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2 weeks ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski had about as eventful an MLB debut as you're going to see. The Brewers' top pitching prospect, a second-round pick in 2022, fired five innings of no-hit ball Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals before exiting in the sixth inning following a freak ankle injury. After throwing ball 3 to Victor Scott II, Misiorowski's right ankle bent awkwardly as he moved to return to the mound.
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3 weeks ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
Tyrese Haliburton keeps coming up clutch these NBA playoffs. His latest heroics came Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, when he gave the Indiana Pacers their first lead of the game with just .3 seconds to go. His 21-foot jumper held up as the winner as the Pacers stole Game 1 in Oklahoma City, 111-110. Haliburton now has four game-winners in these playoffs, one in every round.
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1 month ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
The Carolina Hurricanes finally snapped their perplexing 15-game losing streak in the conference finals with their backs against the wall. Another win Wednesday night against the Florida Panthers could flip momentum in the Eastern Conference finals firmly back to their side. The Hurricanes return home to Raleigh, North Carolina, down 3-1 in the series after fighting off elimination in Game 4. A Carolina victory Wednesday night would send the series back to Sunrise, Florida, for Game 6.
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1 month ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
Brad Marchand was sent to the showers early in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes. The Panthers' pest was assessed four minutes in roughing minors and a 10-minute misconduct after he went after Carolina defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who had appeared to intentionally shoot the puck right at Marchand.
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1 month ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
The Boston Celtics' title defense ended quietly Friday night, with a 119-81 blowout loss to the New York Knicks in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. After fighting off elimination in Game 5 in Boston, in the wake of star Jayson Tatum's devastating Achilles injury, the Celtics had no answers for the Knicks, who dominated Game 6 from start to finish.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Jace Evans
The fan who fell out of the right field stands and onto the warning track during the Pirates-Cubs game in Pittsburgh has been identified as Kavan Markwood, who is a former student and football player at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Markwood was listed on the roster for the Walsh football team in 2022. Walsh posted a message on social media the night of May 1 asking for prayers. "He is in our deepest thoughts and prayers," the Catholic university posted.
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1 month ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
Fan who fell out of stands at Pirates-Cubs game identifiedThe fan who fell out of the right field stands and onto the warning track during the April 30 Pirates-Cubs game in Pittsburgh has been identified as Kavan Markwood. A South Allegheny School District spokesperson told both the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and The Athletic that Markwood, a 2022 graduate of South Allegheny High School, was the fan who fell. "Everyone at South Allegheny would say he is a hardworking, highly resilient young man.
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1 month ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
The Indiana Pacers eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks from the NBA playoffs in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night, and tensions boiled over afterward. At the heart of it all was Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose confrontation with Bennedict Mathurin led to a shoving match between the teams. The two-time MVP and 2021 Finals MVP also appeared to get in a verbal altercation with Tyrese Haliburton's father.
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2 months ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jace Evans
Ja Morant injury update: Grizzlies star out with hip injury after hard fall vs. ThunderJa Morant took a hard fall Thursday night that knocked him out of Game 3 of the first-round series between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder. The injury occurred in the second quarter after Morant was upended by the Thunder's Lu Dort while driving to the basket on a 2-on-1. The Grizzlies announced around halftime that Morant would not return due to a hip injury, specifically a left hip contusion.
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2 months ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Mike Brehm |Jace Evans |Jason Anderson
The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are back in the playoffs after their seesaw 2024 Stanley Cup Final that Florida won in Game 7, but this time they will have to start on the road. Every champion since 2018 is in this year's field and there are also several teams returning after long absences such as the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens. Who will survive the four playoff rounds and come out on top?
