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For years, the best argument for not “cutting the cord” and canceling your cable bill was live sports programming. Suddenly, that’s not really the case anymore. Most early OTT (over the top) digital streaming services didn’t have live sports—so even when it got the point where all the television shows you like were available on non-cable platforms like HBO Now, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, you still couldn’t get your sports fix, and you…

A.J. Neuharth-Keusch and Jeff Zillgitt of USA TODAY Sports take a look at the four postseason matchups in the East. USA TODAY Sports

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NBA playoffs are underway with Cleveland and Golden State as the mainstream favorites to win; and in the world of hockey, the Washington Capitals look poised to win their first championship.

BASEBALL ATLANTA (AP) On a night of firsts, Ender Inciarte saved the best for last. Matching his power total for all of last season, Inciarte hit the first homer in baseball’s newest stadium to carry the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday. The center fielder also recorded the first out, had the first hit and scored the first run at SunTrust Park, ensuring…

Ross Barkley has been at Everton since 2005 Everton have banned the Sun “from all areas of its operation” after the newspaper published “appalling and indefensible” allegations about Ross Barkley and the people of Liverpool. The article, written by columnist Kelvin MacKenzie, appeared on Friday. MacKenzie was suspended after comparing the midfielder, whose grandfather was born in Nigeria, to a “gorilla”. He also wrote that men with similar “pay packets”…

Goalline technology showed that Cristian Zapata’s shot just crossed the line AC Milan’s Cristian Zapata scored seven minutes into injury time to rescue a derby draw against Inter Milan. Inter looked in control when Antonio Candreva latched onto Roberto Gagliardini’s long ball to fire home and Mauro Icardi converted Ivan Perisic’s cross to make it 2-0. But Alessio Romagnoli gave Milan hope in the 83rd minute when he poked home…

The mayors also visited Dr Pepper Arena, which serves as the home of the Texas Legends and the Dallas Stars practice ice. And they took in a RoughRiders game at Dr Pepper Ballpark.  On their final day, the group saw the city-owned Fieldhouse USA, which specializes in leagues, events and tournaments. They also got a glimpse of the city’s emergency operations center, often the epicenter for monitoring large events and the…

As William Rhoden noted in the New York Times in 2014, Robinson didn’t leave the style of the Negro Leagues behind when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. His “speed and daring,” particularly his steals of home, were a trademark of black baseball. “At that time, [white] baseball was a base-to base thing,” Negro Leagues legend Buck O’Neil said in an interview for Ken Burns’ documentary Baseball. “But in…

Eli Manning’s squeaky-clean image could take a hit after the New York Giants quarterback turned over an email in connection with a lawsuit accusing the organization and some of its members of taking part in a sports memorabilia scam. In the April 2010 email to the Giants’ equipment manager, Manning asks for “helmets that can pass as game used.” That and other related emails were included in a filing submitted…

The mayors also visited Dr Pepper Arena, which serves as the home of the Texas Legends and the Dallas Stars practice ice. And they took in a RoughRiders game at Dr Pepper Ballpark.  On their final day, the group saw the city-owned Fieldhouse USA, which specializes in leagues, events and tournaments. They also got a glimpse of the city’s emergency operations center, often the epicenter for monitoring large events and the…

A recent Under-16 hockey game in Czech Republic took an ugly, ugly turn when a wild brawl broke out toward the end of the contest. The donnybrook not only involved several players from both teams …. but one of the game’s on-ice officials as well. The incident came during the annual Easter Cup — an annual international tournament held in the spring — and saw HC Brest and Liba Academy 11 Kosice go at it during the bronze medal…

Eli Manning’s squeaky-clean image could take a hit after the New York Giants quarterback turned over an email in connection with a lawsuit accusing the organization and some of its members of taking part in a sports memorabilia scam. In the April 2010 email to the Giants’ equipment manager, Manning asks for “helmets that can pass as game used.” That and other related emails were included in a filing submitted…

As William Rhoden noted in the New York Times in 2014, Robinson didn’t leave the style of the Negro Leagues behind when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. His “speed and daring,” particularly his steals of home, were a trademark of black baseball. “At that time, [white] baseball was a base-to base thing,” Negro Leagues legend Buck O’Neil said in an interview for Ken Burns’ documentary Baseball. “But in…

The mayors also visited Dr Pepper Arena, which serves as the home of the Texas Legends and the Dallas Stars practice ice. And they took in a RoughRiders game at Dr Pepper Ballpark.  On their final day, the group saw the city-owned Fieldhouse USA, which specializes in leagues, events and tournaments. They also got a glimpse of the city’s emergency operations center, often the epicenter for monitoring large events and the…

Hockey fans often take great pride in their favorite team’s uniforms. Maybe they just like the design, or maybe they see it as a representation of an organization and its players, past and present. Either way, fashion out on the ice is very important to some.  But how would the NHL’s uniforms translate to another sport, you ask? (Okay, maybe you weren’t asking.) One graphic designer by the name of Jimmy Nutini…

4:00 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment CHICAGO — Patrick Kane was still eight years short of being born when the “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic hockey team shook the world, while Marcus Kruger was just 3 years old for one of the greatest moments in Sweden’s Olympic history. But the Blackhawks teammates say much of their hockey upbringing was based on the two events. “That…

As William Rhoden noted in the New York Times in 2014, Robinson didn’t leave the style of the Negro Leagues behind when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. His “speed and daring,” particularly his steals of home, were a trademark of black baseball. “At that time, [white] baseball was a base-to base thing,” Negro Leagues legend Buck O’Neil said in an interview for Ken Burns’ documentary Baseball. “But in…

Eli Manning’s squeaky-clean image could take a hit after the New York Giants quarterback turned over an email in connection with a lawsuit accusing the organization and some of its members of taking part in a sports memorabilia scam. In the April 2010 email to the Giants’ equipment manager, Manning asks for “helmets that can pass as game used.” That and other related emails were included in a filing submitted…

The mayors also visited Dr Pepper Arena, which serves as the home of the Texas Legends and the Dallas Stars practice ice. And they took in a RoughRiders game at Dr Pepper Ballpark.  On their final day, the group saw the city-owned Fieldhouse USA, which specializes in leagues, events and tournaments. They also got a glimpse of the city’s emergency operations center, often the epicenter for monitoring large events and the…