Patrick Andres

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Twice in its long history, the NHL has taken a crack at putting a team in Atlanta. First came the Atlanta Flames in 1973, playing at the Omni Coliseum. Attendance was a challenge, and the team bolted for Calgary after eight seasons. The Atlanta Thrashers, too, fled north to Winnipeg after a 12-year stay from 2000 to '11. Will this discourage hockey from future forays into the Peach State? Apparently not, as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke glowingly of Atlanta's future expansion chances Friday.

4 days ago | si.com | Patrick Andres

Rarely do internal conflicts in baseball erupt into the open the way Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers's with Red Sox management has. Devers moved from third base to designated hitter this offseason after Boston signed third baseman Alex Bregman, and now it appears the Red Sox want to move him to first base. On Thursday, Devers called out general manager Craig Breslow in nixing the idea and sent Boston to the brink. How urgent was the situation?

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The Cleveland Browns are in an unusual—if not unheard of—position this offseason. The team's top draft pick and its most well-known one are two different people. With the fifth pick on April 24, the Browns took Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham—an All-American interior force. Two days later, Cleveland added Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders—the son of Hall of Fame wide receiver and defensive back Deion Sanders—with the 144th pick.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers will need their full complement of stars to claw back into their series against the Indiana Pacers—and it appears they will have it Friday evening. Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, forward De'Andre Hunter and forward Evan Mobley will all return for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, according to a Friday evening report from ESPN's Shams Charania.

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes's abilities on the mound are electric enough—but it's his straightforward public persona that has endeared him even more to long-suffering Pirates fans. Case in point: Skenes's reaction to the Thursday firing of manager Derek Shelton. When asked about the dismissal, the pitcher refused to mince words. "Unfortunately, I wasn't shocked," Skenes said via KDKA-FM in Pittsburgh. "At the end of the day, we're (12-26), whatever it is.