The NBA postseason begins with four games, and we’ll keep track for you the whole way. So far, Cleveland nearly fell to Indiana, while the Bucks made a big statement in Toronto. San Antonio dominated the third quarter to rout Memphis after a tight first half.
Giancarlo Stanton hit his first two homers of the 2017 season on Wednesday, and a fan went jumping into the outfield pool at Marlins Park to retrieve the second of those as a souvenir.
Speaking of extreme starts to the year, Michael Baumann looks at the Blue Jays and Diamondbacks and wonders when it’s no longer too early to panic or plan for the playoffs.
The Cubs received their World Series rings, and they cost $70,000 each. Hey, when you went over a century without a win, you know you have to make the ring you get count.
Mack was selected with the No. 2 pick by the Rams, and never missed a game over a brilliant, 184-game career. The guard made 11 Pro Bowls in 13 seasons and is the definition of a dependable offensive linemen. He set a high standard for other Michigan offensive linemen to follow.
Stephenson probably isn’t going to keep playing like this — but who knows?!
You probably know that Stephenson played his first four seasons in Indiana, taking a key role in his final year there when he played 35 minutes and was an instrumental part of the Pacers’ 2013-14 team that won the Eastern Conference.
Since that moment, Stephenson has averaged 8.1 points on a terrible 48 percent True Shooting Percentage with six different teams. The most recent one is Indiana, who picked him up with seven games left in the season. Despite having one solid game, Stephenson hasn’t really been all that good — he scored double digits only once in the six games he played, with just 41 percent shooting.