Olivia Rodrigo just made a surprise appearance at the 2026 Coachella Music Festival! The 23-year-old…
Apr 18, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) battles against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman K’andre Miller (19) and goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during the second period in game one of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images Frederik Andersen made 22 saves and Logan Stankoven had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a slow start to defeat the visiting Ottawa Senators 2-0 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.
Taylor Hall also scored and Jackson Blake was credited with two assists for the Hurricanes, who are the top-seeded team in the conference.
Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the Senators, who met the Hurricanes for the first time in the postseason.
The Hurricanes chose to go with the 36-year-old Andersen instead of record-setting rookie Brandon Bussi in nets. Andersen was up to the task.
The 13-year veteran registered his sixth career playoff shutout, though he didn’t record a shutout during 35 regular-season outings this season. His playoff career record improved to 47-35, which includes a shutout last May versus the Florida Panthers.
The game began with captains Brady Tkachuk of Ottawa and Jordan Staal of Carolina drawing fighting majors off the opening faceoff.
The Hurricanes, normally a team with a high volume of shots, didn’t put a shot on goal for the game’s first 12 minutes. Then they fired the next eight shots.
By the end of the scoreless first period, Carolina held an 8-5 edge in shots despite Ottawa going on the lone power play.
Though the Hurricanes finished 0-for-5 on power plays, they scored in the second and third periods at even strength.
Stankoven’s goal came 2:11 into the second period, with assists going to Blake and Hall. Hall scored in a scramble in front of the net 7:15 into the third period.
The Senators posted seven shots in the first nine minutes of the third period, exceeding their shot numbers from each of the first two periods. They had nine total shots entering the third period.
Yet Carolina had three power plays across a third-period stretch, including some time on a 5-on-3 advantage, and didn’t score.
The Senators pulled Ullmark late in the third period, then went on a power play with 2:35 remaining. But Andersen saved three shots and his teammates blocked five others to preserve the shutout.
Game 2 is Monday night in Raleigh.
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) battles against Carolina Hurricanes defenseman K’andre Miller (19) and goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during the second period in game one of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images Frederik Andersen made 22 saves and Logan Stankoven had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a slow start to defeat the visiting Ottawa Senators 2-0 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.
Taylor Hall also scored and Jackson Blake was credited with two assists for the Hurricanes, who are the top-seeded team in the conference.
Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the Senators, who met the Hurricanes for the first time in the postseason.
The Hurricanes chose to go with the 36-year-old Andersen instead of record-setting rookie Brandon Bussi in nets. Andersen was up to the task.
The 13-year veteran registered his sixth career playoff shutout, though he didn’t record a shutout during 35 regular-season outings this season. His playoff career record improved to 47-35, which includes a shutout last May versus the Florida Panthers.
The game began with captains Brady Tkachuk of Ottawa and Jordan Staal of Carolina drawing fighting majors off the opening faceoff.
The Hurricanes, normally a team with a high volume of shots, didn’t put a shot on goal for the game’s first 12 minutes. Then they fired the next eight shots.
By the end of the scoreless first period, Carolina held an 8-5 edge in shots despite Ottawa going on the lone power play.
Though the Hurricanes finished 0-for-5 on power plays, they scored in the second and third periods at even strength.
Stankoven’s goal came 2:11 into the second period, with assists going to Blake and Hall. Hall scored in a scramble in front of the net 7:15 into the third period.
The Senators posted seven shots in the first nine minutes of the third period, exceeding their shot numbers from each of the first two periods. They had nine total shots entering the third period.
Yet Carolina had three power plays across a third-period stretch, including some time on a 5-on-3 advantage, and didn’t score.
The Senators pulled Ullmark late in the third period, then went on a power play with 2:35 remaining. But Andersen saved three shots and his teammates blocked five others to preserve the shutout.
Game 2 is Monday night in Raleigh.
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) battles…
Apr 18, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) kicks and scores a penalty kick in the first half against the Colorado Rapids at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Lionel Messi recorded a brace and German Berterame added a tally on a header as Inter Miami earned a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Denver.
Messi scored the go ahead goal in the 79th minute. He started a run just inside midfield and went unchallenged until the box where he blasted a shot into the upper part of the left corner for a 3-2 lead.
Rafael Navarro and Darren Yapi each scored a goal for Colorado (4-4-0, 12 points) in a contest played in front of 75,824, the second-largest crowd in MLS history.
Miami (4-1-3, 15 points) took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute after Colorado goalkeeper Zack Steffen’s pass was intercepted by Yannick Bright. Josh Atencio offered a hard challenge and drew a yellow card after video review.
Messi took the resulting penalty kick and rolled a shot straight down the middle as Miami took a 1-0 lead.
Colorado had a solid look at the goal when midfielder Wayne Frederick attempted a one-touch lob shot. Miami goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair sprinted well beyond the penalty arc to head away a loose ball, but Frederick’s attempt sailed over the open net.
In the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, Miami extended its lead to 2-0 as it connected on a series of passes deep in their attacking third. Messi got the run of play started with a tight touch pass to Rodrigo De Paul.
De Paul sent Mateo Silvetti on a run to the boundary line. His inward-spinning cross floated to the front of the goal where Berterame rose above the Colorado defense and tucked a header under the cross bar.
Navarro’s goal cut the Miami lead to 2-1. He started a run at midfield and used a step-over move to get an open shot a few steps into the box that tucked inside the left post past a diving St. Clair in the 58th minute.
In the 62nd minute, second-half substitute Yapi settled on a direct pass from Lucas Herrington and sizzled a shot past St. Clair for the equalizer.
Miami closed the win playing a man down as Bright was sent off with a red card in the 87th minute.
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) kicks and scores a penalty kick in the first half against the Colorado Rapids at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Lionel Messi recorded a brace and German Berterame added a tally on a header as Inter Miami earned a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Denver.
Messi scored the go ahead goal in the 79th minute. He started a run just inside midfield and went unchallenged until the box where he blasted a shot into the upper part of the left corner for a 3-2 lead.
Rafael Navarro and Darren Yapi each scored a goal for Colorado (4-4-0, 12 points) in a contest played in front of 75,824, the second-largest crowd in MLS history.
Miami (4-1-3, 15 points) took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute after Colorado goalkeeper Zack Steffen’s pass was intercepted by Yannick Bright. Josh Atencio offered a hard challenge and drew a yellow card after video review.
Messi took the resulting penalty kick and rolled a shot straight down the middle as Miami took a 1-0 lead.
Colorado had a solid look at the goal when midfielder Wayne Frederick attempted a one-touch lob shot. Miami goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair sprinted well beyond the penalty arc to head away a loose ball, but Frederick’s attempt sailed over the open net.
In the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, Miami extended its lead to 2-0 as it connected on a series of passes deep in their attacking third. Messi got the run of play started with a tight touch pass to Rodrigo De Paul.
De Paul sent Mateo Silvetti on a run to the boundary line. His inward-spinning cross floated to the front of the goal where Berterame rose above the Colorado defense and tucked a header under the cross bar.
Navarro’s goal cut the Miami lead to 2-1. He started a run at midfield and used a step-over move to get an open shot a few steps into the box that tucked inside the left post past a diving St. Clair in the 58th minute.
In the 62nd minute, second-half substitute Yapi settled on a direct pass from Lucas Herrington and sizzled a shot past St. Clair for the equalizer.
Miami closed the win playing a man down as Bright was sent off with a red card in the 87th minute.
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) kicks and…
Oct 11, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) dumps Boston Bruins center Elias Lindholm (28) battling for the puck during the second period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images The Boston Bruins have won 11 Stanley Cup playoff rounds since the last time the Buffalo Sabres made the postseason.
That experience seems to have Boston coach Marco Sturm oozing with confidence heading into Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday night in Buffalo.
“We know how we have to play, we’re going to be ready to go,” Sturm said Friday. “We’re excited. We are bigger, stronger, we are more physical. We just have to be smart, but we’re going to go after them.”
Buffalo forward Josh Doan said on Saturday that those comments have been seen and heard by the Sabres, who will play their first postseason game since April 26, 2011.
“At the end of the day, I think our group trusts what we’re doing here and we’ll just let that play out throughout the series,” he said. “We’re going to stick to our game plan. So, it’s one of those things that you see, but at the end of the day there’s no real response from us in this room.”
Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff didn’t fire back either when asked about Sturm’s comments.
“That’s his take on his team,” Ruff said. “I have a lot of respect for what our team has done and how we play and the speed we play the game. They’ve got a good team. I mean, they know who they are and we know who we are.”
Boston won three out of four meetings with Buffalo this season, most recently a 4-3 overtime win on March 25 that moved the Bruins into a tie for third in the Atlantic Division at the time.
Boston ultimately finished fourth in the Atlantic, six points behind the third-place Montreal Canadiens. That dropped the Bruins into the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot.
The Bruins are just happy to get back into the postseason after missing out last season for the first time in nine years.
“I think if you don’t enjoy (the Stanley Cup playoffs), you’re in the wrong sport or wrong place,” Boston defenseman Nikita Zadorov said. “That’s playoff hockey. That’s pressure, that’s atmosphere, intensity, physicality, blood, sweat — you name it.”
Leading the way for the Bruins will be 29-year-old forward David Pastrnak, who finished the regular season with exactly 100 points (29 goals, 71 assists) — the fourth straight year he has hit triple digits.
After Pastrnak, however, the Bruins have a significant drop-off in point totals with Morgan Geekie next at 68 points (39 goals, 29 assists).
Sturm said he doesn’t expect Ruff to try to match up line for line.
“In the past, Lindy wasn’t really a big matchup guy,” Sturm said. “He did his thing, so we’ll see where it goes. Maybe he does it differently in the playoffs, but we don’t really care.”
The Sabres not only ended the NHL’s longest active playoff drought at 14 years, they won the Atlantic Division by three points over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Buffalo doesn’t have a 100-point scorer, but Tage Thompson remains one of the top centers in the league. He followed up last year’s 44-goal output with 40 goals and 41 assists this year.
The Sabres also boast one of the top offensive defensemen in Rasmus Dahlin, who finished second on the team with 74 points (19 goals, 55 assists). That ranked sixth among all NHL defensemen.
–Field Level Media
Oct 11, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) dumps Boston Bruins center Elias Lindholm (28) battling for the puck during the second period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images The Boston Bruins have won 11 Stanley Cup playoff rounds since the last time the Buffalo Sabres made the postseason.
That experience seems to have Boston coach Marco Sturm oozing with confidence heading into Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday night in Buffalo.
“We know how we have to play, we’re going to be ready to go,” Sturm said Friday. “We’re excited. We are bigger, stronger, we are more physical. We just have to be smart, but we’re going to go after them.”
Buffalo forward Josh Doan said on Saturday that those comments have been seen and heard by the Sabres, who will play their first postseason game since April 26, 2011.
“At the end of the day, I think our group trusts what we’re doing here and we’ll just let that play out throughout the series,” he said. “We’re going to stick to our game plan. So, it’s one of those things that you see, but at the end of the day there’s no real response from us in this room.”
Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff didn’t fire back either when asked about Sturm’s comments.
“That’s his take on his team,” Ruff said. “I have a lot of respect for what our team has done and how we play and the speed we play the game. They’ve got a good team. I mean, they know who they are and we know who we are.”
Boston won three out of four meetings with Buffalo this season, most recently a 4-3 overtime win on March 25 that moved the Bruins into a tie for third in the Atlantic Division at the time.
Boston ultimately finished fourth in the Atlantic, six points behind the third-place Montreal Canadiens. That dropped the Bruins into the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot.
The Bruins are just happy to get back into the postseason after missing out last season for the first time in nine years.
“I think if you don’t enjoy (the Stanley Cup playoffs), you’re in the wrong sport or wrong place,” Boston defenseman Nikita Zadorov said. “That’s playoff hockey. That’s pressure, that’s atmosphere, intensity, physicality, blood, sweat — you name it.”
Leading the way for the Bruins will be 29-year-old forward David Pastrnak, who finished the regular season with exactly 100 points (29 goals, 71 assists) — the fourth straight year he has hit triple digits.
After Pastrnak, however, the Bruins have a significant drop-off in point totals with Morgan Geekie next at 68 points (39 goals, 29 assists).
Sturm said he doesn’t expect Ruff to try to match up line for line.
“In the past, Lindy wasn’t really a big matchup guy,” Sturm said. “He did his thing, so we’ll see where it goes. Maybe he does it differently in the playoffs, but we don’t really care.”
The Sabres not only ended the NHL’s longest active playoff drought at 14 years, they won the Atlantic Division by three points over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Buffalo doesn’t have a 100-point scorer, but Tage Thompson remains one of the top centers in the league. He followed up last year’s 44-goal output with 40 goals and 41 assists this year.
The Sabres also boast one of the top offensive defensemen in Rasmus Dahlin, who finished second on the team with 74 points (19 goals, 55 assists). That ranked sixth among all NHL defensemen.
–Field Level Media
Oct 11, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) dumps Boston Bruins…
The 2026 NFL Draft is not for a few more days.
But a seismic trade has just shaken up the first round.
The New York Giants have agreed to trade defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for the tenth-overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. After Lawrence and the Giants reached an impasse in contract negotiations, the standout defender asked for a trade, and New York has decided to move him to the Bengals, getting the tenth-overall pick in return.
Now the Giants have two picks inside the top ten next week (No. 5 and No. 10) while the Bengals have another big addition to their defensive front.
Let’s hand out some grades.
When negotiations between the Giants and Lawrence stalled, it was believed that the standout defensive lineman would fetch a late first-round selection in a trade.
Instead, Joe Schoen and the Giants have received the tenth-overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, and now the Giants have a pair of picks inside the top ten to work with. The Giants will be on the clock at No. 5, and again at No. 10.
This gives Schoen and the Giants a ton of flexibility next week. They can still add a premium defender inside the top ten — as many believed the Giants were going to do ahead of the Lawrence deal — and they can also address their offensive line, or add a weapon for Jaxson Dart in the passing game, with a pick inside the top ten.
As noted by Peter Schrager, the Giants’ brass spent the past few days in Arizona meeting with Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson ahead of the private workout he held with NFL teams:
New York could use that tenth pick on Tyson now.
Either way, this move not only sees the Giants get a big return for a player that wanted out, but now they have two picks inside the top ten … and a lot of flexibility.
Sitting at No. 10 in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals were in position to add a potential premium defender next week.
By using that trade on Lawrence, they guaranteed themselves a premium defender.
This is an aggressive move by the Bengals, but it fits with the team’s “win-now” mentality and also fits with other offseason acquisitions. Cincinnati already added Jonathan Allen, Boye Mafe, and Bryan Cook to their defense this offseason, By adding Lawrence as well, the Bengals have vastly improved that side of the ball, at least on paper.
So yes, now the Bengals cannot add a top-flight rookie defender in this spot. But they get a proven, elite defender in Lawrence and continue the improvements on that side of the ball.
The player they could have drafted at No. 10 may turn out to be elite.
The 2026 NFL Draft is not for a few more days.
But a seismic trade has just shaken up the first round.
The New York Giants have agreed to trade defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for the tenth-overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft. After Lawrence and the Giants reached an impasse in contract negotiations, the standout defender asked for a trade, and New York has decided to move him to the Bengals, getting the tenth-overall pick in return.
Now the Giants have two picks inside the top ten next week (No. 5 and No. 10) while the Bengals have another big addition to their defensive front.
Let’s hand out some grades.
When negotiations between the Giants and Lawrence stalled, it was believed that the standout defensive lineman would fetch a late first-round selection in a trade.
Instead, Joe Schoen and the Giants have received the tenth-overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, and now the Giants have a pair of picks inside the top ten to work with. The Giants will be on the clock at No. 5, and again at No. 10.
This gives Schoen and the Giants a ton of flexibility next week. They can still add a premium defender inside the top ten — as many believed the Giants were going to do ahead of the Lawrence deal — and they can also address their offensive line, or add a weapon for Jaxson Dart in the passing game, with a pick inside the top ten.
As noted by Peter Schrager, the Giants’ brass spent the past few days in Arizona meeting with Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson ahead of the private workout he held with NFL teams:
New York could use that tenth pick on Tyson now.
Either way, this move not only sees the Giants get a big return for a player that wanted out, but now they have two picks inside the top ten … and a lot of flexibility.
Sitting at No. 10 in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals were in position to add a potential premium defender next week.
By using that trade on Lawrence, they guaranteed themselves a premium defender.
This is an aggressive move by the Bengals, but it fits with the team’s “win-now” mentality and also fits with other offseason acquisitions. Cincinnati already added Jonathan Allen, Boye Mafe, and Bryan Cook to their defense this offseason, By adding Lawrence as well, the Bengals have vastly improved that side of the ball, at least on paper.
So yes, now the Bengals cannot add a top-flight rookie defender in this spot. But they get a proven, elite defender in Lawrence and continue the improvements on that side of the ball.
The player they could have drafted at No. 10 may turn out to be elite.
The 2026 NFL Draft is not for a few more days.But a seismic trade has…
Apr 18, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (2) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home against the Miami Marlins during the fifth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Brice Turang slugged a go-ahead, two-run homer, and Brandon Woodruff pitched seven brilliant innings as the Brewers beat the host Miami Marlins 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Abner Uribe inherited a bases-loaded, one-out mess in the ninth. However, he got both batters he faced on only four pitches to record his second save.
Turang went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for Milwaukee, which won its season-high fourth consecutive game.
Woodruff (2-0) allowed just three hits — all singles — one walk and one run, lowering his ERA to 3.42. He fanned four Marlins.
Miami has lost four straight and seven of their past eight games.
Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (2-2) took the loss, allowing five hits and three runs in five innings. He walked a career-high six batters and struck out just one, a career low in a start of at least five innings for the nine-year veteran.
Miami opened the scoring in the second inning as Liam Hicks singled, advanced on a groundout and scored on Connor Norby’s base knock to center.
Milwaukee loaded the bases with one out in the third on three walks, but Alcantara got the slow-footed Gary Sanchez to bounce into a double play.
The Brewers tied the score in the fourth as Luis Rengifo walked and scored on Brandon Lockridge’s two-out single.
Milwaukee grabbed a 3-1 lead in the fifth as William Contreras grounded a hustle double past two middle infielders and scored on Turang’s 402-foot homer to center. He hit a first-pitch slider for his fourth long ball of the year.
The Brewers extended their lead to 5-1 in the sixth. Garrett Mitchell started the rally with a walk. He stole second, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on an RBI groundout by Sal Frelick. Mitchell was initially called out, but the Brewers won a challenge.
Turang then hit an RBI single to score Joey Ortiz, who had also walked.
Miami threatened in the eighth on a pair of two-out singles by Jakob Marsee and Xavier Edwards. But reliever Jake Woodford got Agustin Ramirez on a groundout, ending the inning.
In the ninth, the Marlins loaded the bases with one out, banging three singles against Woodford. Uribe got Heiberto Hernandez to ground to third base, plating Otto Lopez, then retired Javier Sanoja on a grounder to second.
Hicks and Norby had two hits apiece for Miami.
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (2) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home against the Miami Marlins during the fifth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Brice Turang slugged a go-ahead, two-run homer, and Brandon Woodruff pitched seven brilliant innings as the Brewers beat the host Miami Marlins 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Abner Uribe inherited a bases-loaded, one-out mess in the ninth. However, he got both batters he faced on only four pitches to record his second save.
Turang went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for Milwaukee, which won its season-high fourth consecutive game.
Woodruff (2-0) allowed just three hits — all singles — one walk and one run, lowering his ERA to 3.42. He fanned four Marlins.
Miami has lost four straight and seven of their past eight games.
Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara (2-2) took the loss, allowing five hits and three runs in five innings. He walked a career-high six batters and struck out just one, a career low in a start of at least five innings for the nine-year veteran.
Miami opened the scoring in the second inning as Liam Hicks singled, advanced on a groundout and scored on Connor Norby’s base knock to center.
Milwaukee loaded the bases with one out in the third on three walks, but Alcantara got the slow-footed Gary Sanchez to bounce into a double play.
The Brewers tied the score in the fourth as Luis Rengifo walked and scored on Brandon Lockridge’s two-out single.
Milwaukee grabbed a 3-1 lead in the fifth as William Contreras grounded a hustle double past two middle infielders and scored on Turang’s 402-foot homer to center. He hit a first-pitch slider for his fourth long ball of the year.
The Brewers extended their lead to 5-1 in the sixth. Garrett Mitchell started the rally with a walk. He stole second, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on an RBI groundout by Sal Frelick. Mitchell was initially called out, but the Brewers won a challenge.
Turang then hit an RBI single to score Joey Ortiz, who had also walked.
Miami threatened in the eighth on a pair of two-out singles by Jakob Marsee and Xavier Edwards. But reliever Jake Woodford got Agustin Ramirez on a groundout, ending the inning.
In the ninth, the Marlins loaded the bases with one out, banging three singles against Woodford. Uribe got Heiberto Hernandez to ground to third base, plating Otto Lopez, then retired Javier Sanoja on a grounder to second.
Hicks and Norby had two hits apiece for Miami.
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (2) celebrates with…
They did just that on Saturday, pulling off a massive pre-Draft blockbuster trade for Dexter Lawrence.
The New York Giants and Lawrence reached an impasse during recent contract negotiations, with the defensive tackle ultimately asking for a new home in a trade. That home will be in the AFC North, as the Bengals have agreed to a blockbuster trade for Lawrence.
The deal includes the tenth-overall selection in next week’s 2026 NFL Draft. That means that the Giants now have a pair of picks inside the top ten in next week’s Draft, the number five selection and then the number ten selection.
New York has been linked with several of the top defensive prospects in the draft, including linebacker Sonny Styles. Now with a pair of picks inside the top ten, the Giants can add both a premium defensive prospect as well as another player, perhaps one of the top offensive line prospects in the class to help protect Jaxson Dart.
As for the Bengals, their investments along the defense continue. Cincinnati added Boye Mafe, Bryan Cook, and Jonathan Allen already this offseason, and now Lawrence joins that group of additions.
They did just that on Saturday, pulling off a massive pre-Draft blockbuster trade for Dexter Lawrence.
The New York Giants and Lawrence reached an impasse during recent contract negotiations, with the defensive tackle ultimately asking for a new home in a trade. That home will be in the AFC North, as the Bengals have agreed to a blockbuster trade for Lawrence.
The deal includes the tenth-overall selection in next week’s 2026 NFL Draft. That means that the Giants now have a pair of picks inside the top ten in next week’s Draft, the number five selection and then the number ten selection.
New York has been linked with several of the top defensive prospects in the draft, including linebacker Sonny Styles. Now with a pair of picks inside the top ten, the Giants can add both a premium defensive prospect as well as another player, perhaps one of the top offensive line prospects in the class to help protect Jaxson Dart.
As for the Bengals, their investments along the defense continue. Cincinnati added Boye Mafe, Bryan Cook, and Jonathan Allen already this offseason, and now Lawrence joins that group of additions.
The Cincinnati Bengals needed to add some help to their defense this offseason.
They did just that on Saturday, pulling off a massive pre-Draft blockbuster trade for Dexter Lawrence.
The New York Giants and Lawrence reached an impasse during recent contract negotiations, with the defensive tackle ultimately asking for a new home in a trade. That home will be in the AFC North, as the Bengals have agreed to a blockbuster trade for Lawrence.
The deal includes the tenth-overall selection in next week’s 2026 NFL Draft. That means that the Giants now have a pair of picks inside the top ten in next week’s Draft, the number five selection and then the number ten selection.
New York has been linked with several of the top defensive prospects in the draft, including linebacker Sonny Styles. Now with a pair of picks inside the top ten, the Giants can add both a premium defensive prospect as well as another player, perhaps one of the top offensive line prospects in the class to help protect Jaxson Dart.
As for the Bengals, their investments along the defense continue. Cincinnati added Boye Mafe, Bryan Cook, and Jonathan Allen already this offseason, and now Lawrence joins that group of additions.
The Cincinnati Bengals needed to add some help to their defense this offseason.They did just…
Apr 18, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) is fouled by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) as he handles the ball during the first half in game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jamal Murray scored 30 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Murray was perfect from the line, hitting a career-high 16 free throws, while Aaron Gordon finished with 17 points and Cameron Johnson and Christian Braun pitched in with 12 points each for Denver.
Game 2 is Monday night in Denver.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 22 points and Rudy Gobert produced 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jaden McDaniels and Julius Randle scored 16 apiece, Ayo Dosunmu scored 14 and Donte DiVincenzo added 12.
The Timberwolves trailed by 12 after three but rallied to start the fourth. Dosunmu and Edwards hit 3-pointers, Gobert made a driving layup and then a put-back during a 12-4 run that cut the deficit to 97-95.
But Jokic answered with a three-point play and a tip-in to extend the lead to seven with 5:45 left.
Following a Minnesota timeout, Edwards missed a 19-footer and Braun made two free throws. Jokic notched his 22nd playoff triple-double off a Minnesota turnover that made it 106-97.
Edwards missed a long three that would have made it a two-point game with 2:25 remaining. Gordon hit a follow dunk and Gobert’s offensive goaltending miscue kept it at 108-101 with 1:39 left.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 12 in the first half but a strong second quarter by the Nuggets sent it into intermission tied at 62-1ll.
Denver took advantage of a Timberwolves’ scoring drought of 4:22 to open up a big third quarter lead. Gordon scored half of the points in a 14-0 run, capping it with a follow dunk to make it 82-68. McDaniels hit a jumper in the lane to end the run but also picked up a technical foul.
Murray hit the free throw and then a turnaround to make it 85-70. Edwards came back into the game with four points and fed Mike Conley for a corner 3-pointer but Jokic’s floater gave the Nuggets a 91-79 lead heading into the fourth.
The Timberwolves outshot the Nuggets from the floor and beyond the arc, but Denver rode Murray’s free throw prowess to outscore Minnesota, 30-14, from the line. The Nuggets made 30-of-33 free throws (90.9%).
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) is fouled by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) as he handles the ball during the first half in game one of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Jamal Murray scored 30 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Murray was perfect from the line, hitting a career-high 16 free throws, while Aaron Gordon finished with 17 points and Cameron Johnson and Christian Braun pitched in with 12 points each for Denver.
Game 2 is Monday night in Denver.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 22 points and Rudy Gobert produced 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jaden McDaniels and Julius Randle scored 16 apiece, Ayo Dosunmu scored 14 and Donte DiVincenzo added 12.
The Timberwolves trailed by 12 after three but rallied to start the fourth. Dosunmu and Edwards hit 3-pointers, Gobert made a driving layup and then a put-back during a 12-4 run that cut the deficit to 97-95.
But Jokic answered with a three-point play and a tip-in to extend the lead to seven with 5:45 left.
Following a Minnesota timeout, Edwards missed a 19-footer and Braun made two free throws. Jokic notched his 22nd playoff triple-double off a Minnesota turnover that made it 106-97.
Edwards missed a long three that would have made it a two-point game with 2:25 remaining. Gordon hit a follow dunk and Gobert’s offensive goaltending miscue kept it at 108-101 with 1:39 left.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 12 in the first half but a strong second quarter by the Nuggets sent it into intermission tied at 62-1ll.
Denver took advantage of a Timberwolves’ scoring drought of 4:22 to open up a big third quarter lead. Gordon scored half of the points in a 14-0 run, capping it with a follow dunk to make it 82-68. McDaniels hit a jumper in the lane to end the run but also picked up a technical foul.
Murray hit the free throw and then a turnaround to make it 85-70. Edwards came back into the game with four points and fed Mike Conley for a corner 3-pointer but Jokic’s floater gave the Nuggets a 91-79 lead heading into the fourth.
The Timberwolves outshot the Nuggets from the floor and beyond the arc, but Denver rode Murray’s free throw prowess to outscore Minnesota, 30-14, from the line. The Nuggets made 30-of-33 free throws (90.9%).
–Field Level Media
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