The ABS challenge system is already changing the game — giving teams a tool to correct missed calls in real time. When you're right 10 out of 11 times, the umpires have to lock in.
Injury updates: Carlos Rodón (elbow surgery) threw 50 pitches in live BP and could start a rehab assignment this weekend. Gerrit Cole will throw one inning of live BP in a few days. Anthony Volpe (shortstop) is set to face live pitching Wednesday after hitting off the Trajekt machine.
The challenges created better offensive opportunities, though the Yankees still lost 2-1 to the Mariners on a Cal Raleigh walk-off single. Raleigh — who nearly stole MVP from Aaron Judge last season with 60 homers — entered as a pinch hitter after starting the year 2-for-15 with 10 strikeouts.
Through four games, the Yankees are now 10-for-11 on challenges. Boone wanted the team to be aggressive with the system, and they delivered. "When you have that kind of success rate, it's not going to be like that every night, but I thought every one was obviously warranted," he said.
The ABS system is already proving its worth. In the 4th inning, Ben Rice, Giancarlo Stanton, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each successfully challenged low strikes in consecutive at-bats. Earlier, José Caballero challenged twice in the same plate appearance — turning a 1-1 count into 2-0, then a strikeout into a walk.
The Yankees went 5-for-5 on automated ball-strike challenges in one game — including two challenges in a single at-bat and three straight batters successfully challenging in one inning. Umpire Mike Estabrook got heated as Boone and the dugout chirped him for missing razor-thin calls.
Bottom line: Harbaugh sees Dart as a multi-tool QB who can operate in any offensive scheme — power, finesse, quick tempo, vertical attack. The Giants' offense will be "high-powered" and built to "score a lot of points," but only if Dart takes the leap and the O-line catches up. The system is flexible; the execution has to follow.
What Dart needs to work on: the basics under pressure. Harbaugh: "It's one thing to do the little things well in a drill or in a practice, it's another thing to take the little things, do them well in the biggest moments." That's the gap between rookie promise and franchise QB. Harbaugh's betting Dart closes it in Year 2.
Draft speculation: Jeremiah Love (Notre Dame RB) could be on the board at No. 5. Harbaugh called him a "very, very" good player — maybe add "a couple more 'verys'." If the Giants take Love, that's a major investment in helping Dart and the O-line by upgrading the run game. If not, Dart hands off to Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy Jr., and maybe Devin Singletary.
The offensive line is a "work in progress." Harbaugh re-signed RT Jermaine Eluemunor but admits both O-line and D-line aren't where he wants them yet — and it won't be fixed in one offseason. He compared free agency to a tight market: "You can overpay, but you can't afford it a lot of times." They're building for the long term, not just 2026.
New coaching crew for Dart's Year 2: Harbaugh (head coach), Matt Nagy (OC), Brian Callahan (QB coach). His rookie success came under Daboll, Kafka, and Tierney — now a completely new staff takes over. Harbaugh's challenge: raise Dart from a solid rookie to a franchise QB capable of "making that leap" in his second season.
Harbaugh's offensive philosophy: "elegant enough to handle all the complicated things that go with attacking defenses nowadays, but simple enough for the players to operate it in action, in battle." He's not copy-pasting the Ravens playbook — the Giants offense will be tailored to their roster's strengths, with Dart as the centerpiece.
John Harbaugh's Giants offense will be built around what Jaxson Dart does best — and that's a lot. Harbaugh says Dart can "live in a lot of different worlds": power run, dropback pass, RPOs, quick completions, deep shots, play action. Unlike Lamar Jackson's singular athletic dominance in Baltimore, Dart brings versatility that lets the system flex around him.
Bottom line: CBS is stuck between journalism and diplomacy. Tiger's legacy at Augusta is untouchable, but his latest crash raises serious questions about his judgment and future. The Masters broadcast just became must-watch TV for all the wrong reasons.
The Coverage Dilemma: Berson says they'll "cover the tournament" and touch on Tiger's situation "as news dictates." But let's be real — Tiger IS the story, with five Masters wins and legendary status at Augusta National. Ignoring the elephant would be impossible.
The timing couldn't be worse. Woods had just played his first competitive match in the TGL final last week, sparking hope he'd compete at Augusta. Now the Masters (April 9) looms with massive uncertainty around golf's biggest draw.
CBS's Strategy: Network president David Berson shut down speculation during a Monday press call with Jim Nantz and the broadcast team. "We don't have information and it's not fair to speculate," he said. Translation: They're waiting for Tiger's team to make the call.
The Incident: Woods clipped a truck while trying to pass on a two-lane road near Jupiter Island, rolling his Land Rover onto its side. This marks his fourth vehicular incident since 2009 and his second DUI arrest. Thankfully, no injuries reported.
CBS Sports is in a PR tightrope walk after Tiger Woods' second DUI arrest — just days before the Masters. Woods flipped his Land Rover trying to cut off a truck near his Florida home Friday. Now execs won't say if he'll play or how they'll cover the fallout during their 71st consecutive Masters broadcast.
The contrast is stark: From celebrating World Series wins with Reggie Jackson to legal battles and jail time. Clay's story is a reminder that the spotlight fades fast, and what comes after defines the legacy as much as the rings.
Clay's post-baseball life was troubled. Three separate convictions: stealing $16K from a ring distributor (1987), $550 from a car dealership (1992), and a 2001 credit card fraud scheme using an ex-girlfriend's identity — $40K+ in fraudulent charges.
George Steinbrenner's brutal nickname stuck: After Clay struggled in '79, the Yankees owner called him a "morning glory" — a racehorse that dazzles in practice but flops in the real race. Clay finished 1-7 that season and was soon traded for Gaylord Perry.
Clay's MLB career was brief but memorable. 111 appearances over five years (1977-1982), mostly relief work, ending with a 10-24 record and 4.68 ERA. He bounced between the Yankees, Rangers, and Mariners before being released in spring training '82.
Yankees reliever Ken Clay, who won back-to-back World Series rings in '77-'78, died at 71 from heart and kidney failure. His postseason highlight? A clutch 3.2 scoreless innings in the '78 ALCS opener against Kansas City — bases loaded, one out, and he shut the door for the save.
Bottom line: Holmes picked up where he left off in Game 161 last year in Miami. The rotation is delivering, the lineup is grinding, and the Mets are 3-1 heading into a crucial Senga start. Early signs point to a different vibe than 2025.
Rotation update: Kodai Senga makes his 2026 debut Tuesday after a brutal 2025 second half. Freddy Peralta returns Wednesday to redeem his shaky Opening Day. The Mets need both to step up if they want to sustain this early momentum.
The bullpen locked it down: Tobias Myers struck out 3 in 1⅓ perfect innings, Brooks Raley held the 8th, and Devin Williams earned his first Mets save with a clean 9th. No extra innings needed after two straight marathon games vs Pittsburgh.
The offense scratched runs together with patience and contact. Bo Bichette drove in 2 (silencing boos from his 1-for-14 homestand), Lindor tripled to spark the 1st, and Jared Young's RBI double in the 6th extended the lead to 3-1. Juan Soto reached base 3 times.
Holmes leaned heavily on his sinker, generating 9 ground ball outs. After early traffic in the 1st (Cardinals tied it 1-1 on Burleson's RBI single), he settled in and retired 7 straight batters before Gorman's blast. "I felt really good," Holmes said post-game.
Clay Holmes delivered a solid 5⅔ innings in his 2026 debut, keeping the Mets' rotation hot with their third straight quality start. He allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 5 before Nolan Gorman's homer ended his night. The Mets beat the Cardinals 4-2, improving to 3-1.
The walk-off. Blackburn went back out for the 9th — Boone had already burned most of his high-leverage arms. Leo Rivas singled, Brendan Donovan followed with another. Raleigh, benched to start the game after a 2-for-15 start with 10 Ks, hooked a single down the right-field line. Game over.
The tying run came late. Ben Rice singled in the 7th, Stanton reached on error, Amed Rosario pinch-hit a sac fly to center. 1-1. Seattle threatened in the bottom half (runners on the corners, one out) but Headrick and Doval escaped.
Bottom line: The Yankees got a taste of their own medicine. After suffocating the Giants for three straight, they ran into a buzzsaw starter and couldn't manufacture enough offense. First loss, 3-1 to start the year.
Weathers' take: "I definitely want to be more efficient... I don't want to hang my hat on 4⅓ innings. I want to get deeper in the ballgame." He struck out seven but battled nerves early and couldn't stretch past the fifth.
The bats didn't. Luis Castillo dominated: 6 IP, 2 hits (a bloop and a dribbler), 17 swings-and-misses. The Yankees went 5-for-5 on ABS challenges but only 5-for-X on actual hits. Boone: "We were having a hard time with his fastball... he was getting us to swing through pitches."
The pitching held. Ryan Weathers debuted with 4⅓ solid innings (7 Ks, 1 run allowed). The bullpen was flawless through 3⅔ frames — Cruz, Bird, Headrick, Doval all spotless — until Paul Blackburn came back out for the ninth in a 1-1 tie and Seattle finally found holes.
The Yankees' undefeated streak ends at 3 games — and it wasn't their pitching that cracked. Seattle flipped the script, shutting down the Bronx bats and walking off 2-1 on Cal Raleigh's ninth-inning single after the Yankees spent the first series making offense look impossible for everyone else.
Rice's take? "The more games I get under my belt, the more comfortable I'm going to feel. I can do as much practice as I want, but the reality is I got to keep getting game reps." The Yankees are betting that game experience will turn potential into reliability.
The Yankees used Paul Goldschmidt — a Gold Glove first baseman — to mentor Rice. Goldschmidt started Friday against a lefty while Rice worked both positions pregame. The team wants catching in his back pocket, especially with roster flexibility needs looming.
Aaron Judge noticed the grind: "I saw the work he put in in January. He was bouncing from Field 1 doing first base, going out to the bullpen catching, coming into the cage hitting." Rice still catches pregame to keep the skill sharp as a fallback option.
Manager Aaron Boone is confident: "You give him a challenge, he's been able to conquer it." Rice made key plays in the Giants sweep — a high-chopper decision that led to a 3-6-1 double play, clean scoops, and smart coverage calls that only come from live game reps.
Rice was a catcher his entire minor league career. The Yankees moved him to first full-time to get his bat in the lineup daily. The challenge? Learning a new position at the MLB level while contributing offensively from day one.
Yankees prospect Ben Rice is making the first base conversion stick — and the early returns are solid. After a spring spent grinding reps, he's handled everything thrown at him in the season's opening series, mixing clean scoops with smart positioning plays.
New HC John Harbaugh is settling into NY life — had dinner at Keen's Steakhouse, caught a Knicks game at MSG, got a standing ovation on the jumbotron, and met Spike Lee. "The fans were awesome... yelling and screaming and going crazy."
Skattebo made headlines for bizarre podcast comments claiming CTE and asthma aren't real. He later apologized, calling it "a lapse in judgment." Schoen addressed it: "The more you talk, the more you open yourself up to saying something where you could possibly offend somebody."
Also rehabbing: RB Cam Skattebo, who suffered a dislocated ankle, fibula fracture, and ruptured deltoid ligament in Week 8. He was spotted at Arizona State's pro day "jogging around, jumping on ex-teammates' backs." He's declaring himself ready, but the Giants will ease him back.
Schoen's take: "As long as there's not a setback... optimistic Week 1, he'll be ready." But he's cautious — ACL recoveries are unpredictable. The team's medical staff will evaluate him in person next week.
The Giants open voluntary workouts April 7, and Nabers told the team he'll be there. Assistant GM Brandon Brown had dinner with him in Miami last week — the front office is optimistic he'll be ready well before the regular season kicks off in September.
Giants star WR Malik Nabers is targeting Week 1 return after ACL surgery — and he's showing up to voluntary workouts next week. GM Joe Schoen says he's "in great spirits" and working out in Miami. No setbacks so far.
Bottom line: Ivey's third livestream in a week pushed the Bulls past their breaking point. Whether it's religious conviction or career self-destruction depends on who you ask — but either way, his NBA future just got a lot murkier.
Bulls head coach Bill Donovan kept it diplomatic: "We have people from all different walks of life... we've got to all be professional. There's got to be a high level of respect for one another." Translation: you can't alienate teammates and the org with public rants and expect to stick around.
But it wasn't just about Pride Month. Ivey went after other NBA stars too, questioning Steph Curry's Christianity: "He don't know Jesus... all them rings he got, all them rings LeBron got, all them rings Michael Jordan got" won't matter on Judgment Day. Wild stuff.
Ivey insists he was doing his job — in the gym, rehabbing — and questions why the Bulls didn't just say they disagreed with his stance on LGBTQ issues instead of hiding behind "detrimental conduct." He framed the whole thing as persecution for his religious beliefs.
The Bulls cut Ivey on Monday after a series of inflammatory livestreams. He'd been rehabbing a left knee injury when the axe fell. His reaction? An immediate Instagram Live calling the organization out: "Ask any one of them coaches — was I a good teammate? All I'm preaching is Jesus Christ and they waived me."
Bulls guard Jaden Ivey just torched his former team as "liars" after getting waived for "conduct detrimental to the team" — all stemming from Instagram livestreams where he ranted about religion, called out the NBA's Pride support, and labeled Catholicism a "false religion."
Landry Shamet (knee contusion) is out his 5th straight game. The Knicks' health is a storyline — they need McBride's energy and shooting to make noise in the postseason. Fingers crossed the "questionable" tag holds.
Side drama: Tracy McGrady called out Karl-Anthony Towns on "Schein Time" last week, saying Towns needs "the want to" and must "put his stamp on games." T-Mac confronted him courtside in OKC before the loss. Basketball accountability, Hall of Famer style.
Before surgery, McBride was having a career year: 12.5 PPG, 41.5% from three, and elite point-of-attack defense. He missed 28 straight games post-op. The Knicks need that two-way punch back — their depth took a hit without him.
The collision with Lu Dort diving for a loose ball looked brutal — McBride was visibly uncomfortable on the bench before heading to the locker room. That he wasn't ruled out immediately is the silver lining. The Knicks have 7 games left to get him right before the playoffs.
Miles McBride might not be done yet — the Knicks listed him questionable for Tuesday's game in Houston after a scary re-injury scare Sunday. He lasted just 11 minutes vs OKC before grabbing his groin and limping off, same spot as his 2-month sports hernia surgery.
President Trump, a close friend of Woods, reacted Friday: "I feel so badly. He's got some difficulty... amazing person, amazing man. But some difficulty."
Vanessa herself is reportedly upset and issued Woods an ultimatum: "He has to get things under control, or she's not going to stick around," per Daily Mail sources. The couple went public in March 2025.
The key relief: Vanessa and the kids weren't in the car. Don Jr. is "thankful" for that. Secret Service agents reportedly won't let Woods drive the kids regardless — DUI or not.
Sources tell People that Don Jr. has "concerns" about the situation, though he's "supportive" of Vanessa and Woods' relationship. TMZ pushes back — their sources say he's not alarmed about Woods being around the kids.
Woods crashed his Land Rover Friday afternoon trying to pass a truck, clipped the trailer, and flipped the vehicle. Police noted "signs of impairment" and arrested him after he refused a urine test. He passed the breathalyzer.
Tiger Woods' DUI arrest last week has Don Jr. watching closely — not because he's panicking, but because Woods is dating his ex-wife Vanessa, who shares five kids with Trump's eldest son.
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Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/sports/yankees-execute-perfect-and-aggressive-abs-challenge-night/
6/6 🧵
The ABS challenge system is already changing the game — giving teams a tool to correct missed calls in real time. When you're right 10 out of 11 times, the umpires have to lock in.
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5/6 🧵
Injury updates: Carlos Rodón (elbow surgery) threw 50 pitches in live BP and could start a rehab assignment this weekend. Gerrit Cole will throw one inning of live BP in a few days. Anthony Volpe (shortstop) is set to face live pitching Wednesday after hitting off the Trajekt machine.
4/6 🧵
The challenges created better offensive opportunities, though the Yankees still lost 2-1 to the Mariners on a Cal Raleigh walk-off single. Raleigh — who nearly stole MVP from Aaron Judge last season with 60 homers — entered as a pinch hitter after starting the year 2-for-15 with 10 strikeouts.
3/6 🧵
Through four games, the Yankees are now 10-for-11 on challenges. Boone wanted the team to be aggressive with the system, and they delivered. "When you have that kind of success rate, it's not going to be like that every night, but I thought every one was obviously warranted," he said.
2/6 🧵
The ABS system is already proving its worth. In the 4th inning, Ben Rice, Giancarlo Stanton, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each successfully challenged low strikes in consecutive at-bats. Earlier, José Caballero challenged twice in the same plate appearance — turning a 1-1 count into 2-0, then a strikeout into a walk.
1/6 🧵
The Yankees went 5-for-5 on automated ball-strike challenges in one game — including two challenges in a single at-bat and three straight batters successfully challenging in one inning. Umpire Mike Estabrook got heated as Boone and the dugout chirped him for missing razor-thin calls.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/sports/jaxson-dart-will-allow-john-harbaughs-giants-offense-to-live-in-a-lot-of-different-worlds/
7/7 🧵
Bottom line: Harbaugh sees Dart as a multi-tool QB who can operate in any offensive scheme — power, finesse, quick tempo, vertical attack. The Giants' offense will be "high-powered" and built to "score a lot of points," but only if Dart takes the leap and the O-line catches up. The system is flexible; the execution has to follow.
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6/7 🧵
What Dart needs to work on: the basics under pressure. Harbaugh: "It's one thing to do the little things well in a drill or in a practice, it's another thing to take the little things, do them well in the biggest moments." That's the gap between rookie promise and franchise QB. Harbaugh's betting Dart closes it in Year 2.
5/7 🧵
Draft speculation: Jeremiah Love (Notre Dame RB) could be on the board at No. 5. Harbaugh called him a "very, very" good player — maybe add "a couple more 'verys'." If the Giants take Love, that's a major investment in helping Dart and the O-line by upgrading the run game. If not, Dart hands off to Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy Jr., and maybe Devin Singletary.
4/7 🧵
The offensive line is a "work in progress." Harbaugh re-signed RT Jermaine Eluemunor but admits both O-line and D-line aren't where he wants them yet — and it won't be fixed in one offseason. He compared free agency to a tight market: "You can overpay, but you can't afford it a lot of times." They're building for the long term, not just 2026.
3/7 🧵
New coaching crew for Dart's Year 2: Harbaugh (head coach), Matt Nagy (OC), Brian Callahan (QB coach). His rookie success came under Daboll, Kafka, and Tierney — now a completely new staff takes over. Harbaugh's challenge: raise Dart from a solid rookie to a franchise QB capable of "making that leap" in his second season.
2/7 🧵
Harbaugh's offensive philosophy: "elegant enough to handle all the complicated things that go with attacking defenses nowadays, but simple enough for the players to operate it in action, in battle." He's not copy-pasting the Ravens playbook — the Giants offense will be tailored to their roster's strengths, with Dart as the centerpiece.
1/7 🧵
John Harbaugh's Giants offense will be built around what Jaxson Dart does best — and that's a lot. Harbaugh says Dart can "live in a lot of different worlds": power run, dropback pass, RPOs, quick completions, deep shots, play action. Unlike Lamar Jackson's singular athletic dominance in Baltimore, Dart brings versatility that lets the system flex around him.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/sports/cbs-sports-execs-navigating-tiger-woods-masters-minefield/
6/6 🧵
Bottom line: CBS is stuck between journalism and diplomacy. Tiger's legacy at Augusta is untouchable, but his latest crash raises serious questions about his judgment and future. The Masters broadcast just became must-watch TV for all the wrong reasons.
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#threadstorm
5/6 🧵
The Coverage Dilemma: Berson says they'll "cover the tournament" and touch on Tiger's situation "as news dictates." But let's be real — Tiger IS the story, with five Masters wins and legendary status at Augusta National. Ignoring the elephant would be impossible.
4/6 🧵
The timing couldn't be worse. Woods had just played his first competitive match in the TGL final last week, sparking hope he'd compete at Augusta. Now the Masters (April 9) looms with massive uncertainty around golf's biggest draw.
3/6 🧵
CBS's Strategy: Network president David Berson shut down speculation during a Monday press call with Jim Nantz and the broadcast team. "We don't have information and it's not fair to speculate," he said. Translation: They're waiting for Tiger's team to make the call.
2/6 🧵
The Incident: Woods clipped a truck while trying to pass on a two-lane road near Jupiter Island, rolling his Land Rover onto its side. This marks his fourth vehicular incident since 2009 and his second DUI arrest. Thankfully, no injuries reported.
1/6 🧵
CBS Sports is in a PR tightrope walk after Tiger Woods' second DUI arrest — just days before the Masters. Woods flipped his Land Rover trying to cut off a truck near his Florida home Friday. Now execs won't say if he'll play or how they'll cover the fallout during their 71st consecutive Masters broadcast.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/sports/ken-clay-two-time-yankees-world-series-champ-dead-at-71/
5/5 🧵
The contrast is stark: From celebrating World Series wins with Reggie Jackson to legal battles and jail time. Clay's story is a reminder that the spotlight fades fast, and what comes after defines the legacy as much as the rings.
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Clay's post-baseball life was troubled. Three separate convictions: stealing $16K from a ring distributor (1987), $550 from a car dealership (1992), and a 2001 credit card fraud scheme using an ex-girlfriend's identity — $40K+ in fraudulent charges.
3/5 🧵
George Steinbrenner's brutal nickname stuck: After Clay struggled in '79, the Yankees owner called him a "morning glory" — a racehorse that dazzles in practice but flops in the real race. Clay finished 1-7 that season and was soon traded for Gaylord Perry.
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Clay's MLB career was brief but memorable. 111 appearances over five years (1977-1982), mostly relief work, ending with a 10-24 record and 4.68 ERA. He bounced between the Yankees, Rangers, and Mariners before being released in spring training '82.
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Yankees reliever Ken Clay, who won back-to-back World Series rings in '77-'78, died at 71 from heart and kidney failure. His postseason highlight? A clutch 3.2 scoreless innings in the '78 ALCS opener against Kansas City — bases loaded, one out, and he shut the door for the save.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/sports/clay-holmes-keeps-mets-string-of-strong-starts-going-in-win-over-cardinals/
6/6 🧵
Bottom line: Holmes picked up where he left off in Game 161 last year in Miami. The rotation is delivering, the lineup is grinding, and the Mets are 3-1 heading into a crucial Senga start. Early signs point to a different vibe than 2025.
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5/6 🧵
Rotation update: Kodai Senga makes his 2026 debut Tuesday after a brutal 2025 second half. Freddy Peralta returns Wednesday to redeem his shaky Opening Day. The Mets need both to step up if they want to sustain this early momentum.
4/6 🧵
The bullpen locked it down: Tobias Myers struck out 3 in 1⅓ perfect innings, Brooks Raley held the 8th, and Devin Williams earned his first Mets save with a clean 9th. No extra innings needed after two straight marathon games vs Pittsburgh.
3/6 🧵
The offense scratched runs together with patience and contact. Bo Bichette drove in 2 (silencing boos from his 1-for-14 homestand), Lindor tripled to spark the 1st, and Jared Young's RBI double in the 6th extended the lead to 3-1. Juan Soto reached base 3 times.
2/6 🧵
Holmes leaned heavily on his sinker, generating 9 ground ball outs. After early traffic in the 1st (Cardinals tied it 1-1 on Burleson's RBI single), he settled in and retired 7 straight batters before Gorman's blast. "I felt really good," Holmes said post-game.
1/6 🧵
Clay Holmes delivered a solid 5⅔ innings in his 2026 debut, keeping the Mets' rotation hot with their third straight quality start. He allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 5 before Nolan Gorman's homer ended his night. The Mets beat the Cardinals 4-2, improving to 3-1.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/sports/yankees-bats-quieted-by-mariners-in-seasons-first-loss-after-cal-raleighs-walk-off-single/
5/7 🧵
The walk-off. Blackburn went back out for the 9th — Boone had already burned most of his high-leverage arms. Leo Rivas singled, Brendan Donovan followed with another. Raleigh, benched to start the game after a 2-for-15 start with 10 Ks, hooked a single down the right-field line. Game over.
4/7 🧵
The tying run came late. Ben Rice singled in the 7th, Stanton reached on error, Amed Rosario pinch-hit a sac fly to center. 1-1. Seattle threatened in the bottom half (runners on the corners, one out) but Headrick and Doval escaped.
7/7 🧵
Bottom line: The Yankees got a taste of their own medicine. After suffocating the Giants for three straight, they ran into a buzzsaw starter and couldn't manufacture enough offense. First loss, 3-1 to start the year.
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Weathers' take: "I definitely want to be more efficient... I don't want to hang my hat on 4⅓ innings. I want to get deeper in the ballgame." He struck out seven but battled nerves early and couldn't stretch past the fifth.
3/7 🧵
The bats didn't. Luis Castillo dominated: 6 IP, 2 hits (a bloop and a dribbler), 17 swings-and-misses. The Yankees went 5-for-5 on ABS challenges but only 5-for-X on actual hits. Boone: "We were having a hard time with his fastball... he was getting us to swing through pitches."
2/7 🧵
The pitching held. Ryan Weathers debuted with 4⅓ solid innings (7 Ks, 1 run allowed). The bullpen was flawless through 3⅔ frames — Cruz, Bird, Headrick, Doval all spotless — until Paul Blackburn came back out for the ninth in a 1-1 tie and Seattle finally found holes.
1/7 🧵
The Yankees' undefeated streak ends at 3 games — and it wasn't their pitching that cracked. Seattle flipped the script, shutting down the Bronx bats and walking off 2-1 on Cal Raleigh's ninth-inning single after the Yankees spent the first series making offense look impossible for everyone else.
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6/6 🧵
Rice's take? "The more games I get under my belt, the more comfortable I'm going to feel. I can do as much practice as I want, but the reality is I got to keep getting game reps." The Yankees are betting that game experience will turn potential into reliability.
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5/6 🧵
The Yankees used Paul Goldschmidt — a Gold Glove first baseman — to mentor Rice. Goldschmidt started Friday against a lefty while Rice worked both positions pregame. The team wants catching in his back pocket, especially with roster flexibility needs looming.
4/6 🧵
Aaron Judge noticed the grind: "I saw the work he put in in January. He was bouncing from Field 1 doing first base, going out to the bullpen catching, coming into the cage hitting." Rice still catches pregame to keep the skill sharp as a fallback option.
3/6 🧵
Manager Aaron Boone is confident: "You give him a challenge, he's been able to conquer it." Rice made key plays in the Giants sweep — a high-chopper decision that led to a 3-6-1 double play, clean scoops, and smart coverage calls that only come from live game reps.
2/6 🧵
Rice was a catcher his entire minor league career. The Yankees moved him to first full-time to get his bat in the lineup daily. The challenge? Learning a new position at the MLB level while contributing offensively from day one.
1/6 🧵
Yankees prospect Ben Rice is making the first base conversion stick — and the early returns are solid. After a spring spent grinding reps, he's handled everything thrown at him in the season's opening series, mixing clean scoops with smart positioning plays.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/sports/rehabbing-malik-nabers-has-sights-set-on-upcoming-giants-workouts/
6/6 🧵
New HC John Harbaugh is settling into NY life — had dinner at Keen's Steakhouse, caught a Knicks game at MSG, got a standing ovation on the jumbotron, and met Spike Lee. "The fans were awesome... yelling and screaming and going crazy."
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5/6 🧵
Skattebo made headlines for bizarre podcast comments claiming CTE and asthma aren't real. He later apologized, calling it "a lapse in judgment." Schoen addressed it: "The more you talk, the more you open yourself up to saying something where you could possibly offend somebody."
4/6 🧵
Also rehabbing: RB Cam Skattebo, who suffered a dislocated ankle, fibula fracture, and ruptured deltoid ligament in Week 8. He was spotted at Arizona State's pro day "jogging around, jumping on ex-teammates' backs." He's declaring himself ready, but the Giants will ease him back.
3/6 🧵
Schoen's take: "As long as there's not a setback... optimistic Week 1, he'll be ready." But he's cautious — ACL recoveries are unpredictable. The team's medical staff will evaluate him in person next week.
2/6 🧵
The Giants open voluntary workouts April 7, and Nabers told the team he'll be there. Assistant GM Brandon Brown had dinner with him in Miami last week — the front office is optimistic he'll be ready well before the regular season kicks off in September.
1/6 🧵
Giants star WR Malik Nabers is targeting Week 1 return after ACL surgery — and he's showing up to voluntary workouts next week. GM Joe Schoen says he's "in great spirits" and working out in Miami. No setbacks so far.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/sports/jaden-ivey-calls-bulls-liars-over-framing-of-his-release-after-anti-religion-lgbtq-rants/
6/6 🧵
Bottom line: Ivey's third livestream in a week pushed the Bulls past their breaking point. Whether it's religious conviction or career self-destruction depends on who you ask — but either way, his NBA future just got a lot murkier.
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5/6 🧵
Bulls head coach Bill Donovan kept it diplomatic: "We have people from all different walks of life... we've got to all be professional. There's got to be a high level of respect for one another." Translation: you can't alienate teammates and the org with public rants and expect to stick around.
4/6 🧵
But it wasn't just about Pride Month. Ivey went after other NBA stars too, questioning Steph Curry's Christianity: "He don't know Jesus... all them rings he got, all them rings LeBron got, all them rings Michael Jordan got" won't matter on Judgment Day. Wild stuff.
3/6 🧵
Ivey insists he was doing his job — in the gym, rehabbing — and questions why the Bulls didn't just say they disagreed with his stance on LGBTQ issues instead of hiding behind "detrimental conduct." He framed the whole thing as persecution for his religious beliefs.
2/6 🧵
The Bulls cut Ivey on Monday after a series of inflammatory livestreams. He'd been rehabbing a left knee injury when the axe fell. His reaction? An immediate Instagram Live calling the organization out: "Ask any one of them coaches — was I a good teammate? All I'm preaching is Jesus Christ and they waived me."
1/6 🧵
Bulls guard Jaden Ivey just torched his former team as "liars" after getting waived for "conduct detrimental to the team" — all stemming from Instagram livestreams where he ranted about religion, called out the NBA's Pride support, and labeled Catholicism a "false religion."
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/sports/knicks-receive-optimistic-miles-mcbride-news-after-latest-injury-scare/
5/5 🧵
Landry Shamet (knee contusion) is out his 5th straight game. The Knicks' health is a storyline — they need McBride's energy and shooting to make noise in the postseason. Fingers crossed the "questionable" tag holds.
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4/5 🧵
Side drama: Tracy McGrady called out Karl-Anthony Towns on "Schein Time" last week, saying Towns needs "the want to" and must "put his stamp on games." T-Mac confronted him courtside in OKC before the loss. Basketball accountability, Hall of Famer style.
3/5 🧵
Before surgery, McBride was having a career year: 12.5 PPG, 41.5% from three, and elite point-of-attack defense. He missed 28 straight games post-op. The Knicks need that two-way punch back — their depth took a hit without him.
2/5 🧵
The collision with Lu Dort diving for a loose ball looked brutal — McBride was visibly uncomfortable on the bench before heading to the locker room. That he wasn't ruled out immediately is the silver lining. The Knicks have 7 games left to get him right before the playoffs.
1/5 🧵
Miles McBride might not be done yet — the Knicks listed him questionable for Tuesday's game in Houston after a scary re-injury scare Sunday. He lasted just 11 minutes vs OKC before grabbing his groin and limping off, same spot as his 2-month sports hernia surgery.
Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/sports/tiger-woods-crash-raised-some-concerns-for-donald-trump-jr-report/
6/6 🧵
President Trump, a close friend of Woods, reacted Friday: "I feel so badly. He's got some difficulty... amazing person, amazing man. But some difficulty."
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5/6 🧵
Vanessa herself is reportedly upset and issued Woods an ultimatum: "He has to get things under control, or she's not going to stick around," per Daily Mail sources. The couple went public in March 2025.
4/6 🧵
The key relief: Vanessa and the kids weren't in the car. Don Jr. is "thankful" for that. Secret Service agents reportedly won't let Woods drive the kids regardless — DUI or not.
3/6 🧵
Sources tell People that Don Jr. has "concerns" about the situation, though he's "supportive" of Vanessa and Woods' relationship. TMZ pushes back — their sources say he's not alarmed about Woods being around the kids.
2/6 🧵
Woods crashed his Land Rover Friday afternoon trying to pass a truck, clipped the trailer, and flipped the vehicle. Police noted "signs of impairment" and arrested him after he refused a urine test. He passed the breathalyzer.
1/6 🧵
Tiger Woods' DUI arrest last week has Don Jr. watching closely — not because he's panicking, but because Woods is dating his ex-wife Vanessa, who shares five kids with Trump's eldest son.