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#Cat #Scratch #Reader #selects #Dillon #Thieneman #Panthers #20th #annual #Nation #community #mock #draft">Cat Scratch Reader selects Dillon Thieneman for Panthers in 20th annual SB Nation community mock draft Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon (by Walker Clement at Cat Scratch Reader)
Thieneman represents more of a wishlist prospect than an expectation with the 19th overall pick. He is a big, athletic safety who would slot in as the only true free safety on the Panthers roster, immediately upgrading Carolina’s secondary. The Panthers have not prioritized the idea of a free safety in three years of Ejiro Evero’s defense. This is their opportunity to improve their entire defense with one pick by making the jobs of everyone, from Jaelan Phillips to Tre’von Moerhig, that much easier.
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#Shreyas #Iyer #fit #longform #cricket #pretty #easily #Punjab #Kings #bowling #coach #James #Hopes">‘Shreyas Iyer could fit into long-form cricket pretty easily,’ says Punjab Kings bowling coach James Hopes
Punjab Kings fast bowling coach James Hopes, who has had a long association with Shreyas Iyer in the Indian Premier League, believes the key to the India batter’s recent success is his ability to identify his shortcomings.
“He is very aware of what his perceived weaknesses were over the years, and he comes into this season having nailed them. Once he finds his way back into the Indian team, you will see the batter he is going to be for the rest of his career. A world-class short-form batter and someone who could fit into long-form cricket pretty easily,” Hopes, who has also spent three years with Shreyas as a coach at Delhi Capitals, said.
The former Australian all-rounder also hailed his captaincy, under which PBKS reached the final last year.
“From a captaincy viewpoint, he has got a lot of experience. He was very young when he was captaining Delhi, and he is more experienced; he is very well planned, and he still follows his gut. When he is with the team, he is also one of the boys; he really endears himself to the group,” he said.
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Hopes also explained that the team management always trusted Arshdeep Singh, who repaid the faith with figures of three for 22 against the Mumbai Indians after going wicketless in his first three games.
“It is just about convincing him not to panic, that the world is not ending. He has bowled a certain way for the Indian team, which was required for the T20 World Cup. There were high scores, and there were very defensive-minded bowling approaches, which is what the situation demanded. He came into the IPL, and I think he didn’t start the way he would have wanted to, but there was no panic. At the moment, Arshdeep is our first-over bowler and our senior bowler, and he is a world-class T20 bowler,” Hopes said.
Published on Apr 18, 2026
Punjab Kings fast bowling coach James Hopes, who has had a long association with Shreyas Iyer in the Indian Premier League, believes the key to the India batter’s recent success is his ability to identify his shortcomings.
“He is very aware of what his perceived weaknesses were over the years, and he comes into this season having nailed them. Once he finds his way back into the Indian team, you will see the batter he is going to be for the rest of his career. A world-class short-form batter and someone who could fit into long-form cricket pretty easily,” Hopes, who has also spent three years with Shreyas as a coach at Delhi Capitals, said.
The former Australian all-rounder also hailed his captaincy, under which PBKS reached the final last year.
“From a captaincy viewpoint, he has got a lot of experience. He was very young when he was captaining Delhi, and he is more experienced; he is very well planned, and he still follows his gut. When he is with the team, he is also one of the boys; he really endears himself to the group,” he said.
ALSO READ | IPL: Struggling Kolkata Knight Riders looks for foothold against high-flying Rajasthan Royals
Hopes also explained that the team management always trusted Arshdeep Singh, who repaid the faith with figures of three for 22 against the Mumbai Indians after going wicketless in his first three games.
“It is just about convincing him not to panic, that the world is not ending. He has bowled a certain way for the Indian team, which was required for the T20 World Cup. There were high scores, and there were very defensive-minded bowling approaches, which is what the situation demanded. He came into the IPL, and I think he didn’t start the way he would have wanted to, but there was no panic. At the moment, Arshdeep is our first-over bowler and our senior bowler, and he is a world-class T20 bowler,” Hopes said.
Published on Apr 18, 2026
Punjab Kings fast bowling coach James Hopes, who has had a long association with Shreyas…
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#Deadspin #heavy #hearts #Angels #clash #Padres">Deadspin | With heavy hearts, Angels clash with Padres again
Apr 17, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; A patch honoring former Los Angeles Angels player Garret Anderson is seen on the sleeve of center fielder Mike Trout (27) during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images Veteran right-hander German Marquez will vie to win his third consecutive start on Saturday night when his San Diego Padres try to even their three-game series against an “emotional” Los Angeles Angels team in Anaheim, Calif.
Marquez (2-1, 5.54 ERA) enters off of back-to-back wins over the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies, allowing a total of four runs on 10 hits over 10 innings while striking out nine.
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (0-2, 7.50 ERA) will take the mound for Los Angeles and try to end what has been a rough April. He has allowed 13 earned runs in just 13 2/3 innings (8.56 ERA) while losing two of his three starts this month.
The Angels, behind ace Jose Soriano, cruised to an 8-0 win in Friday night’s series opener, snapping the Padres’ league-best eight-game winning streak and handing San Diego manager Craig Stammen’s team its first shutout loss of the season.
The victory came after an emotional pregame tribute for Angels Hall of Fame member and 2002 World Series hero Garret Anderson, who died Thursday at age 53 of a heart attack at his home in Southern California.
Anderson, the franchise record-holder in games (2,013), hits (2,368), doubles (489) and RBIs (1,292), was an analyst on some pre- and post-game shows for the team.
“It’s been a pretty emotional day for us,” said first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run. “I know he’s looking down on us today with a big smile.”
The Padres finished with only three hits, including two singles over 5 2/3 innings against Soriano. But Stammen took the glass is half-full approach afterward, noting San Diego also grinded out four walks and got Soriano out of the game before he could complete six innings.
“Tough to hang your hat on that, but the competition, the competing we are showing in the box is good,” Stammen said. “That will only benefit us going forward the rest of the year.”
The Padres had Soriano in trouble for one of few times this season in the third inning when they loaded the bases on a Ty France single and walks by Luis Campusano and Fernando Tatis Jr. But Soriano got out of the jam by getting Jackson Merrill to ground out.
“We took good at-bats against Soriano,” Stammen said. “He’s just a really good pitcher. We battled him. We got him out of there before (the end of the) sixth inning, which was a goal of ours pre-game.”
Soriano improved to 5-0 while lowering his ERA to major-league-leading 0.28. He has allowed just one run — a homer by Atlanta catcher Drake Baldwin — and 11 hits over 32 2/3 innings.
Besides ERA, Soriano leads the majors in strikeouts (39), WHIP (0.73), opponent batting average (.104) and is tied with Milwaukee’s Aaron Ashby for the MLB lead in wins. Soriano also is the first Angels pitcher to win each of his first five games to start a season since Jared Weaver in 2011.
“To us, it looked like he had to grind tonight,” Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said. “I think that’s the maturity showing up now. He’s learning how to pitch, and I say this lightly, without his best stuff. He learned how to navigate a great lineup over there without his best stuff, and gave us 5 2/3 with no runs on two hits (which) was pretty incredible.”
Marquez is 0-2 with a 3.54 ERA in three career starts against the Angels, while Kikuchi is 1-1 with a 4.95 ERA in four career starts against San Diego,
–Field Level Media
Apr 17, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; A patch honoring former Los Angeles Angels player Garret Anderson is seen on the sleeve of center fielder Mike Trout (27) during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images Veteran right-hander German Marquez will vie to win his third consecutive start on Saturday night when his San Diego Padres try to even their three-game series against an “emotional” Los Angeles Angels team in Anaheim, Calif.
Marquez (2-1, 5.54 ERA) enters off of back-to-back wins over the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies, allowing a total of four runs on 10 hits over 10 innings while striking out nine.
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (0-2, 7.50 ERA) will take the mound for Los Angeles and try to end what has been a rough April. He has allowed 13 earned runs in just 13 2/3 innings (8.56 ERA) while losing two of his three starts this month.
The Angels, behind ace Jose Soriano, cruised to an 8-0 win in Friday night’s series opener, snapping the Padres’ league-best eight-game winning streak and handing San Diego manager Craig Stammen’s team its first shutout loss of the season.
The victory came after an emotional pregame tribute for Angels Hall of Fame member and 2002 World Series hero Garret Anderson, who died Thursday at age 53 of a heart attack at his home in Southern California.
Anderson, the franchise record-holder in games (2,013), hits (2,368), doubles (489) and RBIs (1,292), was an analyst on some pre- and post-game shows for the team.
“It’s been a pretty emotional day for us,” said first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run. “I know he’s looking down on us today with a big smile.”
The Padres finished with only three hits, including two singles over 5 2/3 innings against Soriano. But Stammen took the glass is half-full approach afterward, noting San Diego also grinded out four walks and got Soriano out of the game before he could complete six innings.
“Tough to hang your hat on that, but the competition, the competing we are showing in the box is good,” Stammen said. “That will only benefit us going forward the rest of the year.”
The Padres had Soriano in trouble for one of few times this season in the third inning when they loaded the bases on a Ty France single and walks by Luis Campusano and Fernando Tatis Jr. But Soriano got out of the jam by getting Jackson Merrill to ground out.
“We took good at-bats against Soriano,” Stammen said. “He’s just a really good pitcher. We battled him. We got him out of there before (the end of the) sixth inning, which was a goal of ours pre-game.”
Soriano improved to 5-0 while lowering his ERA to major-league-leading 0.28. He has allowed just one run — a homer by Atlanta catcher Drake Baldwin — and 11 hits over 32 2/3 innings.
Besides ERA, Soriano leads the majors in strikeouts (39), WHIP (0.73), opponent batting average (.104) and is tied with Milwaukee’s Aaron Ashby for the MLB lead in wins. Soriano also is the first Angels pitcher to win each of his first five games to start a season since Jared Weaver in 2011.
“To us, it looked like he had to grind tonight,” Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said. “I think that’s the maturity showing up now. He’s learning how to pitch, and I say this lightly, without his best stuff. He learned how to navigate a great lineup over there without his best stuff, and gave us 5 2/3 with no runs on two hits (which) was pretty incredible.”
Marquez is 0-2 with a 3.54 ERA in three career starts against the Angels, while Kikuchi is 1-1 with a 4.95 ERA in four career starts against San Diego,
–Field Level Media
Apr 17, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; A patch honoring former Los Angeles Angels player Garret Anderson is seen on the sleeve of center fielder Mike Trout (27) during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images Veteran right-hander German Marquez will vie to win his third consecutive start on Saturday night when his San Diego Padres try to even their three-game series against an “emotional” Los Angeles Angels team in Anaheim, Calif.
Marquez (2-1, 5.54 ERA) enters off of back-to-back wins over the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies, allowing a total of four runs on 10 hits over 10 innings while striking out nine.
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (0-2, 7.50 ERA) will take the mound for Los Angeles and try to end what has been a rough April. He has allowed 13 earned runs in just 13 2/3 innings (8.56 ERA) while losing two of his three starts this month.
The Angels, behind ace Jose Soriano, cruised to an 8-0 win in Friday night’s series opener, snapping the Padres’ league-best eight-game winning streak and handing San Diego manager Craig Stammen’s team its first shutout loss of the season.
The victory came after an emotional pregame tribute for Angels Hall of Fame member and 2002 World Series hero Garret Anderson, who died Thursday at age 53 of a heart attack at his home in Southern California.
Anderson, the franchise record-holder in games (2,013), hits (2,368), doubles (489) and RBIs (1,292), was an analyst on some pre- and post-game shows for the team.
“It’s been a pretty emotional day for us,” said first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run. “I know he’s looking down on us today with a big smile.”
The Padres finished with only three hits, including two singles over 5 2/3 innings against Soriano. But Stammen took the glass is half-full approach afterward, noting San Diego also grinded out four walks and got Soriano out of the game before he could complete six innings.
“Tough to hang your hat on that, but the competition, the competing we are showing in the box is good,” Stammen said. “That will only benefit us going forward the rest of the year.”
The Padres had Soriano in trouble for one of few times this season in the third inning when they loaded the bases on a Ty France single and walks by Luis Campusano and Fernando Tatis Jr. But Soriano got out of the jam by getting Jackson Merrill to ground out.
“We took good at-bats against Soriano,” Stammen said. “He’s just a really good pitcher. We battled him. We got him out of there before (the end of the) sixth inning, which was a goal of ours pre-game.”
Soriano improved to 5-0 while lowering his ERA to major-league-leading 0.28. He has allowed just one run — a homer by Atlanta catcher Drake Baldwin — and 11 hits over 32 2/3 innings.
Besides ERA, Soriano leads the majors in strikeouts (39), WHIP (0.73), opponent batting average (.104) and is tied with Milwaukee’s Aaron Ashby for the MLB lead in wins. Soriano also is the first Angels pitcher to win each of his first five games to start a season since Jared Weaver in 2011.
“To us, it looked like he had to grind tonight,” Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said. “I think that’s the maturity showing up now. He’s learning how to pitch, and I say this lightly, without his best stuff. He learned how to navigate a great lineup over there without his best stuff, and gave us 5 2/3 with no runs on two hits (which) was pretty incredible.”
Marquez is 0-2 with a 3.54 ERA in three career starts against the Angels, while Kikuchi is 1-1 with a 4.95 ERA in four career starts against San Diego,
–Field Level Media
Apr 17, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; A patch honoring former Los Angeles Angels player Garret…
