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Deadspin | Kraken stay in playoff hunt with shootout win over Knights Apr 9, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle (7) and forward Bobby McMann (74), left, battle Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel (9) for puck during the second period at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Rookie Berkly Catton sparked a rally from a two-goal deficit in the third period and scored the winner in the fifth round of a shootout as the Seattle Kraken kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Jared McCann and Bobby McMann also scored in regulation and Vince Dunn had two assists for the Kraken (33-34-11, 77 points), who snapped a six-game skid (0-5-1). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 31 saves and stopped four of five shootout attempts. Mark Stone scored twice, Brett Howden also tallied and Adin Hill stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Golden Knights (36-26-17, 89 points), who lost for the first time in five games under new coach John Tortorella. Vegas is tied with the Anaheim Ducks for second in the Pacific Division, both teams one point behind the Edmonton Oilers. With Seattle trailing 3-1, Catton scored a fluke goal at 6:11 of the third. Adam Larsson dumped the puck into the offensive zone and it took a strange bounce off a stanchion, ricocheting in front of the crease after Hill had skated behind the net. Catton tapped the puck into the yawning cage. The Kraken tied it on McMann’s wrist shot from the right faceoff dot into the far upper corner of the net at 9:16. The Golden Knights opened the scoring at 10:04 of the first period. Stone scored on a wrist shot from the slot after taking a pass from Rasmus Andersson. Seattle’s Brandon Montour was whistled for hooking Jack Eichel just before the buzzer ending the period, giving Vegas a power play to start the second. The Golden Knights tallied 55 seconds into the middle frame as Eichel sent a pass from the left faceoff circle to the far post, where Stone tapped it in while battling Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak for positioning. The Kraken pulled within 2-1 on McCann’s slap shot past a screened Hill from the top of the right faceoff circle while on the man advantage at 17:54 of the second. The Golden Knights restored their two-goal advantage on a 4-on-2 rush at 1:11 of the third. Mitch Marner’s centering pass went off Pavel Dorofeyev’s stick and then Howden’s skate on its way into the net. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Kraken #stay #playoff #hunt #shootout #win #Knights

Deadspin | Kraken stay in playoff hunt with shootout win over Knights
Deadspin | Kraken stay in playoff hunt with shootout win over Knights Apr 9, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle (7) and forward Bobby McMann (74), left, battle Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel (9) for puck during the second period at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Rookie Berkly Catton sparked a rally from a two-goal deficit in the third period and scored the winner in the fifth round of a shootout as the Seattle Kraken kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Jared McCann and Bobby McMann also scored in regulation and Vince Dunn had two assists for the Kraken (33-34-11, 77 points), who snapped a six-game skid (0-5-1). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 31 saves and stopped four of five shootout attempts. Mark Stone scored twice, Brett Howden also tallied and Adin Hill stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Golden Knights (36-26-17, 89 points), who lost for the first time in five games under new coach John Tortorella. Vegas is tied with the Anaheim Ducks for second in the Pacific Division, both teams one point behind the Edmonton Oilers. With Seattle trailing 3-1, Catton scored a fluke goal at 6:11 of the third. Adam Larsson dumped the puck into the offensive zone and it took a strange bounce off a stanchion, ricocheting in front of the crease after Hill had skated behind the net. Catton tapped the puck into the yawning cage. The Kraken tied it on McMann’s wrist shot from the right faceoff dot into the far upper corner of the net at 9:16. The Golden Knights opened the scoring at 10:04 of the first period. Stone scored on a wrist shot from the slot after taking a pass from Rasmus Andersson. Seattle’s Brandon Montour was whistled for hooking Jack Eichel just before the buzzer ending the period, giving Vegas a power play to start the second. The Golden Knights tallied 55 seconds into the middle frame as Eichel sent a pass from the left faceoff circle to the far post, where Stone tapped it in while battling Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak for positioning. The Kraken pulled within 2-1 on McCann’s slap shot past a screened Hill from the top of the right faceoff circle while on the man advantage at 17:54 of the second. The Golden Knights restored their two-goal advantage on a 4-on-2 rush at 1:11 of the third. Mitch Marner’s centering pass went off Pavel Dorofeyev’s stick and then Howden’s skate on its way into the net. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Kraken #stay #playoff #hunt #shootout #win #KnightsApr 9, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle (7) and forward Bobby McMann (74), left, battle Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel (9) for puck during the second period at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images

Rookie Berkly Catton sparked a rally from a two-goal deficit in the third period and scored the winner in the fifth round of a shootout as the Seattle Kraken kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Jared McCann and Bobby McMann also scored in regulation and Vince Dunn had two assists for the Kraken (33-34-11, 77 points), who snapped a six-game skid (0-5-1). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 31 saves and stopped four of five shootout attempts.

Mark Stone scored twice, Brett Howden also tallied and Adin Hill stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Golden Knights (36-26-17, 89 points), who lost for the first time in five games under new coach John Tortorella. Vegas is tied with the Anaheim Ducks for second in the Pacific Division, both teams one point behind the Edmonton Oilers.

With Seattle trailing 3-1, Catton scored a fluke goal at 6:11 of the third. Adam Larsson dumped the puck into the offensive zone and it took a strange bounce off a stanchion, ricocheting in front of the crease after Hill had skated behind the net. Catton tapped the puck into the yawning cage.


The Kraken tied it on McMann’s wrist shot from the right faceoff dot into the far upper corner of the net at 9:16.

The Golden Knights opened the scoring at 10:04 of the first period. Stone scored on a wrist shot from the slot after taking a pass from Rasmus Andersson.

Seattle’s Brandon Montour was whistled for hooking Jack Eichel just before the buzzer ending the period, giving Vegas a power play to start the second. The Golden Knights tallied 55 seconds into the middle frame as Eichel sent a pass from the left faceoff circle to the far post, where Stone tapped it in while battling Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak for positioning.

The Kraken pulled within 2-1 on McCann’s slap shot past a screened Hill from the top of the right faceoff circle while on the man advantage at 17:54 of the second.

The Golden Knights restored their two-goal advantage on a 4-on-2 rush at 1:11 of the third. Mitch Marner’s centering pass went off Pavel Dorofeyev’s stick and then Howden’s skate on its way into the net.


–Field Level Media

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Apr 9, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle (7) and forward Bobby McMann (74), left, battle Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel (9) for puck during the second period at Climate Pledge Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images

Rookie Berkly Catton sparked a rally from a two-goal deficit in the third period and scored the winner in the fifth round of a shootout as the Seattle Kraken kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.

Jared McCann and Bobby McMann also scored in regulation and Vince Dunn had two assists for the Kraken (33-34-11, 77 points), who snapped a six-game skid (0-5-1). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 31 saves and stopped four of five shootout attempts.

Mark Stone scored twice, Brett Howden also tallied and Adin Hill stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Golden Knights (36-26-17, 89 points), who lost for the first time in five games under new coach John Tortorella. Vegas is tied with the Anaheim Ducks for second in the Pacific Division, both teams one point behind the Edmonton Oilers.

With Seattle trailing 3-1, Catton scored a fluke goal at 6:11 of the third. Adam Larsson dumped the puck into the offensive zone and it took a strange bounce off a stanchion, ricocheting in front of the crease after Hill had skated behind the net. Catton tapped the puck into the yawning cage.

The Kraken tied it on McMann’s wrist shot from the right faceoff dot into the far upper corner of the net at 9:16.

The Golden Knights opened the scoring at 10:04 of the first period. Stone scored on a wrist shot from the slot after taking a pass from Rasmus Andersson.

Seattle’s Brandon Montour was whistled for hooking Jack Eichel just before the buzzer ending the period, giving Vegas a power play to start the second. The Golden Knights tallied 55 seconds into the middle frame as Eichel sent a pass from the left faceoff circle to the far post, where Stone tapped it in while battling Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak for positioning.

The Kraken pulled within 2-1 on McCann’s slap shot past a screened Hill from the top of the right faceoff circle while on the man advantage at 17:54 of the second.

The Golden Knights restored their two-goal advantage on a 4-on-2 rush at 1:11 of the third. Mitch Marner’s centering pass went off Pavel Dorofeyev’s stick and then Howden’s skate on its way into the net.

–Field Level Media

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26 years after his father gave up boxing, Vishvanath wins Asian championships gold <div id="content-body-70847313" itemprop="articleBody"><p>On Friday morning, just like on every other workday, Suresh Babu sat on his sewing machine in his small tailoring shop in Chennai’s Perambur. His mind, he will say later, wasn’t in his work. He nervously waits for a call.</p><p>His phone rings around 11am. On the other end was his son Vishvanath, calling from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. The call is a short one but it’s exactly what Suresh was hoping to hear.</p><p>“ <i>Jaichtein </i>(I’ve won)”</p><p>Just minutes before, competing in the final of the men’s 50kg division at the Asian boxing championships, Vishvanath has beaten Japan’s Daichi Iwai by a comprehensive 5-0 unanimous decision. He’s the only boxer from the Indian men’s team to win gold at the continental championships. Suresh hasn’t been able to watch the bouts since the competition isn’t being broadcast but his son’s words are more than enough for now.</p><p>When he hears them, Suresh says he blinks back tears. “Four years back, Vishvanath called me after he won gold at the Asian Youth Championships. I cried then. I thought I wouldn’t cry again but I did,” he tells <i>Sportstar</i>.</p><p>The tears flowed for the same reason.</p><p>“It was a very emotional moment for me. Everything I had dreamed of, Vishvanath was achieving. All the ambitions I had, my son is fulfilling,” says Suresh. The call with his son is a short one. Vishvanath has to stand on the podium and pose for pictures with various dignitaries. Suresh Babu returns to working on the women’s suit he’s completing.</p><p>Suresh doesn’t mind.</p><p>Suresh had been a boxer himself – a talented one at that. He’d won multiple state titles and subsequently a silver medal at the sub-junior nationals in 1995. Just three years later though, he would hang up his gloves.</p><p>“I loved boxing. But there was no money in the sport. I was from a very poor family. I was the eldest and had four sisters to marry off. I could either choose to chase the sport or I could take care of my family. I had to put my dreams to one side. That’s how I got into tailoring,” he says.</p><p>Suresh never forgot his first passion, however. Once his work day ends, he says he still shadow boxes to remind himself of the old days. But he wanted more for his son. When Vishvanath was 11, he started training him. Vishvanath hated it at first. “ Who likes to get punched?” Vishvanath once told <i>Sportstar</i>.</p><p>But Suresh persisted. He’d tell his son stories of the great fighters of yore and tell him he could become like them too. Slowly Vishvanath’s perspective changed. “The more I practised the more I enjoyed boxing too,” recalls Vishvanath.</p><p>But although Suresh had planted the seed, he realised soon enough he wasn’t going to be able to develop his son the way he wanted. “I had a full time job and money wasn’t easy. I would train him whenever I could. I’d give him some coaching in the morning and then once I got back from work. But if I had a lot of work or I got a late order then I’d be able to train him really late,” he says.</p><p>While Chennai had a few boxing clubs, Suresh understood his son needed a specialised training environment. The duo would twice travel to Bangalore for trials at the boys sports company in the MEG (Madras Engineer Group) and be rejected on both occasions due to Vishvanath’s small build, which coaches would later say was due to poor nutrition.</p><p>The rejection discouraged him. “I didn’t want to continue boxing and I told my father that I was always going to be rejected. But he kept pushing me to make one more attempt,” says Vishvanath.</p><div class=" article-picture center"><img src="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/1fqxca/article70847378.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/vishwanath%20suresh.jpg" data-original="https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/1fqxca/article70847378.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/vishwanath%20suresh.jpg" alt="Vishvanath with his father, Suresh Babu, right." title="Vishvanath with his father, Suresh Babu, right." class=" lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/><div class="pic-caption"><figcaption class="figure-caption align-text-bottom"><p> Vishvanath with his father, Suresh Babu, right. | 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"> Vishvanath with his father, Suresh Babu, right. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT </p></div><p>In 2018, Suresh took one final chance, taking his son to the Army Sports Institute trial in Pune. It wasn’t an easy choice to make. “I didn’t know anything about Pune. The trial was a week long, so I had to shut the shop and take a small loan to pay for our travel and stay in Pune and also to support the rest of the family in Chennai. But it was an easy decision to make,” says Suresh.</p><p>When they reached Pune, Vishvanath found himself competing with several hundred other applicants. This time though he wasn’t immediately rejected for his stature. Technique honed by his father finally paid off. He got the better of multiple opponents, impressed the coaches and was selected to the ASI.</p><p>While at the ASI, Vishvanath grew 21 cm. He stands five feet and two inches now, while adding a lot more muscle. His physical development had finally caught up with his technical skills.</p><p>Over the years, Vishvanath has proved his worth as one of India’s most promising young boxers. He won gold at the 2019 Asian Junior championships and a silver at the Asian Youth Championships two years later. A gold was won at the 2022 Asian Youth Championships. This year he made a mark at the National Championships, winning his first gold medal in the senior ranks.</p><p>Making his senior debut for India at the Asian Championships Suresh, now a havaldar in the Indian army, wouldn’t have a near flawless performance. He won every one of his fight by unanimous decision and even dropped the reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan to the canvas to reach the semifinals.</p><p>It’s the knockdown of Tashkenbay that makes Suresh Babu particularly happy. “Vishvanath is a very aggressive boxer and I was the exact same way. But he has really good foot movement that’s much better than I had!” he says.</p><p>But Suresh hopes Vishvanath improves even further. Vishvanath currently competes in the men’s 50kg category which isn’t an Olympic weight division and that’s where his father eventually hopes he will compete in. “Right now my son is fulfilling all my dreams as a boxer. But it’s my dream to hear the national anthem play at the Olympics. I really hope he fulfills that also,” he says.</p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 10, 2026</p></div> #years #father #gave #boxing #Vishvanath #wins #Asian #championships #gold

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Deadspin | White Sox break long losing streak in K.C., pursue repeat win vs. Royals Apr 9, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) slides headfirst to score a run in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images It’s been nearly four years since the Chicago White Sox won back-to-back games in Kansas City. After ending their lengthy road skid to the Royals on Thursday, the White Sox will get the chance to accomplish that feat again on Friday night. Chicago entered Thursday’s opener of a four-game set with the Royals as a loser of 22 of the previous 24 games at Kansas City, where the White Sox were mired in a 14-game losing streak that dated to a victory there on Sept. 6, 2023. However, Anthony Kay threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Colson Montgomery delivered an RBI double during a 2-0 White Sox victory Thursday. The last time Chicago won consecutive games at Kansas City was May 16-17, 2022. And White Sox players appear to have heard it from Kansas City’s lineup in the opener. “(The Royals) like to chirp a little bit, it seems like. I don’t think we’re going to take that anymore,” Kay told the White Sox’s official website. “We are going to go right at them.” Montgomery is just 9-for-45 on the young season but is tied for the team lead with seven RBIs. Friday’s scheduled Chicago starter, Davis Martin (2-0, 2.45 ERA), has a 2.67 ERA while going 1-2 in five career starts against the Royals. In his most recent start at Kauffman Stadium on Aug. 17 of last season, the right-hander allowed one hit and three walks over six scoreless innings, but the White Sox bullpen couldn’t hold a 2-0 lead in a 6-2 defeat. Martin yielded four hits and two walks Sunday against Toronto over six solid innings of Chicago’s 3-0 victory. “Just relaxing,” Martin said. “Just always me to go out there and compete to the best of my ability.” Martin will face a Kansas City club that’s totaled only three runs and gone 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position during a three-game losing streak. The Royals managed just five hits and stranded 11 runners on Thursday. Kansas City star Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits Thursday and is batting .472 during a 22-game hitting streak against the White Sox. However, he struck out with a man on base for the final out of the game in the series opener. Fellow All-Star Maikel Garcia also had two hits Thursday and is batting .320 for the Royals, but he, too, struck in the ninth against closer Seranthony Dominguez. Scheduled Kansas City starter Kris Bubic (1-1, 4.09 ERA) is 1-4 with a 2.30 ERA in 11 career games (eight starts) vs. the White Sox. During Kansas City’s 10-0 victory over them on May 8 last season, the left-hander yielded six hits and a walk while striking out seven over seven innings. Bubic opened this season by yielding a solo homer and one other hit over six innings in a 3-1 win over Minnesota on March 30. However, he was charged with four runs while walking three in his five innings of an 8-5 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday. “It wasn’t necessarily a loss of focus, it was just a lack of execution getting ahead in the count, because the stuff felt normal (against the Brewers),” he said. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #White #Sox #break #long #losing #streak #K.C #pursue #repeat #win #RoyalsApr 9, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) slides headfirst to score a run in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images

It’s been nearly four years since the Chicago White Sox won back-to-back games in Kansas City.

After ending their lengthy road skid to the Royals on Thursday, the White Sox will get the chance to accomplish that feat again on Friday night.

Chicago entered Thursday’s opener of a four-game set with the Royals as a loser of 22 of the previous 24 games at Kansas City, where the White Sox were mired in a 14-game losing streak that dated to a victory there on Sept. 6, 2023.

However, Anthony Kay threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Colson Montgomery delivered an RBI double during a 2-0 White Sox victory Thursday.

The last time Chicago won consecutive games at Kansas City was May 16-17, 2022. And White Sox players appear to have heard it from Kansas City’s lineup in the opener.

“(The Royals) like to chirp a little bit, it seems like. I don’t think we’re going to take that anymore,” Kay told the White Sox’s official website. “We are going to go right at them.”

Montgomery is just 9-for-45 on the young season but is tied for the team lead with seven RBIs.

Friday’s scheduled Chicago starter, Davis Martin (2-0, 2.45 ERA), has a 2.67 ERA while going 1-2 in five career starts against the Royals. In his most recent start at Kauffman Stadium on Aug. 17 of last season, the right-hander allowed one hit and three walks over six scoreless innings, but the White Sox bullpen couldn’t hold a 2-0 lead in a 6-2 defeat.


Martin yielded four hits and two walks Sunday against Toronto over six solid innings of Chicago’s 3-0 victory.

“Just relaxing,” Martin said. “Just always me to go out there and compete to the best of my ability.”

Martin will face a Kansas City club that’s totaled only three runs and gone 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position during a three-game losing streak. The Royals managed just five hits and stranded 11 runners on Thursday.

Kansas City star Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits Thursday and is batting .472 during a 22-game hitting streak against the White Sox. However, he struck out with a man on base for the final out of the game in the series opener.

Fellow All-Star Maikel Garcia also had two hits Thursday and is batting .320 for the Royals, but he, too, struck in the ninth against closer Seranthony Dominguez.

Scheduled Kansas City starter Kris Bubic (1-1, 4.09 ERA) is 1-4 with a 2.30 ERA in 11 career games (eight starts) vs. the White Sox. During Kansas City’s 10-0 victory over them on May 8 last season, the left-hander yielded six hits and a walk while striking out seven over seven innings.

Bubic opened this season by yielding a solo homer and one other hit over six innings in a 3-1 win over Minnesota on March 30. However, he was charged with four runs while walking three in his five innings of an 8-5 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday.

“It wasn’t necessarily a loss of focus, it was just a lack of execution getting ahead in the count, because the stuff felt normal (against the Brewers),” he said.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #White #Sox #break #long #losing #streak #K.C #pursue #repeat #win #Royals">Deadspin | White Sox break long losing streak in K.C., pursue repeat win vs. Royals Apr 9, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) slides headfirst to score a run in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images It’s been nearly four years since the Chicago White Sox won back-to-back games in Kansas City. After ending their lengthy road skid to the Royals on Thursday, the White Sox will get the chance to accomplish that feat again on Friday night. Chicago entered Thursday’s opener of a four-game set with the Royals as a loser of 22 of the previous 24 games at Kansas City, where the White Sox were mired in a 14-game losing streak that dated to a victory there on Sept. 6, 2023. However, Anthony Kay threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Colson Montgomery delivered an RBI double during a 2-0 White Sox victory Thursday. The last time Chicago won consecutive games at Kansas City was May 16-17, 2022. And White Sox players appear to have heard it from Kansas City’s lineup in the opener. “(The Royals) like to chirp a little bit, it seems like. I don’t think we’re going to take that anymore,” Kay told the White Sox’s official website. “We are going to go right at them.” Montgomery is just 9-for-45 on the young season but is tied for the team lead with seven RBIs. Friday’s scheduled Chicago starter, Davis Martin (2-0, 2.45 ERA), has a 2.67 ERA while going 1-2 in five career starts against the Royals. In his most recent start at Kauffman Stadium on Aug. 17 of last season, the right-hander allowed one hit and three walks over six scoreless innings, but the White Sox bullpen couldn’t hold a 2-0 lead in a 6-2 defeat. Martin yielded four hits and two walks Sunday against Toronto over six solid innings of Chicago’s 3-0 victory. “Just relaxing,” Martin said. “Just always me to go out there and compete to the best of my ability.” Martin will face a Kansas City club that’s totaled only three runs and gone 0-for-21 with runners in scoring position during a three-game losing streak. The Royals managed just five hits and stranded 11 runners on Thursday. Kansas City star Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits Thursday and is batting .472 during a 22-game hitting streak against the White Sox. However, he struck out with a man on base for the final out of the game in the series opener. Fellow All-Star Maikel Garcia also had two hits Thursday and is batting .320 for the Royals, but he, too, struck in the ninth against closer Seranthony Dominguez. Scheduled Kansas City starter Kris Bubic (1-1, 4.09 ERA) is 1-4 with a 2.30 ERA in 11 career games (eight starts) vs. the White Sox. During Kansas City’s 10-0 victory over them on May 8 last season, the left-hander yielded six hits and a walk while striking out seven over seven innings. Bubic opened this season by yielding a solo homer and one other hit over six innings in a 3-1 win over Minnesota on March 30. However, he was charged with four runs while walking three in his five innings of an 8-5 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday. “It wasn’t necessarily a loss of focus, it was just a lack of execution getting ahead in the count, because the stuff felt normal (against the Brewers),” he said. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #White #Sox #break #long #losing #streak #K.C #pursue #repeat #win #Royals

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming acknowledged that the criticism directed towards him following the side’s dismal start to the IPL 2026 season was ‘fair’.

CSK has been winless in its last three encounters and is currently rooted to the bottom of the table, the same position where the side finished last term. It is not a situation fans of the five-time champion have been familiar with. A section of them have questioned if the Kiwi coach, who has been in charge since 2009, deserves to continue in the hot seat.

The coach, however, was quick to respond to suggestions that he hadn’t been up to speed with the exponential changes in the shortest format over the last half-decade.

“Criticism is fair when you’re not doing well; that’s part of the position, and the results dictate that. I’m coaching through the year in two other competitions, so it’s not that I just turn off and then come to the IPL without an idea of where the game is going. I have probably not spent more time studying T20 cricket and players around the world [as much as now],” the head coach said on the eve of the encounter against the Delhi Capitals.

“Yes, we were off the pace last year. [Mine will be] the first hand up. We pivoted quickly. Now, we’ve got some younger players, and I’m very confident about this group. We haven’t shown that as yet [this season]. One of the challenges is the number of players we have changed [from last year]. That means there is a bit of a settling-in process which we are trying to accelerate,” he added.

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Fleming cheekily attributed his long-term association with the team, an aspect that has been dwindling across both franchise and national teams in this era, to the five IPL and two Champions League titles won under his reign.

“It is unusual, and I’m very grateful. But we have been able to operate at a consistent level that I guess has allowed the franchise to put faith in the coaching group. We’re proud of what we achieved, but not satisfied. There is a desire to keep adding,” the 53-year-old said.

The head coach swayed away from the suggestion that he has not been given his due credit despite winning countless championships. “It’s purely the players for me. The coaching off the field is important, but it’s the performances that win titles and eventually what coaches are judged by. I’ve worked with one of the greatest captains of all time, and I’ve been incredibly lucky to do that as a coach,” he said, paying an ode to former skipper M.S. Dhoni, who continues to miss out on action through a calf injury.

Fleming added that Dhoni was ‘working hard to get back’ from a calf strain without giving a timeline for his return.

Published on Apr 10, 2026

#CSK #IPL #Criticism #fair #youre #Chennai #Super #Kings #coach #Fleming">CSK vs DC, IPL 2026: ‘Criticism is fair when you’re not doing well,’ says Chennai Super Kings coach Fleming Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming acknowledged that the criticism directed towards him following the side’s dismal start to the IPL 2026 season was ‘fair’.CSK has been winless in its last three encounters and is currently rooted to the bottom of the table, the same position where the side finished last term. It is not a situation fans of the five-time champion have been familiar with. A section of them have questioned if the Kiwi coach, who has been in charge since 2009, deserves to continue in the hot seat.The coach, however, was quick to respond to suggestions that he hadn’t been up to speed with the exponential changes in the shortest format over the last half-decade.“Criticism is fair when you’re not doing well; that’s part of the position, and the results dictate that. I’m coaching through the year in two other competitions, so it’s not that I just turn off and then come to the IPL without an idea of where the game is going. I have probably not spent more time studying T20 cricket and players around the world [as much as now],” the head coach said on the eve of the encounter against the Delhi Capitals.“Yes, we were off the pace last year. [Mine will be] the first hand up. We pivoted quickly. Now, we’ve got some younger players, and I’m very confident about this group. We haven’t shown that as yet [this season]. One of the challenges is the number of players we have changed [from last year]. That means there is a bit of a settling-in process which we are trying to accelerate,” he added.MATCH PREVIEW | Wounded Delhi Capitals faces floundering Chennai Super Kings in search of momentumFleming cheekily attributed his long-term association with the team, an aspect that has been dwindling across both franchise and national teams in this era, to the five IPL and two Champions League titles won under his reign.“It is unusual, and I’m very grateful. But we have been able to operate at a consistent level that I guess has allowed the franchise to put faith in the coaching group. We’re proud of what we achieved, but not satisfied. There is a desire to keep adding,” the 53-year-old said.The head coach swayed away from the suggestion that he has not been given his due credit despite winning countless championships. “It’s purely the players for me. The coaching off the field is important, but it’s the performances that win titles and eventually what coaches are judged by. I’ve worked with one of the greatest captains of all time, and I’ve been incredibly lucky to do that as a coach,” he said, paying an ode to former skipper M.S. Dhoni, who continues to miss out on action through a calf injury.Fleming added that Dhoni was ‘working hard to get back’ from a calf strain without giving a timeline for his return.Published on Apr 10, 2026 #CSK #IPL #Criticism #fair #youre #Chennai #Super #Kings #coach #Fleming

Wounded Delhi Capitals faces floundering Chennai Super Kings in search of momentum

Fleming cheekily attributed his long-term association with the team, an aspect that has been dwindling across both franchise and national teams in this era, to the five IPL and two Champions League titles won under his reign.

“It is unusual, and I’m very grateful. But we have been able to operate at a consistent level that I guess has allowed the franchise to put faith in the coaching group. We’re proud of what we achieved, but not satisfied. There is a desire to keep adding,” the 53-year-old said.

The head coach swayed away from the suggestion that he has not been given his due credit despite winning countless championships. “It’s purely the players for me. The coaching off the field is important, but it’s the performances that win titles and eventually what coaches are judged by. I’ve worked with one of the greatest captains of all time, and I’ve been incredibly lucky to do that as a coach,” he said, paying an ode to former skipper M.S. Dhoni, who continues to miss out on action through a calf injury.

Fleming added that Dhoni was ‘working hard to get back’ from a calf strain without giving a timeline for his return.

Published on Apr 10, 2026

#CSK #IPL #Criticism #fair #youre #Chennai #Super #Kings #coach #Fleming">CSK vs DC, IPL 2026: ‘Criticism is fair when you’re not doing well,’ says Chennai Super Kings coach Fleming

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming acknowledged that the criticism directed towards him following the side’s dismal start to the IPL 2026 season was ‘fair’.

CSK has been winless in its last three encounters and is currently rooted to the bottom of the table, the same position where the side finished last term. It is not a situation fans of the five-time champion have been familiar with. A section of them have questioned if the Kiwi coach, who has been in charge since 2009, deserves to continue in the hot seat.

The coach, however, was quick to respond to suggestions that he hadn’t been up to speed with the exponential changes in the shortest format over the last half-decade.

“Criticism is fair when you’re not doing well; that’s part of the position, and the results dictate that. I’m coaching through the year in two other competitions, so it’s not that I just turn off and then come to the IPL without an idea of where the game is going. I have probably not spent more time studying T20 cricket and players around the world [as much as now],” the head coach said on the eve of the encounter against the Delhi Capitals.

“Yes, we were off the pace last year. [Mine will be] the first hand up. We pivoted quickly. Now, we’ve got some younger players, and I’m very confident about this group. We haven’t shown that as yet [this season]. One of the challenges is the number of players we have changed [from last year]. That means there is a bit of a settling-in process which we are trying to accelerate,” he added.

MATCH PREVIEW | Wounded Delhi Capitals faces floundering Chennai Super Kings in search of momentum

Fleming cheekily attributed his long-term association with the team, an aspect that has been dwindling across both franchise and national teams in this era, to the five IPL and two Champions League titles won under his reign.

“It is unusual, and I’m very grateful. But we have been able to operate at a consistent level that I guess has allowed the franchise to put faith in the coaching group. We’re proud of what we achieved, but not satisfied. There is a desire to keep adding,” the 53-year-old said.

The head coach swayed away from the suggestion that he has not been given his due credit despite winning countless championships. “It’s purely the players for me. The coaching off the field is important, but it’s the performances that win titles and eventually what coaches are judged by. I’ve worked with one of the greatest captains of all time, and I’ve been incredibly lucky to do that as a coach,” he said, paying an ode to former skipper M.S. Dhoni, who continues to miss out on action through a calf injury.

Fleming added that Dhoni was ‘working hard to get back’ from a calf strain without giving a timeline for his return.

Published on Apr 10, 2026

#CSK #IPL #Criticism #fair #youre #Chennai #Super #Kings #coach #Fleming

The biggest reason why Michael Malone is the new head coach at North Carolina is that he knew he wasn’t getting the type of NBA coaching job he’d want this offseason.

The other big reason is that guys named Tommy Lloyd (Arizona) and Dusty May (Michigan) feel they have better jobs than the one in Chapel Hill, N.C.

So the big Malone experiment is a full-go at North Carolina. And, oh yeah, that other huge reason is the six-year, $50-million contract plus incentives he’s getting without even one day of college head-coaching experience.

You can look it up, only legendary Bill Self ($8.8M) has a higher average salary than Malone ($8.3M). Even John Calipari ($8.0M) earns less.

That’s quite a financial commitment for North Carolina’s first outside-the-program hire since 1952.

Malone, 54, was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games left in the 2024-25 regular season despite leading the franchise to the NBA title just two campaigns earlier.

There was reportedly a lot of tension in the organization, particularly between Malone and then-general manager Calvin Booth, who was fired at the same time.

Malone’s meticulous nature apparently rubbed some players the wrong way. And you could see why it became an issue.

It’s easy to accept hard coaching methods when you’re trying to win a title. After everyone gets a ring, they want to relax a little.

Malone isn’t much for relaxing.

So he wasn’t on an NBA bench this season and perhaps he needed a break. Good for him. He deserved a little time away from coaching basketball.

Malone was surely sizing up what jobs would come open after this season. And he could see there were no winners to be had.

No reason to take a bad job in which you might lose 50 or 60 games. And, well, the Sacramento Kings aren’t a possibility since that franchise infamously fired Malone after just 106 games in 2014.

No matter how you slice it, coaching the Tar Heels is superior to coaching the Kings.

So Malone takes his 11-plus seasons as an NBA head coach and 12 as an NBA assistant back to college. He last was on a college staff at Manhattan in 2001 and the landscape is entirely different.

Just picture all those trees all around Chapel Hill disappearing overnight – that’s how much different.

The coaching part ought to be the easiest segment of the job for Malone. The egos will be largely reduced and a guy with 510 wins on the resume and an NBA title ring on his finger ought to be able to get teenagers and 20-year-olds to listen.

The NIL equation — the compensation is being upgraded by North Carolina — shouldn’t be a problem. Malone is used to being around players who are getting paid. Plus, college basketball is often an entire-staff effort so others can handle the things Malone isn’t initially up to speed on.

He surely knows the talent is a drop-off from having guys like three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic or sharpshooter Jamal Murray. But North Carolina is supposed to be in the hunt for all the blue-chippers.

Perhaps former coach Hubert Davis wasn’t landing as many as Duke the past few years. So part of Malone’s success rate may rely on beefing up those scores against the Blue Devils and other national powers.

Malone will come under early season scrutiny – as he should – but I suspect by January that everything will be about game-planning and competing hard and winning games.

The hard thing to analyze is just how long will Malone want to hang out on the campus not far from bustling Franklin Street? Is this something he wants to do the rest of his career?

Obviously, he wants to restore North Carolina back among the top programs in the nation, but will he see an NBA opening three or four years down the road and want to take another spin? There are no academic advisors and other college red-tape annoyances in the NBA.

One thing we do now – this is not a Bill Belichick hire. Malone is not about to retire on the job, no matter how many Brink’s trucks are needed to drop off his money.

#Tar #Heels #50M #Gamble #Michael #Malone #Deadspin.com">Why the Tar Heels Made a M Gamble on Michael Malone | Deadspin.com The biggest reason why Michael Malone is the new head coach at North Carolina is that he knew he wasn’t getting the type of NBA coaching job he’d want this offseason.The other big reason is that guys named Tommy Lloyd (Arizona) and Dusty May (Michigan) feel they have better jobs than the one in Chapel Hill, N.C.So the big Malone experiment is a full-go at North Carolina. And, oh yeah, that other huge reason is the six-year, -million contract plus incentives he’s getting without even one day of college head-coaching experience.You can look it up, only legendary Bill Self (.8M) has a higher average salary than Malone (.3M). Even John Calipari (.0M) earns less.That’s quite a financial commitment for North Carolina’s first outside-the-program hire since 1952.Malone, 54, was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games left in the 2024-25 regular season despite leading the franchise to the NBA title just two campaigns earlier.There was reportedly a lot of tension in the organization, particularly between Malone and then-general manager Calvin Booth, who was fired at the same time.Malone’s meticulous nature apparently rubbed some players the wrong way. And you could see why it became an issue.It’s easy to accept hard coaching methods when you’re trying to win a title. After everyone gets a ring, they want to relax a little.Malone isn’t much for relaxing.So he wasn’t on an NBA bench this season and perhaps he needed a break. Good for him. He deserved a little time away from coaching basketball.Malone was surely sizing up what jobs would come open after this season. And he could see there were no winners to be had.No reason to take a bad job in which you might lose 50 or 60 games. And, well, the Sacramento Kings aren’t a possibility since that franchise infamously fired Malone after just 106 games in 2014.No matter how you slice it, coaching the Tar Heels is superior to coaching the Kings.So Malone takes his 11-plus seasons as an NBA head coach and 12 as an NBA assistant back to college. He last was on a college staff at Manhattan in 2001 and the landscape is entirely different.Just picture all those trees all around Chapel Hill disappearing overnight – that’s how much different.The coaching part ought to be the easiest segment of the job for Malone. The egos will be largely reduced and a guy with 510 wins on the resume and an NBA title ring on his finger ought to be able to get teenagers and 20-year-olds to listen.The NIL equation — the compensation is being upgraded by North Carolina — shouldn’t be a problem. Malone is used to being around players who are getting paid. Plus, college basketball is often an entire-staff effort so others can handle the things Malone isn’t initially up to speed on.He surely knows the talent is a drop-off from having guys like three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic or sharpshooter Jamal Murray. But North Carolina is supposed to be in the hunt for all the blue-chippers.Perhaps former coach Hubert Davis wasn’t landing as many as Duke the past few years. So part of Malone’s success rate may rely on beefing up those scores against the Blue Devils and other national powers.Malone will come under early season scrutiny – as he should – but I suspect by January that everything will be about game-planning and competing hard and winning games.The hard thing to analyze is just how long will Malone want to hang out on the campus not far from bustling Franklin Street? Is this something he wants to do the rest of his career?Obviously, he wants to restore North Carolina back among the top programs in the nation, but will he see an NBA opening three or four years down the road and want to take another spin? There are no academic advisors and other college red-tape annoyances in the NBA.One thing we do now – this is not a Bill Belichick hire. Malone is not about to retire on the job, no matter how many Brink’s trucks are needed to drop off his money. #Tar #Heels #50M #Gamble #Michael #Malone #Deadspin.com

the six-year, $50-million contract plus incentives he’s getting without even one day of college head-coaching experience.

You can look it up, only legendary Bill Self ($8.8M) has a higher average salary than Malone ($8.3M). Even John Calipari ($8.0M) earns less.

That’s quite a financial commitment for North Carolina’s first outside-the-program hire since 1952.

Malone, 54, was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games left in the 2024-25 regular season despite leading the franchise to the NBA title just two campaigns earlier.

There was reportedly a lot of tension in the organization, particularly between Malone and then-general manager Calvin Booth, who was fired at the same time.

Malone’s meticulous nature apparently rubbed some players the wrong way. And you could see why it became an issue.

It’s easy to accept hard coaching methods when you’re trying to win a title. After everyone gets a ring, they want to relax a little.

Malone isn’t much for relaxing.

So he wasn’t on an NBA bench this season and perhaps he needed a break. Good for him. He deserved a little time away from coaching basketball.

Malone was surely sizing up what jobs would come open after this season. And he could see there were no winners to be had.

No reason to take a bad job in which you might lose 50 or 60 games. And, well, the Sacramento Kings aren’t a possibility since that franchise infamously fired Malone after just 106 games in 2014.

No matter how you slice it, coaching the Tar Heels is superior to coaching the Kings.

So Malone takes his 11-plus seasons as an NBA head coach and 12 as an NBA assistant back to college. He last was on a college staff at Manhattan in 2001 and the landscape is entirely different.

Just picture all those trees all around Chapel Hill disappearing overnight – that’s how much different.

The coaching part ought to be the easiest segment of the job for Malone. The egos will be largely reduced and a guy with 510 wins on the resume and an NBA title ring on his finger ought to be able to get teenagers and 20-year-olds to listen.

The NIL equation — the compensation is being upgraded by North Carolina — shouldn’t be a problem. Malone is used to being around players who are getting paid. Plus, college basketball is often an entire-staff effort so others can handle the things Malone isn’t initially up to speed on.

He surely knows the talent is a drop-off from having guys like three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic or sharpshooter Jamal Murray. But North Carolina is supposed to be in the hunt for all the blue-chippers.

Perhaps former coach Hubert Davis wasn’t landing as many as Duke the past few years. So part of Malone’s success rate may rely on beefing up those scores against the Blue Devils and other national powers.

Malone will come under early season scrutiny – as he should – but I suspect by January that everything will be about game-planning and competing hard and winning games.

The hard thing to analyze is just how long will Malone want to hang out on the campus not far from bustling Franklin Street? Is this something he wants to do the rest of his career?

Obviously, he wants to restore North Carolina back among the top programs in the nation, but will he see an NBA opening three or four years down the road and want to take another spin? There are no academic advisors and other college red-tape annoyances in the NBA.

One thing we do now – this is not a Bill Belichick hire. Malone is not about to retire on the job, no matter how many Brink’s trucks are needed to drop off his money.

#Tar #Heels #50M #Gamble #Michael #Malone #Deadspin.com">Why the Tar Heels Made a $50M Gamble on Michael Malone | Deadspin.com

The biggest reason why Michael Malone is the new head coach at North Carolina is that he knew he wasn’t getting the type of NBA coaching job he’d want this offseason.

The other big reason is that guys named Tommy Lloyd (Arizona) and Dusty May (Michigan) feel they have better jobs than the one in Chapel Hill, N.C.

So the big Malone experiment is a full-go at North Carolina. And, oh yeah, that other huge reason is the six-year, $50-million contract plus incentives he’s getting without even one day of college head-coaching experience.

You can look it up, only legendary Bill Self ($8.8M) has a higher average salary than Malone ($8.3M). Even John Calipari ($8.0M) earns less.

That’s quite a financial commitment for North Carolina’s first outside-the-program hire since 1952.

Malone, 54, was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games left in the 2024-25 regular season despite leading the franchise to the NBA title just two campaigns earlier.

There was reportedly a lot of tension in the organization, particularly between Malone and then-general manager Calvin Booth, who was fired at the same time.

Malone’s meticulous nature apparently rubbed some players the wrong way. And you could see why it became an issue.

It’s easy to accept hard coaching methods when you’re trying to win a title. After everyone gets a ring, they want to relax a little.

Malone isn’t much for relaxing.

So he wasn’t on an NBA bench this season and perhaps he needed a break. Good for him. He deserved a little time away from coaching basketball.

Malone was surely sizing up what jobs would come open after this season. And he could see there were no winners to be had.

No reason to take a bad job in which you might lose 50 or 60 games. And, well, the Sacramento Kings aren’t a possibility since that franchise infamously fired Malone after just 106 games in 2014.

No matter how you slice it, coaching the Tar Heels is superior to coaching the Kings.

So Malone takes his 11-plus seasons as an NBA head coach and 12 as an NBA assistant back to college. He last was on a college staff at Manhattan in 2001 and the landscape is entirely different.

Just picture all those trees all around Chapel Hill disappearing overnight – that’s how much different.

The coaching part ought to be the easiest segment of the job for Malone. The egos will be largely reduced and a guy with 510 wins on the resume and an NBA title ring on his finger ought to be able to get teenagers and 20-year-olds to listen.

The NIL equation — the compensation is being upgraded by North Carolina — shouldn’t be a problem. Malone is used to being around players who are getting paid. Plus, college basketball is often an entire-staff effort so others can handle the things Malone isn’t initially up to speed on.

He surely knows the talent is a drop-off from having guys like three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic or sharpshooter Jamal Murray. But North Carolina is supposed to be in the hunt for all the blue-chippers.

Perhaps former coach Hubert Davis wasn’t landing as many as Duke the past few years. So part of Malone’s success rate may rely on beefing up those scores against the Blue Devils and other national powers.

Malone will come under early season scrutiny – as he should – but I suspect by January that everything will be about game-planning and competing hard and winning games.

The hard thing to analyze is just how long will Malone want to hang out on the campus not far from bustling Franklin Street? Is this something he wants to do the rest of his career?

Obviously, he wants to restore North Carolina back among the top programs in the nation, but will he see an NBA opening three or four years down the road and want to take another spin? There are no academic advisors and other college red-tape annoyances in the NBA.

One thing we do now – this is not a Bill Belichick hire. Malone is not about to retire on the job, no matter how many Brink’s trucks are needed to drop off his money.

#Tar #Heels #50M #Gamble #Michael #Malone #Deadspin.com

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