BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ryan Blaney, seeking his first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, got off to a flying start in Saturday‘s time trials at the 0.533-mile high-banked concrete track.Finding the speed he needed on the second of two qualifying laps, Blaney covered the distance in 15.101 seconds (127.064 mph) to edge Tyler Reddick for the top starting spot in Sunday‘s Food City 500 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).AdvertisementRELATED: Starting lineup | At-track photos: BristolDriving the No. 12 Team Penske Ford, Blaney was 0.023 seconds faster than Reddick (126.871 mph), who will try…

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Doug Christie will return for a second full season as coach of the Sacramento Kings despite the team having one of the worst seasons in franchise history.A person familiar with the decision said Sunday that Christie will return next season for the second year of a contract that also has a team option for 2027-28. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced the decision, which The Athletic was first to report.AdvertisementChristie was initially hired on an interim basis after Mike Brown was fired early in the 2024-25 season. Sacramento went 27-24 the…

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When you ask any substantial cross-section of an NFL fan base a question about their favorite team, you’re certain to find that opinion are divided. Sometimes, that division meets right in the middle, as was ultimately the case in our latest round of Reacts voting.Dexter Lawrence II, who currently plays defensive tackle the New York Giants, is perhaps the hottest name in NFL circles right now. We’ve already discussed the idea of Lawrence landing with the Buffalo Bills here at Buffalo Rumblings, but we had yet to put a vote to it. It’s pretty well agreed upon that no one…

We’ve spent a lot of time and word count exploring defensive tackle prospects in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft that fit the Las Vegas Raiders.And for good reason.With the Silver & Black adopting a 3-4 defensive front under new defensive coordinator Rob Leonard, the hours spent pouring over interior prospects…

This week, we asked Jacksonville Jaguars fans if they would have offered defensive end Travon Walker more or less than the $27.5 annual salary he signed for.It was a close call, but over half of the respondents said they would’ve offered him less.According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Walker has the 36th-lowest…

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Phil Garner, the three-time All-Star second baseman whose “Scrap Iron” persona befitted both his personality as a player and manager, died Saturday, April 11 after a nearly three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, his family announced.Garner was 76.AdvertisementGarner played a crucial role on the most recent Pittsburgh Pirates World Series champions, the 1979 “We-Are-Fam-a-lee” crew that won a seven-game Fall Classic against the Baltimore Orioles, amassing 161 hits and an .800 OPS before getting 17 hits in 36 postseason at-bats.As a manager, he piloted the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, a 2005 romp through the playoffs as an…

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, April 12, 2026, 2:20 p.m. ETLocation: Wrigley Field, Chicago, ILBroadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet PittsburghThe Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field looking to grab a win.Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.AdvertisementDon’t troll in your comments; create conversation…

After pulling out a narrow win on Saturday afternoon, the Phillies will go for the series win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.Andrew Painter will make the third start of his young career in the rubber match.The Diamondbacks will go with veteran righthander Zac Gallen. Gallen has had success against…

There was a lot of talk about running it back this offseason. After a frustratingly brief trip to the Elysian Fields of the playoffs, the fans, writ broadly, wanted change. Few, if any, would’ve wanted a change in Jesús Luzardo, though. His first season in red pinstripes (and blue/black gradient…

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The Edmonton Oilers are going back to the playoffs. For the seventh straight season, Oilers fans can experience playoff hockey in Edmonton. Somewhere, someone in the organization is probably popping champagne.If so, they might want to wait until they’ve actually earned it.AdvertisementSaturday’s clinching moment arrived not in the visitors’ dressing room at Crypto.com Arena, where the Oilers had just been shut out 1-0 by the Los Angeles Kings, but a few hours later, in a box score from Philadelphia. The Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-1, and just like that, Edmonton’s playoff fate was sealed by a team they weren’t…

Follow along with live updates of all the final-round action at the Masters Tournament.Sitting at 5 over and tied for 48th place, Sergio Garcia came into the final round of the 2026 Masters more or less out of the running.AdvertisementDespite the struggles, Garcia, had a lot to play for. Not only is it always a good feeling to perform well at huge tournaments, but there’s obviously prize money on the line. After all, the difference in prize money earned by 40th place compared to 48th place is a staggering $30,000.Unfortunately for Garcia, the final round did not start off according to plan.…

There’s some unpredictability in the air for Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).The new 750-horsepower configuration for the NASCAR Cup Series makes its second straight short-track appearance, but its first at the 0.533-mile Tennessee track. A new Goodyear tire setup for Sunday’s 500-lapper offers some extra intrigue as the Cup Series returns from a one-week break.AdvertisementKyle Larson (April) and Christopher Bell (September) divided the victories in last year’s races at Bristol, and predictably, they’re among the favorites. Racing Insights projects that Larson will win on Sunday, while…

Investec Champions Cup quarter-finalBordeaux Bègles (5) 30Tries: Lamothe, Jalibert, Tameifuna, Retiere Cons: Lucu 2 Pens: Lucu 2Toulouse (12) 15Tries: Ntamack, Thomas Con: Ramos Pen: RamosReigning champions Bordeaux made the most of two costly cards for Toulouse to beat their French rivals and set up a Champions Cup semi-final against Prem holders Bath.Six-time champions Toulouse looked on top in the first half, but Dorian Aldegheri received a 20-minute red card and inspirational captain Antoine Dupont was sin-binned, and the hosts took advantage in a compelling battle.AdvertisementThese two teams contributed 24 players to the France squad which won the Six Nations and…

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It was not the news Montreal Canadiens’ fans were hoping for, but at 10:00 AM on Sunday, the team announced that Noah Dobson had suffered an upper-body injury and would be reevaluated in two weeks. It’s not surprising that the team didn’t go into detail with the playoffs right around the corner. We’ll eagerly await an update in two weeks, but the play on which he was injured didn’t look good.However, the fact that Dobson will be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future has led the Canadiens to finally recall the fifth overall pick from the 2023 draft,…

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The wait for the Masters each year seems to take forever only for the four days of competition to go by faster than you can say “Fore please, now driving.” We don’t blame you then if you’re hoping all the exciting doesn’t end after 72 holes. Maybe, if you’re lucky, there will be a playoff that keeps the drama coming.Playoffs in major championships come in various shapes and sizes. In fact, none of the four biggest events in men’s golf actually use the same playoff format. The U.S. Open has a two-hole aggregate system in place, the…