Day: April 5, 2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to bounce back from a 2021 campaign that saw them finish tied for the worst record in MLB with the Baltimore Orioles (52-100) at a -214 run differential. > GET ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS TICKET HERE! They locked up their best player, utilityman Ketel Marte, with a five-year, $76 million contract. The 28-year-old hit .318 with 14 home runs last year, but he was limited to just 90 games because of a hamstring injury. The deal begins in the 2023 season and has a team option for 2028 worth upward of $13 million. The team hopes to feature him prominently at second. The …

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Maybe some good advice will get Justin Thomas that coveted green jacket. Tiger Woods would be just the player to dish out the wisdom to navigate Augusta National Golf Club. After all, he has done it five times before. That’s one less than the number of times Thomas has played in the Masters. Thomas will make his seventh appearance at the Masters, and he steadily improved in his first five appearances. Starting in 2016, Thomas tied for 39th, tied for 22nd, tied for 17th, tied for 12th and finished solo fourth. He slipped to a tie for 21st last year. The No. 7-ranked golfer in the…

The Warriors have just three games left to play in the regular season, but the implications of each could have them seeded as high as No. 3 or as low as No. 6 in the Western Conference playoffs. The regular season still holds high stakes, which makes Steph Curry’s absence for the remaining games sting. Hope for his return was dashed last week with news that his sprained left foot would be re-evaluated a day after the Warriors’ final game against the New Orleans Pelicans on April 10. And while it was no surprise that Curry would get that extra time to heal, it has become clear the Warriors offe…

The New York Jets have a special opportunity in the 2022 NFL Draft. They own nine total picks, all in the first five rounds of the draft. Two top 10 selections are owned by the Jets at fourth and 10th overall. They also have picks 35 and 38, giving them four total in the top 38 picks. The 10th pick comes as a result of the Jamal Adams trade from the summer of 2020. Pick 38 is from the Carolina Panthers as a result of the Sam Darnold trade last offseason. The Jets utilized their great cap space to address needs with good football players in free agency. Most notably they signed D.J. Reed, Laken…

By Daniel Bates Fans were a bit taken back when Tiger Woods strolled onto the course at Augusta National without the iconic Nike swoosh on his feet Sunday. Woods changed the sport of golf back in 1996, signing an estimated $40 million deal with the shoe and apparel company. But during his practice rounds, Tiger was spotted with FootJoy’s on his feet. Begging fans and media members to question what was going on. When asked about his change in footwear, the five-time Masters champ said he’s continuing to work with Nike on coming up with something that works for him after the accident; mirroring …

By Titan Frey View the original article to see embedded media. Madison Square Garden is known as the mecca of basketball. Despite this, the New York Knicks have only won two titles since the franchise was founded in 1946. The Knicks have made eight NBA Finals during the years 1951, 1952, 1953, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1994, and 1999. They won in 1970 and 1973. The 1970 NBA FinalsThe Los Angeles Lakers took on the New York Knicks in the 1970 NBA Finals. The Knicks had four Hall of Fame players on their roster during that edition of the big series and a player who’d become an eventual Hall of Fame coac…

By Athlon Sports These are the top 110 prospects in baseball entering the 2022 MLB season. Minor league players are getting more hype than ever, and many of last year’s top MLB prospects lived up to the hype. Tampa Bay teammates Wander Franco and Randy Arozarena are ready to terrify AL East pitchers for years to come, while Trevor Rogers, Ian Anderson, and Alek Manoah all looked like future front-line starters. There may not be another Franco this season — after all, he just landed an 11-year, $182 million contract — but who will be lead the next wave of MLB stars? Here are our top 110 prospec…