What you need to know about MLB’s all-or-nothing AprilWhat you need to know about MLB’s all-or-nothing April
A 42,539-strikeout season? Another home run spike? A swing-and-miss first month puts baseball on pace to rewrite the record books in 2018
Day: May 1, 2018
Game-time call on Malkin, Hagelin, DumoulinGame-time call on Malkin, Hagelin, Dumoulin
Penguins Evgeni Malkin, Carl Hagelin and Brian Dumoulin are all game-time calls for Game 3 against the Capitals.
Power Rankings: 2 teams make double-digit leapsPower Rankings: 2 teams make double-digit leaps
When the Pirates and Nationals began their three-game series in Washington on Monday, one of them was in a fight for first place. The other had just a few wins more than the last-place team in their division.
Featured Groups: 2018 Wells Fargo ChampionshipFeatured Groups: 2018 Wells Fargo Championship
The Wells Fargo Championship offers plenty of notable names to watch this week at Quail Hollow, including two-time champion Rory McIlroy and a past champ who’s making his long-awaited return to this event — Tiger Woods. Both are former FedExCup winners. In fact, there are five FedExCup winners in the 156-player field, including reigning champ Justin Thomas, who’s also the current FedExCup standings leader. This week’s event offers players the last chance to grab a spot in next week’s THE PLAYERS Championship. Players who are not yet eligible can secure a place at TPC Sawgrass by either winning the Wells Fargo Championship or moving inside the top 10 of the FedExCup standings after the completion of play Sunday. PGA TOUR LIVE will offer live streaming coverage of the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday starting with Featured Groups at 7 a.m. ET. Weekend coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET. Golf Channel’s coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET for the first two rounds and 1 p.m. ET on the weekend, with CBS carrying weekend coverage starting at 3 p.m. PGA TOUR Radio’s coverage begins at Noon ET for the first two rounds and 1 p.m. ET on the weekend. Here’s a look at the Featured Groups this week at Quail Hollow, with current FedExCup position in parentheses: Justin Thomas (1), Rickie Fowler (17), Brian Harman (18) — Thomas, who could move to world No. 1 this week, is making his return to Quail Hollow after winning the PGA Championship there last year. Fowler also knows what it’s like to win at Quail Hollow — he won the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship. Harman is the defending champ, having birdied the last two holes to beat Dustin Johnson and Pat Perez by a stroke at Eagle Point Golf Club. Tee Times: Thursday 12:40 p.m. ET, Friday 7:30 a.m. ET (off No. 10) Patrick Reed (5), Tiger Woods (53), Brooks Koepka (108) — Woods, making his first start in this event since 2012, won the 2007 Wells Fargo — it’s his only PGA TOUR win in nine career starts in the state of North Carolina. This will be his seventh start of the season as he continues his comeback after a year-long absence. The 14-time major winner will be joined by two reigning major champs in Koepka (2017 U.S. Open) and Reed (2018 Masters). Reed’s best result in five previous Wells Fargo appearances is a T-12 last year; Koepka is making his first start in this event. Tee Times: Thursday 12:50 p.m. ET, Friday 7:40 a.m. ET (off No. 10) Phil Mickelson (4), Jason Day (16), Daniel Berger (70) — The Wells Fargo Championship is one of eight PGA TOUR events in which Mickelson has made 10 or more starts without a win. On the flip side, he’s made the cut in each of his 14 previous starts, the most consecutive cuts made by a player in this event, and also has nine top-10 finishes. Jason Day is making his first Wells Fargo start since 2012; since his last start, he’s won 10 times on TOUR. Berger’s best result in three previous starts is a T-17 two years ago. Tee Times: Thursday 7:40 a.m. ET (off No. 10), Friday 12:50 p.m. ET Paul Casey (14), Rory McIlroy (32), James Hahn (40) — McIlroy, who won at Quail Hollow in 2010 and 2015, is the only multiple winner of this event; the 2010 win was his first on the PGA TOUR. Hahn also is a past winner at Quail Hollow, having won two years ago. Casey (Valspar Championship) and McIlroy (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard) won during the Florida swing earlier this season. Tee Times: Thursday 7:30 a.m. ET (off No. 10), Friday 12:40 p.m. ET
14 things that made the first month special14 things that made the first month special
The first month of the 2018 MLB season is in the books. And what a month it was. There were some amazing moments, even unprecedented ones. From Aaron Judge to Shohei Ohtani to Sean Manaea to Ichiro, players across the Major Leagues gave fans some incredible moments during the season’s opening month.
Radio Ga Ga: ‘What a stupid guy!’Radio Ga Ga: ‘What a stupid guy!’
Azerbaijan produced another classic Formula One race and the usual radio broadcasts from the sport’s drivers also did not disappoint. We round up the most frantic, most upset and most bewildered here.
The best and worst of April for all 30 teamsThe best and worst of April for all 30 teams
From an A+ in Boston to an F in L.A., we break down the good and the bad for every club.
Adam Jones is Mr. Baltimore, but will he be an Oriole for life?Adam Jones is Mr. Baltimore, but will he be an Oriole for life?
Jones might be the city’s most important baseball player since Cal Ripken Jr., but are the realities of free agency about to drive him out of town?
Paul George has just dropped a big hint of his plans for the summerPaul George has just dropped a big hint of his plans for the summer
With the exception of LeBron James, Paul George will arguably be the most high-profile free agent in the NBA this summer. Along with LeBron, the five-time All Star is one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ main targets and has been repeatedly linked with a move to his home state. The 27-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent in July and has hinted he would like to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but after Oklahoma crashed out of the playoffs in the first round he might explore his options in the market. However, George has also admitted he would relish the prospect of playing in California but insisted that will not be the only factor weighing on his decision. “I would say almost everybody
Who should replace Lou Lamoriello as Maple Leafs GM?Who should replace Lou Lamoriello as Maple Leafs GM?
Wunderkind Kyle Dubas should get the call to be Toronto’s next GM, say our NHL experts, who think the Islanders or Hurricanes might be a good fit for the Leafs’ departing Hall of Fame exec.