Lost 4-0 to Chicago (2015, Second Round); lost 4-2 to Dallas (2016, First Round); lost 4-1 to St. Louis (2017, First Round); lost 4-1 to Winnipeg (2018, First Round); lost 3-1 to Vancouver (2020, Qualifying Round); lost 4-3 to Vegas (2021, First Round); lost 4-2 to St. Louis (2022, First Round); lost 4-2 to Dallas (2023, First Round); lost 4-2 to Vegas (2025, First Round). Cycling's annual calendar features five so-called Monuments, considered the sport's most prestigious and challenging one-day races. Four of the five have been completed this season. Let's review. 🇧🇪 Liège-Bastogne-Liège: La Doyenne ("The Old Lady") was held on Sunday in Belgium's hilly Ardennes region, where reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar won the 111th edition of the 157-mile race. 🇮🇹 Milan-Sanremo: La Classicissima di Primavera ("The Spring Classic") is the year's first Monument and also the longest, covering 185 coastal miles in northwest Italy. Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel won the 116th edition last month. 🇧🇪 Tour of Flanders: The Ronde van Vlaanderen (Dutch translation) is one of four "cobbled classics," marked by its numerous cobblestone sections. Pogačar captured the 109th edition in April, covering 167 miles in just under six hours. 🇫🇷 Paris-Roubaix: L'Enfer du Nord ("The Hell of the North") is considered the most brutal of the Monuments, stretching 161 miles through northern France and featuring its own fair share of cobblestone roads. Van der Poel won the 122nd edition last month, his third straight title here. 🇮🇹 Giro di Lombardia: La Classica Delle Foglie Morte ("Race of the Falling Leaves") is the only Monument held outside of spring. Pogačar hopes to defend his title (sensing a theme?) this October in the 119th edition of the 158-mile race through Italy's northern lakes region. The Kentucky Derby is on Saturday at Churchill Downs (6:57pm ET, NBC), where 20 horses will compete in the 151st Run for the Roses, led by current favorite Journalism (7-2). More to watch: 🏀 NBA: Rockets (2-3) at Warriors (Fri. 9pm, ESPN); Clippers (3-3) at Nuggets (Sat. 7:30pm, TNT) … Rockets-Warriors Game 7 is Sunday (if necessary). 🏒 NHL: Jets (3-2) at Blues (Fri. 8pm, TNT); Avalanche (3-3) at Stars (Sat. 8pm, ABC) … Jets-Blues Game 7 is on Sunday (if necessary). 🏁 F1: Miami Grand Prix (3:55pm ET, ABC) … South Florida hosts the first of three races in the U.S. this season. ⚾️ MLB: Padres at Pirates (Fri. 6:40pm, Apple); Cubs at Brewers (Fri. 8:10pm, Apple); Twins at Red Sox (Sat. 4:10pm, FS1); Dodgers at Braves (Sun. 7pm, ESPN) ⚽️ Premier League: Chelsea vs. Liverpool (Sun. 11:30am, Peacock) … The Blues are still fighting for a Champions League spot. ⛳️ Golf: PGA's CJ Cup (Fri-Sun, Golf/CBS); LPGA's Black Desert (Fri-Sun, Golf); LIV Korea (Fri-Sat, FS1) 🎾 Tennis: Madrid Open (Fri-Sun, Tennis) … Women's final on Saturday, men's final on Sunday. Plus… NASCAR at Texas (Sun. 3:30pm, FS1); Grand Slam Track in Miami (Fri-Sun, Peacock); Fever vs. Brazil at the University of Iowa (Sun. 4pm, ESPN); Naoya Inoue vs. Ramon Cardenas in a Las Vegas title fight (Sun. 11pm, ESPN). Journalism may be favored to win on Saturday, but bettors beware: No post-time favorite has won the Kentucky Derby since 2018. Question: Which horse won in 2018? Hint: He went on to win the Triple Crown. Answer at the bottom. Home plate umpire Nic Lentz made history on Wednesday in Tampa, calling the third perfect game of the Umpire Scorecards era (since 2015). The other two came three weeks ago (Mark Ripperger) and in Game 2 of the 2022 World Series (Pat Hoberg). Trivia answer: Justify We hope you enjoyed this edition of Yahoo Sports AM, our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every weekday morning.
