Day: April 11, 2022

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed due to inclement weather expected in the area. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on June 14 at Busch Stadium. The first game will be at 12:15 p.m. St. Louis time, and the night game will be 6:45 p.m. They will be nine inning games. The rainout allows the Cardinals to completely revamp their pitching plans for the coming week and stash Jordan Hicks in the bullpen for a day. Hicks, who was set to make his debut as a starter Tuesday night vs. Kansas City, will instead be in the bullpen for…

By Joseph Salvador The tournament was first introduced in 2021. View the original article to see embedded media. The NBA play-in tournament was first introduced in 2021 and fans have loved it. Of course, some teams don’t care for it too much. Why? Well, it takes away some sense of security from teams that were barely able to sneak into the postseason. At the same time, it gives hope to squads that in previous years would have no chance of making the playoffs. It sounds more confusing than it is. Here’s how the NBA’s play-in tournament works: In previous years, the top eight teams in each confe…

By Nick Selbe The Lakers fired Vogel following a disappointing 33-49 season. Frank Vogel’s tenure as Lakers head coach had not officially ended by the time LeBron James spoke to the media on Monday morning, but all reports indicate that that conclusion is imminent. James was asked about his time working with Vogel in Los Angeles, and was complimentary about the 48-year-old coach’s tenure. “I respect Frank as a coach, as a man,” James said. “Our partnership that we’ve had over a few years here has been nothing but candid, great conversations. He’s a guy that gives everything to the game … at th…

By Joseph Salvador Westbrook was the only one of the three star players who didn’t miss significant time this past season. During his final media availability of the season Monday, LeBron James was asked how he thought the trio of himself, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook would compliment each other before the start of the season and then was asked why it didn’t work. He had a clear answer. “The reason we were not very good together is we weren’t on the damn floor together,” he said. “That’s the No. 1 damn thing.” James and Davis dealt with several injuries throughout the season, causing th…

By Joseph Salvador One current college coach is also reportedly a name to look out for. View the original article to see embedded media. Late Sunday night, immediately after the regular season ended, it was reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Frank Vogel had coached his last game with the Lakers. And it’s now being reported that Los Angeles already has its eyes on a potential replacement. The Lakers will target Raptors coach Nick Nurse this offseason, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Nurse is under contract with Toronto for the next two years, and it’s unclear if he would eve…