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Bucks vs. Spurs Player Grades: Trent has throwback game in beatdown by red-hot Spurs

Mar 28, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr. (5) shoots during the third quarter against the San Antonio Spurs at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

Missing Giannis Antetokounmpo and most other major contributors, the Milwaukee Bucks got what was expected against a superior team with its full roster available, losing to the San Antonio Spurs 127-95. This loss eliminates them from playoff contention. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ podcast, Bucks In Six Minutes, below.

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Player Grades

Gary Trent Jr.

26 minutes, 18 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 8/11 FG, 2/4 3P, -9

With so much scoring sitting out, someone had to step in to fill the bucket. Trent Jr. was that guy, dropping 18 points—two short of his season high—and showing flashes of the player whose dead-eye shooting and stellar decision-making endeared him to fans down the stretch last season. He came to play and showed a confidence in his shot that’s been lacking in this lost season.

Grade: A-

Jericho Sims

22 minutes, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 5/7 FG, 6/10 3P, -5

Sims continues to show promising growth while logging bigger minutes filling in for the team’s injured bigs. He hit a non-dunk, non-putback jumper, a rarity for him. He gobbled up five boards on both the defensive and offensive boards. He “led” the team with a -5, a significant achievement in a 32-point blowout.

Grade: A

Ryan Rollins

25 minutes, 12 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 5 turnovers, 1 steal, 5/15 FG, 0/7 3P, -18

It’s a sign of Rollins’ development that he can have a modestly positive effect on a game even when he’s way off his best form. He was ice-cold from 3-point range, missing all 7 of his triples. His five turnovers led the team, symptomatic of a player going too fast and losing control. But they also tell a story of a guy with a high motor who’s consistently probing the defense and looking for good looks for himself and his mates.

Grade: C+

Taurean Prince

26 minutes, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 2/8 FG, 1/6 3P, -29

Not much to like here. Prince’s three-point woes would be a headline most days, except that today his teammate (Rollins) outdid him. But no one on the squad can compete with his -29, or would want to. That stat can mislead, but in this case, it felt pretty accurate.

Grade: D

Ousmane Dieng

36 minutes, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5/14 FG, 1/4 3P, -16

Dieng played well in flashes, finding teammates for open looks and playing solid D. But his shot was off, and his overall impact left plenty to be desired.

Grade: C-

Pete Nance

30 minutes, 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2/3 FG, 1/2 3P, 3 assists, 4 turnovers, -22

Nance never quite got booted up in this game. He wasn’t actively bad, but he wasn’t doing much to contribute positively either. Hard to stomach the low numbers given the high minutes.

Grade: C-

Myles Turner

28 minutes, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 5/12 FG, 4/9 3P, -28

Turner’s -28 looks brutal, but the eye test was kinder. He was a big part of a defense that held Wemby sort of in check, as much as that’s possible. And he found his range from deep, making impact triples at the start of both halves.

Grade: B–

AJ Green

27 minutes, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2/6 FG, 2/6 3P, -18

Another mostly no-show game for Green when the team most needed a lift. BUT: two blocked shots! The research team is hard at work digging this up, but we’re going to bet that AJ has gone entire seasons without two rejections. All-Defensive team nod incoming?

Grade: C+

Andre Jackson Jr.

14 minutes, 11 points, 1 rebound, 4/9 FG, 3/7 3P, -16

Ajax scored efficiently, exciting the crowd with back-to-back triples (and nearly back-to-back-to-back) during a brief third-quarter run when it looked like they might have a chance. While his scoring was efficient and his shooting was far less woeful than his teammates’, his overall impact was meh at best.

Grade: C+

Limited Minutes: Cormac Ryan

Inactive: Antetokounmpos (Giannis, Alex, Thanassis), Bobby Portis, Kyle Kuzma, Kevin Porter Jr.

Bonus Bucks Bits

  • One “win”: the Bucks didn’t give up two triple-doubles. Stephon Castle got his, and Wemby was close. It was more a statement of boredom with a long-ago decided game that the French Phenom didn’t go all-out to get the needed extra assists to pad his stats.
  • As mentioned, this 44th loss seals Milwaukee’s fate: they will miss the postseason for the first time since 2016.

Up Next

The Bucks are right back at it tomorrow, Sunday, March 29, for a home game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Catch the action at 2:30 p.m. CDT on FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin.

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Hawks continue home win streak, defeat Kings 123-113

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 28: Nickeil Alexander-Walker #7 of the Atlanta Hawks shoots the ball during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 28, 2026 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 2026 NBAE (Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images

The Atlanta Hawks were in action on Saturday evening to face the Sacramento Kings. The Hawks were coming into this game after a tough loss against the Boston Celtics yesterday, and they were looking to get back on track against a team who hasn’t played well.

The Kings have had a long injury list throughout the season, but the Hawks came into this game with a few of their own. Dyson Daniels, Jonathan Kuminga, and Onyeka Okongwu were ruled out for this game.

Mohamed Gueye got the start this evening, as the Hawks decided to go with a big lineup.

Jalen Johnson made easy work of the lineup as well, getting a drive to the rim for two easy points.

Both teams went back and forth throughout the quarter, with the Hawks having the biggest lead at five. Zaccharie Risacher came off the bench and knocked down a few shots to keep the team afloat.

The Kings ended up with the lead going into the second.

It wasn’t the best start for the Hawks in the second, as the Kings extended their lead. The Hawks stayed close throughout the quarter, but the Kings found a way to always get a shot, thanks to DeMar DeRozan. They were eventually able to tie it up after Johnson found Jock Landale for this shot.

The Hawks opened up the quarter from there and went on a huge run. Nickeil Alexander-Walker knocked down a three-pointer to extend the lead.

McCollum got shifty at the end of the half to get to his bread and butter, and the Hawks went into halftime with a 66-54 lead.

The Hawks continued their ball movement in the secod half, and Alexander-Walker went between the legs for this pass to Johnson.

The Hawks maintained their lead throughout the quarter, but the Kings snuck up just a little bit down the stretch. They led 88-82 going into the fourth.

Gueye opened up the fourth with a three-pointer.

The Kings stayed with it, and they were able to cut down their deficit and eventually tie the game. The Hawks woke up from there, and Johnson gave the team five straight points. After that, he assisted Alexander-Walker on a three-pointer to give the Hawks an eight-point lead.

The Hawks built a double digit lead, and they were on a roll down the stretch. Landale got in on the fun with this three-pointer.

The Hawks were able to get stops down the stretch as well that helped them maintain their lead, and they walked away with another win.

Alexander-Walker finished with 27 points, Johnson finished with 26 points and 10 assists, Landale finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds, and McCollum finished with 22 points.

The Hawks will be back in action on Monday to face the Boston Celtics.

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Mets overcoming cold bats on a cold day bodes well for 2026 outlook

By the end of last season, 0-70 had become as much of an indictment of the 2025 Mets as an ugly statistic. Steve Cohen even made a point of referencing it in his press session at spring training in February, as if still finding it hard to believe his ballclub had gone the entire year without winning a game in which they’d trailed after eight innings.

Such futility demanded some examination: was the absence of dramatic comebacks fluky or did it hint at some lack of esprit de corps on the '25 Mets?

David Stearns and Cohen clearly decided on the latter, overhauling the roster and, as Cohen noted on that day in February, bringing in proven clutch hitters in part so 0-70 didn’t happen again.

And so as the Mets pulled off the unlikeliest of comeback wins on Saturday night at Citi Field, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Luis Robert Jr.'s 11th-inning three-run home run, both the owner and president of baseball operations had to feel as warm and fuzzy, wherever they were watching, as the players were bitterly cold on the ballfield.

As it turned out, the win wouldn’t have changed the 0-70 stat last year, as the Mets were tied 0-0 after eight innings on this day.

But suffice it to say that coming back not once but twice in extra innings, on a day when they couldn’t get a big hit for nine innings, made for a memorable comeback and perhaps reason to believe this indeed will be a team with more grit, more toughness than whatever happened to last year’s ballclub.

Especially considering it seemed the Mets had blown their opportunity to win the game in the 10th, when their best hitters, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Bo Bichette all failed to get the winning run in from third base after Mark Vientos and Luis Torrens had delivered clutch singles to get the game tied.

All Lindor and Soto needed were fly balls to get the run in, but couldn’t deliver. And Bichette, who has been hailed as something of a clutch-hitting savant with the numbers to prove it, lifted a routine fly ball to right for the third out, three innings after striking out in the eighth with the go-ahead run on third.

But that’s baseball, of course. Everybody fails. It’s the good teams, or perhaps the best ones, that find ways to overcome it, find a way to win games late when the money is on the table, even on days when there’s not a hint of a win in the air.

That’s what Saturday felt like for the Mets. After all the praise heaped on them on Opening Day regarding their new-look, high-contact lineup, they couldn’t do much of anything at the plate, especially against Mitch Keller, who has been tough on them historically.

They had three hits through nine innings, all singles, and four walks. They were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

Maybe it was just too freezing cold for anybody to hit. Yet when it counted most, Robert changed everything with his three-run home run, making him the early favorite for X-factor of the year and making for a feel-good Mets’ clubhouse as well.

Mar 28, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets third base coach Tim Leiper (63) congratulates New York Mets center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) for hitting a walk off three run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eleventh inning at Citi Field.
Mar 28, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets third base coach Tim Leiper (63) congratulates New York Mets center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) for hitting a walk off three run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eleventh inning at Citi Field. / Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

David Peterson, who got big outs when needed to pitch out of trouble and deliver 5.1 scoreless innings, kept changing the subject from his own performance to the nature of the victory as he talked to reporters.

“Awesome win,” he said. “A total team win. We needed everybody to win this game and everybody played a role. Just awesome.”

Ok, ok, I can hear the skeptics, or even many reasoned fans out there saying this is making too much of one win, improbable or not, against the less-than-imposing Pirates in the second game of this new season.

And that’s fair.

Certainly, there is plenty we don’t know about this team, and probably won’t for weeks, even months.

But there was also plenty to like on this day, even with such an absence of offense.

Peterson’s start offered reason to believe, as the Mets do, that he simply hit a wall in September related to his career-high innings-pitched total last season, and will bounce back and be a solid starter, perhaps even the guy who made the NL All-Star Game in 2025.

In addition, Devin Williams made his debut as the guy taking over for Edwin Diaz, and put up a zero in the ninth. It wasn’t routine, as the go-ahead run got to third base, but he struck out Bryan Reynolds to end the inning, blowing a fastball by him after setting that up with his signature change-up, the ballyhooed air-bender. It felt significant.

For that matter, all of the high-leverage relievers were sharp, producing 3.2 scoreless innings before Luis Garcia and Richard Lovelady each allowed runs in the 10th and 11th innings, albeit partly because of the free runner at second base.

Also, Vientos’ pinch-hit single in the 10th, loading the bases and setting up Torrens’ game-tying hit, felt significant as well, as the Mets are hoping he recaptures his 2024 form and becomes a difference-maker again.

On the other hand, Bichette and Jorge Polanco are off to shaky starts in their transitions to new positions at first and third base. Bichette made a throwing error on a routine play and has been wide to the first base side with at least a few throws, going back to spring training.

He also fielded a grounded ball in unconventional fashion, positioning himself as he moved to his left so he could backhand the ball, which looked awkward but did put himself in a strong position to throw.

On the SNY telecast, Keith Hernandez called it “interesting.”

Meanwhile, Polanco has had a couple of balls bounce off him, and while his athleticism allowed him to recover to make the plays, he hasn’t looked comfortable getting in front of hard-hit balls, and couldn’t handle a bad hop that was ruled a hit in Saturday’s game.

It doesn’t mean the two ex-shortstops won’t make the transitions successfully. But it does look like they’re going to need some time.

So we’ll see. In the end, the win mattered most, of course, especially because of that dreaded 0-70 that came to define the disaster of 2025.

Last season, the Mets weren’t as good as their individual talent. On Saturday, the result was better than they actually played.

It felt like a good omen.

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Nashville Predators Stumble Out Of The Gate In Loss To Canadiens | Recap

Another slow start bled into the rest of the game in the Nashville Predators' 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena. 

Zach L'Heureux scored the Predators' lone goal of the night in the third period, putting away a bounce off the backboards. 

The Predators were outshot 9-3 in the first 20 minutes of the game and saw Ivan Demidov score to give Montreal a 1-0 lead that it was able to build upon for the rest of the game. 

"The urgency level's got to rise all over the ice," Predators head coach Andrew Brunette said. "We didn't execute. If you don't execute against a team like that, who is fast, young and hungry, you're chasing it, and you play slow. We played slow a lot of the night." 

Oliver Kapanen scored in the second period as Alex Newhook got Juuse Saros down with a sliding fake shot. Newhook found Kapanen in front and he scored into an empty net. 

Cole Caufield netted his 45th goal of the season later in the period and now has three points on three goals in two games against the Predators this season. Newhook scored in the second as well and finished the night with two points. 

Nick Suzuki had two points off two assists and is now tied for eighth in the league scoring race with 88 points on the year. 

Luke Evangelista took a goaltender interference penalty in the first period, running into Jacob Fowler while driving to the net. That set off the Canadiens for the rest of the night as he drew two roughing penalties. 

"That's part of the game, with everything that went down there," Evangelista said. "I figured I'd draw some attention myself, and they just kept coming after me. I just figured I would just kind of ride it out, keep soaking it, and just keep getting power plays for the boys." 

Nashville's power play struggled, going 0-for-3 against the 27th-ranked penalty kill in the NHL. 

 "We threw pucks away, and we weren't sharp," Brunette said on the power play effort. "Those are big moments in the game. 
I know Halsey (Erik Haula) hit the post, but you get one there that you're back in the game, but then the third goal broke your back." 

Saros made 28 saves on 32 shots in his 20th loss of the season. 

The Predators are clinging on to the final Wild Card spot with 77 points and will need the Los Angeles Kings to lose to the Utah Mammoth on Saturday to stay there. 

Nashville has a quick turnaround as it'll face the Tampa Bay Lightning on the road on Sunday at 4 p.m. CST. 

"We've just got to forget it and move on," Brunette said. "It's something we've been doing all year. We're still in it, and the urgency level has to rise." 

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Hyo Joo Kim sets 54-hole LPGA record and builds 4-shot lead over Korda

PHOENIX (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim blew past Nelly Korda and right into the LPGA record book Saturday with her second score this week of 11-under 61, giving her the lowest 54-hole score in LPGA history and a four-shot lead in the Ford Championship.

Kim had seven consecutive one-putt greens, including her torrid start to the back nine on the Cattail course at Whirlwind Golf Club when she went birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie as she started to pull away.

Even her bad shots turned out good. On the par-4 16th, the 30-year-old South Korean looked away in disgust when she pulled her approach, only for the ball to bounce right and take the slope down to 7 feet for yet another birdie.

She had a two-putt birdie on the 17th, and her par on the 18th put her at 25-under 191, breaking by one shot the 54-hole record previous shared by four players.

“All round everything was great — putter, iron, driver, everything was as I would want it to go,” Kim said.

There was little Korda could do about. She started with a two-shot lead, posted a bogey-free 67 and goes into the final round trailing by four shots.

“It was great,” Korda said. “I mean, playing with someone like Hyo Joo today it didn’t feel like that good of a round. She played unbelievable golf, putted really well. Overall, I'm never going to complain about a bogey-free round and 5 under. So it was solid.”

Kim is the defending champion in Phoenix, and she is coming off a victory last week in the Founders Cup when she held off a late rally by Korda to win by one. Sunday will be their fifth consecutive round playing in the same group.

“Nelly is my favorite player. It's been great playing together,” Kim said.

Kim also shot a 61 in the opening round when morning conditions were ripe for good scoring. That round was overlooked because Lydia Ko shot a 60. Ko has faded since then with rounds of 71 and 69, while the South Korean with the smooth putting touch has soared.

Kim took only 25 putts in the third round. Korda had said Friday after her third straight round playing with Kim, “Watching someone putt the way that she does, I mean it's always so mesmerizing for me.”

Mimi Rhodes, the 24-year-old LPGA rookie from England, earlier posted a 63 and was in a large group tied for third that included Ko, Chizzy Iwai, Minami Katsu and Ina Yoon. But all of them are nine shots behind.

Sunday was shaping up as a two-person race between players who already have won this year. Korda took the season opener that was cut to 54 holes because of extreme cold and wind in Florida, while Kim won last week at Sharon Heights.

At stake for Kim is a chance to break the 72-hole record set by Sei Young Kim at 257 in the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.

“You see her make putt over putt over putt and hit really good shots, but you have to really remind yourself that it’s just Saturday,” Korda said. “There is still 18 more holes left.”

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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

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Embiid, George rally 76ers' to 118-114 win over Hornets, snap Charlotte's 5-game win streak

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 29 points, Paul George finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds and Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 13 points down in the second half for a 118-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.

With its fourth win in five games, Philadelphia extended its lead over Charlotte to two games in the race for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Tyrese Maxey returned to the Sixers' starting lineup and added 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. The All-Star guard had been sidelined since March 7 due to a tendon injury in his right pinkie finger.

Brandon Miller hit five 3-pointers and finished with 29 points and eight rebounds for Charlotte, which had its five-game winning streak halted. LaMelo Ball pitched in with 20 points and eight assists, and Moussa Diabate added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Charlotte led 36-25 after the first quarter. Philadelphia’s 39-point second quarter cut the lead to 69-64 at halftime. Embiid led all scorers with 21 points in the first half, while Maxey added 17. Miller led Charlotte with 18 points in the opening periods.

Charlotte made 10 of 24 shots from beyond the arc in the opening half, while the Sixers went 10 for 19.

Charlotte used a 11-0 run over a four-minute stretch to open a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter. The Sixers rallied and closed within five points at 97-92 heading into the fourth quarter.

Philadelphia took its first lead of the game at the 8:51 mark of the fourth. The lead changed hands nine times in the final eight minutes of the game.

The Sixers went ahead for good when George hit a 3-pointer with 1:04 to play. Charlotte had two chances to tie the game, but Ball’s 3-point attempts missed the mark.

Up next

76ers: At the Miami Heat on Monday.

Hornets: Host the Boston Celtics on Sunday night.

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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

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GAME THREAD: Guardians at Mariners, game 3 of 162

Feb 26, 2026; Peoria, Arizona, USA; Cleveland Guardians center fielder Angel Martinez (1) looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images

Here is today’s Cleveland lineup:

Here is Seattle’s lineup:

Let’s go, Guardians!

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Moriyasu hails Japan's late tactical switch as Ito sinks Scotland 1-0 amid Hampden boos

GLASGOW (AP) — Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu hailed his team's tactical flexibility after a late Junya Ito strike secured a 1-0 victory over Scotland in a pre- World Cup friendly at Hampden Park, leaving the home side facing a chorus of boos.

In a key warm-up for their eighth successive World Cup appearance, the Samurai Blue overcame a bright Scotland start to dominate the second half. Substitute Ito proved the difference in the 84th minute with a clinical finish from 12 yards to settle a tight contest.

While Scotland manager Steve Clarke admitted he was “surprised and disappointed” by the negative reaction from the Tartan Army, Moriyasu focused on his side’s defensive discipline and late clinical edge.

“I am very pleased to play in such a fantastic atmosphere,” Moriyasu said. “It was a tough game and we managed to keep a clean sheet. Toward the end, we changed the setup to get the goal. It was great for building confidence.”

The visitors survived an early scare when Zion Suzuki pushed a Scott McTominay effort onto the post, but Japan gradually asserted control. Kodai Sano clipped the bar before the break, and the pressure eventually told when Ito got the breakthrough.

The result leaves Scotland winless in four meetings against Japan as both sides prepare for the World Cup in North America starting in June.

Japan plays England at Wembley Stadium in London on Tuesday.

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AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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Game Thread: Suns vs. Jazz

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 31: Oso Ighodaro #11 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket against Walter Clayton Jr. #13 of the Utah Jazz during the first half of the Emirates NBA Cup game at Mortgage Matchup Center on October 31, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Jazz 118-96. 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 Kelsey Grant/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Game 74.

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Mariners Game #3 Preview and Discussion: CLE at SEA, 3/28/26

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 08: Bryan Woo #22 of the Seattle Mariners stands on the mound during the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Monday, September 8, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mollie Handkins/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

The Mariners and Guardians will go for history Saturday in just their third game of the season.

The Mariners do not have a single yet. They are the first team ever to not have a single in their first two games of a season. There have only been nine instances in history where a team has gone two consecutive games without a single; no team has ever gone three.

It’s worth keeping this reminder up for the opening series. Lookout Landing will feature a daily trio(+) of stories about each game: (1) a game preview with starting lineups and all the info you need to know pregame, which will also serve as a comment thread to discuss the game as it unfolds, (2) a chart highlighting the turning points of the game published immediately postgame, and (3) a recap of how the game went down. We’ll do this for all 162 games this season, and we’d love to have you along for the ride, so if you haven’t yet signed up, please consider doing so! Instructions for doing so are at the bottom of the page.

I’ll also repeat the summary of the work we’ve put up over the past couple days in preparation for Opening Day:

Lineups

Going for history will be a slightly different group from the first two nights. We get our first look at the Mariners’ “facing a lefty starter” lineup for 2026. Rob Refsnyder replaces Dom Canzone at designate hitter and hits leadoff. Victor Robles replaces Luke Raley in right field and hits seventh. Notably still in the lineup is lefty Cole Young at second base, suggesting he’s not automatically locked into a platoon with righty infielder Ryan Bliss; Young got the most reps against lefties in Spring Training of anyone on the team.

On the mound is Bryan Woo, making his first start of the season. The Seattle Times had an article Saturday morning on the team’s plan to keep Woo healthy all season — basically, setting him up to maximize rest between starts.

Attempting to deny the Mariners of history (or trying to lead them to it, I’m not sure) will be lefty Joey Cantillo. Here’s Jake Mailhot’s description from our Series Preview:

Joey Cantillo spent last year split between the bullpen and the rotation. Once he made the move to starting in July, things really took off for him; he posted a 2.96 ERA and a 3.21 FIP across 13 starts down the stretch. His calling card is a phenomenal changeup that produced a 49.4% whiff rate last year! His two breaking balls are okay too — his curveball is the better of the two but he was testing a new grip on his slider this spring to hopefully increase that pitch’s effectiveness. His command is his weakness, though his walk rate improved slightly after joining the rotation last year. With a role in the rotation secured to start this season, he’s well positioned to take a big step forward if he can get his errant command under control.

News

J.P. Crawford is back in Seattle as he rehabs his shoulder injury.

Game Information

First pitch: 6:40 PDT
TV: Mariners TV, with Aaron Goldsmith, Ryan Rowland-Smith, and Angie Mentink
Radio: 710 ESPN, with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.

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Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks game III chat

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 27: Tyler Glasnow #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers waves to the crowd during the 2025 Back-to-Back World Champions Ring Ceremony prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Friday, March 27, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jessie Alcheh/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images

Somewhere in the multiverse, maybe it would’ve been Eduardo Rodríguez and not Tyler Glasnow who would’ve joined the Dodgers via trade a few years ago, but alas, that’s not the case here. Glasnow and Rodríguez go toe-to-toe as the Dodgers and Diamondbacks square off in Los Angeles.

FRIDAY GAME INFO
  • Teams: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks
  • Stadium: Dodger Stadium
  • Time: 6:10 p.m. PT
  • TV: SportsNet LA, MLB Network (out-of-market)
  • Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 (Spanish)
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Moses Itauma knocks out Jermaine Franklin to extend unbeaten record

  • British boxer continues ascent and wants Usyk next

  • American shocked by his first knockout, in fifth round

Moses Itauma made another emphatic statement as the British heavyweight prospect became the first fighter to stop Jermaine Franklin.

Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte were both taken the distance in points wins in Franklin’s two previous visits to the UK but the durable American was brutally taken out midway through the fifth round by Itauma in Manchester.

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Dylan Carey’s HR and Five RBI Propel Cornhuskers to 12-7 Win

Dylan Carey’s monster home run gives boost to Cornhuskers

Earlier in the season, the Omaha World-Herald’s Evan Bland referred to it at the Evan Bland Experience.  Cornhusker fans got to experience the Experience once again today on a sunny, but chilly and very windy day at Haymarket Park.

In the first inning, with one out Jasa walked Hogan Denny on four-straight pitches and then followed with an impressive strikeout of Indiana’s best hitter Jake Hanley.  Clean-up batter Caleb Koskie singled to put two on base with two outs.  It looked like Jasa righted the ship as he got two quick strikes on Brayden Ricketts, but then threw four straight balls to walk him.  Bases loaded and he struck out Cooper Malamazian.  What a roller coaster inning.

That was pretty much the way it went for the righthander through his outing today.  He’d get ahead in counts or get a strikeout and then walk a batter or two.  But, through five innings he was able to get out of trouble and kept the Hoosiers off the scoreboard.  Meanwhile, the Big Red offense got off to another hot start, which they’ve done quite a bit this season.  And, they finished big as well.

To no one’s surprise, Mac Moyer started off the bottom of the first getting on base, this time with a single past a diving third baseman.  Jeter Worthley followed up and showed some masterful bat skills pushing a bunt toward the second baseman, beating it out and moving Moyer to second.  Perhaps a bit rattled, Hoosier starter Tony Neubeck hit Case Sanderson to load the bases with no outs.

Up came Dylan Carey who walked to score Moyer.  Designated hitter Cole Kitchens then hit a deep sacrifice fly to center to score Worthley.  A Jett Buck infield ground ball pushed Sanderson across the plate.  The good start put Nebraska up 3-0 after one.

Nebraska goa runner on base on the second and third innings but didn’t threaten until they loaded them up in the bottom of the fourth with one out due to Neubeck hitting Joshua Overbeek, giving up a single to Rhett Stokes and walking Mac Moyer.  

Jeter Worthley hit a chopper to Mateo Noto at third who fired it home to force Overbeek at the plate for the second out.  Sanderson then sliced a shot that Noto knocked down, but couldn’t pick up in time to throw out a runner.  Stokes scored and the bases were still load with Dylan Carey coming to the plate. He walked on a full-count pitch in the dirt to score Stokes.

Indiana brought in Ivan Mastalski to try and get the Hoosiers out of the inning with Kitchens in the box.  Mastalski got him to chase a 2-2 high fast ball to strike him out and end the threat.  After four innings, Nebraska held a 5-0 lead.

Indiana got to Jasa in the top of the sixth inning.  After getting a lead-off flyout to centerfield, Jasa walked Brayden Ricketts for the second time in the game.  He then struck out Cooper Malamazian and looked to get out of the inning.  However, Cole Decker rapped a single to put two runners on.  

Coach Childress came out for a conversation with the 6’7” Colorado native and to burn a little time for the bullpen to warm up a bit.  None the less, Owen ten Oever, a big fella from Brooklyn, NY tied into one and launched it over the right-centerfield ball.  All of a sudden, it was a 5-3 ball game and little lefty Chase Olson came in to get the last out, thanks to a brilliant diving catch by Drew Grego in rightfield.

Back came the Cornhuskers in the bottom of the sixth.  The top of the order loaded the bases with a Moyer single, followed by Worthley getting hit by a pitch and Sanderson drawing a walk.  That ended the day for Mastalski, who was replaced with Jackson Yarberry.  

With bases loaded and no outs, Yarberry struck out Carey looking.  Then struck out pinch-hitter Miken Miller swinging, and then got Jett Buck to pop-up to centerfield.  That was the second time this game that Nebraska left the bases loaded.

Indiana put up another run in the top of the seventh, and could have easily scored more.  Olson walked Will Moore to start the inning.  That was one of four walks he and his reliever, Ryan Harrahill gave up.  The only Hoosier to put a bat on the ball was a sacrifice bunt by Koskie.  Otherwise, Indiana did not hit the ball out of the infield and left the bases loaded when Cole Decker was out on a tapper back to Harrahill.

As fans worried about the bullpen and whether or not it would stop the bleeding, back came the Cornhusker offense in the bottom of the seventh.  Yarberry walked Grego and Stokes with an Overbeek sacrifice bunt in between.  He then struck out Moyer, and then . . . came the return of two-out hitting.

Worthley singled.  Sanderson singled.  Carey hit a three-run bomb to leftfield.  Miller singled. Buck was hit by a pitch.  Yarberry was replaced by Pete Haas. Grego singled, driving in two more and Overbeek grounded out back to the pitcher.  If you haven’t been counting on your fingers, Nebraska was now up 12-5.

That bullpen meltdown mentioned a moment ago, yeah, it happened in the top of the eighth.  At one point, two Nebraska pitchers threw 18 balls out of 19 pitchers, giving free bases to five straight Hoosiers and walking in two runs.

Jace Ziola came out for the eighth inning.  The big freshman from Skutt Catholic got a quick flyout from ten Oever, but then hit the nine-hole hitter and walked the two Hoosiers at the top of the order.  In came Braxton Stewart to face Hanley with bases loaded and one out.  He walked him and walked in a run.

In came Pryce Bender with bases loaded and one out.  He started with a strike and got Ricketts to flyout deep to center for the second out.  It was fitting that the inning ended on kind of a crazy play when Malamazian singled off Bender to right field and Hanley tried to score from second base.  Grego fielded the ball and fired it home way ahead of the runner.  Worthley tagged him eight feet down the line, standing up.  Indiana appealed the play for some reason, but the call was upheld.  Avoiding a major melt-down, Nebraska was still up Indiana 12-7.  

Proving that he could throw the ball over the plate, Bender was back on the mound for the ninth inning.  While he wasn’t perfect, giving up two hits and a couple of baserunners, he got the side out without giving up any additional runs.  Ball game!  Nebraska 12, Indiana 7.

Today’s game was eerily similar to yesterdays with Nebraska getting out to what should have been a comfortable lead only to have Indiana come back and make things interesting.  Today, the seven-run inning provided a cushion that the Hoosiers could not overcome.

Today there was no excuse for Indiana getting back into the game.  Young pitchers should be able to come into a game with a big lead and throw the ball over the plate.  When your team has a lead, you don’t have to be quite so perfect, yet at one point Nebraska pitchers threw thirteen or fourteen balls in a row.

Nebraska stays undefeated at home and has won every B1G series they have played at this point of the season.  Tomorrow they will look for the sweep against Indiana with the first pitch scheduled for 12:02.  Cooper Katskee will make his first weekend start and will go up against another Indiana lefty, Brayton Thomas.

Notes:

  • Five Nebraska players had two hits in today’s game: Moyer, Worthley, Sanderson, Grego and Stokes.  All of them were singles and Grego had two RBI.  Dylan Carey was 1 for 3, but the one was a three-run homerun that was a huge boost for the team.  He had two more RBI when he was walked twice.
  • The pitching staff gave up a reasonable seven hits and had twelve strikeouts, ten by Jasa.  They gave up 13 walks.
  • Nebraska hasn’t seen many lefthanded starters this season and in an attempt to get as many righthanded batters in the lineup, regular second baseman Jett Buck started in left field.  He’s played a couple of innings out there this season, but with as much wind as there was today, he faced a big challenge.
  • Despite the wind coming directly out of the south and the chilly temps, a good crowd of red-clad fans showed up to watch the 24th ranked Cornhuskers.  At least some of those walked across the bridge having attended the Spring Game.
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Giancarlo Stanton carrying spring success to regular season: ‘Locked in’

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees tosses his bat after hitting a home run, Image 2 shows Giancarlo Stanton (27) hits a RBI single during the fifth inning

SAN FRANCISCO — It can be foolhardy to buy into spring training stats, good or bad, especially for veterans.

The same caveat goes for early season results, the sample size way too small to put too much stock into it either way.

But both in his look and his actual production, Giancarlo Stanton put together about as good a spring as the Yankees could have hoped for — most significantly, while staying healthy. And now he has carried that into the early days of the regular season, continuing to offer encouraging signs about what kind of impact he might provide the Yankees this season if he can continue to stay on the field.

Giancarlo Stanton (27) hits a RBI single during the fifth inning of the Yankees’ Opening Day win over the Giants. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

“He’s locked in,” Cody Bellinger said before the Yankees wrapped up their series against the Giants on Saturday. “I feel like he’s been locked in all spring and carried it over into the regular season. Just the quality at-bat and hitting the ball hard.”

Following Saturday’s 3-1 victory at Oracle Park, Stanton is 6-for-12 with a home run in the first three games of the season. He also even made an impression with his legs — no small feat — scoring from second on José Caballero’s single to left field on Opening Day. Later in that game, he smoked a 114.4 mph RBI single off Giants ace Logan Webb.

Lighting up Statcast is nothing new for Stanton, but it is a continuation of how he looked toward the end of camp. In the final week of games, he was hitting just about everything with exit velocities in excess of 100 mph, prompting Aaron Boone to say, “If we can just bottle this up and move it north …”

So far, so good, and not just in the actual results.

“Really good [at-bats],” Boone said Friday after Stanton homered in a 3-0 win. “He’s disciplined and develops his plan and goes up there and is executing really well. Even first at-bat where he strikes out, I feel like, man, he’s got the right thought, he’s got the right plan, it didn’t line up. Then he hit a ball pretty good to right and then got the wrinkle in the zone that he stuck [for a home run]. He’s in a good place.”

This is the kind of impact Stanton delivered regularly last season — one of his best as a Yankee, besides the fact that it did not start until the middle of June as he waited for the excruciating pain from his tennis elbow in both arms to subside.

In 77 games, he hit .273 with a .944 OPS and 24 home runs, good for an 8.5 percent home run rate — the same mark he had in his NL MVP season in 2017.

Giancarlo Stanton tosses his bat after belting a home run during the Yankees’ win over the Giants on March 27, 2026 in San Francisco. Getty Images

The 36-year-old is still playing through pain and managing his elbows on a daily basis, but he has found a way to keep them in check while not affecting his ability to inflict pain on baseballs. And while no one is expecting Stanton to return to his MVP form at this stage of his career, the Yankees would certainly sign up for this version and keeping him on the field, which has been far from a given in recent years.

Because when Stanton has been healthy, he and Aaron Judge have formed one of the more fearsome duos in club history. They each homered in the sixth inning Friday, marking the 60th time they have gone deep in the same game — with the Yankees 53-7 in those games.

The 60 games in which they have homered together are the second most by a pair of teammates in Yankees history, trailing only Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth (75 times), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.