The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to play spoiler against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday, March 24.
My top Maple Leafs vs. Bruins predictions and NHL picks expect Toronto's goalie to continue his strong play and turn away more than enough shots to clear his saves total tonight.
Maple Leafs vs Bruins prediction
Maple Leafs vs Bruins best bet: Anthony Stolarz Over 27.5 saves (-110)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have surrendered the most shots per game (35.7) while ranking 32nd in Corsi For percentage at five-on-five out of the Olympic break, so starter Anthony Stolarz will be under fire against the Boston Bruins.
Boston sports a league-best 26-9-1 record at home while averaging a respectable 27.7 shots per game, and with the Bruins in the thick of a postseason berth, they’ll be motivated to capitalize on the favorable matchup.
Stolarz has also posted a .925 save percentage with 7.4 goals saved above expected across his past seven games.
Maple Leafs vs Bruins same-game parlay
Allowing the second-fewest goals per home game has been a key reason the Bruins have been so good at TD Garden. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs have scored the third-fewest goals per game (2.36) since the Olympic break.
Turning to the final leg of this same-game parlay, Toronto center John Tavares has recorded three or more shots in each of his last four games. Both totals pace the Leafs, and Tavares is set to see top offensive minutes again tonight.
Maple Leafs vs Bruins SGP
Under 6.5
Anthony Stolarz Over 27.5 saves
John Tavares Over 2.5 shots
Maple Leafs vs Bruins odds
Moneyline: Maple Leafs +160 | Bruins -190
Puck Line: Maple Leafs +1.5 (-150) | Bruins -1.5 (+130)
Over/Under: Over 6.5 (+100) | Under 6.5 (-120)
Maple Leafs vs Bruins trend
Boston has only hit the Over in 10 of its last 25 games at home (-5.30 Units / -19% ROI). Find more NHL betting trends for Maple Leafs vs. Bruins.
How to watch Maple Leafs vs Bruins
Location
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Date
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Puck drop
7:00 p.m. ET
TV
TSN4, NESN
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On this episode of The Dodgers Post, Jack Harris and Dylan Hernández look ahead to the start of the regular season, and debate whether the Dodgers made the right Opening Day roster decisions.
They talk about the team’s most difficult roster choice, keeping Alex Freeland with the big-league club while sending Hyeseong Kim to the minors to begin the year. They also discuss Roki Sasaki’s challenging spring, and the pros and cons of starting him in the opening day rotation.
Later, the duo breaks down their expectations for Shohei Ohtani in 2026 as he returns to a full-time two-way role. And they make predictions about the upcoming season, revealing their expected Dodgers win totals and whether the team can complete a World Series three-peat.
All that and more, as the regular season finally arrives.
The Ottawa Senators look to pick up a fourth straight win and move closer to a playoff spot when they visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight.
Drake Batherson has led the charge for Ottawa of late, and I’m picking him to continue his hot streak in my Senators vs. Red Wings predictions and NHL picks for Tuesday, March 24.
Senators vs Red Wings prediction
Senators vs Red Wings best bet: Drake Batherson Over 0.5 points (-135)
Batherson co-leads the Sens with 10 points this month, and they’ll need his hot streak to continue in a crucial game against the Detroit Red Wings.
The Senators forward has recorded a point in eight of his last 12 contests and has also excelled against the Red Wings historically, finding the scoresheet in three of the last four meetings and 11 of the last 16 overall.
Senators vs Red Wings same-game parlay
Alex DeBrincat carries a six-game point streak into tonight for Detroit, boasting a team-leading 15 points in his last 10 contests.
The Sens have the stingiest defense in the league in terms of shots against (23.9). Linus Ullmark has not been very busy lately, finishing with fewer than 23.5 saves in six of his last seven appearances.
Senators vs Red Wings SGP
Drake Batherson Over 0.5 points
Alex DeBrincat Over 0.5 points
Linus Ullmark Under 23.5 saves
Senators vs Red Wings odds
Moneyline: Senators +105 | Red Wings -125
Puck Line: Senators +1.5 (-240) | Red Wings -1.5 (+195)
Over/Under: Over 5.5 (-125) | Under 5.5 (+105)
Senators vs Red Wings trend
Ottawa is 13-6 in its last 19 meetings vs. Detroit. Find more NHL betting trends for Senators vs. Red Wings.
How to watch Senators vs Red Wings
Location
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Date
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Puck drop
7:00 p.m. ET
TV
TSN5, FDSN Detroit
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At Citi Field, there are the usual heavy hitters when it comes to food choices — not to mention on-field stars — but new additions make this year’s options a well-rounded food lineup with plenty of depth.
The food is just part of what goes into the decision-making for the partners the Mets bring in each season, as there are unique stories and backgrounds all across the diamond that they hope satisfy hungry fans.
This year will see a wide array of additions, such as 1986 World Series hero Mookie Wilson bringing his take on barbecue and Bronx-born chef Zina Bunch taking her brand of Puerto Rican empanadas to the major leagues.
Mets legend Mookie Wilson is bringing his sliders to Citi Field this season. Brian Zak/NY Post
“I think that those stories are really great, and that’s what I mean when literally everywhere you look in the ballpark, there’s a cool story, there’s a cool food item, and there’s just something amazing,” Jason Eksterowicz, Aramark senior executive chef for Citi Field, told The Post.
“When you look around here, and you talk to all of these different partners, it literally is like a food family that we’ve built here.”
Ahead of the Mets’ home opener on Thursday, March 26, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, here are some of The Post’s favorite dishes for this season after sampling items at the team’s annual tasting event.
Twenty-seven vendors will be featured at the Mets’ home this year. Aristide Economopoulos
Eat in the Cave
The Puerto Rican soul-food kitchen brings its delectable empanadas to Citi Field, with its veggie nadas being the star of the show. Described as a savory blend of rice, cilantro, sweet pumpkin, chickpeas and potato, they pair with the aptly named Cave sauce that bolsters the flavor of the dish.
Husband-and-wife team Eddie and Zina’s Eat in the Cave offers savory veggie nadas. Brian Zak/NY PostThe veggie nadas are a treat for vegetarian Citi Field visitors. Brian Zak/NY Post
Chef Bunch told The Post that the veggie nadas are one of the best-selling items for their New Jersey-based food truck, and the inclusion of the vegan-friendly option — the Cave sauce, however, is not — was because she “wanted to touch the crowd of vegans and vegetarians, and Citi Field thought it would be a great touch.”
Eat in the Cave will also offer beef and cheese nadas, and fans looking to try them can find the empanadas in the Hudson Whiskey NY or Clover Home Plate clubs.
Pig Beach BBQ
A fan favorite at Citi Field the past few seasons, this barbecue joint is throwing a change-up with a new menu item — loaded cornbread with decadent cheddar cheese sauce, BBQ sauce and, the pièce de résistance, pulled pork. The cornbread is moist and sweet and balances out nicely with the pork.
Because this isn’t exactly your garden-variety cornbread, Pig Beach founding partner and chef Shane McBride recommends to The Post that fans use a fork to enjoy this indulgent item, which he considers a main attraction and no mere side dish.
“The pulled pork just naturally goes with it — it’s just juicy, succulent,” McBride said. “There’s a little bit of sweet and sour from the vinegar sauce, and it pairs really well with the cornbread. It’s quick and easy … This is probably the fastest dish we’ve ever done here.”
Shane McBride proudly shows off his loaded cornbread. Brian Zak/NY Post
Taqueria Ramirez
Brooklyn residents have become acutely aware of this Greenpoint eatery’s fresh tacos over the past few years, and now the world’s borough will experience some of that at the Coca-Cola Food Truck in Section 302 from opening day through July 12.
The stand will offer a nopales (cactus) taco, and with the depth of flavor, even carnivores will have a hard time turning up their noses.
The nopales (cactus) tacos from Taqueria Ramirez are full of flavor — and plenty of heat. Brian Zak/NY Post
Chef and co-owner Giovanni Cervantes is bringing his best fastball with this one because it definitely doesn’t lack heat. There’s a crunch and je ne sais quoi quality to the flavor profile that Cervantes believes foodies will crave.
“We always like to create a little bit of contrast with a little bit of fat, a little bit of acidity that we create with the salsas, a little bit of spiciness that comes with that as well,” Cervantes, who hails from Mexico City, told The Post. “But I feel, particularly, this taco is really rich in textures you don’t expect.”
Giovanni Cervantes’ tacos are full of crunch and “rich in textures.” Brian Zak/NY Post
Legacy Catering by Mookie Wilson and family
During his playing days, Wilson used to cook up pork chops and yams for himself and some of his teammates. Now, the Mets legend is showing off his culinary skills for everyone.
The smoked pulled-chicken sliders — available at the Hudson Whiskey NY Club — feature a classic golden BBQ sauce, bread and butter pickles on a Martin’s slider bun. One could argue that the sandwich is as enjoyable as watching Wilson hit a groundball through a certain first baseman’s legs.
Mookie Wilson’s cooking skills shine through in his smoked pulled-chicken sliders. Brian Zak/NY Post
Wilson enjoys the idea that his food will help people see the many layers that baseball players have.
“I think that it kind of opened people’s eyes a little bit,” he told The Post. “There’s another side to many, many ball players.”
Willets Point Brewery
The 9-9-9 challenge — nine beers and nine hot dogs over nine innings — has taken over a subset of baseball culture over the past few years, and Citi Field is now offering fans a more formal way to do it, albeit in a scaled-down variation. Chowhounds can pig out on nine mini Nathan’s hot dogs that come with nine 4-ounce beers (either Coors Light or Heineken).
Willets Point Brewery’s backyard BBQ burger is a home run. Brian Zak/NY Post
But Willets Point is also selling a backyard BBQ burger that is loaded with two 4-ounce Pat LaFrieda patties, New York cheddar, BBQ pulled pork, onion rings, whiskey BBQ sauce, shredded lettuce and pickles on a brioche bun.
This was one of The Post’s new favorite bites, so if you’re looking for an elevated burger, this should be a go-to.
The rest
If any of those items don’t catch your fancy, there are plenty of other options when you’re at the ballpark.
The Queensboro — an eatery from Jackson Heights — will have a kimchi reuben at the Taste of Queens from March 26 to July 12, while former “Man v. Food” host Adam Richman’s Burger Hall of Fame will now offer a caprese burger at its stand. Amazin’ Deli added a chopped Italian sausage sandwich that’s a new spin on a ballpark staple.
Jackson Heights chef Tony Liu doesn’t have to travel far to bring his kimchi reuben from The Queensboro to Mets fans. Brian Zak/NY PostPat LaFrieda’s Chop House’s apple pie cheesecake channels Citi Field’s quirky home run apple. Brian Zak/NY Post
Those looking for a sweet treat have a few choices, with Long Island-based Hildebrandt Ice Cream bringing a Mets-inspired Blue & Orange Skies flavor, along with Pat LaFrieda’s Chop House adding an apple pie cheesecake that bears a striking resemblance to the ballpark’s iconic home run apple.
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff will be ready to start the season on time, a welcome development for a Brewers rotation lacking experience.
The Brewers announced the two-time All-Star right-hander would start their fifth game of the season, March 31 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Woodruff had spent spring training working his way back after missing the postseason with a lat strain, raising the possibility he might open the year with at least a brief stint on the injured list.
“I felt like personally I was in a good spot,” Woodruff said before the Brewers’ night exhibition game with the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Field. “I was recovering. My pitch count is probably obviously a little less than some of the guys coming out of camp, but I felt like I was recovering. I felt like the stuff was there and coming along. I didn’t feel like I necessarily wanted to go pitch in minor league games, pretty much is the way I felt about it.”
Woodruff’s availability boosts a rotation that will open the season without Quinn Priester, who had a breakthrough season last year with a 13-3 record and 3.32 ERA. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said, “I think you’ll see (Priester) in early May if all goes well” as the right-hander deals with a nerve issue.
Priester had been dealing with an apparent wrist problem for much of the preseason and eventually received a diagnosis indicating it was at least partially related to thoracic outlet syndrome.
That leaves Milwaukee opening with a rotation that’s long on talent but short on veterans beyond the 33-year-old Woodruff, who is back with the Brewers after accepting their $22.025 million qualifying offer during the offseason.
Flame-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski, who made 15 appearances as a rookie last season, will start the season opener against the Chicago White Sox. Right-handers Chad Patrick and Brandon Sproat will start the final two games of the White Sox series, while lefty Kyle Harrison starts the series opener with the Rays.
This will be the fifth career start for the 25-year-old Sproat, one of the players acquired in the trade that sent two-time All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta to the New York Mets. Patrick, 27, went 3-8 with a 3.53 ERA in 27 appearances as a rookie last season. Harrison, who came to Milwaukee in the deal that sent third baseman Caleb Durbin to Boston, has made 42 appearances but is only 23 years old.
That makes the Brewers particularly grateful to have Woodruff’s veteran presence available for the start of the season as they begin their pursuit of a fourth straight NL Central title.
“I think it’s an encouraging sign, right?” Murphy said. “We weren’t thinking that he was going to be on the team early, but the way it was going, it went so well in terms of he feels great, and he feels like he’s ready. And you’ve got to trust the player.”
The winningest manager in Mets history (595-417), Johnson was at the helm for the Mets from 1984 to 1990, leading the 1986 team to a World Series win over the Boston Red Sox.
He had a winning record in all six of his full seasons (including five straight 90-win seasons), with the team moving on from him after a 20-22 start to the 1990 season.
Johnson was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 2010.
Tuesday evening presents the Detroit Red Wings with yet another divisional challenge and, at the same time, a tremendous opportunity.
The Red Wings host the Ottawa Senators at Little Caesars Arena (7:00 p.m. ET), who are only a single point behind them in the ultra-tight Eastern Conference postseason chase.
However, there is a good chance Tuesday's game could feature the return of team captain and emotional leader Dylan Larkin, who has missed the last seven games with a lower-body injury that he sustained on March 6.
While Larkin stopped short of confirming his return, it sounded as though he had made enough progress to rejoin the lineup.
"I still have to see how today goes, and I think it's still a game-time decision, but I feel good and made really good progress," Larkin said following Tuesday's morning skate. "I'm really trying anything I can to get back."
Larkin fell to the ice after awkwardly twisting his right leg during Detroit’s 3–1 loss to the Florida Panthers earlier this month. While he was initially labeled day-to-day, that timeline was soon extended to a two-week re-evaluation.
While Larkin declined to comment on the specific timeline initially provided to him by the club’s medical staff, he reiterated his commitment to returning to game action as soon as possible.
"Like I said, I'm trying as hard as I can to get back as soon as possible."
Without Larkin, the Red Wings began a four-game road trip with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils, but then suffered damaging regulation losses to both the Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
After stealing a point in an overtime setback against the Dallas Stars, Detroit returned home and earned critical victories over the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens, but were defeated on Saturday night by the Boston Bruins, whom they are also neck-and-neck with in the postseason chase.
"Scoreboard watching hasn't been the most fun thing to do, but it's the way it's going this year," Larkin said. "I think it was like this a few years ago, but it is what it is. You have to take care of business."
"I hope we can capitalize on some of these chances, and not get to the point where our destiny isn't in our control."
In 2024, Detroit's point cushion shrank beginning in early March when Larkin suffered an injury against, coincidentally, the Panthers. While they eventually won their two final regular-season games dramatically over the Montreal Canadiens to keep their hopes alive, they missed the playoffs by a single point because of a tiebreaker.
For Larkin, being sidelined again with an injury during such an important stretch of the season was nothing short of frustrating.
“It was very frustrating. You hear the noise about this time of the year, and to have it happen when it did, it was extremely frustrating, and I was down about it,” he said. “But my teammates lifted me up, and that’s why it’s a team sport.”
While Larkin confirmed it was the first time in his playing career he had suffered that kind of injury, he declined to specify exactly what it was while also noting he was fortunate it wasn't more severe.
"I got pretty lucky," he said. "That's all I'll say about the injury."
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MIAMI, FLORIDA - MARCH 23: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts during the second quarter of the game against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center on March 23, 2026 in Miami, Florida. 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 Megan Briggs/Getty Images) | Getty Images
They’re 16-2 since the All-Star break. They’re relatively healthy. They seem like they’re not only rounding into form but, quite possibly, existing in the roundest form any of us could’ve possibly imagined. I found myself at various times during the broadcast almost wanting to turn it off because it felt too bright. Too pure. Almost like we weren’t meant to be seeing this yet.
As always, my caveat here is that I’m an anxious person. When things are going too well, I get suspicious almost immediately. What do you mean they’re ready to win the title? You’re comparing Victor to who? No. Nope. Doesn’t add up. Something’s amiss.
If this isn’t you, congrats! I’m sure you’re having a wonderful time basking in the glow of this deliriously happy run of basketball. You’re having a better time than me and I’m well aware of it. If this is you, well, get on in here, brother and hug it out. Our team hasn’t been this good in years! It’s driving us nuts!
Truly, it’s a surreal experience to sit down and watch something you love and, against your better judgment, desperately try to poke holes in it. It’s made only more bizarre when you can’t find any.
Last night was billed as a test. On the road, against a talented team fighting for their playoff lives. The Spurs didn’t need this game the way the Heat desperately did. This was a classic setup for us to wander into a Heat Culture™ landmine and simply get outworked.
From the jump, it felt like that might happen. The Heat came out in a nonstop sprint, and instead of slowing things down, the Spurs decided to match them. The game was breathless at times. Back and forth, up and down. Fast and sloppy and difficult to track. It was like getting thrown in a cage with a steak and a starving wildcat and being told “don’t let him get that steak.” I kept waiting for the Spurs to put their hands up and say, “you know what, we have bigger fish to fry.”
Instead they led wire to wire, up by 30 at their peak, the largest road margin any team has had in Miami all season.
My assumption for the last few weeks has been that Wemby’s heater would die out any minute. Surely Bam Adebayo and the Heat would find a way to stifle him. What’s that? He had 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks, and became just the third player in NBA history to reach 4,000 points and 300 three-pointers in their first 175 career games? Ok then.
The Spurs are vulnerable when Vic has to come out though, right? That’s the part where it all unravels. Except it didn’t. It actually got worse for Miami. Keldon Johnson and Dylan Harper combined for 42 off the bench. Carter Bryant wreaked havoc on the Heat’s athletic wings. Harrison Barnes looked spry. Luke Kornet held down the fort. The second unit didn’t just hold serve, they buried them.
The Spurs grabbed 17 offensive rebounds to Miami’s 6, a relentless physical edge that turned every missed shot into a threat and generated extra possessions all night. The Spurs won the paint 60-40, collapsing Miami’s interior on offense.
At every turn, every moment, when I had a question, the Spurs had an answer.
So… I guess that’s it. The Spurs solved basketball. Let’s go home, yeah?
I genuinely can’t put my finger on why this lack of flaws puts me on edge. It’s like, if I could just say “well, the three-point shooting isn’t good enough” or “they just lack physicality” then I could relax. I would know exactly where playoff opponents would try to exploit them and I could focus all my energy into stressing out about that.
I can’t, though. The Spurs have plenty of areas where they aren’t perfect, but they don’t have anything glaring. They have nits you can pick. They have theoretical blind spots. But they don’t have holes. They don’t have a weakness. Their floor is alarmingly high.
I’m left grappling with known unknowns over here. Stressing about things like playoff experience and injury luck. I’m having genuine stress dreams about Luka dropping 60 on us in a playoff game. Never mind that the Lakers are probably going to guard Wembanyama with DeAndre Ayton. I’m certifiably insane, is what I’m trying to say.
The answer can’t simply be that the Spurs are this good.
Can it?
Takeaways:
Amidst all my unnecessary anxieties and worries about our very good basketball team, probably worth giving a brief nod to the boys clinching their first Southwest Division in a decade. Pretty cool! I don’t think any of us are rushing out to buy Southwest Division champs shirts at Academy this morning, but I’m certainly not mad about it. We’d rather be winning divisions than not winning them, yeah? 54-18, 22-2 since February. Again, the Spurs are very good, if you aren’t stressed about them then you are the correct one.
I loved seeing Stephon Castle back in the lineup. I hated watching him repeatedly dive around on the court landing directly on his hip. It felt like that, didn’t it? It’s like he decided that the best way to prove he wasn’t actually that injured was to go out, throw his body around, and get to the line as much as possible. He went 9-of-10 from the line for 19 points, which tracks, because every time I looked up he was diving hip-first into the hardwood. Come on dude! Relax! Take the edge off! It’s hip to be square!
Let me be the millionth person to point out that Dylan Harper has been out of his mind lately and we are exceedingly lucky to have him. Back-to-back 20-point games, eight on the season, and playing like a foundational piece of this team’s future. If I hear one more person say the Spurs should’ve drafted Kon Knueppel I’m going to…uh, stew about it internally, watch a series of YouTube compilations, and ultimately not do anything about it. You hear me! You’ve been warned!
I don’t know how to describe this using words so I won’t:
– If the team being good stresses you out, are you happier when they are bad?
– Of course not, I’m miserable! Every loss fills me with a deep sense of agony. I’m still fuming about a game they lost to Chicago on Valentine’s Day in 2022.
– You’re fuming about a loss from four years ago?
– Yeah dude, it was a nightmare, they were playing pretty well and then just like, could not buy a stop down the stretch. DeRozan just picked us apart.
– I’m almost positive your first child was born like two weeks before that game.
– Sounds right. Look, they’re basically little potatoes at that point so, I mean, not much going on really.
– Plenty of time to check in on a middling Spurs team starring Jakob Poeltl.
The Chicago Blackhawks are going to take on the New York Islanders on Tuesday night to kick off their four-game East Coast swing.
The Blackhawks are trying to play spoiler against teams like the Islanders, who are in a battle for their playoff lives as spring approaches.
A wrinkle has been added to this game that will add to the excitement from a Chicago Blackhawks perspective. Their number one prospect, Anton Frondell, is going to make his NHL debut.
Frondell just finished a strong season in the SHL, which also saw him be a catalyst on a World Junior Gold Medal-winning Swedish team. His first post-draft year was excellent, and now he gets to cap it off with a finish in the National Hockey League.
The Blackhawks selected Frondell with the third overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. He will go against Matthew Schaefer in his NHL debut, who went two selections ahead of him first overall.
This is a notable moment in the Chicago Blackhawks' rebuild. Frondell is a key piece to the future of the franchise, as the Blackhawks used a significant draft pick on him.
Frondell is a two-way player who can play center or wing. He has a knack for making plays, defending well, and has a blistering shot with a one-timer. He is hoping to have an impact right away. Development will be necessary, but the tools are there for him to be an impactful player right away.
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Tonight's Coast 2 Coast Tuesday features another exciting NBA doubleheader. First, at 8:00 PM ET, it's the Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers, followed by the Denver Nuggets vs. the Phoenix Suns at 11 PM ET. Live coverage begins with NBA Showtime at 7:00 PM on Peacock. See below for additional information on how to watch both games.
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Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers Game Preview:
Tonight's game marks the fourth and final regular-season meeting between the Magic and Cavaliers. Cleveland won two of the first three matchups, while Orlando won the most recent game on March 11, 128-122.
Both teams are currently in the playoff picture; however, the next few games will be important in determining seeding.
Eight days ago, the Orlando Magic were fifth in the Eastern Conference, on a seven-game win streak. They've dropped their last five since then, including a 128-126 loss to the Pacers last night. Orlando now sits eighth in the standings, just 1.5 games behind Atlanta for the final secured playoff spot.
The Magic, still without Franz Wagner, Anthony Black, Jonathan Isaac, and Jalen Suggs, look to find consistency and bounce back tonight.
The Cavaliers, currently fourth in the East, are on track for their fourth consecutive playoff appearance — their longest streak since reaching four straight NBA Finals from 2015-2018.
Cleveland has won its last three straight games.
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‘My journey into Test team has come from county cricket’
Ben Duckett has pulled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League and now faces a three-year ban from the tournament after deciding he needs county cricket to shore up his place in England’s Test team.
The opener was signed by Delhi Capitals at the IPL auction in December in a deal worth £200,000 and, with the competition starting on Saturday, he was due to miss the first two months of the English season.
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I don’t think anyone was more excited about Jordan Clarkson joining the Knicks this summer than I was. I had been hoping they’d bring him in since last season. From day one, Knicks fans understood his role would be coming off the bench, but beyond that, it was unclear how much of an impact he would actually have. We expected some inconsistency, with off nights mixed in with games where he could get hot and take over.
Instead, it never really played out that way early on. Mike Brown used Clarkson sparingly for much of the first half of the season, as he averaged under 20 minutes per game and scored 20 or more just three times through December. The rhythm just never seemed to be there, and it was clear he hadn’t fully carved out a defined role within the rotation.
By mid-January, his role had basically turned into DNPs or the occasional garbage-time minutes. With the arrival of Jose Alvarado, Clarkson’s spot in the rotation became even less consistent heading into early March. During that stretch, he only appeared in about half the games, totaling just over 130 minutes. That left him behind younger and fringe rotation players like Tyler Kolek, Ariel Hukporti, and Mohamed Diawara in total minutes, which only added to the uncertainty around where he fit.
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Clarkson’s usage during that stretch really highlights how inconsistent things had become. Between early February and early March, his minutes were all over the place, ranging from short stints of 5 to 12 minutes to multiple DNPs. Even when he did get on the floor, the production was hit or miss. He had a few efficient scoring nights, like shooting 5-of-7 and 5-of-8 in back-to-back wins, but those flashes were mixed in with quiet outings where he barely made an impact in limited time.
Things started to shift after the Knicks’ 126–118 loss to the Clippers, their second straight defeat following a loss to the Lakers the night before. In that Clippers game, Clarkson played just three minutes, and it felt like Mike Brown was searching for any kind of spark off the bench. Whether it was the matchup, a sense of urgency, or simply an opportunity, Clarkson responded. With 26 minutes of playing time, his most since Christmas, he delivered one of his best performances of the season with 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting against Utah. It was the type of game Knicks fans had been waiting for, a reminder of the scoring punch he can bring when given real opportunity.
Since that performance, Clarkson has settled back into more of a steady bench role over the past five games. He’s still been efficient and playing under control, but the scoring hasn’t reached that same level. He followed up with a solid 14-point performance against Golden State, but outside of that, he’s mostly hovered in the 8 to 10 point range. Against teams like Indiana, Brooklyn, and Washington, he’s contributed in shorter bursts, typically in about 20 to 22 minutes per night.
And maybe that’s enough right now. Since those back-to-back losses in Los Angeles, the Knicks have rattled off six straight wins and are starting to build real momentum at the right time. The offense looks more balanced, the rotations are tightening, but more importantly, they’re winning.
Like most St. Louis Blues players, Jake Neighbours has been plagued with inconsistency during the 2025-26 season.
Neighbours missed about a month of hockey, from late October through most of November, and when he returned, it took him eight games to score his first goal. In that stretch, the 23-year-old recorded just three assists.
Very frequently this season, Neighbours goes long stretches without scoring before notching a multi-goal game. But since returning from the Olympic break, Neighbours’ offense is almost non-existent, and his ice time reflects his struggles.
Since returning to action, Neighbours has recorded just one assist in 12 games.
Additionally, he hasn’t played over 16:00 in a single game since returning, has recorded just two ice time totals over 15:00, six games under 14:00, two under 13:00, and two under 12:00, with his lowest ice time total at 11:02 against the San Jose Sharks on March 6. However, he did record a fight in that game.
His average ice time is now down to 15:18, the second lowest of his four-year career.
It just hasn’t been clicking for Neighbours, and with the Blues showing signs of turning things around, and possibly pushing for a playoff spot, coach Jim Montgomery can’t wait around for Neighbours to figure things out.
The former 26th overall pick of the 2020 NHL draft has scored 14 goals and 26 points in 56 games this season, on pace for just 17 goals and 32 points in 69 games. That total would be his lowest since his rookie season, when he split time in the AHL and only recorded 43 NHL games.
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While the production may be lacking, previously, the Blues could at least be pleased with the overall impact Neighbours has had on games in recent times. Bringing a physical element and shooting the puck. But since Feb. 26, Neighbours has played seven games without recording a shot and has registered four games without throwing a single hit.
It’s odd to see the Calgary, Alta., native struggle like this. When Neighbours scored 27 goals in the 2023-24 season and then followed it up with a 46-point campaign in 2024-25, the expectation this season was that Neighbours could challenge for his first 30-goal and 50-point season.
The long-term injury was always going to spoil that, but Neighbours isn’t even scoring near that pace at the moment.
The Blues see Neighbours as part of their long-term future, naming him an alternate captain. When he’s on his game, the six-foot, 201-pound forward is the ideal middle-six winger.
Neighbours just completed the first year of a two-year, $3.75-million contract, and he’ll remain an RFA when it expires. The Blues will keep control when it does end, and they’ll have the power to decide whether to hand Neighbours a long-term contract or another short, bridge-type contract.
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The 29-29-12 Winnipeg Jets are set to host the 32-25-14 Vegas Golden Knights from Canada Life Centre on Tuesday evening.
The game will be the penultimate between the two clubs and last at home for Winnipeg.
Currently sitting five points back of the Nashville Predators for the final Western Conference wild card spot, the Jets will need everything to go their way over the next 12 games in order to make the postseason.
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They would have much better luck option to fall back of the playoff push and look more towards this June's 2026 NHL Draft as a way of capitalizing on a season lost with extremely difficult postseason implications, should they somehow land that final wild card spot.
The team will return home following three games on the road in four days, to which the lineup will look very similar to what it was when the club left last Thursday.
Connor Hellebuyck will start in goal for Winnipeg, while Ville Heinola and Jacob Bryson will be the healthy scratches, as Haydn Fleury, Elias Solmonsson and Neal Pionk all remain in the lineup on the back-end for the Jets.
Morgan Barron, Isak Rosen and Brad Lambert will shift up to the third line, as Jonathan Toews, Cole Koepke and Gus Nyquist will assume the fourth line role.
Winnipeg Jets' expected line combinations for Tuesday, March 24 vs. the Vegas Golden Knights:
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Kevin Gausman got 709 called strikes over the past decade on pitches out of the strike zone, tied for the third highest total in the major leagues.
“I would have thought maybe I was top 20 maybe but top five is kind of kind of crazy,” the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander said. “I guess the book is kind of still out. We’ll see what happens and how we have to adjust.”
There will be winners and losers under the Automated Ball-Strike System, which makes its regular-season debut when the New York Yankees play at the San Francisco Giants. Using Hawk-Eye technology, 12 cameras measure whether a pitch crosses the strike zone with accuracy of about one-sixth of an inch.
Kyle Hendricks led the majors with 777 called strikes over the past decade on pitches that should have been balls, according to MLB Statcast. He was followed by Aaron Nola (747), Gausman and Zach Davies (709 each), Kyle Gibson (697), Patrick Corbin (694), Marcus Stroman (671), Zack Greinke (667), Martín Pérez (647) and Kyle Freeland (631).
“I guess that’s a good thing because you make balls look like strikes,” Nola said. “There’s going to be some maybe good and bad to it, but I think the good parts and the big situations and big games, I that’s going to help out a lot. We’ve seen over the years our side lose games on a bad call.”
Conversely, Corbin topped the major leagues on balls that should have been called strikes with 470. He was followed by Chris Sale (461), Nola (460), Carlos Rodón (450), Yu Darvish (442), Sonny Gray (439), José Berríos (438), Steven Matz (436), and Jon Gray and Justin Verlander (435 apiece).
“All umpires always had like — they give a little bit here, they’re a little tight there. You know this as a hitter and a pitcher,” said Verlander, a three-time Cy Young Award winner back with Detroit for the start of his 21st big league season. “But it’s all because of the way they set up and they see certain areas better than others. And now I think they’re put in a situation where they have to call this like theoretical zone, instead of creating their own strike zone that they’re probably much more consistent at.”
Mookie Betts led batters on called strikes that should have been balls at 714.
“He knows the strike zone as well as anyone and it does seem that he gets the short end of a lot of calls,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He’s a guy I certainly would trust to challenge a call.”
Betts was followed by Eugenio Suárez (684), José Ramírez (657), Paul Goldschmidt (656), Aaron Judge (653), Marcus Semien (631), Xander Bogaerts (625), Alex Bregman (603) and Christian Yelich (594).
“When we didn’t have a challenge system, you just try to do the best you could and understand that there’s stuff that’s out of your control,” Goldschmidt said. “Definitely the guys that are a little bit more patient are always going to have that. We just understand that’s kind of the nature of it.”
Giancarlo Stanton had 440 called strikes on pitches out of the strike zone and 351 balls on pitches that should have been strikes.
“The challenge, you could change the whole game right there,” the New York Yankees designated hitter said. “If you overturn one call, it could grow 15, 20 more pitches on a pitcher.”
Carlos Santana received the most balls that should have been called strikes with 636. He was followed by Mike Trout (612), Suárez (558), Ramírez (554), George Springer (539), Andrew McCutchen (513), Cody Bellinger (487), Freddie Freeman (471), and Ryan McMahon (466).
Statcast has been calculating based on the rule book strike zone at the front of home plate and using a batter’s stance. Starting this year, it will compute with the ABS strike zone measured at the middle of the plate and based on a batter’s height.
Teams tried to prepare players by using ABS for batting practice and having the scoreboard signal ball/strike decisions.
A 1-1 pitch often can swing a plate appearance. Nola saw ABS in use last August when he made three injury rehabilitation starts at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
“We’re just going to have to see what the umpires do,” he said, “if they’re really going to be that tight as they were down there.”
Statcast showed 1.6% of pitches out of the zone were called strikes last year, down from 2.1% in 2024 and the most accurate since 4.2% when tracking started in 2008.
Only 2.1% of pitches in the zone were ruled balls, up slightly from 1.7% in 2024 but well below 4.3% in 2008.
Pitchers who thrived on getting calls just beyond the black can lose those strikes, and memorable blown calls can be reversed — like Mark Langston’s 2-2 fastball to Tino Martinez in the 1998 World Series opener that was over the plate and above the knees but ruled a ball by since-retired umpire Richie Garcia. One pitch later, Martinez hit a tiebreaking grand slam, sparking the Yankees to a 9-6 win and four-game sweep.
Garcia doesn’t wish that there had been ABS back then.
Kurt Helin
