Raiders’ defensive lineman Carl Nassib comes out as gay: “I just think that representation and visibility are so important.”
Nassib has played for the Browns, Bucs, and Raiders, and is currently under contract with the Raiders for two more seasons.
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Nicholas Roy’s OT goal gives Golden Knights a 2-1 win over Canadiens, ties series at 2
The series is now tied 2-2, with Game 5 Tuesday night in Vegas.
Hawks beat Sixers 103-96 in Game 7 to advance to Eastern Conference Finals, led by 27 points from Kevin Huerter
Huerter's 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting were key here.
The Rays have called up Wander Franco, widely seen as baseball’s top prospect
The 20-year-old Franco has hit .323/.376/.601 at the triple-A level this year.
Jon Rahm wins U.S. Open with birdie-birdie finish, just two weeks after his forced Memorial withdrawal
Rahm's birdie-birdie finish put him one stroke below Louis Oosthuizen, giving him his first career major victory.
Shed Long Jr. hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Mariners a series sweep
This was Long's first home run of the year.
The Yankees turned the first 1-3-6-2-5-6 triple play in MLB history, their second triple play in a month
Some poor baserunning from the Blue Jays set up a remarkable triple play.
Diamondbacks set modern MLB record with their 23rd consecutive road loss, this one a 10-3 drubbing by the Giants
"Look, this is obviously nothing that we ever expected, nothing that we're proud of."
“Like something out of a horror movie”: Jeff Petry’s red eyes drew comment, but that hemorrhage doesn’t affect function
The subconjunctival hemorrhage Petry's experiencing doesn't affect eye function, as per Dr. Patrick Tracey's comments to The Athletic. But it did lead to some memes, and to him playing a supervillain with his kids.
Fernando Tatís Jr. hit a 477-foot home run, the longest of his career so far
Tatis is hitting .275/.347/.661 this year.
Russian consulate claimed red, white and blue Niagara Falls lighting was for Russia Day, not the Montreal Canadiens
"Shaping as a tradition on #RussiaDay majestic #NiagaraFalls were illuminated red white and blue to honour the colours of the Russian Flag."
The Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes had a home run turned into an out because he missed first base
This was the second time in a few weeks the Pirates were undone by not touching first base.
The Montreal Canadiens haven’t trailed in 437:53, second only to their own 1960 team
The Canadiens have posted a very impressive stat so far these NHL playoffs.
Racing Louisville FC had a “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” adventure, with it taking 24-plus hours to get some players to Portland
" So it's been an interesting 24 hours. God love them, they've been fantastic, they've just kept their heads down. I would say they're at their wits' end."
Canada beats Russia in OT on great Andrew Mangiapane-Troy Stecher give-and-go, will face USA in IIHF worlds semis
Mangiapane and Stecher both showed off impressive speed and puckhandling skills on this play.
