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Deadspin | Jeremiah Fears, Pelicans set scoring marks in rout of Jazz  Apr 7, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins (24) shoots the ball against Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) during the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images   Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.  Rookie Micah Peavy scored a career-high 20 points, Jordan Hawkins added a season-high 25 and rookie Derik Queen had 17 points with 12 rebounds as the Pelicans ended an eight-game losing streak. Kevon Looney also had 12 rebounds.  Fears set a Pelicans franchise record for rookie points in a game as the Pelicans set a team mark for total points in a game.  New Orleans (26-54), which has been eliminated from playoff consideration, finished with a 17-24 home record.  New Orleans went 3-0 against Utah this season and won while playing without their four leading scorers, Trey Murphy III (ankle), Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Dejounte Murray (hand). Williamson and Bey dressed but remained on the bench, as did Herbert Jones.  Kennedy Chandler scored a career-high 31 points and rookie Bez Mbeng added a career-best 26 for the Jazz, who lost their 10th consecutive game with two games remaining. Cody Williams scored 19 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 18 as Utah dropped to 3-22 since Feb. 12.   The Jazz (21-59), who are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, were without Lauri Markkanen (hip), Keyonte George (hamstring) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee).  The Jazz got off to a strong start, leading 34-24 after one quarter by making half of their 26 shots from the floor and their eight shots from 3-point range. Utah continued to hold a 69-61 lead at halftime.  Poole was the star of the third quarter by scoring his 22 points in the period on 8-of-12 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. The Pelicans outscored the Jazz 50-27 in the quarter by shooting 72% while taking a 111-96 lead.  Fears was 17 of 29 (58.6%) from the floor in the game to better his previous season high of 28 points.  New Orleans shot 57.5% from the floor, tied for its second best in a game this season, while the Jazz shot 51%.  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #Jeremiah #Fears #Pelicans #set #scoring #marks #rout #Jazz

Deadspin | Jeremiah Fears, Pelicans set scoring marks in rout of Jazz
Deadspin | Jeremiah Fears, Pelicans set scoring marks in rout of Jazz  Apr 7, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins (24) shoots the ball against Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) during the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images   Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.  Rookie Micah Peavy scored a career-high 20 points, Jordan Hawkins added a season-high 25 and rookie Derik Queen had 17 points with 12 rebounds as the Pelicans ended an eight-game losing streak. Kevon Looney also had 12 rebounds.  Fears set a Pelicans franchise record for rookie points in a game as the Pelicans set a team mark for total points in a game.  New Orleans (26-54), which has been eliminated from playoff consideration, finished with a 17-24 home record.  New Orleans went 3-0 against Utah this season and won while playing without their four leading scorers, Trey Murphy III (ankle), Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Dejounte Murray (hand). Williamson and Bey dressed but remained on the bench, as did Herbert Jones.  Kennedy Chandler scored a career-high 31 points and rookie Bez Mbeng added a career-best 26 for the Jazz, who lost their 10th consecutive game with two games remaining. Cody Williams scored 19 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 18 as Utah dropped to 3-22 since Feb. 12.   The Jazz (21-59), who are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, were without Lauri Markkanen (hip), Keyonte George (hamstring) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee).  The Jazz got off to a strong start, leading 34-24 after one quarter by making half of their 26 shots from the floor and their eight shots from 3-point range. Utah continued to hold a 69-61 lead at halftime.  Poole was the star of the third quarter by scoring his 22 points in the period on 8-of-12 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. The Pelicans outscored the Jazz 50-27 in the quarter by shooting 72% while taking a 111-96 lead.  Fears was 17 of 29 (58.6%) from the floor in the game to better his previous season high of 28 points.  New Orleans shot 57.5% from the floor, tied for its second best in a game this season, while the Jazz shot 51%.  –Field Level Media    #Deadspin #Jeremiah #Fears #Pelicans #set #scoring #marks #rout #JazzApr 7, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins (24) shoots the ball against Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) during the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.

Rookie Micah Peavy scored a career-high 20 points, Jordan Hawkins added a season-high 25 and rookie Derik Queen had 17 points with 12 rebounds as the Pelicans ended an eight-game losing streak. Kevon Looney also had 12 rebounds.

Fears set a Pelicans franchise record for rookie points in a game as the Pelicans set a team mark for total points in a game.

New Orleans (26-54), which has been eliminated from playoff consideration, finished with a 17-24 home record.

New Orleans went 3-0 against Utah this season and won while playing without their four leading scorers, Trey Murphy III (ankle), Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Dejounte Murray (hand). Williamson and Bey dressed but remained on the bench, as did Herbert Jones.


Kennedy Chandler scored a career-high 31 points and rookie Bez Mbeng added a career-best 26 for the Jazz, who lost their 10th consecutive game with two games remaining. Cody Williams scored 19 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 18 as Utah dropped to 3-22 since Feb. 12.

The Jazz (21-59), who are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, were without Lauri Markkanen (hip), Keyonte George (hamstring) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee).

The Jazz got off to a strong start, leading 34-24 after one quarter by making half of their 26 shots from the floor and their eight shots from 3-point range. Utah continued to hold a 69-61 lead at halftime.

Poole was the star of the third quarter by scoring his 22 points in the period on 8-of-12 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. The Pelicans outscored the Jazz 50-27 in the quarter by shooting 72% while taking a 111-96 lead.

Fears was 17 of 29 (58.6%) from the floor in the game to better his previous season high of 28 points.

New Orleans shot 57.5% from the floor, tied for its second best in a game this season, while the Jazz shot 51%.


–Field Level Media

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Apr 7, 2026; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins (24) shoots the ball against Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) during the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Rookie Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 40 points and Jordan Poole added 22 of his 34 points in a decisive third quarter as the New Orleans Pelicans closed out their home schedule with a 156-137 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.

Rookie Micah Peavy scored a career-high 20 points, Jordan Hawkins added a season-high 25 and rookie Derik Queen had 17 points with 12 rebounds as the Pelicans ended an eight-game losing streak. Kevon Looney also had 12 rebounds.

Fears set a Pelicans franchise record for rookie points in a game as the Pelicans set a team mark for total points in a game.

New Orleans (26-54), which has been eliminated from playoff consideration, finished with a 17-24 home record.

New Orleans went 3-0 against Utah this season and won while playing without their four leading scorers, Trey Murphy III (ankle), Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Dejounte Murray (hand). Williamson and Bey dressed but remained on the bench, as did Herbert Jones.

Kennedy Chandler scored a career-high 31 points and rookie Bez Mbeng added a career-best 26 for the Jazz, who lost their 10th consecutive game with two games remaining. Cody Williams scored 19 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 18 as Utah dropped to 3-22 since Feb. 12.

The Jazz (21-59), who are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, were without Lauri Markkanen (hip), Keyonte George (hamstring) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee).

The Jazz got off to a strong start, leading 34-24 after one quarter by making half of their 26 shots from the floor and their eight shots from 3-point range. Utah continued to hold a 69-61 lead at halftime.

Poole was the star of the third quarter by scoring his 22 points in the period on 8-of-12 shooting, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. The Pelicans outscored the Jazz 50-27 in the quarter by shooting 72% while taking a 111-96 lead.

Fears was 17 of 29 (58.6%) from the floor in the game to better his previous season high of 28 points.

New Orleans shot 57.5% from the floor, tied for its second best in a game this season, while the Jazz shot 51%.

–Field Level Media

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Exclusive – “Nobody came in. Everybody came back with a no”: Lalit Modi on the IPL pitch that failed 999 times <div id="content-body-70837809" itemprop="articleBody"><p>There is a tendency now to treat the Indian Premier League (IPL) as if it arrived fully formed, with billion-dollar valuations trailing in its wake.</p><p>In Lalit Modi’s telling, it was anything but. It was imagined early, abandoned once, challenged by rivals, dismissed by the market and then, almost improbably, forced into existence.</p><p>“The idea to me was always to be the biggest league in the world,” Modi, the first chairman of the IPL, says. But the idea predates the IPL. “When I conceived it in the early ‘90s, it was called the Indian Cricket League. If you check who owns the domain name, it is not Subhash Chandra. It’s Lalit Modi.”</p><p>According to Modi, that first version, an eight-team, city-based competition, came close to life in 1995. “It was all set up, approved by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). We spent $17 million to $20 million. All the top players were hired. It was an eight-team format: Delhi Panthers, Mohali Stallions, Gwalior Cobras, Calcutta Tigers, Bangalore Bulls, Chennai Tuskers.”</p><p>It collapsed just as quickly. “There was a requirement of too many underhand payments, and I decided this is not the way it’s going to work. And we shelved it,” Modi says.</p><p>The idea waited. When it returned a decade later, it entered a changed ecosystem and a rivalry.</p><p>“When I was launching the IPL, the first person I went to was Subhash Chandra. I said, ‘Would you like to buy the IPL rights?’” Modi says. Chandra declined and built his own league. “He picked up two of my people to develop the Indian Cricket League.”</p><p>Modi calls him “a great adversary”, but is clear about the flaw in Chandra’s system of “owning all the teams, all the broadcasting and all the players”. His own model would move the other way.</p><p>Yet the larger obstacle was indifference.</p><p>“We went to all the broadcasters. Nobody came in. Everybody came back with a no.” Investors were no better. “I’m making presentations to over 1,000 businessmen. Ninety-nine per cent didn’t understand what we were talking about.” Even within the BCCI, “not a single person could understand except for two.”</p><p>The problem, he realised, was cultural.</p><p>“I needed to attract the audience of the Saas Bahu shows on TV. That’s where the money was. The bulk of the Indian advertising money sat on the eight o’clock time slot,” he says. “I decided to do a paradigm shift. Night cricket. Eight o’clock start. Music, dancing, fun.”</p><p>The logic is blunt. “I needed to attract women and children… that is where the money was.”</p><p>The product still needed a trigger. And it arrived, unscripted, in 2007.</p><p>“You know the story of Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes already,” Modi says. “India winning over Pakistan, huge, huge. We bring them back as heroes. Millions of people come. That helped it.”</p><p>The IPL had its first advertisement.</p><p>But emotion could not substitute structure. “I explained, the first pillar is the broadcaster. Without broadcasting, we don’t have a pillar,” he says.</p><p>Sony’s interest came with a condition: “We will buy it, provided you have the top 100 players.”</p><p>“The task became to find the top 100 players,” Modi says. “You need Team India, without doubt. If you don’t have Team India, you have a problem.”</p><p>Even as he scrambled for players, the media rights auction brought the league to the brink.</p><p>“So, Sony signed the contract as a sub-licensee of World Sports Group. There were only three bidders, ESPN, World Sports Group, and Sony,” he says.</p><p>“ESPN’s bid was revenue sharing. ‘If we do well, we’ll give you 50 per cent.’ I threw them out.</p><p>“Before I opened the Sony bid, minutes before, they withdrew. It was hand in glove. I’m in front of live media. I don’t know what’s going to come.</p><p>“I opened the World Sports Group bid. It’s a billion dollars. It was a mindset number… I needed the headline to be, ‘IPL has the audacity to ask for a billion dollars’. So, we have a billion-dollar cheque guaranteed. We don’t have a broadcaster at that point in time.”</p><p>From there, he says he turned to franchise owners.</p><p>“4th of January was the opening of the franchisee tenders. The minimum bid price was 50 million paid over 10 years,” Modi says. “If you bid a minimum of 50, I’m going to give you back five. You’re only giving me five; the rest is your ego money.</p><p>“You’re going to get ticketing revenue, team sponsorship, food and beverage, and 60 per cent from the central pool.”</p><p>He tried to sell belief. “If you believe in me, it’ll be so big, you don’t have to ever look back.”</p><p>But few did.</p><p>“None of them believed it, Airtel, Tata group, Birla group, ICICI, HDFC. None of them believed it,” Modi says.</p><p>So, he made the risk explicit. “If the IPL doesn’t work in year one, I will tear up all these agreements and cancel IPL year two.”</p><p>It was not just a league being launched. It was a wager.</p><p>“I put my entire career on the line. I put all my goodwill on the line,” he says. “We formed our own team, paid from our own pocket… and with Sharad Pawar, we got it up and running.”</p><p>“And fortunately for us, it worked.”</p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 08, 2026</p></div> #Exclusive #Lalit #Modi #IPL #pitch #failed #times

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Indian sports wrap, April 8: Ojas, Pragati steal show in Puebla; Bhubaneswar hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament <div id="content-body-70837824" itemprop="articleBody"><h4 class="sub_head">ARCHERY</h4><p><b>Archery World Cup: Ojas, Pragati shine in qualification</b></p><p>Ojas Deotale and Pragati took the top spots among Indian men and women, respectively, in the qualification round of the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.</p><p>Overall, Deotale was 12th with 705 points. Pragati was sixth with 694 points.</p><p>All four Indian male archers shot 700-plus scores.</p><div class="fact-box"><h5 class="main-title"> SCORES </h5><h5 class="sub-title">Qualification round – COMPOUND</h5><p> Individual: Men: Ojas Deotale (12th, 705), Abhishek Verma (16th, 702), Sahil Jadhav (18th, 701), Kushal Dalal (19th, 700); Women: Pragati (sixth, 694), V. Jyothi Surekha (10th, 691), Madhura Dhamangaonkar (15th, 689), Aditi Swami (17th, 689); Team: India: Men (first, 2108), Women (first, 2074), Mixed (fourth, 1399). </p></div><p><i>-Y. B. Sarangi</i></p><h4 class="sub_head">BADMINTON</h4><p><b>NALCO hosts All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament in Bhubaneswar</b></p><div class=" article-picture center"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/other-sports/uiyp49/article70837860.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/1.jpeg" data-original="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/other-sports/uiyp49/article70837860.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/1.jpeg" alt="A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar." title="A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar." class=" lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/><div class="pic-caption"><figcaption class="figure-caption align-text-bottom"><p> A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement </p><img class="caption-image" src="https://assetsss.thehindu.com/theme/images/SSRX/lightbox-info.svg" alt="lightbox-info"/></figcaption></div><p class="caption"> A glimpse from the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement </p></div><p>The All India Public Sector Badminton Tournament commenced in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, with National Aluminium Company Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, hosting the prestigious national-level event.</p><p>The four-day tournament, organised in coordination with the All India Public Sector Sports Control Board, New Delhi, is being held from April 7 to 10 at the KIIT Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar for the first time.</p><p>The tournament has drawn participation from over 200 players representing 14 public sectors, including Coal India Limited, Steel Authority of India Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Oil India Limited, Food Corporation of India, Reserve Bank of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Employees State Insurance Corporation, among others.</p><p><i>-Team Sportstar</i></p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 08, 2026</p></div> #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Ojas #Pragati #steal #show #Puebla #Bhubaneswar #hosts #India #Public #Sector #Badminton #Tournament

Deadspin | Phillies beat Giants in 10 to sweep doubleheader and 3-game set  Apr 30, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm (28) hits a sacrifice fly against the San Francisco Giants in the tenth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images   Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly plated automatic runner Adolis Garcia in the 10th inning Thursday night, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants and their second walk-off win of a day-night doubleheader that ended about nine hours after it started.  The Phillies scored twice in the ninth inning to pull out a 3-2 win in the opener.  The doubleheader was necessitated by a rainout Wednesday night. The clubs also sat out a brief storm that prompted a 24-minute delay in the top of the sixth of the Thursday nightcap.  After the Giants stranded runners at first and third in the top of the 10th inning, the Phillies went the fundamental route to give new manager Don Mattingly his third straight win. Bryson Stott sacrificed Garcia to third, setting up Bohm’s fly to medium-deep center field.  Chase Shugart (2-0), who escaped the jam in the top of the 10th, was credited with the win — his second of the day. He is the first major league pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader since 2013 and the first Philadelphia pitcher to do so since Terry Adams in 2002.  Matt Gage (2-1), who entered the game to start the last of the 10th, took the loss.  Each team scored a two-out run in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Jung Hoo Lee’s RBI single gave the Giants a 5-4 lead in the top of the inning before the Phillies got even on a Kyle Schwarber run-scoring double.  Down to his final strike, Schwarber capped a 4-for-4 game with the clutch hit. In the doubleheader, he went 5-for-6, drove in three runs, scored three times and collected two home runs, two doubles and three walks.   After blowing a lead in the opener, the Giants rallied from behind in the second game, twice erasing two-run deficits. A two-out, two-run single by Luis Arraez in the sixth created the 4-4 tie that stood until the ninth.  Philadelphia’s first two-run lead was the product of back-to-back solo home runs by Trea Turner, his fourth, and Schwarber, his 11th, to begin the bottom of the first. Turner connected on Adrian Houser’s first pitch, Schwarber on his fifth.  Houser was pulled after 5 2/3 innings, charged with three runs on four hits. He struck out two and walked two.  The Phillies used Tim Mayza as an opener. He threw two shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk. He struck out two.  Turner, who had two hits, and Schwarber scored twice apiece, while Garcia had a two-RBI single.  Drew Gilbert piled up three hits while Lee, Arraez and Casey Schmitt had two apiece for the Giants, who were swept in the three-game series despite out-hitting the hosts 13-9 in the finale.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Phillies #beat #Giants #sweep #doubleheader #3game #setApr 30, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm (28) hits a sacrifice fly against the San Francisco Giants in the tenth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly plated automatic runner Adolis Garcia in the 10th inning Thursday night, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants and their second walk-off win of a day-night doubleheader that ended about nine hours after it started.

The Phillies scored twice in the ninth inning to pull out a 3-2 win in the opener.

The doubleheader was necessitated by a rainout Wednesday night. The clubs also sat out a brief storm that prompted a 24-minute delay in the top of the sixth of the Thursday nightcap.

After the Giants stranded runners at first and third in the top of the 10th inning, the Phillies went the fundamental route to give new manager Don Mattingly his third straight win. Bryson Stott sacrificed Garcia to third, setting up Bohm’s fly to medium-deep center field.

Chase Shugart (2-0), who escaped the jam in the top of the 10th, was credited with the win — his second of the day. He is the first major league pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader since 2013 and the first Philadelphia pitcher to do so since Terry Adams in 2002.

Matt Gage (2-1), who entered the game to start the last of the 10th, took the loss.

Each team scored a two-out run in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Jung Hoo Lee’s RBI single gave the Giants a 5-4 lead in the top of the inning before the Phillies got even on a Kyle Schwarber run-scoring double.


Down to his final strike, Schwarber capped a 4-for-4 game with the clutch hit. In the doubleheader, he went 5-for-6, drove in three runs, scored three times and collected two home runs, two doubles and three walks.

After blowing a lead in the opener, the Giants rallied from behind in the second game, twice erasing two-run deficits. A two-out, two-run single by Luis Arraez in the sixth created the 4-4 tie that stood until the ninth.

Philadelphia’s first two-run lead was the product of back-to-back solo home runs by Trea Turner, his fourth, and Schwarber, his 11th, to begin the bottom of the first. Turner connected on Adrian Houser’s first pitch, Schwarber on his fifth.

Houser was pulled after 5 2/3 innings, charged with three runs on four hits. He struck out two and walked two.

The Phillies used Tim Mayza as an opener. He threw two shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk. He struck out two.

Turner, who had two hits, and Schwarber scored twice apiece, while Garcia had a two-RBI single.

Drew Gilbert piled up three hits while Lee, Arraez and Casey Schmitt had two apiece for the Giants, who were swept in the three-game series despite out-hitting the hosts 13-9 in the finale.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #Phillies #beat #Giants #sweep #doubleheader #3game #set">Deadspin | Phillies beat Giants in 10 to sweep doubleheader and 3-game set  Apr 30, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm (28) hits a sacrifice fly against the San Francisco Giants in the tenth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images   Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly plated automatic runner Adolis Garcia in the 10th inning Thursday night, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants and their second walk-off win of a day-night doubleheader that ended about nine hours after it started.  The Phillies scored twice in the ninth inning to pull out a 3-2 win in the opener.  The doubleheader was necessitated by a rainout Wednesday night. The clubs also sat out a brief storm that prompted a 24-minute delay in the top of the sixth of the Thursday nightcap.  After the Giants stranded runners at first and third in the top of the 10th inning, the Phillies went the fundamental route to give new manager Don Mattingly his third straight win. Bryson Stott sacrificed Garcia to third, setting up Bohm’s fly to medium-deep center field.  Chase Shugart (2-0), who escaped the jam in the top of the 10th, was credited with the win — his second of the day. He is the first major league pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader since 2013 and the first Philadelphia pitcher to do so since Terry Adams in 2002.  Matt Gage (2-1), who entered the game to start the last of the 10th, took the loss.  Each team scored a two-out run in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Jung Hoo Lee’s RBI single gave the Giants a 5-4 lead in the top of the inning before the Phillies got even on a Kyle Schwarber run-scoring double.  Down to his final strike, Schwarber capped a 4-for-4 game with the clutch hit. In the doubleheader, he went 5-for-6, drove in three runs, scored three times and collected two home runs, two doubles and three walks.   After blowing a lead in the opener, the Giants rallied from behind in the second game, twice erasing two-run deficits. A two-out, two-run single by Luis Arraez in the sixth created the 4-4 tie that stood until the ninth.  Philadelphia’s first two-run lead was the product of back-to-back solo home runs by Trea Turner, his fourth, and Schwarber, his 11th, to begin the bottom of the first. Turner connected on Adrian Houser’s first pitch, Schwarber on his fifth.  Houser was pulled after 5 2/3 innings, charged with three runs on four hits. He struck out two and walked two.  The Phillies used Tim Mayza as an opener. He threw two shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk. He struck out two.  Turner, who had two hits, and Schwarber scored twice apiece, while Garcia had a two-RBI single.  Drew Gilbert piled up three hits while Lee, Arraez and Casey Schmitt had two apiece for the Giants, who were swept in the three-game series despite out-hitting the hosts 13-9 in the finale.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #Phillies #beat #Giants #sweep #doubleheader #3game #set

Carlos Alcaraz swapped his racket for a spectator’s seat at ​the Madrid Open on Thursday, watching his ‌14-year-old brother Jaime earn a straight-sets ​win that showcased the family’s ⁠talent.

Sidelined by a wrist injury that has ruled him out of Madrid, Rome and ‌the French Open, the 22-year-old world number two followed closely as ‌Jaime claimed a 6-3, 6-3 ‌win ⁠over seeded opponent Pol Mas ⁠in the under-16 event.

The teenager, playing on a wildcard, produced moments that drew murmurs of recognition ​from courtside observers.

A ‌delicate drop shot by Jaime, a signature element of his brother’s game, brought a smile to proud Carlos, ‌who sat with a brace on ​his right wrist.

Alcaraz turns spectator at Madrid Open, watches brother shine in U-16 event  Carlos Alcaraz swapped his racket for a spectator’s seat at ​the Madrid Open on Thursday, watching his ‌14-year-old brother Jaime earn a straight-sets ​win that showcased the family’s ⁠talent.Sidelined by a wrist injury that has ruled him out of Madrid, Rome and ‌the French Open, the 22-year-old world number two followed closely as ‌Jaime claimed a 6-3, 6-3 ‌win ⁠over seeded opponent Pol Mas ⁠in the under-16 event.The teenager, playing on a wildcard, produced moments that drew murmurs of recognition ​from courtside observers.A ‌delicate drop shot by Jaime, a signature element of his brother’s game, brought a smile to proud Carlos, ‌who sat with a brace on ​his right wrist. Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory.
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                            Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory.
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                                                    The injury that has disrupted Carlos’ clay-court season, including ⁠his planned title defence in Paris, also limited his celebrations. He applauded his ‌brother’s shots but was unable to fully clap because of the wrist issue.Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory.Carlos’ ​enforced absence in a blow to his clay-court campaign has ⁠grabbed the headlines but attention briefly shifted ⁠to his brother, whose composed display offered an early glimpse of ‌what the next generation of the Alcaraz family has to offer.Published on May 01, 2026  #Alcaraz #turns #spectator #Madrid #Open #watches #brother #shine #U16 #event

Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

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Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

The injury that has disrupted Carlos’ clay-court season, including ⁠his planned title defence in Paris, also limited his celebrations. He applauded his ‌brother’s shots but was unable to fully clap because of the wrist issue.

Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory.

Carlos’ ​enforced absence in a blow to his clay-court campaign has ⁠grabbed the headlines but attention briefly shifted ⁠to his brother, whose composed display offered an early glimpse of ‌what the next generation of the Alcaraz family has to offer.

Published on May 01, 2026

#Alcaraz #turns #spectator #Madrid #Open #watches #brother #shine #U16 #event">Alcaraz turns spectator at Madrid Open, watches brother shine in U-16 event  Carlos Alcaraz swapped his racket for a spectator’s seat at ​the Madrid Open on Thursday, watching his ‌14-year-old brother Jaime earn a straight-sets ​win that showcased the family’s ⁠talent.Sidelined by a wrist injury that has ruled him out of Madrid, Rome and ‌the French Open, the 22-year-old world number two followed closely as ‌Jaime claimed a 6-3, 6-3 ‌win ⁠over seeded opponent Pol Mas ⁠in the under-16 event.The teenager, playing on a wildcard, produced moments that drew murmurs of recognition ​from courtside observers.A ‌delicate drop shot by Jaime, a signature element of his brother’s game, brought a smile to proud Carlos, ‌who sat with a brace on ​his right wrist. Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory.
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                            Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory.
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                                                    The injury that has disrupted Carlos’ clay-court season, including ⁠his planned title defence in Paris, also limited his celebrations. He applauded his ‌brother’s shots but was unable to fully clap because of the wrist issue.Carlos’ presence transformed what might have been a routine junior match into something of an occasion, with spectators ‌gathering around the court as Jaime sealed victory.Carlos’ ​enforced absence in a blow to his clay-court campaign has ⁠grabbed the headlines but attention briefly shifted ⁠to his brother, whose composed display offered an early glimpse of ‌what the next generation of the Alcaraz family has to offer.Published on May 01, 2026  #Alcaraz #turns #spectator #Madrid #Open #watches #brother #shine #U16 #event

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