NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks reacts after he thought he was fouled in the second quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2025 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Knicks (48*-28) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (25-50) tonight at FedExForum. New York hopes to end a three-game road slide and protect their third seed in the East. Meanwhile, the Grizz struggle to field a team with all the injuries they have suffered this season. As lopsided battles go, this one couldn’t be more so.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was arrested Wednesday in Arkansas on charges including speeding and possession of a controlled substance.
Injuries have limited Clarke to only two games this season, and Memphis has ruled him out for the rest of this season.
"I’m aware of the report, but don’t have any comments,” Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said before Memphis' game Wednesday night against New York.
The Cross County Sheriff's Department logged Clarke as booked into jail Wednesday afternoon for improper passing, possession of a controlled substance, fleeing and exceeding the speed limit and trafficking a controlled substance. The department's website also included a booking photo for Clarke.
The 6-foot-7 forward is in his seventh season out of Gonzaga. Clarke has missed 73 games after originally sitting out 26 games due to recovery from surgery on his right knee with the last 46 with a right calf strain.
The Grizzlies announced March 24 that Clarke was continuing his rehabilitation but recent tests showed he needed more healing before being cleared for “high-intensity court work.” The team said Clarke is out for the remainder of this season and expected back for next season.
The recent WBNA labor agreement has some compromises that could serve baseball well as its CBA expires. | (Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Last week, the WNBA established a historic seven-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that will run through 2032, paving the way for astronomical league growth. In what will be marked as one of the biggest breakthroughs in women’s professional sports, the WNBA has proven that league growth, competitive parity and expansion are not mutually exclusive.
MLB, on the other hand, is at a pivotal intersection of balancing competitive parity and league growth. The league is staring down an almost guaranteed lose-lose scenario with the current CBA expiring at the end of this year, and salary floors and potential ceilings are nowhere near agreed upon. If the league and team owners want to preserve as much of the 2027 season as possible, they may want to borrow one distinct element from the WNBA’s CBA: scaled player compensation.
In their recently-ratified CBA, the WNBA raised its salary floors and caps to acknowledge the league’s massive boom in the last five years.
Maximum player salaries may grow to up to $2.4 million, based on financial projections. WNBA players are also guaranteed at least 20% of the league’s gross revenue, replacing the previous revenue-sharing model that required league revenue to exceed a specific threshold before players saw any returns.
The increased player compensation corrects previous underpayments and sets a scalable economic system for future growth and league establishment, tying player salaries directly to league performance.
MLB’s economic structure differs greatly, as revenue doesn’t automatically scale with league engagement.
For starters, player salaries aren’t tied directly to revenue. Salaries increase through free market competition, with team revenue growth and superstars serving as the main drivers for market rates in free agency and arbitration. MLB players have traditionally made as much as teams wanted to pay them. Mechanisms for limiting salary during a player’s initial six years of team control also cut into potential player profits. Long story short, front offices have a heavy hand in balancing salaries with revenue.
In turn, revenue sharing isn’t guaranteed for MLB players. Profits from revenue sharing from local markets are distributed to teams, not players. Players are at the mercy of owners to reap what they sow. Adjustments to the revenue-sharing model would likely require players to concede to a salary cap.
The dramatic contrasts between a league intentionally designed to scale with anticipated growth and a league having to backtrack and update its structures to preserve its fan base result in severe economic disparity. Using ESPN’s table of WNBA salaries by CBA year and Spotrac’s minimum and highest AAV MLB salaries by CBA year, I recorded salary changes in each league from 2015 to 2026. The results were astonishing.
The lowest-paid WNBA players will make at least 20% of the salary earned by the highest-paid players, while the lowest-paid MLB players make less than 2% of the salary earned by the highest-paid ballplayers. The millions, that’s right, millions of dollars of pay gap is the crux of the problem. Since international market growth, historic media deals, shifts toward direct-to-consumer streaming, and increases in fan attendance have made MLB an $11.1 billion industry, grave salary disparities among MLB players are unjustifiable.
If MLB decides to directly tie salaries to league revenue in the next CBA, it could transform the game for the future. Tightening the pay gap between rookies and stars would incentivize winning and stellar performance. Rewarding players for their contributions on the field through direct revenue sharing or salary scaling would introduce invisible pay structures that preserve the traditional free market economic system without letting the rich get richer at the expense of the prospects and young talent that serve as the foundation for baseball’s development.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 01: Cam Schlittler #31 of the New York Yankees reacts during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on April 01, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The story of the Yankees’ 2026 season so far has been all about the pitching. They opened the season with two shutouts, courtesy of Max Fried and Cam Schlittler. The second time through the rotation began on Tuesday night, and Fried continued his good work, once again not allowing a run.
That set the stage for Schlittler’s second start of the season. Much like Fried did, Schlittler followed a similar scrips to his first start of the season. In 6.1 innings, Schlittler allowed no runs on just two hits and no walks, while striking out seven. His rise since his callup last season remains remarkable.
On the offensive side of things, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt led the way, each homering and driving home all five runs between them. As it turned out, the bullpen made it so that all the runs were needed, as Seattle threatened in the eighth and ninth innings. However, the efforts of Schlittler, Rice, and Goldschmidt proved to be enough as the Yankees took the series in Seattle with a 5-3 win over the Mariners.
The Yankees used a two-out rally to take an early lead in the first. While Trent Grisham and Aaron Judge went down in order, Cody Bellinger managed to keep the inning alive by working a walk. Then, he continued the Yankees’ aggressiveness on the basepaths early on this season, stealing second. That allowed him to score as Rice got one past Josh Naylor and into the right field corner for a RBI double.
George Kirby settled down for Seattle after that, but Schlittler was also dominating in the meantime. Him holding things down allowed the Yankees to eventually build on their lead, thanks to an unexpected source.
While Grisham led off the sixth inning with a walk, Kirby then got the next two outs. Once again though, the Yankees came through with two down. Rice kept the inning alive with a walk of his own, bringing Goldschmidt to the plate. Despite it being 2026 and Kirby being a right-handed pitcher, Goldschmidt managed to do the damage, hitting a three-run shot to increase the lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, Schlittler retired Julio Rodríguez for a third time and was sitting on 79 pitches. At that point, Aaron Boone came out of the dugout and went to the bullpen, going with Fernando Cruz, who ended the inning without issue.
Camilo Doval entered for the eighth inning and got two outs, but also gave up a couple hits. He then walked Brendan Donovan on four pitches, which set up Cal Raleigh as the potential game-tying run. At that point, Boone decided to call on closer David Bednar. Bednar couldn’t fully escape the inning, as Raleigh got him for a two-run single, but he did strike out Rodríguez to keep the lead intact.
Right after that, the Yankees got some helpful insurance. Rice struck again, absolutely obliterating a home run to lead off the top of the ninth.
Bednar remained in for the bottom of the ninth, and did allow another run after giving up hits to Randy Arozarena and Dominic Canzone. Representing the game-tying run, Cole Young then made Bednar work, and eventually took an offering to deep right field. However, it stayed in play and eventually ended up in Judge’s glove for the final out of the game. The victory gave the Yankees a 5-1 record on their west coast swing and two series victories to start the new year.
With that, the Yankees have finally wrapped up their season-opening road trip. After getting tomorrow off, they’ll head to the Bronx for Friday’s home opener against the Marlins. Will Warren will get the start opposite Eury Pérez in that one.
The Vancouver Canucks have made a roster move ahead of their game against the Colorado Avalanche tonight, as the team announced they have called-up forward Ty Mueller from the AHL. This comes only a couple of hours after the Abbotsford Canucks announced the signing of forward Braden Birnie to a professional try-out agreement.
Mueller has been a steady presence in the Abbotsford Canucks’ lineup this season, playing in 59 of their 66 games so far. He has scored 16 goals and 19 assists in this span of time while often playing in Abbotsford’s top-six as a centre. The forward currently ranks second on Abbotsford in points behind Nils Åman (6G, 31A).
This is not Mueller’s first time playing at the NHL level, as the forward made his NHL debut for Vancouver on April 12, 2025 against the Minnesota Wild on home-ice. He played in one more game after that, on April 14 against the San Jose Sharks, before re-joining Abbotsford in their chase for the Calder Cup.
Mueller’s call-up comes shortly after Evander Kane was noted to be sitting out of tonight’s game. Kane has reportedly been dealing with an injury through the most recent stretch of games, though he played in his 1000th career NHL game on Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vancouver will face the Avalanche tonight at 5:30 pm PT, with their next match taking place tomorrow against the Minnesota Wild at 5:00 pm PT. Abbotsford will play in a home back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, with this being their final stretch of home games through the 2025–26 season.
Apr 12, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Ty Mueller (39) skates against the Minnesota Wild in the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images
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Apr 1, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) is caught stealing second base and later tagged out by Seattle Mariners shortstop Leo Rivas (76) during the eighth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
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Mar 17, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green (4) and center Mark Williams (15) watch as their team plays the Minnesota Timberwolves in the fourth quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images | Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
The Phoenix Suns have been without Mark Williams since March 3rd due to a stress reaction in his left foot. They have gone 6-8 since his extended absence began. He had set a career-high in games played this season with 56 total.
Williams was upgraded on the injury report to “questionable” ahead of their contest against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday evening.
Suns injury report at Hornets:
QUESTIONABLE: Mark Williams (left foot third metatarsal stress reaction).
Williams is averaging 11.6 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.9 BPG, 0.9 SPG on 63.3% shooting from the floor in his first season in Phoenix.
Dillon Brooks just returned to the lineup against Orlando on Tuesday, so the reinforcements are coming as the season winds down to a close. Just in time for the final playoff/play-in push — this will be a great way for them to get reps ahead of the games that actually matter most.
This pushes Khaman Maluach back to the third-string center spot and Oso Ighodaro to backup center. He and Oso more than did their part in Mark’s absence. If they get this trio of centers healthy entering the postseason, they are in good hands down low with plenty of weapons and size at their disposal.
As Voita stated, now with the postseason approaching and a Play-In game looming at home, the timing matters. The enforcer is back (Brooks). The starting center is back. Are we back? We shall see.
One of the most famous and accomplished coaches in men’s college basketball will not be leaving the sideline — at least not quite yet.
After weeks of speculation about a potential retirement, Kansas coach Bill Self announced on Wednesday, April 1 that he will be remaining with the Jayhawks.
“With renewed clarity and the ongoing support from our administration, I remain focused and committed to Kansas basketball competing for a national championship,” Self said in a statement. “I look forward to seeing and hearing the best fans in college basketball next season at Allen Fieldhouse.”
Self recently completed his 23rd season at the school, where he has gone 648-167, made four Final Fours and won two national championships. He's the winningest coach in Kansas history, with more wins at the university than Phog Allen and Roy Williams, among others.
This past season, a Jayhawks team led by potential No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Darryn Peterson went 24-11 and earned a No. 4 seed to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, where they lost on a buzzer-beater against St. John’s in the second round.
It marked the fourth-consecutive season that Kansas failed to make it to at least the Sweet 16, the longest such skid in Self's time in Lawrence.
At 63 years old, Self is relatively young for someone with his lengthy resume, but he has dealt with several health-related issues in recent years that have raised questions about his future in an increasingly demanding and draining profession. Last July, Self had two stents inserted after experiencing what the school described as "some concerning symptoms." In January, he was hospitalized and did not travel with the team for its 75-69 win at Colorado, a move the university said was “out of an abundance of caution” after the coach was "feeling under the weather."
After the loss to St. John's on March 22, Self said he hadn't yet made a decision on his future.
"I'll get back and visit with family," he said. "I've had obviously some issues off the court health-wise. And that will be discussed. But I love what I do. I want to feel good while I'm doing it, though. We'll get back and we'll discuss that when we get back.”
Prior to arriving at Kansas in 2003, Self was previously the head coach at Illinois, Tulsa and Oral Roberts. He has a career record of 855-272, ranking him fourth among active coaches in career wins.
Though he's losing Peterson, Self has the No. 5 2026 recruiting class nationally for next season, according to 247Sports. That haul includes five-star point guard Taylen Kinney and two other players — center Davion Adkins and small forward Trent Perry — ranked in the top 100 in their class. An even bigger prize may soon be on the way, as Kansas is widely viewed as the favorite to land small forward Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 player in the class.
The Mets went out and made some drastic changes to their roster over the offseason after a hugely disappointing season, which ended without a playoff berth. A lot of those changes were to their lineup, breaking up a core that had been together for some time in order to give the team a new look and a fresh start.
One of the most glaring issues for New York's offense last year was its inability to capitalize on chances with runners in scoring position. In fact, not only did the Mets overhaul their lineup, but they also retooled their hitting department by bringing in new hitting coaches in hopes that they could correct the RISP problem that plagued them so often last year.
But just six games into the season, that problem is rearing its ugly head.
One day after being shut out and held to three hits, New York went 0-for-11 with RISP and left 11 men on base in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The worst of it came in the top of the 11th inning when the Mets loaded the bases with one out, a golden opportunity to push across at least one run, but came up empty.
Before that, New York was unable to drive in the free runner in the 10th inning and couldn't get pinch-runner Jared Young home in the ninth after Jorge Polanco's leadoff double.
Even in their series-opening win on Monday, the Mets finished 1-for-14 with RISP. In Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, they went 2-for-10 with RISP and on Saturday, a win, 3-for-14. Aside from Opening Day's 11-run outburst, New York is averaging 2.4 runs per game.
"I feel like with runners in scoring position, there’s a few things there," said manager Carlos Mendoza. "Ultra aggressive at times, expanding [the strike zone] at times, as well, with some of the guys. We just gotta get back to what we do well, which is controlling the strike zone, getting good pitches to hit and doing damage. Good hitters that right now for a couple of games they’re not getting it done."
Following a season filled with this familiar phenomenon and the upheaval that took place to try and rectify it, seeing it happening again so soon (and after the offense teased its potential on Opening Day) is certainly disheartening.
Still, the season isn't even a week old yet and Mendoza believes things will change and doesn't see a through line between last year's offense and this year's offense, saying it's "completely different guys, different lineups."
"It’s two games," the skipper said. "Yes, we gotta make some adjustments, but they’re good hitters and right now for the last couple of games we haven’t gotten the job done."
While it's still early and a relatively small sample size, things need to change soon so that a fan base who went through it last season and might still hold some emotional scars doesn't completely come down on the team.
Cam Schlittler continued a string of dominance for Yankees starters and Paul Goldschmidt's homer provided enough offense as New York defeated the Mariners, 5-3, on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle to pick up the series win.
The Yankees (5-1) have now won both series to start the season. Yankees starters have also allowed just one run in the team's first six games.
Here are the takeaways...
-Yankees starters entered Wednesday's game allowing just one run through the first five games, but the Mariners lineup threatened Schlittler in the first. Brendan Donovan hit a leadoff double, but the young right-hander struck out Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez before getting Josh Naylor to fly out to end the threat.
After allowing a one-out hit in the second, Schlittler retired 11 straight batters and was through five innings, throwing just 55 pitches. He'd extend that streak to 14 batters through six innings. The only thing that could get to Schlittler was his pitch count, which was limited considering he is still being built up.
Schlittler tossed 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, no walks and striking out seven batters. He threw 79 pitches (58 strikes).
In his first two starts, Schlittler has thrown 11.2 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts, and has allowed only three baserunners (all hits).
-With a varied lineup, the Yankees got to George Kirby early. Cody Bellinger worked a two-out walk and stole second, and Ben Rice -- starting as the DH -- lined a double down the right field line to give the Yankees an early 1-0 lead.
Goldschmidt, starting at first base, broke the game open in the sixth with a two-out, three-run bomb off of Kirby.
-In relief of Schlittler, the Yankees bullpen did its job. Fernando Cruz got the two outs to finish the seventh for Schlittler before Camilo Doval -- who has dominated early on -- pitched into trouble. He allowed back-to-back one-out singles to put runners on the corners. Doval struck out Leo Rivas but walked Donovan to load the bases for Raleigh.
Manager Aaron Boone pulled Doval for David Bednar, but the Yankees closer couldn't get the MVP runner-up, as the Mariners backstop dumped a two-run single to cut their lead to 4-2. Bednar would get Rodriguez to strike out on a 2-2 splitter to preserve the lead. It was a seven-pitch AB for Rodriguez that Bednar won.
Bednar would allow a run in the ninth on two hits, but eventually locked down his third save of the season after tossing 40 pitches (27 strikes).
-Rice would get one of those runs back in the ninth with a leadoff solo shot, his first of the season.
Game MVP: Cam Schlittler
It took a bit for the Yankees offense to get going, but Schlittler held down the Mariners long enough for that Goldschmidt bomb.
The Yankees are off Thursday before heading back to the Bronx for their home opener. They'll take on the upstart Miami Marlins for a three-game series starting Friday at 1:35 p.m.
Will Warren will take the mound for his second start this season and will be up against Eury Perez.
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 24: Rui Hachimura #28 and Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers high five during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 24, 2025 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
Luka Dončić is playing his best basketball as a Laker.
His play has placed the Lakers as the No. 3 seed in the West, and with him scoring 600 points in the month of March, second in NBA history behind only Michael Jordan, there’s an argument to be made that he’s never been this good, period.
Dončić raising his level of play has brought him into the MVP conversation. This has also prompted people to critique his game and compare him to other NBA stars, such as Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder.
As the debate rages on regarding Luka’s impact and his potential defensive shortcomings compared to SGA and Wemby, Rui Hachimura went to bat for his superstar after he put up another 40-plus point performance in a victory over the Cavs.
“I mean, you can see he’s the MVP, Hachimura said postgame. ”I don’t really know everything about it, but I can only see he’s the MVP in this league. What he does, what he brings to the game, every game literally. He’s so talented offensively and people talk about his defense, but he’s been getting good stops, steals and boxing out. The little stuff he’s been doing on the court, everything. It’s been amazing.”
On offense, Luka’s dominance is without question. He’s the NBA’s leading scorer and has had clutch moments like his game-winner over the Nuggets, which won them the tiebreaker over Denver, and his 60-point game against the Heat on the second night of a back-to-back.
On defense, his quality is tougher to see, but just as evident. Luka is averaging 7.1 defensive rebounds per game, the highest on the Lakers.
He has 194 deflections, which is the second-highest on the team, and averages 1.7 steals per game. Dončić has the 11th most steals in the league.
And when teams try to pick on Luka as a defender, they haven’t been able to capitalize. According to the NBA, in isolation defense scenarios, Dončić is allowing 0.95 points per possession on 104 isolation plays. This places him in the 45.9th percentile.
As a Laker, Hachimura himself has witnessed firsthand what greatness looks like. He played with Anthony Davis when the Lakers reached the Western Conference Finals, has been in countless games with LeBron James, and now with Luka.
If Hachimura is this emphatic that Luka is the MVP, then he has a leg to stand on in this conversation.
Hopefully, the NBA media that votes for the award also sees what Rui does, and Luka gets the recognition his play warrants.
Every year, the American Hockey Coaches Association presents an award to a former college coach or player who ‘has distinguished himself in his profession after college.’ The award was named after former Providence College player, coach, and athletic director Lou Lamoriello. This year, the honor goes to Vegas Golden Knights President of Hockey Operations George McPhee.
“I am honored beyond words to accept the Lou Lamoriello Award as the Frozen Four prepares to arrive here in Vegas,” said McPhee in response. “Lou is among the very best hockey minds and human beings to grace college hockey and the National Hockey League. Lou’s impact on these institutions, as well as the lives of thousands who have worked for him and competed against him, is extraordinary.”
As a forward at Bowling Green State University, McPhee won the Hobey Baker Award in 1982. He went on to have a seven-year NHL career, playing for the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. After retirement, he began a career in management and had success with the Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, and New York Islanders before making his way to Vegas.
On July 13, 2016, McPhee became the inaugural General Manager and President of Hockey Operations of the Golden Knights. He won the NHL General Manager of the Year Award in 2018 after the success of his team’s inaugural season.
McPhee stepped aside as General Manager in favor of Kelly McCrimmon on September 1, 2019, but remained as the President of Hockey Operations. He won his first Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2023.
The Lou Lamoriello Award will be presented on April 10 during this year’s NCAA D1 Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four.
“George is widely respected throughout hockey and has consistently made a positive impact during his career,” said AHCA Executive Director Forrest Karr. ”His many contributions to the sport make him a natural choice for the Lou Lamoriello Award, and we look forward to presenting this well-deserved recognition during Frozen Four weekend.”
From Feb. 20,1986, through March 24, 2026, a span of 14,642 days, the 76ers played 3,503 games and never scored 153 points. In the last eight days, they’ve scored 153 points twice.
So, yeah, it’s been a crazy few days for the 76ers. The 76ers aren’t even in the top 10 in the NBA in scoring this year, but they’re doing things nobody else has ever done.
Worthy of another 76ers stats piece? Heck yeah!
Here we go!
1A. After scoring 157 points last Wednesday in a win over the Bulls at the Xfinity Mobile Arena and 153 this Wednesday, the 76ers are the first team in NBA history to score at least 153 points twice in the span of eight days. The 76ers held the previous mark for the two-closest 153-points-or-more games with a 159-131 win over the San Diego Rockets at the Spectrum on Jan. 25, 1970, and then a 159-125 win over the Suns at the Spectrum on Feb. 15, for 153 points twice in 22 days. The 76ers are only the 16th team in NBA history to score 153 or more points twice in one season and only the fourth to do it since 1992, joining the 2020 Rockets, 2023 Kings and 2024 Pacers.
1B. The 153 points are the 76ers’ 3rd-most ever on the road and most in more than 58 years, since a 160-122 win over the Supersonics at Seattle Center early in the 1967-68 season. In 1963, as the Syracuse Nationals, they beat the Pistons 162-135 at Cobo Arena in Detroit.
2. The 76ers committed eight turnovers in the 157-point game against the Bulls and just 10 against the Wizards. They’re now the only franchise in NBA history to score 153 points and commit 10 turnovers more than once in their history – and they did it a week apart. There have been only seven other games in NBA history where a team has scored 153 points and committed 10 or fewer turnovers. At 35 years, 334 days, Paul George became the oldest player in 76ers history to score 39 points in a game. The previous oldest player was Julius Erving, who was 34 years, 44 days when he scored 39 points in the 76ers’ 112-106 win over the Pacera at the Spectrum in 1984.
3. At 35 years, 334 days, Paul George became the oldest player in 76ers history to score 39 points in a game. The previous oldest player was Julius Erving, who was 34 years, 44 days when he scored 39 points in the 76ers’ 112-106 win over the Pacera at the Spectrum in 1984.
4. George is the first 76er in franchise history with multiple games scoring 35 points after turning 35. He also scored 35 in a loss to the Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta in December.
5. George is also the first player in franchise history to score 39 or more points in 26 or fewer minutes. The most points previously by a 76er in 26 or fewer minutes was 38 by Andrew Toney in 26 minutes in a 123-111 loss to the Celtics at the Spectrum in 1982. He’s also the oldest player in NBA history to score 39 points in 26 or fewer minutes. The most points previously by any player 35 and older in 26 or fewer minutes was Michael Jordan’s 34 in 26 minutes while he was with Washington vs. the Bucks in 2002 at the MCI Center, now the Capital One Center, where the 76ers played Wednesday night.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Noah Cameron #65 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the first inning against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on September 26, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images) | Getty Images
After the day off following the home opening win, the Royals are hopefully not going to get rained out for their second game in the Twins series. A win tonight would mean that Kansas City would win their first in division series of 2026 with a potential sweep set up for tomorrow.
Standing in the way of a Royals victory tonight will be their nemesis, Joe Ryan. In 11 career starts against the Royals, Ryan has a 2.02 ERA, though the Royals did finally get to him last September putting up 5 runs in just 2 innings. Opposing Ryan will be Noah Cameron for the first start of his sophomore season. He was great as a rookie and will hopefully continue that success this year.
With the Royals sitting at 2-2, this is a chance for their first foray into winning record territory. The teams will do battle with these lineups:
Nothing unusual from the Royals lineup for tonight.
Woods focusing on his health and wellbeing after crash
Florida judge grants his request to leave the US
Tiger Woods has turned down the opportunity to captain the United States at the 2027 Ryder Cup, the PGA of America has announced.
The former world No 1’s decision comes after he announced he would step away from golf for a period to focus on his health and wellbeing. Woods was charged with driving under the influence after being involved in a car accident last week.
