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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Clayton Kershaw 200th Win


Clayton Kershaw turned back the clock on a milestone night at Dodger Stadium.

The Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander picked up his 200th career win by throwing seven shutout innings and striking out nine in a 5-0 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday.

"The goal is to win and that's why tonight is really cool, because it's a team stat, a win," Kershaw said, according to The Associated Press.

Draymond Green suspended


The NBA suspended Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Greenwithout pay for Thursday's Game 3 against the Sacramento Kings for stepping on Kings center Domantas Sabonis during Game 2, the league announced.

Green was called for a flagrant-2 foul and ejected with 7:03 remaining in Monday's contest, while Sabonis was assessed a technical foul for holding onto Green's ankle on the play.

Monday, April 17, 2023

Eagles sign Jalen Hurts for 5 years


The Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts agreed to a five-year extension that keeps the quarterback under contract through the 2028 season, the team announced Monday.

Hurts' new five-year deal is worth $255 million and will make him the highest-paid player in NFL history, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. The contract also includes just over $179 million in guarantees and a no-trade clause, Rapoport adds.

Brad Treliving leaves Calgary Flames


The Calgary Flames and general manager Brad Treliving have agreed to end his tenure, the club announced Monday.

Don Maloney will take over as president of hockey operations and interim GM. The 64-year-old had been the team's senior vice president of hockey operations.

Treliving's contract expires June 30. The Flames hired the 53-year-old in April 2014. He was the assistant GM of the Arizona Coyotes under Maloney, who Treliving later hired to the Flames' front office as a pro scout.

Kawhi Leonard shines in Game 1


Kawhi Leonard had a great shooting night while Russell Westbrook had a horrible one.

Both players nonetheless had a huge impact for the Los Angeles Clippers in their 115-110 win over the Phoenix Suns in the teams' Western Conference playoff series opener on Sunday.

Leonard poured in 38 points, including two late 3-pointers, while Westbrook was a menace everywhere except the scoring column. The veteran guard shot just 3 of 19 from the field, but finished with nine points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and two steals.

Friday, April 14, 2023

Penguins fire Ron Hextall and Brian Burke


The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired general manager Ron Hextall and president of hockey operations Brian Burke, the team announced Friday.

Pittsburgh is fresh off failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2005-06.

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Blackhawks will not resign Jonathan Toews


It's the end of an era in the Windy City. 

After a "difficult conversation," the Chicago Blackhawks decided against re-signing longtime captain and pending unrestricted free agent Jonathan Toews in the summer, general manager Kyle Davidson announced Thursday.

Thursday's clash against the Philadelphia Flyers at the United Center will mark Toews' final contest wearing a Blackhawks sweater.

"He's done it all, and he's done it all in a Blackhawks jersey," Davidson told reporters shortly after making the announcement, per NBC Sports Chicago. "We can't thank him enough for everything he's done.

"The Blackhawks organization - and I think the city of Chicago - will be forever indebted to him for the amazing ride that he took us on. ... He'll be a Blackhawk forever."

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Anthony Rendon explodes on Oakland fan


Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon cited "a lot of stuff that's happened over the last (three) years" as a potential contributing factor to his altercation with a fan on Opening Day.

"It just got to me, for whatever reason," Rendon told the Los Angeles Times' Jorge Castillo. "I don't know. Whether it's just the grind of the last handful of years, just being through so much stuff. I don't know."

Rendon grabbed an Oakland Athletics fan by their shirt during an argument on Opening Day. He was suspended four games for the incident.

The third baseman has undergone two major surgeries since signing a seven-year, $245-million contract with the Angels before the 2020 season. He played a total of 162 games during that span.

Rendon and his wife also have four children under the age of five.

"It just compounded one way or another," Rendon said. "I was actually talking to my wife about it. Like, 'Man, we've been through a lot of crap.' I'm one to hold it in, and maybe that was the moment that made me explode for whatever reason, and it sucks."

Rendon said he and the fan have since apologized to each other.

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Erik Karlsson 100 Point Club


San Jose Sharks star Erik Karlsson notched his 100th point of the campaign Monday against the Winnipeg Jets, becoming the sixth defenseman in NHL history to reach the milestone.
Karlsson joins Hall of Famers Brian Leetch, Al MacInnis, Paul Coffey (five times), Denis Potvin, and Bobby Orr (six times) as the only blue-liners to accomplish the feat. Leetch was the last to do it in 1991-92.

Monday, April 10, 2023

Bo Horvat pisses off Vancouver with comment


Bo Horvat apologized for ruffling the feathers of his former team's fan base with his postgame comments on Saturday.

Horvat raised eyebrows when he said the excitement of participating in the New York Islanders' push for the playoffs was "a lot better than Vancouver."

"I wasn't obviously expecting that," the former Canuck said Monday, per The Athletic's Kevin Kurz. "It was kind of a heat of the moment thing. I didn't mean any disrespect to the fans of Vancouver or my teammates or (the) city of Vancouver at all. It wasn't directed at them at all. The (Islanders) fans were all excited, and I was excited to be in a playoff push. It was just kind of one of those things where my emotions got the best of me.