Kim Birrell, Maya Joint and James Duckworth advance on day two
Birrell plans to spend $265,000 pay day on upcoming wedding
An elated Kim Birrell plans on paying down her mortgage after surviving a match point and a restless night’s sleep to chalk up a life-changing US Open win in New York.
The gritty Gold Coaster wore down Croatian Petra Marcinko 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to finally reach the second round after losing all three of her previous Flushing Meadows openers in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 26: Robert Horry #5 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts in the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at the EnergySolutions Arena on May 26, 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Villains bracket continues, as we try to find the biggest villain in Spurs history. We’ve already covered Spurs Killers and Dirty Players. This time we’ll discuss the most bittersweet region: Former Spurs. We’ll look at players who once wore Silver and Black but, through their actions or their words, earned the ire of the fans that once rooted for their success.
For this exercise, we’ll focus exclusively on the basketball side of things and not their personal lives or legal troubles, so some names you expected to see will likely be missing.
Now Let’s look at the field, and don’t forget to vote!
1. Kawhi Leonard vs. 8. Marcus Morris
Unsurprisingly, The Nephew gets the top seed. You know the story. Leonard was fantastic for the Spurs in the first years of his career, reinvigorating an aging team and helping the Silver and Black raise their fifth banner. Then he got injured in the playoffs in 2016 by fellow Spurs villain Zaza Pachulia, and nothing was the same.
A quadriceps injury limited Leonard the following year, and he distrusted the team’s medical personnel who cleared him. He went to rehab in New York and avoided people from the franchise, actually hiding when they tried to check up on him. The rumors from his camp started flying, and they painted the Spurs in a bad light. As the relationship got worse, and with the help of Uncle Dennis Robertson, he forced his way out in the messiest way possible after suiting up for just nine games in 2017/18.
Despite the terrible ending, Kawhi at least had some great moments with the franchise. His first-round opponent never wore the jersey. Technically, he was never officially a Spur, and the fact that he used that technicality is what makes him a villain.
The betrayal left the franchise in a precarious position, because after agreeing to terms with Morris using the mid-level exception, the front office engineered a trade sending out Davis Bertans, who had been helpful in the regular season, and bringing in DeMarre Carroll while opening a roster spot. Once Morris backed out, they found themselves without Bertans and with no mid-level exception target late in the offseason, and had to settle for Trey Lyles.
The 2019/20 was not going to win a title no matter what but was made worse by Morris getting cold feet and not honoring his word.
2. Stephen Jackson vs. 7. Dennis Rodman
Another once-beloved and successful Spur who has done his best to lose every ounce of goodwill with the fanbase as a high seed. Jackson found his place as a starter for the 2023 title team, making big plays in the postseason, but unfortunately, he refused to sign a lucrative extension with the Spurs, hoping to get more money as a free agent.
Still, the fans loved Jackson and were happy when he found his way back in 2012. Jack was in the tail end of his career but still contributed in the playoffs. The next year, however, things took a turn. Jackson really struggled and saw his minutes reduced. Jackson wasn’t happy about it. To solve things, Gregg Popovich called him into a meeting in which he asked him to accept that he was not better than Manu Ginobili, but Jackson refused to do it and was unceremoniously cut. He retired a year later and has spent his entire career as a podcaster criticizing the Spurs every chance he gets.
A quick look at the numbers and the accolades would suggest Rodman’s Spurs years were good. He led the league in rebounding and made All-Defensive teams. The problems, as they typically did with him, didn’t have to do with his skills but his attitude.
Rodman clashed with then-coach Bob Hill, whom he never respected, and general manager Gregg Popovich, whom he later claimed hated him. He routinely skipped shootarounds and didn’t pay attention in huddles. Rodman started his second season suspended for conduct detrimental to the team and was benched in Game 5 of the 1995 Conference Finals after arriving late to practice. It was such a horrendous culture fit that even the normally diplomatic David Robinson actually said he was glad Rodman got traded.
What made it all hurt more was that Rodman went on to help the Bulls win the titles the Spurs hoped he’d help The Admiral win.
3. Robert Horry vs. 6. Derek Anderson
Just like Leonard and Jackson, Robert Horry was once an integral part of title teams in San Antonio, and just like them, he has gone out of his way to squander the love and respect his success earned him from the fanbase. Ever since retiring, he has taken every opportunity to downplay the excellence of Tim Duncan, once saying that Hakeem Olajuwon was “20 times better” than The Big Fundamental and criticizing his work ethic. In the same segment, he took shots at Manu Ginobili.
Horry’s opponent in this round is someone who broke fans’ hearts not with his words but with his actions. Anderson had a terrific 2000/01 season with the Spurs. The guard started all 82 games and was the team’s second-leading scorer behind Tim Duncan. Despite playoff struggles and an injury, the Spurs wanted to bring the 27-year-old back to help an aging San Antonio core continue to contend. They offered the journeyman a six-year deal, but Anderson wasn’t happy with how long it took for the team to negotiate with him and refused it, verbally agreeing to a deal with the Trail Blazers instead and leaving the Spurs with no choice but to trade him for an aging Steve Smith.
Things didn’t work out for Anderson in Portland, so there’s a case to be made that the Spurs dodged a bullet, but at the time it felt like Anderson let his pride ruin what could have been a great partnership.
4. Richard Jefferson vs. 5. Dejounte Murray
Jefferson’s Spurs tenure could be kindly described as just unfortunate. The team thought he’d be the 3-and-D wing San Antonio needed, and he simply wasn’t. The experience of watching Jefferson, however, was extremely unenjoyable.
Jefferson was a disappointment and looked so out of place that Gregg Popovich personally supervised his workouts in the summer of 2010, hoping to make things work. They didn’t, and Jefferson became an overpaid specialist who couldn’t really be trusted in big moments. The Spurs had to actually attach a first-rounder to get him off the books on a trade. What makes it all worse is that even though the Spurs unarguably extended his career by helping him transition from volume scorer to role player, he has seemingly taken shots at the franchise in his post-retirement media career.
Dejounte Murray’s tenure was completely different. He was a late first-round pick who exceeded expectations, and there was genuine fan excitement about the duo of Murray and Derrick White becoming the backcourt of the future. Unfortunately, the Spurs were never particularly good with Murray, and when the Hawks came in with a trade offer that was too good to pass up, they accepted it. Murray didn’t handle things well after, taking to social media to describe how happy he was with being traded, then bashing the organization while arguing with fans, saying the Spurs were “gonna be losing for the next 15 years.”
Those words came close to the trade, and Murray was an emotional guy, so they could have been excused had he not doubled down later. On Stephen Jackson’s podcast, he said the Spurs tried to “break him” and participated in Jackson’s favorite hobby: bashing Tony Parker, whom Murray accused of not mentoring him.
PHOENIX – August is over. What a month it was for the Phillies.
They completed it with a tight, 2-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Monday night.
The victory left them with a final August record of 21-7, the best in the majors. What could have been better than that, especially after the team sputtered to a 9-15 record in July?
“Twenty-two and six would have been all right, too,” manager Don Mattingly joked.
Entering the final month of the regular season, the Phils are tied with the Chicago Cubs for the top National League wild-card spot and are just four games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves in the NL East with 24 games to play. The Phils and Braves play seven times in the next two weeks, starting with the opener of a four-game series Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
While the Phils hope to chase down the Braves, they remain focused on the step in front of them and that meant Monday night’s series opener against the Diamondbacks, who are right in the thick of the wild-card chase.
“It’s day-to-day business at this point,” Mattingly said. “You can’t worry about tomorrow. Just take care of today. Arizona is a difficult club. We have to win games. It’s as simple as that. We can’t look past anyone.”
The Phils earned Monday night’s win with a solid start from Aaron Nola, excellent bullpen work and a couple of big hits from Bryson Stott and Bryce Harper.
Stott belted a 464-foot home run, the longest of his career and the eighth-longest in the majors this season, in the second inning, and Harper extended his on-base streak to 33 games with an RBI double in the third.
That was the extent of the Phillies’ scoring, but the pitching made it all stand up.
Nola picked up the win with five innings of one-run ball. He has a 2.50 ERA in his last seven starts.
The right-hander threw 92 pitches through five innings. He took the mound in the sixth with a one-run lead and quickly gave up a single and a walk. Mattingly went to Alex McFarlane in a pressure situation and the 25-year-old rookie right-hander delivered three outs to keep the lead intact.
McFarlane was most impressive coming back from a 3-1 count to strike out Nolan Arenado on a 99-mph fastball and a sweeper for the second out.
“For a kid who debuted a month ago, the demeanor he has on the mound in a situation like that is pretty incredible,” catcher Garrett Stubbs said. “Arenado’s a really good hitter. You want to attack him and not be afraid of him. In that moment, you look out at him on the mound and he didn’t show anything but wanting to attack the zone.”
Nola was impressed by McFarlane’s work.
“That’s pretty special right there. Pretty awesome,” Nola said. “I left him in a tough spot, two guys on and no outs. He navigated through it really nicely. The strikeout of Arenado was pretty awesome. He’s got a lot of composure out there. He doesn’t really pitch like a rookie. He fills up the zone. I know he had a couple of three-ball counts, but that didn’t faze him. He’s electric.”
McFarlane knew who he was facing.
“Seeing Arenado in the box is a great thing,” he said. “The respect I have for that guy, watching him over the years. He’s a great hitter and Hall of Fame player. I love the opportunity to face those guys. It was great.”
McFarlane has allowed just one earned run in his first 10 1/3 innings in the majors. He has pitched four times in the first seven games of this road trip and racked up four scoreless innings. He hasn’t allowed a hit. He’s walked two and struck out five.
“He’s handled everything we’ve thrown at him,” Mattingly said. “We’ve put him in some tough spots lately. That was probably the toughest spot tonight. His stuff plays. When he’s in the zone and attacking, he’s pretty good. He doesn’t seem to be overwhelmed by anything at this point.”
As the games get bigger, McFarlane could be a serious factor for the Phillies.
“This was a big game,” Mattingly said. “He was a factor tonight. He’s got stuff. He’s throwing strikes for the most part. He’s got weapons. When you throw 102 (mph) with a good slider and can sink it, as well, you’ve got weapons.”
After McFarlane, the Phillies got a scoreless seventh from the tandem of Orion Kerkering and Brooks Raley. Jose Alvarado walked a tightrope but put up a zero in the eighth and Jhoan Duran survived two infield hits in the ninth to notch his 29th save. He got the final out with the potential tying run on third.
The Phils have won 14 of their last 16.
Now, it’s on to September. Jesús Luzardo gets the ball Tuesday night.
ROSTER ADDITIONS
Rosters expand to 28 on Tuesday. The Phillies will add two players, catcher Rafael Marchan and right-handed reliever Grant Holman. Marchan, who went on the injured list in late July with left knee tendinitis, had been on a rehab assignment at Triple A Lehigh Valley.
Holman, 26, was claimed by the Phillies off waivers from Detroit in May. He pitched in 20 games at Lehigh Valley and had a 3.12 ERA with 25 strikeouts and five walks in 26 innings.
Holman, who has big-league time with the Athletics, has packed a lot of suitcases in 2026. The Phillies are his fifth organization this year. He was waived four times.
ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 25: Starting pitcher Bryce Elder (55) of the Atlanta Braves checks the baserunner at first base during the Tuesday evening MLB game between the LA Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves on August 25, 2026 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
And so it ends…
Just as the Atlanta Braves were on a hot streak, the San Francisco Giants took the power back in this makeup game with a 7-3 win.
The Giants’ Rafael Devers set the tone with a home run in the top of the first inning. Matt Olson answered right after in the bottom half with an RBI groundout to bring Drake Baldwin in and put the Braves on the board.
A Michael Harris II home run then gave the Braves a 2-1 lead in the second inning.
San Francisco wouldn’t let them have the last word, however, after knocking in an RBI single of their own in the top of the fifth to tie things back up.
A back-and-forth matchup formed right after, as the Braves reclaimed the lead with an RBI single from Baldwin to drive in Sean Murphy. But then the Giants answered back in the very next inning with a homer to tie the game at 3-3 in the sixth.
A pattern was forming here… but who would break it?
Unfortunately, Braves Country, it was the Giants.
San Francisco drove in four more runs to shut the Braves down, turning what had been a competitive back-and-forth matchup into a 7-3 final. More importantly, the loss snapped the Braves’ seven-game win streak just before they head out on their road trip to Washington.
You can’t win them all, and it was a decent showing from the Braves’ offense early on as they tried to regain their lead every time San Francisco answered back. And they almost had a promising ninth inning, opening the frame with two runners on base and no outs.
It just wasn’t enough to force a comeback, however, as the Braves ultimately fell into the losing column.
But what about the defense?
Pitching through 5.1 innings, Bryce Elder allowed eight hits and gave up five runs, along with three walks and three strikeouts. His ERA climbed to 4.11, and Elder is showing a different version of himself than the one Braves Country was getting adjusted to seeing at the beginning of the season.
So now, it’s a question of what exactly the problem is: Is it mechanics? A lack of confidence? Or is it something completely different that encompasses all of the above?
At this point, one could just hope that Elder figures it out before his next outing and that he and Greg Maddux can come up with a new plan of attack on the mound.
The Braves had a seven-game win streak going into this one, so while the loss stings, it doesn’t erase what they were able to build over the past week. Now, the focus shifts to Washington and finding a way to get back to the version of this team we witnessed just a week ago.
Until then, Braves Country, look forward to a series in Washington and the Braves’ chance to bounce back.
TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 22: Justin Hagenman #47 of the New York Mets pitches during the second inning of a spring training game against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 22, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images) | Getty Images
On September 1st, major league rosters expand to 28-players, and tomorrow the Mets are reportedly calling up right-handed pitcher Justin Hagenman and right-handed outfielder Nick Morabito.
The plan for Hagenman is to have him start on Wednesday against Tampa Bay, giving an extra day of rest to the Mets’ young trio of Christian Scott, Nolan McLean, and Zac Thornton heading into the weekend series with the Giants.
Hagenman appeared in nine games for the Mets in 2025, starting one game, and did not pitch vey well, putting up a 4.48 ERA over 23.2 innings. Hagenman fractured a rib during spring training and has been on the shelf all year. Wednesday’s start will be only his fourth game of the 2026 season, getting one rehab start in St. Lucie, Binghamton, and Syracuse, giving up home runs in two of those games.
Hagenman was not promised any starts beyond Wednesday, according to Gary Cohen on the Mets’ broadcast.
Morabito appeared in five games for the Mets earlier this season, before A.J. Ewing emerged as the Mets’ everyday center fielder, and was hitless in 11 plate appearances. At Triple-A Syracuse, Morabito hit .254/.355/.388 with 13 home runs and 42 stolen bases.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - AUGUST 31: Trea Turner #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies stands in the dugout before the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 31, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
An emerging star of Australian cricket will travel to South Africa ahead of the highly-anticipated Test tour, but World Cup winning batter Marnus Labuschagne has been axed from the one-day international squad.
While an Australian legend believes Marnus Labuschagne’s hold on a pivotal top-order spot is untenable, the Queenslander is reportedly poised to still be selected for the Test squad to tour South Africa in October.
While September is just about here, there are still players who remain unsigned at this point in the off-season.
A former Chicago Blackhawks forward is one of the top unrestricted free agents (UFAs) left with NHL training camps soon getting started: Philipp Kurashev.
Kurashev still being a free agent comes after he spent the 2025-26 season with the San Jose Sharks. In 43 games with the Pacific Division club, he posted seven goals, 13 assists, 20 points, and a plus-1 rating. It was a step in the right direction for the 26-year-old, as he had seven goals, 14 points, and a minus-28 rating in 51 games for Chicago in 2024-25.
Now that NHL training camps are almost here, it would not necessarily be surprising if Kurashev lands a PTO from an NHL club. He could be a decent player for another team to take a chance on with a PTO to create more competition for their NHL roster.
Kurashev was selected by the Blackhawks with the 120th overall pick of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He spent his first five NHL seasons with the Original Six club, where he posted 42 goals, 82 assists, and 130 points. His best season with Chicago was in 2023-24, as he set career highs with 18 goals, 36 assists, and 54 points.
The Yankees are getting closer and closer to receiving their captain back.
Aaron Judge traveled with the team for their West Coast trip against the Angels and Padres so that he can continue ramping up his baseball activities.
Manager Aaron Boone said prior to Monday’s opener that the team feels good about where he’s at, and a potential return for New York’s next homestand appears to be on the table.
“It’s possible,” the skipper said. “I’m not gonna put a date on it, but those things are in play, it’s just getting the durability and workload build up on him is the biggest thing now.”
Judge has been sidelined since late-May due to a stress fracture in his rib.
The slugger has been progressing steadily in his recovery over the past few weeks, and he recently told reporters that he hoped to not require a minor league rehab assignment.
He also skipped the assignment when he missed 42 games to a toe injury two years ago, but did briefly appear in Triple-A coming back from an oblique strain in 2019.
Judge had 17 homers, a .375 OBP, and a .907 OPS over 59 games before going down.
The Yankees' offense has been up-and-down with him sidelined, but they enter play on Monday coming off a strong series in which they broke through for 26 runs to take three out of four from the rival Red Sox.
More than a decade after his last appearance in the Big Bash League, Ben Stokes is reportedly returning to Australia after agreeing to a blockbuster deal with the Adelaide Strikers.
The countdown is on, with the Detroit Red Wings now less than three weeks away from officially opening training camp ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season.
For now, the club has more questions than answers, most notably who its next general manager will be (and when that announcement will come), as well as the ultimate fate of captain Dylan Larkin, who requested a trade earlier this offseason.
Meanwhile, multiple former members of the Red Wings are facing questions of their own, specifically whether or not their NHL careers could be at an end.
Among the veteran players who recently played in Detroit and continue to await their next contract are forwards James van Riemsdyk and Vladimir Tarasenko, defenseman Jeff Petry, and goaltenders Cam Talbot and James Reimer.
van Riemsdyk, who was the No. 2 overall selection in the 2007 NHL Draft (one selection behind now-former Red Wings forward Patrick Kane), scored 15 goals with 16 assists in his first and only season in Detroit.
The 37-year-old veteran has played 1,154 NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Red Wings.
Tarasenko, a two-time Stanley Cup champion, spent just one season in Detroit in 2024-25, struggling with just 11 goals in 80 games.
After being traded to Minnesota last offseason, he bounced back with 23 goals and 24 assists in 75 games, the type of production the Red Wings had hoped to get when they signed him to a two-year deal in 2024.
Petry, a 38-year-old Ann Arbor native and the son of former Detroit Tigers World Series-winning pitcher Dan Petry, spent two seasons with his hometown team from 2023 to 2025. He split last season between the Florida Panthers and the Minnesota Wild.
He's played in 1,048 career NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Red Wings, Panthers, and Wild.
Talbot, who is coming off a two-year contract with the Red Wings signed in 2024, went 12-9-6 with a 3.19 goals-against average and an .833 save percentage in 2025-26.
Meanwhile, Reimer spent last season with the Ottawa Senators, who signed him to a one-year contract after he failed to secure a deal following a PTO with the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he began his NHL career.
During his only season with the Red Wings in 2023-24, Reimer posted an 11-8-2 record with a 3.11 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage and two shutouts.
Reimer will turn 39 in March, and like Talbot, the chances of him landing another NHL contract aren't strong.
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BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 27: Gunnar Henderson #2 of the Baltimore Orioles fields a ground ball during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 27, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Folks, Orioles baseball is getting quite interesting of late. The Birds have been playing capable, credible baseball, and now they’re within one game of the last Wild Card. The offense is, maybe not humming, but it’s providing thump and interest. And lots of power: the Orioles have 31 home runs in their last 18 games.
That shouldn’t change as they head to Coors Field in Denver, notorious for its thin air and propensity for dingers. Also because the Rockies are the worst team in the league, to include their pitching.
Colorado’s starter today looks to fit this mold. Tanner Gordon is a 28-year-old righty who’s been in the league since 2024 and has just 42 games under his belt (30 starts). He’s posted an ERA of 8.65, 6.33 and 5.38 in parts of three seasons thus far, this year being his best. Gordon is considered to have a nice changeup, and not a ton else. His four-seamer has a run value of -4; his slider -5, his curveball -6, and his sinker -3. I know which one I’d want to hit. He doesn’t walk too many batters, though, so that’s nice.
To face this right-handed behemoth, the Orioles are sending up a lot of lefties, as you’d guess: six, in fact, in Holliday, Henderson, Beavers, Basallo, Cowser, and Taveras. Holliday bats leadoff, followed by Iron Man Pete Alonso, who refuses to miss time with his sore calf. Coby Mayo, hitting .308 with 8 RBI in his last week, is batting cleanup. It’s also good to see Basallo getting the start at catcher, since he’d just recently taken a foul ball to his throwing hand.
For Baltimore, and giving a tired-looking starting rotation something of a breather, is Cade Povich, called up today for this start. (To make room for Povich, the Orioles optioned right-hander Anthony Nunez, who’s 3-2 with a 4.29 ERA in 44 games.) In six games (five starts) with the big-league club this year, Povich is 2-1 with a 4.45 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. His walks, usually a problem, are slightly down from last season (3.45 per game to 3.18).
Will the balls be flying out of Coors Field tonight?
Another successful week saw the Guardians go 4-2 including a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels, and they find themselves back in second place.
DeLauter Has Near Cycle
In Cleveland’s 11-1 blowout win of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, Chase DeLauter was the star of the show. He went 4-4 with three hits, a single, a double, and a triple. Just a home run shy of the cycle, he earned his 60th RBI of the season with a double in the bottom of the fourth inning. Because of his big night, he is now hitting .293/.365/.454 with 125 hits and 50 walks. He has the chance to show what he can do in the postseason this year since his “debut” came in the Wild Card series in 2025.
José Finally Homers
For the first time since June 6th, José Ramírez did what he’s expected to do nearly every time he’s at bat. He hit a home run. What was shocking was that it had been almost two months since the last time he did that. It marked his 296th home run as the countdown to 300 inches ever closer to its end. He is currently second on the franchise home run leaders list, just behind Jim Thome who has 337.
Martínez Web Gem
In the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game, the Guardians were tied 6-6 with the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels had a runner on first with two outs, and Mike Trout was at the plate. It looked like a recipe for disaster as he launched a ball into center field. That was until Angel Martínez locked eyes on it. He tracked the ball to the warning track, leaped into the air, and caught the ball to end the inning and save the game. The Guardians went on to win that game 8-6 in what would eventually be a sweep of the Halos.
Social Media Spotlight
I hate to use my own Tweet here, but I have to show it off. The Guardians offered a special ticket package on Sunday that included a bobblehead of Big Bird wearing a Guards jersey and hat while waving a Guards flag. Bird is my absolute favorite Muppet/Henson character, so I knew I needed this item.
Australia will examine its next generation of Test cricketers in India later this month with a view to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour next summer and the likelihood there will be significant change in the national squad after next year’s Ashes.
