DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 05: Gabriel Landeskog #92, Nathan MacKinnon #29, Martin Necas #88 and Cale Makar #8 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate after a goal during the first period against the Minnesota Wild in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 05, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images
Avalanche will have a couple tough decisions this summer now that NHL salary cap is set. [The Denver Post]
Pressure falls on Avalanche as they aim to purge playoff ghosts. [Sportsnet]
Avalanche remain confident in goaltending duo entering Game 4 against Wild. [NHL]
Necas’ breakout year with Avs includes 100-point season, playoff success and locker-room pranks. [TSN]
Gavin McKenna’s mom allegedly snuck teen hockey phenom alcohol at Pennsylvania bar. [Edmonton Journal]
Sharks an example for Canucks, Flames in their respective rebuilds. [USA Today]
Hockey icon Ernie ‘Punch’ McLean killed in northern B.C. crash. [CBC]
P.K. Subban speaks with The Gazette on Canadiens’ playoff run. [Montreal Gazette]
Hurricanes gift for rolling in playoffs? Another lengthy rest between rounds. [The Score]
NHL gambles away its credibility with draft lottery. Even if the Leafs winning it was on the up-and-up, and it probably was, a blatant conflict of interest remains. [Ottawa Citizen]
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 10: Cameron Boozer talks to the media during the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on May 10, 2026 at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. 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 Melissa Tamez/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
Now that the draft lottery is over, people can start to make some educated guesses about who goes to what team.
Here’s an interesting factor we had not considered: not only is Carlos Boozer Cameron Boozer’s father, he’s also a scout for the Utah Jazz, and the Jazz hold the #2 pick.
Utah can get an 18-year scouting report on Boozer. In all seriousness, Carlos could deliver the most in-depth analysis of not just Cameron’s basketball talents, but also the most in-depth psychological analysis any athlete has ever received.
The question is how objective he could be. Even so, it’s a valuable gift to the Jazz, whatever they decide to do.
Generally speaking, everyone seems to expect Washington to take BYU’s AJ Dybantsa with the #1 pick. But this guy argues that Washington needs post play more, and Boozer fits the bill.
On the other hand, here’s an argument that Boozer’s tailor-made for Memphis, that he and Zach Edey would be monstrous inside. He would also be teammates with near-Devil Cedric Coward, who committed to Duke as a transfer last season before opting to stay in the draft.
Meanwhile, this article expects that with the fourth pick, Chicago will get either Boozer or UNC’s Caleb Wilson. If it works out that way, that’s not bad.
Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam said at a press conference last week, where the team introduced new head coach Taylor Jenkins, that he wants there to be a resolution before the draft on June 23-24. Antetokounmpo has one year left on his contract before a player option next summer, making him extension eligible in October.
“Sometime over the next six or seven weeks we’ll decide whether Giannis is going to sign a max contract and stay with us or he’s going to play somewhere else,” Haslam told reporters. “And [general manager] Jon [Horst] and Taylor, along with [co-owner] Wes [Edens] and myself, will make that call and we understand the gravity of that call.”
The trade drama began last summer, when Antetokounmpo reportedly expressed a desire to play for the Knicks. Milwaukee decided to hold onto him for the 2025-26 season, but that backfired as the team limped to a 32-50 record before Doc Rivers departed as head coach.
The Bucks hold the No. 10 pick in the draft after Sunday’s lottery results. The Warriors will pick at No. 11 and the Heat are at No. 13, giving them the best draft slots among the aforementioned teams.
Charania reported that ownership and front office officials expect a young blue-chip talent and/or a surplus of draft picks in any potential trade, but their leverage is obviously waning as Antetokounmpo gets closer to his 2027 contract opt-out.
Antetokounmpo played 36 games this season as he dealt with groin, calf and knee injuries. He averaged 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game while making his 10th All-Star appearance in 13 seasons.
BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 22: A general view of the stadium as the sun sets before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on September 22, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Hello and happy Monday, folks. Hope you enjoyed your weekend—shout out to all of the mothers out there.
The Red Sox do not have a game tonight! They’re gonna be playing the Philadelphia Phillies next, but that series will begin on Tuesday. So, we’ve got ourselves a good ol’ fashioned off night tonight.
My question to you: how will you be spending it? Watching other sports? Playing video games? Doing grown-up responsibilities? Enjoying a night on the town? You tell me in the comments below.
San Siro emptied early after supporters once again sang the former director’s name as club faces lack of Champions League football … again
There were more than seven minutes left to play, plus injury time, in a crucial end-of-season game, yet San Siro was already half empty. Milan’s Ultras had deserted the Curva Sud to prepare a post-game protest, but even the less organised, more forgiving parts of the club’s fanbase could not be bothered to stay until the end of another humiliating defeat.
Their team was losing 3-0, at home, to Atalanta, and it hardly even felt a surprise. With this loss, inevitable as it now appeared, the Rossoneri had collected just seven points from their last eight games. Only three teams in Serie A had done worse over the same stretch. Two of those – Verona, and Pisa – have been relegated. The third, Lecce, are perilously close to joining them.
The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2026 NHL Entry Draft with 10 picks. Leading up to the draft, we at The Hockey News will profile a different prospect who the Canucks could take with each of their picks. Today's prospect is Québec Remparts center Maddox Dagenais, who Vancouver could select 33rd overall.
If the Canucks want to continue to build out their center depth, Dagenais would be a smart selection to kick off the second round. The left-shot center had a productive season in the QMJHL as he posted 62 points in 62 games. Dagenais followed up his regular-season success with a strong playoff run, as he recorded three goals and six points in 11 games.
After his season was complete, Dagenais represented Canada at the 2026 U18s. He played in the middle-six and finished the tournament with two points in five games. Dagenais also represented Canada at the 2024 U17s where he won a Silver.
Dagenais is the 15th-ranked North American skater according to NHL Central Scouting. The 18-year-old is listed at 6'3", 196 lbs. Overall, Dagenais is a physical player who understands how to use his size to his advantage.
When Dagenais hears his name in June, he will become the second member of his family to be drafted into the NHL. His dad is Pierre Dagenais, who the New Jersey Devils famously drafted in both 1996 and 1998. Dagenais' dad would go on to play 142 NHL games, scoring 35 goals and recording 58 points.
While there will be a lot of focus on his point total, one area of Dagenais' game that does not get enough recognition is his ability to win faceoffs. During the regular season, he took 380 draws and had a win percentage of 51.3%. As for the playoffs, he lined up for 72 faceoffs and won 52.8% of them.
In the offensive zone, Dagenais has shown the ability to be both a playmaker and a finisher. He is a player who likes to shoot from everywhere on the ice and averaged 4.4 shots per game during the regular season. Ultimately, if Dagenais has the puck in the offensive zone, he consistently finds a way to create scoring chances.
Maddox Dagenais of the Québec Remparts (Photo Credit: Erica Perreaux/CHL)
As for the transition game, Dagenais likes to have control of the puck when in the neutral zone. This allows him to dictate the play and decide whether the best option is to carry the puck past the blue line or make a pass to a teammate. Dagenais' ability to read the play also comes in handy, as he can anticipate when it's best to leave the defensive zone.
Dagenais has been on the radar for this draft ever since he was drafted first overall in the QMJHL Draft back in 2024. He is a skilled center who won the QMJHL's Best Professional Prospect award this year. If selected, Dagenais would be a solid addition to Vancouver's prospect pool.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 5: Logan Webb #62 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park on May 5, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images) | Getty Images
A busy week in the National League West was marked by a few All-Star starting pitchers getting sidelined, and a few roster shakeups among the under-.500 teams in the division.
The Giants continue to flounder, last in the majors in runs scored (3.25 per game) and 29th in wRC+ (83), but made a few roster moves with an eye toward the future this week. First was calling up 21-year-old slugger Bryce Eldridge, the consensus top-50 prospect, last Monday for an extended look. Eldridge started five games .. at designated hitter and hit his first major league home run on Saturday, in a game San Francisco lost by 10 runs.
On Saturday, the Giants traded starting catcher Patrick Bailey to the Cleveland Guardians for pitcher Matt Wilkinson — with the incredible and apt nickname Tugboat — and the 29th overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. While Bailey was otherworldly defensively with his two Gold Glove Awards, he hasn’t done much with the bat, a career .224/.282/.329, 72-wRC+ hitter who was hitting just .146/.213/.183 this year. Though you might remember him from his only home run this year, a three-run bomb off Jack Dreyer to beat the Dodgers on April 22, orBailey’s walk-off grand slam last September off Tanner Scott.
The Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday designated center fielder Alek Thomas for assignment, jettisoning the rangy defender who was hitting just .181/.222/.340 with a 53 wRC+ in 100 plate appearances this season and a career .273 on-base percentage in five major league seasons. That opened the door for consensus top-100 prospect Kyle Waldschmidt to get his first major league opportunity.
Arizona only allowed 10 runs in their six games this week, but still managed to lose three times, thanks to an offense that scored nine runs on Tuesday but only 10 runs over the five games since. Another D-back struggling at the plate is Ketel Marte, who received National League MVP votes in each of the last few years and finished third in 2024. Through Sunday, Marte is hitting just .212/.268/.370 with a 76 wRC+ this season. Jim McLennan at AZ Snake Pit examined what’s wrong with the three-time All-Star.
They trail their second-round playoff series against the reigning champion Thunder 3-0, a deficit no NBA team has ever recovered from. So, what’s left to play for in Game 4?
For the Lakers, there’s pride on the line. They don’t want to get swept.
The Lakers’ LeBron James and his teammates are playing for pride and don’t want to get swept by the Thunder. NBAE via Getty Images
LeBron James, who’s undecided about his future, doesn’t want his career to potentially end so unceremoniously.
Austin Reaves, who has free agency looming this summer after he’s expected to turn down his $14.9 million player option for next season, wants to leave a strong impression as he tries to secure a lucrative contract.
Lakers coach JJ Redick has gotten the team to fight all season. He’s not going to let them drop the rope now.
“Still think we can beat them,” Redick said after the Lakers’ 131-108 loss in Game 3.
Those words ring empty.
It’s a scream at a rock concert. A gasp underwater.
The Lakers have no chance of making a historic comeback. Not against the Thunder, who are younger and deeper and make them look like a puttering old Chevy that ran out of gas in the second half of games, where they’ve been outscored by an average of 18 points.
But don’t expect the Lakers to accept a sweep. Not this team. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about them this season it’s that they have a lot of fight.
When they’ve hit walls, they’ve bared their teeth.
When the Big 3 was an offensive liability, James embraced being the team’s third option, an unprecedented downgrade for a superstar of his caliber who could still lead a team.
That sacrifice decluttered their offense, leading the Lakers to go on a 16-2 run this spring.
Just as they were considered potential championship contenders, they shockingly lost Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Reaves (oblique) on April 2. After that, they weren’t expected to even make it out of the first round of the playoffs. Not without their two leading scorers, who averaged a combined 60 points a game.
How did they respond?
They jumped to a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets. The 41-year-old James put on his Superman cape. Luke Kennard showed he’s more than a 3-point specialist. Marcus Smart put on a defensive clinic. From top to bottom, everyone starred in their roles as they clawed their way past Houston in six games.
But all of that effort just secured a date with someone completely out of their league.
Against the Thunder, they were facing a team that they lost to by an average of 29 points a game in the regular season. They were without Doncic. But they still fought. They kept games close in the first half before crumbling.
The Lakers’ Austin Reaves has faced many challenges in his NBA career, but a 3-0 playoff deficit might be too big to overcome. NBAE via Getty Images
If the Lakers win Game 4, they’ll just be buying themselves a trip to Oklahoma City, where they’ll play the league’s top team in one of the toughest arenas. They’ll just be delaying the inevitable. They’ll be prolonging their suffering.
But still, expect the Lakers to fight.
James didn’t become arguably the greatest player of all time by waving the white flag when things got tough.
Reaves didn’t skyrocket from being undrafted to becoming a star by rolling over when things become challenging.
Would it be embarrassing if the Lakers were swept? Not exactly. Not against this historically great Thunder team that seemingly has an endless army of fresh legs.
What would be embarrassing is if they rolled over Monday.
“Obviously, this situation sucks,” Reaves said. “But that doesn’t give us the license to quit. We gotta come in here and compete. We owe the organization that. We owe each other that. We owe our fans that. So we’re gonna come here Monday and play as hard as we can.”
Expect the Lakers to go out swinging.
How small are their chances?
Teams trailing 3-0 in a playoff series are 0-161 all time.
Against the Thunder, whom Redick called “one of the greatest teams ever,” whatever infinitesimal chance they have shrinks to something imperceptible by the human brain.
The Lakers may be swinging at the air.
But they’ll still be swinging.
Otherwise that would be a truly tragic end to a season filled with so much heart.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 21: New Jersey Devils introduce General Manager Sunny Mehta at Prudential Center on April 21, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Maclean/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI vis Getty Images
Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
A couple names to keep an eye on for front office positions:
On today's 32T, Elliotte Friedman says he's curious to see if Sunny Mehta adds Bryan McCabe to the #NJDevils' front office.
Also heard that Braden Birch could be on Mehta's radar. He's currently the Panthers' director of hockey ops and salary cap management
“Auston Matthews remains uncertain about his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs despite the team’s recent NHL draft lottery win, an NHL source tells ESPN. Matthews, 28, has two more seasons left on his contract with a salary cap hit of $13.25 million and a full no-movement clause. A source confirmed a report by The Athletic earlier this week that the star center is unsure if he’ll return to the Maple Leafs for the 2026-27 season or seek a trade to a Stanley Cup contender.” [ESPN]
A look at the upcoming free-agent market: “The upcoming free-agent class is a little short on headline names, but there are plenty of quality players eligible to hit the open market on July 1. And many of them are bound to land eye-popping contracts in a rising-cap environment.” [The Athletic ($)]
“Former Canadiens star P. K. Subban has completed the $10-million pledge he made to the Montreal Children’s Hospital more than a decade ago. The Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation said Friday that Subban and his foundation had completed the commitment as part of the hospital’s ‘Unexpected Ways to Heal’ fundraising campaign, describing Subban’s fundraising as the largest philanthropic commitment by a professional athlete in Canada.” [Montreal Gazette]
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May 10, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) commits a level two flagrant foul against Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) in the second quarter of game four of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Target Center. Wembanyama had to leave the game. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images | Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
Sunday evening’s Game 4 in Minneapolis did not go as planned for the San Antonio Spurs.
With 8:39 left in the second quarter, Wemby was ejected when his right elbow hit Reid’s throat.
Victor Wembanyama is ejected for a Flagrant 2 on Naz Reid. Excessive elbow to the face.
This is tough. Jaden McDaniels is clearly fouling Victor on the rebound before the elbow.
If that’s called, the elbow probably doesn’t happen.
Forgetting for a second that, had it been any other player, the elbow would have landed on Reid’s chest, the foul represents a lapse in Victor’s judgement and tranquility. Considering his pursuit of ethical basketball, the move is most uncharacteristic.
Unfortunately, the implications of the flagrant technical 2 are not yet complete. Victor Wembanyama could face a game suspension of the incident due to the nature of this foul. The NBA will review the play as standard procedure, which means there is a chance the league could decide on its own punishment.
Damn! @wemby’s ejection — unfortunately — was very warranted. Can’t swing your elbow like that. Very intentional. No debate. But I’m praying he doesn’t SUSPENDED for Game, which is very possible. We shouldn’t want decisions like that deciding a series. But we shall see.
After the game, head coach Mitch Johnson praised Wemby for “protecting himself,” pointing out that Wemby has been physically challenged beyond a realm of appropriate.
Mitch Johnson says he doesn’t think there was intent by Wemby and he’s glad Naz is ok, but called out the refs
“I'm glad he took it into his own hands, not in terms of hitting Naz, I want to be real clear about that, but he's gonna have to protect himself if they're not.” pic.twitter.com/DIc8tVddsf
— Silver & Black Coffee Hour (@SlvrBlkCoffeeHr) May 11, 2026
After the game, studio analysts Vince Carter, Carmelo Anthony, and Tracy McGrady said there is no chance Wemby misses Game 5.
Spurs are back in San Antonio Tuesday night for the tiebreaker at the Frost Bank Center.
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SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 19: Head Coach Kenny Atkinson of the Cleveland Cavaliers coaches Jarrett Allen #31 during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 19, 2025 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, 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 Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
INDEPENDENCE — The Cleveland Cavaliers won Game 3 against the Detroit Pistons, but in a way that their head coach called “unsustainable” 15 minutes after the final buzzer. The next day after practice, he echoed those same sentiments.
“I hate to keep bringing up that possession game stat, -14,” Kenny Atknison said about Game 3. “I think there’s a big difference between the first and second half. Minus two in the possession game in the second half. So we did better. Like I said postgame, that’s not sustainable, especially the rebounding.”
The Pistons are one of the best teams in the league at grabbing offensive rebounds and forcing turnovers. They collected 34.3% of their missed shots in the regular season (2nd) and turned over their opponent on 16.8% of defensive possessions (1st). Consistently creating more opportunities for their offense allowed a somewhat stagnant attack to finish the season just inside the top 10 for offensive rating.
We’ve seen the benefit of this through the first three games of the series.
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The Pistons have grabbed over 34% of their missed shots in all three games so far this series. That puts them above the 69th percentile or better each game. This has translated to 19, 16, and 18 second-chance points.
The Cavs cleaned up the turnover issues after struggling in Game 1. They’ve committed a lower percentage of turnovers for possessions in the most recent two games of the series. They’ve shown that they can overcome this problem. The same isn’t true for the rebounding, which is worrying Atkinson.
There are a couple of factors that go into winning the rebounding battle. How you play defense is one of them.
“There’s certain schemes you rebound better at,” Atkinson said. “It’s just a fact. So we take that into account. Unfortunately, they got a great player (Cade Cunningham). We have to be up higher. Our bigs aren’t as close to the rim.”
Physicality is the other.
“Their bigs are elite, elite at offensive rebounding,” Atkinson said. “A lot of times, our bigs are wrestling with their bigs. That’s why Donovan [Mitchell] having 10 rebounds was huge last night. Max [Strus] is coming in. It’s going to be a guard-rebounding series.”
These clips show why that’s so important. Jarrett Allen and/or Evan Mobley are busy boxing out Detroit’s bigs. If you’re boxing out properly, making sure your assignment doesn’t get the ball, you’re creating a way for one of your teammates to come in and secure the possession.
Rebounding is a team activity, and not always an individual stat.
“We are giving it our best effort,” Jarrett Allen said. “They are strong. They are big bruisers down there, and will say even though we don’t get the rebounds, Donovan having 10 rebounds last night, six rebounds in the other game [is huge].”
The Cavs have shown for spurts that they can keep Detroit off the glass. Particularly, down the stretch of Game 3 where they allowed just five offensive rebounds compared to the 12 they surrendered in the first half. Whether they’re able to play more like the second half or not will go a long way in determining whether they can come back in this series.
May 10, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Brandon Marsh (16) hits a single during the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images | John Jones-Imagn Images
Is Cristopher Sanchez at the beginning of a Cy Young run? He’s got his ERA down to 2.11 and has looked dominant the past two outings. There’s this guy in Los Angeles is having an arguably better season, but Sanchez has put himself back into the conversation.
Happy birthday to Milt Pappas, and a mighty host of others.
Today in baseball history, in 1955, Ernie Banks hits a grand slam — the first of five on the year — to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-8 victory that snaps the Brooklyn Dodgers‘ 11-game winning streakand other stories as well.
1946 – The New York Giants defeat the Boston Braves, 5-1, in the first night game played at Braves Field. The 37,407 fans are surprised as their hometown heroes enter the field wearing shiny satin uniforms designed to reflect the light generated by the electricity used for the evening contest.
1957 – Even though the game is practically over before the Pirates come to bat, having given up six runs to the Phillies in the top of the 1st inning, the first Pirate at-bat provides the most memorable moment of the game, Roberto Clemente‘s 440-plus-foot inside-the-park home run. The Phils win the game, 7-2.
1990 – Dave Winfield rejects a trade that would have sent him from the New York Yankees to the California Angels in exchange for pitcher Mike Witt. A no-trade clause in Winfield’s contract gives him the right to turn down the deal. Five days later, Winfield will reach an agreement with the Yankees and give his permission for the trade to take place.
2000 – The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs, 14-8, in the longest nine-inning game in National League history: 4 hours, 22 minutes. The game features one of the longest home runs in the history of Wrigley Field. A picture circulated by the Associated Press puts it this way: “Rick Frohock celebrates on the rooftop of a three-story building on Waveland Ave. behind the left-field bleachers of Wrigley Field after catching a home run hit by Chicago’s Glenallen Hill against the Brewers. It was believed to be the first time a ball landed on top of the apartment building.” Hill’s shot is estimated at 490 feet by the next day’s press accounts and eventually measured at 500 feet.
2009 – Ryan Zimmerman goes 4 for 5 with two home runs to extend his hitting streak to 29 games, but San Francisco beats Washington, 11 – 7. Randy Johnson strikes out nine for career win number 298. The game features the tallest pitching match-up in history, with the 6′ 10″ Johnson facing Daniel Cabrera, who stands 6′ 9″.
2012 – Brandon Inge drives in four runs as the A’s romp past the Tigers, 11-4. Detroit released Inge earlier this season, but he is now on a tear, becoming the first major leaguer since Lou Gehrig in 1931 to drive in four or more runs four times in a five-game span.
1931 – “M” Fritz Lang’s first sound film starring Peter Lorre premieres in Berlin.
1947 – BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire.
1959 – “Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb” by Edd Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4.
1965 – Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument.
1969 – British comedy troupe Monty Python forms, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.
Special Music Segment! Since you probably didn’t know all the words to “Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb,” here are several that you should know:
1963 – “Puff (The Magic Dragon)” single by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2; Peter Yarrow adapted a poem that college classmate Lenny Lipton had left behind after borrowing Yarrow’s typewriter.
1968 – Irish actor Richard Harris releases single “MacArthur Park”; it becomes a million-seller topping the charts in Canada and Australia, and peaking at #2 in US and #4 in UK.
1970 – “The Long and Winding Road” becomes Beatles’ last American single release.
1974 – ABC Records releases Steely Dan single “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” from the “Pretzel Logic “album; it peaks at #4 in the US, making it their biggest hit.
1975 – Capitol Records releases Natalie Cole‘s debut album “Inseparable”; it features two hits “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” and the title track.
1981 – Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s musical “Cats” (based on poetry by T. S. Eliot) directed by Trevor Nunn, opens at the New London Theatre in the West End, London; runs for 8,949 performances.
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (2) is swarmed by his teammates after hiting a walk off home run during the ninth inning of their game against the New York Yankees Sunday, May 10, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Yankees 4-3. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Last Week’s Results
Monday: Cardinals 6, Brewers 3
Tuesday: Postponed (rescheduled for July 7)
Wednesday: Brewers 6, Cardinals 2
Thursday: Off Day
Friday: Brewers 6, Yankees 0
Saturday: Brewers 4, Yankees 3
Sunday: Brewers 4, Yankees 3
Division Standings
Cubs 27-14
Brewers 22-16
Cardinals 23-17
Pirates 22-19
Reds 22-19
Last Week
Cubs: 5-2
Brewers: 4-1
Cardinals: 3-3
Pirates: 3-3
Reds: 2-5
Top Pitching Performance of the Week
Just like last week, our selection here goes to Jacob Misiorowski. Miz made all sorts of history on Friday night when he threw the seven fastest pitches ever thrown by a starting pitcher, but it wasn’t just that he was throwing hard: the Yankees couldn’t hit him, either. Misiorowski threw six shutout innings, struck out 11 batters, and allowed just two hits and two walks while outdueling Max Fried.
As for honorable mentions, there were good pitching performances up and down the roster this week, but I’d like to single out Aaron Ashby, who picked up two more wins this week and threw five scoreless innings across three outings.
Top Hitting Performance of the Week
There are several players worthy of this honor this week, but I’m going to go with Sunday’s walkoff hero, Brice Turang. He hit two of the team’s four homers this week, including Sunday’s winner, and compiled an OPS over 1.000. Sure, Tchaikovsky seems appropriate for the occasion.
Honorable mentions to Jake Bauers, who was 4-for-9 with a homer, a double, and two walks, plus the two “we’re back” guys: Andrew Vaughn, who homered and had a .982 OPS over his first five games back, and Jackson Chourio, who sparked the offense in St. Louis and picked up a team-high eight hits (three of which were doubles) this week.
Injury Notes & Roster Moves
The biggest news this week was on Monday, when Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn were both, finally, activated from the injured list. In corresponding moves, Blake Perkins was optioned to Triple-A Nashville and Greg Jones was designated for assignment. Jones cleared waivers and was outrighted to Nashville four days later.
Perkins, though, did not stay in the minors for long. Brandon Lockridge suffered a scary, but ultimately hopefully relatively minor, injury when when he crashed into the wall going after a foul ball on Friday night. On Saturday, Lockridge was placed on the injured list, and Perkins was back with the Brewers after just two games with the Sounds.
We got a positive update Friday on Christian Yelich, who has been out since April 13th. He has been swinging and running the bases, and the team mentioned that he could be back with the Brewers as soon as the next series.
Brandon Woodruff was scheduled to begin throwing again on Saturday. We’ll see how he responds, but given that there’s supposedly nothing structurally wrong, he could rejoin the team soon.
Ángel Zerpa, who was placed on the injured list last week, needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the rest of the season. That surgery is scheduled for Monday.
Akil Baddoo is getting close, and should go out on a minor-league rehab assignment this week.
The recently signed Xzarion Curry made his first start as a member of the organization and the right-hander was alright, allowing a pair of runs over five innings. The bullpen took over in the top of the sixth with the score tied 2-2, and that’s where things went downhill. Joey Gerber allowed three runs in the sixth, the recently signed Cionel Perez allowed a run in the seventh, and Anderson Severino allowed two runs in the ninth. Syracuse went down fighting, at least, scoring a run in the sixth and two in the seventh; in that seventh inning, they had the opportunity to mount a true comeback, loading up the bases, but Christian Arroyo struck out to end the inning.
Irving Kota was quite hittable in his four-plus innings of work, allowing five runs on nine hits. The Rumble Pony bats kept them in the game early, with Eli Serrano driving in a run on a double and a second run scoring during the sequence on a fielding error, but that ended up being the totality of their offense for the contest.
At least they weren’t no-hit? It’s been a few weeks since I wrote a report where Binghamton got no-hit, so I feel like we’re due. Outside of R.J. Gordon allowing five runs in the top of the second, Binghamton’s pitching was solid. The bats, on the other hand? Not so much. With two hits in this contest, Wyatt Young boosted his team-leading batting average to .225. That about says it all.
With the score tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, Joe Charles was summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander walked the first batter he faced and then allowed a double, putting the winning run 90 feet away. After escaping leaving a meatball right down Broadway, he got burned by throwing a hanger down and in to centerfielder Theo Gillen, who laced a line drive down the first base line to win it for the Hot Rods.
Daviel Hurtado and Nicolas Carreno combined to throw six solid innings, with the former allowing a run on 2 hits over 2.0 innings while striking out 4 and the latter allowing a run on 2 hits and 3 walks over 4.0 innings while striking out 7. Elwis Mijares replaced Carreno in the bottom of the seventh and let the game get away from St. Lucie after allowing five runs to score. The bats were sluggish to start things off, but came alive in the later innings, scoring a run apiece in the sixth, seventh, and ninth innings.
