Deadspin | Timo Werner’s 1st MLS goal leads San Jose’s road rout of LAFC Apr 19, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Jose Earthquakes forward Ousseni Bouda (7) runs with the ball against Los Angeles Football Club defender Eddie Segura (4) during the first period at BMO Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Navarro-Imagn Images Timo Werner scored a goal with an assist in a three-minute stretch and the San Jose Earthquakes continued their franchise-record start to the season with a 4-1 road victory over Los Angeles FC on Sunday. Ousseni Bouda scored a pair of goals for the Earthquakes, who took charge in a dominating five-minute stretch of the second half. Bouda scored in the 53rd minute for a 1-0 lead, Werner followed with a goal in the 56th minute and LAFC coughed up an own goal in the 58th minute to make it 3-0. Daniel made three saves as San Jose (7-1-0, 21 points) moved even on points with the Vancouver Whitecaps atop the Western Conference. Werner, who was acquired from Germany’s RB Leipzig in January, was making just his second MLS start and had not played in a league game since March 21 because of a lower-body injury. After advancing to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals on Tuesday, LAFC (5-2-1, 16 points) allowed more than two goals in an MLS game for the first time this season while dropping their second consecutive league match. LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who had not allowed a goal all season, made two saves. His club-record scoreless streak of 594 minutes ended with Bouda’s first goal of the match. LAFC opened the season with an MLS-record six consecutive shutouts. Bouda’s initial goal came off a cross from Werner as he blasted a shot short side against Lloris. Werner scored his first career MLS goal a short time later when he picked up an LAFC turnover near midfield and worked his way through the defense to score from just outside the 6-yard box. The Earthquakes made it 3-0 when Jamar Ricketts sent a cross in front of the goal and LAFC defender Ryan Porteous deflected the ball into the goal. The Earthquakes saw the lead cut to 3-1 on an own goal when defender Reid Roberts deflected a ball past Daniel with his left foot. Bouda made it 4-1 in the 80th minute when he scored again on the short side past a flat-footed Lloris. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Timo #Werners #1st #MLS #goal #leads #San #Joses #road #rout #LAFC

Deadspin | Timo Werner’s 1st MLS goal leads San Jose’s road rout of LAFC
Apr 19, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Jose Earthquakes forward Ousseni Bouda (7) runs with the ball against Los Angeles Football Club defender Eddie Segura (4) during the first period at BMO Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Navarro-Imagn Images

Timo Werner scored a goal with an assist in a three-minute stretch and the San Jose Earthquakes continued their franchise-record start to the season with a 4-1 road victory over Los Angeles FC on Sunday.

Ousseni Bouda scored a pair of goals for the Earthquakes, who took charge in a dominating five-minute stretch of the second half. Bouda scored in the 53rd minute for a 1-0 lead, Werner followed with a goal in the 56th minute and LAFC coughed up an own goal in the 58th minute to make it 3-0.

Daniel made three saves as San Jose (7-1-0, 21 points) moved even on points with the Vancouver Whitecaps atop the Western Conference.

Werner, who was acquired from Germany’s RB Leipzig in January, was making just his second MLS start and had not played in a league game since March 21 because of a lower-body injury.

After advancing to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals on Tuesday, LAFC (5-2-1, 16 points) allowed more than two goals in an MLS game for the first time this season while dropping their second consecutive league match.

LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who had not allowed a goal all season, made two saves. His club-record scoreless streak of 594 minutes ended with Bouda’s first goal of the match. LAFC opened the season with an MLS-record six consecutive shutouts.

Bouda’s initial goal came off a cross from Werner as he blasted a shot short side against Lloris. Werner scored his first career MLS goal a short time later when he picked up an LAFC turnover near midfield and worked his way through the defense to score from just outside the 6-yard box.

The Earthquakes made it 3-0 when Jamar Ricketts sent a cross in front of the goal and LAFC defender Ryan Porteous deflected the ball into the goal.

The Earthquakes saw the lead cut to 3-1 on an own goal when defender Reid Roberts deflected a ball past Daniel with his left foot.

Bouda made it 4-1 in the 80th minute when he scored again on the short side past a flat-footed Lloris.

–Field Level Media

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Apr 19, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Jose Earthquakes forward Ousseni Bouda (7) runs with the ball against Los Angeles Football Club defender Eddie Segura (4) during the first period at BMO Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Navarro-Imagn Images

Timo Werner scored a goal with an assist in a three-minute stretch and the San Jose Earthquakes continued their franchise-record start to the season with a 4-1 road victory over Los Angeles FC on Sunday.

Ousseni Bouda scored a pair of goals for the Earthquakes, who took charge in a dominating five-minute stretch of the second half. Bouda scored in the 53rd minute for a 1-0 lead, Werner followed with a goal in the 56th minute and LAFC coughed up an own goal in the 58th minute to make it 3-0.

Daniel made three saves as San Jose (7-1-0, 21 points) moved even on points with the Vancouver Whitecaps atop the Western Conference.

Werner, who was acquired from Germany’s RB Leipzig in January, was making just his second MLS start and had not played in a league game since March 21 because of a lower-body injury.

After advancing to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals on Tuesday, LAFC (5-2-1, 16 points) allowed more than two goals in an MLS game for the first time this season while dropping their second consecutive league match.

LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who had not allowed a goal all season, made two saves. His club-record scoreless streak of 594 minutes ended with Bouda’s first goal of the match. LAFC opened the season with an MLS-record six consecutive shutouts.

Bouda’s initial goal came off a cross from Werner as he blasted a shot short side against Lloris. Werner scored his first career MLS goal a short time later when he picked up an LAFC turnover near midfield and worked his way through the defense to score from just outside the 6-yard box.

The Earthquakes made it 3-0 when Jamar Ricketts sent a cross in front of the goal and LAFC defender Ryan Porteous deflected the ball into the goal.

The Earthquakes saw the lead cut to 3-1 on an own goal when defender Reid Roberts deflected a ball past Daniel with his left foot.

Bouda made it 4-1 in the 80th minute when he scored again on the short side past a flat-footed Lloris.

–Field Level Media

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Deadspin | Coming off gem, Reid Detmers leads Angels vs. Jays <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28655086.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28655086.jpg" alt="MLB: Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Apr 3, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels pitcher Reid Detmers (48) delivers during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images  </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>Los Angeles Angels left-hander Reid Detmers will try to build on one of the best starts of his career when he takes the mound Monday night against the defending American League champion Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Detmers (1-1, 3.57 ERA) comes off a 7-1 victory over the Yankees in New York last Tuesday. He allowed one run on four hits and no walks over seven innings while striking out nine, including reigning American League MVP Aaron Judge twice.</p> </section><section id="section-4"> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>Detmers, who had a scheduled Sunday start against San Diego pushed back a day to recuperate, left after throwing 99 pitches, 69 for strikes.</p> </section><section id="section-6"> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>“He pitched great,” Angels manager Kurt Suzuki told the Orange County Register. “Using all his pitches, mixing it up. I thought (catcher Logan O’Hoppe) did a great job mixing it up with that. He pitched to all quadrants of the strike zone and attacked and kept them on their heels. It was awesome.”</p> </section><section id="section-8"> </section><section id="section-9"> <p>“It was one of those games where everything felt good,” Detmers said. “Heater command was pretty good, but the changeup was really good. I was able to get the changeup in the zone, get some swings and misses, and it kind of freed everything else up.”</p> </section><section id="section-10"> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>Four of his nine strikeouts came on changeups that hovered around 85 mph.</p> </section><section id="section-12"> </section><section id="section-13"> <p>“That changeup is the best I’ve seen from him,” said teammate Mike Trout, who got a good view of it from center field.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-14"> </section> <section id="section-15"> <p>Detmers is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA in six career appearances (three starts) against Toronto. He will face a Blue Jays team that has struggled offensively but erupted for eight first-inning runs Sunday in a 10-4 victory at Arizona.</p> </section><section id="section-16"> </section><section id="section-17"> <p>Toronto, which had scored a total of seven runs in four straight losses heading into the contest, started the game with eight straight batters reaching base, tying a franchise record accomplished twice before.</p> </section><section id="section-18"> <p>The first seven batters all reached base with hits, including Kazuma Okamoto’s two-run double and Nathan Lukes’ bases-loaded double to cap the outburst. Toronto had been just 1-for-20 with the bases loaded.</p> </section><section id="section-19"> </section><section id="section-20"> <p>“That’s what we were missing, stringing the hits together and then hitting with runners in scoring position at that time,” Lukes said. “It was huge. It’s that little nudge that we needed, and we’ve just got to use it going forward.”</p> </section><section id="section-21"> </section><section id="section-22"> <p>Toronto manager John Schneider credited a better approach at the plate for the big offensive turnaround.</p> </section><section id="section-23"> </section><section id="section-24"> <p>“I feel like for the past week or so, there have been pitchers pitching us deliberately on the edges and us not making great quality of contact,” Schneider said. “Today, I thought we did a really good job of forcing (Arizona starter Ryne Nelson) into the middle of the zone, whether it was early or later in the count. That’s what we’re talking about, having a little bit of intent when it is where you can handle it.”</p> </section><section id="section-25"> </section><section id="section-26"> <p>Jays right-hander Dylan Cease (0-0, 1.74) is 1-2 with a 3.49 ERA in seven career starts against Los Angeles, and has struggled in four career starts at Angel Stadium, compiling a 0-2 record and 4.98 ERA.</p> </section><section id="section-27"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section></div> #Deadspin #Coming #gem #Reid #Detmers #leads #Angels #Jays

If we learned anything from this week’s NBA draft, it’s that this is not a good time to be unemployed.

Remember when free agency was a pot of gold at the end of the NBA rainbow? A draft class for the ages and a salary cap well past its expiration date have conspired to change that.

The genesis of this problem can be traced to the mutual “we were the winners” response by both the players and the owners in the NBA’s last collective bargaining agreement.

The star players got what they wanted – a rapidly escalating maximum-contract figure that allowed 14 players to earn more than $50 million last season and another 31 to pocket $35 million or more.

Meanwhile, the owners were able to slow inflation in the salary cap, which hasn’t come close to matching the increase in salaries.

The result: Remember all those teams accused of tanking? Well, 29 of them ended the 2025-26 season over the cap, and the one that didn’t – the Nets – barely snuck under it.

Owners don’t like being north of the NBA’s assigned budget because it comes at an additional cost. The loophole-less taxes married to the dreaded second apron are even more painful.

The outlook for the upcoming season is more of the same – higher prices for gas, but no additional disposable income with which to afford an electric car.

Suffice it to say, player agents are going to earn their money this summer. Or probably more likely, they’re going to get fired by free agents who were promised riches but will have to crawl back to their 2026 employer, begging that they re-sign a guy they were hoping to see walk so the team could pocket the savings.

Salary raises? More like pay cuts.

Now let’s mix in the draft results.

You start with four bad teams – the Wizards, Jazz, Grizzlies and Bulls – who might otherwise throw big bucks at overpriced former stars, which desperate franchises are renowned for doing.

Instead, they were able to latch onto four potential superstar players, which helps point them to the future rather than a win-now free agent.

That said, it’s hard to find any team that wasn’t happy with its draft result, whether it was landing a real nice prospect at pretty much any point of the first round, or trading out of the guaranteed contract for some nice second-round sleepers without taking a salary-cap hit.

So now reality sets in: Happy owners don’t go Christmas shopping in July.

If anybody stands to benefit from the penny-pinching off-season, it’s a college graduate with aspirations of being an NBA general manager someday. It’s going to be that kind of summer, where the smartest teams find a way to get better despite seemingly having no money to do so.

Script a gameplan and earn yourself a job. You know, like the guy who just earned the right to trade Giannis — Jon Horst.

It no doubt would start with the three most important letters of the NBA alphabet these days: TPE.

It’s why the Nets and Grizzlies were able to get big-name players for peanuts. Only these peanuts are macadamias — blank checks for the total amount of the Julius Randle and Isaiah Stewart contracts, available to use on free agency for Timberwolves and Pistons teams that would ordinarily not have any money to spend.

Sign-and-trades figure to be big as well. At this point, it appears like the only way LeBron James can get out of Los Angeles, presuming he wants a serious shot at another title.

But now that the Spurs have bulked up with Jayden Quaintance and Tarris Reed Jr., do they really need to sacrifice some of their precious young talent to get Victor Wembanyama a 40-something bodyguard?

Do the Warriors, having added a plug-and-play power forward in Yaxel Lendeborg, still have an interest in LeBron, short of the Lakers taking Kristaps Porzingis in a sign-and-trade?

Pity Porzingis, Jalen Duren, James Harden and Zach LaVine, let alone Peyton Watson, Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Walker Kessler.

Take down those “For Sale” signs. They’re likely staying home.

Or can you say mid-level exception?

#NBA #Free #Agency #Tougher #Draft #Deadspin.com">

NBA Free Agency Just Got Much Tougher After the Draft | Deadspin.com If we learned anything from this week’s NBA draft, it’s that this is not a good time to be unemployed.Remember when free agency was a pot of gold at the end of the NBA rainbow? A draft class for the ages and a salary cap well past its expiration date have conspired to change that.The genesis of this problem can be traced to the mutual “we were the winners” response by both the players and the owners in the NBA’s last collective bargaining agreement.The star players got what they wanted – a rapidly escalating maximum-contract figure that allowed 14 players to earn more than million last season and another 31 to pocket million or more.Meanwhile, the owners were able to slow inflation in the salary cap, which hasn’t come close to matching the increase in salaries.The result: Remember all those teams accused of tanking? Well, 29 of them ended the 2025-26 season over the cap, and the one that didn’t – the Nets – barely snuck under it.Owners don’t like being north of the NBA’s assigned budget because it comes at an additional cost. The loophole-less taxes married to the dreaded second apron are even more painful.The outlook for the upcoming season is more of the same – higher prices for gas, but no additional disposable income with which to afford an electric car.Suffice it to say, player agents are going to earn their money this summer. Or probably more likely, they’re going to get fired by free agents who were promised riches but will have to crawl back to their 2026 employer, begging that they re-sign a guy they were hoping to see walk so the team could pocket the savings.Salary raises? More like pay cuts.Now let’s mix in the draft results.You start with four bad teams – the Wizards, Jazz, Grizzlies and Bulls – who might otherwise throw big bucks at overpriced former stars, which desperate franchises are renowned for doing.Instead, they were able to latch onto four potential superstar players, which helps point them to the future rather than a win-now free agent.That said, it’s hard to find any team that wasn’t happy with its draft result, whether it was landing a real nice prospect at pretty much any point of the first round, or trading out of the guaranteed contract for some nice second-round sleepers without taking a salary-cap hit.So now reality sets in: Happy owners don’t go Christmas shopping in July.If anybody stands to benefit from the penny-pinching off-season, it’s a college graduate with aspirations of being an NBA general manager someday. It’s going to be that kind of summer, where the smartest teams find a way to get better despite seemingly having no money to do so.Script a gameplan and earn yourself a job. You know, like the guy who just earned the right to trade Giannis — Jon Horst.It no doubt would start with the three most important letters of the NBA alphabet these days: TPE.It’s why the Nets and Grizzlies were able to get big-name players for peanuts. Only these peanuts are macadamias — blank checks for the total amount of the Julius Randle and Isaiah Stewart contracts, available to use on free agency for Timberwolves and Pistons teams that would ordinarily not have any money to spend.Sign-and-trades figure to be big as well. At this point, it appears like the only way LeBron James can get out of Los Angeles, presuming he wants a serious shot at another title.But now that the Spurs have bulked up with Jayden Quaintance and Tarris Reed Jr., do they really need to sacrifice some of their precious young talent to get Victor Wembanyama a 40-something bodyguard?Do the Warriors, having added a plug-and-play power forward in Yaxel Lendeborg, still have an interest in LeBron, short of the Lakers taking Kristaps Porzingis in a sign-and-trade?Pity Porzingis, Jalen Duren, James Harden and Zach LaVine, let alone Peyton Watson, Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Walker Kessler.Take down those “For Sale” signs. They’re likely staying home.Or can you say mid-level exception? #NBA #Free #Agency #Tougher #Draft #Deadspin.com

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If we learned anything from this week’s NBA draft, it’s that this is not a good time to be unemployed.
Remember when free agency was a pot of gold at the end of the NBA rainbow? A draft class for the ages and a salary cap well past its expiration date have conspired to change that.
The genesis of this problem can be traced to the mutual “we were the winners” response by both the players and the owners in the NBA’s last collective bargaining agreement.
The star players got what they wanted – a rapidly escalating maximum-contract figure that allowed 14 players to earn more than $50 million last season and another 31 to pocket $35 million or more.
Meanwhile, the owners were able to slow inflation in the salary cap, which hasn’t come close to matching the increase in salaries.
The result: Remember all those teams accused of tanking? Well, 29 of them ended the 2025-26 season over the cap, and the one that didn’t – the Nets – barely snuck under it.
Owners don’t like being north of the NBA’s assigned budget because it comes at an additional cost. The loophole-less taxes married to the dreaded second apron are even more painful.
The outlook for the upcoming season is more of the same – higher prices for gas, but no additional disposable income with which to afford an electric car.
Suffice it to say, player agents are going to earn their money this summer. Or probably more likely, they’re going to get fired by free agents who were promised riches but will have to crawl back to their 2026 employer, begging that they re-sign a guy they were hoping to see walk so the team could pocket the savings.