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1 week ago | sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds

Southern California is the home of beach volleyball, and some of the top talent in the region — and the country — will hit the sand Saturday with titles on the line. The marquee matchup in the CIF Southern Section girls beach volleyball championships will feature a pair of teams ranked in the top five nationally by MaxPreps as No. 1 Mira Costa faces No. 4 Redondo Union in a rematch of the previous two Division 1 finals.

3 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds

The quest for the Larry O'Brien Trophy is underway, with the best teams in the NBA working their way through the two-month playoff gauntlet. Though the Thunder and Cavs dominated their respective conferences during the regular season, the road to the NBA Finals appears wide open for multiple contenders, from the defending champion Celtics to a Lakers team led by LeBron James and Luka Doncic. The best part for basketball fans? They can watch playoff games nearly every day into June.

3 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds

The quest for the Calder Cup is underway. The 2025 American Hockey League playoffs feature 23 teams hoping to take home the trophy, the Hershey Bears have claimed the last two seasons, defeating the Coachella Firebirds in the Calder Cup Finals each time. While it's tough to bet against a three-peat from the Capitals affiliate, the Laval Rocket were the class of the AHL during the regular season with 101 points to Hershey's 96. Will the two powerhouses clash in the Eastern Conference Finals?

3 weeks ago | worldbaseball.com | Chris Brown |Cincinnati Reds |Eric Davis |Hunter Greene

About 2 minutes reading time. NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry says Major League Baseball needs to focus on developing and marketing the game within the inner cities in order for the percentage of Black players to rise substantially. “They have academies everywhere else, but they don’t have the attraction for what inner cities are all about,” Strawberry said Thursday at Citi Field prior to what the New York Mets marketed as their “Black Legacy Game” against the St. Louis Cardinals.

1 month ago | sportingnews.com | Marc Lancaster |Cincinnati Reds

Alex Ovechkin is only a hat trick away now. The Capitals star's goal Tuesday against the Bruins put him at 891 for his career, three short of Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.  Ovechkin is now in a realistic position to reach the magic number of 894 in a single game. He has 32 career hat tricks, including two this season — most recently Feb. 23 against the Oilers. His next chance to close the gap is Wednesday at the Hurricanes, a tough back-to-back against a playoff-bound team.